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B U D D H I S T C H U R C H O F O A K L A N D
BUSSHIN AUGUST 200808-obon-eBY REVEREND SEIGEN YAMAOKA
VOLUME 51 NUMBER 8
In the midst of the summer season,t h e re is a break in time
for each ofus to reflect on the values of our lives.It is called
Obon. At the BuddhistC h u rch of Oakland we conduct theObon Bazaar
and Obon Odori onS a t u rd a y, August 2nd, with the foodbazaar
beginning from 3 p.m. and cul-minating with the Obon Dance fro
m7:30 p.m. There will also be culturalevents such as Taiko, FlowerA
rrangement, Koto, and Tea Cere m o n y.
The culmination of the ObonProgram will be the First Obon
Serviceon Sunday from 9:30 a.m. for thosefamilies who lost loved
ones betweenlast year’s Obon and this year’s Obon.The main Obon
Service will beginfrom 10:30 a.m. with guest speaker,Rev. Ken
Fujimoto, Rinban of the SanJose Betsuin. He will speak both
inEnglish and Japanese.
The Obon Service is unique in thatin the middle of the most
hectic timeof our lives, we are asked to take timeout and to
reflect on the reasons as towhy we are here, to deeply reflect
onall the reasons and persons that madeup our lives. If we can find
a deepsense of gratitude for all those livesthat made up our lives,
then we candance with joy in our hearts for theinterconnected past
that is the sourceof our lives today.
With this profound understandingof our lives, we return to the
hecticworld of our lives, but with a betterunderstanding of what we
must do.
Minister’s Message 1
Hatsubon & Family Obon Service 1
Temple Tidbits 2
Bazaar Donors 2
Bazaar Raffle Prize Winners 2
Nippon Gakuen News 3
Dharma School News 4
Obon Festival 4
Newsroom OBWA 4
Bazaar Photos 5
Shotsuki Memorial Service 8
Amida’s Gathering Registration 9
Board Meeting Minutes
Donations
Japanese Section
IN THIS ISSUEFor what we do today connects us tothe future.
Join us and participate in the BCOObon program.
Reflection: In life we look out for eachother, but we need to
look out for theworld as well.
The Hatsubon or First ObonService for a deceased familymember
will be held on Sunday,August 3, 2008, at 9:30 am. Lanternswill be
arranged in front of the altarwith the names of the deceased,
andone family member will be asked tolight the candle inside of the
lanternof the relative. A small token of con-dolence will be given
to each familywho has a lantern on the altar.
The Family Obon Service willimmediately follow the
HatsubonService at 10:30 am. Our guest speak-er is the Rev. Ken
Fujimoto, Rinban ofthe San Jose Buddhist Churc hBetsuin. Because of
the large numberof attendees expected at this year’sHatsubon and
Obon Services, werequest the general Sangha to pleaseburn incense
at the foot of the stairsb e f o re going up to the hondo(chapel).
For your convenience, aDana envelope has been attached tothis
Busshin for your consideration.
Hatsubon & FamilyObon Service
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Temple Tid-Bits
Following members have offeredosonae, flowers and fruits for
thememorial service of their
loved ones:Pamela Kato Lang for her father
Tsugio Kato 49th DayMas Miyamura for his wife Emi
Miyamura 49th DayRon Sato for his mother Sachie
Sato Uratsu 49th DayYutaka Kobori for his wife
Kimiko Kobori 7th YearThe church appreciates your
thoughtfulness and generosity.
