President's Message BY NORMAN YOSHIDA

Obon Reections in 2022 BY REV. HARRY GYOKYO BRIDGE

AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, I DIDN’T

grow up Buddhist, so I had to learn

about so many of the various aspects

of Buddhism, from doctrine to history

to – holidays! Right now, we are enter-

ing the “Obon Season” so I thought I

would reﬂect on some of what I have

learned as we approach this special

time of year.

One interpretation of the word

“obon” is that it comes from a Sanskrit

term, “ulambana,” which refers to hang-

ing upside down. No one knows what

it really refers to, but one interpreta-

tion that I have heard is that it refers to

us in our normal, Samsaric, unenlight-

ened state. In other words, although

we think we see things as they are,

we are actually viewing them upside

down. And it is because we see things

in this inverted way that we suer.

We can relate this to the Four Noble

Truths. The ﬁrst, that Life is Suering, is

explained by the second, that this Suf-

fering is caused by Attachment and

Ignorance. I am using the term attach-

ment because I think it is very relevant

to what we are going through now

with the continuing (though apparently

abating) pandemic. We often look to the

past with fondness and nostalgia, and I

think that many if not all of us look back

to the pre-pandemic years with long-

ing. However, we should also consider

the possibility that things will never go

back to the way they were. Heck, I wish

we could go back to a time before so-

cial media too! But it’s not possible, so

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SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW

For the ﬁrst time in two years, we

were able to hold our annual Bazaar

in June. This was a “mini”, four-hour,

one day version of our normal two-

day mega event held on Father’s Day

Weekend. We served only teriyaki

chicken, inari sushi and kuri manju. The

Dharma School and Jr. YBA ran kids’

games and the OBWA sold crafts. In

comparison with our normal Mega Ba-

zaar event, the mini-bazaar was very

“Simple”, “Manageable” and “Less

Complex”. Overall, it was very success-

ful and proﬁtable for the Church.

Not having the Bazaar for two

years has given us all a chance to step

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IN THIS ISSUE

Minister’s Message 1 & 4

President’s Message 1 & 4

Dharma School News 2-3

Golf Fun Save The Date 2022 3

Mini Bazaar Baskets 4

Obon Memorial Lanterns Form 5

August Shotsuki Service Info 6

Momijikai News 7

2022 Hatsubon 7

Special Web Links 7

September Busshin Deadline Info 7

BCO Mini-Bazaar 2022 8-9

Donations 10

August Calendar 2022 11

VOL 65 NUM 8

AUGUST 2022

President’s Message BY NORMAN YOSHIDA

IT WAS AN EVENTFUL SUMMER

start and ﬁnish for Dharma School

this June. Although we were planning

for an outdoor, in-person Graduation

Service to celebrate the end of the

Dharma School year, rain showers

and increasing Covid cases had us

pivot to an online service in which we

recognized 2022 high school gradu-

atesKori M., Lanae W., andSean Y.,

and college graduateSydney W. We

are thankful to Kori, who graduated

that Sunday and shared some kind

words with the sangha which we

have included here. Dharma School

would also like to thankPam Katofor

creating the Graduation Service pro-

gram.

We also had a Dharma School Vol-

unteer Day with Ohlone led Sogoera

Te’ Land Trust/Gil Tract Farmin Albany.

Led by Nazshonni Brown and Robby

Cortesof the Sogorea Te’ Land Trust/

Gil Tract Farm, Dharma School fami-

lies spent the morning learning about

the Gil Tract Farm, pulling weeds,

harvesting chamomile, cabbage, shiso

leaves, onions and ground cherries. It

was fun to be together outside learn-

ing about and working with the land,

plants and food, and helping the com-

munity. Thank you toRonandMayumi

N., Barbara L., Toshi and Kenta H.,

Kristina Y., Desiree D., Toni and Javi

D.Y. , Joemy I.G., Hank W. and Yoko

I.W. Melyssa M.,Tom G., ToshiandSeiji

G. M., and also the Uyeda-Hale fam-

ily from Berkeley Buddhist Temple

forvolunteering.

Finally, Dharma School oered

3 fun games for families to enjoy at

this year’s Mini-Bazaar. Kids played

Drop Zone (similar to Plinko), Hi-Lo

(on a board make by Ted Sakaki), and

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Dharma School News BY CINDY SAKAI

AUGUST 2022

Dharma School Volunteer Day 2022 with Ohlone led Sogoera Te’ Land Trust/Gil Tract Farm, Albany.

