busshin august 2010 B U D D H I S T C H U R C H O F O A K L A N D

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Volume 53 Number 8

Minister’s Message 1

President’s Musings 2

Temple Tidbits 2

Nikkoland Bazaar Thanks 4

Bazaar Photos 5

Momiji Kai 9

Jr. YBA 9

Newsroom OBWA 9

Line Dancers 9

Roof Restoration Donors 10

Roof Restoration Project Form 11

Obon Lantern Memorial 12

Dharma School News 13

Attendance Awards 15

Promotions & Graduations 17

Gakuen Year End Performance 19

Shotsuki Service 21

Calendar

IN THIS ISSUE

Let Us Gather and Dance in Joy and Gratitudeby ReveRend HaRRy Gyokyo bRidGe

August is a very special month. Not because the

minister traditionally gets va-cation in August (though that is certainly nice), but because of the Obon Service. This year is unusual in that the Bon Odori or Obon Dance is hap-pening on the last day of July and the Obon and Hatsubon Services are on the first day of August – usually they are both in August, but please don’t be confused!

Actually Obon, whether the dance or the service, embodies one of the deep contradictions of Buddhism. Obon is a time when we remember our loved ones who have passed away. We might expect this to be a somber event filled with sad-ness. And yet, we dance. The Obon service is also known as “Kangi-e” or “Gathering of Joy.” How can we associate loss with joy? Especially for our Hatsubon families, who are observing their first Obon since their loss.

Buddhism does not deny loss, it does not negate the sadness we feel. But it also asks us to look beyond these feelings, to see not only what we have lost but also what we have received through our relationship. When we deeply reflect, we find that our life was sustained and enriched, through both the good times and the bad, and through this reflection we discover joy and gratitude, manifesting in “Namo Amida Butsu,” manifesting in the dance of the Bon Odori.

Our guest speaker for this year’s Obon Service is Rev. Zuikei Taniguchi from the Buddhist Temple of Alameda. We are very fortunate to have many of the former ministers of the Buddhist Church of Oak-land still in the area, so I hope you will take advantage of this opportunity to listen to one of them preach the Dharma to us at this special service.

In gassho,Rev. Harry Gyokyo Bridge

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TEMPLE TID-BITS

August ParkingPlease park on the street if

you visit during the month of August after Obon clean up. Roof renovations will begin after Obon clean up. Scaffold-ing will be put up around the church Wednesday, August 4, and heavy equipment will be in the parking lot with trucks and workers’ vehicles. Thank you for your cooperation.

Thank You, Mary and John!Mary Hiromoto is Tomita’s

heroine of the month for cover-ing the office during the month of June, and many thanks to John Minamoto for helping with the mailing of Obon din-ner tickets.

Buddhist Sayings from Rev. Yamaoka available on Twitter and FacebookRev. Seigen Yamaoka used to send out an email with Buddhist sayings, but recently he has stopped, instead send-ing out these messages via facebook and twitter. If you are interested in reading these, then you can access them at twitter.com/life_simple, or if you are facebook then friend him at http://www.facebook.com/seigenyamaoka

President’s Musingsby Steve teRuSaki

I wanted to start off this month by thanking the en-

tire Sangha for their dedicated efforts and solid support in making this year’s Nikkoland Bazaar another roaring suc-cess. The energy and commit-ment of everyone required to pull off the Bazaar is amazing. I take my hat off to each and every one of you. For me, it took a half a week at least to recover from the two-day event; every afternoon trying desperately not to fall asleep at my desk in front of my col-league, Brian Nagata. I would like to especially acknowledge Jon Takagaki, chairperson for this year’s event for his leader-ship in dealing with the myriad of issues that arise during an event such as this in his calm and diplomatic way.

