August 2013 - the Buddhist Church of Oakland!

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Volume 56 Number 8
Gathering of Joy
IN THIS ISSUE
By Rev. Harry Gyokyo Bridge
O
bon is a very special time at the
Buddhist Church of Oakland.
On Saturday, August 3 we will have
our Obon Festival, with food, cultural exhibits, and of course the Bon
Odori. But Obon isn’t just about fun
and festivities. It is also deeply connected to the Obon Service, at which
we gather to remember our loved
ones who have passed away.
It may seem strange to have a
festival connected to what we normally associate with loss. However,
the Obon Service is also known as
“Kangi-e” or “Gathering of Joy.” This
encourages us to move through our
sadness towards the gratitude and
appreciation we feel when we realize
how much we have received from
our departed loved ones. The Bon
Odori is an expression of this joy.
As is our custom, we will have
two services on Sunday, August 4:
At 9:30 AM will be our Hatsubon
Service, for those families who have
lost a loved one during this past year.
At 10:30 AM we will have our Obon
Service, which is open to everyone. Our guest speaker will be Rev.
David Matsumoto of the Berkeley
Buddhist Temple and Institute of
Buddhist Studies. Rev. Matsumoto
was one of my teachers when I was
a student at IBS, so I am very excited to have him as our Obon guest
speaker. Please take advantage of this
wonderful opportunity to listen to
the Dharma!
In gassho,
Rev. Harry Gyokyo Bridge
Message from our President
By Linda Minamoto
I
hope all of you survived our first
heat wave of the summer. It definitely was hot, especially on the
other side of the tunnel where temperatures were in the triple digits.
Although it was uncomfortable, it
certainly was good for my vegetable
garden especially my tomatoes. In
Buddhism, we are taught to look at
things from different perspectives.
On the one hand, some of us probably did not like the heat because it
prevented us from doing things out-
doors or because we had a difficult
time sleeping. On the other hand, as
I said, it was great for my tomatoes!
The bazaar was a huge success.
We were so lucky that the weather
was perfect, that we had many,
many donors and volunteers, and
that we did not experience any
missteps. It was great to see friends
that we only see during the bazaar
circuit. I tell everyone, please come
to our bazaar, “Oakland has the best
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Minister’s Message
Message from our President
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1-2
Religious News
2
Newsroom OBWA
2
Dharma School News
3-5
2013 August Shotsuki
Memorial Service
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Bingo7
Momiji Kai News
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BCO Directory Update Form
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Bazaar Thanks8
Temple Tid-Bits
9-10
Hatsubon Service
11
Open Position: Office Staff
11
In Memoriam
11
September Busshin
Deadline Info
11
Obon Lantern Tribute Form
12
BCO 26th Annual
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Benefit Golf Tournament
Calendar14-15
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Message from the President
Silent Auction
Continued from front page
food”! I want to thank Jon Takagaki
for his tireless efforts in co-chairing
the bazaar. He definitely thinks
outside the box and is constantly
trying to improve our event. It was
Jon who encouraged us to expand
the use of credit cards. He has also
offered to continue co-chairing the
bazaar in the future.
I don’t usually feel that it is appropriate for the President to single
out individual accomplishments but
I feel compelled to do so. I am very
thankful to all of the church mem-
bers who helped during the bazaar,
however, I would like to specifically
acknowledge a few of the “friends
of the Buddhist Church of Oakland”
for their help. These individuals
performed some of the most challenging tasks: Victor Nakaya and
Brian Wong worked on the BBQ
chicken crew lifting the racks of
chicken which is physically demanding and having smoke blown
in their face for 4 – 5 hours: Valerie
Nishimura who came at 5:00 am
on Saturday and 4:00 am on Sun-
day to help in the kitchen and has
done so for many years (how many
of us would volunteer to do this?);
and Teresa Jackson (my sister)
who worked a bazaar shift and also
came on Tuesday to clean up the
kitchen (how many of us would
clean someone else’s kitchen?).
Again, these are not members of
BCO but they willingly came out to
help us with smiles on their faces.
I hope to see all of you at Obon!
In gassho,
Linda Minamoto
Newsroom OBWA
Religious News
by
Patti Hisaoka
By Gayle Noguchi
J
oin us for our monthly
Evening Dharma Service
and Discussion on Wed.
August 21st, 7:00-8:30 p.m.
conducted by Reverend Harry
Gyokyo Bridge. You’ll learn
not only about the dharma,
you’ll also learn about yourself
as well! Please note that there
will be no Saturday Study Class
in August.