Kori M.’s Graduation Message for the Sangha:

GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.

I’m sorry I am not able to be there

in person as I will be graduating in

a few hours, but I just wanted to

thank this community for every-

thing it’s done for me.

I started attending BCO and

became a part of the Jr YBA my

freshman year of high school. Be-

ing at a new school and joining

a new community, I was afraid

to be left out. But from my ﬁrst

day I knew I had nothing to worry

about, everyone welcomed me

with open arms, inviting me to

events and teaching me to os-

hoko. You all have shaped me into

the person I am today, and for

that I’m grateful. I will never for-

get the kindness I’ve been shown

and will carry what I’ve learned

with me for the rest of my life.

Thank you so much for every-

thing. n

AUGUST 2022

Dharma School News CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2

Ring Toss with Winnie-The-Pooh and

Sponge Bob characters—all to win tick-

ets to exchange for prizes. It was so fun

to see kids as they tried their best and

strategized at the games, witness their

excitement at winning, picking out

prizes, and proudly showing the prizes

to their families. This could not have

happened without the help ofMayumi

N., Ron Nomura, Cynthia L., Kori M.,

Lanae W., Conor K., Jordan K., Karla

L., Andrew B., Kimberly T., Donna Y.,

the Ito-Williams family, and the

Garten Minamoto family, who collec-

tively planned the games, set them up,

staed the game tents and cleaned

them up. Also, a special thanks to

Jon Takagaki for his leadership in

organizing the Mini-Bazaar and Yumi

Yasuda at Alameda Buddhist Temple

for sharing their ring toss characters

with us.

Thank you for the following Pets

memorial donations! We are grateful

for your dana.Peggy Takahashi & Alan

Lamont, June Masuyama, John & Sta-

cy Eastly, Rev Endo, Steve & Kathy

Terusaki, Gary & Anne Tomina-

ga,andGrant Kamita.

Happ Augus Birthy to

Franklin A.!

We hope everyone has a great

summer break and we look forward to

seeing you for the 2022-2023 Dharma

School year! n

BCO Mini-Bazaar 2022

AUGUST 2022

Obon Reections in 2022 CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

we have to look at things as realis-

tically as possible and adapt to the

changing circumstances.

Another aspect of this upside-

down view is the idea that we lose

our loved ones forever when they

die. As you may have heard me say

before, it is my understanding that

even though we no longer exist in

physical form when we die, we do

transform into something more in

accord with the true reality taught

by Buddhism. In our school, this

is explained as “Birth in the Pure

Land” and subsequent, instanta-

neous “Attainment of Buddhahood”

(ōjō jōbutsu). So Obon is a time to

reﬂect on our relationship with the

deceased, and also our relationship

with those others still with us. This

is manifested in the Bon Odori, or

Obon Dance, as well as the Obon

Service, which is also called “Kangi-

e” or “Gathering of Joy.” What an

amazing tradition! We don’t have to

try and forget the pain of our loss –

instead, we embrace it, realizing

that it is only part of the experience.

Maybe we can see things from more

of an upside-up perspective, recit-

ing the Nembutsu with deep Joy and

Gratitude., embraced by Wisdom

and Compassion.

Our Obon Festival on August

6 will not be like it was before –

please see the information elsewhere

in this issue and in future emails/

mailings. We do plan to have our

Hatsubon and Obon Services on

Sunday, August 7, both in-person

and online. n

AT THE TIME OF THIS ARTICLE, MOST OF YOU KNOW

that BCO had a “Mini Bazaar” in June. We oered a BBQ

chicken bento as part of our fundraising eorts. BCO would

like to let you all know that the chicken were cooked on

eight brand new chicken baskets. We would like to thank

Carrie Oto and her friend, who wishes to remain anonymous,

and Eric Ikeda and his friend, Matt Turturici, for donating

their time and eorts in making the baskets for us. BCO would

like to thank each of them for their donation to the church

and we can’t wait to use the baskets to make our delicious

chicken again at our next event! n

Mini Bazaar Baskets BY RON NOMURA

President’s Message CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

back and look at this mega event.

Do we need such a large and com-

plex event? Are we capable to con-

tinue putting on a Mega Bazaar? Do

we have the “people” and “energy”

to continue? Though, these are im-

portant questions, they are not new

ones. For years, we have all wondered

“how much longer” can this (Bazaar)

continue? Days of prep work, early

mornings, long endless work shifts,

and endless shortages of help. As

the Sangha has shrunk in size due to

deaths and apathy, fewer and fewer

have had to take up more and more

of the burden to keep Bazaar going.