During bazaar, several of you came up to me to tell me how much you enjoy reading this column. I sometimes wonder if there is an audience out there; and so your affirmations of this column give me increased will to continue to put forth these musings. It does seem that the first of the month comes around sooner and sooner; and I’m constantly at wits end

trying to find something mean-ingful to write about. For this month, I would like to share with you some of the thoughts on this year’s Pacific Seminar sponsored by the CBE and IBS at the Jodo Shinshu Center at the end of June. The theme of the seminar was Shinran’s Path in America - Past and Pres-ent. The focus of the weekend was on the Nikkei experience during the war and the many stories and experiences of the Nisei and how it has been manifested in our temples in the years since. Interwoven among the historical aspects of the weekend were wonderful opportunities for discussion on the Jodo Shinshu teach-ings with the ministers and lay speakers who were present. I particularly enjoyed the pro-vocative discussions with Rev. Tetsuo Unno who helped me gain a deeper understanding of the importance of the expe-riential and emotive aspects of understanding the Nembutsu teachings that is integral to a life of gratitude and shinjin. Also, the energy and enthusi-asm about Jodo Shinshu was seen in Mr. George Teraoka’s (Fowler) talk. I would love

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to invite George, father of Ms. Janet Umezu, to come to Oakland to share with you his enthusiasm and under-standing of the Jodo Shinshu teachings. Ms. Anne Spencer (Idaho-Oregon minister’s assis-tant and current candidate for Tokudo) spoke as a new mem-ber/convert and expressed her profound appreciation to the Nisei and their experiences in creating a sangha that is so ac-cepting and so generous. One of her comments was that one knows when one has been fully accepted into the temple family by having one’s name shows up on the Toban or Bazaar work shifts – without being asked, nor without fanfare --- it is at that moment that one has arrived as a full Sangha mem-ber. There were a plethora of additional stories and remem-brances; some with tears of joy and gratitude; others with tears of pain and suffering for those who had gone before us. It was an incredible weekend and one that I will remember and reflect upon. I would like to thank Rev. Umezu and the CBE staff for their hard work in organizing the event. I en-courage you to take advantage of these great seminars offered by the CBE; and encourage you to continue to support these

programs through donations to the 21st Century Campaign and to the CBE directly.

On the Roof Renovation front, thank you to all the donors who have generously contributed to the Campaign. A listing of donors through June 29th is included in this month’s Busshin. The total monies received to date from individual contributors is $99,170 plus an additional $22,775 in unpaid pledges for a total of $121,945. An addi-tional $41,927 has been gener-ated from “seed” money from various Church accounts that can be dedicated to church facilities maintenance. Tak-ing these together, the total campaign monies as of the end of June 2010 now stands at $163,872 - 41% of our campaign goal of $400,000. Thank you to all of our con-tributors to the Campaign. To those who are still contemplat-ing their donations, please find again a donation/pledge form in this month’s Busshin. Your contribution to the Campaign is important as the contractor has begun molding the new roof dragons; the flat roof over the Little Chapel is re-roofed; and painting of the lower areas of church building begins. Please find it within yourselves

to send in your contribution to the church office at your earli-est convenience.

Obon is just around the corner. Ms. June Masuyama has been working behind the scenes to ensure that prepara-tions are all in place. Work shifts for the Obon Festival efforts were published in last month’s Busshin. Please review and let the church office, or the shift captain know if there are conflicts with your schedule. Also, if for some reason you are NOT listed, and have the time to come out and help, your efforts will be greatly appreci-ated. There are many areas that need your help, including the construction and deconstruc-tion of the yagura and odori area on Jackson Street; grilling in the Imagawayaki booth; and kitchen help for food prepara-tion and clean-up, so please contact June Masuyama at jjmasu@comcast.net.

This year, we have initiated a new program to honor past family members during the Obon Festival. The Numata Center has donated lanterns which we will offer to individ-uals who wish to honor their past family members. For a do-nation of $35 per lantern, you can have your family member’s name written on tags (either

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in kanji, or English) that will hang from the lanterns. These lanterns will be placed on the wires above the odori (danc-ing) area on Jackson Street. Lanterns and their tags will be provided to the family after the Obon festival. Forms for this program are included in this month’s Busshin and need to be returned to the church of-fice by Monday, July 26th. All proceeds from this program will go to support the Roof Renovation Campaign.

