Three Weddings and No Funerals

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LIGHT OF THE DHARMA
REGULAR EVENTS:
Three Weddings and No Funerals
BINGO:
With the month of August quickly coming to an end, a new fall
season of temple activities is just around the corner. I hope all
of you have had an enjoyable and relaxing summer. As for me,
SEIZA MEDITATION:
August has been busy, with three weddings and the Obon cemetery
Thursdays @ 7:30pm
visitation to Vancouver Island (Please
& Fridays @10:30am
read Obon Cemetery visitation report). It
was an unusual, but pleasant month as
YOGA with Alanna
I conducted three wedding ceremonies
- Mondays & Thursdays @ 5:30pm
and no funerals. All three weddings were
- Saturdays @ 9:30am Chair Yoga
unique in their own right and for this month’s article,
I’d like to share with you a little of the experiences I
SEPT: Team 2
encountered.
The first wedding was on August 1st, held at Stanley Lead: Sakai, Mitts
Park with the ceremony taking place in the Rose 604-273-7603
Sundays 10:30 AM
Garden and the reception held at the old Brockton Members:
Cricket Club. The wedding ceremony was interesting Araki, Ron
Regular Service unless noted:
as there were quite a number of other wedding parties Inouye, Mike
all congregating around the same area to take their Inouye, Masako
Tue Sept 8, 7:30 PM
wedding pictures. It almost felt like the Old MacDonald Kondo, Kaoru
Mutually Sustaining Life Seminar song, “with a wedding party here and a wedding party Kondo, Norman
Mon Sept 14, 7:30 PM
there, here party, there party, everywhere a wedding Mukai, Akiko
party…” The setting was truly a beautiful backdrop for Nagata, Kazuo
Board Meeting
a wedding ceremony and the venue for the reception Nagata, Sayoko
Wed Sept 16, 11:00 AM
was also interesting as the Brockton Cricket Club is Sakai, Kay
Nikkei Home Service
steeped in history. The only unfortunate thing about Sakai, Lynn
Thu Sept 17, 10:00 AM
this wedding was that the couple had planned it for Toyoda, Miyuki
Moe No Kai
the same date as the final day of the Festival of Lights OCTOBER: Team 3
Fireworks, with Canada presenting the fireworks for Lead:Tabata Toshiyuki
Thu Sept 17, 2:30 PM
the evening. I happened to leave the wedding reception 604-271-6102
Maples Residence Service
just around the same time as the fireworks were Members:
Sept 18-20
concluding and there couldn’t have been a worst place Matsuno,Seishi,
BCJSBTF Convention
to be for traffic than at Stanley Park. It was bumper to Matsuno, Kisako
Tue Sept 22, 7:30 PM
bumper traffic and it took me well over an hour to get Matsuno, Tommy
Mutually Sustaining Life Seminar home.
Matsuno, Yoko
The second wedding ceremony was literally far Okada, Rumi
Sun Sept 27, 10:30 AM
out, as I was asked to conduct a ceremony at the Sakamoto, Bud
Higan Fall Equinox Service
Timberline Lodge, on Mt. Hood, Oregon. The lodge Tabata, Mieko
Thu Oct 1, 2:30 PM
itself is situated at 6,000 feet elevation and you could Tani, Kiyoshi
Maples Residence Service
feel your heart pounding with the lack of oxygen. You Tani, Mutsumi
may ask yourself, how in the heck did I get invited to Watanabe, Keiko
Sun Oct 4, 10:30 AM
conduct a wedding in Oregon? Well, as it turns out Yamashita, Setsuko
Shotsuki Monthly Memorial
there were a couple of connections which made it
quite logical for me to conduct the ceremony. First, Areas to be cleaned:
the mother of one of the individuals getting married was the former president of the Spokane Gymnasium: dry mop/
sweep floor. Wet mop
Buddhist Temple and had thought favourably of me when I visited there several years ago
where necessary
as their guest speaker for Obon. Second, and more importantly, the marrying couple had just
moved to Vancouver earlier this year as one of them was enrolled in a Masters Program at Classroom: dry mop floor,
wipe tables,
UBC. Having connected the dots, I was all set to conduct the wedding. By the way, I forgot
to mention that this was going to be the first same-sex marriage ceremony that I would be Hondo: Dry mop floors
around and under pews
involved with.
Having established that I was going to conduct the wedding, the next question was, how Kitchen: Wet mop floors
am I going to get down to Mt. Hood? As many do in this day and age, I started my research
by using Google Maps to figure out how long it would take for me to drive there. Just over
6 hours according to Google Maps. To fly there, I would have to go to the airport 2 hours in
advance (recommended for travel to the US), take the plane to Portland (1 and a half hours
once I get my bags) and someone would have to pick me up at the airport and drive me to Mt.
Hood which is another hour and a half away from the Portland Airport. Total time flying there
Contact:
would be roughly 5 hours, so it made sense to drive and have the freedom to come and go at
Miyuki Toyoda
my own schedule. As some of you may have already guessed, (Continued on p.5)
Wednesdays @ 6:30pm
MONTHLY
TOBAN
GROUPS
COMING UP:
FUJINKAI
TOBAN #2
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DHARMA LIGHT
President’s Message
FUJINKAI
Once September arrives, Toban 2
Bud Sakamoto
(contact: Miyuki Toyoda) will have
one month remaining of tasks to be
done. In October, Toban 3 (contact:
Itoko Akune) will be taking its turn
until end of January 2016.
During the summer, Hiroko
Kawamoto of Toban 2, Mary Murao and Patty Tipple have
been busy helping out at Wednesday’s bingo nights until
the Kendo and Judo ladies arrive around 6 pm. The
regular helpers have been away more than usual in July
and August due to family commitments and vacation so
this extra help has been appreciated. Thank you very
much.
Upcoming Fujinkai events are:
1.Semi annual AGM on Sunday, September 27 at 1 p.m.
Guest speaker will be Mandy Ling from the Richmond
Hospital Foundation. Following her brief talk, the
members will discuss matters of concern to the
Fujinkai. Attendance by Fujinkai will be appreciated
as input is invaluable. One does not have to be a
member of a toban to attend.
2.Craft Fair on Saturday, November 21. The past two
years, this has been held on the 1st Saturday in
November but attendance by the public has not been
great so decision was made to move the date to later
in the month. Application forms have been mailed to
last year’s crafters but more crafters are needed so
please spread the word around. Table rental has been
a reasonable $25 since the beginning of our craft fair.
Food products always sell well.
Assistance will be appreciated at the coming BCJSBTF
convention on September 19 and 20: baking for
Sunday’s continental breakfast (muffins , scones, etc.)
and coffee breaks (cookies, squares, etc.)