Much of the work of putting on Ba-

zaar has gone from large group of

members to now a few tasked souls.

The result is, much of the Sangha has

become “tired” or “apathetic” about

Bazaar. In addition, Bazaar in its

Mega form had become “old”, “stale”,

“dated” and “unchanging”.

So, what is the future of Bazaar?

I think this past Mini-Bazaar in June

has given us a model of what is possi-

ble. We now have a chance to put on

events that ﬁts our Sangha’s capabili-

ties and requirements. Events, that

are fun, manageable, and meet our

needs and capabilities. The future of

Bazaar (and all BCO events and ac-

tivities) is now up to the Sangha.

For the ﬁrst time in generations,

we can make real changes. We can

make “Something Old, into Some-

thing New”. Please consider helping

us. n

AUGUST 2022

INFORMATION DUE BY SUNDAY JULY 31

2022

2022 OBON MEMORIAL LANTERNS

The Buddhist Church of Oakland will celebrate Obon in a Mini-Obon Festival on August 6,

2022. As in the past, we will honor past family members and friends by hanging a Memorial

Tag from Lanterns to be hung around the Church. If you would like the tag from previous

years to be hung for your loved one(s), or have a tag made for your loved one who has

passed since our last in-person Obon Festival, please complete this form and return it to the

Church office by SUNDAY July 31, 2022. You can also submit the information and make

your donation through the BCO website.

Person requesting name:

Name(s) of Deceased Family Member(s)/Friend(s):

Last name First Name Middle/Other Name

Kanji (Japanese characters) if known

Last name First Name Middle/Other Name

Kanji (Japanese characters) if known

Last name First Name Middle/Other Name

Kanji (Japanese characters) if known

Last name First Name Middle/Other Name

Kanji (Japanese characters) if known

 No. of Names: x $20 donation = $ .00

Contact information:

Address:

Telephone:

E-mail:

Please make checks to: Buddhist Church of Oakland

please write “Obon Lanterns” in the memo line

AUGUST 2022

2022 August Shotsuki Memorial Service

Service: Sunday, August 14, 2022 in-person & online

Dharma Message: Rev. Harry Gyokyo Bridge

PLEASE NOTE – NEW SERVICE FORMAT: the Shotsuki Memorial Service will be held both in-person and streaming online at 10:00 AM

PDT. These arrangements are subject to change in correspondence with safety guidelines – please consult the website for updates. If

any errors appear, please direct them to the church oce at (510) 832-5988 or ocebc[email protected] at your earliest convenience.

