February 2006 is Membership Month
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To thank our members and to welcome newer members, the Temple Board has identified February 2006 as
Membership Month.
Buddhist Education Committee (BEC)
The BEC is hosting the following events in February, as part of the templeﾂ痴 Membership Month.
Obutsudan Day.Sunday, Feb. 5, 11:30 a.m. The temple will offer five to ten refurbished Obutsudan at several
price points for families looking for home shrine, along with other items to help complete home shrines. For
those who purchase an Obutsudan that day, or for any temple family with a new Obutsudan, Rev. Mukojima
welcomes them to bring them to the temple, and he will and join them in performing Nembutsu before the home
altar to inaugurate their use of their shrine. Members can also receive some of the templeﾂ痴 ash to
inaugurate the incense burner for their shrine.
Member Question and Answer Session.Sunday, Feb. 12, 11:30 a.m., following the Nirvana Day and Fukinkai
Memorial Service. Join BEC members and one of our ministers to answer any of your questions about
Buddhism, Jodo Shinshu, and other temple traditions.
Seminar on the Multi-Faith Household.Sunday, Feb. 19, at 1 p.m. Diversity in the United States has resulted in
an unprecedented number of families representing more than one faith. The seminar will provide context for
this development and suggestions on how both faiths can be respected. Our context will be the Buddha's
teachings on the validity of other spiritual traditions.