SPECIAL
AGM &
VOTE
I hope everyone is enjoying the long
and pleasant summer. As you are all
aware this weather is unprecedented with
such very little rain. The sunshine is very
nice, however we do need the rain and
when it comes, will we really appreciate
the moisture and water as being essential for all living
beings and plants.
At this time of the year with the start of a new school
year we often try to introduce new programs and activities.
This year starting in the second week of September we are
introducing YOGA. If you are interested please check the
information in this newsletter for details. The art classes
introduced several years ago will begin again in the middle
of September. For those interested in joining the classes,
the program will be catered to individual need and abilities.
The regular art classes are held on Wednesday at 7:00 pm
and possibly in the morning at 10:00 am if three or more
registers. Please contact myself at 604 274 4799.
We are open to new ideas and programs for the temple.
Please feel free to make suggestions for adding new
activities to the temple. I look forward to hearing from you.
Please call the number above.
In gassho, Bud Sakamoto
2015 Vancouver Island Obon Cemetery
Visitation Tour – A Journey of Awakening
On the weekend of August 7 –
9, Bud Sakamoto, my mother, my
daughter, Erin and myself, were
joined by 5 others from Victoria as
we travelled to six communities
throughout Vancouver Island
for the annual Obon Cemetery
Visitation Tour. The journey
began on the Saturday morning in
Nanaimo, where we held a service
at the local cemetery for the
Japanese Canadians who were
interned there. This was followed
by a service at the residence
of one Mr. Makoto Fukui who
welcomes us every year so that we may conduct the Obon
service for the local residence in the Nanaimo area. After
the service and a brief visit with the locals, we continued
on our journey making our way up to Cumberland. For the
past several years, we have been graciously invited to
lunch with Mayor Leslie Baird and Councillor Roger Kishi
and his wife, Catherine. The lunch with the Mayor Baird and
Councillor Kishi, has become one of the highlights of the
trip as they are so friendly and welcoming. Unfortunately,
the cemetery visitation in Cumberland was hampered by
rain, so the attendance was not as large as in previous
years. Day one of the trip came to an end with a service at
the cemetery in Port Alberni. Over the past four years that I
have been involved with the Obon Cemetery visitation, the
Port Alberni Cemetery has always seemed lonely as there
has not been any local representation when we visited
the site. This year as well, there was no one from the
local community in attendance, though we did notice that
someone had recently visited the site as there were fresh
cut flowers placed by the memorial marker. I don’t know
if it was someone locally who had placed the flowers, or
someone who happened to be visiting the Port Alberni
area, but either way it was nice to see that others have
been visiting the site as well.
VISION
20/20
Over the past 18 months, the 20/20 Committee has
worked hard to create a concept for our temple’s future,
that will also allow the temple to start offering more daytime
programs for seniors in our community.
At Obon, we presented this information, architects’
drawings and members of our committee were present
to answer questions and explain what we have come up
with so far. Nineteen people put their names on a list of
individuals who might want to move into the building.
In September members will get a mailed notice for a
special AGM, where you will get the chance to ask more
questions and then vote to continue this project.
We hope to see many members at the special AGM,
and will do our best to answer questions in both English
and Japanese!
In gassho, Rainer Mehl, Chair
BCJSBTF raffle tickets
We would like to ask everyone to return sold/unsold
raffle tickets and top white page intact along with money/
cheque to the temple at your earliest convenient. The
due date was on August 28th. Winners will be announced
at the BCJSBTF Steveston Buddhist Temple Banquet on
September 19, 2015.
Thank you for your participation and dedication in
sharing the Buddha Dharma.
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SEPTEMBER 2015
UPCOMING EVENTS
Moe No Kai
Day two of our journey began in Chemainus, with a
service at the local cemetery. Prior to the service, our
group cleaned the memorial marker and tidied up the
area around it. This was when I noticed that there was
also a memorial marker for the members of the Chinese
community who were interned in the cemetery. Being good
neighbours, we also cleaned their marker as well. Once
we finished with the visit to the Chemainus cemetery,
we headed down to Duncan for their cemetery visitation.
There, a group of several local Nikkei families joined
us for the service. The cemetery in Duncan is quite
unique and interesting as it was on the grounds of an
old Presbyterian Church so the headstones of the Nikkei
individuals were protected and not desecrated as in some
of the other cemeteries. Because of this fact, the cemetery
in Duncan has aged naturally, which has created its own
unique situation. It must have taken decades for it to
happen, but right in the section where the Nikkei graves
are situated there is a large Maple tree which has grown
out of the spot where several headstones exist. In fact a
couple of the headstones have been pushed aside by the
tree to the point where they look like they may topple over
at any moment. The uniqueness of this tree, however, is
that the branches spread out creating a natural umbrella
shading almost perfectly all of the graves where the Nikkei
people are buried; giving the tree the appearance of being
a gentle protector overseeing the site.
The pilgrimage of visiting the cemeteries on Vancouver
Island came to a fitting close with the Obon Service at the
Ross Bay Cemetery in Victoria. Just over 50 people were
in attendance for the service which has become part of the
annual activities of the local Nikkei community in Victoria.
For the past several years, the local Nikkei community
has been organizing events in conjunction with our annual
visitation. While our group was still visiting the other
cemeteries on the Sunday morning, the Victoria Nikkei
community was busy cleaning up the grave sites of all of
the Nikkei graves in the Ross Bay Cemetery and preparing
for the Obon Festival which followed the service at the
cemetery. The Obon Festival started several years ago
hosted by the local Nikkei Society of Victoria at the Ross
Bay Villa (a house belonging to the cemetery) located just
across the street from the cemetery. The festival includes
performances of Japanese Folk Songs, Taiko Drumming
and of course Bon Odori. It is truly gratifying to see the
local Nikkei Community of Victoria come together to
organize this Obon Festival in conjunction with our annual
visitation. I hope it is something they can continue on for
years to come.
The Vancouver Island Obon Cemetery visitation
continues to be a wonderful spiritual journey which allows
us the opportunity to not only pay homage to our Nikkei
pioneers, but to recognize that they were individuals
who helped forge the history of our country of Canada.
The annual Vancouver Island Obon Cemetery visitation
tour is one that I would highly recommend for anyone
interested in taking a spiritual journey. Thank you to all
who participated in this year’s journey.
In Gassho, Grant Ikuta
Keiko Go
September Moe No Kai will be changed to Thursday,
Sep. 17th. at 10am. We have lots of ideas for the fall
Moe No Kai again this year. Please bring your friends and
enjoy Moe No Kai morning. See you soon.
