2012 Events

January

   
  1

Celebration for Peace

  16

Martin Luther King Day: Open Sitting
  21 & 22

Two-Day Sitting: Dogen Zenji's Birthday

February

   
  5 Work Day
  18 & 19 Two day sitting: Nehan
  20

Presidents' Day: Open Sitting

March

    
  4

Work Day
  10

Annual Membership Meeting 9:30 am
  14 Firethroat Press event at Woodland Pattern Book Center 7 pm
  17 & 18

Two day sitting: Ohigan

  26

Dinner at Serenity Inn 5:45 - 7 pm

April

   
  1 Work day
  8 Buddha's Birthday Celebration
  21 &22 Two day sitting

May

    
  6 Work Day
  12 Dharma Transmission Celebration for Tomon Marr 9:30 am
  13

Mother's Day Obervance

  19 & 20 Two day sitting
  30 - June 10

Sangha Field Trip to Toshoji in Okayama, Japan
  27 Dharma talk by guest teacher Peter Neuwald 10:20 am

June

   
  3 Work Day
  3 Dharma Talk by guest teacher Taizen Dale Verkuilen 10:20 am
  5 - 7 Visit from Vivian Gruenenfelder, Shasta Abbey (CA), and Zuiko Redding, Cedar Rapids Zen Center (IA)
  10 Dharma talk with guest teacher Rodney Sanchez 10:20 am
  17 Father's Day Observance

July

    
  4

Independence Day: Open Sitting
  8 Work Day
  28 & 29

Garage Sale Prep

August

   
  4 &
5		 MZC Garage Sale
  11 - 18 Great Sky Sesshin

September

    
  3

Labor Day: Open Sitting
  9 Work Day
  16 - 18

Visit from Shohaku and Yuko Okumura, Sanshin Zen Community (IN)

October

    
  7 Work Day
  20 & 21 Two day sitting

November

    
  4 Work Day
  12 Veterans' Day: Open Sitting
  17 & 18

Two day sitting

December

   
  2 Work Day
  7 - 9 Rohatsu Sesshin