As we go into July, plan to come and refresh your dance steps at odori practices start-ing the week of July 12th; and please calendar Sunday July 18th for the Church Picnic to be held again at Pleasant Hill Park on Gregory Lane in Pleasant Hill. Have a great summer!

President’s MusingsContinued from previous page

I wish to extend my sincere thanks to the Sangha and

friends of the temple who worked so tirelessly on bazaar construction, purchasing, food preparation, working in the booths, cleaning up, and all the other activities that togeth-er, made the 2010 Nikkoland

Bazaar such a huge success. I am grateful to the bazaar com-mittee chairs for their commit-ment and leadership prior to and during bazaar weekend. We could not have had such a wonderful event without their collaborative spirit and dedi-cated effort.

As I roamed the bazaar areas throughout the weekend, I constantly heard compliments from our guests about our deli-cious food, from our chicken, steak, sushi and udon, to the snack bar menu, imagawayaki, and pastries. I also heard nice comments about how our bingo is so much fun because of our consolation games and money balls, as well as the super nice game and bingo prizes, gift shop choices, and silent auc-tion items. This is a reflection

of all the hard work and care that each of you contribute.

There were many, many temple members and friends of BCO who were not on the volunteer schedule but worked tirelessly throughout the week-end wherever they were need-ed. There are too many people to name individually but their efforts did not go unnoticed and I want to recognize their contributions. For me, this represents the true meaning of Sangha and dana and I feel privileged to be part of such a generous and caring Sangha.

Thank you again and I look forward to seeing all of you at the 2011 Nikkoland Bazaar.

Jon TakagakiChair, Nikkoland Bazaar

Nikkoland BazaarMany Thanks!by Jon takaGaki

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The OBWA would like to thank:

• Grace and David Hara for their generous Hatsumairi do-nation

• Toban “C” for the Fujimat-suri Otoki

• All who worked so hard to make the 2010 Bazaar successful

Congratulations to:• The 2010 graduates – we’re

proud of you!• Mrs. Kayoko Fujimoto

for receiving the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold & Silver Rays recognition from the Japanese government.

At our June meeting the OBWA voted to donate $3,500 to the BCO roof fund

If you know of OBWA mem-bers or former members in

assisted living facilities who’d like to receive a monthly visit, please let us know by contact-ing the church office.

Upcoming OBWA meetings:• July 11th• No August meeting• September 12th

There will be NO LINE DANCE on Mondays in

August. The class will resume on September 13th and every Monday thereafter from 1:00 to 2:30 PM.(unless the BCO office is closed)

Vacation for Line Dancers

I hope everyone is having a wonderful summer, and hope

everyone enjoyed both the Bazaar and the church picnic. Recently the Jr. YBA took their annual trip to San Luis Obispo, and it was awesome! A significant difference in attendance this year because there were only a certain number of people selected. Seniors and juniors were picked first, then by seniority to the Jr. Yba. Well, enjoy summer while it lasts and see you at Church!

Jr YBA Newsby Paul noGucHi

Plans are in the works for an activity at our Thurs-

day, August 5, 2010 meet. An announcement to this

effect will be made. In the meantime, do please enjoy the summer.

Momiji Kai Newsby nancy yamamoto

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Newsroom OBWA •by Gayle noGucHi

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Abrahamson, Susan & NormanAikawa, EtsukoAoki, Margaret & YasBergland, Harry & June MasuyamaEndo, Wesley Family (in memory of)Fukuda, ToshioHashimoto, KarenHess, Keiko Hiramoto & ClaudeHiramoto, Joni & Peter BakerHiromoto, MaryHirota, DavidHirota, Nancy & AkiraHisaoka, Patti & TadaoBrian Horii FamilyIde-Eames, Dawn & PatrickInada, Gayle & RickIshida, Yone & HiroIsono, Elizabeth & StevenIsono, Gail & RichardIsono, TerriIsono, TomiKaneshige, Clare & DonKaneshige, Fred Kaplan, Dr. & Mrs. HarveyKaplan (in memory of Harue & Toshio Minamoto)Koizumi, JaneKuga, RoyKuritsubo, Ruby

