Register with the form below for Founder’s Day Weekend 2025.

Overnight accommodations available on Friday and/or Saturday nights at Providence Zen Center. Rates for the event are $50 per person per night. If you are sitting through the conclusion of Kyol Che, your Friday night stay is complimentary. Please register for the day events and/or Saturday night so we can get an accurate count for meals and beds.

Join us for our sangha weekend, held Saturday August 2nd & Sunday August 3rd at Providence Zen Center.
Ceremonies will be broadcast on Zoom. Precepts ceremony will be in-person only (with broadcast on Zoom).

Day rates include lunch and dinner on Saturday, and lunch on Sunday.

Saturday & Sunday rate: $25
Saturday rate: $15
Sunday rate: $10

Our Covid policy for the weekend is:

• We ask that you self-test the day of your expected arrival at the event. If you are positive, PLEASE STAY HOME.

• If you had contact with a Covid positive case in the last week before arrival, are sick, or are experiencing Covid-like symptoms, PLEASE STAY HOME.

• Masks are optional.

  Thank you for your cooperation!

*Note on day rates: We are keeping prices low for these special sangha events. As we all know, expenses have risen considerably since we met in years before, especially food costs. The donation amounts requested for the day rates are suggested fees.

If you are able to give that amount, thank you very much!

We most want to share your company, so please don’t be shy and do register for the days you will attend. You are able to enter any amount for payment of your day rate. That information is confidential.

Thank you for your support and we look forward to welcoming you here at Founder’s Day Sangha Weekend 2025!

Founder’s Day Weekend 2025 Schedule

Friday, August 1st, 2025

6:30pm: Special Chanting
Main Dharma Hall

7:00pm: Regular Chanting, one 25-minute sitting period
Main Dharma Hall

~7:45pm: Sing-Along with Matt Keeler, JDPSN
Main Dharma Hall

Saturday, August 2nd, 2025

5:00am: Wake-up bell

5:15am: Bows, chanting, one sitting period
Main Dharma Hall

7:00am: Breakfast for Friday night guests
Dining Room

9:00am: Sangha coffee hour with the teachers
Dining Room

***10:00am: Founder's Day Ceremony***
Main Dharma Hall & Broadcast on Zoom

12:00pm: Lunch
Dining Room

***2:00pm: PZC's Music & Poetry Festival and Cookout!***
Outside on the Grounds

TBD: Evening Practice
Main Dharma Hall

7:00pm (Immediately Following Practice): Conscious Dance – No experience is needed, simply a desire to move and be present. Listen to your body and let go of your ego!
Main Dharma Hall

Sunday, August 3rd, 2025

5:00am: Wake-up bell

5:15am: Bows, chanting, one sitting period
Main Dharma Hall

7:00am: Breakfast (for Saturday night guests)
Mingle with Sangha
Dining Room

9:00am: Robe Distribution for Full Dharma Teachers
Upstairs Dharma Room

9:15am: Five Preceptees Meeting
For those taking five precepts, and those who want to learn more.
Peace Pagoda

9:15am: Dharma Teacher-in-Training Welcome
All Dharma teachers and DTiTs invited to attend.
Upstairs Dharma Room

***10:30am: Precepts Ceremony***
Main Dharma Hall & Broadcast on Zoom

12:00pm: Lunch
Dining Room

Our Covid policy for the weekend is:

• We ask that you self-test the day of your expected arrival at the event. If you are positive, PLEASE STAY HOME.

• If you had contact with a Covid positive case in the last week before arrival, are sick, or are experiencing Covid-like symptoms, PLEASE STAY HOME.

• Masks are your decision.

  Thank you for your cooperation!