Strive Incessantly! BY REV. HARRY GYOKYO BRIDGE

SOMETIMES THE WORDS OF THE

historical Buddha can appear to be in

confl ict with later interpretations. An

example of this can be seen in the case

of effort. It is related in the Maha-Parini-

bbana Sutta that Shakyamuni Buddha’s

fi nal admonition to his disciples before

he died was, “Strive incessantly!” How-

ever, Shinran Shonin’s teaching is one of

entrusting in the “Other Power” of Ami-

da Buddha. This is expressed, for ex-

ample, in the Ryogemon, which begins

with: “Casting off the self-power mind

of the sundry practices and disciplines,

we single-mindedly entrust ourselves

to Amida Tathagata…” How can we rec-

oncile these two viewpoints?

Perhaps an answer can be found in

another teaching of Shakyamuni Bud-

dha, the Middle Way. This is a path be-

tween extremes, found for example in

the rejection of the extremes of exis-

tence and non-existence. In this case, I

think we can see that the teaching to

“Strive incessantly” isn’t possible for the

average person, myself included. And

yet, the idea that therefore one needn’t

strive for anything is an extreme as well.

Ideally we go to the temple to chant

sutras, to be with other Buddhists, and

to hear the Dharma. But it can’t stop

there – we must take what we have

heard back into our regular everyday

lives and try and apply it. It has even

been said that our “practice” is simply

“living.” And yet, this “practice” is not

living our lives mindlessly, but refl ect-

ing on both the Buddha’s teachings as

well as our own thoughts, words and

actions.

In the Buddhist Churches of Amer-

ica our standard service is on Sunday.

But at the Buddhist Church of Oakland

we have tried to increase the number

CONTINUED ON PAGE 4

Minister’s Message 1 & 4

President’s Message 1 & 9

Jr. YBA News 2

Buddhist Education 2News

Busshin Deadline Info 2

HO-ON Service Team 12 3

HO-ON Service Teams 3

Momiji Kai News 4

OBWA News 4

Dharma School News 5

Daruma No Gakko Flyer 6

Feb. Shotsuki Service 7

BCO Golf 8-9Tournament

BCO Happi Coat Info 9

Mochitsuki 2015 10

In Memoriam 10

Holiday Greetings 112015-16 Thank You

Can Food Drive 11

Gift Card Donations 12

Calendar 13-14

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MOCHITSUKI: I KNOW IT’S LATE,

but I want to thank everyone for their

hard work in making our Annual Mo-

chitsuki a success. We made 850

pounds of mochi and orders were

ready on-time! I’d especially like to

thank (12/2 Pick-up) Eric Ikeda, Don

Kaneshige and Ron Nomura; John

Minamoto for washing/cleaning the

rice buckets; (12/11 Rice Washing

Crew) Don Kaneshige, Al Kanzaki,

Jon Takagaki, Gary Lawrence, Digger

Sasaki, Michael Endo, Eric Ikeda, Ron

Nomura, and Gary Tominaga; Those

who generously donated donuts for

the workers; OBWA members, Dhar-

ma School students, teachers and

parents, Nippongo Gakuen students

and teachers, BCO Youth Club play-

ers, parents and coaches, Berkeley

CONTINUED ON PAGE 9

President’s Message BY ROBERT NOGUCHI

FEBRUARY 20162

Buddhist Education News BY GAYLE NOGUCHI

CHECK IT OUT! NOW AVAILABLE

in the BCO Library: The Awareness of

Self: A Guide to the Understanding of

Shin Buddhism by Reverend Gyodo

Haguri, translated by Reverend Wil-

liam Kenshin Masuda with parable,

prologue, and epilogue by Reverend

Taitetsu Unno.

This publication is the much an-

ticipated second printing of the Eng-

lish translation of Shinshin no Ka-

kumei written by Reverend Haguri

in 1953. Like the parable of the fi re

truck siren, Reverend Haguri urges

us to awaken to the true nature of

our blind self, for this is the fi rst step

toward a life of Nembutsu which is

made possible solely by the compas-

sionate workings of Amida Buddha.

