LOTUS The newsletter of the Nichiren Buddhist Temple of Portland 2025 SE Yamhill St. Portland OR 97214; (503) 235-8292 Mar 2019 http://nichiren-shu-pdx.com e-Mail:
[email protected] th 27 Annual Spring Bazaar Our Japan Tour Once again, we will be selling a variety of bentos at our Our temple will be going to Japan in October of 2019. Spring Bazaar, scheduled for Sunday, March the 17th. Seeing Hiroshima, Kyoto, Nara, Hakone, Kamakura, This year, we have a choice of four bentos: Tonkatsu Yokohama, and Tokyo are but a few months away. (pork), Chicken Donburi, Chow Mein, and Tofu Our trusty travel agents will have a definite itinerary Donburi. All interested, please fill out the attached pre- with firm travel costs by early March. So, we will have order form. Please send in your pre-orders by Sunday, a meeting to present our travel plans on Saturday, Mar. 11, 2019. Every year, we are blessed with March the 23rd, at 11 AM (immediately following our volunteers to help prepare the bentos. If you have Buddhist Discussion Session). We will be joined by time, please help us again. There is nothing like one of our travel agents from Nippon Express Travel. helping at our bazaar for a great feeling of This tour is open to everyone. Please contact either accomplishment and camaraderie. Sharon at 503-760-5814 or Rev. Ikenaga for more info. Spring O-Higan Japanese-American We will be observing Spring O-higan at 10:00 AM on Sunday, March 24, 2019.