Yoga at Our Temple
We are very happy to introduce a new yoga class
being offered at our temple. The classes will be offered
by Ms. Alanna McConnell, who is the granddaughter to
Mr. & Mrs. Hayao and Tomiko Sakai. Alanna has quite
an extensive career in teaching Yoga, having taught for
over 11 years. She has a Bachelor’s of Science in Food,
Nutrition and Health and is also certified by the British
Columbia Recreation and Parks Association to lead group
fitness classes and work with older adults. She used to
lead a falls prevention fitness class at Rosewood Manor,
and has been running her own Yoga studio in the Minato
shopping complex.
Alanna is planning on offering general Yoga classes on
Mondays and Thursdays starting September 14th. The
following is a schedule for the two sessions:
• Monday session start: September 14th from 5:306:45pm for 6 consecutive weeks (except for October
12th- Thanksgiving Day), ending on October 26th.
• Thursday session start: September 17th from 5:306:45pm for 6 consecutive weeks, ending on October
22nd.
A third Yoga program, known as Chair Yoga Session,
would be conducted on Saturday mornings beginning on
September 26th and running for six weeks. This Chair
Yoga will be run as a drop-in style class geared more
towards seniors in our community. The cost for the
Saturday sessions would be through donations to the
Temple (suggestion of $5 -$10 per session). The classes
would be 45 minutes in length starting from 9:30 – 10:30
am.
If you are interested in any of the above programs,
please contact Rev. Ikuta and he will provide the contact
information for Ms. McConnell.
The temple is very grateful to have Alanna join us in
providing the Yoga classes. In the near future, we hope
to be able to expand our programming to provide other
activities and classes for the community at large.
Bingo is Alive and
Going Strong.
Dharma School
We hope you all had a great summer. It sure was warm.
September 13 - Dharma school will be having our
pancake brunch. After service all are invited to join us.
While the adults are attending the service, the children will
be making pancakes for brunch (or breakfast for those that
haven’t eaten yet). We hope you will join us.
See you all for the new school year.
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Summer has come to a close and we enjoyed the warm,
sunny weather. As we start the fall season, we would like
to say thank you to the volunteers from the Judo Club and
the Kendo Club who help us at Bingo during the summer.
Your efforts are greatly appreciated as we could keep
Bingo going in the summer and give our regular Bingo
helpers a well deserved break.
The summer break is all too short as we welcome our
regular helpers back. Thank you for your dedication and
hard work. We must thank all the Bingo players for coming
out regularly to support our temple and to play Bingo with
a chance to win big and small cash prizes. We wish you
good luck in the coming weeks and hope you hit a big
jackpot or two.
DHARMA LIGHT
Nokotsudo Service:
Hibi Aika
Kondo Kaoru
Nakano Yasuo & Minako
Nakano Yasuo & Minako
Shotsuki Donations:
Hatsubon Service:
Nov. Shotsuki: Nagata Kazuo & Sayoko
Go Keiko
Feb. Shotsuki: Nagata Kazuo & Sayoko
Kurahashi Marie & Family
May Shotsuki: Kuriyama P., Nagata Kazuo & Sayoko
Morishita Dennis
July Shotsuki:
Obon Service:
Akune Aaron & Vicky
Nishi Greg & Mary
Akizuki Eiko
Akune Roy & Itoko
Nishi Kazumi
Akizuki Kinuyo
Akune RS.
Nishi Isao & Kayoko
Akune Robert
Akune Ted & Rose
Nishi Shizuko
Akune Roy & Itoko
Bicego Ivano & Betty
Nitta Ayako
Araki Masato & Daisy
Domai Kiyo; Esson Karen
Oye Hanako
Araki Hashowski Maya
Hamade Y.
Oshiro May
Banno Martha
Hamanishi May & Moe
Pineda Hiyori
Domai Kiyo
Hamanishi Betty & Yoshio
Ryan Larry & Jeanne
Doi Peter
Hamaura Misaye
Sakai Mitts & Kay
Esson Karen
Harada Jack; Higo Kay
Sakai Terry & Marge
Gallop F.
Higo S.; Hikida Mary
Sakamoto Bud
Go Keiko
Hirano Masami
Sakamot Umeno
Hama Sally
Hirose Ted & Mary
Takahashi Dave & Keiko
Hamade Y.
Hirota Kyoko
Tanaka Emiko
Hamaguchi T.
Ikuta Makoto; Ikuta Noriko Tani Kiyoshi & Mutsumi
Hamanishi Yoshio & Betty
Kariya Kimiko
Tasaka Kaz & Chic
Hamanishi Keiko
Kishi Setsuko
Teraguchi Henry & Jean
Hamano Heidi
Kokubo Alice
Terai Kay
Hamaura Misaye & Bob
Kondo Tamotsu & Chieko
Teramura Ken & Pauline
Hamaura Kelly & Mitsue
Morishita Dennis
Shawfort Tracy
Hamaura Masako
Morimoto Shigekazu
Toyoda Miyuki
Harada Jack
Morishita Colin
Toyoda R.
Hibi Carey
Morishita Michiyo
Tsumura Tuck
Hibi Mika
Murao Tohio
Tubajon Paul & Julie
Hibi Aika
Murray G.S.
Yamamoto Kiyomi
Higo Kelvin
Nakade Esther
Yamashita Setsuko
Higo Haruko
Nakano Yasuko & Minako
Yoshida Misuye
Higo Suzuko
Niguma Kazuko
Hori Glenn & Gail
August Shotsuki:
Hori Haruye
Beresford Terry
Morizawa Sazare
Ikeda Connie
Butler Linda
Mukai Akiko
Ikuta Denise
Domai Kiyo
Mukai Sadao & Shioko
Ikuta Kuni & June
Flynn Sharon
Murray G. S.
Iwata Geneive
Hamade Yoko
Nakanishi Michael & Frances Ikuta Kevin & Karen
Hamanishi Yoshio & Betty
Narukami Don & Chiyo
Ikuta Makoto
Hamaura Masako
Niguma Kazuko
Ikeda Naoe
Harada Jack
Nishi Isao & Kayoko
Ikuta Noriko
Hirano Masami
Niwatsukino Kyoko
Ikuta Teruko
Hodder Bob & Evely
Okabe Mary
Kagawa Byron
Ikuta Kuni & June
Osaka Kikue
Kamachi Lily
Ikuta Makoto
Oye Hanako
Kamachi Yoshiko
Ikuta Noriko
Ryan Jeanne & Larry
Kamide Glen
Ikuta Teruko
Ryomoto M.
Kamimura Mitsuo & Sada
Iwata Genevieve
Sato Shigeko
Kamimura Shig & Yukie
Kariya Kimiko
Shoji Chika
Kawabata Jack
Koyanagi Susie
Shiyoji L.
Kawabata Mitsuye
Kimura George
Slye J.