With concise clarity, Reverend Haguri

shows us that simple matters of

daily life such as our clothes, money,

and family provide a window to our

ego-centered self. This awareness

opens the way for the great inner

transformation towards authentic-

ity and the conditions for creating

a better and richer life, impacting

everyone and everything with which

we are connected. The Awareness

of Self concludes with a glossary of

Shin Buddhist terms in Japanese and

English and with biographical infor-

mation on Reverend Haguri, Reverend

Unno, and Reverend Masuda.

The BCO Library is located

directly across from the Hondo.

Jr. YBA News BY KELSEY HIROTA

HAPPY 2016! I HOPE YOU ALL HAD

a great holiday season and that you

ate lots of mochi (unless your New

Year’s resolution was to eat healthy)!

Last month, the Jr. YBA was pretty

busy. On Dec. 13, we all drove down

to the church to come and serve

udon lunch to all the mochi makers.

Thank you to all the parents who

woke up early Saturday and prepped

the ingredients, as well as those who

showed up on Mochitsuki to help

us kids boil the noodles, make the

salad, pick up the cake, and much

more. Special thanks to the Masamori

family for chairing the whole thing! It

was a great success, and we all felt

good to give back to the church. In

addition, we also ended our See’s

Candy sales. We all hope you got

to take advantage of the discount-

ed candy! If you didn’t realize how

great an opportunity it was while the

ordering window was still open, there

is always next year to order candy

from us!

This month, we are starting to get

back into the swing of things after a

long relaxing break. No big events in

January, but next month we have a lot

in store. In February, the Bay District

will be going on a one-day ski trip,

waking up at 5am, driving all the way

to Boreal (3 hour drive) and returning

at 10:30pm. We also have a Valentine’s

Day (Feb. 14) udon lunch fundraiser

planned. We hope you will be able to

make it! Proceeds go to the Jr. YBA

and will help fund the YBA’s activities.

Also, we will be chairing services and

teaching Dharma school lessons to

the Dharma school students.

That’s all for now! We will

say goodbye to 2015 sadly, but look

forward to what’s coming in the new

year. We hope this year is going to

be fi lled with lots of fun and that we

can get a lot done! There are going

to be lots of events and things go-

ing on, so follow us through 2016!

Also, we have a new Instagram ac-

count! If you have an Instagram, fol-

low the Jr. YBA at @oakland.jryba for

more instantaneous updates on our

activities! Wow, I’m getting obsolete.

See you next month for a new update

on the Jr. YBA News!

DEADLINE FOR FEBRUARY 2016 BUSSHIN ARTICLES: JANUARY 28TH

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 offi ce.

BUSSHIN COLLATION:Sunday, February 14th, 2016

Service Team 3

HŌ-ON Service Team 12 BY GARY TOMINAGA

TEAM 12 MAINTAINED THE LEVEL OF

excellence already accomplished

by Teams 3 to 11. We met after the

Eitaikyo Service in November, and

minasan responded.

Special thanks to Mr. Makoto

Otsuka, who continues to be BCO’s

Chief Gardening Executive quietly

and behind the scenes. In addition

to his much needed professional

gardening expertise, he also picks up

and disposes of litter and leaves. This

makes garden/grounds maintenance

so much less diffi cult for all our Ho-

On Service Teams.

Special thanks to Ms. Namie

Naito, for again making and donating

her amai kuromame for (New Year’s

Eve) oumisoka.

Special thanks to Ms. Gloria

Fujimoto, for again donating umai

unshu satsuma mikan for (New Year’s

Eve) oumisoka.

Special thanks to those Jr. YBA

members and parents who willingly

volunteered to assist us in the

Issei Kaikan during mochitsuki to

prepare the Busshin for mailing. Please

remember that the Jr. YBA and their

parents (and not Team 12) were

already committed that very same

day to make and serve that (always)

oishii udon lunch.

Last but certainly not least, dou-

mo arigatou gozaimashita and osewa

ni narimashita to those Keirokai and

other Ho-On Service Team members

who willingly volunteered to guide

and assist us at various times during

the month.

Team 12 members unselfi shly

re-prioritized their personal sched-

ules when needed. This occurred

even on unexpected, short notice.

The month of December is always

isogashii for everyone. Nevertheless,

all our required duties were suffi cient-

ly staffed.

Team 12 members compassion-

ately helped other Ho-On Teams

during the year. They never used this

as an excuse to not meet their Team

12 obligations.

