Please join us for brunch and poetry reading on Sunday, October 4 at 11 AM at the home of Elisa & Joe Atwill. Our guest will be Sōgen Charles Billingsley, Abbot of Haku-un-ji Temple in Arizona.

Please bring a poem that has spiritual meaning to you, as well as a dish to share. RSVP by Saturday, October 3 to elisaatwill@gmail.com so we can send you the address.

Sōgen began formal Buddhist practice in 2007 with Sokai Osho and Joshu Sasaki Roshi. Ordained in 2014 after accepting Sokai's request to be his successor, Ordained in Kyoto 2017, as a disciple of Noritake Shunnan Roshi, eventually living at Reiun-in, returning to Arizona in 2018. Currently the Director at Haku-un-ji Zen Center in Tempe, Arizona

Sunday Schedule:

10:00 — Service

10:20 — Zazen

10:50 — Kinhin

11:00 — Dharma Talk

In person at Santa Barbara Hospice or on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81058779606

Feel free to bring non-perishable food items to any in-person sit—donations will be shared with a local food bank serving our community.