Upside-Down BY REV. HARRY GYOKYO BRIDGE

THE ORIGINS OF OBON ARE somewhat obscure – there are texts

in Chinese, but even the meanings of

some of the terms have various expla-

nations. The one that resonates with

me explains the Indian term ullambana

as “hanging upside down.” Although

this has often been understood as one

of the tortures of hell, instead I have

learned that it refers to our normal view

of the world.

In other words, although we think

we know so much and rarely question

ourselves, in actuality our view is very

often upside-down. This is samsara. The

arrogance of the ego. The allure of the

secular world. The skewed values of a

capitalist society. Without Buddhism,

we go through life without question-

ing these things – our stubbornness

grows and grows, and we spend our

lives chasing after material items hop-

ing that they will bring us happiness.

Obon gets us to face some of the

contradictions of life. How can these

memorials – Hatsubon and Obon – be

considered a Gathering of Joy (Kangi-

e)? Whether we have lost a loved one

this past year or many years ago, in

the midst of our sadness and loss we

hear of the deep joy and gratitude that

the Obon Service and Dance express.

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Minister’s Message 1 & 9

Co-President’s 1 & 6 Message

Momiji Kai News 2

10 Shades of Gray 2 & 11Area (TechnoBuddha 2017)

Dharma School News 3 & 4

BCO 2017 Scholarships 5

HO-ON Service Teams 6

Thank you for 7supporting the BCO Bazaar and Food Festival

2017 BCO Bazaar & 8Food Festival Acknowledgements

Busshin Deadline Info 8

Temple Tid-Bits 9

Hatsubon 2017 9

August Shotsuki Service 10

BCO Life Enrichment 11Program

2017 BCO Golf Tourn. 12-15Info and Forms

Obon Lantern Tribute 16 Form

Calendar 17-18

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I WANTED TO START OFF THIS month by thanking the entire Sangha

for their dedicated eff orts, with sweat

dripping from everyone’s brow, in

making this year’s BCO Bazaar and

Food Festival another success during

one of the hottest weekends we’ve

experienced this year. I take my hat

off to each and every one of you and

especially for those who took the spe-

cial eff ort to make sure everyone was

staying hydrated. We also extend to

the victims of heatstroke our hope

that their recovery was speedy and

without complications. For Kathy and

me, it took more than a half a week

to recover from the two-day event.

I know many of you felt the same

way. I would like to acknowledge our

appreciation to all of the donors who

CONTINUED ON PAGE 6

Co-President’s Message BY STEVE TERUSAKI

AUGUST 20172

WITH THE BAZAAR, THURSDAY, June 1, was our only meeting day for

the month and it turned out to be a

day fi lled with enjoyment as we were

able to host a special surprise guest

on that day. What was to be a lunch

invitation for a few of us, turned out

to be lunch with Scott for us all since

it happened the Momiji group was

meeting that day. I think most of the

members recall Scott Morishita,  a

former  church member for many,

many years who after college worked

down South for a time and then trans-

ferred to Chicago, Ill, having accepted

a government position. He had been

an employee in Chicago for the last 17

years and now is a young retiree.

Scott was unaware that the Mo-

miji kai group was meeting on that

particular day, but it all turned out

to be the perfect day. After yoga

exercises with Patty Hirota, and

lunch we had asked him to comment

on his trips and he willingly obliged.

Scott has taken an interest in travel-

ling and had just returned from visit-

ing the great country of Greece. The

same group had also taken  a cruise

to several islands, with the fi rst tak-

ing about 2 1/2 hours from Athens,

Hydra being the fi rst and the larg-

est of the three islands they visit-

ed. He said the islands were charming

but then they all begin to look alike

after seeing one, which I thought

was interesting. We also talked about

living in Chicago as it seems we hear

about all the problems being faced

by those living in the city but Scott’s

picture of the city is truly beautiful.

I, myself, have not visited the city in

many years, but according to Scott

it is quite beautiful. His description

of the city makes one want to visit

the city again. I know everyone truly

njoyed the impromptu discussions

and felt it was a day well spent.

We hope Scott will visit us

again soon so we can again enjoy

such discussions.

TECHNOBUDDHA CELEBRATED ITS10th Anniversary as the annual con-

ference was held on the weekend of

April 28-30 at the Jodo Shinshu Cen-

ter in Berkeley. Approximately 75

young adult Buddhists from the age

21-39 demographic explored beyond

the simple scope of “good vs. evil”

or “right vs. wrong” dichotomies. As

“The Gray Area” theme for this mile-

stone event suggested, not everything

should be viewed in “black and white.”

Berkeley native, Reverend Mat-

thew Hamasaki (Central California dis-

trict), returned to his hometown as this

year’s keynote speaker. Reverend Matt

acknowledged that it is easy to view

the world in “good and evil” or “right

and wrong” perspectives, and that

our individual egos are the cause of

this “black and white” framework. One

example to illustrate the Gray Area

concept was how evil characters such

as The Wicked Witch of The West (The

Wizard of Oz) and Malefi cent (Sleep-

ing Beauty) have recently had their

stories told, thus making them more

sympathetic. In this world dominated

by Christianity, an individual’s behav-

iors and beliefs are intended to either

earn a reward (get into heaven) or

avoid a punishment (hell); Buddhism’s

view is that our actions are intended to

learn or gain an understanding about

something.