Team 12 members cooperatively,

thoughtfully and patiently helped

each other, in addition to everyone

else.

Tanoshikatta, while we effectively

and effi ciently fulfi lled our responsi-

bilities.

HŌ-ON Service TeamsTHE HO-ON SERVICE TEAMS ARE LISTED BELOW. IF YOU DO NOT SEE YOUR NAME LISTED AND YOU WOULD

like to help on a team, please call the offi ce (510) 832-5988 or email offi cebco@gmail.com. We welcome all

members and friends of the BCO to be part of this Ho-On, so feel free to invite your children and extended

family to help out on the teams. Please note that these service teams do not affect our Nikkoland Festival

shifts or our Obon Festival shifts. Your help at these two major fundraisers is still vital to the life of our church.

In Gassho, The BCO Board of Directors

Takagaki, Jon, &, Linda

(Leaders)

Eastly, John & Stacy

Kaneshige, Akiko

Kaneshige, Don & Clare

Koizumi, Jane

Matsuno, Akashi & Jan Wiley

Nakao, Raliegh & Julia

Nakatani, Nancy

Noguchi, Robert & Gayle

Sasaki, Dick &Agnes

Seiki, Richard & Tsuneko

Takemoto, Mark & Erin

Tatai, Sharon

Tsushima, Jane

Yokoyama, Eddie & Terry

Yoshisato-Cavey, Janis

Chung, Steve & Lynn

(Leaders)

Endo, Clifford & Lillian

Endo, Donald & Kathy

Endo, Kay & Setsuko

Endo, Michael

Fujikawa, Jean

Fujimori, Melody

Hashimoto, Karen

Honda, Takako

Inada, Rick & Gayle

Kuritsubo, Ruby

Matsui, George

Mitsuda, Ken & Jane

Mitsuda, Mary Hatsuko

Murakawa, Katsuyo

Nakamura, Dennis

Owoc, Rich & Karen

Ryujin, Gail & Gail

Tamori, Bob

Wong, Larry & Janie

HO-ON SERVICE TEAM 3 (Responsible for February, 2016) HO-ON SERVICE TEAM 4 (Responsible for March, 2016)

FEBRUARY 20163

FEBRUARY 20164

WE WATCHED THE MOVIE, “NINETY

nine years of Love”, after lunch fol-

lowing our general meeting, which

was Thursday Dec. 17, but were unable

to complete, so I believe we will need

to continue on until we see the word

“END” at the completion of the pic-

ture which will probably be during our

fi rst meet of 2016, on January 7. It’s

rather long, don’t you think? But it is

interesting, even though to most of us

the whole story is quite familiar.

The Momiji kai members wish to

extend our “thank you” to our sensei

and the following affi liated members

for their time and effort in helping the

organization with the activities dur-

ing the past year. Firstly, thank you to

our Rev. Harry Bridge for his untiring

assistance including the a.m. service,

his cheerful acceptance of anything

we ask of him, to Patti Hirota for her

untiring Yoga lessons in trying to keep

us all healthy and active, to Renie Grohl

in helping us keep our minds working

with her knitting lessons and to Mrs.

Jean Nakazono for her untiring efforts

in the planning and working all hours

trying her best to keep us all active. And

our sincere thanks to you all.

Now we look forward to a new year

2016. We wish everyone a great and

healthy NEW YEAR.

Momiji Kai News BY NANCY YAMAMOTO

Strive Incessantly!CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE

of opportunities to hear the Dharma.

One is our “Dharma Service & Discus-

sion,” usually held on the 2nd Wednes-

day of each month at 7 pm – we will be

continuing this in 2016, this month we

will be holding it on Feb. 10. We will

also be continuing the Saturday Study

Class, starting back up on February 27

at 2:00 pm. When possible, topics will

be announced via email.

We do observe the death of Shakyamuni

Buddha on Nirvana Day (Feb.

14 at BCO, followed by the February

Shotsuki Memorial Service) – although

it isn’t one of our major services, we

can still take inspiration from Shakya-

muni Buddha’s admonition to ”Strive

incessantly!”

