Saturday, December 14, 2013

Weekend of Dec 14-15 Chiryu Gakuin changes

Due to the snow that we have today and possibly tomorrow, we will do the following:

12/14 @4:30pm CG makeup will be CANCELLED; 
make-up by appointment (please contact Mr. Yoshida for rescheduling)

12/15 @10am CG lectures is as scheduled, 
but will have a snow day make-up scheduled for 12/28 @8:50am


Thank you and have a safe weekend everyone!

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

announcements Nov 27


1)      Replays of major services upon request
Currently, we have the Festival of Oneness, Saisho Ceremony at Yuon Center, Saito Homa (all of them the FULL version from Japan) as the services that practitioners can request to see at both the NY temple and the Shinnyo Center.  Please contact the temple office at either location to make an appointment.

2)      Service and event times at the Shinnyo Center
We are exploring the options of what works best for times for the evening events, both for the public (i.e. guided meditation and Shinnyo Meditation) as well as for the practitioners (services, Chiryu Gakuin lectures, GDM video viewings)
For this reason, you may have seen the times change in November and December; please let us know if you have any thoughts on the times.  We do plan to review them, and reassess the start times starting in the month of January.
Sorry for the inconvenience this may cause for the time being!

3)      Sesshin Training at the Shinnyo Center
We have started to introduce dates where we have Sesshin by Reservation.  In addition, we will be making private sesshins available at services whenever possible, including up to Kantei.  Please contact the temple/center or check our blog for updates.

SUN DEC 1 sesshin is available to KANTEI (no reservations necessary)


4)      Moving from the BLOG to a new WEBSITE
Some of you might have already seen and are using the site, but we have a webpage that has been made for the Shinnyo Center that will serve also as the place where practitioners can access the most updated schedules (for both the temple/center) as well as announcements previously seen on the blog. 
The schedules are accessible to anyone, but the blog screen is password-protected.  In order to access this page, please do the following:

Go to the http://www.shinnyo-ny.org/ page and click on “sign in” which is at the top right of the screen.
If this is your first time, you will need to register to create your own login info.  Please click on “register” and follow the instructions.
Once you have registered, you should be able to log in on the “sign in” page with your username and password.
When you have logged in, you can access the “members page” at the top right of the screen.  You will be able to see the most recent updates and info on that page.



Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Nov Schedule change

Hello Everyone,

This is to inform you that the November Reino Bodai-e date has been changed due to the Visiting Reverend's schedule. We do apologize for any inconvenience this change might have caused you.

Please refer to the attached revised schedule. Changes are marked with yellow markers.
Shoza on November 10 is for those who are sitting for Reino eza only.
Thank you very much for your understanding.

Gassho,
New York Temple Office
皆様
いつもお世話になります。
11月の霊能菩提会の日程が布教師の都合によ急遽変更となりました。
関係の皆様には大変ご迷惑をおかけしますが何卒ご了承ください。
変更部分は黄色のマーカーで示してあります。
なお、11月10日の初座は霊能のみとなります。
合掌
New York事務局
 
 

Monday, October 7, 2013

updates on things at the MTC (a/k/a Shinnyo Center)


   1)      Oct 10 & 17: Sesshin by Reservation
Will be up to Sodan Sesshin.  Please contact the center for reservations.
   2)      Chiryu Gakuin introductory lectures
Will be made available during open hours at MTC in the basement “theater room”
   3)      Replay of major services
Will be made available in the lobby area at MTC each month.  For available videos, please contact the center
   4)      Changes for starting times of various events
Will be made starting in NOVEMBER, including the meditations and prayer gatherings.  For details, please check the www.shinnyo-ny.org website
   5)      www.shinnyo-ny.org website 
      Will soon be used exclusively as our temple/center website, replacing this current blog.  It already has the temple and center schedules (in PDF format), as well as a log-in page for member-only information, where we will continue to keep updates as you've seen on this blog.

If you have not already done so, please visit the site and explore!

Saturday, September 28, 2013

Oct 2 6:30pm at MTC- Special Lecture: “The historical development of the veneration of the Buddha’s statue and the significance of the Shinnyo Busts”

This lecture introduces the history of venerating Buddha’s objects, stupas and Buddha images– how it began and how it developed. Then it talks about applying the historical perspective to the significance of the Shinnyo Busts.
Rev. Haru Inouye will be the guest lecturuer.