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Television, My Teacher BY REV. HARRY GYOKYO BRIDGE

Message from the President BY LINDA MINAMOTO

DURING THE THANKSGIVING

HOLIDAY, I watched a lot of television

and movies. If we watch TV regularly,

we sometimes come to accept what

it shows us as “normal.” This includes

the kinds of people shown –some races

are underrepresented, or their charac-

ters are simplifi ed stereotypes. It is also

easy to get used to seeing commercials

– we come to accept the messages that

they transmit at us. During Thanksgiv-

ing weekend I recorded and watched a

lot of movies off of premium channels

like HBO that don’t show commercials

– after hours of commercial free view-

ing, when I switched back to regular TV

I found the commercials much more

jarring than usual.

The “Mind Only” school of Bud-

dhism (also known as “Yogachara”)

teaches me that my perception of re-

ality is so colored by my own back-

ground, opinions, karma, etc., that I

think it is very questionable to think

that I can see things the way they “real-

ly are.” If I think that I have an accurate

perception of reality, then it becomes

that much easier to think that my own

opinions and judgments are perfectly

valid. One approach to this conundrum

is to awaken wisdom, so that one’s per-

ception does become correct and one

becomes able to see things “as they

are.” But the possibility of making this

happen is questioned in our Jodo Shin-

shu school of Buddhism. Our founder,

Shinran Shonin, was very skeptical of

his own ability to judge the good or evil

in a situation, as well as his ability to act

selfl essly rather than selfi shly.

This might seem to be a very

pessimistic, negative view of life. And

yet, Shinran’s disciples, associates and

family appear to have had great respect

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REVEREND BRIDGE CONDUCTED A

very special service in November,

Eitaikyo. This service is also known as

the Perpetual Memorial Service. It is a

memorial service to those deceased

individuals who have made it pos-

sible for us to hear the nembutsu; it

is a temple’s promise to continue to

perpetuate and propagate the teach-

ings of the Buddha. One of the ways

we do this is to ensure that we always

have an onajin. The donations from this

service are added to BCO’s special

Eitaikyo Fund which is used to pay

for the maintenance and repair of the

onaijin. Individuals/families have also

made a special donation for which their

name appears on the Eitaikyo scroll

which is displayed during the service. If

you would like more information about

this, please contact Reverend Bridge.

I hope all of you had an enjoy-

able Thanksgiving. My daughters look

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Minister’s Message 1 & 4

Message from the 1 & 6 President

2014 BCO Golf 2 Tournament

Youth Club News 3

OBWA News 4

OBWA Visitors from 4Hoppo-Fukuoka

Dharma School News 5

Momiji Kai News 6

Daruma no Gakko 7

January Shotsuki Service 8

Gift Card Donation 9

Buddhist Education 10News

Jr. YBA News 10

Note from the Editor 10

Food Drive 11

Ho-Onko Service Info 11

Busshin Deadline Info 11

Holiday Greetings 12-15

Calendar 16-17

IN THIS ISSUE

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JANUARY 20152

2014 BCO Golf Tournament BY KEIJU TERADA

THIS YEAR’S BCO ANNUAL GOLF

tournament was held on Oct.6,

Monday, at the Sequoyah Country Club

in the Oakland hills. Players in previ-

ous years’ tourneys experienced ex-

tremes from 90 degree 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,

Rev. Kodo Umezu, Bishop of the

Buddhist Churches of America; Mrs.

Janet Umezu; Mr. Masato Watanabe,

Counsel General, and Mr. Yoshiro

Tasaka from the Japanese Consulate.

With our friends, supporters, and

temple members, the banquet that

followed made a fun evening.

We again chose a community

charitable organization this year to be

a benefi ciary. This year, it was the Asian

Health Services. The Buddhist Church

of Oakland has been long time sup-

porter of the community organization.

To assist in their efforts, part of the pro-

ceeds of the tourney was donated to

Asian Health Services.