THE OBWA WOULD LIKE TO THANK

the following for their generous do-

nation to the Eshinni, Kakushinni, and

Lady Ohtani Memorial Service:

• Gayle Noguchi

• Ruby Kuritsubo

• Gloria Fujimoto

• Linda Minamoto

• Mary Hiromoto

• Lynn Chung

Thank you also to the following for

their generous donation:

• Norman and Kathy Yoshida of

Hanko Design for the joint

mini-fair/OBWA card workshop

• Murashima family in appreciation

of OBWA’s help with Sumi

Murashima’s memorial service

• Gayle Inada in appreciation for

get well wishes

• Jean Kawata in appreciation for

get well wishes

We would also like to thank:

• Patti Hisaoka for providing

refreshments for the seminar

“Treasure in our Midst: An Indepth

Look at the Three Refuges”

• Carol Thunen and Patti Hisaoka

for chairing the Year End

Celebration – Bonnekai

• Joyce Yokomizo for being the

emcee

The OBWA would also like to ex-

press a heartfelt thanks and apprecia-

tion to everyone who purchased our

handmade cards and who adopted a

Bear with a donation in support of our

Mother Bear project at this Year End

Celebration event.

If your email address changes,

please inform Carol Thunen of your

new address.

OBWA News BY JUDY KANO

Dharma School News BY MAYA LAWRENCE

WE SEND A BIG THANK YOU TO

the High School Senior Class/Jr. YBA

for delivering a very entertaining Bo-

dhi Day Dharma Talk. And another

big thank you to all the Sangha who

brought in toys for the Toy Drive!

We collected three big bins of toys

which we took over to the Fire House

next door. They were very grateful

and I know that you have made some

children very, very happy.

It was great to see so many

Dharma School students at Mochit-

suki. They were fantastic fanners and

they kept those trays floured and

ready for more mochi! Hope you all

enjoyed eating the mochi, too.

The Dharma School is very

grateful to our generous donors.

Thank you to:

Agnes and Digger Sasaki - in appre-

ciation of the Keirokai gift

Henri Kim and Cindy Sakai Kim In

celebration of Mason’s birthday

Linda and Greg Nakamura for their

generous donation.

FEBRUARY 20165

A very Happy Birthday to our one

January birthday: Josh

Lang. Wishing you all the

best!!

And a Very Happy

New Year to all, from the

Dharma School.

FEBRUARY 20166

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2016 February Shotsuki Memorial ServiceService: February 14, 2016 at approximately 10:45am (following Family Dharma Service)

Sermon 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 offi ce at (510) 832-5988 at your earliest convenience. For next month’s Shotsuki Service

please see the February calendar.

