September 26, 2023
Priest Ordination at City Center
Ordination group

L to R: Brent Haas, Kiku Christina Lehnherr, Lorenzo Garbo, Tenzen David Zimmerman, Ellen Simpson, Mako Voelkel. Photo by Laura Plageman.

On Saturday, September 23, three Zen students received priest ordination in a ceremony at SFZC’s City Center. Kiku Christina Lehnherr ordained Brent Haas – Dō Jin Gi Sen / Path of Compassion, River of Faith and Lorenzo Garbo – Hō Kyō Yō Shin / Jewel Mirror, Cultivating Intimacy; Central Abbot Tenzen David Zimmerman ordained Ellen Simpson – Ō Dō Jō E / Responsive Way, Settled Wisdom. Family and friends traveled some distances to attend and many more were able to participate in the ceremony on Zoom. Congratulations to all!

Features, For Mary Watson

Remembering Mary Watson

I want to invite us to be with Mary's spirit, because she really embodied compassion. When Blanche gave her the precepts, she gave her the name, Eyes of Compassion, Nurturing Teacher, and that's what Mary was.