We like to thank Union Bank, this

year’s Corporate Sponsor, Silver Level,

all the players, donors, supporters, and

volunteers that made this another suc-

cessful tournament. Many thanks go

to the tournament committee for their

great work and enthusiasm that con-

tributed to the success of this event.

Special thank you’s go to Lynne Neishi

for the tourney correspondence, and

Susan Tanisawa for her tremendous

help with the banquet program and

raffl e, among many other things.

We look forward to everyone’s

participation again in next year’s

tourney. We’ll keep you posted on the

details.

BCO TOURNAMENT 2014 PRIZE WINNERS

1ST TEAM (Net 95):

Richard Endo, Don Fukuma,

Bob Imai, Kiki Yonemoto

2ND TEAM (NET 104):

Eric Ikeda, Christian Olazar, Danny

Sandoval, Keiju Terada

MEN’S LOW NET

(out-of-team money):

Clay Tominaga - 57

Brad Yamauchi - 60

WOMEN’S LOW NET (out of money):

Valerie Inouye - 58

Chizuko Lovely - 66

MEN’S LOW GROSS:

Christian Olazar - 69

WOMEN’S LOW GROSS:

Valerie Inouye - 71

SUPER SENIOR LOW NET:

Don Kaneshige - 60

SKINS:

Dennis Kiyohara - 1st hole, net 2

Don Kaneshige - 10th hole, net 2

John Neishi - 11th hole, net 2

TOURNAMENT COMMITTEE:

Michael Endo, Mary Hiromoto, Edward Mon, Peter Nakaso, John Neishi,

Ron Nomura, Jeff, Suda, Ted Tanisawa, Keiju Terada, and Gary Tominaga.

JANUARY 20153

Youth Club News BY SCOTT MORGANCOACH KEN WONG’S C-GIRLS TEAM,

including Keiko Masamori, set up the

tables for the Keirokai luncheon. Thank

you, Coach Ken and girls.

The Youth Club would also like to

thank the Neishi Family, for their kind

donation of $100 in honor of Moe Nei-

shi. We appreciate it.

Pictured is the 2013-14 C-Girls

team’s appreciation to long-time

coaches Andy Cho and Chris Neishi.

Leila Neishi is on the left. On the far

right are Sydney Wong, Alyssa Cho,

and Samia Neishi. Chris and Andy have

coached many of the kids over the

years, as they coached co-ed teams for

several years back in the E-Division. We

will miss them.

The games start this month,

December!

The Girls schedule is below, followed

by Co-ed and Boys teams.

We welcome all fans!

GIRLS SCHEDULED-GIRLS:

Coach Eric Masamori

Assistant Coach Jackson Valparaiso

Manager June Nomura

All games at Alameda Point 1

DATE: TIME: TEAM:

12/6/14 8pm Ohtani

12/13/14 7pm Ardenettes

12/20/14 7pm BVUMC

1/3/15 6pm BVUMC

1/10/15 7pm Enchantees

1/17/15 8pm Ohtani

1/24/15 7pm Eden

1/31/15 6pm Ardenettes

2/7/15 6pm BVUMC

2/14/15 7pm Enchantees

C-GIRLS:

Coach Ken Wong

Managers Miho Aoki and

Tammy Yuen

Games at Alameda Point 4 (AP4) and

John Muir (JM)

DATE: TIME: TEAM: GYM:

12/6/14 8pm EBFM AP4

12/7/14 4pm Enchantees JM

12/20/14 7pm Ardenettes AP4

1/3/15 8pm EBFM AP4

1/4/15 4pm Enchantees JM

1/10/15 7pm Ardenettes AP4

1/17/15 8pm EBFM AP4

1/18/15 4pm Ohtani JM

1/31/15 7pm Enchantees AP4

2/1/15 3pm Ohtani JM

2/7/15 7PM Ardenettes AP4

2/14/15 8pm Ohtani AP4

CO-ED and BOYS SCHEDULEBCO E BRONZE 3:

Coach Kelly Lim

Assistant Coaches Jason Lim,

Robyn Yokoyama, Eddie Yokoyama

Manager Joanne Yoshimura


12/14/14 1pm Sangha Bancroft

12/21/14 1pm Ohtani Korematsu

1/4/15 1pm Diablo Diablo

1/11/15 4pm Diablo SACBC

1/17/15 6pm Eden Diablo

1/25/15 1pm Eden Bancroft

1/31/15 6pm SACBC Diablo

2/8/15 2pm Sangha Korematsu


BCO E GOLD 1:

Coaches Gerry Tsukahira

Assistant Coach Tyler Yin

Manager Julie Tsukahira


12/6/14 4pm Eden Korematsu

12/13/14 7pm BCO EG2 Tice 1

12/20/14 6pm Diablo EG1 Tice 2


1/10/15 6pm Diablo EG2 Tice 1

1/24/15 4pm DiabloEG1 Korematsu

1/31/15 6pm BCO EG1 Bancroft


2/14/15 5pm BCO EG2 Korematsu

BCO E GOLD 2:

Coach Bruce Yamamoto

Assistant Coach Rick Bigelow

Manager Denise Yamamoto

12/6/14 8pm Diablo Tice 2

12/13/14 7pm BCO EG1 Tice 1





2/7/15 4pm Diablo Korematsu

2/14/15 5pm BCO EG1 Korematsu


BCO D SILVER 1:

Coach Alex Tellez

Assistant Coach Mark Lee

Manager Chris Lauer



12/20/14 6pm Ohtani Bancroft


1/10/15 7pm SACBC Bancroft

1/11/15 1pm Ohtani Bancroft

1/24/15 7pm Eden Bancroft

1/31/15 7pm SACBC Bancroft

2/7/15 6pm Eden Tice 1

2/21/15 6pm SACBC Tice 2

Youth Club Basketball Schedule 2014-15

JANUARY 20154

OBWA News BY KAREN HASHIMOTOFOUR LADIES FROM FUKUOKA

attended the FBWA Conference in

Irvine in October. They spent time

in the Bay Area before returning to

Japan. We thank Maya and Gary

Lawrence for hosting two of the ladies.

Reverend Bridge conducted service

on October 15. With Executive Chef

Linda Minamoto at the helm, we served

delicious spaghetti casserole. We

thank Carol Thunen, Ruby Kuritsubo,

Karen Hashimoto, Kathy Terusaki

and Gloria Fujimoto for providing the

salad, garlic bread, dessert and fruit.

We thank Tricia Hisaoka for making the

favors. The favors were the perfect

addition to make the luncheon special.

Reverend Endo was the headliner

at the after-lunch entertainment. All

the ladies participated in the Karaoke

session, and we all enjoyed Reverend

Endo’s contribution. A fun time was

had by all who attended. The day

ended at the Alameda Temple where

dinner was served. Thank you to

Jean Nakazono and her students

who entertained the group with line

dancing.

Yutaka Kubori, Fusano Horimoto,

Lou Minamoto were visited on

November 5 by Reverend and Mika

Bridge, Ruby Kuritsubo and Karen

Hashimoto.

I personally would like to thank

all those who helped collate the

December Busshin—dads, Dharma

School students, moms, and all others.

The OBWA Bonenkai was held on

December 7.

OBWA Visitors from Hoppo-Fukuoka BY PATTY HISAOKATHE OBWA WAS HOST TO FOUR

ladies from the Hoppo-Fukuoka

districts as part of a Bay District

Buddhist Women’s League exchange

program that started in 1986. Mrs.

Sachiyo Kato, President and Mrs.

Kinuko Ito, Vice President represented

the Fukuoka district and Mrs. Toyomi

Yamashita, President and Mrs. Yumiko

Noguchi, Vice President, represented

the Hoppo district.

After attending the Federation

of Buddhist Women’s Conference in

Irvine, California, the ladies were

hosted by various Bay District chapters

for 8 nights. Maya and Gary Lawrence

graciously opened their beautiful home

for 2 nights to Yamashita-san and

Noguchi-san. Yuki and Eugene Otake

of Berkeley Buddhist Temple hosted

Kato-san and Ito-san.