Kawabata Victor
Kobayashi Miyako
Tabata Hajime
Kariya Kimiko
Kojima Jim
Tabata Tosh
Kariya Ayako
Koyanagi Susie
Tasaka Teruko
Kariya Tsuneko
Kumagai Tetsuo & Noriko
Terai K.
Kawamoto Hiroko
Matsumoto Yoshiko
Tomihiro Doc & Kazy
Kemp Kevin & Norine
Matsuno Seishi
Toyoda Miyuki
Kimura Sueko
Morishita Elmer
Yamamoto T.
King Betty
Mori Kahoru
Yoneda K.
Kishi Setsuko
Morizawa Chiyoko
Yoshida Mary
Kitade Kiyoko
Total Shotsuki Donations: $2940
Kobayashi Miyako
Kokubo Alice
The Steveston Buddhist Temple sincerely
appreciates and thanks the following for their
generous donations:
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Total: $1870
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the Father’s Day Camp: Popell David, Putner E., Takayama Kimiko
the Wedding: Watson MacKay Joseph and Ozawa Kei
the Wedding: Wall Ken and Yokouchi Akiko
the Wedding: Schimelpfennig Gil
the son Alex Peterson’s Wedding: Peterson Martena
the Butsudan purchased: Jensen Neil, Takeuchi Mitsunori
the move: Sakai Mitts & Kay
the visit to the temple: Tanaka Suzanne & Leslie
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Niguma Kazuko
Nishikihama Erica
Nitta Ayako
Ryan Larry & Jeanne
Sakai Mitts & Kay
Shimizu Masako
Yamamoto Kiyomi
Nakatsuru Dennis & Brenda
Nishikihama Teruko
Nomura Dan & Colleen
Nomura Mark & Chris
Nomura Rejto George & Cathy
Sato Helen
Kokubo Eiko
Oki Hiroshi
Kondo Fujikazu & Yoneko Osaka Kikue
Kondo Kaoru
Oye Hanako
Kishiuchi M.
Quan Toshiko
Komori Yasuko
Ryan Jeanne & Larry
Koyanagi Herby & Jean
Saito Tokiko
Koyanagi Susie
Sakai Mitsuka
Koyanagi Yoshiko
Sakai Mitts & Kay
Kurita Yoshie
Sakamoto Alan & Cathy
Maede Toyoko
Sakamoto Bud
Matsumoto Yoshiko
Sakamoto Umeno
Naruno Yukito & Hisako
Sakata Hozumi
Matsumura J.
Sakata S.
Matsunaga Susan
Sakai Hayao
Matsunaga T.
Sakai Terry & Marge
Matsunaga Osamu
Sakiyama N & L.
Matsuno Tom
Sameshima Hisako
Sameshima Yoshiko
Matsuno Seishi
Sano Masayoshi
Mizuta Harry & Akemi
Shikaze Naomi
Mori Kahoru
Shimizu M.
Mori Koji & Judith
Shinde Osamu
Morishita Elmer
Shiozaki Masako
Morishita Michiyo
Sutler Linda
Morizawa Sazare
Suzuki Kent
Mizuyabu Misayo
Tabata Hajime & Kyoko
Morizawa Chiyoko
Tabata Family
Mukai Akiko
Tabata Tosh & Miyeko
Murray G.S.
Takasaki S.
Murao Lilan
Takeuchi Ken & Sachiko
Murao Mary
Tanaka Emiko
Murao Toshio
Tanaka Jim
McLean Yokota Jenny
Tanaka Kiyoko
Nagata Kazuo & Sayoko
Nakanishi Michael & Frances Tani Kiyoshi & Mutsumi
Nakano Alison
Tasaka Kaz & Chic
Nakano S.
Tasaka Teruko
Nakano Yasuo & Minako
Tezuka Yasuko
Nakata Andy & Masayo
Tomihiro Doc & Kazuko
Nakatsu Tsuyoshi
Toyoda Miyuki
Nakatsu Jesse
Uyeda Yochiko
Narukami Do & Chiyo
Uyeyama Tom
Nishi
Wada K.
Nevins Julie & Kent
Watanabe K.
Nishi Isao & Kayoko
Watanabe Keiko
Nishi K.
Yamamoto Barry & Keiko
Nishi Kazumi
Yamamoto Kayoko
Nishi Pat
Yamamoto Kiyomi
Nishi Shizuko
Yamanaka M.
Nishikihama Fumiko
Yamanaka Miyoko
Nitta Ayako
Yamashita Setsuko
Niwatsukino Betty
Yamashita Muneichi &
Niwatsukino Kyoko
Kazuko
Nogami Hiroshi
Yokota Carl
Ohara Isao
Yokota Family
Ohara Nobuye
Yoshioka Lucy & Stan
Ojiro Family
Yoshida Misuye
Okabe Mary
Yokota Ken & Yumi
Okano Nicole
Okano Toki
Hoonko:
Nagata Kazuo & Sayoko
Obon:
Nagata Kazuo & Sayoko
Shimizu Michiko
Gotanye:
Hamade Yoko
Nagata Kazuo & Sayoko
Kondo Tamotsu & Chieko
Ohigan:
Kondo Tamotsu & Chieko
Shimizu Michiko
Nagata Kazuo & Sayoko
Jodo-e:
Kondo Fujikazu & Yoneko Nagata Kazuo & Sayoko
Total Special Service Donations: $6825
SEPTEMBER 2015
In memory of:
Your
The late Mrs. Peggy Nakano:
Ryan Larry & Jeanne
Hamanishi Yoshio & Betty
King Betty
Donations
Sakata Roy
Hamaura Bob & Misaye
Yamanaka Mitsuhiro & Keiko
Suyama Eiji & Caroline
are needed
The late Mr.Toshio Sameshima:
Tabata Tosh & Teruko
and
Sameshima
B.S.
Sameshima
Ron
Takarajima
appreciated!
Sameshima Dan
Yamaoka G&N
Tsujimoto Shinobu
Sameshima Hisako
Wilson Lloyd
The late Mr. Lindsay Akizuki:
Yamanaka Miyoko
Akizuki Family
Sakai Hayao
Yoshida Misuye
Domai Kiyo
Sameshima Yoshiko
Fraser Valley
Ohara Nobuye
Teraguchi Henry & Jean
Nikkei Centre
Kimura Sueko
Toyoda Miyuki
Total: $2096.75
Nagata K.