Mr. Roy Akiyoshi

Mr. Jutaro Akiyoshi

Mrs. Toki Baba

Mrs. Kiyo Baba

Mr. Tamotsu Baba

Mrs. Tomoko Endo – 3rd year

Mr. Tomi Fujii

Mr. Kyubei Fukuda

Mrs. Hanako Furuta

Mr. Kentaro Ohtsuka Gluck

Mrs. Asae Goto

Mr. James Grohl

Mr. Keinosuke Hamasaki

Mrs. Katsuko Harano

Mr. Yuguchi Hashimoto

Mr. Yoshitomo Hirabayashi

Mrs. Haruyo Hiromoto

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. Jerey Kanada

Mrs. Tsuru Kada

Mr. Toyomatsu Kada

Mrs. Tamaki Kanda – 13th year

Mrs. Sakaye Katayama – 17th year

Mr. Rinzo Kato

Mrs. Setsuno Kawabata

Mrs. Fujie Kawabe

Mr. Yutaka Kayatani

Mr. Harvey Kido

Mrs. Tsune Kimura

Mr. Keijiro Kimura

Mrs. Osayo Kimura

Mr. Mokichi Kisanuki

Mrs. Juki Kitagaki

Mr. Inajiro Koizumi

Mrs. Kayo Kuramura

Mr. Kanichi Masui

Mr. Toshikazu Matsutani

Mrs. Kiyo Minamidani

Mr. Takao Misaki

Mrs. Katsu Mitani

Mr. Kenichi Miyamoto

Mrs. Tsuyako Mizusaki

Mr. Kazuo Mori

Mr. Asaemon Muramoto

Mrs. Koyo Muramoto

Mr. Masami Muramoto

Mrs. Take Muramoto

Mrs. Yumi Nagata

Mrs. Ichi Nakagawa

Mr. Mitsuo Nakagawa – 13th year

Mr. Seijiro Nakagawa

Mrs. Tomie Nakagawa

Mr. Tosaburo Nakahara

Mrs. Yukie Nakahara

Mr. Akira Nakamura

Mrs. Himeko Nakao

Mrs. Ishi Nakao

Mr. Timothy Nakaya – 17th year

Mr. Yokichi Neishi

Mrs. Shimeno Nishino – 50th year

Mrs. Yuki Nomura

Mrs. Wakae Nomura

Mr. Hajime Nomura

Mrs. Sylvia Nomura – 7th year

Mrs. Fude Ogawa

Mr. Jack Ogawa

Mrs. Kazue Ogawa

Mr. Minosuke Ogawa

Mr. Katsuo Ohashi

Mr. Yoshihiro Ohhashi

Mrs. Tameyo Okai

Mr. Kazumi Okamoto

Mr. Fujio Okano

Mr. Kimio Okawachi

Mr. Shigekazu Okawachi – 25th year

Mrs. Yukiye Hiramoto Onizuka

Mrs. Miyuki Otake

Baby Otsuka

Mrs. Moto Otsuka

Mrs. Sano Otsuka

Mrs. Yuriko Otsuka

Mrs. Mitsue Ozaki

Mr. Itsuo Ozawa

Mrs. Miyako Sakai

Mrs. Masako Sakaki

Mrs. Tami Sakaki

Mr. Yoichiro Sakaki

Mrs. Yoshiko Sano

Mrs. Hana Sasaki

Mr. Moriichi Sasaki

Mr. Gary Seiji

Mrs. Kikuno Shigematsu

Mr. Linai Shimabukuro

Baby Shinomoto

Mr. Charles St. Germain – 13th year

Sujaku Family

Mrs. Sakuyo Sumimoto

Mr. Junichi Sumimoto

Mrs. Hana Sunada

Mrs. Masui Sunagawa

Mrs. Toyo Sunayama

Mr. Koichi Takata

Mrs. Tai Tamata

Mrs. Nobu Tamori

Mr. Kumetaro Tamori

Mr. Chugoro Tani

Mrs. Moto Tani

Mrs. Tamayo Tani

Mr. Mitsuo Taniguchi

Mr. Matsusuke Taniguchi

Mrs. Ichimi Teramae

Mr. Fusajiro Utsurogi

Mrs. Mabel Watanabe

Ms. Lauren Kimiyo Worrell

Mrs. Take Yago – 25th year

Mr. Shizuo Yamamoto

Mr. Mosanta Yamamoto

Mr. Sadazo Yamane

Mrs. Shigeko Yamaoka

Mr. Katsutoshi Yanagitsubo

Mrs. Patricia Ono Yokomizo

Mrs. Aiko Yokoyama

Ms. Sachiko Yokoyama

Mr. Masaru Yoshioka

Mr. Togo Yoshioka

AUGUST 2022

Special Web Links

2022 Hatsubon

BUDDHIST CHURCH OF OAKLAND WEBSITE

http://www.buddhistchurchofoakland.org/

ONLINE SERVICES AND DHARMA TALKS

https://www.youtube.com/c/buddhistchurchofoakland/

BCA SERVICE BOOK

https://buddhistchurchofoakland.org/servicebook/

AMAZON “SMILE” PROGRAM

https://amazon.com/smile

REV. BRIDGE

www.dharmarealm.com instagram.com/gyokyo48/

twitter.com/gyokyo facebook.com/gyokyo48

Momijikai News BY DANA HIRAMOTO

WE HAD ONLY ONE MOMIJIKAI

Zoom meeting on the ﬁrst Thursday

in June, and canceled the second

meeting because it was too close

to our Mini Bazaar. Our meeting be-

gan with Rev. Bridge leading us in

chanting Juseige. Next, Rev. Bridge

showed us his pictures from several

cemeteries he visited during Memorial

Day weekend. He visited 10 cemeter-

ies in the Bay Area over the holiday

weekend. This was the ﬁrst time since

2019 that these visitations took place.

Next, we did our yoga chair ex-

ercises by watching Patty Hirota-Co-

hen’s video. Having this video allowed

us to continue with our yoga practice

while Patty was out-of-town.