Of the 9 diff erent workshops

off ered, the Taiko & Mind workshop

was my “end on a high note” after the

Escape Game, which followed the Sa-

cred Circle and Ethics & Buddhism

workshops that I chose to visit. I have a

new affi nity for Taiko drumming thanks

largely to the WrestleMania 31 entrance

that featured a Taiko performance

before WCW (World Championship

Wrestling) legend, Sting, emerged

from behind the curtain en route to

the ring for his fi rst ever WWE (World

Wrestling Entertainment) match. The

Taiko & Mind Workshop, led by Cal Rai-

jin Taiko from UC Berkeley, was held

in the underground level of the Jodo

Shinshu Center parking lot; this result-

ed in a pulsating atmosphere. My only

challenge was trying to show a happy

expression on my face as I played the

2 lines of “Matsuri” that we all learned.

It feels only natural to have a serious

look when beating a loud drum, so my

“Kiai!” (non-beat shoutout) was a sim-

ple “Hey!” I cannot remember the last

time I played a Taiko drum, so it was

fun to revisit this hobby.

As one of the Foods co-chairs for

this conference, I want to thank the

CONTINUED ON PAGE 11

Momiji Kai News BY NANCY YAMAMOTO

10 Shades Of Gray Area(TechnoBuddha 2017) BY JEFF HISAOKA (@TERIYAKI240)

Dharma School News BY MAYA LAWRENCE

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR STUDENTS WHO ACHIEVED ATTENDANCE AWARDS. AND OUR VERYsincere thank you to all the parents who attended church with their children. We all learned together to value each other,

to fi ll every bucket with kindness and to practice gratitude, discipline, patience, eff ort, meditation and wisdom.

AUGUST 20173

Graduating from High School: Andrew Brown, Martha Cas-

tro, Rachel Hirota, Kelsey Hirota, Grant Kamita, Mia Li and

James Toyofuku (Not Pictured) The seniors graduating

from High School will be missed!

Attendance at 22 to 29 classes and Services: Andrew

Brown, Grant Ikeda, Madison Ikeda, Mason Kim, Bryant

Lee, Cynthia Lee and David Medina.

Attendance at 30 or more classes and services: Sixth Year

Pin: Keiko Masamori and Leila Neishi; Seventh Year Pin:

Garrett Kamita and Emiko Masamori

Attendance at 30 or more classes and services:

Eighth Year Pin: Grant Kamita; Tenth Year Pin: Mayumi

Nomura; Eleventh Year Pin: Glenn Kamita; Fifteenth Year

Pin: Martha Castro

Attendance at 30 or more classes and services: Third Year

Pin: Mia Li and Sydney Wong; Fifth Year Pin: Samia Neishi

BEST WISHES TO ALL OUR GRADUATES:

CONTINUED ON PAGE 4

Graduating from Elementary School to Middle School: Gar-

rett Kamita and Kelsey Dougherty (Not Pictured); Middle

School to High School: Alexander Lang (Not Pictured)

AUGUST 20174

Dharma School NewsCONTINUED FROM PAGE 3

We just fi nished a wonderful

BCO Bazaar and Festival. Thank you

so much to all the Dharma School

students who cheerfully staff ed the

Games booths despite the roasting

temperatures! Megumi Takemoto and

her grandparents (two shifts!), Jor-

don, Connor and Mason Kim and their

mother Cindy, Cynthia Lee, Alexan-

der Lang, Lanae Wong (two shifts!),

Mayumi Nomura (two shifts!) , Gar-

rett Kamita (two shifts!), Emiko Ma-

samori, Sean and Ryan Yoshida. We

had great support from the Jr. YBA,

too. Thanks to Rachel Hirota (three

shifts!), Andrew Brown (three shifts!),

James Toyofuku, and Leila Neishi. And

special thanks to extended family vol-

unteers: Kelsie Kato and Paige Yasu-

kochi, Mika Taga, Mako Miyasaki, her

husband and her two daughters and

Donna and Cliff Yokomizo’s children

and grandchildren. We could not have

kept the booths open without all of

their help. If I missed anyone, apolo-

gies, let me know and I’ll include you in

the next article. And of course, a very

big “thank you” to Donna and Cliff Yo-

komizo who develop and fabricate the

games that we play at the Bazaar.

The Dharma School is now on

vacation, but we’ll resume again

on September 10th at 10 am. I hope

to see you at the church picnic

(July 16) where we celebrate a year

of sharing the Dharma with hotdogs,

hamburgers and watermelon and at

Obon dancing (August 5) and Obon

Service (August 6).