Mr. Hiroji Aochi

Mr. Arata Akahoshi

Mr. Nobuta Akahoshi

Mrs. Fusa Doi

Mrs. Kiku Fujii

Mr. Arata Fujikawa

Mrs. Kuni Fujimoto

Mrs. Yoshiko Fujishima – 1st year

Mrs. Junko June Fujita

Mr. Fudekichi Fukuda

Mr. Itaro Harada

Mrs. Seki Harada

Mr. Toshiyuki Jack Harada

Mr. Masatoshi Hashimoto

Mrs. Yoshiko Hashimoto

Mrs. Akino Henmi

Mr. Sataro Hirai – 50th year

Mrs. Fumiko Hiramatsu – 1st year

Mrs. Koyoshi Idehara

Mrs. Hatsu Igaki

Dr. Charles Ishizu

Mr. Harvey Clay Johnson

Mr. Suejiro Kanada

Mr. George Kanagaki

Mr. Naoichi Kaneshige

Mr. Keijiro Kataoka

Mrs. Masuko Kataoka

Mrs. Sakae Kataoka

Mr. Wes Kawabata – 25th year

Mr. Tad Kawamura

Mr. Shuzo Kawaoka

Mr. Rikizo Kido

Mr. Sagao Kido

Mr. Toshiharu Kimura

Mr. Jinpachi Kitagaki

Mrs. Mieko Kitagaki

Miss Kimi Michelle Kleven

Mr. Thomas Koizumi – 17th year

Mr. Kotaro Komoda

Mrs. Taka Kono

Mr. Kashichi Matsui

Mrs. Nobuko Matsui – 33rd year

Mr. Saburo Matsui

Mr. Shigeru Matsumoto

Mrs. Toku Matsutani

Mrs. Tsutae LaChica – 1st year

Mr. Jisaku Minamoto

Mrs. Tokio Minamoto

Mrs. Yukiko Mitsueda

Mrs. Hatsu Miyamoto

Mr. Fujitaro Miyauchi

Ms. Shigeko Mizuki

Mr. Sam Mizusaki

Mrs. Sakae Mori – 17th year

Mr. Yukio Mori

Mrs. Hisa Murakawa

Mr. James Murashima

Mr. Tran Ngoc My

Mrs. Shizue Nakai

Mrs. Kei Nakamura

Mr. Masayoshi Nakamura

Mr. Shozo Nakamura

Mrs. Toki Nakamura

Mrs. Tei Nakao – 33rd year

Mr. Harry Nakaya

Mrs. Tase Nakayama

Mrs. Judy Narasaki

Mrs. Hisa Natsuhara – 33rd year

Mr. Jinpachi Nishimura

Mr. Shosuke Nobori

Mrs. Yae Nobori

Mrs. Hisae Noda

Mrs. Hatsuko Nomura – 3rd year

Mr. James Susumu Nomura

Mr. Mitsuo Okashima

Ms. Fumiko Okawachi

Mr. Kazuichi Oseto

Mr. Nihachiro Sakaki

Faith Sasaki

Mr. Toyohiko Sata

Mrs. Mitsu Shigaya

Mr. Taizan Shimizu – 3rd year

Mrs. Hatsumi Shohara – 17th year

Mrs. Keiko Soda

Mr. George Soga – 13th year

Mr. Frank Takahashi

Mrs. Hina Takahashi

Ms. Tsuruko Takahashi

Mrs. Yana Tanaka

Tani Family

Mr. Jitsuo Tani

Mr. Itsuzo Taniguchi

Mr. Mitsugi Taniguchi

Mr. Edward Tanita

Mrs. Tora Toji

Mr. Sakitaro Toyofuku

Mrs. Same Toyofuku

Mrs. Shizu Tsuboi

Mr. Tamotsu Tsuchida

Mr. Teruki Tsuchida

Mr. Hikotaro Tsuda

Mrs. Ei Tsujimoto

Miss Fumiya Umemoto

Mrs. Sachiko Umemoto – 7th year

Mr. Marc Umetani

Mr. Kenji Urushibata

Mrs. Ura Urushibata

Mr. Kazuhiko Uyeno

Mrs. Hana Wada

Mr. Joe Wakayama

Mr. Harold Wong

Mrs. Kajiko Yamasaki

Mrs. Kimi Yamashita

Mr. Kaheiji Yokomizo

Mr. Eiichi Yoshida

Mr. Kamehisa Yoshida

Mrs. Kino Yoshida

Mr. Hikoichi Yoshioka

Mr. Kiichi Yoshioka

Mr. Kisaku Yoshioka

Mrs. Nao Yoshioka

Mr. Don Jiro Yoshisato

Mrs. Kimiye Yoshiura

Mr. Craig Matthew Young

Mr. Chosaburo Yuto

FEBRUARY 20167

BCO Golf Tournament 2015

CORPORATE SPONSORS

Chapel of the Chimes Oakland

Oakland Fukuoka Sister City Association

Oto Bailey Fukumoto & Mishima, Inc.

Union Bank - Japantown Branch

HOLE SPONSORS

Miho Aoki & Family

Harry Bergland, CPA - Richmond

Don & Kathy Endo

Michael Endo & Setsuko Furuta

Fujii Melons, Inc. - Oakland

Glenn Fujinaka, DDS - Oakland

Hanko Designs (Norman Yoshida)

Karen Hashimoto

JoAnne Hayashida & Family

Head First Hair Salon - Oakland

Mary & Sharon Hiromoto

David Ishida

Kamakura Restaurant - Alameda

Jean Kido

Lowell G. Kimura, CPA - San Francisco

Kitazawa Seed Company - Oakland

LPL Financial (Kurt MIyamura)

Madison Street Press

Dar Masamori Insurance Agency -

San Francisco

McDermottCosta Insurance – San Leandro

Mary Yanagi-Mizono DDS &

Ken Mizono DDS

Ed Mon

Monterey Market - Berkeley

Brian Nagata

Greg & Linda Nakamura

Mitzie Nakao

Alice Neishi

Dan Neishi

Dr. John Neishi, OD - San Leandro

Ron Nomura

Nobby & Keiko Noriye

Oakland Fukuoka Sister City Assoc.

