BUSSHIN JANUARY 2014 BUDDHIST CHURCH OF … JANUARY 2014 BUDDHIST CHURCH OF OAKLAND BUSSHIN JANUARY 2014 Volume 57 Number 1 Minister’s Message 1 Message from our 1-2 President Momiji

BUSSHIN JANUARY 2014 B U D D H I S T C H U R C H O F O A K L A N D

B U S S H I N JANUARY 2014

Volume 57 Number 1

Minister’s Message 1

Message from our 1-2President

Momiji Kai News 2

Youth Club News 2

BCO Golf Tournament 3

Dharma School News 4-5

Alameda Food Bank 5Donations

2014 Go-Shoki 6Ho-on ko Service Poster

2014 January Shotsuki 7-8 Memorial Service

SACBC Bingo 8

Temple Tid-Bits 8

In Memoriam 8

February Busshin 8Deadline Information

Nisei Soldier Story 9

E Waste 9

Buddhist Education 10News

Gift Card Donations 10

BCO Holiday 11-14Greetings

Calendar 15-16

Japanese Section 17-18

IN THIS ISSUE

S hinran Shonin, in the Preface to his magnum opus, the Kyogyo-

shinsho, states the following:“How joyous I am, Gutoku Shinran, disciple of Shakyamuni! Rare is it to come upon the sacred scriptures… but now I have been able to encoun-ter them. Rare is it to hear them, but already I have been able to hear… Here I rejoice in what I have heard and extol what I have attained.”

For myself, I was able to en-counter Buddhism through many causes and conditions, temples and teachers, life experiences and Dhar-ma Friends. But without the benev-olence of Shinran Shonin to live his life the way he did, rejoicing in the Dharma and expressing it in his life and writings, I would not have been able to meet the Dharma the way I did.

Ho-on ko gives us the opportu-nity to express our gratitude for this benevolence (the literal meaning of

“ho-on”). This month, on Sunday, January 12, 2014, our Ho-on ko service is very special: our guest speaker is Reverend Kodo Um-ezu, the Bishop of the Buddhist Churches of America. If you read the Busshin regularly, then you are already aware that we will be having a Kieshiki Affirmation Service as well.

Please note that our schedule for the day will be as follows:

9:30 Kieshiki Affirmation Ceremony10:30 Ho-on ko Family ServiceThe Adult Service and Otoki Luncheon will follow.We also ask that participants

in the Kieshiki Affirmation Service please arrive by 8:45 AM so that we can begin preparations.

We look forward to seeing you on this very special day!

In gassho, Rev. Harry Gyokyo Bridge

“Now I have been able to Encounter the Teachings” By Rev. HaRRy Gyokyo BRidGe

Where did all the time go? I can’t believe it is the end of

the year already. I hope all of you are enjoying the holiday season. I spent Thanksgiving with my daugh-ter, Mariko, in Washington DC. Thanksgiving is a time for us to be

thankful for what we have and for those who are and have been a part of our lives. Thanksgiving is what we as Buddhist strive to practice ev-ery day: gratitude. Continued on page 2

Message from our PresidentBy Linda MinaMoto

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BUSSHIN JANUARY 2014

Message from our PresidentContinued from page 1

It is hard to believe the end of 2013 is almost here and 2014 is upon us.

To Mrs. Setsuko Furuta, our sincere thank you for the very generous donation received on recovery from her recent surgery. Welcome back, Sets-chan, so nice to see you.

At our next meeting which is Thursday, December 5, last min-ute plans are being formulated for an end of the year luncheon. The exact location has not been confirmed as yet. We will find someplace.

We must not forget to thank our hard working and sincere minister, Rev. Harry Bridge for all his thoughtfulness and kind-ness to the senior Momiji kai. Our day begins with a mini service followed by a breakdown explanation of the chanting or he may go into the explanation of what I call our new toys, the present day modern technology. He usually has samples to show to every-one. He is a man with many talents. He is our movie technician also. Thank you sensei for helping us in many ways, and we look forward to 2014 for another wonderful year. Also, our grateful thank you to Mika-san.

