BUSSHIN MAY 2014 - the Buddhist Church of Oakland!

BUSSHIN MAY 2014
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Volume 57 Number 5
Live and Learn
IN THIS ISSUE
By Rev. Harry Gyokyo Bridge
T
here is a legend about Shinran Shonin at an early age that
tells the story of his becoming ordained at the young age of nine.
Shinran’s early life was very difficult. Although it is thought that he
was born into an aristocratic family, he became a monk on Mt. Hiei
at the age of nine. On the day that
nine-year-old Shinran went to get
ordained, it was evening, and his
master suggested that they wait until the next day. In response, Shinran is said to have spontaneously
composed the following verse:
We may think, I will view the
cherry blossoms tomorrow,
But a storm might arise in the
night.
It may seem unlikely that a
nine year old could come up with
a poem of such deep insight. Although we don’t know many details, he may very well have had to
encounter the fragility of human
life. If we look at his writings as
an adult, it is clear that he was a
very intelligent person, with deep
awareness of himself as well as the
Buddha Dharma. Perhaps he really had experienced and learned
about the truth of impermanence
by the age of nine. As we know, his
teachings helped countless people
encounter the compassion of the
Buddha – we are fortunate that he
continued to learn, study, and live
the Pure Land Way.
In this spirit of study, as we
celebrate Shinran’s birthday at our
Fujimatsuri service on Sunday,
May 19, we have two guest speakers! Both Hironobu Shojun and
Haruka Beppu are students from
Japan, currently studying at the
Institute of Buddhist Studies. There
will be both English and Japanese
Dharma Messages. Please help us
celebrate Shinran Shonin’s birthday
and come listen to the Dharma and
spend time with our Dharma Family and Friends!
In gassho,
Rev. Harry Gyokyo Bridge
Message from our President
By Linda Minamoto
Y
es, I’ve been missing in action. I missed writing an article last month…did anyone notice? Time just got away from me.
The deadline was looming and I
was preparing to leave for the BCA
National Council Meeting in Seattle. I
simply ran out of time!
February started with our General Meeting. It went very smoothly
and nothing of significance came
Continued on page 2
Minister’s Message
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Message from our President
1-2
Jr YBA News
2
Cemetery Visitation Schedule 2014
3
Newsroom OBWA
3
Youth Club News
3
Momiji Kai News
4
Call for Graduates
4
In Memoriam
4
June Busshin Deadline Information
4
Institute for Buddhist Studies Request
5
Bazaar has a New Name
6
SACBC Bingo Night
6
Dharma School News
6
Temple Tid-Bits
2014 April Shotsuki
Memorial Service
6
7
Fujimatsuri Flyer
8
Calendar9-10
Japanese Section
11-13
BUSSHIN MAY 2014
Jr. YBA News
By Grant Tominaga
T
he last couple of months have
been quite busy for the Oakland Jr. YBA. At the end of March,
we attended the Bay District Jr. YBA
Conference at SACBC. The theme of
the conference was “The Wizard of
Oz.” The guest speaker was Reverend Marvin Harada from the Orange County Buddhist Church. Delegates were treated to workshops
filled with knowledge, compassion
and courage. Special thanks to Reverend Brian Nagata for leading our
courage workshop. Thank you also
to Reverend Bridge. We did a Buddhist rendition of John Lennon’s
“Imagine”, and we took first place in
the talent show “Courage” section.
In April, the Jr. YBA volunteered
Message from our President
Continued from front page
up. The highlight was the installation of our new officers. We have
three new members on the Executive
Board: Robert Noguchi, PresidentElect, Doris Okano, Recording
Secretary, and Norman Yoshida,
Financial Assistant. Thank you to
Robert, Doris, and Norman as well
as those who are continuing in the
same capacity as last year. I am especially grateful that Robert agreed to
be the President-Elect. There are two
new members on the Board: Norman Yoshida and Gloria Fujimoto.
February and March were months
of contrasts. I had an especially positive experience at the BCA National
Council Meeting this year. I have to
admit that I usually only interact with
BCO members, but this year I expanded my circle and really enjoyed
at the East Bay Buffaloes track meet
at Contra Costa College. Also, we
hosted a bento fundraiser. Special
thanks to everyone who came and
supported us, as well as the Li family for coordinating this successful
fundraiser!
We will be hosting our annual
Sangha Day Breakfast on Sunday,
May 11. Please come and enjoy a
complimentary breakfast on us!!