On Tuesday, October 14th, Mika

Bridge, Carol Thunen, Kathy Teru-

saki, Maya Lawrence, Mary Hiromoto

and Patti Hisaoka took the ladies to

lunch at Wente Winery, followed by a

shopping trip to the Livermore Outlets.

That night Berkeley hosted a delicious

dinner.

The next day Rev. Harry Bridge

held a short service and we feasted on

Linda Minamoto’s delicious spaghetti

bake, garlic bread and kale salad.

Thanks Linda for all your hard work!!!!

Thanks also to Gloria Fujimoto for the

fruit; Ruby Kuritsubo, Karen Hashimoto,

and Kathy Terusaki for the delicious

desserts.

We were treated to a song by Rev.

Michael Endo (the ladies loved his

singing!!)

One by one the ladies got up to

sing karaoke, they had a great time

!!! After BCO we toured the Jodo

Shinshu Center and UC Berkeley. That

night we had a short service and BBQ

dinner at Alameda Buddhist Temple.

Jean Nakazono, Keiko Yamamoto,

Katsuyo Murakawa-Jan, Walter Jan

and Carol Thunen led everyone in line

dancing. The ladies enjoyed it.

The last night of their stay in

the US, the entire Bay District had a

Sayonara Dinner at the East Ocean

Seafood Restaurant in Emeryville. Many

tearful goodbyes were said to our new

friends. They truly enjoyed their stay

and were so grateful.

Sayonara and Matta Aimashoo !!!!

Minister’s MessageCONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE

for him. This is because his teaching

doesn’t end with ignorance and ar-

rogance – instead, in the process of

recognizing our limitations, we also

come into contact with a greater real-

ity – Amida Buddha – and its liberat-

ing, transformative power. We become

able to live a more genuine life, in rec-

ognition of our limitations but also in-

formed and embraced by the true wis-

dom and compassion of the Buddha.

On Sunday, January 11, we will be

observing Ho-on ko, the memorial ser-

vice of Shinran Shonin where we ex-

press our gratitude for encountering

the teachings of Shin Buddhism. Our

guest speaker this year is Rev. Yukiko

Motoyoshi of the Stockton Buddhist

Temple. Please join us for this very

special service!

Namo Amida Butsu

JANUARY 20155

Dharma School News BY MAYA LAWRENCE

THANK YOU TO OUR HIGH SCHOOL

Class for a wonderful lesson in mind-

fulness. Kiyomi Nomura and the High

School class asked the Dharma School

students to concentrate and be mind-

ful while they experienced different

sensations in touching while blindfold-

ed, and observing. Peeled grapes feel

pretty slimy, and so does soapy dish

water when you can’t see them. The

Dharma School students love to inter-

act with the High School students, who

are fantastic models of thoughtfulness

and patience. Thank you again!

And the following week, continu-

ing with our Mindfulness theme, we

asked Christine Bartlett, Jun Hamamo-

to’s good friend and former Lawrence

Hall of Science instructor, to lead a

workshop called Build it. Can you build

a structure out of rolled up newspapers

that will reach the ceiling? That was

our challenge. And the three groups of

Dharma School students succeeded!

They had a good time while practic-

ing mindfulness – working together and

building a good foundation. Thank you,

Christine!

Thank you to our very generous

donors:

Mrs. Dorothy Yanagi - Keirokai

appreciation

Henry Kim and Cindy Sakai Kim –

in celebration of Mason’s birthday

Neishi Family - in memory of Moe

Neishi

Clare Kaneshige - in birthday

appreciation

Linda and Greg Nakamura –

in celebration of Brittany’s Birthday

Linda and Greg Nakamura - dana to

the Dharma School

Happy Birthday to our students born in December: Kelsey

Hirota, Rachel Hirota, Sean Yoshida.

Wishing you all the best!!

