November 2013 - the Buddhist Church of Oakland!

BUSSHIN NOVEMBER 2013
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Volume 56 Number 11
Kieshiki Affirmation Ceremony in January!
By Rev. Harry Gyokyo Bridge
I
am pleased to announce that Rev.
Kodo Umezu, the Bishop of the
Buddhist Churches of America and
past minister of the Buddhist Church
of Oakland, will be the guest speaker
at our Hoonko Service on Sunday,
January 12, 2014. It may seem
strange that I am writing about
this now, but there is a reason: Rev.
Umezu will also be conducting a
Kieshiki Affirmation Ceremony
earlier the same day.
Kieshiki refers to the ceremonial taking of refuge in the Three
Treasures – that is, the Buddha, the
Dharma, and the Sangha. One of the
interesting things about taking refuge is that it can be done again and
again. We may have been reciting it
our entire lives at temple. Or, if we
didn’t grow up in a temple, we may
find ourselves reciting it for the first
time. But the Kieshiki Affirmation
Ceremony is special – here, we
explicitly gather to affirm our
reverence of the Three Treasures and
our commitment to walk the Path
of the Buddha-Dharma. Those who
take part also receive a Homyo, or
Dharma Name (sometimes we also
say Buddhist Name).
And this is why I am writing
about this so early: we need to ask
that those who wish to participate
in the ceremony please fill out the
application form on page 3 and
return the form to the church
by November 18th. The most
important part is where it asks for you
Continued on page 2
Message from our President
By Linda Minamoto
G
reetings! Fall is in full swing…
the weather is changing as
well as the leaves. You can smell it
in the air. I am elated to announce
that we have a new administrative
assistant, Doris Okano (See interview). Doris started on September 13
right in time to prepare the October
Busshin. Boy did she get an initiation with that task; the photocopier
broke down and the Busshin had to
be sent out to be printed. Many of
you already know Doris but if you
don’t, I’m sure you will enjoy working with her.
We will have celebrated Keirokai by the time you are reading this.
Congratulations to our new Keirokai
members and best wishes to those
who are already members. Halloween is coming up which is always a
fun occasion. The Jr. YBA continues
to scare us with their haunted house.
Don’t eat too much candy!
In gassho,
Linda Minamoto
IN THIS ISSUE
Minister’s Message
1-2
Message from our 1
President
Many Thanks
2
Alameda Food Bank
2
Donations
Kieshiki Application Form 3
Buddhist Education News 4
Momiji Kai
4
Temple Tid-Bits
4
Dharma School News
5
BCO Holiday
6
Greetings Form
Read a Good Book Lately? 7
SACBC Bingo
7
Long Range Vision
8
for Our Church Property
E Waste
8
Jr. YBA News 9
Newsroom OBWA
9
Welcome: Doris Okano 10
Ashland Howakai
10
Baby Clothes Donations 10
2013 November Shotsuki 11
Memorial Service
BCO Greeters
12
December Busshin 12
Deadline Information
Halloween Party 2013 12
Calendar13-14
Japanese Section
15-17
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Many Thanks
By Jon Takagaki
I
t is always a gratifying experience for me to be involved in
planning and coordinating a BCO
event. Staying true to form, such
was the case with the Obon Festival in August. Experiencing the
BCO community come together
to support and continue this spiritual and cultural tradition of our
church is very special and inspiring to me.
I wish to extend my sincere
thanks to the countless number
of individuals, Sangha members
and friends of the Sangha, for your
help and support. Your commitment and dedication contributed to a successful and fun Obon
Festival. Thank you to the Obon
chairpersons, because it is with
your leadership that we continue
to have such an awesome event.
While the large number of
volunteers does not allow me to
recognize each of you individually, I hope you don’t mind if I
give a “shout out” to a few folks.
I wish to thank those who assisted
our dancers dress for the odori;
Keiko Allen, Christine Kantor,
Patti Hisaoka, Ruby Kuritsubo,
Chino Nishimoto, and Kimiko
Suzuki. Many thanks to Earl Utsurogi for his generous donation
of the hamburger and hot dog
buns, not only for Obon but also
for the Nikkoland Bazaar. And, we
can’t thank Val Otsuka and Tak
Otsuka enough for the important roles they play; Val for planning and conducting the Obon
practices and Tak for keeping the
practices on track and for assisting
with refreshments.
We extend our gratitude to all
those who made our Obon Festival
such a special event through their
performances,
demonstrations,
and exhibits, including Madam
Suiyo Fujimoto and her students from the Ohara School of
Ikebana for the beautiful ikebana
arrangements; Madam Soga Fujimoto whose tea ceremony group
provided a demonstration of this
elegant ceremony; Shirley Muramoto and the students from the
Shirley Muramoto Koto Studio
for their wonderful koto performance; Eden Aoba Taiko group
Kieshiki Affirmation Ceremony in January!