We also hope to see you at
our upcoming Hatsubon/Obon
Service on Sunday, August
4th. The Hatsubon Service (first
year Obon) begins at 9:30 a.m.
followed by the Obon Family
Service at 10:30 a.m. We are
fortunate to have as our guest
speaker Rev. Dr. David Ryoe
Matsumoto. Rev. Matsumoto is
minister of the Berkeley
Buddhist Temple and Director
of the Center for Contemporary
Shin Buddhist Studies at the
Institute of Buddhist Studies.
Drawing on his vast knowledge
and expertise, Rev. Matsumoto
conveys the teachings in a way
that is understandable and
relatable for all and he shares
the dharma with warmth and
sincerity. Please also plan to stay
for the luncheon after service.
If you like what we’re doing
at BCO and want to see religious
programs/activities continue
and grow, come to our meeting
on Sunday, August 11th at 12
noon (after Shotsuki Service).
We welcome your support
and participation as we strive
to serve the diverse needs and
interests of our sangha!
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O
BWA would like to thank the
following for their most generous donations:
Mrs. Sachi Matsui in appreciation
for the visitation
Mrs. Dora Negoro in appreciation
of being welcomed into the OBWA
Rev. & Mrs. Kodo Umezu in appreciation of invitation to Spring
Luncheon
We also would like to thank for
the following:
Rev. & Mrs. Harry Bridge,
Shigeko
Yamaoka,
June
Masuyama, Ruby Kuritsubo, Jean
Nakazono and Karen Hashimoto
for making visitations.
Toban “A” for preparing and
serving refreshments after the Ohigan Service.
Namie Naito and Anne Tominaga
for coordinating the Gotan-E otoki
and Toban “C” for assisting.
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Dharma School News...
By Maya Lawrence
Second Year Pin
Cynthia Lee, Bryant Lee, Matthew Li
Dharma School Students 2012-13
C
ongratulations to all our Attendance Awardees and to our students who
were promoted or graduated! At our Attendance and Graduation Service Third Year Pin
on June 2, we were pleased to honor so many accomplishments. Students Garrett Kamita, Ben Morgan
received a certificate for attendance at 22 to 29 services, and a certificate and
a Dharma School pin for attendance at 30 or more services.
Here is the list of Attendance Awardees:
Attendance at 22 to 29 classes Attendance at 30 or more classes
and services
and services
Fifth Year Pin
Emiko Masamori, Grant Kamita
Henry Abrahamson, Alyssa Cho,
Madison Ikeda, Keiko Masamori,
Karina Morgan, Alex Wilson
Sydney Wong, Ryan Yoshida
Sean Yoshida
First Year Pin
Hannah Aisawa, Tamiko Cavey
David Medina, Erika Medina
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Sixth Year Pin
Mayumi Nomura
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Dharma School News
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Seventh Year Pin
Glenn Kamita, Kyle Wong,
Ryan Wong
And a big thank you, too, to Graduating from Middle School to
the parents who were so diligent in High School (receiving a certificate
bringing their children to Church and a nenju from the BCO)
and Dharma School.
Linda Minamoto, President of
BCO, and Rev. Bridge presented
certificates and gifts to the graduates.
Graduating from Preschool to
Kindergarten (receiving a
certificate and a nenju)
Martha Castro, Kelsey Hirota
Rachel Hirota, Mia Li,
Grant Kamita, James Toyofuku
(not pictured)
Graduating from High School
(receiving a certificate from
the Bishop, and a nenju and
book from the BCO)
Eighth Year Pin
Brittany Nakamura
Madison Ikeda, Rya Kwong
(not pictured)
Eleventh Year Pin
Martha Castro, Kiyomi Nomura
Tae Shimamoto (not pictured)
Fifteenth Year Pin
Grant Tominaga
Graduating from Elementary to
Middle School (receiving a Hannah Aisawa, Devin Cho
certificate and a nenju from the (not pictured), Renzo Costarella
(not pictured), Randall Kido
BCO)
(not pictured), Mia Orans
Gayle Noguchi presented gifts to
the High School graduates from the
OBWA.
Bryant Lee, Binh Liang
(not pictured), Ben Morgan,
Samia Neishi (not pictured)
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Dharma School News
Continued from page 4
Hannah Aisawa was presented with
the Taniguchi Dharma Award for her
leadership in the Jr. YBA. Congratulations, Hannah!