Yamasaki Yoko & Joji
Nakade Allan
Yamashita Setsuko
49th day service of the late Mr. Lindsay Akizuki: Akizuki Eiko
Food Bazaar
The late Mrs. Furukawa: Kluth Joyce
(according to the list submitted by Fujinkai):
The late Mr. Ken Kikegawa: Koyanagi Susie
Hama Helen
Hori Haruye
The late Masaharu & Yukie Teraguchi: Kamimura Shig & Yukie
Hamanishi Yoshio & Betty Kishi Setsuko
The late Kintaro & Tsurue Kamimura: Kamimura Shig & Yukie
Ikuta Teruko
Koyanagi Susie
Kondo Kaoru
Nakano Yoshio & Minako The late Johnny & Kay Toyoda: Morishita Mr. D & Mrs. R. Toyoda
The late Mrs. Eskandari: Eskandari Mehradat
Koyanagi Yoshiko
Nishi Kazumi
7th year of the late Mr. George Koyanagi: Tomihiro Kazy & Doc
Maede Toyoko
Nishi Isao & Kayoko
The
The late Mr. Hiroyuki Rex Sato: Go Keiko; Sato Helen
Matsumoto Y.
Ohara Nobuye
Steveston
The late family member: Jensen Neil
Mori Carol
Sakamoto U.
Buddhist
1st year of the late Mrs. Hisako Shikaze:
Mori Judith & Koji
Tomihiro Doc & Kazy
Temple
Shikaze Naomi
Tomihiro Doc & Kazy
Morizawa Chiyoko
Yoshida Misuye
sincerely
Koyanagi Susie
Niwatsukino Betty
Murao Toshio
Ikuta Makoto
appreciates
Niwatsukino Tomi
Niwatsukino Kyoko
Nitta Ayako
Kariya Kimiko
Kawakami Shiro
and thanks
Ohara Isao
Matsuno Yoko
13th year of the late Mr. Seiwa Oyama: Oyama Tsuruko
Sakata Roy
Takasaki Sonoko
everyone for
Total Memorial Donations $4530
Sameshima Hisako
Yamanaka Miyoko
their donations.
Shimizu M.
Akizuki Eiko
Donations
Memberships
Paid:
Tabata Sumiko
Nakata Andy & Masayo
are
the single
Beresford Terry
Sakai Sharon
Tanaka Emiko
Niwatsukino Betty
largest source
Domai Kiyo
Sakata Kay
Tasaka Teruko
Koyanagi Herby & Jean
of income for
Hikida Mary
Shoji Chika
Tasaka Chic
Kobayashi Miyako
the temple, so
Hirota Kyoko
Tabata Setsuko & Yoshiaki
Yoshihara Hiroko
Total: $860
we thank your
Koyanagi Susie
Takeuchi Ken & Sachiko
Akizuki Kinuyo
Murao Mary
Tomihiro Doc & Kazuko
contribution.
Nakata Andy & Masayo
Yamashita Muneichi & Kazuko
Donation to Fujinkai:
Nevins Julie
Yoshida Misuye
Yokota Carl
Nomura family
Yamaoka Alan
groom’s side were Buddhists and the because it is part of the great cultural
Morishita Dennis
Kokubo Alice
bride’s side were Sikhs. They held heritage of India, Ambedkhar believed
Tanimura Shirley
Kokubo Eiko
a Sikh wedding on the Friday, to that this was a teaching to liberate and
Ikuta Teruko
Total: $1090
General Donations:
Beresford Terry
Ebisuzaki Susan
Hamade Midori
Harada Jack
Ikuta Makoto
Jensen Mari & Neil
Mia Aungi
Kokubo Alice
Mitsuishi Reiko Lily
Morishita Elmer
Nakatsuka Teruko
Nanzai Megumi
Osaka Kikue
Dharma Services:
Akune Roy
Domai Kiyo
Harada Jack
Hirose-Cameron Lisa
Ikuta Makoto
Kurita Yoshie
Mitsuishi Reiko Lily
Oki Hiroshi
Ryan Larry & Jeanne
Yokouchi Akiko
Yoshihara Hiroko
Total: $400
(from Page 1) Google Maps is not always so
reliable. What it didn’t take into account is a very
busy border crossing taking close to an hour and
a half to get across the border, this was followed
by crawling traffic from the south end of Seattle
right through to south of Tacoma. It actually took
me closer to 9 hours driving there.
Once I finally arrived there, though, I must say
I was moved by the beauty of the mountain. It was
definitely one of the most spectacular sites that
I have been for a wedding. As for the ceremony
itself, even though it was my first involvement
with a same-sex marriage, everything went
beautifully. The vast majority of the guests were
non Buddhists and I had so many individuals
come up to say how much they enjoyed the
simplicity, yet very meaningful ceremony.
The third and final wedding ceremony I was
involved with this past month, took place this
past weekend at our temple. It was a wedding
ceremony for an East Indian couple. The
accommodate the bride’s side and a
Buddhist ceremony on the Saturday to
accommodate the groom’s side.
The groom’s family belonged to the
New Indian Buddhist Society founded
in the 1950’s by Dr. Bhimaro Ramji
Ambedkhar (1891-1956), who was
born in the north-eastern part of India,
belonging to a family in the ‘untouchable
class’ of the Hindu Caste system.
Ambedkhar received a scholarship to
study abroad at Columbia University in
New York, where he received his Ph.D.
in 1916. In 1936 Ambedkhar formed
the Independent Labour Party, and in
1947 was appointed Minister of Law of
the first government of India and was
the author of large parts of the Indian
constitution. However, his attempts to
bring about a thorough reform of Indian
Civil law met with strong opposition,
and in 1951 he withdrew from the
government. In 1950 Ambedkhar made
his allegiance to Buddhism official. He
said that Buddhism is preferable to
all other religions because it is based
on wisdom and compassion, not on
superstition and supernatural beliefs.
Because in Buddhism the concepts
of love, equality and spiritual freedom
are essential parts of its message and
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create true equality amongst all the
people of India. The ‘New Buddhist
Society’ was formally created in 1956.
Through
this
final
wedding
ceremony, I learned that there are
around 150 East Indian Buddhists
in the Vancouver area and that they
don’t really have a temple to call their
own. They were so overjoyed that we
welcomed them into our temple and
conducted the ceremony for them.
The president of the Society told me
after the ceremony that we had just
created history as it was the first
Buddhist wedding ceremony for their
community. They made me realize how
fortunate we are that our pioneers had
the foresight to build such a beautiful
temple as ours. The members of the
‘New Indian Buddhist Society’ were so
happy with the ceremony that, when
they left, came up to me to say this will
definitely not be the last East Indian
wedding to be held at our temple, as
long as our membership allows it.
As we start preparing for the fall
activities at our temple, I look back
fondly on the summer of wedding bells.
It sure was a nice change to have so
many weddings and no funerals.
In Gassho, Grant Ikuta
DHARMA LIGHT
SEPTEMBER 2015 MEMORIAL SERVICE SEPTEMBER 6th 10:30 a.m. (Please bring your “Homyo”.)