Continued from front page
to provide a “favorite word or phrase”
– I will use this to help decide on
the kanji for the name. Think about
something you like or something
that is important to you in your life.
We look forward to seeing those
who decide to participate in this
long-overdue service – I have want-
ed to have a Kieshiki here for a while
now, so I am very excited that it is
finally happening! Look for more details about the service in upcoming
issues of the Busshin.
In gassho,
Rev. Harry Gyokyo Bridge
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with their invigorating taiko drum
performance; and the San Jose
Chidori Band who treated us to
their musical performances before
and during the odori.
I think at times we forget that
once the Obon Festival is over,
there is still much to do to clean
up in the social hall, kitchen, and
Issei Kaikan. I wish to extend our
deepest appreciation to those who
helped with the clean up effort on
the Monday and Tuesday following Obon including John Minamoto, Reverend Michael Endo,
Karen Hashimoto, Namie Naito,
Ruby Kuritsubo, Bobby Ozawa, Linda Minamoto, June Masuyama, Teresa Jackson, Gayle
Noguchi, Robert Noguchi, Ron
Nomura, Kiyomi Nomura, Gary
Tominaga, Anne Tominaga, Val
Otsuka, Tak Otsuka, and Kiyoshi Fujio. My apologies if I have
unintentionally left someone off
the list.
Again, many thanks to each
and every one of you and thanks
for allowing me to be a part of the
wonderful BCO community!
Do you Dana?
The Alameda County Food
Barrel awaits your canned
goods for the hungry families
in our community. Thank you
for your contributions year
round. Hunger has no season.
Please print
APPLICATION FOR KIESHIKI AFFIRMATION
CEREMONY
Temple affiliation:________________________________________________________
Name___________________________________________________________________
Last Name
First Name
Middle Name
Address_________________________________________________________________
Street
City
State
Age:______ Date of Birth____________ Male / Female
(circle)
Telephone:______________
Name of parent or guardian_______________________________________ (if under 12)
Favorite word or phrase (English or Japanese) chosen by member for Homyo:
__________________________________________
* * * * * * * * * *
Homyo Selection: To be completed/selected by Resident/Supervising Minister following
discussions with applicant.
Homyo (Kanji):________ Reading:___________________ Meaning:_______________
_________________________________________
Signature of applicant
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Momiji Kai News
Buddhist Education News
By Nancy Yamamoto
By Gayle Noguchi
C
oming up:
Saturday, October 26th, 2:00-4:00 p.m.
Study Class with Reverend Harry Gyokyo Bridge. Free and open to all
adults and young adults interested in Buddhism. Newcomers welcome!
Sunday, November 10th at 10:00 a.m.
Eitaikyo Perpetual Memorial Service. Please join us for this special
opportunity to commemorate the lives of the pioneering ministers
and sangha members who laid the foundation for sharing the path of
nembutsu in America.
Also on Sunday, November 10th, following the Eitaikyo Service
11:30 a.m:
Life Enrichment Workshop: The Foods and Traditions of Oshogatsu (New
Year’s). Learn about the foods and traditions of this important holiday! Be inspired to carry on these meaningful ways to celebrate.
Rev. Michael Endo will share another favorite dish with us. Kathy
Terusaki will conduct a “hands-on” workshop on how to roll makizushi. If you would like to participate in the hands-on makizushi
rolling, please let us know at [email protected] or call 510-832-5988
so we can be sure to have enough ingredients on hand.
Wednesday, November 13th, 7:00-8:30 p.m.
Can’t make it to church on Sundays? Join us for our monthly Evening
Dharma Service and Discussion with Reverend Bridge. The evening
concludes with light refreshments in the Social Hall.
AT THE JODO SHINSHU CENTER (2140 DURANT AVE.
BERKELEY, BETWEEN SHATTUCK & FULTON)
Sat-Sun October 26-27, 11:00a.m.-4:30p.m.
Ohara School of Ikebana, No. CA Chapter - Autumn Ikebana Exhibit.
If you missed their last exhibit held at the JSC, do not miss this one!
Absolutely exquisite displays of Ikebana arrangements. Free and open
to the public.
TEMPLE TID-BITS
P
lease welcome new Keirokai
members, Mrs. Agnes Sasaki
and Mrs. Tama Koda.
A Big Thank You to the work
crew for installing the new white-
board in the church office. Thanks
to George Kamita, Maya Lawerence, Gary Lawerence, Scott Morgan, Ron Nomura, Tak Otsuka,
Jon Takagaki, and Norm Yoshida.