JANUARY 20156

Momiji Kai News BY NANCY YAMAMOTOHAPPY HOLIDAYS AND BEST WISHES

for a brand New Year from the Momiji

Kai members to all our OBC friends.

With all of the unexpected happen-

ings during 2014, we look forward to

a new start in the coming year of 2015.

Our twice monthly gatherings,

under the able leadership of Jean

Nakazono, have always been enjoy-

able and fulfi lling with various activi-

ties. At this time , we extend a sincere

“thank you” to our Rev. Harry Bridge

for his a.m. mini services to get us

started for the day, for all the mon-

etary donations and materials from

our members and others, to Patti

Hirota and her assistant in the prac-

tice of Yoga, to Renie Grohl for her

hard work in trying to get us all to

master the art of knitting and crochet-

ing and to the members for faithfully

attending and supporting each other.

On Thursday, December 4, 2014,

the group dined at the Le Cheval Res-

taurant as part of our year-end festivi-

ties. Thursday, December 18th, will be

our fi nal gathering for the year. We

look forward to any new members

wishing to join us. You are all welcome

to join. We do have fun!

A Happy and Prosperous 2015 to

All.

Message from the PresidentCONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE

forward to it every year because they

love the Thanksgiving meal. Every

family has their own special recipes for

the meal, especially, the dressing

and yams; some families also have a

special way of cooking the turkey. This

year I had Thanksgiving at one of my

sister’s. Her son smoked the turkey

which was moist and delicious and my

sister made a yam souffl é. Both were

very different from what we usually

have. I admit that I’m a nostalgic and

prefer how my mother prepared the

meal. However, I was mindful (Rever-

end Bridge’s topic for November) of

the care and effort my sister and her

son put into making the meal special.

Of course, one of the best things

about Thanksgiving is eating leftovers.

Mariko and I had a second Thanksgiving

on Friday. I brought some leftovers

home but because we didn’t have

mashed potatoes at my sister’s, I made

some on Friday. I also made candied

yams which was how my mother

prepared the yams, which is one of my fa-

vorites. Thanksgiving is about

sharing a meal with friends and

family and being thankful for what we

have, especially friends and family.

I had the honor of accompanying

Reverend Bridge, Mika, Ron Nomura,

and Don Kaneshige to Dos Palos to

pick up the mochi rice that is so gen-

erously donated by Mrs. Tama Koda

of Koda Farms. We picked up 800

pounds of rice. I had the opportunity

to meet Mrs. Koda’s daughter, Robin,

who was very gracious. A tradition of

picking up the rice is having lunch at

the Wool Growers Restaurant in Los

Banos. What a fun experience. The

restaurant is a throw-back to the fi f-

ties; red checkered oil cloth table-

cloths and wood paneling. The tables

are long tables where one sits with

others and the food is served fam-

ily style to your group. The food was

delicious and plentiful. If you eat there,

you better like meat and be hungry!

Thank you very much Mrs. Koda and

Robin for the rice and to Reverend

Bridge, Mika, Ron and Don for pick-

ing up the rice, especially Ron who

drove his truck. Thank you also to Ron,

Reverend Bridge, Eric Ikeda, Robert

Noguchi and Jon Takagaki for unload-

ing the rice at BCO.

You are reading this right after,

mochitsuki. I hope you had fun help-

ing! Thank you to everyone who came

out to help and especially to the Jr.

YBA and their parents for preparing

the lunch. I’ll write more about this

next month!

As usual, I am late, late, late. I had

hoped to send in a Holiday greeting

but, I missed the deadline. So, this is

my greeting: May you all have a joy-

ous holiday season. May the New Year

bring you good health and happiness.

Happy New Year! Gassho, Linda.

Th anksgiving is about

sharing a meal with

friends and family and

being thankful for what

we have, especially

friends and family.

JANUARY 20157

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2015 January Shotsuki Memorial ServiceSunday, January 4, 2015, 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 appear in the list

below, please notify the church offi ce at (510) 832-5988 at your earliest convenience. For next month’s Shotsuki Service

please see the February calendar.