Edwin R. Oshika, Attorney At Law -

Oakland

Rockridge Optometry - Oakland

Digger & Agnes Sasaki

Seido Consulting

Scott S. Shinmoto

Snapdragon Foods – David Sakamoto –

Oakland

Jeffrey & Pam Suda

Sunset View Cemetery Association –

El Cerrito

Suruki Supermarket - San Mateo

Mas Takano

Nancy Tanaka

Dr. Alan Tanisawa

Ted & Susan Tanisawa

Keiju Terada

Steve Terusaki – Seido Consulting

Garret & Carol Thunen

Tominaga Family

Eugene Tomine, Attorney - Oakland

Archie Uchiyama

Jensen Wong & Lianne Tsujimoto- Wong

Rev. & Mrs. Seigen Yamaoka

Irving Yamashita

Cliff & Donna Yokomizo

CONTRIBUTORS

Adachi Florist & Nursery - El Sobrante

Berkeley Bowl Marketplace

Bridges Restaurant & Bar (Randy Negi) –

Danville

Cache Creek Casino Resort

California Bank & Trust

Don & Nancy Chew

Michael Endo

Fudenna Brothers - Fremont

Gloria Fujimoto

Tom Fujimura

Grip It ‘N Rip It Custom Golf Club Repair –

Pinole

Ricky Hayashida

Mary & Sharon Hiromoto

Hopscotch Restaurant & Bar - Oakland

Valerie Inouye

Don & Clare Kaneshige

Dan Kataoka

Scott Kawaguchi

Kimochi, Inc. - San Francisco

Lowell G. Kimura, CPA – San Francisco

Kirala Restaurant - Berkeley

Lee’s Florist - Berkeley

Phil Li & Tricia Tamura-Li

Sam Maruyama

Mesa Beverage Co.

MIF Insurance Agency, David Fujita &

Dick Yamamoto – Daly City

Linda Minamoto

Lou Minamoto

Mira Vista Golf & Country Club –

El Cerrito

Yo Mizusaki

Ed Mon

Ben Morimoto

Jeff & Sherry Neishi

John Neishi, OD - San Leandro

Ken Neishi

Nisei Plastics - Oakland

Kiyomi & Mayumi Nomura

Parry Poon

David Sakamoto

Sands Regecny Casino Hotel - Reno

Scarlet Huntington Hotel - San Francisco

Alice Shibata

Rev. George Shibata

Snapdragon Foods – David Sakamoto –

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Anah Sugiyama

Ronald G. Svien

Dr. Ken Tanisawa

Ted Tanisawa

Keiju Terada

Steve Terusaki – Seido Consulting

Gerry & Janet Tsukahira

Nobuhiro Watanabe

Eddie Yokoyama

Sab Yoshida

We would like to thank the following individuals, companies and corporate sponsors for their con-

tributions toward the BCO Annual Golf Tournament held on Oct. 19, 2015 at the Mira Vista Golf and

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FEBRUARY 20168

Golf Tournament 2015 BCO Happi Coats

BCO President, Robert Noguchi receives donation check from Golf Tournament Chairman Keiju Terada.

President’s MessageCONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE

Sakai Sister City Exchange Program

members, and BCO Jr. YBA members

and parents for coordinating and serv-

ing delicious udon lunch. Thank you all

very much!

As I enter my second year as

Board President, I want to focus

on growth and expansion of the

BCO website. Objectives are to up-

date the site and make it easy to

navigate for members, as well as

visitors. I have looked at a num-

ber of other BCA temples websites

and have some ideas that we can

implement on our site. This project

is being chaired by Board member

Gary Lawrence. If you have any

thoughts or would like to be part of

this project, please let me know.

Please welcome four new mem-

bers to BCO’s Board of Directors

for 2016: Kevin Chang, Lynn Chung,

Jeffrey Hisaoka and George Kamita.