Thank you to our very generous

donors:

Dave Hirota and Katie Sanbongi – in

celebration of Kelsey’s and Rachel’s

graduation

Christine and George Kamita – in

celebration of Grant’s, Garrett’s,

and Glenn Kamita’s birthdays

Mark and Erin Takemoto – in

celebration of Emiko’s birthday

Donna Castro – in celebration of

Martha’s graduation

Mrs. Uota – in celebration of her

granddaughter Mia Oran’s

graduation

Eric and Delia Ikeda – in celebration

of Grant Ikeda’s 16th birthday

Phil Li and Tricia Tamura-Li – in

celebration of Mia’s graduation

Mary Hiromoto – a donation for

graduation and summer

Jensen Wong and Lianne Tsujimoto-

Wong – in honor of Sydney’s

attendance award

Happy Birthday to our students

born in July: Kelsey Dougherty, Jenna Kwong, Keiko Masamori, Lanae Wong, and Ryan Yoshida. We wish you all the best!!

Dharma School 2017

BCO Dharma School 2017 Attendance and Graduation Celebration.

June Birthdays

AUGUST 20175

Rev Taniguchi Dharma Award: Rev. Zuikei Taniguchi has served as a BCA minister from

1964 and recently retired from the Alameda Buddhist

Temple (after serving 53 years). He served here at BCO

12 years from 1971-1983, and in appreciation for the kind-

ness and support he received, the Taniguchi family created

this fund for use towards a recognition program for the

Dharma School students. Awardees were Andrew Brown

and Martha Castro.

Nakashima-Masuyama Life Enrichment Award:Funds were established in memory of Mr. Kikutaro

Nakashima for use in developing activities for the advance-

ment of Jodo Shinshu teachings, and to support BCO’s

Life Enrichment Program. For outstanding leadership and

participation in BCO’s Dharma School and Jr. YBA

programs, the awardee was Rachel Hirota.

Rev. Toshio Murakami Sangha Award: Rev. Toshio Murakami served as a BCA minister from 1959

to 1986, serving here at Buddhist Church of Oakland from

1984-1986. He also served as the Bishop of the Buddhist

Churches of Canada, as well as in Australia, and the Bud-

dhist Study Center in Honolulu, HI, before passing away in

2008. Although he only served three years here in Oak-

land, he truly enjoyed his time here, and wanted to “en-

courage and support young Buddhists for their pursuit of

becoming good leaders in the Sangha, community and the

world in the light of Namu Amida Butsu. This is a token of

my sincere appreciation to the great Nembutsu Sangha of

Oakland Buddhist Church.” Awardees were Grant Kamita

and Mia Li.

BCO 2017 Scholarships BY ROBERT NOGUCHI

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE AWARDEES, AS WELL AS ALL CLASS OF 2017 GRADUATES! FOR MORE INFORMATIONabout the BCO Scholarship program, please contact the Church offi ce or e-mail Robert Noguchi, Scholarship Committee

Chair, at rsnoguchi56@gmail.com.

AUGUST 20176

HŌ-ON Service Teams

THE HO-ON SERVICE TEAMS ARE LISTED BELOW. IF YOU HAVEN’T BEEN CONTACTED ANDand you would like to help on a team, please call the offi ce (510) 832-5988 or email offi cebco@gmail.com. We wel-

come all members and friends of the BCO to be part of a Host Group, so feel free to invite your children and extended

family to help out on the teams. Please note that these service teams do not aff ect our BCO Bazaar & Food Festi-

val shifts or our Obon Festival shifts. Your help at these two major fundraisers is still vital to the life of our church.

In Gassho, The BCO Board of Directors

HO-ON SERVICE TEAM 10: (Responsible for Aug. 2017)Steve Terusaki (Leader)

Norman & Susan AbrahamsonMika ArbelbideJoseph Costarella & Sumi ShoharaSherry HirotaNancy HirotaDavid & Katie Sanbongi HirotaPatti HisaokaTakako Hori

Philip Li & Tricia Tamura-LiMichael McCutcheon & Janet Shohara McCutcheonScott Morgan & Joanne Yo-shimura MorganGeorge & Dora NegoroMarian OkamuraJessie ShoharaSteven & Kathleen TerusakiMichael & Sachiko Yamamura

HO-ON SERVICE TEAM 11: (Responsible for Sept. 2017)George Kamita (Leader)

Karen KuwadaHarry & June Masuyama Ber-glandLarry Don & Patricia Ide-DonDiane Kumiko FukawaLyman & Barbara Lewis HollinsGeorge & Christine KamitaJohn KaneshigeAki and Michiko Kuramoto

Paul & Michiyo LaBergeWarrick LiangJoanne MakishimaAki & Marge MorimotoSteven & Cherlyn OtoCarrie OtoSusan ToyofukuGerald & Janet TsukahiraNancy Yamamoto

Co-President’s MessageCONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE

supported the Festival with gift

cards, monetary contributions, items

for the silent auction, etc. I would like

to especially acknowledge Jon Tak-

agaki, chairperson and mastermind

behind this year’s event. His lead-

ership and organization made the

event a resounding success.

Obon is just around the corner.