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A
s previously published, Thursday September 19th was movie
day for the Momiji kai members
and friends. “Farewell to Manzanar,” brought back much mixed
emotional memories for those of
us who experienced the unpleasantness of having been herded into
the concentration camps due to our
heritage during World War II.
Several members did not experience the camp life as they were
either living or caught in Japan at
the time and others had evacuated
inland.
According to Yas Aoki who
somehow became involved in the
project, the rioting portion of the
film was made at Camp Park in
Dublin, CA now renamed Alameda
County jail. He also stated that most
of the filming took place in Alameda and Marin Counties. Comments
heard after the showing were that
the film was interesting. I believe
it was more so for the first time attendees who were unable to experience the so-called camp life.
At this time the Momiji kai
wishes to extend sincere thanks and
appreciation to our Rev, Bridge for
his technical expertise, to Fuzy Yoshida for the loan of the film and
also for purchasing the refreshments, to Yas Aoki for his input,
to Mae Kleven and Mrs. Uota for
setting up the refreshments and to
everyone else who took the time to
attend the showing, we thank you.
The year 2013, is fast coming
to a close. We are in the process
of planning our next event. In the
meantime we wish you all a “Happy
Halloween”.
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Dharma School News...
By Maya Lawrence
H
appy Halloween to you all! September slipped away so quickly
– and now it is time for Halloween
and our Halloween Party! But first,
the Dharma School thanks the wonderful parents and friends who organized our Back to School lunch.
Donna Castro supervised our great
volunteers: Ron Nomura, Gary
Lawrence, Tak Otsuka, Jon Minamoto, Daisy Tsujimoto, Martha
Castro, Kathy Terusaki, Patty Hisaoka, Jeff Hisaoka, Gary Tominaga, Jon Takagaki and Rev. Bridge.
A special thank you to Ron Fujii for
donating the wonderful fruit, and to
Daisy Tsujimoto who donated the
watermelon. Everybody pitched in
for the clean up. Thank you, thank
you.
The Dharma School families
cleaned our classrooms and did a
fabulous job. No more giant dust
bunnies on the stairs. Thank you
to the Nomura, Yoshida, Castro,
Ikeda, Morgan, Takemoto, Wong,
Lee, Kamita, Medina, Liang,
Yamamura, Masamori and Cho
Families for pitching in. (Please let
me know if I inadvertently left someone out.) Thank you to Ron Nomura
for fixing the hanging light fixture in
one of the classrooms.
We want to thank Eric Ikeda
(Grant and Madison’s dad) for putting up the white boards in our classrooms. They look very nice – and
yeah! – no more chalk dust.
Thank you to all the Sangha for
their dana at the Bishops’ Memorial
Service. Your Osaisen is given to
the Buddhist Churches of America’s
(BCA) Endowment Fund for the
many programs that the BCA sponsors.
The Dharma School students
have been working on their gift to
the Keirokai members. This year
we decorated insulated water bottle holders. Each student made
their own designs, so all the Keiro
members have unique canvas water
bottle holders. We want to keep you
HYDRATED!!
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We are continuing our theme of
Mindfulness with our classes. Mindfulness is one part of the Eight Fold
Noble Path. We hope to provide a
tool for our families to handle stress,
to breathe, and to feel peace in
themselves.
The Dharma School excursion
this year is a visit to the Exploratorium in San Francisco on October 6.
We’ll tell you all about it in the next
Busshin.
Thank you to the following donors. We appreciate your contributions to the Dharma School Programs.
Lianne and Jensen Wong in
celebration of Sydney Wong’s birthday
Gail Tsujimoto-Cho and Andrew Cho in celebration of Alyssa
Cho’s birthday
Shig and Namie Naito – In appreciation
George and Christine Kamita
in celebration of Glenn’s and Garrett’s birthdays
Kiyomi Nomura – in celebration of her good luck
A special Happy Birthday to
Glenn Kamita! He is such a good
sport, that even when I called his
brother’s name instead of his on
Birthday Sunday, and put his brother’s name in the Busshin, he forgave
me.
Happy birthday to our
students born in October:
Mia Li, James Toyofuku,
Brittany
Nakamura,
Cameron Owoc.
Wishing you all the best!
HOLIDAY GREETINGS 2013-2014
年始挨拶を交換しましょう
2013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
例の年始挨拶交換をいたします。申し込み欄に年賀の挨拶の言葉を書き入
れ、十一月十九日（月）までに仏教会事務所にお届けください。写真（白
黒）も入れることができます。これに対するお礼はご懇志として仏教会に
お納めくださるようお願い申し上げます。
合掌
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 2013-14 "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 dana for this service adds to the Roof Renovations Fund.