Thank you to the following donorsfor their generous donations
ofmerchandise or cash to support thebazaar activities of the
BuddhistChurch of Oakland. We would like toencourage you to
patronize the busi-nesses listed whenever possible.Adachi Florist
& NurseryAkio AochiRobert & Toshiko BeemanCoach
SushiClifford EndoKay & Sets EndoTakeshi EndoGeneral
PrintingGrand Oaks RestaurantGeorge and Jim’s Garage: Greg,
Linda& Brittany NakamuraHarano & Haw Optometric Corp.Tommy
Hayashi, ODClaude & Keiko HessJFC International Inc.Kikkoman
International Inc.Grace KonoKosakura Tours & TravelLee’s
Florist & NurseryMonterey MarketBrian NagataJohn Neishi,
ODNeishi Bros. NurseryNisei PlasticNomura & Co.North American
Food DistributorsOto, Bailey, Fukumoto & MishimaPepsi Cola
Bottling Co.Silver Dragon RestaurantSunset View CemeteryKeiju
TeradaTokyo Fish MarketKen & Sachi ToyofukuRosalind TsujiEarl
UtsurogiDarrin, Lori Neishi & Lanae WongBruce YamamotoGeorge
Kido
Chuck and Jean KawataClare KanishigeSachie Matsui Ruby Kuritsubo
Dana HiramotoRockridge OptometryBCA BookstoreDashe WineryBetty Gee
of Pier 29 RestaurantRoy FujiiFumi SogaGeorge NoboriRobert Mao of
Mitama RestaurantGloria Fujimoto Carol ThunenAkio AochiTomita
Kashino ShimamotoLee’s FloristsAbrahamson Family Grace KonoSylvia
NomuraAlice ShibataMary HiromotoTen Speed Press Setsuko Furuta
Chieko EndoSteve and Kathy TerusakiDaisy TsujimotoMonterey Market
June MasuyamaShepard Family Ruth Shimada Dick and Agnes
SasakiHarano and Haw OptometristsDavid HirotaSumi ShoharaMarcia
Neishi Alan Hirahara Dennis Katayama Sharon Hiromoto Dora Negoro,
Toshiko BeemanFumi Nihei
Nikkoland Bazaar Donors
First: Kamakura Restaurant Second: Judy FongThird: George
PendroFourth: Hiro SatoFifth: Norman NarenSixth: Gail Taniwa
RyujinSeventh: Judy IshizuEighth: Ren OransNinth: Zachary
KaplanTenth: Denise YokomizoEleventh: Hillel NarinTwelfth: Patricia
Ide-DonThirteenth: Judy FongFourteenth: Martin NatsuharaFifteenth:
Alice NeishiSixteenth: Marjorie IrikiSeventeenth: Gloria
FujimotoEighteenth: Yas AokiNineteenth: P. DanzigTwentieth:
Paterson RanchTwenty first: Mary BaileyTwenty second: Kamakura
RestaurantTwenty third: Dan KataokaTwenty fourth: Yasuo Bob
Shimada
Nikkoland BazaarRaffle Winners
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Nippongo Gakuen NewsBY EUNICE ASHIZAWA
It was quite an impressive culmi-nation of the gakuen school
yearas the students and adult classesdemonstrated their
proficiency, talentsand creativity on the June 7th year-end
program. From the youngestclasses with Yamada sensei to the
highschool class of Yamagishi sensei andTurner sensei, parents were
treated toJapanese songs such as Sakura,Ojiichan no Tokei and
Totoro March; ap u p p e t ry rendition of Sanbiki No
Kobuta, (The Three Little Pigs), poet-ry readings; story
readings; introduc-tions and favorite things; a mullti-media
presentation of Momotaro anda brief description of the
advanceclasses’ travels to different parts ofJapan and their
experiences.
Not to be outdone by the young stu-dents, the adult classes also
participat-ed in the program. The beginningadult class performed a
skit, “A Day inShibuya”, while the advanced class
sang the popular Japanese song “Senno Kaze”, (I am a Thousand
Winds)accompanied by Steve Terusaki onpiano.
The students and their familiesenjoyed a very hearty lunch and
weretreated to a slide show presentation ofSteve Terusaki’s recent
travels toJapan. The delicious chicken saladprepared by Kathy
Terusaki was a per-fect compliment to our luncheon.Thank you,
Kathy!
Graduating seniors, Cole Jower andLauren Ashizawa, were
presented witha parting graduation gift and gradua-tion cake in
their honor. The gakuenboard and families also recognizedtheir
appreciation for their teachingstaff: Nobue Yamada-Killilea, KeikoA
i z a w a , Yukiko Adams, M a m iYamagishi, Shinobu Turner and
ReikoK a t a o k a. Shinobu Turner was alsopresented with a parting
gift as shebegins a new journey in Boston. BestWishes Turner
sensei!