The Bay District Jr. YBA Volleyball Tournament will be held at
Alameda Point on Saturday, May
24th and Sunday, May 25th. This
year, Oakland will have four teams.
Please come and support us!
it. One of the reasons this happened
was the format of the meeting. We
were broken out into smaller groups
to discuss what the BCA Headquarters could do for the temples. This allowed us to get to know other temple
members in a more intimate setting.
Also Greg and Gina Chor from
Canada were very outgoing and hospitable. They invited a few of us from
the Bay District to their room where
we shared our thoughts on Buddhism
(and, oh yeah, drank a little wine). We
stayed up until 3:00 am; I felt like a 30
year old.
March brought some sadness to
me. A good friend of mine died of
cancer. When I think about what
happened to my friend, Marilyn,
I reflect on Rennyo Shonin’s White
Ashes. I saw Marilyn a few days
before she went to the doctor. She
looked the picture of health and was
not complaining of feeling ill. She
called me after seeing the doctor to
say that she had been diagnosed with
terminal cancer. I could not believe
it. She did survive for 15 months after the diagnosis for which her family
and I are grateful.
On a happier note, my family
celebrated my older brother’s 70th
birthday. It definitely was a joyous
occasion. One of my sisters and I recited a poem which was a lot of fun
to write (partially a roast). I wanted
to do in rap format but not being
musically inclined wasn’t able to do
it. Lucky for the guests!
It’s that time of the year. Our
Nikkoland Bazaar/Festival is
around the corner. I know that I
can count on everyone to help out.
Please mark it on your calendars:
June 14th and 15th.
Happy Spring!
In gassho, Linda Minamoto
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BUSSHIN MAY 2014
Cemetery Visitation Schedule
O
ver the Memorial Day weekend, the church will be making
its annual cemetery visitations on
Friday, May 23, Saturday, May 24,
and Sunday, May 25. In remembrance of your families, please set
aside these days to clean out your
families’ resting places, place flowers, and gassho to express your gratitude.
The schedule for these three days:
Friday, May 23
10:00am Colma Cemetery
Saturday, May 24:
10:15am Vallejo Cemetery
11:00am Mt. View Cemetery
11:45am Piedmont Chapel of the
Chimes*
2:30pm Hayward Chapel of the
Chimes
4:00pm Joint Memorial Service
5:00pm Mt. Eden Cemetery
Sunday, May 25:
9:30am Oakmont Cemetery
10:15am Martinez Cemetery
10:45am Pacheco Cemetery
11:30am Concord Memorial Garden
2:00pm Sunset View Cemetery (hillside near mausoleum)
3:00pm Sunset View Cemetery
(meadow area at creek)
5:00pm Memorial Day Service at
church
*Families with niches in Piedmont
Chapel of the Chimes who wish to have
a service performed: please wait near
the entrance closer to the Mt. View
Cemetery for the church group. The
group should be at Piedmont sometime
between 11:30am and noon.
The church will go on rounds
rain or shine. For those who would
like to go along with the church
group, please contact the church office at 510-832-5988.
The church office will be open
Saturday, May 24 from 11:00am
to 1:00pm, and on Sunday, May
25 from 3:30pm to 5:00pm to let
people into the Nokotsudo while
the Church group is making rounds
of the cemeteries. We need volunteers to sit in the office for both
of those days. A sign-up sheet is
available in the office.
Youth Club News
By Joanne Yoshimura
T
he Youth Club wrapped up
the 2013-2014 basketball
season with the Appreciation Dinner on March 21. Thank you to
Andy Cho’s team for organizing the
dinner.
Thank you to the E-Bronze
team for doing the table set up
for Hanamatsuri. The team is pictured at the Ohtani Tournament on
February 23 at Berkeley High
School.
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Newsroom
OBWA
By Karen Hashimoto
T
he BCO Buddhist Education Committee and the
Women’s Association presented
a lecture by Dr. Mark Blum on
March 22. Those who attended
the presentation by Dr. Blum
were treated to an educational
and entertaining lecture about
Rennyo. We learned how Rennyo played a vital part in spreading teachings of Jodo Shinshu.
A recording of Dr. Blum’s presentation will be shown at the
church. Watch for the date in
the Busshin.
