2024 Calendar  

Planned calendar, subject to change, check the website to register as events become available online.

See also Tim’s “Zendo Planner” Google calendar for a visual layout of this

Retreats are Bolded. Class titles are “In Quotes”

January

• Jan. 18th - 20th Practice Period Opening Sesshin (opening ceremonies Thurs eve.)

• Jan 22, 29 - Shuso’s Class “Genjo Koan” Monday eves (session 1-2)

February

• Feb. 10th  - Cedarwood Workday

• Feb 17th & 18th - Zen Sewing Retreat at Kanho Chris’s house - start sewing rakusu

• Feb 7, 14, 21, 28 - “Introduction to Zen” class, Wednesday eves  (session 1-4)

• Feb 5, (skip 12), 19, 26 - Shuso’s Class “Genjo Koan”: Monday evenings (session 3-5)

March

• March 4th - Shuso’s Class “Genjo Koan”: Monday evenings (session 6)

• March 10th Cedarwood Workday

• March 14th - 16th Practice Period Closing Sesshin

• • Shusho’s Dharma Inquiry Ceremony - Sat March 16th 2pm

• March 23rd Hike: Receiving Water/Hills & Streams

• March 27th; precepts cohort starts (will be on 4th Wednesday/monthly Mar-Oct)

April

• April 4th - 19th - Japan Trip (no Tim, Talus, Terrill, others).

• April 6th - One Day Sit (Ino: Desiree, Teacher: Hannah)

• April 13th Hike: Mt Erie Circumambulation

• April 21st - Cedarwood Workday

• Apr 22, 29 - “Shurangama Sutra” with Chris & Desiree - Monday eves (session 1-2)

• April 24th; precepts cohort

May

• May 6, 13, 20, 27 - “Shurangama Sutra” Chris & Desiree - Monday eves (session 3-6)

• May 11th - Hike: Lake Whatcom Park

• May 12th - Cedarwood Workday

• May 22nd; precepts cohort 

June

• June 1st - One Day Sit & Menjuhai Ceremony for Kate

• June 2nd - Hike: 100 Acre Woods

• June 9th - Cedarwood Workday

• June 14th - 22nd Samish Sesshin

• June 29th - Hike: Stimpson Reserve

• June 26th; precepts cohort

July

• July 7th - Cedarwood Workday

• July 11, 18, 25 - Summer Lecture Series

• July 13th - Hike: Opening the Mountains

• July 24th; precepts cohort

August

• Aug 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 - Summer Lecture Series

• Aug 3rd - Hike: Old Growth

• Aug 11th (or 10th) - Cedarwood Workday

• Aug 17th - Hike: Lake Padden

• Aug 28th; precepts cohort

September - move into Cedarwood (we hope) - new Sunday morning program begins

• Sept 2, 16, 23, 30 - What is Zen? Class with Hannah and Raizelah (sessions 1-4)

• Sept 6th-11th - Hike: Mountains and Rivers

• Sept 15th - Cedarwood Workday

• Sept 21st - Hike: Journey to the Source

• Sept 25; precepts cohort

October

• Oct 7, 14 - What is Zen? Class (sessions 5-6)

• Oct 5th - Hike: Heart Lake

• Oct 19th - Hike: Closing the Mountains

• Oct 23rd; precepts class

• (Tentative) Sat Oct 26th ½ day precepts retreat

November

• Nov 7-10 - Fall Samish Sesshin

• • Jukai at Samish  Sunday Nov 10th at 11:00am

December

• Dec 7-8 Mini-Rohatsu - Full day Saturday, Sunday morning starwark & ceremony moving to January due to facility issues and proximity to our Fall Samish Sesshin
  
  

• Dec 31st - New Year’s Eve ceremony at Cedarwood w/ our fire ritual!