The Gakuen community and boardwould also like to thank Mrs.
AliceNeishi, Mrs. Fumie Tominaga and Ms.Lauren Ashizawa for their
generousdonation to the gakuen. Doomo ariga-too gozaimasu.
As we begin to prepare for the fallclasses, we invite anyone who
mayhave an interest in learning Japaneseto contact Jon Takagaki. We
will alsocontinue the search to find a replace-ment instructor for
the high schoolclass. If you know of anyone who maybe interested,
please contact J o nTakagaki or Reiko Kataoka.
Jon Takagaki: (510) 769-2975 or byemail at
[email protected]
Reiko Kataoka: (510) 526-0499 orby email at
[email protected]
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Our annual celebration of theObon Festival of Joy will beginat
3:00 pm on Saturday, August 2nd.During the event you can enjoy thec
reative and beautiful exhibits ofIkebana by the Ohara Suiyo
FlowerClub. Other cultural demonstrationsand performances are
scheduled asfollows:
3:30 pm Tea Ceremony4:30 pm Muramoto Koto Studio5:30 pm Eden
Aoba Taiko6:30 pm San Jose Chidori Band7:30 pm Bon Odori dancesIn
the mean time, enjoy our delicious
Teriyaki steak dinners, Teriyaki chick-en dinners, sushi, udon
noodles, curryrice, hamburg e r, hot dog, corn, softdrinks and
beer. Members, please lookat the work schedules to see whereyour
help is needed. The work sched-ule is in the back of the
Busshin.
Obon Festival ofJoy
The Dharma School is on hiatusfor now. We hope everyone
isenjoying their summer and re l a x i n gafter the Food Bazaar.
Thank you toall the Dharma School students andtheir parents for
helping in the gamebooths and covering shifts. Don’t for-get the
Picnic on Sunday, July 20th.Students who attend the service at
thepicnic will get attendance cre d i t .Attendance credit will
also be givenfor dancing at Obon and for atten-dance to Obon Serv i
c e .
Also a very happyb i rthday to ourAugust Babies:Alyssa Cho, C o
l l i nC h u n g, G l e n nK a m i t a, G e n e v i e v eM a s u o
k a, T r e v i
Pendro, Samia Neishi,Alyson Takagaki, Sydney Wong and aspecial
happy birthday to R e v .Yamaoka. Birthday Sunday will be
cel-ebrated on September 7, 2008 at the
first Dharma School Family Service.We would also like to take
the
opportunity to thank many of ourdonors who have given so
generously.They are as follows:
Mrs. Ruby Yoshida - GranddaughterMartha Castro’s birthday
Rev./Mrs. Kodo Umezu - Michelle’sbirthday and graduation
M/M Gary Lawrence - M a t t h e w’sbirthday
M/M Jeff Suda - Douglas’s gradua-tion from Cal Berk.
Mrs. Susan Okano - Grandsons’b i rthdays: Alex Wilson and G r a
n tIkeda
Mrs. Sylvia Nomura -Granddaughters M a y u m i’s andKiyomi’s
perfect attendance awards
Mr. George Yokoyama - GrandsonDerrick Chung’s graduation
M/M Eric Ikeda - Grant’s birthday
That’s all for now. Enjoy the rest ofthe summer
Dharma School News…BY JANET UMEZU
DEADLINE FOR SEPTEMBER 2008
BUSSHIN ARTICLES: August 4th
A rticles submitted after thisdate may not be printed. Senda rt
i c l e s to Joyce Yokomizo:
email: [email protected] fax: (415) 970-0810 You can also send
articles to
Sam Yo n e y a m a at the churc hoffice.
BUSSHIN COLLATION by theJr YBA on Thursday, August 14t h
at 7:30 p.m.