Sensei had suggested we might meet in the little chapel which was a great idea, as it is warmer and much more convenient and cozier for our little group.

Happy Holidays to everyone and a great New Year to all.

Momiji Kai NewsBy nancy yaMaMoto

While in Washington DC, I had the opportunity to visit and attend service at the Ekoji Temple. The ar-chitecture of the temple is different from any other temple I have visit-ed. It has very simple and clean lines and is very beautiful. I am grateful that I was able to attend another temple’s service. However, I must admit that I enjoy our services more

and I have a greater appreciation for our temple since visiting Ekoji. It is not that BCO is better than Ekoji but rather, it is what I am used to. I encourage everyone to visit other temples in their travels.

I wish all of you a healthy and happy New Year!

In gassho, Linda Minamoto

BCO Players Love Fans

Our BCO Youth Club players have been practicing hard on all

their basketball skills since October. We have 7 teams playing this year. Grades ranging from Kindergarten to Seniors in high school. The Youth Club is very fortunate to have so many parents and friends willing to donate their time toward giving our players the opportunity to play.

BCO Teams/ Head Coaches/ Team Managers• E Bronze: Coach Kelly Lim / Mgr. Joanne Yoshimura• ESilver:Coach Eric Masamori / Mgr. Julie Tsukahira• EGold:Coach Bruce Yamamoto / Mgr. Denise Yamamoto• CSilver(boys):Coach Alex Tellez / Mgr. Joanne Yoshimura• CSilver(girls):Coach Ken Wong / Mgr. Lianne Tsujimoto-Wong• CGold(girls):Coach Andy Cho / Mgr. Miho Aoki• B(boys):Coach Brian Kozono / Mgr. Susan Tsukayama

Yes, our BCO Players love fans in December. They love hearing the positive support from their friends and families cheering from the stands (games begin Dec 7 through Feb 16.) Most of all, in December the players like wearing a hairnet and picking up a “fan” to help cool the mochi at the church Mochitsuki. It’s always great experience for players to bond with teammates and church members.

Happy Holidays and Happy 2014!

Youth Club NewsBy PHiL Li

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This year’s BCO annual golf tournament was held on

Oct.7, Monday at the Sequoyah Country Club in the Oakland hills. Players in previous years’ tourneys experienced extremes from 90 de-gree plus temps to a near rainout. This time, the skies were bright and sunny.

A total of 75 players enjoyed the weather, the camaraderie, and even the challenges of the course. We were fortunate to have as our guests, Mr Yoshiro Tasaka from the Japanese Consulate and Mrs. Janet Umezu, representing her husband, the Bishop of the Bud-dhist Churches of America. With our friends, supporters, and mem-bers, the company at the tourna-ment and banquet that followed made a fun evening.

We again chose a community charitable organization this year to be a beneficiary . This year, it was the Alameda County Community Food Bank. The Buddhist Church of Oakland has been involved with the food bank through the years by donating canned goods. To assist in their efforts, part of the proceeds of the tourney will go to the food bank. In addition non-perishable good donations were brought by players and supporters and delivered to the food bank.

We would like to thank all the players, donors, supporters, and volunteers that made this another successfull tournament. A spe-cial thanks go to the tournament committee (listed below) for their great work and enthusiasm that contributed to the success of this event. Also, many thanks to Bob

Oto and Don Endo for their behind the scenes help.

TOURNAMENT COMMITTEEMichael Endo, Mary Hiromoto, Edward Mon, Peter Nakaso, John Neishi, Lynne Neishi, Ron Nomura, Jeff, Suda, Ted Tanisa-wa, Keiju Terada, and Gary Tominaga.

