October 7, 2025
Priest Ordination Ceremony at Green Gulch Farm – September 28

Left to right: Thiemo Blank, Abbot Jiryu, Cam Esaryk and Meiya Wender.

Photos by Steph-Blank

Congratulations to Cam Esaryk who received priest ordination from Abiding Abbot Jiryu Rutschman-Byler, with supporting preceptors Thiemo Blank and Meiya Wender, at Green Gulch Farm on September 28. Cam’s Dharma name is Chōtan Shōgetsu (Deep Clear Pool, Radiating Moonlight).

 

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