Our guest speaker was Renie

Yoshida-Grohl. She presented a slide

show of her recent trip to Eastern

Europe. She embarked on a two-week

river cruise through ﬁve countries:

Hungary, Serbia, Croatia, Bulgaria,

and Romania. This was a craft cruise

for knitters, where parts of the tour

focused on knitting. As we viewed the

beautiful pictures, Renie spoke about

the history of these countries, their

culture. We also saw pictures of the

amazing architecture of churches and

other structures. Thank you, Renie, for

giving us a deeper understanding of

these countries.

For the month of August, we will

not have Momijikai meetings. We will

resume our meeting on Thursday,

September 1st at 10:00am. n

HATSUBON SERVICE WILL BE

both in-person and online on Sun-

day, August 7, 2022. We will be

sending notices to the families of

the following people who have

passed away since last year’s Obon:

Etsuko Goto

Setsuko Furuta

Mineko Takata

Kelly Siu

Setsuko Shirley Morimoto

Ruth Matsuye Narasaki

Hironobu Sato

Kazuyuki Terada

Yoshi Ushijima

Masahiro Hirayama

Yasuhiko Aoki

Raymond Tamori

Edith Kimiyo Oto

Raymond Yoshiaki Kano

Takashi Hatakeyama

Jean Sakumoto

Yuriko Takesaka

Helen Aochi

Mary Aochi

DEADLINE FOR September 2022 BUSSHIN ARTICLES: JULY 29TH, 2022

Articles submitted after this date may not be printed.

SEND ARTICLES TO: Joyce Yokomizo email: joyce@yokomizo.com

You can also send articles to the church oce.

September 2022

Busshin Deadline

AUGUST 2022

Mini-Bazaar – A Return to Our Annual Event BY JON TAKAGAKI

MANY THANKS TO OUR SANGHA

members and friends of the Sangha

who supported our 2022 Mini-Bazaar

on June 18. With the suspension of

the Bazaar & Food Festival for the

past two years due to the COVID pan-

demic, this year’s Mini-Bazaar was

planned as a way to ease back into

a resumption of Sangha gatherings.

This principally was a drive-

through bento event, with a dine-in

option and limited seating. Consis-

tently, I’ve heard comments on how

nice it was to ﬁnally see some of our

Sangha families in-person. As for the

food, we virtually sold out of all our

menu items of teriyaki chicken ben-

tos, inari sushi, and kuri manju!

In addition, this year’s Mini-Bazaar

featured two popular attractions, the

OBWA-sponsored Gift Shop and chil-

dren’s games and prizes, sponsored

by the Dharma School, with help from

the Jr. YBA and Sangha.

It was wonderful to see the Gift

Shop busy with eager shoppers, pick-

ing up hand-crafted items made by

OBWA and Momijikai members and

making their selections from an array

of unique gifts and treasures.

The children’s games area was

bustling with activity throughout the

afternoon. I think the ring toss game

may have been the most popular! It

was very special to see the smiling

faces, enjoying the games and cama-

raderie.

I wish to express gratitude to

the team who planned and provided

their leadership of our Mini-Bazaar.

This team includes Rev. Bridge, Mi-

chael Endo, Norman Yoshida, Jean

Kawata, Kathy Terusaki, Patti Hisa-

oka, Doris Okano, Carrie Oto, John

Minamoto, Ron Nomura, Keiju Terada,

Cliord Yokomizo, Donna Yokomizo,

Ed Minamoto, Don Kaneshige, Carol

Thunen, Melyssa Minamoto, and Jo-

emy Ito-Gates. Their wisdom and

guidance were instrumental in making

this event a success.

Thank you to the more than 60

volunteers, including the planning and

leadership team above, for their long

hours of hard work to make our Mini-

Bazaar such an awesome event! The

large number of volunteers makes it

dicult to list all the names individu-

ally here. Notwithstanding, this was a

complete team eort and the enthu-

siasm and collaboration exempliﬁed

BCO’s community spirit.

Further, we also wish to express

our deep appreciation to our vendors

who supported this BCO event.