BCO TOURNAMENT 2013 PRIZE WINNERS1st Place TeamMichael Endo, Ed Mon, Irving Yamashita, Mike Yatabe

2nd Place TeamTom Mann, Clarence Mou, Bruce Hironaka, Peter Nakaso

Best 2-Person Team “Out of the Money”Gerry Tsukahira, Doug Yoshimura

Ladies Individual Low Net1st - Fran Mori, 2nd - JanetTsukahira, 3rd - Valerie Inouye

Men’s Individual Low NetSal Ayala

1st - Fran Mori, 2nd - JanetTsukahira, 3rd - Valerie Inouye

Closest to Pins#2 John Neishi #5 Rob Graham#12 Dan Mori#14 Tom Mishima#17 Don Kaneshige

Skins Winners (5)Tom Fujimura, Rob Graham,Philip Katzenberger, DonKaneshige, Sal Ayala

Go For The Green Raffle(1) Eddie Yokoyama(2) Fran Mori

RaffleGrand Prizes iPad Gerry TsukahiraiPad Mini Bob ImaiPhotograph Print Darrel Lew

Door PrizeHilton Grand Vacation, Las VegasChihiro AkiyamaHuntington HotelChris Hess

2013 BCO Golf Tournament

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Dharma School News...By Maya LawRence

Welcome to the Goh Fam-ily! Two new students joined

the Dharma School: Tennkou is in fourth grade and Miku is in kinder-garten. Their parents are Tomoko and Robert Goh and they live in Emeryville. We are so happy you are with us.

We’ve already filled two bins for the Alameda County Food Bank with over a hundred items! Thank you all so much for sharing with folks less fortunate than ourselves. We will continue to collect food items (doesn’t have to be cans – but items that aren’t perishable) through February. Our goal is 300 items and remember, we’ll have an Ice Cream Sundae Sunday on Feb. 23.

We are mindful of those who are suffering in the Philippines.

The Dharma School forwarded the Osaisen from the November 17th service ($167) to the BCA for the di-saster relief fund. Thank you for your dana.

Rachel Hirota, Kelsey Hirota, Kiyomi Nomura and the Senior High School Class organized and taught a lesson to the elementary students in the Dharma School. Our students made Edible Nenju out of Fruit Loops, gummy Life Savers and licorice lace and had a great time, plus they got to eat everything! Their “connection” to Buddhist thought was this wonderful lesson: “Creat-ing this nenju was a process. Not just you stringing on the cereal and candy, but a process that started with someone other than yourself. There were the people that picked/made the ingredients, there were the people who delivered the materi-als to the stores so that we could get them for you, and there of course is you, who made the final product. You see? There are all these steps that were taken so you could enjoy this project. So before you eat this ed-ible o-nenju, show your gratitude by

putting your hands together in Gas-sho and saying “Namu Amida Butsu, itadakimasu.” Itadakimasu means being mindful of and being grateful for everything that made the meal possible. Therefore, when you say “itadakimasu” you are saying thank you to everyone/thing that contrib-uted to what you are about to enjoy. This doesn’t just apply to food. You should always be mindful and grate-ful for the things around you. So, this Thanksgiving, remember to be mindful of and grateful for everyone/thing in your life. (And don’t forget to say “itadakimasu” before you eat your Thanksgiving meal . ”

And we have more budding teachers in Martha Castro and Alex Wilson who prepared a les-son and activity and substituted for Continued on page 5

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Continued from page 4

Kathy Aoki in her first and second grade class.

Congratulations to Martha Cas-tro! She entered a writing contest for the Go For Broke National Edu-cational Center. Martha interviewed Ben Matsui, a Purple Heart Recipi-ent and member of the 442nd. She and her mom were honored at a din-ner in Los Angeles with two other winning writers. The Rafu Shimpo (Los Angeles Japanese Daily News) published an article with a great picture of Martha and Ben. Here is Martha’s description of the awards dinner. “On Saturday, October 12th, I attended the 12th annual Evening of Aloha Gala Dinner in Los Angeles, Cal-ifornia organized by the Go For Broke National Education Center. I was invit-ed to the dinner because I was selected as one of the top entrants for the Go For Broke Student Essay Contest. The dinner was wonderful, as was the en-tertainment afterward. During a special reception before the dinner, I was able to meet with and talk to many World War II Nisei veterans. Overall, this trip to Los Angeles was unforgettable, and I wouldn’t hesitate to go back if I had an-other chance.”