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 no later than MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2013. 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:
BUDDHIST CHURCH OF OAKLAND
825 JACKSON STREET
OAKLAND, CA 94607-4723
ATTN: HOLIDAY GREETINGS
With Gassho,
Holiday Greetings Committee
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"HOLIDAY GREETINGS 2013-14"
MESSAGE:
ENCLOSURE: (please check) __ PHOTO __ BUSINESSCARD
NAMES
DANA: $ __________
BUSSHIN NOVEMBER 2013
Read a Good Book Lately?
Review by Jeff Hisaoka
J
eff Hisaoka was intrigued by
this title The Evil Person. He
found a lot to think about in this
seemingly small book. Jeff delivers a summary that is clearly
a Shin Buddhist Dharma Talk.
Thank you, Jeff.
T
he Evil Person
by Shuichi Maida
If Buddhism were a professional wrestling organization,
then Shuichi Maida’s 20-essays
collection The Evil Person is the
ultimate “heel” (pro wrestling’s
label for the villain). Maida’s
ideas practically annihilate the
squeaky-clean “face” (pro wrestling’s label for the hero) called
the Golden Chain, whose “think
pure and beautiful thoughts, say
pure and beautiful words and
do pure and beautiful deeds”
rhetoric warrants such a punishing smackdown. Unlike the onesided Golden Chain, The Evil
Person encourages us to embrace
our inner bad guy or “heel.”
Maida acknowledges the
need to have “genuine trust”
so that we may awaken to the
Dharma. Nowadays, people are
more divided because of what we
know and believe, and this gap
seems to expand quickly rather
than close slowly. Maida argues,
“Smartness is a discriminating
mind. The smart are interested in
distinguishing good from bad. As
long as you discriminate like this,
you always attempt to choose
only good qualities and reject
bad qualities” (38). This quote
implies that Mr. or Mrs. Smart
can do no wrong, so his or her
ideas and beliefs are the proper
order; therefore, anybody who is
not liked by the smart people are
simply not tolerated. “Genuine
trust,” however, “unconditionally
accepts not only a person’s good
qualities but also his bad quali-
ties,” and “acknowledges that his
bad qualities are the source and
basis of his good qualities” (37).
This is not encouragement to
commit bad deeds or think negative thoughts, but rather an encouragement to not feel ashamed
about having bad or negative
traits. It is the person who is at
peace with his or her own futility
as a human being who is truly the
“evil person.”
Shuichi
Maida’s
essays
encourage us to see truthfulness,
which happens when we ignore
the difference between good and
evil. Life may be easier when we
determine what is good and what
is bad, but it’s not fair to others or
ourselves to judge what is right
or wrong. It’s only human to not
like certain things, but “genuine
trust” awakens us to truthfulness;
this two-fold awakening is the
ultimate goal of Buddhism.
SACBC BINGO – September 6, 2013
L
ast month, we held the first of
two fundraisers, coordinating
Friday night BINGO at Southern
Alameda County 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: Yo
Kawabata, Jean Nakao, Dorothy
Yanagi, Shelly Schell, Lu Zhang,
Valerie Otsuka, Linda Minamoto,
Tak Otsuka, Clare Kaneshige,
Gary Kawabata, Ron Nomura,
Breda Sampson, Don Kaneshige,
Harry Bergland, Jerry Medina,
Charlotte Schell and Robert Noguchi.
I’d also like to thank those who
donated baked goods for the evening’s snack bar: Digger and Agnes
Sasaki, Maya Lawrence, Harry
Bergland, Jon Takagaki, Pam
Kato, Jean Nakazono, Daisy Tsuji7
moto, Ruby Kuritsubo, and Linda
Minamoto.
Our second and last BINGO
fundraiser for 2013 is scheduled
for Friday, November 15th from
4:30pm at SACBC. If you’d like
to volunteer to help that evening
(and/or bake), please contact Robert
Noguchi at [email protected] or
through the Church office.
P.S. Our first BINGO date for
next year is Friday, May 2, 2014!
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Long-Range Vision for Our Church Property
A
n Ad-Hoc Committee of the
Board and interested Sangha
members has been formed to pursue
discussions on a long-term vision
for the Church’s property.
An impetus for this effort has
been the current community discussions that are occurring as a result
of the redevelopment of the Lake
Merritt BART Station and the City
of Oakland’s Specific Planning process. The focus of those community
discussions have been around the
development of a Transit-Oriented
Development (T.O.D.) in the Chinatown neighborhood. Another factor
spurring this effort has been the ongoing concern for maintenance and
up-keep for the Apartment Building.
The residential structure has failing
infrastructure (plumbing, heating,
emergency egress, roof) which has
required significant investment to
keep the building in working order
over the past several years. Furthermore, if investments were made in
its upgrade it would trigger ADAcompliancy issues.