Graduating from College (receiving
a certificate from the Bishop, and a
nenju and book from the BCO)
Kelsey Endo, graduated from UC
Davis (pictured), Brennan MacMaster, graduated from UC Berkeley
Melissa Miyamoto-Mills, graduated
from
UC
Berkeley,
Denise
Toyofuku, graduated from UC
Irvine, Michelle Umezu, graduated
from UC Davis, Matthew Isono,
graduated from Northwestern
We wish them all the best.
Thank you to all the students and
their parents who worked so hard
at the bazaar. Thank you to Henry Abrahamson, Martha Castro,
Alyssa Cho, Kelsey Hirota, Rachel
Hirota, Garrett Kamita, Glenn Kamita, Grant Kamita, Jordan Kim,
Conor Kim, Colin Kwong, Jenna
Kwong, Rya Kwong, Matthew Li,
Bihn Liang, Emiko Masamori, Keiko Masamori, David Medina, Ben
Morgan, Karina Morgan, Kiyomi
Nomura, Mayumi Nomura, Kyle
Wong, Ryan Wong, Sydney Wong.
They all worked hard in the Dharma
School Booths. And thank you to
Donna Yokomizo, who devised the
fun games, and to Donna Castro,
Donna Yokomizo and Maya Lawrence for supervising the games.
Hope to see you all at the picnic –
our church’s way of saying “thank
you” for all your hard work at the
Bazaar and throughout the year.
Thank you to our generous
donors:
Eric and Delia Ikeda, in honor of
Madison’s promotion
Eric and Delia Ikeda, in honor of
Grant’s birthday
George and Christine Kamita, in
honor of Garrett’s birthday
Joann and Scott Morgan, in honor
of Ben’s birthday
Susan Okano, in honor of her
grandson Alex Wilson’s birthday
Susan Okano, in honor of her
grandson Grant Ikeda’s birthday
Doris Okano, in honor of Alex Wilson’s birthday
Mrs. Uota, in honor of her granddaughter Mia’s graduation
Meta and Ren Orans, in honor of
Mia’s graduation
Mrs. Nancy Hirota, in memory of
Akira “ike” Hirota
Chris Neishi, in appreciation
We want to wish a very
Happy Birthday to our
students born in July:
Keiko Masamori, Jenna
Kwong, Ryan Yoshida,
Erika Medina
Just a note: in last month’s Busshin,
the second line of the quote from
Shinran Shonin was left off. It should
read:
“…the ice of our blind passions necessarily melts, Immediately becoming water of enlightenment”
Wishing you all much happiness.
Thank you to the Dharma School
families who came out on a Wednesday night to fold and address the
Busshin: Pam, Craig, Alex and
Joshua Lang; Joann, Ben and
Karina Morgan; Ron, June and
Mayumi Nomura; Hiromi and
David Medina; Roger, Karla,
Bryant and Cynthia Lee; Tak and
Valerie Otsuka; Maya and Gary
Lawrence.
June and July Birthdays
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2013 August Shotsuki Memorial Service
Service: Sunday, August 11, 2013 at 10:00 a.m.
Sermon: Rev. Harry Gyokyo Bridge
Family and friends are invited to attend this monthly memorial service for those listed below. If any errors
appear in the list below, please notify the church office at (510) 832-5988 at your earliest convenience. For the
date of the September Shotsuki, please check that month’s calendar.
