Minnesota Zen Meditation CenterCalendar
Talks, classes, retreats and groups for the next three months. The daily sittings follow the weekly schedule; when one is suspended, it is marked here.
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October 2026
Sunday, October 4
- 10:00 – 11:00 am Sunday Talk: Ted O’Toole
- 10:00 – 11:00 am Children’s Program
Monday, October 5
- 7:10 – 8:30 pm Tara Dharma Group
Tuesday, October 6
- 7:30 – 8:15 pm Tuesday Talk: Jikan Evan Britzius
Wednesday, October 7
- 7:15 – 8:45 pm Fall Practice Period with Ben Connelly and Jey Ehrenhalt
Thursday, October 8
- 8:15 – 9:45 am Fall Practice Period with Ben Connelly and Jey Ehrenhalt
- 5:30 – 6:45 pm Yin-Yang Yoga
Friday, October 9
- 5:15 – 6:30 pm Zen Forms and Etiquette
Saturday, October 10
- 5:45 am – 12:00 pm Half-Day Sesshin with Ted O’Toole
- 9:10 – 10:40 am Saturday Morning Meditation and Service
Sunday, October 11
- 10:00 – 11:00 am Sunday Talk: Guest Teacher Chiemi Onikura Bly
Monday, October 12
- 7:10 – 8:30 pm People of Color Dharma Group
Tuesday, October 13
- 7:30 – 8:15 pm Tuesday Talk: Monica Reede (remote)
Wednesday, October 14
- 7:15 – 8:45 pm Fall Practice Period with Ben Connelly and Jey Ehrenhalt
Thursday, October 15
- 8:15 – 9:45 am Fall Practice Period with Ben Connelly and Jey Ehrenhalt
- 5:30 – 6:45 pm Yin-Yang Yoga
Friday, October 16
- 7:00 – 9:00 pm Volunteer Appreciation Evening
Sunday, October 18
- 10:00 – 11:00 am Sunday Talk: Ben Connelly
- 11:30 am – 1:30 pm MZMC Board Meeting
Monday, October 19
- 7:15 – 8:30 pm Council Process
Tuesday, October 20
- 7:30 – 8:15 pm Tuesday Talk: Neurodiversity and Zen with Anlor Davin and Ben Connelly
Wednesday, October 21
- 7:15 – 8:45 pm Fall Practice Period with Ben Connelly and Jey Ehrenhalt
Thursday, October 22
- 8:15 – 9:45 am Fall Practice Period with Ben Connelly and Jey Ehrenhalt
Friday, October 23
- 8:30 am – 5:00 pm Zendo in Use
Sunday, October 25
- 10:00 – 11:00 am Sunday Talk: Tim Burkett
- 11:30 am – 2:00 pm Zendo in Use Memorial
Monday, October 26
- 7:10 – 8:30 pm LGBTQ+ Dharma Group
Tuesday, October 27
- 7:30 – 8:15 pm Tuesday Talk: Doshin Mark Turbak
Wednesday, October 28
- 7:15 – 8:45 pm Fall Practice Period with Ben Connelly and Jey Ehrenhalt
Thursday, October 29
- 8:15 – 9:45 am Fall Practice Period with Ben Connelly and Jey Ehrenhalt
Saturday, October 31
- 11:00 am – 1:00 pm Work Practice Day
November 2026
Sunday, November 1
- 10:00 – 11:00 am Sunday Talk: Joint Service with Twin Cities Buddhist Sangha
Monday, November 2
- 7:10 – 8:30 pm Tara Dharma Group
Tuesday, November 3
- 7:30 – 8:15 pm Tuesday Talk: Ruzan Phil Johnson
Wednesday, November 4
- 7:15 – 8:45 pm Fall Practice Period with Ben Connelly and Jey Ehrenhalt
Thursday, November 5
- 8:15 – 9:45 am Fall Practice Period with Ben Connelly and Jey Ehrenhalt
Friday, November 6
- 4:00 – 10:00 pm Zendo in Use
Saturday, November 7
- 8:00 am – 5:00 pm One-Day Retreat with Ted O’Toole
- 9:10 – 10:40 am Saturday Morning Meditation and Service