A broad statement for the goal
of Visioning a plan for the Church’s
property is under development. As a
beginning point, this Mission statement is, “to improve the Church’s
property to support the Church’s
Sangha and the broader communities in which the Church is a part
of (e.g. the East Bay JA/Asian American community; the Oakland Chinatown neighborhood community,
etc.) through development of facilities that support the multi-generational needs of these communities.”
A Wish List of desired facilities
might include:
• Affordable and market-rate housing to replace the current Apartment Building. We would look to
experts to help define an appropriate unit mix within the context
of the church community and the
neighborhood.
• Classroom/meeting rooms to replace and add to the number/
square footage we have currently
in the Issei Kaikan.
• Gymnasium/Hall (volleyball-basketball) w/ kitchen facilities;
toilets as required
• Parking (to replace current number PLUS any added requirement
from new housing and other uses
incorporated into the development.)
• Storage space (replacing current
storage within the Issei Kaikan
building and container storage
units w/in the parking lot behind the church; additional storage as can be accommodated.)
• Outdoor barbecue area
• Garden / Open space / Festival
space
• New entry/connection with
existing Temple building
• Possible commercial/retail/office
space for affiliated organizations;
convenience shopping for residents.
The process is still in a very
preliminary state. Much has yet to
be determined. Among the issues
include input and comment by the
BCO Community; the feasibility of
consolidating parcels on the block;
from where and how much might
be required to finance development;
and the availability and interest
of development partners who
might share our vision for the
property. These are only a few.
If you have comments and
would like more information about
the process, or would like to be
actively involved in the process,
please contact Steve Terusaki
through the Church Office, or by
email at: <[email protected]>
E Waste
T
he 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 pickup 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.
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BUSSHIN NOVEMBER 2013
Newsroom
Silent
Auction
OBWA
by
Patti Hisaoka
T
hank you to the following for
their most generous donations:
• Yoshisato Family in memory of mother, Evelyn
• Mrs. Namie Naito
• Jeff & Meri Lane (bidders on
the OBWA Silent Auction Baked Goods)
Jr. YBA News
By Casey Yamamura
T
he Jr. YBA has begun activities for the 2013-2014 year, and we
have certainly hit the ground running.
The Spaghetti Feed, which will be on November 3rd at
11:30AM-1:00PM, is a fundraiser where we will be selling
spaghetti for lunch at the church. You can enjoy lunchtime eating
with other church members, family, and friends. In addition, the
profits will support the Jr. YBA’s activities for the rest of the year, so
please do come if possible.
On the weekend of November 9th and 10th, the Jr. YBA will be
at the Central California Conference in Fresno. This conference will
give us the opportunity to meet young Buddhists like us from other
chapters in California.
On October 26th, we will stay at church overnight preparing the
haunted house for the next day. On October 27th, the Jr. YBA will
put on the annual Halloween Party.
Finally, we proudly present our 2013-2014 Jr. YBA Cabinet. The
Cabinet includes Grant Tominaga and Kyle Wong as Co-Presidents,
Brittany Nakamura as Vice President, Tamiko Cavey as Recording
Secretary, Kiyomi Nomura as Corresponding Secretary, Ryan Wong
as Treasurer, Matthew Li as Religious Chairperson, Alex Wilson as
Activities Chairperson, and Erika Medina and Casey Yamamura as
Historians.
After a solid start to the year, we are definitely looking forward
to the rest of 2013-2014!
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Thank you to the following:
• Ruby Kuritsubo, May Kleven,
Sachi Nakamura and Donna
Castro for Omigaki cleaning
• Toban “B” for assisting with July Shotsuki refreshments
• All who came out for Obon prep
• Karen Hashimoto, Namie Naito,
Ruby Kuritsubo, June Masuyama, Linda Minamoto and Gayle
Noguchi for cleaning after Obon
• Toban “C” for August Shotsuki
refreshments
Card Making Workshops will be
held on the following Fridays at
10 a.m: Oct. 18th, and Nov. 22nd.
Anyone interested is welcome to
attend.
On Sunday, November 17th
– OBWA will have a special presentation by Norman and Kathy
Yoshida of Hanko Designs. They
specialize in Asian rubber stamps,
washi paper, punches, charms, card
stock and much more. We encourage all to come and take a look at
their “goodies.”
We will also have a “make and
take” for the first 20 sign ups. If
you would like to make a few cards
and take them home, sign up at the
church.
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Welcome to our new person in the office:
Doris Okano
Related to other church members?