Mr. Roy Akiyoshi
Mr. Jutaro Akiyoshi
Mrs. Toki Baba
Mrs. Kiyo Baba – 25th year
Mr. Tamotsu Baba
Mr. Tomi Fujii
Mr. Kyubei Fukuda
Mrs. Hanako Furuta
Mr. Kentaro Ohtsuka Gluck
Mrs. Asae Goto
Mr. Keinosuke Hamasaki
Mr. Yuguchi Hashimoto
Mr. Yoshitomo Hirabayashi
Mrs. Haruyo Hiromoto – 17th year
Mr. Masajiro Hirota
Mr. Tadashi Hirota
Mrs. Mishi Horimoto
Mrs. Ishi Hoshide
Mrs. Shizue Inouchi
Mrs. Den Inouye
Mrs. Kuri Kakutani
Mr. Ichimatsu Kamano
Mr. Robert Kamano
Mr. Jeffrey Kanada
Mrs. Tsuru Kada
Mr. Toyomatsu Kada
Mrs. Tamaki Kanda
Mrs. Sakaye Katayama
Mr. Rinzo Kato
Mrs. Setsuno Kawabata
Mrs. Fujie Kawabe
Mr. Yutaka Kayatani
Mr. Harvey Kido – 3rd year
Mrs. Tsune Kimura
Mr. Keijiro Kimura
Mrs. Osayo Kimura
Mr. Mokichi Kisanuki
Mrs. Juki Kitagaki – 50th year
Mr. Inajiro Koizumi
Mrs. Kayo Kuramoto
Mr. Kanichi Masui
Mr. Toshikazu Matsutani – 13th year
Mrs. Kiyo Minamidani
Mr. Takao Misaki
Mrs. Katsu Mitani
Mr. Kenichi Miyamoto
Mrs. Tsuyako Mizusaki – 1st year
Mr. Kazuo Mori
Mr. Asaemon Muramoto
Mrs. Koyo Muramoto
Mr. Masami Muramoto
Mrs. Take Muramoto
Mrs. Ichi Nakagawa
Mr. Mitsuo Nakagawa
Mr. Seijiro Nakagawa
Mrs. Tomie Nakagawa
Mr. Tosaburo Nakahara
Mrs. Yukie Nakahara
Mrs. Himeko Nakao
Mrs. Ishi Nakao
Mr. Timothy Nakaya
Mr. Yokichi Neishi
Mrs. Shimeno Nishino
Mrs. Yuki Nomura
Mrs. Wakae Nomura
Mr. Hajime Nomura
Mrs. Fude Ogawa
Mr. Jack Ogawa
Mrs. Kazue Ogawa – 33rd year
Mr. Minosuke Ogawa
Mr. Katsuo Ohashi
Mr. Tameyo Okai
Mr. Kazumi Okamoto
Mr. Fujio Okano
Mr. Shigekazu Okawachi
Mrs. Yukiye Hiramoto Onizuka
Baby Otsuka
Mrs. Moto Otsuka
Mrs. Sano Otsuka
Mrs. Yuriko Otsuka
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Mrs. Mitsue Ozaki
Mr. Itsuo Ozawa
Mrs. Masako Sakaki – 3rd year
Mrs. Tami Sakaki
Mr. Yoichiro Sakaki
Mrs. Yoshiko Sano
Mrs. Hana Sasaki
Mr. Moriichi Sasaki
Mr. Mitsuji Sasaoka
Mr. Gary Seiji
Baby Shinomoto
Mr. Charles St. Germain
Sujaku Family
Mrs. Sakuyo Sumimoto
Mr. Junichi Sumimoto
Mrs. Hana Sunada
Mrs. Masui Sunagawa – 50th year
Mrs. Toyo Sunayama
Mr. Koichi Takata
Mrs. Tai Tamata
Mrs. Nobu Tamori
Mr. Kumetaro Tamori
Mr. Chugoro Tani
Mrs. Moto Tani
Mrs. Tamayo Tani – 7th year
Mr. Mitsuo Taniguchi
Mr. Matsusuke Taniguchi
Mrs. Ichimi Teramae
Mr. Fusajiro Utsurogi
Mrs. Mabel Watanabe
Mrs. Take Yago
Mr. Shizuo Yamamoto
Mr. Mosanta Yamamoto
Mr. Sadazo Yamane
Mr. Katsutoshi Yanagitsubo
Mrs. Patricia Ono Yokomizo
Mrs. Aiko Yokoyama
Ms. Sachiko Yokoyama – 7th year
Mr. Masaru Yoshioka
Mr. Togo Yoshioka – 7th year
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Silent Auction
BINGO
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
H
ow would you like to spend
an evening raising money
for BCO, while having fun, too?
On Fridays, September 6th and
November 15th, BCO will help coordinate BINGO night at the Southern Alameda County Buddhist
Church (SACBC) in Union City. We
need 15-18 volunteers to work the
entire evening (approx. 5-10pm).
Tasks include cashiering, verifying
winners, selling FlashBoard games
and Pull Tab sales/payouts. For
each evening, BCO receives $500
for the General Fund (that’s $1,000
for two nights’ work). If you’re unable to attend, there is also a need
for baked goods, including cakes,
pies and cookies, which will be sold
at the event.
This is a good chance to get to
know your fellow members, and
raise funds for BCO. For more information, or to sign-up, please
contact Robert Noguchi, through
the Church Office, or by e-mail, at
higan@earthlink.net.
Momiji Kai News
By Nancy Yamamoto
N
ow that the all important annual Bazaar has
come and gone, we are trying to get back into
our normal schedule although we still have the
Obon event coming up.
The group will be taking another mini ferry cruise
to San Francisco departing from Jack London square
on Thursday July 18, 2013. We will be spending
the better part of the day in the Ferry building area.
People have asked, what is so interesting in that area
but one does not realize how many shops, places to
eat and other interesting activities are taking place all
day long in the locale.