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NewsroomOBWABY PATTI HISAOKA
Highlights from the July meet-ing:OBWA wishes to thank the
follow-
ing for their most generous donations:Miyamura Family in memory
and in
appreciation for help with services forEmi Miyamura
Gary and Maya Lawrence in honorof Matthew’s high school
graduation
Patti Hisaoka in honor of Tricia’s col-lege graduation
Chieko Endo in honor of grandchil-dren’s high school
graduation
Thank you to the following:Toban “C” for helping with June
shotsuki setup and clean up.To everyone for all the hard work
for
the bazaar.Thank you to the faithful volunteers
who go to visit at Cypress House:Alice Yokomizo, Jean
Nakazono,
Daisy Tsujimoto and Gloria FujimotoCOOKBOOK RECIPES: Do you
have any recipes that you would liketo share? OBWA will be
puttingtogether a new cookbook and we needrecipes. Please send a
copy to Churchc/o JoAnne Hayashida.
Cards will again be sold at Obon.We will have a selection to
choosefrom. Those of who have any finishedcards at home, please
bring to churchbefore Obon so it can be packaged.
Jodo Shinshu Center – OBWAwould like to put together a list of
peo-ple who would be willing to help atvarious JSC functions when
needed. Ifyou would like to sign up, please con-tact Carol
Thunen.
There will be no meeting in August.Next meeting will be
Sunday,
September 7, 2008 at 9:00 a.m.
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August Shotsuki Memorial ServiceService: Sunday, August 10, 2008
at 10:00 a.m. Sermon by Reverend Seigen Yamaoka
Family and relatives are invited to attend this monthly memorial
service for those listed below. If any errors appear in thelist
below, please notify the church office at (510) 832-5988 at your
earliest convenience. Next month’s ShotsukiService will be held on
September 7, 2008 at 10:00 a.m.
Mr. Roy Akiyoshi Mr. Jutaro Akiyoshi – 50th YearMrs. Toki
BabaMrs. Kiyo Baba Mr. Tamotsu Baba Mr. Tomi FujiiMr. Kyubei
FukudaMrs. Hanako Furuta Mrs. Asae Goto Mr. Keinosuke Hamasaki Mr.
Yuzuchi Hashimoto Mr. Yoshitomo Hirabayashi – 13thYearMrs. Haruyo
Hiromoto Mr. Masajiro Hirota Mr. Tadashi Hirota Mrs. Mishi
HorimotoMrs. Ishi Hoshide Mrs. Den InouyeMrs. Kuri KakutaniMr.
Ichimatsu Kamano Mr. Robert Kamano – 13th YearMr. Jeffrey
KanadaMrs. Tsuru KataMr. Toyomatsu KataMrs. Sakaye Katayama – 3rd
Year Mr. Rinzo KatoMrs. Setsuno KawabataMrs. Fujie Kawabe Mr.
Yutaka KayataniMrs. Tsune KimuraMr. Keijiro KimuraMrs. Osayo Kimura
Mr. Mokichi KisanukiMrs. Juki Kitagaki Mr. Inajiro Koizumi Mrs.
Kayo Kuramoto – 25th Year
Mr. Toshikazu Matsutani Mrs. Kiyo MinamidaniMr. Takao Misaki
Mrs. Katsu Mitani Mr. Kenichi Miyamoto Mr. Kazuo Mori Mr. Asaemon
MuramotoMrs. Koyo MuramotoMr. Masami Muramoto – 25th YearMrs. Take
MuramotoMrs. Tomie Nakagawa Mr. Seijiro Nakagawa Mrs. Ichi Nakagawa
Mr. Tosaburo NakaharaMrs. Yukie Nakahara Mrs. Himeko Nakao Mrs.
Ishi Nakao Mr. Timothy Nakaya – 3rd YearMr. Yokichi Neishi Mrs.
Shimeno Nishino Mrs. Yuki Nomura Mrs. Wakae Nomura Mr. Hajime
Nomura Mr. Jack Ogawa Mrs. Kazue Ogawa Mr. Minosuke OgawaMr. Katsuo
OhashiMr. Tameyo Okai Mr. Kazumi Okamoto – 7th YearMr. Shigekazu
Okawachi Baby Otsuka Mrs. Moto Otsuka Mrs. Sano Otsuka Mrs. Yuriko
Otsuka Mrs. Mitsue Ozaki Mr. Itsuo Ozawa – 17th Year Mrs. Tami
Sakaki
Mr. Yoichiro SakakiMrs. Yoshiko Sano Mrs. Hana Sasaki Mr.