Sunday, November 8
- 10:00 – 11:00 am Sunday Talk: Deb Mielke
- 10:00 – 11:00 am Children’s Program
Monday, November 9
- 7:10 – 8:30 pm People of Color Dharma Group
Tuesday, November 10
- 7:30 – 8:15 pm Tuesday Talk: Meredith Seaborn
Wednesday, November 11
- 7:15 – 8:45 pm Fall Practice Period with Ben Connelly and Jey Ehrenhalt
Thursday, November 12
- 8:15 – 9:45 am Fall Practice Period with Ben Connelly and Jey Ehrenhalt
Friday, November 13
- 5:00 – 9:30 pm Zendo in Use
Saturday, November 14
- 1:00 – 6:00 pm Buddhist Statue Making Workshop with Sister Pearl Pham
Sunday, November 15
- 10:00 – 11:00 am Sunday Talk: Ben Connelly
- 11:30 am – 1:30 pm MZMC Board Meeting
Tuesday, November 17
- 7:30 – 8:15 pm Tuesday Talk: Randy Wedin
Wednesday, November 18
- 7:15 – 8:45 pm Fall Practice Period with Ben Connelly and Jey Ehrenhalt
Thursday, November 19
- 8:15 – 9:45 am Fall Practice Period with Ben Connelly and Jey Ehrenhalt
Saturday, November 21
- 1:00 – 4:00 pm Beginner’s Mind Retreat with Deb Mielke
Sunday, November 22
- 10:00 – 11:00 am Sunday Talk: Jikan Evan Britzius
Tuesday, November 24
- 7:30 – 8:15 pm Tuesday Talk: Matt Streit
Friday, November 27
- 12:00 – 4:00 pm Blank Friday Open House
Sunday, November 29
- 10:00 – 11:00 am Sunday Talk: Tim Burkett
- 7:00 pm Rohatsu Sesshin with Ben Connelly
December 2026
Tuesday, December 1
- 7:30 – 8:15 pm Tuesday Talk:
Sunday, December 6
- 10:00 – 11:00 am Sunday Talk: Ben Connelly
Monday, December 7
- 7:10 – 8:30 pm Tara Dharma Group
Tuesday, December 8
- 7:30 – 8:15 pm Tuesday Talk: Matt Streit
Wednesday, December 9
- 9:00 – 11:00 am Zendo in Use
Friday, December 11
- 8:00 – 10:00 am Zendo in Use
Sunday, December 13
- 10:00 – 11:00 am Sunday Talk: Ted O’Toole
- 10:00 – 11:00 am Children’s Program
Monday, December 14
- 7:10 – 8:30 pm People of Color Dharma Group
Tuesday, December 15
- 7:30 – 8:15 pm Tuesday Talk:
Sunday, December 20
- 10:00 – 11:00 am Sunday Talk: Ann Bauleke
- 11:30 am – 1:30 pm MZMC Board Meeting
Tuesday, December 22
- 7:30 – 8:15 pm Tuesday Talk:
Thursday, December 24
- All day MZMC Closed for Winter Break
- 6:30 – 7:00 am Morning Meditation
- 7:10 – 7:40 am Morning Meditation
Saturday, December 26
- 9:10 – 10:40 am Saturday Morning Meditation and Service
Sunday, December 27
- 9:10 – 9:50 am Meditation
- 10:00 – 11:00 am Sunday Talk
- 10:00 – 11:00 am Introduction to Zen Meditation
Monday, December 28
- 6:30 – 7:00 am Morning Meditation
- 7:10 – 7:40 am Morning Meditation
- 5:50 – 6:20 pm Evening Meditation
- 6:30 – 7:00 pm Evening Meditation
Tuesday, December 29
- 6:30 – 7:00 am Morning Meditation
- 7:10 – 7:40 am Morning Meditation
- 6:40 – 7:20 pm Evening Meditation
- 7:30 – 8:30 pm Introduction to Zen Meditation
- 7:30 – 8:15 pm Tuesday Talk
Wednesday, December 30
- 6:30 – 7:00 am Morning Meditation
- 7:10 – 7:40 am Morning Meditation
- 5:50 – 6:20 pm Evening Meditation
- 6:30 – 7:00 pm Evening Meditation
Thursday, December 31
- 6:30 – 7:00 am Morning Meditation
- 7:10 – 7:40 am Morning Meditation