We are continuing our healthy yoga classes,
with Patti Hirota giving generously of her time.
Some of us are working on our knitting with expectations of Renee Grohl returning at Thanksgiving
to continue coaching us again.
We wish everyone a happy, fun-filled and safe
summer holiday.
BCO Directory Update
We are getting ready to publish a new BCO Directory. But we need to update your
information. If anything has changed, please send updates to Mary at BCO825@aol.
com; or complete the following and mail to BCO, 825 Jackson, Oakland CA 94607.
Please reply before August 30.
Name:___________________________________________________________
Address:`_________________________________________________________
Phone ___________________________________________________________
Cell Phone(S):_____________________________________________________
Emails:___________________________________________________________
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What a Bazaar…Many, Many Thanks
A
s chairpersons of the 2013 Nikkoland Bazaar, we would like to thank our generous donors, our bazaar chairpersons, our volunteers, and the attendees for making it such a success. Preliminary figures indicate that this
years’ bazaar was the most financially successful since 2009. It could not have happened without the help of the
many volunteers and donors. It was great to see those of you who help year-in and year-out and it was especially
uplifting to see the new volunteers, many who are new to our Sangha and participate in the Wednesday night or
Saturday study groups. I hope all of you enjoyed yourselves and will continue to support the bazaar.
A special thanks to Jay Kaneshige for designing this year’s poster and postcards. If you haven’t noticed, we
are using the udon in Jay’s design as the logo for our Nikkoland Bazaar.
We would particularly like to thank our chairpersons; they did the real grunt work. Without them, the bazaar
could not have taken place. We would like to highlight the tremendous work of Carol Thunen, Chairperson of
the Silent Auction. Every year the Silent Auction has grown. This year it bought in $9000 a 50% increase over last
year. The great thing about the Silent Auction is that it is all profit because everything offered is donated. Please
think about donating next year or soliciting a donation from a business you regularly patronize.
Below are the Bazaar Chairpersons:
Bingo
Norman Yoshida, Ted Tanisawa
Bingo Set-up and Decorations
Jr. YBA, Paul Noguchi, Robert Noguchi
Chicken BBQ
Ed Minamoto
Children’s Games/Games Oversight
Maya Lawrence, Donna Yokomizo
Construction
Clifford Yokomizo, Al Kanzaki,
David Hirota (Youth Club)
Electrician
Al Kanzaki, Tom Yokomizo
Finance
Norm Abrahamson, Gary Lawrence
Food Prep/Food Serving/Gift Shop/Baked Goods
Patti Hisaoka, Jean Kawata, Kathy Terusaki
Game Prizes
Susan Tanisawa, Denise Yokomizo
Imagawayaki
Gary Tominaga (Gakuen)
P.A. System
Al Kanzaki
Publicity/Posters/Postcards
Joyce Yokomizo, Tomita Shimamoto
Purchasing
Jeff Suda, Keiju Terada
Raffle Robert Noguchi
Silent Auction
Carol Thunen
Snack Bar Michael Endo, Brian Nagata, Lynne Neishi
Table Bussing/Kitchen Help/Clean-up
David Hirota, Linda Nakamura (Youth Club)
Again, thank you everyone and see you next year.
In gassho,
Jon Takagaki and Linda Minamoto
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TEMPLE TID-BITS
T
hank you to all who supported the Nikkoland Bazaar! When you visit the following merchants, members, and
friends, please thank them for their support throughout the years:
ACOTE RESTAURANT
5478 College Ave
Oakland 94618
510-655-6469
CAL SHAKES
701 Heinz Ave
Berkeley 94710
510-548-9666
ALBANY BOWL
540 San Pablo Ave
Albany, 94706
510-526-8818
CANYON SWIM SCHOOL
21 Campbell Ln
El Sobrante 94808
510-223-4600
ALEGIO CHOCOLATE
1511 Shattuck Ave
Berkeley 94709
510-548-2466
CERTIFIED TIRE &
SERVICE CTRS
3430 Castro Valley Blvd
Castro Valley 94546
510-886-9500
BAKER, JONI
BAY AREA BEVERAGE CO.