Kurotori, Rose & HarryLawrence, Maya & GaryMasamori, Tammie & EricMasuoka, LorianneMatsui, GeorgeMinamoto, LouMitsuda, Hatsuko MaryMitsuda, Hatsuko MaryMiyamura, MasMori, Helen & SamNaito, Namie & ShigNaito, Namie & Shig & Steph NaitoANONYMOUSANONYMOUSNeishi, Alice K. (in memory of Dr. Mitsugi, Steven)Neishi, Alice K.Neuwalder, Cynthia (Mark S. cousin)Neuwalder, Teruko S., M.D. (Mark S. cousin)Oakland Fukuoka Sister City AssociationOniki, ChristeenOto, RobertOtsuka, LorraineOtsuka, Lorraine & Stanley MarOtsuka, Mary & MakotoPendro, RaySatake, MinoruSato, Helen & Hiro

Roof Renovation Campaign DonorsAs of June 30, 2010

Sato, Laura & Kreyne (in memory of Judd Sato)Seiki, TsunekoSeiki, Tsuneko & Richard Jr.Seta, Mitsuko & ShigeruShepard, Sabrina & EdShimamoto, EmikoStroh, Suzanne C. (in memory of Misao Murakawa)Takahashi, TomTakahashi, YoshikoTani, MatsuyeTanisawa, Susan & TedTanisawa, YoshikoTaniwa-Wong, Jane & LarryTerada, M/M MasateruTerusaki, Kathy & SteveThunen Family FoundationTsujimoto, DaisyUmezu, Rev. Kodo & JanetUota, ItsukoWellness Clinics 11/22/09 & 1/23/10 & 4/10/10Yamamoto, NancyYamaoka, Rev. Seigen & ShigekoYamashita, Julie & GeorgeYokoyama, GeorgeYokoyama, Terry & EddieYoshida, Fusae & James & Renie Grohl

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Buddhist Church of OaklandRoof Renovation Project and Campaign

My Gift to the Roof Renovation Campaign

❑ I/We would like to pledge to the Roof Renovation Campaign a total of $____________ ___ ;

offered over a period of ❑ one (1) year, or;

offered over a period of ❑two (2) years.

I/We have enclosed a first pledge payment of $ ______________________.

in addition,

I/We have previously made a donation to the Roof Renovation Campaign of $ _______________; this donation is to be included in my/our total pledge.

OR:

❑ I/We are enclosing my/our one-time gift of $________________ .

Name

Address

City State Zip

( ) Telephone E-mail

PLEASE RETURN TO: BUDDHIST CHURCH OF OAKLAND 825 Jackson Street Oakland, CA 94607

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SUPPORT the ROOF RENOVATION CAMPAIGN with an

OBON LANTERN MEMORIAL TRIBUTE !

During our Obon Festival on July 31, 2010, you can honor past members of your family through a Memorial Tribute tag to be hung from Obon Lanterns above the Odori area. The request is a minimum $35.00 donation to prepare the calligraphy to hang from the lanterns. The lantern and calligraphic memorial tags will be returned to you after the Obon Festival. All proceeds will go toward the Roof Renovation Campaign to help support the effort that will begin construction in August.

Name:

Name of Family Member:

Kanji for Family Member (if available):

Your contact information: Address:

Telephone:

E-mail:

Please return to the Church Office by MONDAY JULY 26, 2010.

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I hope everyone is enjoying the warm days of sum-

mer. At the close of Dharma School in June, Attendance Awards were handed out to students who diligently at-tended Dharma School. Re-cipients of the special awards were as follows:

Certificate of Merit with 22- 29 days of attendance:

Garrett Kamita, Grant Kamita, Karina Morgan, Brittany Nakamura, Alyssa Cho, Kyle Wong, Sydney Wong, Ryan Wong, Kelsey Hirota, Rachel Hirota, Charlotte Abrahamson and Alison Takagaki

The Perfect Attendance Award of 30 or more days of attendance went as follows:

(Receipients received a Cer-tificate of Merit and Pin)

One Year Ben MorganPaul Noguchi

Two YearsEmiko MasamoriKeiko Masamori

Three YearsMayumi Nomura

Four YearsGlenn Kamita Collin Chung

Dharma School News...by Janet umezu

Five YearsHenry AbrahamsonKevin Terusaki

Seven YearsLynne Takagaki

Eight YearsMartha CastroKiyomi NomuraTae Shimamoto

Nine YearsYuki Okamura Wong

Ten YearsChristopher MacMaster

Twelve YearsMiharu Okamura

Thirteen YearsAlison TominagaGrant TominagaOn behalf of the Dharma

School teachers, I would like to thank the parents for their dedication in getting their students to service each Sun-day. These awards also go out to you. Students can receive attendance credit during the summer by attending service at the church picnic on July 18 and by participating in the Obon dancing on Saturday, July 31 or attending Obon Service on August 1. Hope

you will be able to make it.On the last day of class, the

4th & 5th Grade class (taught by Margaret Aoki and Janet Umezu) presented their handmade obutsudans. Rev. Bridge conducted a brief Obutsudan dedication for the students.

A huge thank you to the fol-lowing families for coming to collate the Busshin in June:

Norm and Susan Abraha-mson

Donna and Martha CastroRachel Hirota and Kelsey

HirotaAlyssa ChoBen, Karina, Joanne Yo-

shimura and Scott MorganJoni Hiramoto and Peter

BakerMaya & Gary LawrenceJanet UmezuAnother big thank you to our

donors who give so generously. Because of your support, the Dharma School is able to share the Buddhist teachings with our students. This month’s contributors were:

M/M Ron Nomura - Kiyo-mi’s & Mayumi’s birthdays

David & Grace Hara - Hat-sumairi for Grandson Aiden Hara

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David Hirota/Kathryn Sanbongi - Rachel & Kelsey Promotion

Mrs. Alice Neishi - Grand-daughter Alison Tominaga’s Graduation

Mrs. I. Uota - Grandchil-dren Rena Horii’s promotion & Kai Orans’ Graduation

M/M Ren Orans - Kai’s Graduation from High School

Thanks, once again, to Pam Kato Lang for printing the 22 - 29 days Attendance Cer-tificates

M/M George Kamita - Gar-rett’s birhday

Donna Castro - Martha’s birthday

M/M Eric Ikeda - Grant’s birthday

Mrs. Susan Okano - Grand-sons Grant IKeda and Alex Wilson birthdays

Doris Okano - Alex Wil-son birthday & promotion to high school

Mrs. Ruby Yoshida - Grand-daughter Martha Castro’s birthday

M/M Norman Abrahamson - Charlotte’s birthday

Dharma School teach-ers, the Center for Buddhist Education, ABC for Dharma School Teachers seminar will be held August 13-15th

at the Jodo Shinshu Center in Berkeley, CA. Registra-tion fee is $25.00 for teach-ers and $100 for the general public. Dr. Nobuo Haneda will be the guest lecturer. It is open to anyone, teachers and parents alike. This is an opportunity to increase your own knowledge of the basics of Jodo Shinshu and to hear the intriguing stories behind the Juseige and Sanbutsuge. In addition, Sonam Wangdi Bhutia, a former Tibetan monk, who is now practic-ing Shin Buddhism in Nepal will be at the seminar to meet and talk with teachers. If you would like to attend, please let Maya Lawrence know by July 22. The Dharma School

will subsidize the $25.00 reg-istration fee for teachers.

Also save August 29th for the BCO Teachers Seminar.

In conclusion, HAPPY BIRTH-DAY TO ALL THE AUGUST BABIES!

They are: Alyssa Cho, Collin Chung, Glenn Kamita, Genevieve Ma-suoka, Trevi Pendro, Samia Neishi, Allison Takagaki and Sydney Wong. The Au-gust birthdays will be cel-ebrated in September at the first Dharma School Service.

Until next time, please enjoy these lazy days of summer & see you at the picnic and Obon.

