The Season of Gratitude - the Buddhist Church of Oakland!

BUSSHIN DECEMBER 2014
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Volume 57 Number 12
The Season of Gratitude
IN THIS ISSUE
By Rev. Harry Gyokyo Bridge
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t’s official – we have entered the
“Holiday Season” of Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s. I
have a variety of memories about
these three holidays. Thanksgiving
and Christmas were much more
meaningful when I was a kid living in the United States – we had
turkey, Christmas tree, etc. Moving
to Japan at age 11, no more turkey,
and Christmas just wasn’t the same,
even though the school I went to,
the American School in Japan, took
those holidays off. You could tell,
though that New Year’s Eve & Day
were a much bigger deal in Japan.
It’s interesting for me to end
up in the Buddhist Churches of
America where I can celebrate
both aspects of my earlier experience. Even though Thanksgiving is
a very “American” holiday, we can
also understand it as an acknowledgment of the gratitude that
Buddhism teaches. Christmas, although ostensibly a Christian holiday, is a time where we can practice
giving through our gifts, and spend
this important time together with
our families. I find that families at
the temple often uphold the traditional Japanese food and gathering
traditions of their ancestors.
I have written about this before, but I have learned to approach the Holiday Season instead
as the “Season of Gratitude,” even
extending it into January with Hoonko. Learning to appreciate everything I have been through, all
the love, compassion and instruction I have received throughout
my life in both the United States &
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Message from our President
By Linda Minamoto
W
ell, despite our BEST efforts, my team did not win
BCO’s golf tournament on October
6. However, we had a good time
and, of course, it was for a good
cause. The weather was great and
we had a good turnout. Thank you
to the golf tournament committee: Keiju Terada (Chair), Michael
Endo, Mary Hiromoto, Ed Mon,
Peter Nakaso, Ron Nomura, Jeff
Suda, Ted Tanisawa, and Gary
Tominaga. A special thank you to
our generous donors and invaluable volunteers. This year a part of
the proceeds will be donated to the
Asian Health Services. We were
lucky to have the Bishop, Reverend Umezu, and his wife, Janet,
join us for the award’s dinner. In
addition, we were honored to have
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Minister’s Message
1&4
Message from our President
1-2
January Busshin Deadline Information
2
Buddhist Education News 3
Jr. YBA News
3
Youth Club News
4
Momijikai News
4
Newsroom OBWA
4
In Memoriam
4
Holiday Greetings Form 5
Dharma School News
6
2014 December Shotsuki 7
Memorial Service
Temple Tid-Bits
7
New Years Omochi Form 8
Calendar9-10
Japanese Section
12-14
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Message from The President
Continued from Front Page
representatives from the Consulate
General of Japan attend the dinner, including the Consul General,
Mr. Masato Watanabe.
We celebrated and expressed
our appreciation to our Keirokai members at a special service
and luncheon on October 12. The
luncheon was delicious. It was
organized and planned by Jon
Takagaki and Gloria Fujimoto. We were entertained by the
Karaoke group. Thank you to all
those who helped make it a fun
event for our Keirokai.
October ended on a great
note…the winning of the World
Series by the San Francisco Giants.
What an exciting series! I love the
SF Giants. Reverend Bridge’s theme
for his Dharma Talks in October
was right conduct/behavior (one
of the Eightfold Noble Path). What
I find so compelling about the SF
Giants is their right/positive conduct/behavior. In today’s world,
where so many sports’ figures behave badly (e.g., players from the
NFL involved in criminal acts of
violence), it is refreshing to support
a team whose members are positive
role models. Many of their players
persevered through adversity to
finally be on a winning World
Series team (e.g., Tim Hudson
and Travis Ishikawa). It was also
through “right effort” that the team
was successful. Go Giants!
Things are winding down.
Don’t forget mochitsuki is coming
up on December 14th. We can use
any and all help. If you haven’t
come out before, I can assure you
that it is a lot a fun and you’ll enjoy
yourself!
In Gassho,
Linda Minamoto
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DEADLINE FOR JANUARY
2015 BUSSHIN ARTICLES:
DECEMBER 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, December 14th, 2014
by Youth Club
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Buddhist Education News
By Gayle Noguchi
C
elebrate Bodhi Day with us on
Sunday, December 7th commemorating the day Shakyamuni
Buddha became enlightened. Service begins at 10:00 a.m.