Mrs. Haruko Ajari

Mrs. Emi S. Calkins

Mrs. Masumi Deguchi

Mr. Shichigoro Doi

Mr. Ichiro Endo

Mrs. Fumiko Fujii

Mr. Arata Fujikawa

Mrs. Chika Takasaki Fujikawa

Mr. Tom Fujimoto

Mrs. Shizue Furuyama

Mr. Kenji Hayashida

Mrs. May Hayashida

Mr. Jun Hiramatsu

Mr. John Hiramoto

Mr. George Hoshide

Mr. Takeshi Ikeda

Mr. Dean Inokuchi

Mr. George K. Inouye

Mr. Masao Inouye

Mr. John Itoda

Mr. Kusuichi Kamada

Mrs. Tamie Kamada

Mr. Tatsuo Kanagaki

Mr. Norikazu Kaneko

Mrs. Chiyono Kanzaki

Mr. Tsurunosuke Kase

Mrs. Marian Kato

Mr. Harry Kawabata

Mr. Kamenosuke Kawabe

Mr. Kanjuro Kawabe

Mr. Charles Kawasaki

Mrs. Pauline Kawasaki

Mrs. Sadano Kayatani

Mr. Ikuzo Kido

Mrs. Yuri Kido–33rd yr

Mr. Hajime Kihara

Mrs. Yoshimi Kishi

Kihara Ke Senzo

Mr. Hisao Kimura

Mr. Kojiro Kimura

Mr. Tanegusu Kimura

Mrs. Toku Kimura

Mrs. Suna Kinoshita

Mr. Suyematsu Kitagaki

Mr. Shuntaro Kiyota

Mr. Yoshio Kobata–17th yr

Mrs. Konami Kobori

Mrs. Shizue Koyama

Mrs. Misato Kuramoto

Mr. Shigenobu Kuramoto

Mrs. Tsuru Kuwa–33rd yr

Mrs. Kuniko Masuda

Mrs. Sueme Masuoka

Mrs. Linda Matsutani

Mrs. Urae Miyamoto

Mrs. Fujie Mizusaki

Miss Tomiko Mizuki

Mr. Sunao Mizuki

Mrs. Kayo Murakami

Mrs. Yoshita Murakawa

Mr. Leslie Muranishi

Mr. Jitsujiro Nakahara

Mrs. Kichi Nakahara–50th yr

Mr. Seijiro Nakanishi

Mrs. Fusa Nakano

Mrs. Chizuko Nakashima

Mrs. Yoshiye Nakatani

Mr. Fujio Narasaki

Mr. Tagaichi Negi

Mrs. Tomiko Neishi

Mr. Jakusho Nitta

Mrs. Violet Nobori

Mrs. Dorothy Nomiyama

Mr. Dick Nomura

Mr. Frank G. Norimoto

Mr. Suekichi Ochikubo

Mr. James Y. Ogawa

Mrs. Kato Okai

Mrs. Yuki Okawa

Mrs. Kiku Okawa

Mrs. Otono Okawachi

Mr. Yoshio George Oto

Mr. Joe Otsuka

Mr. John Reimer

Mrs. Kikue Sakamoto

Ms. Faith Sasaki

Mr. Fumio Sasaki

Mr. Gunbei Sasaki

Mr. Hisaka Sasaki

Mr. Jingoro Sasaki

Mrs. Ishino Sasaoka

Mrs. Otome Satake

Mr. Yayoichi Satake

Mrs. Tomie Satake

Mrs. Ura Sawada

Mr. Ben Toshio Seiji

Mrs. Shizuko Seiji

Mr. Toshio Shibata

Mr. David Shigematsu

Mrs. Toku Shimamoto

Mrs. Kiyoko Shimao

Mrs. Fumiye Shinomoto

Mrs. Kume Shiozaki

Ms. Wendy Shiroma

Mr. Miles Suda

Mr. Kenji Suzuki

Mr. Osamu Takahashi

Mrs. Mary Takemoto

Mrs. Hazue Takeda

Mr. Kohki Takeda

Mrs. Shizuko Tamori–3rd yr

Mr. Yoshihiro Tamori–33rd yr

Mrs. Tomiko Tamura

Mr. Tamotsu Tani

Mr. Hisaichi Taniguchi

Mrs. Mitsy Tanisawa–1st yr

Mrs. Tsuneno Tanisawa

Mrs. Yoshiko Tanisawa

Mrs. Chieko Tanita–17th yr

Mrs. Yoshiye Tanita–50th yr

Mrs. Fumi Torora

Mr. Hisajiro Tsuboi

Mr. Mareyo Tsuchiya–33rd yr

Mr. Takenori Tsuchiya

Mr. Genkichi Tsujimoto

Mr. George Kumao Tsushima

Mr. Totaro Umemoto

Mrs. Yukie Utsurogi

Mr. Hyozo Yamamoto

Mrs. Katsuko Yamamoto

Mr. Kenneth Shigeo

Yamamoto – 17th yr

Mr. Ted Yamamoto

Mr. Kihei Yamane

Mr. Tsurukichi Yamane

Mr. Toshio Yamashita

Mr. Yosaku Yamashita