The annual Spring Luncheon will be held at the Mira
Vista Country Club in El
Cerrito on April 27. Anyone
interested in attending should
contact Patti Hisaoka or June
Masuyama before April 15. The
cost of the luncheon is $38 for
non-OBWA members.
BUSSHIN MAY 2014
Momiji Kai News
By Nancy Yamamoto
T
he knitting group met together on Thursday, March 17th,
with our instructor, Renie Yoshida
Grohl, who always works so hard
to assist us as we try to complete
the projects each of us is presently
working on.
Thursday, March 6, approximately 20 members traveled to the
newly opened casino, “Graton”, located in the city of Rohnert Park,
Sonoma County, about a 40 mile
drive from Oakland. It was a gorgeous day and the drive to and from
was enjoyed by all. The place was
very large and the machines somewhat differed from the other locations. Homeward bound, it didn’t
sound like anyone had become a
millionaire, but I think the trip itself
was enjoyed by all. Since the casino
is not presently allowing buses on
the site, volunteer church members
did the honors in driving us there.
We thank Don Kaneshige, Maya
Lawrence and Bruce Kawabata
for their generosity, taking time out
from their busy schedule to accommodate us. Also, thanks to Jean
Nakazono for her efforts in putting
this trip together.
In April, plans are being formulated to present a movie based on
the Fukushima disaster accompanied by music which I understand
was written specifically for the Tsunami that occurred following the
earthquake. Since this movie is quite
long, it was decided to be shown on
two different days. Our Rev. Harry
Bridge offered to handle the technical end of this showing. Thanks,
Call for Graduates
I
s your son or daughter graduating from High School, College or receiving an advanced
degree this year? If so, please call
the office (510-832-5988 or email
BCO825@aol.com) before May
1st so that we may celebrate their
achievements with a certificate
and gift from the church, at the
June 1st Graduation Service.
Please let us know: Full Name;
High School, College or University
they are graduating from; Degree.
Please join us for the Graduation and Attendance Awards
Service on June 1st at 10:00 am.
The Dharma School will celebrate
students who have attended 30
or more Sundays and students
who have attended 22 to 29 Sundays. The Board will honor students who are being promoted
from preschool to kindergarten, from elementary to middle
school, middle school to high
school, and who are graduating from high school and from
college!! If you have a son or
daughter who does not attend
Dharma School, but is graduating,
please let the office know before
May 1st so we can include your
graduate. Bring your cameras!
This will be the last Family
Service until September! A
luncheon will follow the service.
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Rev. Bridge, we do appreciate your
ever helpful assistance.
Sometime in July, we are planning to visit the Japanese cemetery
in Colma, Ca. Following which we
plan to drive to San Mateo for shopping and that all important lunch.
Transportation will be handled by
volunteer drivers again. Unfortunately, we are all at an age where
we are dependent on the younger
members to assist us in the travel
sector. Please know that we are all
truly grateful for your kind act of
Dana.
At this time, the members wish
to express our grateful thanks to
Mrs. Maya Lawrence for her most
generous donation. Maya, you are
always working so hard to help us
all. We appreciate your Dana also.
In Memoriam
The Buddhist Church of
Oakland extends its deepest
condolences to the families of:
Hatsuko Nomura 2/24/14
Shizue Hirabayshi 3/4/14
May the family members
find comfort and solace in the
Nembutsu, Namu amida butsu.
DEADLINE FOR JUNE 2014
BUSSHIN ARTICLES: May 1st
Articles submitted after this date
may not be printed.
Send articles to Joyce Yokomizo:
email: joyce@yokomizo.com or
fax: (415) 970-0810 You can also
send articles to the church office.
BUSSHIN COLLATION: Sunday,
May 11, 2014 by Jr. YBA
BUSSHIN MAY 2014
INSTITUTE OF BUDDHIST STUDIES
2140 Durant Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94704-1589
E-mail: instituteofbuddhiststudies@shin-ibs.edu
®
A
Request
on
Behalf
of
our
Future
BCA
Ministers
As
active
supporters
of
the
Buddhist
Churches
of
America,
I
must
ask
for
a
moment
of
your
time
to
consider
the
following:
• In
our
contemporary,
fast
moving
society,
a
graduate
level
education
for
our
future
BCA
ministers
will
be
essential,
as
the
needs
to
serve
the
sangha,
likewise,
grows
ever
more
challenging.
• The
ability
of
our
ministers
to
know
and
understand
religions
outside
of
and
in
addition
to
Jodo
Shinshu
Buddhism
will
be
ever
more
critical,
as
many
of
our
current
and
potential
members
exist
in
very
diverse
communities.
