Fall Newsletter 2026

A Community Zen Buddhist Temple
in Capitola serving the Greater Santa Cruz Area

Ocean Gate Zen Center
920 41st Avenue, Suite F, Santa Cruz, CA 95062
Enter from back parking lot
info@oceangatezen.org

Weekly Zazen Schedule

Thursday Evening

6:00 pm Zazen

followed by service, and an opportunity to ask questions about Zen.

Join us in the Zendo via Zoom

Password: Dogen4all

While our practice is primarily in-person, warm hand to warm hand, we offer hybrid programming for inclusivity and to allow members at a distance to stay connected to the sangha and practice.

Tues and Thurs Mornings
Mediation followed by chanting.

Zazen: 6:45-7:25 a.m.

Service: 7:25-7:45 a.m.

Community Bow-in: 7:45-8 a.m.

Friday Mornings

Zazen 9 a.m.

Service for Universal Well-being 9:40 a.m

“Come As You Are” Zen
Saturday Mornings

9 a.m. Zazen

9:35 a.m. Dharma Talk, followed by Questions & Answers