Robert Noguchi has been working

behind the scenes to ensure that

preparations are all in place. Work

shifts for the Obon Festival are pub-

lished in this month’s Busshin. Please

review and let the church offi ce, or

the shift captain know if there are

confl icts with your schedule. Also,

if for some reason you are NOT list-

ed, and have the time to come out

and help, your eff orts will be greatly

appreciated. Please contact Robert

Noguchi at <rsnoguchi56@gmail.

com>. There are many areas that

need your help, including the con-

struction and deconstruction of

the yagura and odori area on Jack-

son Street; prep and bbq grilling

for chicken, steak, and short ribs;

and kitchen help for food prepara-

tion and clean-up. We’re planning to

make maki-sushi again for the Festi-

val in response to special requests,

so extra help is needed on Friday to

prep the ingredients; and dedicated

folks on Saturday to roll the sushi.

This is in addition to help for inari-

sushi, spam musubi, chirashi; udon,

curry and of course, rice.

Again, if you wish to honor past

family members during the Obon

Festival, please complete the Obon

Lantern tag request available in this

month’s Busshin, on the church web-

site, or by calling the church offi ce.

We will use tags made in previous

years to hang from lanterns that

will be placed on the wires above

the odori (dancing) area on Jackson

Street. For families who have experi-

enced a recent loss, please complete

the form and allow time for a new

tag to be made. Donations for a new

tag is $35 per lantern; $20 to hang

previous tags. Deadline for Forms to

be returned to the church offi ce is

Friday, July 28th.

As we go into July, plan to come

and refresh your dance steps at

odori practices starting the week

of July 17th; and please calendar

Sunday, July 16th for the Church

Picnic to be held again at Kennedy

Grove Recreation area off San

Pablo Dam Road in El Sobrante. Have

a great summer!

I WISH TO THANK THE MANYSangha members and friends of the

Sangha for all your help and support

at our Bazaar and Food Festival on

June 17 and 18!

This was the second consecu-

tive year with unpredictable chal-

lenges. Last year, you’ll recall that the

Warriors played in the 7th game

of the NBA championship fi nals on

bazaar Sunday and this year, it was the

extreme and unbearable hot weather

that dominated the weekend. It is

our BCO spirit, exhibited by every-

one’s endurance and unwavering

dedication and commitment, that

resulted in a successful annual fund-

raiser.

Thank you to the Bazaar and Food

Festival planning committee and shift

captains for your leadership and

commitment to excellence through-

out the weekend. I continuously heard

from our guests how delicious all our

food items were and how our volun-

teers were so friendly and welcoming.

Many thanks to all the volunteers

who constructed the booths, partici-

pated in food preparation, and helped

with de-construction and clean-up on

Sunday evening, Monday, Tuesday,

and beyond. And, I wish to acknowl-

edge and recognize all who make

things happen “behind the scenes,”

including obtaining permits, dealing

with inspections, purchasing goods

and services, approaching donors for

the raffl e and silent auction items, and

preparing letters of acknowledge-

ment to our generous donors.

It is truly a team eff ort and I wish

to express my deep gratitude and ap-

preciation to everyone for making our

annual Bazaar and Food Festival and

BCO so special!

AUGUST 20177

Many Th anks BY JON TAKAGAKI

AUGUST 20178

Norman & Susan Abrahamson

Albany Bowl

540 San Pablo Ave., Albany

Berkeley Symphony

942 University Avenue, Suite 207, Berkeley

Books Inc.

1491 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley

Cal Shakes

701 Heinz Ave., Berkeley

Canyon Swim School

21 Campbell Lane, El Sobrante

Children’s Discovery Museum

180 Woz Way, San Jose

Mr. Gerald Cyr

Bill Dougherty

Michael Endo

East Ocean Restaurant

1713 Webster St., Alameda

Folkmanis Puppets

1219 Park Avenue, Emeryville

Freight & Salvage

2020 Addison St., Berkeley

Gloria Fujimoto

Grand Sierra Resort Casino

2500 East Second Street, Reno, NV

Karen Hashimoto

Ruth Hayashi

Yoko Ichikawa & Robert Donatello

Jazzercise of El Cerrito

10837 San Pablo Ave., El Cerrito

Brian Kameoka

Judy Kano

Harvey Kaplan, MD

Ms. Tama Koda

Jane Koizumi

La Mediterranee

2936 College Ave., Berkeley

Landmark Theatres

2222 So. Barrington Ave., Los Angeles

Las Positas Golf Course

917 Clubhouse Drive, Livermore

Sonya Lee

Lee’s Florist & Nursery

1420 University Ave., Berkeley

Lindsay Wildlife Experience

1931 First Ave., Walnut Creek

Little River Inn

7901 Highway One, Little River

June Masuyama

Mira Vista Golf & Country Club

7901 Cutting Blvd., El Cerrito

Marge Morimoto

Sally Morimoto

Maya Murashima Yonemura

Michael Nagamoto

Shig & Namie Naito

Greg & Linda Nakamura

Mits Nakayama

Dora Negoro

Dr. John M. Neishi, Optometrist

Robert & Gayle Noguchi

Mr. & Mrs. Hiro Okawachi

Bob & Alice Okubo

Chris Oniki

Oto Bailey Fukumoto & Mishima, Inc.

