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Introduction to Shin Buddhism
Continue your study of Buddhism with a 3-week course about Jodo Shinshu Buddhism. March 10: Shin Buddhism & Shinran Shonin (founder of Shin Buddhism). March 17: Introduction to The Larger Sutra & Amida Buddha. March 31: The Nembutsu & Shin Buddhism in Everyday Life. This general lecture, at the Spokane Buddhist Temple, is followed by a question and answer time. This follows the 10:30 am Sangha Service and everyone is invited to both the service and the lecture.
Introduction to Shin Buddhism
Continue your study of Buddhism with a 3-week course about Jodo Shinshu Buddhism. March 10: Shin Buddhism & Shinran Shonin (founder of Shin Buddhism). March 17: Introduction to The Larger Sutra & Amida Buddha. March 31: The Nembutsu & Shin Buddhism in Everyday Life. This general lecture, at the Spokane Buddhist Temple, is followed by a question and answer time. This follows the 10:30 am Sangha Service and everyone is invited to both the service and the lecture.
Introduction to Shin Buddhism
Continue your study of Buddhism with a 3-week course about Jodo Shinshu Buddhism. March 10: Shin Buddhism & Shinran Shonin (founder of Shin Buddhism). March 17: Introduction to The Larger Sutra & Amida Buddha. March 31: The Nembutsu & Shin Buddhism in Everyday Life. This general lecture, at the Spokane Buddhist Temple, is followed by a question and answer time. This follows the 10:30 am Sangha Service and everyone is invited to both the service and the lecture.
The Silent Day of Prayer
Immaculate Heart Retreat Center will be holding a Silent Day of Prayer on Confession, titled Penance: Gateway to Freedom on March 26, 2019. The retreat will be led by Fr. Tim Hays. In our journeys of conversion, we are sometimes hampered by anxiety related to the sacrament of penance. Come reflect on the beauty of this sacrament and to be renewed in the freedom Christ promises us. The Silent Day of Prayer includes the Mass, and the Sacrament of Reconciliation,…
Teaching the Holocaust 101
Practical, hands-on, engaging activities for the classroom. Participants will be challenged to address issues of citizenship, stereotypes, confronting intolerance, and the difference each one of us can make. Free resources for grades 5-12. Topics include: Using personal stories and primary sources, Challenging stereotypes, Citizenship, and Rescue and Resistance.
Weekend Retreat
Immaculate Heart Retreat Center will be holding a Weekend Retreat on Interior Freedom and the Holy Spirit on March 29-31, 2019. Titled, “Attaining Interior Freedom and Peace in the School of the Holy Spirit” the retreat will be led by Fr. Jacques Philippe Father Jacques describes simple and concrete ways to live in docility to the Holy Spirit by removing obstacles to interior freedom and peace. He illustrates how to be open to the Holy Spirit's guidance, allowing the Spirit…
Introduction to Shin Buddhism
Continue your study of Buddhism with a 3-week course about Jodo Shinshu Buddhism. March 10: Shin Buddhism & Shinran Shonin (founder of Shin Buddhism). March 17: Introduction to The Larger Sutra & Amida Buddha. March 31: The Nembutsu & Shin Buddhism in Everyday Life. This general lecture, at the Spokane Buddhist Temple, is followed by a question and answer time. This follows the 10:30 am Sangha Service and everyone is invited to both the service and the lecture.
Volunteer Fair
Adults, seniors, teens and pre-teens - discover the world of volunteering and make a difference in your community! Join Spokane Public Library and local organizations to learn about ongoing volunteer opportunities. You can: • Gain job experience! • Learn new skills! • Earn service credit for school or scholarships! • Do something fun! Start off Spokane Gives Month by talking to multiple nonprofit organizations to learn what you can do to make the city safer, smarter, and healthier. Learn more…
Mother Theresa’s Business Card: Spiritual Values in a Commercial World
Whitworth University welcomes Father Brian Kolodiejchuk, author of Mother Teresa: Come Be My Light (The Private Writings of The Saint of Calcutta) and Jesus is My All in All: Praying with the "Saint of Calcutta," among other works. Little was known about the interior faith of Mother Teresa until Father Brian made the decision to publish her private reflections, which testify to doubt and despair as well as to hope and charity. While painting a human portrait of Mother Teresa,…
Spokane Dances of Universal Peace
The Dances of Universal Peace are simple, meditative, and joyous circle dances. They use sacred phrases, chants, movements, and music from the world’s wisdom traditions to offer an experience of peace. All dances are taught each time so no experience necessary. All are welcome!