Mr. Toyotaro Yanagi

Mrs. Tomo Yasukawa

Mrs. Cami Yee

Mr. Motomi Yokomizo

Miss Shirley Yuto

Mr. Toshiyuki Yuto

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JANUARY 201510

Buddhist Education News BY GAYLE NOGUCHICOMING UP

Sunday, January 11, 2015

10:00 a.m.

Hoonko Service

(Shinran Shonin Memorial Day).

Join us as we gather for one of the

most important observances in our

Jodo Shinshu tradition. Stay for a de-

licious lunch prepared by the OBWA

Toban A.

Wednesday, January 14, 2015

7:00-8:30 p.m.

Evening Dharma Service and

Discussion with

Reverend Harry Gyokyo Bridge.

Begin the new year with gratitude! Join

us for a Dharma Service and open dis-

cussion followed by light refreshments.

All adults and young adults interested

in Buddhism are welcome.

Please note there will be no Saturday

Study Class in January.

Our BCO family is truly one of

the Three Treasures (you know, I take

refuge in Buddha, Dharma, Sangha).

Join us for Dharma Chat and see for

yourself!

Dharma Chat is a gathering for

adults and young adults following the

Dharma Family Service. We gather

together in the mini-chapel with cof-

fee, tea, and refreshments and just

chat. We talk about everything from

current events, to children and grand-

children, to movies, books, pets, work,

travel, holidays, driving, childhood

experiences, and whatever other

topics may come up. The conversa-

tion is comfortable, relaxed, thought

provoking, amusing, and even inspir-

ing. When I look around the room I

am amazed at the diversity of back-

grounds and life experiences pres-

ent with our common bond being the

nembutsu. We all are on a path seeking

to live life with awareness, authenticity,

and appreciation.

In January we will have Dharma

Chats on Sundays January 18th and

25th following the Dharma Family

Service. Please join us!

Jr. YBA News BY KELSEY HIROTA

Note from the Editor BY JOYCE YOKOMIZO

HAPPY HOLIDAYS! LAST MONTH HAS

been very busy. In early December,

some members of the Jr. YBA attend-

ed a Bay District meeting, where rep-

resentatives from Buddhist temples

in and around the Bay Area met up

to discuss topics such as upcoming

events and other matters. There was

also Bodhi day, where the Jr. YBA

chaired and performed a skit. We

hope you all liked it! At Mochi Tsuki,

we helped make mochi and served

udon lunch to all those who came

out. Thank you to all the parents and

chefs who helped prepare and serve

the meal, especially Erika Medina and

her family for chairing! It was a great

success!

In 2015 (yay!), we will be do-

ing things such as attending another

Bay District meeting, being Dharma

School teaching assistants, and start-

ing sales for tickets for another Udon

Luncheon, so be on the lookout for

that. Merry Christmas and Happy New

Year! See you in 2015!