I also want to acknowledge and thank

the following for serving on the BCO

Board: Norm Abrahamson, Mary Hiro-

moto, Gayle Inada and Doris Okano.

HOST Group 4: Lynn Chung has

graciously accepted chairing HOST

Group 4. I’d like to thank Gayle Inada

for leading HOST Group 4 last year.

This group will be responsible for

temple duties during the month of

March/2016.

WE WILL BE PLACING

another order for the

church’s new Happi coat. If

you haven’t ordered yours

yet, see Mary Hiromoto at

the church offi ce and fi ll out

the form by April 10th. Sizes

are S, M, L, XL. There is also

a coordinating gadget bag

available. Happi coat is $55

(generously subsidized by

the Masuyama Fund). Gad-

get bag is $15.

If you ordered for the

December delivery, your

Happi coat can be picked up

from the offi ce now.

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IN MEMORIAM:The Buddhist Church of Oakland extends its deepest

condolences to the families of:

Ken Toyofuku Helen Sato Takako Endo

December 6, 2015 December 14, 2015 December 18, 2015

May the family members fi nd comfort and solace in the Nembutsu, Namu amida butsu.

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THANK YOU TO THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) FOR PARTICIPATING IN OUR 2015-2016 HOLIDAY GREETINGS IN THE BUSSHIN:

With your generous donations, we received a total of fi ve hundred and twenty dollars which will be forwarded to the church

funds.

With gassho, The Holiday Greetings Staff.

Fujimoto, Kayoko

Grohl, Renie

Hayashida, JoAnne

Hiromoto, Mary

Isono, Tomi

Lawrence, Maya & Gary

Nagata, Brian

Noguchi, Robert, Gayle, Lia & Paul

Naito, Shig & Namie & Family

Nishi, James & Jane

Nomura, Ron, June, Kiyomi & Mayumi

Sakakura, Yukiko, Derek & Craig

Sasaki, Digger & Agnes

Shibata, Alice

Shimamoto, Mark, Tomita & Tae

Tsujimoto, Daisy, The Cho &

Wong families

Yamaoka, Seigen & Shigeko

Yoshida, Fusae

Holiday Greetings 2015 – 2016

FOOD DRIVE

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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1

Karaoke, Social Hall, 7:30-9:30 pm

2

3 Evening Dharma Service & Discussion 7:00-8:30 pm

4 Momijikai Small Chapel 10:00 am-2:00 pm Gakuen - Adult Advanced Class Issei Kaikan 6:30-8:30 pm

5

6 Gakuen Issei Kaikan, 9:00-12:00 pm

7 Family Dharma Service Installation of Board Officers 10:00-11:00 am Annual General Meeting 11:15 am – 12:15 pm New Year’s Luncheon – Host 3 12:15-1:30 pm

8 Wanto Shodo Kai Issei Kaikan, 10 am-12 Noon Karaoke, Social Hall, 7:30-9:30 pm

9 EBYAL Issei Kaikan, 7:00-9:00 pm

10 Board of Directors Meeting, Small Chapel 7:00 pm

11 No Gakuen Concord Howakai 7:00-8:30 pm

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13 No Gakuen Ikebana Issei Kaikan, 1:00-4:00 pm

14 Nirvana Day Service 10:00-10:45 am Shotsuki Memorial & Adult Dharma Service 10:45-11:30 Busshin Collation – Host 3

15 President’s Day (Office Closed)

16 Oakland Fukuoka Sister City Association General Meeting Issei Kaikan, 7:00-9:00 pm

17 Youth Club Board Meeting, Issei Kaikan 7:00-8:30 pm

18 Momijikai Small Chapel 10:00 am-2:00 pm Gakuen - Adult Advanced Class Issei Kaikan 6:30-8:30 pm Business Committee Meeting, Small Chapel 7:00-9:00 pm

19

20 Gakuen Issei Kaikan, 9:00-12:00 pm

21 Family Dharma Service 10:00-10:45 am Lady Takeko Kujo & OBWA Members Memorial Service 10:45-11:30 am OBWA Meeting – 11:30 am – Small Chapel Ashland Howakai 5:00-6:30pm