2000 Powell St., Suite 800, Emerville

Paper Garden by Stephanie Nishikawa

565 Pavilions Lane, Sacramento

PEPPERMILL RENO

2707 Virginia St., Reno, NV

San Francisco Giants

AT&T Park 24 Willie Mays Plaza, San Francisco

Betty Sasaki

Digger & Agnes Sasaki

Scriptum

Sea Wolf Sportfi shing Emeryville-Yokomizo

Sportfi shing

Joy & Gerald Sekimura

Mark & Tomita Shimamoto

Shotgun Players

901 Ashby Avenue, Berkeley

Sonoma Raceway

29355 Arnold Drive, Sonoma

Steve Silver’s Beach Blanket Babylon

470 Columbus Ave., Suite 204, San Francisco

Sunset View Cemetery & Mortuary

Association, El Cerrito

Jon Takagaki

Takara Sake USA

708 Addison Street, Berkeley

Mark & Erin Takemoto

Tanimoto Dharma Designs

278 Kilauea Ave., Hilo Hawaii

Yurika Toyofuku

Louise Utsurogi

Edith Vassall

Visual Insight Optometry/

Estudillo Plaza Optometry

Waste Management of Oakland

Mike Wong

Norman Yoshida

AUGUST 2017

BCO Bazaar & Food Festival Acknowledgements Thank you for your generous support!

DEADLINE FOR SEPTEMBER 2017 BUSSHIN ARTICLES: JULY 28th

Articles submitted after this

date may not be printed.

SEND ARTICLES TO: Joyce Yokomizo

email: joyce@yokomizo.com

or fax: (415) 970-0810.

You can also send articles to

the church offi ce.

BUSSHIN COLLATION:Sunday, August 13th, 2017

HOST 10

AUGUST 20179

Upside-DownCONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE

We can participate, dancing in memo-

ry of our loved ones, lighting a lantern

at the Hatsubon Service if our loss is

recent, off ering incense and listening

to the Dharma at the Obon Service.

Who knows, it may open up a whole

new view of the world, extending be-

yond just this service and permeating

our daily lives, helping us be aware of

when our view is upside-down.

So please join us for our Obon Fes-

tival and Dance on Saturday, August 5

and Obon Service on Sunday, August

6. At 9:30 AM will be our Hatsubon

Service, for those families who have

lost a loved one during this past year.

At 10:30 AM we will have our Obon

Service, which is open to everyone.

Our guest speaker for the Obon Ser-

vice is Reverend Ken Yamada.

2017 BAZAAR & FOOD FESTIVALA very special thank you to the

following individuals:

Mika Bridge, kitchen fl oor sweep-

ing

Cliff and Lillian Endo for picking

up the corn

Paul LaBerge, single-handedly

separating and sorting all

recycling

Gary Tominaga, John Minamoto

receiving bazaar shipments

John Minamoto, social hall and

kitchen fl oor mopping

Eric Masamori and Greg Nakamu-

ra for their prompt assistance with

OFD fi re inspections

Mark Shimamoto; evacuation

signage and fi re inspection, Jeff

Suda; fi re inspection 

Earl Utsurogi, for his generous

donation of hamburger and hot-

dog buns

Tosh Yokomizo, kitchen knives

sharpening for food prep

Monday, 6/19 Morning

de-contruction:

Don Kaneshige, Al Kanzaki, Den-

nis Katayama, John Minamoto,

Aki Morimoto, Keith Nishimura,

Digger Sasaki, Clifford Yokomizo,

Tom Yokomizo

Tuesday, 6/20 kitchen cleaning:

Gloria Fujimoto, Teresa Jackson,

Clare Kaneshige, Judy Kano, Maya

Lawrence, Karen Hashimoto, and

Linda Minamoto

Tuesday evening decontruction

crew:

Ken Aisawa, Rev. Harry and Mika

Bridge, Michael Endo, George Ka-

mita, John Minamoto, Robert No-

guchi, Ron Nomura, Jon Takagaki

Julie Tsukahira, Jadan, and Jace,

Clifford Yokomizo

Temple Tid-Bits

HATSUBON SERVICE IS SUNDAY, AUGUST 6, 2017, AT 9:30 AM.Families of the following members are invited:

The Obon Service will follow the Hatsubon Service at 10:30 am.

Hatsubon 2017

Sylvia Nomura

Marie Taniguchi

Yoshiye Kawabata

Gloria Bucol

James Shimamura

Tulie Takeuchi

Fusano Horimoto

Shigeko Nakao

Shizue Hirota

Jane Phillips

Sam Maruyama

Masato Miyamura

Tadao Hisaoka

Minoru Satake

Carl Tani

Jane Nishi

Melody Fujimori

AUGUST 201710

2017 August Shotsuki Memorial ServiceService: Sunday, August 13, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. Dharma Message: Rev. Harry Gyokyo Bridge

Family and friends are invited to attend this monthly memorial service for those listed below. If any errors appear, please

direct them to the church offi ce at (510) 832-5988 or offi cebco@gmail.com at your earliest convenience. For next month’s

Shotsuki Service, please see the Busshin Calendar.