Join us on Wednesday, December 10th, 7:00-8:30 p.m. for
our monthly Evening Dharma
Service and Discussion with
Reverend Harry Gyokyo Bridge.
All adults and young adults interested in Buddhism are welcome!
Please note there will be no Saturday Dharma Study Class this
month.
Ring in the New Year with
your BCO Dharma Family on
New Year’s Eve, Wednesday, December 31st. Service begins at
8:00 p.m., and then participate in
the tradition of striking the kansho and enjoying a bowl of soba
noodles!
REGISTER NOW – SPACE LIMITED!
WHAT: Essentials of Buddhism: a 4 part introduction to
Buddhism Presented by Sensei Elaine Donlan of the Buddhist Church
of San Francisco
WHEN: Thursdays, January 8, 15, 22, and 29, 2015
7:00-8:30 p.m.
WHERE: BCA Bookstore, 2140 Durant Ave. Berkeley
(one block up from Shattuck Ave.)
Does Buddhism seem complex and confusing to you? Are you
stumped when asked to explain it to someone? Then this 4 part
introduction to Buddhism is for you! Sensei Donlan will teach you
what you need to know. Previously taught at the Buddhist Church
of San Francisco, this very popular class is now available in the East
Bay for the first time!
Registration is free – donations are welcome and appreciated.
To register, contact Gayle Noguchi at 510-809-1435 or
gnoguchi@bcahq.org.
Jr. YBA News
By Kelsey Hirota
H
appy belated Halloween
and Happy Thanksgiving!
Thank you again to all those who
came to our haunted house. In early
November, we travelled to Fresno
to attend the CC Jr. YBA Conference on the 7th-9th. Here, we got to
meet up with many other teens from
other Buddhist Temples from cities
such as Fresno, Berkeley, Sacramento, Alameda, and more, all while
having fun and learning more about
Buddhism. You may have seen YBA
members recently running around
the Church with cameras and computers, wondering, “what the heck
are they doing?” Well, we were just
shooting our skit for Bodhi Day,
which we previewed in Fresno.
Thank you to everyone who helped
us on this fun trip, especially all the
parents who drove and chaperoned
for the weekend!
In addition to the trip to Fresno,
we chaired multiple services and
participated as Teaching Assistants
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for the Dharma School on the 16th.
Our annual See’s Candy sales also
started on that day, so remember
to buy some discounted おいしい
See’s Candy to give to your loved
ones for the holidays!
In December, we are going to
show our Bodhi day skit on the
7th, as well as serve our Mochitsuki
Udon Luncheon on the 14th for
everyone who comes to Mochitsuki
to help out.
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Youth Club News… Girls D-Silver Team
Newsroom
OBWA
By June Nomura
H
ello Everyone, welcome to
the 2014-2015 Youth Club
basketball season!
This year Eric Masamori is
coaching the Girls D-Silver team.
Currently there are 6 girls on the
team (Cameryn Kwong, Emiko
Masamori, Mayumi Nomura,
Marley Valparaiso, Lanae Wong
and Elise Young) and we are looking for more girls interested in playing basketball. The girls started
practice in October and games will
begin at the beginning of December. The girls practice at
Redwood Day School in Oakland on Fridays from 6:45pm
to 8:30pm. If you know of any
girls in 4th or 5th grade, who are
interested in playing, please feel
free to contact Eric Masamori or
myself via email (Eric at
emasamori@comcast.net or June at
rjnom96@sbcglobal.net )
Momiji Kai News
By Nancy Yamamoto
D
ue to many unforeseen happenings lately, the Momiji
kai group has been inactive these
last several months. As the new year
approaches we do hope to be able
to resume our pre-planned activities
once again.
The regular meetings for November will be on Thurs., November 6th and 20th, per our original
schedule. We hope to see you all at
10:00 a.m. on these dates.
The Momiji kai members
mourn the recent passing of Mrs.
Fumi Soga who had been a long
time member of the organization.
At this time we wish to
acknowledge with sincere gratitude, the very generous donations
from Mrs. Renie Grohl, Mrs.
Jean Nakazono and Mrs. Lynn
Chung. Our sincere thanks to
you ladies.
By Karen Hashimoto
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BWA gratefully acknowledges the following
donations:
Jean Nakazono - appreciation
of visit
Cathy Miyasaki – appreciation
for visiting her mother, Sachi
Matsui
Mami Yamagishi - donation of
craft supplies
Ruby Kuritsubo and Linda
Minamoto – Eshinnin-Kakushinnin-Lady Ohtani Service
Judy Kano - Memory of Grace
Misaki
Alice Neishi – Fukuoka Party
Kayoko Fujimoto – Orei for
attendance at FBWA Conference
in Irvine
Our annual Bonenkai will
be held on Sunday, December
7. We have a greeting card and
craft sale that day. For information, contact Carol Thunen
or Patti Hisaoka.