Who & how? Susan Okano –
Mother; Eric & Delia Ikeda –
brother-in-law & sister
Favorites:
Food: Popeye’s Southern Fried
Chicken
Hobbies: Walking, reading
Vacation destination: Umbria,
Italy
Movie:13 Assassins, Directed by
Takashi Miike
Book: Eleven Rings – The Soul of
Success by Phil Jackson
Occupation: Administrative Assistant –
Buddhist Church of Oakland
Office Assistant – Hayward Arts
Council, Foothill Gallery
What do you enjoy about your
job/status? Helping others and
interacting with people.
City you live in: Castro Valley
Children: Son, Alex Wilson – 17
years old
What’s on your “bucket list”: City
of Lights, Paris, France Canadian
Rockies by Rail, Banff, Jasper,
Learn to play Mahjong
What is the one thing most people
don’t know about you? I enjoy
painting desserts. Cupcakes, ice
cream floats, and pie.
What do you hope the Board can
accomplish while you are a member? I hope we can continue to
generously support church members and our local community.
Please donate Baby Clothes
T
he Oakland Buddhist Women’s Association (OBWA) is collecting
baby clothes to donate to the Asian Health Services of Oakland,
a non-profit agency serving low income families in Alameda County.
It can be difficult to part with these precious mementos of the past,
but families in need will deeply appreciate your dana. Please leave
them in the container marked “Baby Clothes” in the church foyer by
Sunday, December 8th.
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Ashland Howakai
By Curt Kawabata
A
shland Howakai held its first
service of the year, Fall Ohigan
on September 15th, followed by
otoki. The Service was conducted
by Reverend Bridge and chaired
by Dorothy Yanagi. We welcomed
new members; Kimiko Matsumoto, James & Alice Yokomizo and
the Uyeno family of Steve, Melissa, Aria and Akiko. We thank the
following for contributions:
M/M Dave Dent
Mrs. Matsuye Harada
Mrs. Toshiye Hasegawa
M/M Curt Kawabata
Mr. Gary Kawabata
Mrs. Yo Kawabata
Mrs. Ruby Kuritsubo
Mrs. Kumiko Matsumoto
M/M Shig Naito
Mrs. Jean Nakao
Mrs. Jean Nomura
Mrs. Sylvia Nomura
Mrs. Susan Okano
Mr. Jerry Sakamoto
M/M Digger Sasaki
M/M James Tsurui
Mrs. Jane Tsushima
M/M Steve Uyeno
Rev & Mrs. H. Yamaoka
Mrs. Dorothy Yanagi
M/M James Yokomizo
The next service will be on
Sunday, October 20th at 5:00 pm.
In gassho,
Curt Kawabata
BUSSHIN NOVEMBER 2013
2013 November Shotsuki Memorial Service
Service: Sunday, November 3, 2013 at 10:45 a.m.
Sermon by Reverend 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 December calendar.
Mr. Isaburo Adachi
Mr. Shikanosuke Ajari
Mrs. Tomoye Aoki-Johnson
Mrs. Fumiye Endo – 33rd year
Mrs. Nao Endo
Mr. Katsumi Fujii
Mrs. Yuki Fujii
Mrs. Nancy Louie Fujikawa
Mrs. Shitoyo Fujinami
Miss Chieko Furuta
Mr. Larry Furuta
Mrs. Sumiye Hiramoto Gluck
Mr. Rihachi Goto
Mrs. Katsu Harada
Mrs. Miyako Hatakeyama
Mr. Tom Hayashida
Mrs. Judie Hirabayashi
Mr. Mitsuru Hirai
Mr. Mamoru Hirota
Mr. Masakichi Hirota
Mrs. Kikuno Honda
Mr. Tokuno Honda
Mrs. Kotshi Hori
Mr. Masaru Ide
Mr. Akira Kanagaki
Mrs. Chiyo Kaneko
Mr. Haruto Kaneko
Mrs. Miharu Kaneko
Mrs. Ida Kanesaki
Mr. Hyosuke Kawahata
Mrs. Harue Kihara
Mr. Gunichi Kimura
Mrs. Seki Komoda
Mr. Kiyoshi Kuritsubo – 33rd year
Mr. Torasaburo Masuda
Mr. Vernon Matsui
Mrs. Grace Misaki
