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!

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On Forgiveness

In this letter to the sangha, Central Abbot Tenzen David Zimmerman writes about forgiveness and repair in his own life, and how SFZC is working with former Abbot Richard Baker to reconcile a difficult past and move forward together.