• Ministerial
students
are
in
need
of
scholarships
to
study.
The
current
tuition
cost
is
$46,800.00
for
three
years
of
intensive
graduate
studies.
I
believe
we
can
all
agree
that
a
shortage
of
ministers
is
just
around
the
corner.
With
all
these
points
in
mind,
I
ask
you
to
please
consider
our
“Friends
of
IBS
Annual
Giving
Program”.
The
monies
we
collect
will
go
directly
to
the
IBS
Ministerial
Scholarship
fund,
and
will
be
distributed
each
year
to
assist
our
ministerial
students.
I
can
personally
assure
you
that
any
contribution
you
make
will
be
deeply
appreciated.
I
have
one
additional
favor
to
ask
of
you.
Please
help
us
spread
this
message
by
asking
your
sangha
members
to
contribute.
Thank
you.
Respectfully,
with
appreciation,
and
in
gassho,
Rev.
Seigen
Yamaoka
Vice
President
for
Development
--------------------------------please cut and enclose with your check----------------------------------Yes! Please count me in as a Friend of the Institute of Buddhist Studies. I understand that these funds will be used
directly to support the endeavors of our BCA ministers of tomorrow, who wish to study at the Institute of Buddhist
Studies. Checks can be made payable to IBS, with the notation “Friends of IBS” on the memo line. Please note that your
contributions to the Institute of Buddhist Studies are tax deductible.
Name (Mr., Mrs., Ms.,)_______________________________________________________________________
This donation is from my organization ___________________________________________________
Address ______________________________________________________________________________
City______________________ State ___ Zip code_____________ Phone (______)________________
E-mail _________________________ Temple affiliation _____________________________________
IBS is a duly recognized charitable organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
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BUSSHIN MAY 2014
Bazaar Has a New Name!
B
CO’s Annual Nikkoland Bazaar
has been renamed to Nikkoland
Festival. This will better reflect the
joyous and festive feeling everyone
experiences at our annual event.
New posters, postcards and T-shirts
are currently being printed, and will
soon be available for members to
distribute to friends and family.
As mentioned earlier, Gift Cards
are needed for prizes for the raffle,
Silent Auction and BINGO. We
would appreciate any cards for
retail, dining, gas, services and
more. Please submit them to the
BCO office before June 1st.
If you have any questions,
please don’t hesitate to contact me
through the Church office, or by
e-mail
at
higan@earthlink.net.
Thanks so much for your support,
and I look forward to working with
all of you, soon!
Gassho,
Robert Noguchi
Chair, BCO Nikkoland Festival
Dharma School News...
By Maya Lawrence
M
arch just flew by! We’ve been
working on our Hanamatsuri
Presentation which we hope you
will enjoy. March is a busy month
for everybody, so I am doubly grateful that so many of you find the time
to come to church. Thank you so
much. And thank you to the Senior
High School class for presenting a
lesson to our students using a book
called “Each Kindness.” In the book,
students learn that each kindness,
no matter how small, has an effect
– like dropping a stone into a pond
and seeing the ripples go out. Our
students decorated small rocks reminding them of each kindness they
can perform. We are also reminded
of the Golden Chain: I will try to
be kind and gentle to every living
thing…
On April 26, the Dharma School
Teachers will be attending the Federation of Dharma School Teachers’ Leagues Conference in Mountain View. There will be Family
Dharma Service at BCO on
April 27, but there will be no
Dharma School.
We are very grateful to our wonderful donors. Thank you to:
Roger and Karla Lee in celebration of Bryant Lee’s birthday
Mrs. Sachi Matsui for art supplies
Mr. and Mrs. Shig Naito for
stuffed elephants for the preschool/
kindergarten class
Janis Cavey - recovery from
surgery
Henry Kim and Cindy Sakai
Kim in celebration of Conor’s and
Jordon’s birthdays
Happy Birthday
to our students born
in April:
Grant Kamita,
Conor Kim, Rya
Kwong,
Kiyomi
Nomura, Mayumi Nomura, Mason Medeiros, Madison Suko
Wishing you all the best!!
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SACBC Bingo
Night, Friday,
May 2, 2014
H
ow would you like to
spend an evening raising money for BCO, while
having fun, too? On Friday,
May 2nd, BCO will help coordinate BINGO night at the
Southern Alameda County
Buddhist Church (SACBC) in
Union City. We need 15-18
volunteers to work the entire
evening (approx. 5-10pm).