Mrs. Tori Misumi
Mr. Chikamitsu Mitsuda
Mr. Hanzo Miyazaki
Mr. Kikuo Mizuhara
Mr. Ichihei Mizusaki
Mr. George Mori
Mr. Jotaro Mori
Mr. Ray Yoshiro Morishita – 7th year
Mr. Rokuzo Morishita – 50th year
Mr. William Muranishi
Mr. Katsutaro Nagao
Miss Tokie Najima
Mrs. Mitsuko Nakagawa
Mr. Roy Nakagawa
Mr. Shotaro Nakamura
Mr. Saichi Nakao
Mr. Utaka Nakao
Mrs. Tomiko Nakatani
Mrs. Hideko Nakazono
Mr. Akira Narasaki
Mr. Yoshio Negi
Mrs. Yuriko Niizawa
Mrs. Shizuko Nishio
Mrs. Chiyono Nomiyama
Mr. Fukuju Nomiyama
Mrs. Masano Nomiyama – 50th year
Mrs. Matsuno Nomiyama
Mr. Mitsuru Nomiyama
Mr. Chiyomatsu Nomura
Mr. Fred Nomura – 33rd year
Miss Irene Nomura
Mrs. Masae Nomura
Mr. Genkichi Ogi
Mr. Kansuke Ogi
Mrs. Mine Ogi
Mr. Shingo Ogihara
Mr. Jitsuo Ohara
Mr. Keisaburo Oka
Mr. Kiyoshi Okemoto
Mr. Yoshitaka Oniki
Mr. Katsujiro Onizuka
Mrs. Kusue Saika
Mrs. Hiroko Sakamoto
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Mrs. Su’e Sakamoto
Mr. Masaji Sato
Mr. Yoshimatsu Seta
Baby Shibata
Mr. Harry Shibata
Mr. Gene Siu
Mr. Torataro Sumimoto
Mr. Kenji Suyetsugu
Mrs. Sumi Tajiri
Mrs. Kazumi Takahashi
Mr. Fukutaro Takashima
Mrs. Nakae Takashima
Mr. Kazuma Takata
Mr. Shinobu Takeshima
Mrs. Sumiko Takeshima
Mr. Hideo Tamori
Mr. Ichijiro Tanaka
Mr. Shizuo Tanaka – 3rd year
Mrs. Ren Tanaka
Mrs. Tameyo Tanaka
Mr. Takeso Taniguchi
Mrs. Tora Taniguchi
Mrs. Kasumi Toji
Mrs. Mary Tonai – 3rd year
Mr. Genjuro Tsujimoto
Mr. Yoshikusu Tsujimoto
Mrs. Konoye Utsurogi
Mr. Tom Utsurogi
Mr. Sho Wakabayashi
Mr. Sam Watahara – 25th year
Mr. Goichiro Watanabe
Mrs. Tokiye Watanabe
Ms. Susan Wong
Mrs. Akiye Yamabe
Mrs. Koito Yamamoto
Mr. Kaoru Yamamoto
Mrs. Yoshi Yamaoka
Mrs. Tsuru Yamashita
Mrs. Clara Yokoyama – 13th year
Grandmother Yoshioka
BUSSHIN NOVEMBER 2013
BCO Greeters Needed
I
sn’t it always nice to be greeted Date
Occasion
with a smile and a welcome? It 10/13/13
Keirokai
makes one feel valued and cared 10/20/13
Family Service
for, whether you are a long time
10/27/13
Halloween
Sangha member or a new comer
Family Service
to Buddhism. A greeter need only 11/3/13
be welcoming and ready to intro11/10/13
Eitaikyo
duce a new comer, share a little
Family Service
about our church (we do have 11/17/13
Family Service
pamphlets to give out) and give 11/24/13
Family Service
a new comer some help with our 12/1/13
Bodhi Day
service – large purple book, small 12/8/13
purple book and blue binder can 1/5/14
Family Service
be very confusing! We have some 1/12/13
Ho-Onko
folks signed up to be greeters,
but we still could use some more answer questions. As a special
help. Please feel free to write your bonus, Maya Lawrence will
name on the board beside the make you a name badge!!
coffee machine and any of the
“veterans” would be glad to
Greeter 1
Gayle Inada
Jeff Suda
Gary Lawrence
Norm
Abrahamson
June Masuyama
Linda Minamoto
Greeter 2
Joyce Yokomizo
Linda Minamoto
Jon Takagaki
Harry Bergland
Jon Takagaki
Doris Okano
p.s. The act of greeting others will
make you feel really good too!!
These are our future greeters and
as you can see there are spots to fill.
DEADLINE FOR DEC 2013
BUSSHIN ARTICLES:
November 1st
Join us for a ghoulishly
Happy Halloween at
church, right after service,
on October 27. Prizes,
games, and pizza lunch
will be served.