Minister’s Message
Continued from Front Page
In Memoriam
The Buddhist Church of Oakland extends its deepest condolences
to the families of:
Mrs. Evelyn Fumiko Soga, October 10, 2014
Mrs. Alice Kaneshige, October 23, 2014
Mr. Moe Neishi, October 26, 2014
May the family members find comfort and solace in the Nembutsu,
Namu amida butsu.
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Japan, I am glad to have encountered the teachings of the Buddha.
As American Buddhists, we can
incorporate the best aspects of our
own personal histories, our family
traditions, and hopefully approach
it all in a spirit of gratitude and
appreciation.
In gassho,
Rev. Harry Gyokyo Bridge
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HOLIDAY GREETINGS 2014-2015
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2015年の親春も近ずいていまいりました。当仏教会では仏心新年号で恒
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会にお納めくださるようお願い申し上げます。
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オークランド仏教会年始交換員会
門信徒の皆様へ
Your church is now beginning preparations of the 2014-15 "Holiday Greetings" in which we are given the
opportunity to extend our personal greetings to all our friends and church family members.
As in the past, the purpose of the holiday greetings is to assist you in extending your holiday wishes to your
church family during the holiday season. Utilizing this church service does not detract from the spirit of the
individual cards you would be sending.
Your message may be in any shape or form -- long or short as you please. If you desire, a clear black and
white photo of your family and/or pet(s) may be included. Of course, photos will have to be cut and/or reduced or
enlarged in order to utilize the available space. If you would like to advertise your business, send in your business
card... BUT ABOVE ALL, BE SURE TO SIGN YOUR NAME(S).
Won't you join us in this church family project? Please fill out the form below and mail it back to the church
by MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2014. This will give the committee ample time to organize, finalize, print and
collate the issue and mail it in time for the New Year.
MAIL TO:
With Gassho,
Holiday Greetings Committee
BUDDHIST CHURCH OF OAKLAND
825 JACKSON STREET
OAKLAND, CA 94607-4723
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Dharma School News...
By Maya Lawrence
W
hat a frightfully wonderful
Halloween Party! The Dharma School Parents and the Jr. YBA
really know how to throw a party!!
Thank you to Delia Ikeda and her
helpers, Joanne and Scott Morgan,
Karla Lee, Cindy and Henri Sakai
Kim, and Kathy Aoki for some
great games. Thank you to Valerie
and Tak Otsuka for the donut bites
game and the guessing games. Gary
Lawrence, Ron Nomura, Norm
Yoshida, Jon and Linda Takagaki
kept churning out great pizzas, too.
Thank you, too, to Ron Fujii for the
great watermelon and grapes. So
many people helped put out the
food, set up the tables, and take
down the tables. Thank you all!
Our progress on the Eightfold
Noble Path continues: In September, we focused on Right Effort and
the Dharma School cleaned their
classrooms.
We are resuming our
Non-Perishable Food
Drive in January, but
for now, we continue
to have our Alameda County Food
Bank barrel available for whatever
donations you feel you can give.
If you have E-WASTE
that you would like to
get rid of, you can bring the
items to church during November.
Anything with electronics qualifies.
If you are donating
an old CRT television,
please attach your
name and your address
to the item (required by law).
We are very grateful to our
donors. Thank you very much!
Mrs. Alice Shibata - Keirokai
appreciation
Rosalie Kido - Keirokai appreciation
Ruby Kuritsubo - Keirokai appreciation
Mr. and Mrs. Yoneyama - Keirokai
appreciation
Ms. Lou Minamoto - Keirokai
appreciation
In October, we focused on Right
Conduct, collated the Busshin with
the help of many other Sangha members, worked on our Keirokai gifts,
learned a new gatha and enjoyed
our Halloween Party.
Now in November, we will explore Right Mindfulness. Being
mindful of the Buddha’s teaching,
being mindful of the environment
and our effect on others, being mindful of all that has been given to us.
A lot to be mindful of as we observe
Thanksgiving and our Perpetual Memorial Service.