700 National Ct
Richmond 94807
BCA BOOKSTORE
2140 Durant Ave
Berkeley 94704
510-809-1435
BED BATH & BEYOND
Several locations Alameda,
El Cerrito, Oakland, San Leandro
BERKELEY IRONWORKS
800 Potter St
Berkeley 94710
510-981-9900
FUJIMOTO, GLORIA
GIOVANNI’S PRODUCE
1600 Liberty St
El Cerrito 94530
510-235-1233
GROHL, RENIE
HALE, JAN
HANA JAPAN
7298 San Ramon Rd
Dublin 94568
925-829-7451
HASHIMOTO, ARLENE
COSTPLUS WORLD MARKET
101 Clay St
Oakland 94607
510-834-4440
HASHIMOTO, FRANK’s TIRE
299 29th St
Oakland 94611
510-893-0200
DEJA BLUE HAIR SALON
3161 Castro Valley Blvd
Castro Valley 94546
510-583-9689
HASHIMOTO, KAREN
EAST OCEAN SEAFOOD
RESTAURANT
1713 Webster St
Alameda 94501
510-865-3381
BERKELEY SYMPHONY
1942 University Ave, or Box Office
510-841-2800
FAT SLICE of BERKELEY
2375 Telegraph Ave
Berkeley 94704
510-548-6479
BETTE’S OCEANVIEW DINER
1804 Fourth St
Berkeley 94710
510-644-3230
FOLKMANIS PUPPETS
1219 Park
Emeryville 94608
510-658-7677
BUON APETITO RESTAURANT
BUTTERCUP GRILL & BAR,
1000 Cotton St
Oakland 94606
510-535-1640
FREIGHT & SALVAGE
COFFEE HOUSE
2020 Addison St
Berkeley 94704
510-644-2020
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HEAD FIRST, Newll Noda
3903 Grand Ave
Oakland 94610
510-658-3811
HIRAHARA, ALAN
HIROTA, DAVE
IRON WORKS
800 Potter St
Berkeley 94710
510-981-9900
JENNINGS, VICKY
JELLINEK, S. ARLEEN
KAMAKURA RESTAURANT
2549 Santa Clara Ave
Alameda 94501
510-521-9121
KAPLAN, HARVEY
KATAYAMA, DENNIS
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TEMPLE TID-BITS
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KAWATA, JEAN & CHUCK
KIM, CINDY SAKAI
KURITSUBO, RUBY
LAWRENCE, MAYA
LaMEDITERRANEE
2936 College Ave
Berkeley 94705
510-540-7773
LEE’S FLORIST & NURSERY
1420 University Ave
Berkeley CA 94702
510-843-0502
PICANTE MEXICAN
RESTAURANT
1328 Sixth St
Berkeley 94710
510-525-3121
SUE JOHNSON CUSTOM
LAMPS & SHADES
1745 Solano Ave
Berkeley 94707
510-527-2623
PIER 29 WATERFRONT
RESTAURANT
1148 Ballena Blvd
Alameda 94501
510-865-5088
TAKEMOTO, MARK & ERIN
GRAND LAKE THEATER
3200 Grand Ave
Oakland 94610
510-452-3556
TERUSAKI, KATHY & STEVE
THE NAURAL GROCERY
COMPANY
10367 San Pablo Ave
El Cerrito 94530
510-526-0205
THUNEN, CAROL
ROCKRIDGE OPTOMETRY
5321 College Ave
Oakland 94618
510-655-3797
TOKYO FISH MARKET
1220 San Pablo Ave
Berkeley 94706
510-524-7243
MIYAMOTO, SASHA
RUBICON BAKERY
154 S. 23rd St
Richomond 94804
MONTEREY MARKET
1550 Hopkins St
Berkeley 94707
510-526-6042
SEMIFREDDI’S
1980 North Loop Rd
Alameda 94502
510-596-9930
TRADER JOE’S
5727 College Ave
Oakland 94618
510-923-9428
MORIMOTO, MARGE
SHIMAMOTO, MARK
& TOMITA
MAKISHIMA, DENNIS
MANOR BOWL
887 Manor Blvd
San Leandro 94579
510-351-2101
NAGAMOTO, MICHAEL
NEUWALDER, JANET
NOBORI, BRAD
OBWA
OTO BAILEY FUKUMOTO
& MISHIMA INC.