Abe, Tomihiko
Amadatsu, Toshiyuki
Grignon, Miyoko
Hamade, Kiyoko
Hamaguchi, Hana
Hamanishi, Riyo
Hamanishi, Tae
Hamaura, Shigeru
Hashimoto, Shizuo
Hikida, Ito
Hirose, Taro Tom
Hirose, Tashichi
Ikeda, Tadatoshi
Inoue, Masao
Ito, Tome
Kariya, Sadao
Kawabata, Yoneji
Kimura, Kiyoko
Kishi, Seiji
Kobayashi, Genshiro
Kurahashi, Kenji
Maede, Kichitaro
Maekawa, Tokujiro
Matsuyama, Hideo
Mizuyabu, Shigeharu
Morishita, Hiroshi
Morizawa, Fusa
Muramatsu, Marion C.
Murao, Shizuye
Murao, Tokuichiro
Nariiwa, Morio
Nakano, Iwa
Nakatsuru, Gary Mitsuru
Nishi, Yukio
Nishi, Mitsue
Nishikihama, Yoshiharu
Ogawa, Masao
Otabe , Junko
Oye, Yaichi
Oye, Yakichi
Ozeki, Yosuke
Ryomoto, Saburo
Sakata, Asao
Sakata, Yoshiaki
Sameshima, Fujie
Shiyoji, Kenneth
Tabata, Akio
Tabata, Hiroshi
Tamaki, Yoshio
Tanaka, Sakiye
Tani, Mary Yoshiko
Tanigami, Moriji
Tasaka, Mitsue
Teraguchi, Yurie
Teramura, Takashi
Toyoda, (Infant)
Uyeyama, Minoru
Yamamoto, Masao
Yamanaka, Yukio
Yoshida, Harue
Yoshida, Sumie
Arakawa-Galli, Antonio
Asari, Some
Asari, Yoshio
Ayukawa, Michiko
Hall, Junko
Hamaguchi, Yoshiko
Hamanishi, Kiyoshi
Hikida, Akira
Hori, Masae
Imai, Fusao
Inoue, Miyo
Inouye, Yoshiko
Ikuta, Shinjo
Ishida, Fumiko
Kakehi, Emiko
Kamachi, Shoji
Kamachi, Masao
Kariya, Masue
Kariya, Tsuruko
Kimura, Genjiro
Kishiuchi, Shigekazu
Kokubo, Nobu
Kondo, Toshio
Koyanagi, Shizu
Matsumura, Shizuko
Miyazaki, Takaaki
Mizuguchi, Tadashi
Mizuguchi, Yukio
Mori, Isamu
Mukai, Fusako
Murao, Yoichi
Matsuo, Neil
Nakane, Risa
Nakano, Kazuo
Nakatani, Masue
Nakatsuka, Takasada
Natsuhara, Toyo
Nishi, Iyoko
Nishi, Riseko Rosie
Nishi, Tsunezo
Nishii, Yoshinosuke
Nishikihama, Keizo
Niwatsukino, Tokichi
Niwatsukino , Shigeru
Nomura, Fuyumi
Nomura, Masao
Onouye, Kazuko
Saeki, Takekichi
Sakai, Lillian
Sakai, Sumi
Sakata, Haruko
Sameshima, Eizo
Sameshima, Noriko
Shiozaki, Kiyomi
Shiyoji, Noboru
Suzuki, Aiko
Takeuchi, Margaret
Tanaka, Takao
Tanigami, Moriharu
Taniguchi, Yone
Tasaka, Hatsue
Teranishi, Shigeko
Yamamoto, Kumano
Yamamoto, Yone
Yoshida, Yasuichi
Yoshida, Yutaka
OCTOBER 2015 MEMORIAL SERVICE OCTOBER 4th 10:30 a.m. (Please bring your “Homyo”.)
BCJSBTF Convention on
September 19 and 20
The 60th BC Jodo Shinshu Buddhist Temples
Federation convention is being hosted by the
Steveston Buddhist Temple.
The theme is “The Mosaic of World Religions”
with visitations to the Ling Yen Mountain Buddhist
Temple with a vegetarian lunch, the Vedic Cultural
Bon Odori
Festival
Centre (Hindu temple) and the Nawak Niwas
Gurdwara (Sikh Temple). Registration forms are
available at the Temple as well as on the Temple
Website and will be accepted until September 12.
The registration fee includes the vegetarian lunch
and the catered banquet on Saturday evening.
Registration fees: $50 for adults
$25 (students 6 yrs of age to university)
Free for children 5 years of age or under
Wedding Bells
The Steveston Buddhist Temple would like to congratulate the following couples on
the occasion of their wedding ceremonies during the months of July and August. We
hope you share many years of happiness together in the future and we look forward
to your participation at our temple functions.
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Kei Ozawa and Joseph Watson-MacKay Akiko Sato and Gil Schimmelpfennig Alex Peterson and Evin Leuhrs
Hargun Saroay & Anmol Soond
Promoting Takarajima Playgroup
and Bingo
Married
Married
Married
Married
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on
on
on
on
The Steveston Buddhist Temple
Bon Odori Festival was held on
Saturday July 18th, a beautiful hot
sunny day. Despite the heat a large
crowd (700+) attended the festival and
were treated to a wonderful variety
of Food, games and of course Odori
dancing.
The organizing committee would
like to thank the volunteers for their
hard work and dedication, without
which the Festival would not have
been the great success it was.
To the right are just a few
photographs, with many more posted
on our Website.
July 5, 2015
August 1, 2015
August 16, 2015
August 22, 2015
Capt. Terry Yaki in person
SEPTEMBER 2015
At the Obon festival, we were lucky to have many
special guests: Several groups of very talented dancers,
our own Taiko group, guest ministers from Toronto and
Vancouver as well as the Consul General of Japan.
For the first time in a number of years,
SBT participated in the Salmon Festival
Parade on Canada Day. Complete with a
very insane float and enthusiastic Dancers.