December will bring us clouds of mochi powder. Please come to Mo-chiTsuki on December 15. We need help making the mochi into balls, into anko mochi and then cooling the mochi. We will not have a Fam-ily Dharma Service on December 15, 22 or 29. However, all are welcome to come clean up the church on December 29 from 9 am to 11:30 am. Our New Year’s Eve service will be on December 31 at 8:00 pm.

Come and hit the kansho! And there will be a New Year’s Day service to welcome 2014 on January 1 at 11 am.

Many thanks to the following for their generous donations to the Dharma School:Michael and Janis Cavey in honor of Tamiko’s BirthdayRuby Kuritsubo in memory of Kiyoshi Kuritsubo’s 33 Memorial

Grace and David Hara in honor of their grandchildren’s birth-days (Rya, Jenna and Colin Kwong)Fusae Yoshida - donation

We wish a Happy Birthday to those students born in December: Kelsey Hirota, Rachel Hiro-ta, Rina Horii, Grant

Tominaga and Sean Yoshida. Wishing you all the best!!

Dharma School News...

CANNED FOOD DRIVE

BuddhistChurchofOakland

October27toFebruary23

Ourgoalistocollect300cansoffoodduringthisperiod.Ifwe

reachourgoal,theDharmaSchoolwillhostanicecreamsocial

foreveryoneonFebruary23.Kick‐offisatourHalloween

Party.

Peoplearehungry,andwecanhelp.

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2014 GO‐SHOKI HO‐ON KO JANUARY 12, 2014

GUEST SPEAKER: REVEREND KODO UMEZU BISHOP OF THE BUDDHIST CHURCHES OF AMERICA

Please join us for this annual memorial observance as we

express our deep appreciation to Shinran Shonin for sharing

and clarifying the Nembutsu teachings with us.

KIESHIKI AFFIRMATION SERVICE: 9:30 AM

(PARTICIPANTS PLEASE ARRIVE AT 8:45 AM)

HO‐ON KO FAMILY SERVICE: 10:30 AM

ADULT SERVICE & OTOKI LUNCHEON FOLLOWING

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2014 January Shotsuki Memorial ServiceService: Sunday, January 5, 2014, at 10:45 a.m. Sermon by Rev. Harry Gyokyo Bridge

Family and friends are invited to attend this monthly memorial service for those listed below. If any errors ap-pear 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 February calendar.

Mrs. Haruko AjariMrs. Emi S. CalkinsMrs. Masumi DeguchiMr. Shichigoro DoiMr. Ichiro EndoMrs. Fumiko FujiiMr. Arata FujikawaMrs. Chika Takasaki FujikawaMr. Tom FujimotoMrs. Shizue FuruyamaMr. Kenji HayashidaMrs. May HayashidaMr. Jun HiramatsuMr. John Hiramoto – 3rd yearMr. George HoshideMr. Takeshi IkedaMr. Dean InokuchiMr. George K. InouyeMr. Masao InouyeMr. John Itoda – 13th yearMr. Kusuichi KamadaMrs. Tamie KamadaMr. Tatsuo KanagakiMr. Norikazu Kaneko – 17th yearMrs. Chiyono KanzakiMr. Tsurunosuke KaseMrs. Marian KatoMr. Harry KawabataMr. Kamenosuke KawabeMr. Kanjuro KawabeMr. Charles KawasakiMrs. Pauline KawasakiMrs. Sadano KayataniMr. Ikuzo KidoMrs. Yuri KidoMr. Hajime KiharaMrs. Yoshimi Kishi – 3rd yearKihara Ke SenzoMr. Hisao KimuraMr. Kojiro KimuraMr. Tanegusu Kimura