Moriichi Sasaki Mr. Mitsuji Sasaoka Mr. Gary Seiji Baby Shinomoto
Sujaku FamilyMrs. Sakuyo Sumimoto – 17th Year Mr. Junichi Sumimoto
– 50th YearMrs. Hana Sunada Mrs. Masui Sunagawa Mrs. Toyo Sunayama
Mrs. Tayo TakataMr. Koichi Takata Mr. Namitaro Takata Mrs. Tai
Tamata Mrs. Nobu Tamori Mr. Kumetaro Tamori Mr. Chugoro TaniMrs.
Moto Tani Mrs. Tamayo Tani – 1 YearMr. Mitsuo Taniguchi Mr.
Matsusuke TaniguchiMrs. Ichimi Teramae Mr. Fusajiro Utsurogi Mrs.
Mabel Watanabe Mrs. Take Yago Mr. Shizuo YamamotoMr. Mosanta
YamamotoMr. Sadazo Yamane Mr. Katsutoshi Yanagitsubo Mrs. Aiko
Yokoyama Ms. Sachiko Yokoyama – 1 YearMr. Masaru Yoshioka – 7th
YearMr. Togo Yoshioka – 1 Year
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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
September 2008
10:00 a.m. Family Dharma
Service
1:00 p.mWanto Fukuoka
KenjinkaiMemorial Service
10:00 a.m. Family Dharma
Service
10:45 a.mAdult Study
10:00 a.m.OBWA CypressHouse Project
BusshinArticles Due!
BD Jr YBARetreat
7:30 p.m. BusshinCollating by the
Board
10:00 a.m.Wanto Shodo Kai
1:00 p.m.Line Dance
7:30 p.m.Karaoke
10:00 a.m.Wanto Shodo Kai
1:00 p.m.Line Dance
7:30 p.m.Karaoke
10:00 a.mWanto Shodo Kai
1:00 p.m.Line Dance
7:30 p.m.Karaoke
1:00 p.m.Line Dance
7:30 p.m.Karaoke
10:00 a.mMomiji Kai
9:00 a.mJapanese School
9:00 a.mJapanese School
9:00 a.mJapanese School
2:00 p.mIkebana
9:00 a.mJapanese School
1:300 p.mBCA FBWA
Delegates meet-ing
10:00 a.mAutumn Higan
Service
6:00 p.mAshlandHowakai
10:00 a.mMomiji Kai
7:00 p.mEBYAL
10:00 a.m.OBWA CypressHouse Project
10:00 a.mOBWA
Hospital/HomeVisitation
7:00 p.mFukuoka Sister
City Ass’n
10:00 a.mOBWA
Hospital/HomeVisitation:Concord
7:00 p.mYouth Clib
7:00 p.mConcordHowakai
7:30 p.m Board Meeting
9:00 a.mOBWA Mtg
10:00 a.m.Family Dharma &Shotsuki Service
HOLIDAYOffice Closed
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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
August 2008
9:30 a.m.HatsubonService
10:30 a.m.Obon Service
9:45 a.m.DS Teachers’
Seminar
10:00 a.m.Family Shotsuki
Service
No Service
No Service
7:30 p.m.Collate Busshin
by Jr YBA
10:00 a.mMomiji Kai
6:30 p.mBD Amida’s
FamilyGathering Mtg.
10:00 a.mMomiji Kai
7:00 a.m.Obon FoodPreparation
8:30 a.m.Construction
3:00 p.m.Obon
Festival
BusshinArticles Due!
7:00 p.m.Youth Club Mtg.
10:00 a.m.Wanto Shodo
Kai
10:00 a.m.Wanto Shodo
Kai
10:00 a.m.OBWA CypressHouse Project
10:00 a.m.OBWA CypressHouse Project
7:00 p.mObon Clean up
7:00 p.mFukuoka Sister
City Ass’n
7:00 a.m.Obon FoodPreparation
5:00 p.m.Ikebana
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