• Tokyo Fish Market – Berkeley

• East Bay Poultry - Union City

• Costco Business Center – Hayward

• Japan Food Corporation (JFC) -

Fremont

• US Foods CHEF’STORE – San Lorenzo

On behalf of the BCO Board of Direc-

tors, thank you for your unwavering

support of our BCO events! n

AUGUST 2022

Mini-Bazaar – A Return to Our Annual Event PHOTOS BY

NORMAN YOSHIDA

AUGUST 2022

Donations

MEMBERSHIP DUES

Chung, Steve & Lynn

Graham, Coby

Hamamoto, Jun

Hirota, Dave & Katie

Nomura, Tami

Oto, Edwin

Tsushima, Jane

Umezu-Hall, Norio

MEMORIAL DAY VISITATION/SERVICE

Fujimoto, Gloria

Sunset View Visitation

Hoshide, Norma

Ide, Gordon

Mem of Chester & Agnes Ide

Masuyama, June & Bergland, Harry

Narasaki, Masato

Nehira, Kenn

Ogawa Family

Ogawa, Kelley

Okawachi Family, Hiro & Janet

Suda, Jerey, Pamela & Family

Taniguchi Family, Gary & Teresa

Tanisawa, Ted & Susan

SPECIAL

Ancheta, Ritsuko

May Donation

Ancheta, Ritsuko

June Donation

Aochi, Joan

Memorial Day Service

Aoki, Miho

June Donaiton General Support

Endo, Don & Kathy

200+ Club donation

Fong, Meri & Wayne

Murakami Scholarship Fund

Ford, Eric

Obon

Fujimoto, Gloria

Bazaar

Garten Minamoto, Melyssa & Tom

Murakami Scholarship Fund

Garten Minamoto, Melyssa & Tom

Hatsumairi for Seiji Garten

Minamoto

Harada, Sharon

Busshin

Hedrick, Robin

Hiramoto, Joni

Kaneshige, Jay

Kano, Judy

Rev. Murakami Scholarship Fund

Kanungo, Mohan

Kido, Robert

Bazaar Donation

Miyamoto-Mills, Jarred

Miyauchi, Soumei

Donation for bazaar

Mori, Sam & Helen

Father’s Day Dana

Nelson, Midori

Yuriko Takesaka Funeral Service

Samii, Greg & Rene

Mini Bazaar Donation

Takahashi, Peggy

Osaisen

Yamamoto, Bruce & Cindy

Bazaar Donation

Yamaoka, Seigen

Shigeko Yamaoka Scholarship

Fund

Yamaoka, Seigen

Nokotsudo & Memorial Day Service

Yoshioka, K.D.

200+Club General Donation

SHOTSUKI

Aikawa, Alan & Jody

Mem of Etsuko Aikawa

Aochi, Mary & Yamamoto, Janice & Paul

Mem of Stanley Aochi

Burns, Sue & Steve & Family

Mem of Mr. Yasokichi Aochi

Futaba, Pati

Mem of Rev. Hakushi Futaba

Garten Minamoto, Melyssa & Tom

Mem of Harue Minamoto

Kamada, Alan, Yuji & Shingo

Mem of Toshiko Kamada

Kanesaki, Gayle

Mem of Jeanne Kanesaki

Kanesaki, Gayle

Mem of Bryan Neishi

Kaplan, Harvey & Gay

Kobayashi Family, Diane & Andrew

Mem of Kenji Aochi

Kurotori Family

Mem of Mitsuru Kurotori

Kusano, Michiko

Mem of Takeshi Kusano

Lawrence, Maya & Gary

Tak Otsuka - 7th year

Minamoto, John

Mem of Harue Minamoto

Nakamura, Aggie

Mem of Jim Nakamura

Nakao, Nancy

Mem of Janice Nakao

Noguchi, Robert & Gayle

Mem of Mr. Noboru Takagaki &

Mr. Hatsutaro Yoshisato

Okano, Susan

Mem of Richard Okano

Otsuka, L.

May Shotsuki

Shibata, Alice

Mem of Satoru Harada,

Roy Yamane

Stallings, Marsha

Mem of Kenji Aochi

Suda, Jerey, Pamela & Family

Mem of Kikue Suda

Suda, Jerey, Pamela & Family

Mem of Tsugio Kato

Takagaki, Jon & Linda

Mem of Noboru Takagaki &

Hatsutaro Yoshisato

Tamori, Bob

Mem of Mrs. Fuji Tamori

Tanisawa, Ted & Susan

Mem of Mr Suekiyo Tanisawa,

Nancy Tanaka, Tetsuo Shigematsu

Tsujimoto, Daisy

Mem of Harold Tsujimoto

Wakabayashi, Sakiko

Mem of Benjamin Wakabayashi

Yamato, Alex

Mem of Yoshio Yamato

Yokomizo, Tom

Mem of Michie, Motoemon &

Mitsuo Yokomizo

Yoshisato-Cavey, Janis

Mem of Hatsutaro Yoshisato and

Noboru Takagaki

Yoshiura, Kay

Mem of Kumekichi Yoshiura

BCO would like to acknowledge the donations from our members and friends. We are very grateful and appreciative of

your continued generosity and kindness. Thank you!