Mrs. Toku KimuraMrs. Suna KinoshitaMr. Suyematsu KitagakiMr. Shuntaro KiyotaMr. Yoshio KobataMrs. Konami KoboriMrs. Shizue Koyama – 50th yearMrs. Misato Kuramoto – 3rd yearMr. Shigenobu Kuramoto – 17th yearMrs. Tsuru KuwaMrs. Kuniko MasudaMrs. Sueme MasuokaMrs. Linda Matsutani – 3rd yearMrs. Urae MiyamotoMrs. Fujie MizusakiMiss Tomiko MizukiMr. Sunao MizukiMrs. Kayo MurakamiMrs. Yoshita MurakawaMr. Leslie Muranishi – 3rd yearMr. Jitsujiro NakaharaMrs. Kichi NakaharaMr. Seijiro NakanishiMrs. Fusa NakanoMrs. Chizuko NakashimaMrs. Yoshiye NakataniMr. Fujio NarasakiMr. Tagaichi NegiMrs. Tomiko NeishiMr. Jakusho NittaMrs. Violet NoboriMrs. Dorothy Nomiyama – 3rd yearMr. Dick NomuraMr. Frank G. NorimotoMr. Suekichi OchikuboMr. James Y. OgawaMrs. Kato OkaiMrs. Yuki OkawaMrs. Kiku OkawaMrs. Otono OkawachiMr. Yoshio George Oto

Mr. Joe OtsukaMr. John ReimerMrs. Kikue SakamotoMs. Faith SasakiMr. Fumio SasakiMr. Gunbei SasakiMr. Hisaka SasakiMr. Jingoro SasakiMrs. Ishino SasaokaMrs. Otome SatakeMr. Yayoichi SatakeMrs. Tomie SatakeMrs. Ura SawadaMr. Ben Toshio SeijiMrs. Shizuko SeijiMr. Toshio ShibataMr. David ShigematsuMrs. Toku ShimamotoMrs. Kiyoko ShimaoMrs. Fumiye ShinomotoMrs. Kume ShiozakiMs. Wendy ShiromaMr. Miles SudaMr. Kenji SuzukiMr. Osamu TakahashiMrs. Mary Takemoto – 3rd yearMrs. Hazue TakedaMr. Kohki TakedaMrs. Shizuko Tamori – 1st yearMr. Yoshihiro TamoriMrs. Tomiko TamuraMr. Tamotsu TaniMr. Hisaichi TaniguchiMrs. Tsuneno TanisawaMrs. Yoshiko TanisawaMrs. Chieko TanitaMrs. Fumi TororaMr. Hisajiro TsuboiMr. Mareyo TsuchiyaMr. Takenori Tsuchiya

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Last month, we held the second of two fundraisers, coordi-nating Friday night BINGO at Southern Alameda Coun-

ty Buddhist Church (SACBC) in Union City. The evening was well-attended (over 200 players) raising $500 for BCO! I’d like to thank the following volunteers for coming out to help: Dorothy Yanagi, Yo Kawabata, Jean Nakao, Jerry Medina, Valerie Otsuka, Tak Otsuka, Darrin Wong, Mary Hiromoto, Mark Shimamoto, Tomita Shimamoto, Agnes Sasaki, Digger Sasaki, Ron Nomura, Norman Yoshida, Gary Kawabata, John Minamoto, Dennis Katayama and Robert Noguchi.

Many thanks to those who donated baked goods for the evening’s snack bar: Anne Tominaga, Maya Lawrence, Jon Takagaki, Daisy Tsujimoto, Jean Nakazono, Michael Endo, Mark and Tomita Shimam-oto, Ruby Kuritsubo, Karen Hashimoto, Lori Neishi-Wong and Robert Noguchi. Also, much appreciation to Agnes Sasaki and Dorothy Yanagi for bringing dinner for the volunteers.