Mr. Roy Akiyoshi

Mr. Jutaro Akiyoshi

Mrs. Toki Baba

Mrs. Kiyo Baba

Mr. Tamotsu Baba

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. Jeff rey Kanada

Mrs. Tsuru Kada

Mr. Toyomatsu Kada

Mrs. Tamaki Kanda

Mrs. Sakaye Katayama

Mr. Rinzo Kato

Mrs. Setsuno Kawabata

Mrs. Fujie Kawabe

Mr. Yutaka Kayatani

Mr. Harvey Kido – 7th year

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 – 17th year

Mrs. Kiyo Minamidani

Mr. Takao Misaki – 33rd year

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

Mr. Seijiro Nakagawa

Mrs. Tomie Nakagawa

Mr. Tosaburo Nakahara

Mrs. Yukie Nakahara

Mr. Akira Nakamura

Mrs. Himeko Nakao

Mrs. Ishi Nakao

Mr. Timothy Nakaya

Mr. Yokichi Neishi

Mrs. Shimeno Nishino

Mrs. Yuki Nomura

Mrs. Wakae Nomura

Mr. Hajime Nomura

Mrs. Sylvia Nomura – 1st year

Mrs. Fude Ogawa

Mr. Jack Ogawa

Mrs. Kazue Ogawa

Mr. Minosuke Ogawa

Mr. Katsuo Ohashi

Mr. Yoshihiro Ohhashi – 3rd year

Mrs. Tameyo Okai

Mr. Kazumi Okamoto

Mr. Fujio Okano

Mr. Kimio Okawachi – 3rd year

Mr. Shigekazu Okawachi

Mrs. Yukiye Hiramoto Onizuka

Baby Otsuka

Mrs. Moto Otsuka

Mrs. Sano Otsuka

Mrs. Yuriko Otsuka

Mrs. Mitsue Ozaki

Mr. Itsuo Ozawa

Mrs. Miyako Sakai – 3rd year

Mrs. Masako Sakaki – 7th year

Mrs. Tami Sakaki

Mr. Yoichiro Sakaki

Mrs. Yoshiko Sano

Mrs. Hana Sasaki

Mr. Moriichi Sasaki

Mr. Mitsuji Sasaoka

Mr. Gary Seiji

Baby Shinomoto

Mr. Charles St. Germain

Sujaku Family

Mrs. Sakuyo Sumimoto

Mr. Junichi Sumimoto

Mrs. Hana Sunada

Mrs. Masui Sunagawa

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 – 13th year

Mrs. Take Yago

Mr. Shizuo Yamamoto

Mr. Mosanta Yamamoto

Mr. Sadazo Yamane

Mr. Katsutoshi Yanagitsubo

Mrs. Patricia Ono Yokomizo

Mrs. Aiko Yokoyama

Ms. Sachiko Yokoyama

Mr. Masaru Yoshioka

Mr. Togo Yoshioka

TechnoBuddhaCONTINUED FROM PAGE 2

volunteers who helped prepare all

of our delicious meals, most notably

the barbecued dinner headlined by

a Cajun rub chicken with asparagus,

squash, and cherry tomatoes; our

very own Rev. Michael Endo and Brian

Nagata represented BCO on the

TechnoBuddha Kitchen Crew in their

new “Nom-Nom-Nom Dabutsu”

aprons, a gift from the TechnoBuddha

committee. And giving credit where it

is due, my Foods co-chair Lisa Hori-

kawa was the mastermind for all the

meals we enjoyed during the confer-

ence, from planning the menu to or-

dering the bento lunches and every-

thing in between. My favorite meal

item was the French Toast Casserole

that we had for Saturday breakfast.

I also want to thank our 2017

co-chairs, Steve Tamekuni and

Kimberly Koga, for all their hard work

and leadership in planning a success-

ful conference. And thank you to the

rest of the 2017 TechnoBuddha com-

mittee for all their work and being

so welcoming and enjoyable to be

around.

In the 13 months since my fi rst

ever TechnoBuddha conference

attended and this year’s conference,

the interactions with my fellow 2017

committee members and non-com-

mittee people too have been so much

fun. A decade of TechnoBuddha is in

the books, but as an awesome country

song goes, “We’re just gettin’ started.”

(For more information or to view

photos from this year’s conference,

visit the TechnoBuddha page on

Facebook.)