Tasks include cashiering, verifying winners, selling FlashBoard games and Pull Tab
sales/payouts. For each evening, BCO receives $500 for
the General Fund. If you’re
unable to attend, there is also
a need for baked goods, including cakes, pies and cookies, which will be sold at the
event.
This is a good chance
to get to know your fellow
members, and raise funds for
BCO. For more information,
or to sign-up, please contact
Robert Noguchi, through the
Church Office, or by e-mail,
at higan@earthlink.net.
TEMPLE TID-BITS
W
elcome to New Members
in 2014:
Shimeko Franklin
Margaret Hasegawa
William Yamazaki LaRue
Stacy Umezu
BUSSHIN MAY 2014
2014 May Shotsuki Memorial Service
Service: Sunday, May 4, 2014 after Family Dharma Service – approximately 10:45
Sermon by Rev. Harry Gyokyo Bridge
Family and friends are invited to attend this monthly memorial service for those listed above. If any errors
appear in the above listing, please direct them to the church office at (510) 832-5988 at your earliest
convenience. For next month’s Shotsuki Service, please see the Busshin Calendar.
Mrs. Eki Akahoshi
Mrs. Tsune Akatani
Mr. Hideo Ajari
Mrs. Fumiko Arimoto
Mrs. Ada Baba
Mr. Douglas Berute Davis
Mr. Kikuzo Endo
Mr. Roy Endo
Dr. Wesley Endo
Mr. Heisaku Fujii
Mr. Ikutaro Fujii
Mrs. Kimino Fujii
Mrs. Toshie Fujii
Mrs. Tsue Fujii
Mrs. Yuki Fujii
Mr. Kenzo Fujimori – 17th yr
Mrs. Dorothy Fujimori
Mrs. Dorothy Fujino – 13th yr
Mr. Frank Fujino
Ms. Elnora Sonoe Fukuya
Mrs. Nui Furuta
Mr. Soemon Furuta
Mr. William R. Galeota, Jr.
Mrs. Rose Tomeko Hamasaki
Mr. Rokutaro Hanamoto
Mr. Kenji Harada
Mrs. Kuno Hatakeyama
Mrs. Yasu Hayashida
Mr. Daikichi Hazama
Mr. Tamotsu Henmi
Mr. Kihachi Hirabayashi
Mrs. Florence Nitta Hiramoto
Mrs. Terry Hiramoto
Mrs. Nasuko Hirasawa
Mr. Kyushiro Hori
Mr. Minoru Horiuchi
Mrs. Iyo Ide
Mr. Masami Isono
Mrs. Yasu Isono
Mrs. Hatsue Iwata
Mrs. Yasu Kanagaki
Mr. Frank Mikio Kaneko
Mr. Aisaku Kasai
Mr. Nobue Kawabata
Miss Tamiko Kawabe
Mr. Marvin Kawamoto
Mr. Zenroku Keiunji
Mrs. Matsuye Kimura
Mrs. Sei Kimura
Mrs. Tsuna Kinoshita
Mr. Iwao Kishi
Mr. Kichinosuke Kobata
Mr. George Koizumi
Mrs. Teruko Komure
Mr. Tamejiro Kono
Mrs. Tsutae Makita
Mr. Yosh Maruyama
Mrs. Koito Matsumoto
Mrs. Kosuzu Matsumoto
Mrs. Matsuno Matsumoto
Mr. Takinojo Matsumoto
Mr. Gitaro Matsutani
Mr. Jun Matsutani
Mrs. Misao Matsutani
Mrs. Ito Misaki
Mr. Yeichi Mitani
Mrs. Marian Miyamoto
Mrs. Emiko Miyamura – 7th yr
Mrs. Komume Mizusaki
Mrs. Iso Mori
Mr. Jotaro Mori
Mrs. Kinue Mori
Mr. Hiroshi Morimoto
Mrs. Yoshi Morimoto
Mrs. Minako Morita
Mr. Takeshi Nakagawa
Mrs. Rubie Ruriko Nakano
Miss Mary Nakashima
Mrs. Yoi Nakashima
Mrs. Miyoko Nakatani
Mrs. Tatsuno Nakaya
Baby Narasaki
Mrs. Kimino Narasaki
Mr. Hideso Neishi – 3rd yr
Mrs. Yone Neishi
Mrs. Ayako Nishiyori
Mrs. Tai Ochikubo
Infant Tatsuko Oka
Mr. Tetsuo Okai
Mrs. Chieko Okano
Mrs. Hide Okano
Mr. Kikujiro Okano
Mr. Hikotaro Okano
Mr. Tsunetaro Okawachi
Mrs. Kazue Ota
Mrs. Masako Ota
Mr. Yasuo Ohtani – 50th yr
Miss Donna Oto
Mrs. Asano Otsuka
Mrs. Rui Otsuka
Mr. Toyoshichi Otsuka
Mrs. Taeko Robinson – 13th yr
Mr. Otojuro Sakai