22 Wanto Shodo Kai Issei Kaikan, 10 am-12 Noon Karaoke, Social Hall, 7:30-9:30 pm

23 EBYAL Issei Kaikan, 7:00-9:00 pm

24 Asian Health Services Monthly Meeting Social Hall, 9:00 am-12:00 pm

25 Gakuen - Adult Advanced Class Issei Kaikan 6:30-8:30 pm

26 Busshin Articles Due

27 Gakuen Issei Kaikan 9:00-12:00 pm Study Class Small Chapel 2:00-4:00 pm

28 Family Dharma Service 10:00-10:45 am Dharma Chat 10:45-11:30 am

29

Host 3 Team Leader: Jon Takagaki Coverage for February support tasks including:

Sunday services coffee & breakfast treats; Dharma chat treats; Sunday services greeters; After-Shotsuki service tea & refreshments; Weekend garden clean-up; Busshin collation; Wed evening Dharma service greeters and refreshments; Sat Study Class greeters and refreshments.

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2 BCA Minister”s Association Meeting, Visalia, CA Board of Directors Meeting, Small Chapel 7:00 pm

3 BCA Minister”s Association Meeting, Visalia, CA Momijikai Small Chapel 10:00 am-2:00 pm Gakuen - Adult Advanced Class Issei Kaikan, 6:30-8:30

4 BCA National Council Meeting, Visalia, CA

5 BCA National Council Meeting, Visalia, CA Gakuen Issei Kaikan, 9:00-12:00 pm

6 BCA National Council Meeting, Visalia, CA Family Dharma Service 10-10:45 am

7 Wanto Shodo Kai Issei Kaikan, 10 am-12 Noon Karaoke, Social Hall, 7:30-9:30 pm

8

9 Evening Dharma Service & Discussion, Small Chapel, 7:00-8:30 pm

10 Gakuen - Adult Advanced Class Issei Kaikan, 6:30-8:30 Concord Howakai 7:00-8:30 pm

11 Youth Club Appreciation Dinner, Social Hall 6:00-9:00 pm

12 Gakuen Issei Kaikan, 9:00-12:00 pm Ikebana, Issei Kaikan 2:00-4:00 pm

13 Daylight Savings Time begins Family Dharma Service 10-10:45 am Shotsuki Memorial & Adult Dharma Service 10:45-11:30 am Busshin Collation – Host 4

14 Karaoke, Social Hall, 7:30-9:30 pm

15 Oakland Fukuoka Sister City Association General Meeting, Issei Kaikan, 7:00-9:00 pm

16 Nikkoland Coordinating Committee Planning Meeting, Social Hall, 7:00-8:30 pm

17 Momijikai, Small Chapel 10:00 am-2:00 pm Gakuen - Adult Advanced Class Issei Kaikan, 6:30-8:30

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19 Gakuen Issei Kaikan, 9:00-12:00 pm

20 Spring Ohigan Service 10:00-11:30 am Refreshments 11:30-1:00 pm Oakland Running Festival (Street closures near church) 7:00 am-12:00 pm BEC Mtg. – 11:30am Small Chapel Ashland Howakai 5:00-6:30pm

21 Wanto Shodo Kai Issei Kaikan, 10 am-12 Noon Karaoke, Social Hall, 7:30-9:30 pm

22

23

24 Gakuen - Adult Advanced Class Issei Kaikan, 6:30-8:30

25 Busshin Articles Due

26 Gakuen Issei Kaikan, 9:00-12:00 pm Study Class Small Chapel 2:00-4:00 pm

27 Family Dharma Service 10-10:45 am Dharma Chat 10:45-11:30 am

28 Wanto Shodo Kai Issei Kaikan, 10 am-12 Noon Karaoke, Social Hall, 7:30-9:30 pm

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30 Asian Health Services Monthly Meeting Social Hall, 9:00 am-12:00 pm

31 Gakuen - Adult Advanced Class Issei Kaikan, 6:30-8:30

Host 4 Team Leader: Lynn Chung Coverage for March support tasks including:

Sunday services coffee and breakfast treats; Dharma chat treats; Sunday services greeters; Ohigan Refreshments; After-Shotsuki service tea & refreshments; Weekend garden clean-up Busshin collation Wed evening Dharma service greeters and refreshments; Sat Study Class greeters and refreshments.

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

MARCH 2016

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