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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, November 17, 2013
by OBWA
BUSSHIN NOVEMBER 2013
2013 November Busshin Calendar
Friday, November 1
Busshin articles due
Hiroshima Kenjinkai Board meeting, Social Hall, 12:30-3:30 pm
Thursday, November 14
Gakuen (Adult), Issei Kaikan, 6:30-8:30 pm
Concord Howakai, 7:00-8:30 pm
Friday, November 15
SACBC Bingo Volunteer Night, 5:00 pm
Saturday, November 2
Gakuen Issei Kaikan, 9:00-12:00 pm
EBYAL Coaching Clinic, Main Hall, 1:00-3:30 pm
Saturday, November 16
Gakuen Issei Kaikan, 9:00-12:00 pm
Sunday, November 3
OBWA meeting, 9:00-10:00 am
Family Dharma Service, 10:00-10:45 am
Shotsuki Service, 10:45-11:30 am
JR. YBA SPAGHETTI FEED LUNCHEON,
11:30-1:00 PM
Sunday November 17
Family Dharma Service, 10:00-10:45 am
Adult Study, 10:45-11:30 am
Busshin Collation-OBWA
Ashland Howakai, 5:00-6:30 pm
Monday, November 18
Line Dancing, Social Hall, 1:00-2:30 pm
Karaoke, Social Hall, 7:30-9:30 pm
Monday, November 4
Line Dancing, Social Hall, 1:00-2:00 pm
Karaoke, Social Hall, 7:30-9:30 pm
Tuesday, November 19
Oakland Fukuoka Sister City Association, General
Meeting, Issei Kaikan, 7:00-8:30 pm
Wednesday, November 6
Board of Directors Meeting, Little Chapel, 7:00 pm
Thursday, November 7
Momijikai, Little Chapel, 10:00 am-2:00 pm
Gakuen (Adult), Issei Kaikan, 6:30-8:30 pm
Thursday, November 21
Momijikai, Little Chapel, 10:00-2:00 pm
Gakuen (Adult), Issei Kaikan, 6:30-8:30 pm
Business Committee Meeting, Little Chapel,
7:00-9:00 pm
Saturday November 9
Gakuen Issei Kaikan, 9:00-12:00 pm
Ikebana, Social Hall, 2:00-4:00 pm
Saturday, November 23
Gakuen Issei Kaikan, 9:00-12:00 pm
Sunday, November 10
Etaikyo Service, 10:00-11:30 am, Refreshments
Toban B, 11:30-1:00 pm
Youth Club Uniform Distribution,, Issei Kaikan,
9:30 am - 11:30 am
Sunday, November 24
Family Dharma Service, 10:00-10:45 am
Adult Study, 10:45-11:30 am
Monday, November 25
Wanto Shodo Kai, Issei Kaikan, 10:00-12 Noon
Line Dancing, Social Hall, 1:00-2:00 pm
Karaoke, Social Hall, 7:30-9:30 pm
Monday, November 11
Wanto Shodo Kai, Issei Kaikan, 10:00-12 Noon
Line Dancing, Social Hall, 1:00-2:00 pm
Karaoke, Social Hall, 7:30-9:30 pm
Thursday, November 28
Office Closed
Tuesday, November 12
EBYAL, Issei Kaikan, 7:30-9:00 pm
Friday, November 29
Office Closed
Wednesday, November 13
Evening Dharma Service & Discussion, 7:00-8:30 pm
Saturday, November 30
No Gakuen
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BUSSHIN NOVEMBER 2013
2013 December Busshin Calendar
Sunday, December 1
Busshin articles due
Family Dharma Service, 10:00-10:45 am
Adult Study, 10:45-11:30 am
Saturday, December 21
No Gakuen
Sunday, December 22
NO SERVICE
Monday, December 2
Line Dancing, Social Hall, 1:00-2:00 pm
Karaoke, Social Hall, 7:30-9:30 pm
Wednesday, December 25
OFFICE CLOSED
Saturday, December 28
No Gakuen
Wednesday, December 4
Board of Directors Meeting, Little Chapel, 7:00 pm
Sunday, December 29
Temple Clean-Up, 9:00 am
Thursday, December 5
Gakuen (Adult), Issei Kaikan, 6:30-8:30 pm
Tuesday, December 31
New Year’s Eve Service, 8:00 pm
Saturday, December 7
Gakuen Issei Kaikan, 9:00-12:00 pm
Sunday, December 8
OBWA Meeting, 9:00-10:00 am
Bodhi Day Service, 10 am, Shotsuki Service, 11 am
OBWA Bonnenkai, 12 noon
Monday, December 9
Line Dancing, Social Hall, 1:00-2:00 pm
Tuesday, December 10
EBYAL, Issei Kaikan, 7:30-9:00 pm
Wednesday, December 11
Evening Dharma Service & Discussion, 7:00-8:30 pm
Thursday, December 12
Gakuen (Adult), Issei Kaikan, 6:30-8:30 pm
Saturday, December 14
Gakuen Issei Kaikan, 9:00-12:00 pm
Anko Prep, 9:00-Noon
Ikebana, 2:00 pm
Sunday, December 15
MOCHITSUKI, 6:00 am – 6:00 pm
Thursday, December 19
Gakuen (Adult), Issei Kaikan, 6:30-8:30 pm
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