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June & July Birthdays

Dharma School NewsContinued from previous page

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Dharma School Attendance Awards

Certificate of Attendance

One Year Two Years

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Five YearsFour Years Seven Years

Eight YearsNine Years Ten Years

Twelve Years Thirteen Years

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The Buddhist Church of Oakland congratulates

the following students and their families upon promotion and graduation:

Pre-School to KindergartenConor KimColin KwongEmiko MasamoriMayumi NomuraLanae Tomiko Wong

Elementary School (5th grade)

Martha CastroKelsey HirotaRachel HirotaGrant Kamita

2010 Promotions & GraduatesMiya LiJames ToyofukuKiana Isono

Middle School (8th grade)Rina HoriiMatthew LiEric KidoGrant TominagaAlex WilsonRyan WongKyle Wong

High SchoolKaitlin Endo: Castro Val-

ley HighDenise Nomura: Arroyo

HighMiharu Okamura: College

ParkKai Orans: Piedmont High

SchoolKevin Terusaki: Albany

HighAlison Tominaga: Castro

Valley HighMari Yamato: Albany High

CollegeCasey Oto: NYU Photgraphy

& Art HistoryWhitney Shepard: UC Ir-

vine African American Stud-ies & English

Nicholas Negoro: Chico Sociology

Matthew Miyamoto-Mills: UC Davis Mechanical Engi-neering

Promotions to Kindergarten Promotions to Middle School

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Promotions to Promotions to High School

High School Graduates

Taniguchi Award Winners Nakashima/Masuyama Award Winner

DEADLINE FOR September 2010

BUSSHIN ARTICLES: August 2nd

Articles submitted after this date may not be

printed. Send articles to Joyce Yokomizo:

email: joyce@yokomizo.com

fax: (415) 970-0810

You can also send articles to Tomita Shimamoto

at the church office.

BUSSHIN COLLATION by the Dharma School on Saturday, August 14th by

the Jr. YBA

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Dharma School Dedication Ceremony of the 4th and 5th graders’ handmade obustudans.

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Gakuen Year End Performance

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Gakuen Year End Performance

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August Shotsuki Memorial ServiceService: Sunday, August 8, 2010 at 10:00 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. Next month’s Shotsuki Service will be held on Sunday, September 12, 2010 at 10:45 a.m.

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Mr. Roy AkiyoshiMr. Jutaro AkiyoshiMrs. Toki BabaMrs. Kiyo BabaMr. Tamotsu BabaMr. Tomi FujiiMr. Kyubei FukudaMrs. Hanako FurutaMrs. Asae GotoMr. Keinosuke HamasakiMr. Yuzuchi HashimotoMr. Yoshitomo HirabayashiMrs. Haruyo HiromotoMr. Masajiro HirotaMr. Tadashi Hirota : 17th YearMrs. Mishi HorimotoMrs. Ishi HoshideMrs. Shizue Inouchi: 3rd YearMrs. Den InouyeMrs. Kuri KakutaniMr. Ichimatsu KamanoMr. Robert KamanoMr. Jeffrey Kanada: 50th YearMrs. Tsuru KataMr. Toyomatsu KataMrs. Sakaye KatayamaMr. Rinzo KatoMrs. Setsuno KawabataMrs. Fujie KawabeMr. Yutaka KayataniMrs. Tsune KimuraMr. Keijiro KimuraMrs. Osayo KimuraMr. Mokichi KisanukiMrs. Juki KitagakiMr. Inajiro KoizumiMrs. Kayo KuramotoMr. Toshikazu Matsutani