AUGUST 2022

Sun

1 2 3 4

No Momijikai

5 6

Mini Obon

Time: TBD

Hatsubon Service

9:30 am

In person & online

Obon Service

11:00 am

In person & online

9 10 11 12 13

Shotsuki Memorial &

Adult Dharma

Service

10:00 am

In person & online

15 16 17

Facilities Operations

& Maintenance

(FOMC) Committee

Meeting Online

7:00 pm

No Momijikai

19 20

No Service

22 23 24 25

Busshin Articles Due

No Service

29 30 31

HOST 4 Leader: Gail Taniwa-Ryujin

For HOST details, please check with your HOST leader.

AUGUST 2022

Mark Your Calendars!

Mini-Obon 2022

Saturday, August 6, 2022

We are pleased to announce that BCO will be having an Obon dance but it

will be a little different than previous years.

• Bento drive-thru and pick-up, followed by in-person, mini-Obon dance in the

parking lot behind the church

• Abbreviated Odori, with 3-4 dances, will be streamed live over YouTube for

viewing from home

• We are not advertising our Mini-Obon outside our Sangha membership;

Sangha families and friends are welcome to dance or observe

• RSVPs requested from dancers so we can maintain a safe environment for our

dancers and families. Please RSVP on the BCO website

(buddhistchurchofoakland.org) of call the church office (510-832-5988).

• No in-person practices, instead, instructional videos will be posted on the

BCO website and the church will inform the Sangha when they are available for

viewing

• We are continuing our Memorial Lantern Program; lanterns will be hung

throughout the dance area. Please complete and submit a lantern form (available on

the BCO website and Busshin) to the church office by Sunday, July 31, 2022.

• This year, we will not be having our traditional cultural presentations and we

are not able to provide assistance with dressing in kimono/yukata

• The bento menu will include beef curry, cold soba noodles, and more

o There will be limited outdoor seating beginning at 1:00 pm as a dine-in

option

o Bento pick-up: 1:00-3:00 pm; dancing 4:00-5:00 pm

• Sunday Services, August 7, in-person and streaming over YouTube

o Hatsubon Service – 9:30 am

o Obon Service – 11:00 am

We look forward to seeing you on August 6. Please be on the look-out

for additional information by email or in the mail.

The Buddhist Church of Oakland

Annual Golf Fun Day

Monday, September 26, 2022

Berkeley Country Club, 7901Cutting Boulevard, El Cerrito, CA 94530

El Cerrito, CA

Entry Fee: $175.00 per player (Includes green fees, cart, tee & golf winner prizes,

range balls, box lunch, appetizers after golf round)

Format: Stroke Play Deadline: Sept. 12, 2022

Dress Code: Collared shirts are required. (No tee shirts or tank tops). Long pants or golf shorts are

required. (No tennis, gym or short shorts or denim jeans). Mandatory soft spiked golf shoes (No tennis

shoes). Hats and cell phone use are not permitted in clubhouse.

REGISTRATION 9:00 am

SHOTGUN START 11:00 am

APPETIZERS/NO-HOST BAR 4:30 - 7:00 pm

REGISTRATION IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE: https://buddhistchurchofoakland.org/

For mailed forms, please make checks payable to Buddhist Church of Oakland, Golf Tournament

Committee, 825 Jackson Street, Oakland, CA 94607 Phone: 510-832-5988

For questions, contact Keiju Terada: [email protected] 925-699-1921

__________________________________________________________________________

PLEASE CUT ON THE LINE AND RETURN FORM

$175.00 – Golf, box lunch, after-golf appetizers, and door prize. No. of golfers ________

Total Amount Enclosed: __________

Name ______________ Address __________________________________________

City, State, Zip Code ___________________ Phone ___________________________

GHIN No. ________________ Golf Club affiliation (if any) ______________________

If no index, list your 3 lowest scores __________________________________________

Email Address _______________ I would like to be paired with __________________

Or,

Foursome Request: __________________________________________________________