Mr. James Sakamoto
Mrs. Kishi Sasajima
Mrs. Natsuyo Sasaki
Mr. Yoichi Sato – 3rd yr
Mr. Shosuke Shintaku
Mr. Umeji Shintaku
Mr. Tadao Sumimoto
Mrs. Mitsuko Tachiki
Mr. Shizuo Takata
Mr. Masao Takeda
Mr. Kumeo Tamori
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Mr. Robert Tanaka
Mrs. Yukino Tanaka
Mrs. Nao Tani
Miss Kazue Tanizawa
Mr. Jinsuke Toji
Mrs. Kumi Toriyama
Mrs. Suma Tsuchida
Mr. Eimatsu Tsuchida
Mr. Darryl Tsujimoto
Mr. Kusuo Tsujimoto
Mr. Chikao Tsukimura
Mrs. Eiko Tsukimura
Mr. Tokusuke Tsukimura
Mr. James Uchiyama
Mrs. Tei Ugai
Mrs. Hisano Umemoto
Mrs. Sugae Umemoto
Mrs. Sachie Uratsu – 7th yr
Mr. Moshichi Urushibata
Mrs. Moto Urushibata
Mrs. Sato Urushibata
Mrs. Helen Ushijima
Mr. Jack Wong
Mr. Yoshio Yamabe
Mr. Michisuke Yamamoto
Mrs. Naono Yamamoto
Mr. Yutaka Jim Yamamoto
Mr. Shotaro Yasuda
Mrs. Hatsumi Yokomizo
Mrs. Ise Yokomizo
Mr. Motohachi Yokomizo
Mr. George Yokoyama – 3rd yr
Mr. Yoemon Yoshida
Mrs. Yoshiko Yoshida – 3rd yr
Mrs. June Yoshioka
Mr. Sato Yoshioka
Mr. Ross Yoshisato
BUSSHIN MAY 2014
May 18, 2014
Fujimatsuri
(Gotan-e – Birth of Shinran Shonin)
& Infant Presentation Ceremony
POTLUCK
LUNCH
after
the
Service
Bring
your
favorite
dish,
salad,
or
dessert,
to
celebrate
Shinran
Shonin’s
birthday.
Infant
Presentation
Ceremony
If
you
would
like
your
infant,
one
year
old
or
younger,
to
participate
in
the
Infant
Presentation
Ceremony,
please
contact
the
BCO
Office
(510‐832‐5988
or
bco825@aol.com)
before
May
4
so
that
the
certificates
can
be
prepared.
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BUSSHIN MAY 2014
~ May 2014 ~
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2
Busshin Articles Due
SACBC BINGO NIGHT Gakuen
5 – 10 p.m.
Issei Kaikan,
(BCO Fundraiser)
9:00-12:00 pm
Momijikai,
Small Chapel
10:00 am-2:00 pm
3
Gakuen (Adult)
Issei Kaikan, 6:30-8:30
4 OBWA Meeting
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6
9:00-10:00 am
Line Dancing,
Social Hall, 1:00-2:30
Family Dharma Service pm
10:00-10:45 am
Karaoke, Social Hall,
Shotsuki Memorial &
7:30-9:30 pm
Adult Dharma Service
10:45-11:30 am
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9
Board Of Directors
Gakuen (Adult)
Meeting, Small Chapel, Issei Kaikan, 6:30-8:30
7:00 pm
Concord Howakai
7:00-8:30 pm
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Gakuen
Issei Kaikan,
9:00-12:00 pm
Ikebana
Social Hall, 2:00-4:00
pm
Last DS Teachers
Meeting 11:45 am
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12
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Sangha Day Breakfast– Wanto Shodo Kai
Jr. YBA, 8:30-10:00 am Issei Kaikan,
10 am-12 Noon
Family Dharma Service
10-10:45 am
Karaoke, Social Hall,
7:30-9:30 pm
Adult Dharma Chat
10:45-11:30 am
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15
Evening Dharma
Service & Discussion,
7:00-8:30 pm
Momijikai,
Small Chapel
10:00 am-2:00 pm
16
17
Gakuen
Issei Kaikan,
9:00-12:00 pm
Obon Shift Schedules
Due
Gakuen (Adult)
Issei Kaikan, 6:30-8:30
Dharma Study &
Discussion 2:00-4:00
pm
Business Committee
Meeting, Small Chapel
7:00-9:00 pm
Hondo Cleaning
Busshin Collation-Jr.