[Editor’s note: Jeff, sorry for the

delayed publication. jy]

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825 Jackson Street ● Oakland, California 94607 ● (510) 832-5988 ● TIN: 94-1498382

BUDDHIST CHURCH OF OAKLAND 30th ANNUAL BENEFIT GOLF TOURNAMENT

Dear Members and Friends: The Buddhist Church of Oakland is proud to sponsor its 30th Annual Benefit Golf Tournament to be held at the Berkeley Country Club (formerly Mira Vista Golf & Country Club), 7901 Cutting Boulevard, El Cerrito, CA 94530 on its new date of Monday, August 28, 2017. We look forward to this new month where we have had it during October in the past. We are, once again, offering corporate sponsorships to invite local community organizations, companies or individuals to further participate in the church’s programs including community outreach. Three levels of corporate sponsorship are available. Each level provides corporate representatives to participate as well as opportunities to identify your company or business in our program and at the golf course. Other opportunities include providing a donation that could be used as a raffle or door prize. We also ask you to consider supporting this fundraiser by being a hole-sponsor for the tournament. In recognition of your monetary donation of $100 or more for the hole-sponsor, a sign advertising your business or your personal sponsorship will be displayed at one of the 18 tee areas and will be acknowledged in the printed program. A list of the types of sponsorships and donations are on the second page. In order for your donation to be properly acknowledged in the program, please complete and return the form on Page 2 to the church by August 14, Monday. It is with deepest gratitude and appreciation to the many participants and donors over the years that we are able to continue having this annual event. Your consideration of supporting this event is greatly appreciated. Thank you very much. Sincerely,

Keiju Terada, Committee Chair Committee Members: Michael Endo, Mary Hiromoto, Eric Ikeda, Linda Minamoto, Edward Mon, Peter Nakaso, John Neishi, Ron Nomura, Jeff Suda, Ted Tanisawa, Gary Tominaga, Janet Tsukahira

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825 Jackson Street ● Oakland, California 94607 ● (510) 832-5988 ● TIN: 94-1498382

BUDDHIST CHURCH OF OAKLAND 30th ANNUAL BENEFIT GOLF TOURNAMENT

Please submit this form with enclosed envelope with

checks made payable to the BUDDHIST CHURCH OF OAKLAND Yes to Corporate Sponsorship:

□ Gold Sponsor $2000- one four-some including carts, meals, and hole-sponsor sign designating Gold Sponsor. Display company-provided banner at the tournament banquet, and one page advertisement in the tournament program booklet.

□ Silver Sponsor $1000 - one two-some including cart, meals, and hole-sponsor sign designating Silver Sponsor. Display company-provided banner at the tournament banquet, half (1/2) page advertisement in the tournament program booklet.

□ Bronze Sponsor $500 - one player including cart, meals, and hole-sponsor sign designating Bronze Sponsor. Display company-provided banner at the tournament banquet, one-third (1/3) page advertisement in the tournament program booklet.

□ I wish to be a hole sponsor for the 2017 BCO Golf Tournament. The minimum donation is $100. The name you wish to have appear on the hole-sponsor sign:

______________________________________________________________

□ I do not wish to sponsor a hole, but I would like to provide a monetary donation to assist with the purchase of prizes for the tournament.

Amount enclosed: $___ ____

□ I wish to make a merchandise donation for use during the tournament. The committee will contact you. Name:______________________________

Phone Number: ( ) _______________ E-mail Address: _____________________________

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Monday, August 28, 2017 Berkeley Country Club

(Formerly Mira Vista Golf and Country Club) El Cerrito, CA

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Berkeley C

ountry Club

(Formerly M

ira Vista Golf &

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) 7901 C

utting Boulevard

El Cerrito, C

alifornia

Buddhist C

hurch of Oakland

Golf Tournam

ent Com

mittee

825 Jackson Street

Oakland, C

alifornia 94607 (510) 832-5988

30th Annual

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olf Tournam

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Buddhist C

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akland

Tournament C

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ittee: M

ichael Endo M

ary Hirom

oto Eric Ikeda Linda M

inamoto

Edw

ard Mon

Peter N

akaso John N

eishi R

on Nom

ura Jeff Suda Ted Tanisaw

a K

eiju Terada, Chair

Gary Tom

inaga Janet Tsukahira

Monday

August 28, 2017

El C

errito, California

From San Francisco/O

akland/Berkeley:

EA

ST on Interstate 80 to P

otrero Avenue Exit

At bottom

of ramp continue straight on to

Eastshore Blvd. C

ross San Pablo Avenue onto H

ill Street

At T intersection, turn left onto E

lm Street

Follow yellow

line uphill (turns into Cutting

Blvd) to Spyglass D

rive Turn left into C

lub parking lot. D

riving time/distance: 14.8 m

iles/25 minutes

From Sacram

ento: W

EST on Interstate 80 to San P

ablo/Barrett

Avenue Exit Turn left onto B

arrett Avenue

Cross over S

an Pablo A

venue Turn right onto Arlington Blvd. Turn left onto C

utting Blvd.

Turn left into Club parking lot.