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STEVESTON
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER 2015
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
10:30 am Meditation
Rev Ikuta in Calgary
18
19
10:30 am Shotsuki Monthly
Memorial Service
13
WFW final meeting
14
7:30 pm DVD
Seminar
6:30 pm Bingo
15
16
7:30 pm Meditation
17
10:00 am Moe No Kai
5:30 Yoga Class
2:30 pm Maples Service
BCJSBTF Convention
7:30 pm Board
Meeting
7:30 pm BDK DVD
Presentation
11:00 am Nikkei Home
Service
6:30 pm Bingo
20
21
22
23
BCJSBTF Convention
5:30 Yoga Class
7:30 pm Mutually
Sustaining Life - DVD
Seminar
6:30 pm Bingo
7:30 pm Meditation
29
30
October 1
2
3
2:30 pm Maples Service
10:30 am Meditation
9:30 Chair Yoga with
Alanna
9
10
10:00 am Dharma School
10:30 am Regular Service
10:30 am Memorial Service
27
28
10:30 am Higan Fall Equinox 5:30 Yoga Class
Service
5:30 Yoga Class
7:30 pm Meditation
10:30 am Meditation
24
25
26
5:30 Yoga Class
10:30 am Meditation
9:30 Chair Yoga
with Alanna
5:30 Yoga Class
7:30 pm BDK DVD
Presentation
6:30 pm Bingo
7:30 pm Meditation
5
6
7
8
10:30 am Shotsuki Monthly
Memorial Service
5:30 Yoga Class
7:30 pm DVD
Seminar
6:30 pm Bingo
7:30 pm Meditation
10:30 am Meditation
9:30 Chair Yoga with
Alanna
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
7:30 Board
Meeting
7:30 pm BDK DVD
Presentation
19
20
1:00 pm Fujinkai Meeting
4
10:30 am Regular Service
18
7:30 pm DVD
Seminar
5:30 Yoga Class
5:30 Yoga Class
6:30 pm Bingo
21
5:30 Yoga Class
25
26
27
10:30 am Regular Service
5:30 Yoga Class
7:30 pm BDK DVD
Presentation
6:30 pm Bingo
November 1
2
3
4
5:30 Yoga Class
7:30 pm DVD
Seminar
10:30 am Meditation
22
23
5:30 Yoga Class
10:30 am Regular Service
10:30 am Shotsuki Monthly
Memorial Service
7:30 pm Meditation
9:30 Chair Yoga with
Alanna
24
9:30 Chair Yoga with
Alanna
6:30 pm Bingo
7:30 pm Meditation
10:30 am Meditation
28
29
30
31
7:30 pm Meditation
10:30 am Meditation
9:30 Chair Yoga with
Alanna
5
6
7
2:30 pm Maples Service
10:30 am Meditation
9:30 Chair Yoga with
Alanna
5:30 Yoga Class
6:30 pm Bingo
8
5:30 Yoga Class
7:30 pm Meditation
9月 2015
会長からのお知らせ
新婚さんいらっしゃい
坂本バッド
夏の季節が終わり、お寺の
行事がまた忙しくなる九月を
皆様はこの素晴らしい夏を楽しんでいらっし
迎えました。と言っても今年
ゃることと思います。しかしこの夏は今まで
の夏は非常に忙しくて、あっ
になく異常に雨が少ないです。晴天は良いで
という間でした。特に、8月
に入ってから毎週のように結
すが雨も必要で、雨が降ると生きとし生ける
婚式の司婚を務めさせていた
ものに必要な水や湿気のありがたさを強く感
だきました。一か月の間に3
じます。
組の結婚式にかかわり、それぞれ個性的だった
新学期が始まるこの時期には、私達も新しいので、ここで少し紹介したいと思っています。
プログラムを始めます。今年は、9月の第2週最初の結婚式は8月1日、スタンレーパークの
からヨガを始めます。興味のある方は、このニュースレター中にあるローズガーデンにて開催されました。
に書いてあるヨガのご案内をご覧ください。何年か前にあっ式の会場としては大変美しいところでした。そ
こで式が行われていたのは私たちだけでした
たアートクラスは9月中ごろからまた始まり、クラスの内容
が、景色がいい場所なので、ほかにも結婚式を
は個人のレベルに合わせます。クラスは水曜日の午後7:00か終えたばかりのグループが8組ほど写真撮影を
らですが、もし3人以上集まれば午前10:00のクラスも作れるしていました。それは、とても華やかな風景で
かもしれません。坂本バッドまでご連絡ください（604-274- した。その後の披露宴もスタンレーパークの中
で行われましたので、とても良い式でした。た
4799）
お寺では新しいアイディアやプログラムに関心がありますのだ、一つだけ欠点があるとしたら、それは結婚
式がバンクーバー花火大会の最終日と重なって
で、こういう事をして欲しいというご意見等がありましたらいたことでした。私が帰ろうとしたときに花火
どうぞお聞かせください。上記の番号に電話して下さるのを大会も終わった頃だったので車の渋滞が大変で
した。花火大会のメイン会場がスタンレーパー
お待ちしています。
クのすぐ隣にあるため、バンクーバーの中でも
合掌
一番込み合う場所でした。家に帰るのに1時間
坂本バッド
以上かかりました。
スティーブストン仏教会会長
二回目の結婚式は二週間後の8月16日にアメリ
カのオレゴン州にあるマウントフッドという山
の上での式でした。なぜそんな遠方で式を挙げたかというと
ご本人たちは最近アメリカからバンクーバーへ引っ越してき
て、家族はみんなアメリカにいるからでした。結婚された二
人は同性カップルで、片方の方、アレックス、は青年のころ
からスポーケン仏教会に通っていたそうです。彼の話による
と、ゲイであった自分は中々居場所が見つからなくて、ある
日スポーケン仏教会を訪ねた時に初めて自分をそのままで受
け入れてくれた場所があると感銘したと話されました。とい
うわけで彼は強い意志をもって仏式にしたいと私に相談しに
過去18か月間、20/20委員会はお寺の将来をどのようなも
来られました。
のにするかを考えてきました。この将来像は同時に地域の高結婚式の司婚者を引き受けた私は会場となるMt. Hoodがい
齢者のためにより多くのプログラムを提供することも含まれったいどこにあるのかも知らなかったので、まずはグーグル
ています。盆踊りの時にこの情報と建築家の図面を展示し、で調べてみました。そこでは約6時間の運転で行けるとグー
委員会メンバーが皆様のご質問にお答えしたり、委員会の考グルマップが教えてくれました。飛行機で行こうと調べた
ところ、ポートランド国際空港が一番近いということがわ
えを説明したりしました。その時19人の方達が完成の暁に
かり、空港での待ち時間も計算の中に入れると飛行機で行
はこの施設に入れるよう登録なさいました。
っても約4時間半かかることが分かりましたので、車で行く
ことに決めました。しかし、実際に運転していったら6時間
9月に特別総会のご案内を会員にお送りします。そこでもっ
と質問する機会もあり、この計画を今後も続けるかどうかのではなく8時間半以上かかりました。グーグルマップは国境
での一時間以上の混雑やシアトルの南からタコマを抜ける
投票があります。
までの大渋滞は計算に入っていなかったみたいです。大変
ぜひ多くの方が特別総会に出席なさるようお願いいたしま
長い旅でしたが、とてもよかったです。今までいろんな場
す。委員会メンバーもご質問に日英両語でお答えするよう最所で結婚式を挙げた経験はありましたがこれほど印象に残
る場所は初めてでした。Mt. Hoodの頂上のすぐ近くにある
善を尽くします。
Timberline Lodgeというホテルで式を挙げました。ホテル
合掌
は標高6,000Ft. にあるところでしたので、空気が薄く感じ
メール・ライナー
ました。結婚式に出席した家族や友人たちはほとんど初めて
ビジョン20/20委員会会長　の仏教行事に参加する人ばかりでした。何人の方が式の終わ
った後に今まで一番感動した結婚式でしたと言ってくれまし
た。もっと仏教について知りたいという人もいました。帰
りの渋滞は行きより少しましで、国境もそんなに混雑して
いませんでしたので8時間で戻れました。思い出に残る経験
BCJSBTF　ラッフルチケット
でした。
さて、最後の結婚式はつい先週末お寺で行われましたが、こ
チケットを未だお持ちの方は、至急オフィスまで返却願いまれもまた印象的でしたが、その話をすると記事が長くなるの
で今回はここまでにします。
す。チケットが売れていない場合でも、必ずお戻し願いま
す。半券は当選日に必要になってきますので、大切にお持ちとにかく、今年の夏は珍しく葬儀ではなく、結婚式に追われ
ていた夏でした。9月になるとまた多くの行事が始まります
下さいませ。宜しくお願い致します.