We have a special Sunday the best!!
planned for November 23rd at
church. Christine Bartlett, a good
friend of Jun Hamamoto, will lead
a workshop called Build It. Christine’s workshops are always fun (and
educational, too). We’ve been happy
to work with her before at the Lawrence Hall of Science. Hope you can
make it!
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Happy Birthday to
our students born in
November: Mason Kim,
Colin Kwong and Leila
Neishi. We wish you all
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2014 December Shotsuki Memorial Service
Service: Sunday, December 7, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. following Family Service
Dharma Message by Rev. Harry Gyokyo Bridge
Family and friends are invited to attend this monthly memorial service for those listed below. If any errors
appear in the list below, please notify the church office at (510) 832-5988 at your earliest convenience.
For next month’s Shotsuki Service, please see the January calendar.
Mrs. Wakako Adachi
Dr. Larry Aikawa
Mrs. Yoneko Aochi
Mrs. Koto Aoyagi
Mr. Yasutaro Chiyoda
Mrs. Fumie Doi
Mr. Goro Endo
Mr. Fusakichi Fujii
Mrs. Carrie Fujii
Mr. George Fujino
Mr. Noboru Fukuchi
Mrs. Michiko Fukutomi
Miss Emiko Furuta
Mrs. Toshiko Furuta
Mr. Jay Gluck
Mrs. Sumie Hiramoto Gluck
Mrs. Mutsu Gonda
Mr. Utaro Harada
Mrs. Kinuko Diana Hayashi – 7th year
Mrs. Osue Hirabayashi
Mr. Fred Hiromoto
Mrs. Fuji Ikeda
Mr. Dick Kanzaki
Mr. Keishu Kanzaki
Mr. Otokichi Kashima
Mr. Tamesaku Kataoka
Mrs. Kiyono Kawabata
Mr. Yuji Kawabata
Mrs. Hisa Kawamoto
Miss Pearl Kawamoto – 3rd year
Mrs. Riu Kawaoka
Mrs. Yufu Kisanuki
Mr. Keisaburo Koda
Mr. Kazuo Koizumi
Mr. Takehei Kono
Mr. Heitaro Kosobayashi
Mrs. Margaret Kubota
Mr. Myosuke Kuramura
Mr. Torahei Masuoka – 50th year
Mr. Ben Matsui – 1st year
Mrs. Matsu Matsui
Mr. Chosei Matsui
Mrs. Fusako Matsutani
Mrs. Kinu Matsutani
Mr. Rokusaburo Miyamoto
Mr. Masato Mori
Mr. Yoshihisa Mori
Mr. Naoto Roy Muramoto
Mr. Yotaro Najima
Mr. Nobori Nakagawa – 17th year
Mr. Toru Tom Nakagawa
Mr. Hiroshi Nakai – 50th year
Mr. Masato Nakao
Mr. Takashi Nakao
Mr. Seiichi Nakatani
Mr. Eiichi Nakazono
Mr. Eisaburo Natsuhara
Miss Gloria Natsuhara
Mrs. Nobuko Natsuhara
Miss Masako Neishi
Mr. Sadaichi Neishi
Mr. George Nobori – 17th year
Mr. Don Nomiyama
Mr. Jerry Nomura – 17th year
Mr. Sekinosuke Okai
Mrs. Mary Fumiye Okamura
Mr. Shinji Okamura – 13th year
Mrs. Hide Okano
Mrs. Kimiyo Okawachi
Mr. Takashi Okawachi
Mr. Keiji Onizuka
Mrs. Jane Otsuka
Mr. Tomio Otsuka
Mrs. Wendy Mitsu Pendro
Mr. Jun Sasaki – 7th year
Mr. Yukichi Sasaki
Mr. Mitsuzo Satake
Mrs. Tomino Shigemoto
Mrs. Amy Shimada – 3rd year
Mr. Yoshizo Shimamoto
Mr. Masao Shinomoto
Mr. Shigeyoshi Suwa
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Mrs. Hatsue Sunagawa
Mr. Yoshitsugu Takeda
Mr. Seikatsu Takesaka – 50th year
Mrs. Teiko Tamori
Mr. Ichiro Tanaka
Mr. Masaichi Tanaka
Mrs. Masayo Tani
Mrs. Kusu Tanita
Mrs. Mary Tsuboi
Mr. Shozo Tsuboi
Mrs. Ayako Agnes Tsuji
Miss Yumiko Tsujimoto
Mr. Shigekazu Umemoto
Mrs. Kin Usui
Mrs. Teruko Uyeno
Mr. George Watanabe
Mr. Yotaro Watanabe – 50th year
Mr. Howard Worrell
Mrs. Yoshiwo Yabe
Mr. Naozo Yago
Mr. George Yamaguchi
Mr. Noboru Yamanaka – 13th year
Mr. Takefumi Yasuda
Mrs. Masae Yokomizo
Mrs. Nobuye Nowie Yokomizo –
7th year
Mr. Yonekichi Yokomizo
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re you or someone you
know moving, have a new
mailing address? Please notify
the church office so we can
update our records. The office will be closed Thursday,
November 27 and Friday,
November 28. Thank you.