Our next BINGO fundraiser for is scheduled for Friday, May 2, 2014 from 4:30pm at SACBC. If you’d like to volunteer to help that evening (and/or donate baked goods), please contact Robert Noguchi at [email protected] or through the Church office.

SACBC BINGO – November 15, 2013 2014 JanuaryShotsuki Memorial Continued from page 7

Mr. Genkichi Tsujimoto Mr. George Kumao TsushimaMr. Totaro UmemotoMrs. Yukie UtsurogiMr. Hyozo YamamotoMrs. Katsuko YamamotoMr. Kenneth Shigeo YamamotoMr. Ted YamamotoMr. Kihei YamaneMr. Tsurukichi YamaneMr. Toshio YamashitaMr. Yosaku YamashitaMr. Toyotaro YanagiMrs. Tomo YasukawaMrs. Cami YeeMr. Motomi YokomizoMiss Shirley YutoMr. Toshiyuki Yuto

New Year’s Eve Service, 12/31/13, 8:00 PM. Please bring cookies or dessert to share.

Thank you to Lynne Neishi for purchasing and coordinating the delivery of two, large, black trash canisters for the ladies restroom. We appreciate her help and research time.

TEMPLE TID-BITS

In MemoriamBen Tamura - November 22, 2013Ben Matsui - December 1, 2013

Sincerest condolences to theTamura Family and the Matsui Family, Namu Amida Butsu

DEADLINE FOR FEBRUARY2014 BUSSHIN ARTICLES:January 1st

Articles submitted after this date may not be printed.

Send articles to Joyce Yokomizo: email: [email protected] or fax: (415) 970-0810 You can also send articles to the church office.

BUSSHIN COLLATION : Sunday, January 12, 2014 by Board

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The BCO has joined EWASTE 4 GOOD, a group that collects E WASTE and recycles it! The company then gives the BCO a portion of the proceeds. E WASTE is basically anything electronic that you want to get rid

of: TV’s, computers, fax machines, copiers, cell phones, small appliances, speakers, scanners, vacuum cleaners, video games, power tools, stereos. Members of the church can schedule a pick-up by calling 1-800-317-3112 or by going on-line to www.eWaste4good.com. EWASTE4GOOD will pick up from your home for free. Your pick-up time may vary a few days, depending on their schedule. In addition to being a fund-raiser for the church, you are also recycling equipment and keeping it out of land-fills. That is good for everybody!! Flyers are available at church. You can also contact Maya Lawrence ([email protected]) if you have questions.

E Waste

Nisei Soldier StoryBy MaRtHa castRo

The following essay was chosen to re-ceive an award from the Go for Broke National Education Center. It is re-printed here with Martha Castro’s per-mission. Martha Anna CastroNinth Grade

All around him, shots were fly-ing. As he desperately tried to

keep his footing in the muddy soil, his friends were falling next to him. In the heat of battle, he only knew one thing: you either kill, or you get killed.

I interviewed Mr. Ben Matsui, a former Nisei soldier who fought in the 100th Battalion 442nd Regi-mental Combat Team of the United States Army for 18 months. Mr. Mat-sui was first placed in the internment camp in Gila, Arizona with other Japanese-Americans. Soon after he graduated high school in camp, he received a letter stating he was be-ing drafted into the U.S. Army. You can imagine the irony of his situa-tion—Being imprisoned because of his race and then asked to fight for the country that imprisoned him. In the end, Mr. Matsui decided to join

the army to prove his loyalty to the United States. After undergoing 18 weeks of intensive training, he was shipped off to Southern France, where he fought his first battle with the 100th Battalion against German and Italian soldiers. They lost a large number of men in that battle, so they waited 2-3 months for replace-ments to arrive. From France, he journeyed to Leghorn, Italy, where he and his comrades held their fi-nal defense against the Germans. In the blur of battle, Mr. Matsui still remembers how wet his boots were in the mud and how cold he was, all while fighting for his life. Dur-ing this skirmish, he was severely injured by bullets through his left chest, left arm, and right thigh. Mr. Matsui stayed in a hospital in Italy for four months, recuperating from the injuries, which later earned him

a Purple Heart. After recovering, he traveled back to the United States and was reunited with his parents.