YBA
18
Gotane / Fujimatsuri,
Infant Presentation
Service 10-11:30 am
19
Karaoke, Social Hall,
7:30-9:30 pm
Potluck Lunch
20
21
22
23
24
Oakland Fukuoka
Sister City Association
General Meeting
Issei Kaikan, 7:00-9:00
pm
Bazaar Coordinating
Committee / Obon
Planning Meeting,
Social Hall, 7:00-8:30
pm
No Gakuen
Memorial Day
Weekend Cemetery
Visitations
No Gakuen
Ashland Howakai
5:00-6:30 pm
Memorial Day
Weekend Cemetery
Visitations
BCO Office Hours:
11:00 am-1:00 pm
Bay District Jr. YBA
Volleyball Tournament
– Alameda Point
Jr. YBA – BD Social
7:30-10pm, Social Hall
25
26
Memorial Day
Weekend Cemetery
Visitations
Memorial Day
(Office Closed)
BCO Office Hours:
3:00-5:00pm
27
28
29
Busshin Articles Due
Gakuen (Adult)
Issei Kaikan, 6:30-8:30
Asian Health Services
Monthly Meeting
Social Hall, 9:00 am12:00 pm
Memorial Day Service,
5:00 pm
Bay District Jr. YBA
Volleyball Tournament
– Alameda Point
9
30
31
Gakuen
Issei Kaikan,
9:00-12:00 pm
BUSSHIN MAY 2014
~ June 2014 ~
Sun
Mon
1
2
OBWA Meeting
9:00-10:00 am
Hondo Cleaning
Line Dancing,
Social Hall, 1:00-2:30
pm
Tue
3
Wed
4
Thu
5
Fri
6
Board of Directors
Momijikai,
Meeting, Little Chapel, Small Chapel
7:00 pm
10:00 am-2:00 pm
Family
Dharma/Graduation
Service
10:00-11:15 am
Sat
7
Gakuen – Last Day
Presentations &
Luncheon,
Social Hall,
9:00-1:00 pm
Gakuen (Adult)
Issei Kaikan, 6:30-8:30
Kuri Manju Prep, Main
Kitchen, 9:00 am-12:00
pm
Shotsuki Memorial &
Adult Dharma Service
11:15-12:00 pm
Ikebana
Social Hall, 2:00-4:00
pm
Graduation LuncheonBoard, 12:00 -1:00 pm
8
9
No Family Dharma
Service
Wanto Shodo Kai
Issei Kaikan,
10 am-12 Noon
10
11
12
13
Evening Dharma
Service & Discussion,
7:00-8:30 pm
Concord Howakai
6:00-8:30 pm
Nikkoland Bazaar Prep, Nikkoland Bazaar
7:00 am
3:00-8:00 pm
14
18
19
20
21
27
28
Bazaar Construction,
8:30 am-1:00 pm
Kuri Manju Workshop,
8:30 am-1:00 pm
Busshin CollationDharma School
15
16
Nikkoland Bazaar
12:00-7:00 pm
Bazaar De-construction Kitchen Clean-up
and Clean-up, 9:00 am 9:30 am
De-construction and
Clean-up
7:00 pm
17
Momijikai,
Small Chapel
10:00 am-2:00 pm
Oakland Fukuoka
Sister City Association
General Meeting
Issei Kaikan, 7:00-9:00
pm
22
23
No Service
Wanto Shodo Kai
Issei Kaikan,
10 am-12 Noon
29
30
24
25
26
Asian Health Services
Monthly Meeting
Social Hall, 9:00 am12:00 pm
Notes
No Service
10
Busshin Articles Due
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