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New Year’s Omochi
The traditional New Year’s Omochi will be prepared by the Buddhist Church of Oakland on SUNDAY,
DECEMBER 14, 2014 from 7:00 a.m. The Omochi is being offered to members and the public on a
donation basis as listed on the order form below. For procurement of the necessary ingredients, Please
turn in your order form by DECEMBER 8th. We will no longer be accepting orders past
the deadline. LAST MINUTE REQUESTS on the day of mochi tsuki will not be filled until all preorders have been filled.
In order for the marketing and packaging crew to accurately fill your order, an order form has been
provided for you below. Please note that there is a space for you to note the approximate desired pick-up
time. Also, a space has been provided for the name of the individual who will be picking up your order. It
is requested that orders be picked up between 3:30 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. Members are urged to invite
supporters, where this form is not sent, to place orders with the church at (510) 832-5988. Office hours are
from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday thru Friday.
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~ December 2014 ~
Sun
Mon
1
Tue
2
Busshin Articles Due
Wed
3
4
Karaoke, Social Hall,
7:30-9:30 pm
8
OBWA Meeting
9:00-10:00 am
Fri
5
Board of Directors
Momijikai, Small
Meeting, Small Chapel, Chapel
7:00 pm
10:00 am-2:00 pm
Line Dancing,
Social Hall, 1:00-2:30
pm
7
Thu
6
Gakuen
Issei Kaikan,
9:00-12:00 pm
Gakuen (Adult)
Issei Kaikan, 6:30-8:30
9
10
11
EBYAL
Issei Kaikan,
7:00-9:00 pm
Evening Dharma
Service & Discussion,
7:00-8:30 pm
Gakuen (Adult)
Youth Club
Issei Kaikan, 6:30-8:30 Set-up for Mochisuki
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Bodhi Day Service
10:00-11:00
13
Gakuen
Issei Kaikan,
9:00-12:00 pm
Anko Prep
Social Hall/main
Kitchen
9:00-12:00 pm
Shotsuki Memorial &
Adult Dharma Service
11:00-11:45 am
Ikebana
Issei Kaikan 2:00-4:00
pm
OBWA Bonenkai
Social Hall
12:00-1:00 pm
14
Sat
15
Mochitsuki
6:00 am-6:00 pm
16
17
18
Oakland Fukuoka
Sister City Association
General Meeting
Issei Kaikan, 7:00-9:00
pm
Busshin CollationYouth Club
19
Momijikai, Small
Chapel
10:00 am-2:00 pm
20
Gakuen
Issei Kaikan,
9:00-12:00 pm
Gakuen (Adult)
Issei Kaikan, 6:30-8:30
21
22
23
24
25
No Service
28
Temple Clean-up
9:00-11:30 am
Christmas Day
(Office Closed)
29
30
31
New Year’s Eve
Service, 8:00-9:00 pm
9
26
27
No Gakuen
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~ January 2015 ~
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
1
Fri
2
Happy New Year!