What matters to me about Mr. Matsui’s contribution to our coun-try is that he fought to prove that he and other Japanese-Americans were loyal to the United States. Mr. Matsui voiced: “We didn’t do it for the medals. We did it to open the eyes of the military and Washington politicians that we were good, loyal American soldiers. That’s the story I want to get out.” Dur-ing our interview, he said “I was 18 when I went to fight. I was too young to die.” What I find impor-tant is that despite the risk of dying, Mr. Matsui went to war to prove to the country that he was loyal. Even though racism against Japanese-Americans lingered after the war, Mr. Matsui’s contributions and sacrifices still mattered. He was one of many Nisei soldiers who fought, and al-though they individually didn’t ap-pear to make a difference, together, they were a force to contend with. They took up arms together and won together. Throughout the war, the Nisei soldiers’ motto of “Go For Broke” showed the passion and loy-alty they shared for the United States.

Editor’s note: Our sincerest sympa-thies to Ben Matsui’s Family

Martha Castro and Ben Matsui

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Please join us for these upcoming events!

Tuesday, December 318:00-9:00 p.m.NEW YEAR’S EVE SERVICEJoin us for a dharma service with Reverend Harry Gyokyo Bridge. Then ring in the New Year – literally – as we each strike the kansho. We conclude the evening with delicious Toshikoshi Soba! What better way to celebrate than with your dharma family!

Wednesday, January 1 11:00 a.m.–12 noon NEW YEAR’S DAY SERVICEBegin the New Year with reflection

and gratitude before enjoying a day of family, friends, food, and football.

Wednesday, January 87:00-8:30 p.m.EVENING DHARMA SERVICE AND DISCUSSIONIf you can’t make it to our regular Family Dharma Service on Sundays, come to this monthly service con-ducted by Reverend Harry Gyo-kyo Bridge. For adults and young adults – free and open to the public.

Sunday, January 1210:00 a.m. HO-ONKO SERVICEWe will be observing Ho-onko with a very special guest speaker, Rev-erend Kodo Umezu, Bishop of the Buddhist Churches of America. We look forward to commemorating this important occasion with him and hearing his dharma message.

Then please stay for a delicious oto-ki lunch following the service.

Saturday, January 252:00-4:00 p.m.STUDY CLASS WITH REV. HARRY GYOKYO BRIDGEFree and open to the public. Newcomers welcome! For all adults and young adults interested in the dharma.

SAVE THE DATE: SATURDAY, MARCH 222:00-4:00 p.m.STUDY CLASSFor our Monthly Saturday Study Class in March, we are privileged to have guest speaker Dr. Mark L. Blum, Professor of Buddhist Studies, Shinjo Ito Chair in Japa-nese Studies at the University of California, Berkeley.

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~ January 2014 ~

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

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Happy New Year!

(Office Closed) New Year’s Day Service, 11-12 pm

Busshin Articles Due

2 Momijikai, Little Chapel

10:00 am-2:00 pm Board of Directors Meeting, Little Chapel,

7:00 pm

3

4 Gakuen / New Year’s

Party

Social Hall, 9:00-1:00 pm

5 OBWA Meeting 9:00-10:00 am; Little

Chapel Family Dharma Service, OBWA Officer

Installation, 10-10:45 am Shotsuki Service,

10:45-11:30 Concord Howakai – New Year’s Dinner

4:00 pm

6 Line Dancing, Social Hall, 1:00-2:30

pm

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8 Evening Dharma Service & Discussion,