HOPE YOU ALL NOTICED THE

wonderful, professional format we

have for the Busshin starting with our

January, 2015 edition. Thanks to the

efforts of our talented, Pam Kato, we

can start the new year with a fresh and

updated look! Happy New Year.

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DEADLINE FOR FEBRUARY 2015BUSSHIN 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

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BUSSHIN COLLATION:Sunday, January 11th, 2015 by

BCO Board

Ho-onko Memorial Servicefor Shinran Shonin

Guest Speaker: Rev. Yukiko MotoyoshiStockton Buddhist Temple

Time: Sunday, January 11, 201510 A.M.

Location:Buddhist Church of Oakland

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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 Happy New Year! (Office Closed) New Year’s Day Service, 11-12 pm Busshin Articles Due

2

3 Gakuen / New Year’s Party Social Hall, 9:00-1:00 pm

4 OBWA Meeting 9:00-10:00 am Small Chapel Family Dharma Service, OBWA Officer Installation 10-10:45 am Shotsuki Memorial & Adult Dharma Service 10:45-11:30 Concord Howakai – New Year’s Dinner 4:00 pm

5 Line Dancing Social Hall 1:00 – 2:30 PM

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

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

9 Hiroshima Kenjinkai Prep Social Hall, 1:00-3:00 pm Youth Club Set-up for Ho-onko Luncheon

10 Gakuen Issei Kaikan, 9:00-12:00 pm Hiroshima Kenjinkai New Year’s Celebration Social Hall, 12:30-4:00 pm Ikebana Issei Kaikan, 2:00-4:00 pm

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

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

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

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

15 Momijikai, Small Chapel 10:00 am-2:00 pm Gakuen (Adult) Issei Kaikan, 6:30-8:30

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

18 Family Dharma Service 10-10:45 am Dharma Chat 10:45-11:30 am Ashland Howakai 5:00-6:30pm

19 Martin Luther King Day (Office Closed) Karaoke, Social Hall, 7:30-9:30 pm

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

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

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

25 Family Dharma Service 10-10:45 am 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


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

29 Busshin Articles Due Gakuen (Adult) Issei Kaikan, 6:30-8:30

30 Hiroshima Kenjinkai Board meeting Social Hall, 12:30-2:30 pm

31 Gakuen Issei Kaikan 9:00-12:00 pm

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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 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

2 Line Dancing, Social Hall, 1:00-2:30 pm Karaoke, Social Hall, 7:30-9:30 pm

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

5 Momijikai, Small Chapel 10:00 am-2:00 pm Gakuen (Adult) Issei Kaikan, 6:30-8:30

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

8 Family Dharma Service 10-10:45 am Shotsuki Memorial & Adult Dharma Service 10:45-11:30 am Jr. YBA Udon Luncheon 11:30 am-1:00 pm Busshin Collation-Dharma School



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

12 Gakuen (Adult) Issei Kaikan, 6:30-8:30 Concord Howakai 7:00-8:30 pm

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14 No Gakuen

15 Nirvana Day Service Lady Takeko Kujo & OBWA Members Memorial Service 10:00-11:30 am Ashland Howakai 5:00-6:30pm

16 President’s Day (Office Closed)

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

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

19 Momijikai, Small Chapel 10:00 am-2:00 pm Gakuen (Adult) Issei Kaikan, 6:30-8:30 Business Committee Meeting, Small Chapel 7:00-9:00 pm

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

22 Family Dharma Service 10-10:45 am Dharma Chat 10:45-11:30 am Dharma School Familiy Activity



25 BCA Minister”s Association Meeting, San Diego, CA Asian Health Services Monthly Meeting Social Hall, 9:00 am-12:00 pm

26 BCA Minister”s Association Meeting, San Diego, CA Gakuen (Adult) Issei Kaikan, 6:30-8:30

27 Busshin Articles Due BCA National Council Meeting San Diego, CA

28 Gakuen Issei Kaikan 9:00-12:00 pm BCA National Council Meeting San Diego, CA

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