(Office Closed)
Sat
3
Gakuen / New Year’s
Party
Social Hall, 9:00-1:00
pm
New Year’s Day
Service, 11-12 pm
Busshin Articles Due
4
5
6
OBWA Meeting
9:00-10:00 am
Small Chapel
7
8
9
Board of Directors
Gakuen (Adult)
Hiroshima Kenjinkai
Meeting, Small Chapel, Issei Kaikan, 6:30-8:30 Prep
7:00 pm
Social Hall, 1:00-3:00
pm
Family Dharma
Service, OBWA Officer
Installation
10-10:45 am
Youth Club Set-up for
Ho-onko Luncheon
Shotsuki Memorial &
Adult Dharma Service
10:45-11:30
10
Gakuen
Issei Kaikan,
9:00-12:00 pm
Hiroshima Kenjinkai
New Year’s Celebration
Social Hall, 12:30-4:00
pm
Ikebana
Issei Kaikan, 2:00-4:00
pm
Concord Howakai –
New Year’s Dinner
4:00 pm
11
12
13
Ho-onko Service
10-11:30 am
Otoki – Toban A
11:30-12:30 pm
Wanto Shodo Kai
Issei Kaikan,
10 am-12 Noon
EBYAL
Evening Dharma
Issei Kaikan, 7:30-9:00 Service & Discussion,
pm
7:00-8:30 pm
14
15
Busshin Collation Board
Karaoke, Social Hall,
7:30-9:30 pm
18
19
17
Gakuen
Issei Kaikan,
9:00-12:00 pm
Gakuen (Adult)
Issei Kaikan, 6:30-8:30
20
Family Dharma Service Martin Luther King Day
10-10:45 am
(Office Closed)
Dharma Chat
10:45-11:30 am
Karaoke, Social Hall,
7:30-9:30 pm
Ashland Howakai
5:00-6:30pm
Oakland Fukuoka
Sister City Association
General Meeting
Issei Kaikan, 7:00-9:00
pm
25
26
27
Family Dharma Service
10-10:45 am
Dharma Chat
10:45-11:30 am
Dharma School
Teacher’s Meeting
11:45
Wanto Shodo Kai
Issei Kaikan,
10 am-12 Noon
21
22
23
Gakuen (Adult)
Issei Kaikan, 6:30-8:30
28
29
Asian Health Services
Monthly Meeting
Social Hall, 9:00 am12:00 pm
Busshin Articles Due
Karaoke, Social Hall,
7:30-9:30 pm
Oakland-Fukuoka
Sister City AssociationNew Year’s Dinner;
Social Hall;
5:00-8:00 pm
10
16
Momijikai, Small
Chapel
10:00 am-2:00 pm
24
Gakuen
Issei Kaikan,
9:00-12:00 pm
30
31
Hiroshima Kenjinkai
Gakuen
Board meeting
Issei Kaikan
Gakuen (Adult)
Social Hall, 12:30-2:30 9:00-12:00 pm
Issei Kaikan, 6:30-8:30 pm
BUSSHIN DECEMBER 2014
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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2014
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BUSSHIN DECEMBER 2014
除夜法要
十二月三十一日（水曜日）
大みそかの夜、あわただしかったすべての仕事を終えて、仏様
の感謝と、年の反省の法要を午後八時よりお勤めされます。
２０１５の締めくくりとして、除夜の鐘を皆でつきましょう！
弔
去る十月十日にオークランド市在住の曾我エベリンふみ子夫
人が九十五才を一期として往生されました。遺族の皆様と共に合掌
させていただきます。
去る十月二十三日にウォールナットクリーク市在住の金重アリ
ス夫人が七十七才を一期として往生されました。遺族の皆様と共に
合掌させていただきます。
去る十月二十六日にサウスレイク・タホ市在住の根石求氏が
八十才を一期として往生されました。遺族の皆様と共に合掌させて
いただきます。お知らせ
諸般の事情により 2015 年 1 月号より『仏心』の日本語ページは休止
とさせていただきます。これまで愛読していただき本当にありがと
うございました。休止に伴いご迷惑をお掛けすることになるかと存
じますが何卒ご理解のほどよろしくお願い申し上げます。 13
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十二月の主な行事予定
三日
七日
水
日
十四日
二十一日
二十八日
三十一日
日
月
日
水
午後七時
午前九時
午前十時
理事会
婦人会例会
成道会家族礼拝
引き続き祥月法要
午前十一時より婦人会忘年会
午前七時
餅つき
仏教会休み
午前九時
おみがき
午後八時
除夜法要
成道会法要祥月法要
婦人会忘年会
来る十二月七日（日）午前十時より成道会家族礼拝を勤めま
す。引き続き祥月法要を勤めます。その後、婦人会忘年会
をもようしします。できるだけ多くの方々にお参りして頂き
たいと思います。
餅つき
お正月のお餅つきが十二月十四日（日）に仏教会で行われます。
皆様からのオーダーをうけつけますので、十二月の一日までに
仏教会の方にお届けください。詳しい事は英語の記事を参照く
ださい。
大掃除とお磨き
来る十二月二十八日（日）午前九時より年二回の大掃除とお
内陣の仏具のお磨きが予定されています。
新年を前にお寺の内外をきれいにしたいと思います。よろし
くお願い致します。
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