ので、皆さまも参加するように念じ申し上げます。
合　掌
生田真見
法
の
と
も
し
び
特別総会
& 投票
ビジョン
20/20
日本語：J-1
法のともしび
婦人会からのお知らせ
お寺でのヨガ教室
吉原ヒロコ
お寺でお待ちかねのヨガ教室が始まります。ヨガの先生はマ
ッコネル　アラナさんで、酒井ハヤオさんとトミコさんのお
孫さんです。アラナさんはヨガを11年以上教えており、経
験豊富です。彼女は食品、栄養、健康科学で学士号を取り、
さらにBCリクリエーション及び公園協会からグループ・フ
ィットネス・クラスや高齢者のための運動を教える認可も受
けています。彼女は以前ローズウッド・メイナーで転倒防止
の運動を教え、今はミナト・ショッピング・コンプレックス
で自分のヨガ教室を開いています。
アラナさんが計画している一般向けのヨガのクラスは毎週月
曜と木曜にあります。
婦人会の今後の予定
・月曜日のクラス：9月14日から始まります。時間は5:301．下半期総会：9月27日（日）。1時。
6:45で、6週間あり、10月6日に終わります。ただし10月12
ゲストスピーカーはリッチモンド病院基金のマンディー　リ日のサンクスギビング・デーはお休みです。
ングさん。その後、婦人会について話し合います。婦人会の・木曜日のクラス:　9月17日から始まります。時間は5:30皆さんのご参加とご意見を期待しています。これは当番のメ 6:45で、6週間あり、10月22日に終わります。
ンバーでなくても参加できます。
三番目のヨガのクラスは椅子ヨガで、土曜の午前9:30-10:30
2．手芸品バザー:　11月21日（土）。
にあり、9月26日から6週間あります。この椅子ヨガはドロ
これは過去2年間、11月の第1土曜日に行いましたが、一般
ップ・イン（一回ごとの参加）で主にシニア向けです。土曜
の参加者が少なかったため、11月の後半に変更しました。
クラスの費用はお寺への寄付（1人1回$5.00-$10.00位）で
申込用紙は去年の手芸品出品者には郵送しましたが、もっとお願いします。クラスの長さは45分ほどです。
出品者が必要のため他の人達にもお伝え下さい。テーブル代興味のある方は生田先生からアラナさんの連絡先をお聞きく
は$25.00で、手芸品バザーを始めた時から同じ値段です。食ださい。
料品は良く売れます。
アラナさんがヨガ教室を開いて下さることになり、とても感
9月19日（土）と20日（日）に行われるBCJSBTF会議のた
謝しています。将来は地域全体に向けてもっと多様なプログ
めボランティアを探しています。日曜日のコンチネンタル・ラムを拡大していきたいと思います。
ブレックファスト（マフィン、スコーン等）とコーヒーブレ
イク（クッキー、スクエア等）用のベーキングをしてくださ
萌の会　る方。また、土曜日の仕出しの夕食の準備と食後の片づけを
郷恵子
してくださる方。
9月の萌の会は都合により、17日午前10時からに変更になり
ました。秋も沢山の企画を用意してあります。どうぞ、お
友達をお誘いの上、お越し下さいませ。お待ちしておりま
BCJSBTF会議：9月19日と20日
す。
9月は当番2（連絡先：トヨダ・ミユキさん）の最期の月
で、10月から1月末までは当番3（連絡先：阿久根イトコさ
ん）の番になります。
夏の間は、当番2の川本ヒロコさん、村尾メアリーさん、テ
ィップル・パティーさんが6時頃に剣道と柔道の女性たちが
来るまで水曜日のビンゴを手伝って下さいました。いつも手
伝って下さる方達は、家族や休暇の都合上、7~8月は例年以
上に来られない方が多かったためです。どうもありがとうご
ざいました。
第60回ブリティッシュコロンビア州浄土真宗仏教会連盟の会
議はスティーブストン仏教会が主催します。テーマは「世界
宗教のモザイク」でリング・イェン・マウンテン仏教会を訪
ね菜食主義の昼食を頂き、更にヴェーディック文化センター
（ヒンズー寺院）とナワク・ニワス・グルドワラ（シーク寺
院）を訪ねます。登録用紙はお寺にあり、9月12日まで受け
付けます。登録費用は菜食主義の昼食と土曜日の仕出しの夕
食を含みます。
登録費用：大人は$50.00、
6歳か6歳以上大学生までは$25.00、
5歳か5歳以下は無料。
日曜学校
素晴らしい夏を過ごされたことと思います。それにしても暑
かったですね。
9月13日に日曜学校でパンケーキ・ブランチがありますの
で、法要の後ブランチを食べて下さい。大人が法要に出てい
る間、子供たちがブランチ用のパンケーキを作ります（朝ご
はんを食べていない人には朝食ですね）。皆さん、どうぞふ
るって参加して下さい。
それでは新学期にお会いしましょう。
ご結婚おめでとうございます
次の方々は7月と8月にわたって、ご結婚をなされました。本当におめでとうございました。
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小澤　景様　と　ジョセフ　ワットソン‐マケイー様 2015年7月5日結婚
佐藤　明子様　と　ギル　シメルフェニグ様
2015年8月1日結婚
アレックス　ピーターソン様　と　エビン　ルアス様 2015年8月16日結婚
ハルグン　ソーレイ様　と　アンムール　スーンド様 2015年8月22日結婚
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