Emeryville, CA 94662-9170
OZAWA, BOBBY
PEPPERMILL SPA & RESORT
2707 S. Virgina St
Reno 89502
SILVER SPRINGS RANCH
1051 Ferndale Rd
Martinez 94553
925-269-7205
SOKO HARDWARE
1698 Post St
San Francisco 94115
415-931-5510
SOLANO FINE ART
1654 Solano Ave
Albany
510-524-7009
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TSUJIMOTO, ARIANE
TSUJIMOTO, DAISY
YAMAMOTO, NANCY
YOSHIDA, NORM
YOKOMIZO, DENISE
YOKOMIZO, JOYCE
YONEMURA, MAYA
MURASHIMA
ZOE’S COOKIES &
OTHER DELIGHTS
1080 Marina Way S.
Richmond 94804
510-237-2490
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Hatsubon Service is Sunday, August 4, 2013, at 9:30am
Families of the following members are invited:
Rose M Kurotori
Tsuyako Rose Mizusaki
George M. Matsutani
Willie H. Ozawa
Toshiye Amy Shimada
Pearl Kawamoto
Shizuko Tamori
Toshiharu Kimura
Henry Yoshio Natsuhara
Shizue Nakai
Akiro Ike Hirota
Suzanne Neishi
Family Obon Service will follow the Hatsubon Service at 10:30 am.
OPEN POSITION
Office Staff
Contact Linda Minamoto, Jon Takagaki,
or Steve Terusaki for details on
job duties and possible start dates.
In Memoriam
The Buddhist Church
of Oakland extends its
deepest condolences to
the families of:
Suzanne Neishi
June 11, 2013
May the family members
find comfort and solace
in the Nembutsu, Namu
amida butsu.
DEADLINE FOR SEPTEMBER 2013 BUSSHIN ARTICLES: August 1st
Articles submitted after this date may not be printed. Send articles to Joyce Yokomizo:
email: joyce@yokomizo.com
or fax: (415) 970-0810
You can also send articles to Tomita Shimamoto at the church office.
BUSSHIN COLLATION :
Sunday, August 11, 2013 by BCO Board
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OBON LANTERN MEMORIAL TRIBUTE
During our Obon Festival on August 3, 2013, please honor past members of
your family through a Memorial Tribute tag to be hung from Obon Lanterns
above the Odori area. (Previous tags are on file in the Church office, and will be rehung with your donation.)
Name:
Name of Family Member:
 Japanese only
 Japanese and English
 English only
Kanji for Family Member (Japanese)
 Previous Memorial Tag (at Church office)
$20 donation
 New Memorial Tag to be created
$35 donation
Contact information:
Address:
Telephone:
E-mail:
Please make checks to: Buddhist Church of Oakland; please note Obon
Lantern Memorial Tag in the memo line
FORMS DUE BY MONDAY JULY 22nd, 2013
Buddhist Church of Oakland
26th Annual Benefit Golf Tournament
(A
Portion of the Proceeds to the Alameda County Food Bank)
Monday, October 7, 2013
Sequoyah Country Club (Oakland, CA)
Entry Fee: $200.00 per player
(Includes green fees, cart, tee prizes, range balls, buffet lunch, dinner, and door prize ticket.)
2013 MID-SEPTEMBER INDEX WILL BE USED.
Deadline: All registration forms must be received by September 5, 2013.
Tournament Scoring Format: Two-person better ball. Four-person team
scores will be based on the sum of two blind-drawn pairs. You may
play with your chosen foursome. Enter as pairs or singles.
Registration: 9:30 am; Buffet Lunch: 10:30-11:30 am;
Shotgun Start: 12 Noon; Dinner and Awards: 6:00 pm
Individual Low Net Prizes also awarded
Dress Code for players and guests: Collared shirts with sleeves (No tee shirts, tank tops).
Long pants or golf shorts (No tennis, gym or short shorts. No denim). Mandatory soft
spiked golf shoes (No tennis shoes). Hats and cell phone use are not permitted in clubhouse.
Please complete and detach. Check payable to Buddhist Church of Oakland and return to church office.