7:00-8:30 pm

9 Gakuen (Adult) Issei Kaikan, 6:30-8:30

10 Hiroshima Kenjinkai Prep


11 Gakuen Issei Kaikan,

9:00-12:00 pm Hiroshima Kenjinkai New Year’s Celebration


Ikebana

Issei Kaikan, 2:00-4:00 pm

12 Ho-onko Service 10-11:30 am Otoki – Toban B 11:30-12:30 pm Busshin Collation-Board

13 Wanto Shodo Kai Issei Kaikan, 10 am-12 Noon

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

14 EBYAL Issei Kaikan, 7:30-9:00 pm

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16 Momijikai, Little Chapel 10:00 am-2:00 pm

Gakuen (Adult)

Issei Kaikan, 6:30-8:30

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

19 Family Dharma Service

10-10:45 am Adult Dharma Chat 10:45-11:30 am

Ashland Howakai 5:00-6:30pm

20 Martin Luther King Day

(Office Closed) Karaoke, Social Hall,

7:30-9:30 pm

21 Oakland Fukuoka

Sister City Association General Meeting Issei Kaikan, 7:00-9:00

pm

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23 Gakuen (Adult)


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25 Gakuen


Study Class

2:00-4:00 pm

26 Family Dharma Service 10-10:45 am

Adult Dharma Chat 10:45-11:30 am Dharma School Teacher’s Meeting 11:45

Oakland-Fukuoka Sister City Association-New Year’s Dinner;

Social Hall; 5:00-8:00 pm

27 Wanto Shodo Kai Issei Kaikan,

10 am-12 Noon Karaoke, Social Hall, 7:30-9:30 pm

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Busshin Articles Due

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


31 Hiroshima Kenjinkai Board meeting


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~ February 2014 ~

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 Gakuen


2 OBWA Meeting 9:00-10:00 am 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 - Board 12:15-1:30 pm

3 Line Dancing, Social Hall, 1:00-2:30 pm

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

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5 Board of Directors Meeting, Little Chapel, 7:00 pm


Gakuen (Adult)


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

Ikebana Social Hall, 2:00-4:00 pm

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Family Dharma Service 10-10:45 am

Shotsuki Service 10:45-11:30 am

Jr. YBA Udon Luncheon 11:30 am-1:00 pm

Busshin Collation-Dharma School

10 Wanto Shodo Kai Issei Kaikan,

10 am-12 Noon Karaoke, Social Hall,

7:30-9:30 pm

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

pm

12 Evening Dharma Service & Discussion,

7:00-8:30 pm


Concord Howakai 7:00-8:30 pm

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15 No Gakuen

16 Nirvana Day Service Lady Takeko Kujo &

OBWA Members Memorial Service 10:00-11:30 am

Ashland Howakai 5:00-6:30pm

17 President’s Day (Office Closed)

18 Oakland Fukuoka Sister City Association

General Meeting Issei Kaikan, 7:00-9:00

pm

Youth Club Board Meeting Social Hall, 7:00-8:30 pm

19


Gakuen (Adult) Issei Kaikan, 6:30-8:30

Business Committee Meeting, Little Chapel 7:00-9:00 pm

21

22 Gakuen Issei Kaikan,

9:00-12:00 pm

Study Class 2:00-4:00 pm

23 Family Dharma Service

10-10:45 am Adult Dharma Chat 10:45-11:30 am

24 Wanto Shodo Kai

Issei Kaikan, 10 am-12 Noon Karaoke, Social Hall,

7:30-9:30 pm

25 EBYAL


26 BCA Minister”s

Association Meeting, Bellevie, WA Asian Health Services

Monthly Meeting Social Hall, 9:00 am-12:00 pm

27 BCA Minister”s

Association Meeting, Bellevue, WA

Gakuen (Adult) Issei Kaikan, 6:30-8:30

28 Busshin Articles Due

BCA National Council Meeting Bellevue, WA

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Buddhist Churches of

America

Documents

BUSSHIN JANUARY 2014 BUDDHIST CHURCH OF … JANUARY 2014 BUDDHIST CHURCH OF OAKLAND BUSSHIN JANUARY 2014 Volume 57 Number 1 Minister’s Message 1 Message from our 1-2 President Momiji