Mrs. Kiyo MinamidaniMr. Takao MisakiMrs. Katsu MitaniMr. Kenichi MiyamotoMr. Kazuo MoriMr. Asaemon MuramotoMrs. Koyo MuramotoMr. Masami MuramotoMrs. Take MuramotoMrs. Tomie NakagawaMr. Seijiro NakagawaMrs. Ichi NakagawaMr. Tosaburo NakaharaMrs. Yukie NakaharaMrs. Himeko NakaoMrs. Ishi NakaoMr. Timothy NakayaMr. Yokichi NeishiMrs. Shimeno NishinoMrs. Yuki NomuraMrs. Wakae NomuraMr. Hajime NomuraMrs. Fude Ogawa: 50th YearMr. Jack Ogawa: 25th YearMrs. Kazue OgawaMr. Minosuke OgawaMr. Katsuo OhashiMr. Tameyo OkaiMr. Kazumi OkamotoMr. Shigekazu Okawachi: 13th YearBaby OtsukaMrs. Moto OtsukaMrs. Sano OtsukaMrs. Yuriko OtsukaMrs. Mitsue Ozaki: 50th YearMr. Itsuo OzawaMrs. Tami Sakaki

Mr. Yoichiro SakakiMrs. Yoshiko Sano: 50th YearMrs. Hana SasakiMr. Moriichi SasakiMr. Mitsuji SasaokaMr. Gary SeijiBaby ShinomotoSujaku FamilyMrs. Sakuyo SumimotoMr. Junichi SumimotoMrs. Hana SunadaMrs. Masui SunagawaMrs. Toyo SunayamaMrs. Tayo TakataMr. Koichi TakataMr. Namitaro TakataMrs. Tai TamataMrs. Nobu TamoriMr. Kumetaro TamoriMr. Chugoro TaniMrs. Moto TaniMrs. Tamayo TaniMr. Mitsuo TaniguchiMr. Matsusuke TaniguchiMrs. Ichimi TeramaeMr. Fusajiro UtsurogiMrs. Mabel WatanabeMrs. Take Yago: 13th YearMr. Shizuo YamamotoMr. Mosanta YamamotoMr. Sadazo YamaneMr. Katsutoshi YanagitsuboMrs. Patricia Ono Yokomizo: 1st YearMrs. Aiko YokoyamaMs. Sachiko YokoyamaMr. Masaru YoshiokaMr. Togo Yoshioka

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Busshin Articles Due

10:00 a.m.Momiji Kai

10:00 a.m.Shotsuki Service

7:00 p.m.Fukuoka Sister

City

Busshin Collated by

Jr YBA

10:00 a.m.Wanto Shodo Kai

1:00 p.m.Line Dance

7:30 p.m.Karaoke

No Service

10:00 a.m.Wanto Shodo Kai

1:00 p.m.Line Dance

7:30 p.m.Karaoke

1:00 p.m.Line Dance

7:30 p.m.Karaoke

9:00 a.m.Hatsubon Service

10:00 a.m.

Obon Service,Otoki

1:00 p.m.Line Dance

7:30 p.m.Karaoke

7:00 p.m.EBYAL Meeting

(Boys)

2:00 p.m.Ikebana

No Service

7:30 p.m.Youth Club

Board Meeting

6:00 p.m.Calendar Meeting

10:00 a.m.Dharma Teachers’ Seminar

Scafolding & Con-struction begins at BCO (no parking

in lot during August)

Oakland Fukuoka Sister City (Issei Kaikan)

September 2010

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No Service

OBWA Home/Hospital

Visitation: Oakland

9:00 a.m.OBWA Meeting

10:00 a.m.Family Dharma, Shotsuki, Bish-op’s Memorial Service; Otoki

1:00 p.m.Line Dance

7:30 p.m.Karaoke

7:00 p.m.Fukuoka Sister

City

Busshin Collated by the Board

10:00 a.m.Wanto Shodo Kai

1:00 p.m.Line Dance

7:30-9:00 p.m.Obon Practice

10:00 a.m.Fall Ohigan,

Otoki

6:00 p.m.Ashland Howakai

10:00 a.m.Wanto Shodo Kai

1:00 p.m.Line Dance

7:30 p.m.Karaoke

7:30 p.m.Concord Howakai

7:30 p.m.Youth Club

Board Meeting

Office Closed

7:30 p.m.EBYAL

9:00 a.m.Nippongo Gakuem

10:00 a.m.Family Dharma Service & Adult

Study

OBWA Home/Hospital

Visitation: Concord