Name________________________________________________________________________
GHIN No._____________
If no index,
list your 3 lowest scores : ____________________
Golf Club affiliation (if any) ___________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
Address
City & Zip Code
(______)______________________________________________________________________
Phone Number
Email Address
I would like to be paired with_______________________________
INDICATE ANY FOURSOME REQUEST ON REVERSE SIDE
Quantity
$200.00 Golf and Rib Eye Steak Dinner
$200.00 Golf and Salmon Dinner
$ 50.00
Additional Dinner(s) – specify choice
Total Amount Enclosed:
BUSSHIN AUGUST 2013
~ August 2013 ~
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
1
Fri
2
Busshin Articles Due
Obon Food Prep
Social Hall/Main
Momijikai, Little Chapel Kitchen
10:00 am-2:00 pm
7:00-5:00 pm
4
Obon Practice, Social
Hall, 7:30-9:00 pm
Ikebana
Obon Prep
Time: TBD
Sat
3
Obon Food Prep,
5:00 am-3:00 pm
Obon Construction,
8:00 am-12:00 pm
Obon Festival and
Food Bazaar,
3:00-7:30 pm
Obon Odori,
7:30-9:00 pm
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
Shotsuki Service
10:00-11:00 am
BCA Ministers’
Association Summer
Seminar (Chicago)
BCA Ministers’
Association Summer
Seminar (Chicago)
BCA Ministers’
Association Summer
Seminar (Chicago)
BCA Ministers’
Association Summer
Seminar (Chicago)
22
23
24
29
30
31
Hatsubon Service,
9:30-10:30 am
Obon Service, 10:3011:30 am
Otoki– Board, 11:30
am-12:30 pm
Religious Committee
noon
Busshin CollationBoard
18
Wanto Shodo Kai
Issei Kaikan,
10 am-12 Noon
Momijikai, Little Chapel
10:00 am-2:00 pm
Business Committee
Meeting, Little Chapel
7:00-9:00 pm
19
No Service
20
21
Oakland Fukuoka
7:00pm Dharma
Sister City Association Service &
General Meeting
Discussion
Issei Kaikan, 7:00-8:30
pm
25
26
27
28
BCO Dharma School
Teacher’s Seminar,
10:00-1:00 pm
Wanto Shodo Kai
Issei Kaikan,
10 am-12 Noon
Youth Club Board
Meeting
Issei Kaikan,
7:00-9:00 pm
Asian Health Services
Monthly Meeting
Social Hall, 9:00 am12:00 pm
14
BUSSHIN AUGUST 2013
~ September 2013 ~
Sun
Mon
Tue
1
2
Busshin Articles Due
Labor Day
(Office Closed)
8
9
10
OBWA Meeting
9:00-10:00 am
Wanto Shodo Kai
Issei Kaikan,
10 am-12 Noon
EBYAL
Evening Dharma
Issei Kaikan, 7:30-9:00 Service & Discussion,
pm
7:00-8:30 pm
Family Dharma
Service, InstallationsDharma School & Jr.
YBA Officers,
10:00-11:00 am
Shotsuki Service
11:00-11:45 am
3
Wed
4
Thu
5
Fri
6
Sat
7
Board of Directors
Momijikai, Little Chapel SACBC Bingo – BCO
Meeting, Little Chapel, 10:00 am-2:00 pm
Volunteer Night
7:00 pm
Time: TBD
Gakuen(Adult)
6:30-8:30 Issei
Kaikan
Gakuen – First Day
Social Hall & Issei
Kaikan,
9:00-12:00 pm
11
14
12
13
Gakuen (Adult)
Issei Kaikan, 6:30-8:30
Gakuen
Issei Kaikan,
9:00-12:00 pm
Concord Howakai
7:00-8:30 pm
Line Dancing,
Social Hall, 1:00-2:30
pm
Ikebana
Social Hall, 2:00-4:00
pm
Karaoke, Social Hall,
7:30-9:30 pm
Otoki – Dharma School
11:45 am-1:00 pm
15
16
Fall Ohigan Service
Line Dancing,
10:00-11:00 am
Social Hall, 1:00-2:30
Refreshments-Toban A pm
11:30-1:00 pm
Karaoke, Social Hall,
Busshin Collation7:30-9:30 pm
Board
17
18
19
Oakland Fukuoka
Sister City Association
General Meeting
Issei Kaikan, 7:00-8:30
pm
20
Momijikai, Little Chapel
10:00 am-2:00 pm
21
Gakuen
Issei Kaikan,
9:00-12:00 pm
Gakuen (Adult)
Issei Kaikan, 6:30-8:30
Ashland Howakai
6:00-7:30 pm
22
23
Family Dharma
Service, Bishop’s
Memorial Service,
10:00-11:00 am
Adult Study
10:45-11:30 am
Wanto Shodo Kai
Issei Kaikan,
10 am-12 Noon
24
25
26
Asian Health Services
Monthly Meeting
Social Hall, 9:00 am12:00 pm
Gakuen (Adult)
Issei Kaikan, 6:30-8:30
Line Dancing,
Social Hall, 1:00-2:30
pm
28
Gakuen
Issei Kaikan,
9:00-12:00 pm
Dharma Study
Class 2-4pm
Karaoke, Social Hall,
7:30-9:30 pm
29
27
30
Family Dharma Service Line Dancing,
10:00-10:45 am
Social Hall, 1:00-2:30
Adult Study
pm
10:45-11:30 am
Karaoke, Social Hall,
Classroom Clean-up – 7:30-9:30 pm
Issei Kaikan
15