Driving tim

e/distance from Vallejo: 16.8

miles/24 m

inutes

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NS

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Entry Fee: $200.00 per player (Includes green fees, cart, tee prizes, range balls, bento box lunch, buffet dinner, and door prize ticket.) 2017 E

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eadline: All registration form

s to be received by Aug. 14, 2017. Tournam

ent Scoring Format: Tw

o of four net team

score. You may play w

ith your chosen foursom

e or enter as pairs or singles. There will

also be an All W

omen’s Team

Flight. Individual Low

Net Prizes (M

en and Wom

en) D

ress Code: C

ollared shirts are required. (No

tee shirts or tank tops). Long pants or golf shorts are required. (N

o tennis, gym or short

shorts or denim jeans). M

andatory soft spiked golf shoes (N

o tennis shoes). Hats and cell

phone use are not permitted in clubhouse.

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pick up at

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inner 5:30—

7:00 pm

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wards &

Raffle 6:30 pm

to end

Buddhist Church of O

akland G

olf Tournament C

omm

ittee 825 Jackson Street

Oakland, C

alifornia 94607 (510) 832-5988

The Buddhist Church of O

akland cordially invites you

to join us on M

onday, August 28, 2017 at the

Berkeley Country Club 7901 Cutting Boulevard El Cerrito, C

A 94530

Registration Form

$200.00 - Golf &

Buffet D

inner $40.00 A

dditional Dinner(s)

5:30 p — 7:00 p S

erving Time

Golf C

lub affiliation (if any)

Nam

e

Address

Phone

I would like to be paired w

ith

GH

IN N

o. Please make checks payable to:

Buddhist Church of Oakland

Email Address

Cut on dotted line and return form.

Total Amount E

nclosed: ________

City & Zip C

ode

Quantity

If no index, list your 3 lowest scores

Foursome R

equest:

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OBON LANTERN TAGS A MEMORIAL TRIBUTE

During Buddhist Church of Oakland’s Obon Festival on August 5, 2017, honor past members of your family through a Memorial Tribute tag hung from the Obon Lanterns above the dance area on Jackson Street. (Previous tags are on file in the Church office, and will be re-hung with your donation.) Person requesting tag: Name of Family Member (submit one sheet for each family member):

Last name First Name Middle/Other Name

Japanese only Japanese and English English only

Kanji (Japanese characters) required if tag is to be done in Japanese:

Previous Memorial Tag (at Church office) $20 donation New Memorial Tag to be created $35 donation

Contact information:

Address:

Telephone:

E-mail:

Please make checks to: Buddhist Church of Oakland please write “Obon Lantern Tag” in the memo line

FORMS DUE BY FRIDAY JULY 28th, 2017

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1

2 Obon Practice 7:30-9:00 PM

3 Momijikai Small Chapel 10:00 am-2:00 pm Obon Practice 7:30-9:00 PM

4 Ikebana Prep Small Chapel 3:00-8:00 PM

5 Obon Food Prep, 5:00 am-3:00 pm Obon Construction, 8:00 am-12:00 pm Obon Festival 3:00-7:30 pm Obon Odori, 7:30-9:00 pm

6 9:30 am Hatsubon Service 10:30 am Obon Service

7

8

9

10

11

12 Life Enrichment, Guest Speaker, Rev. Dr. Kenneth Kenshin Tanaka- 1:00 PM

13 Welcome Coffee Hour-9:00 am-9:50 am Shotsuki Memorial Service 10:00-11:00 am Busshin Collation

14 Wanto Shodo Kai Issei Kaikan, 10 am-12 Noon

15 OFSCA General Meeting Issei Kaikan, 7:00-9:00 pm

16 Business Committee Meeting-7:00-8:30 pm

17 Momijikai, Small Chapel 10:00 am-2:00 pm

18

19

20 No Service

21

22

23

24

25 Busshin Articles Due

26

27 DS Teachers Meeting 10:00 am-1:00 pm

28 BCO Golf Tournament Mira Vista Golf & Country Club, El Cerrito 10:00 AM Wanto Shodo Kai Issei Kaikan, 10 am-12 Noon

29

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

31

Host 10 Team Leader: Steve Terusaki Coverage for August support tasks including:

Welcome Coffee Hour Refreshments (9:00 am-9:50 am) Obon Service Luncheon & clean-up; Weekend garden clean-up; Busshin collation.

Sat AUGUST 2017

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Host 11 Team Leader: June Masuyama Coverage for September support tasks including:

Welcome Coffee Hour Refreshments (9:00 am-9:50 am), Dharma chat refreshments;

Sunday service greeters; Welcome back luncheon Straighten Hondo week before major service (9/10) Ohigan Refreshments; Weekend garden clean-up; Busshin collation.

1

2

3 No Service

4 Labor Day (Office Closed)

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

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

7 Momijikai, Small Chapel 10:00 am-2:00 pm Gakuen - Adult Advanced Class Issei Kaikan, 6:30-8:30

8

9 Gakuen - First Day Social Hall & Issei Kaikan 9:00-12:00 pm Ikebana Issei Kaikan 1:30-4 pm

10 Welcome Coffee Hour-9:00 am-9:50 am Dharma Family Service, Installations, Dharma School & Jr. YBA Officers, 10:00-11:00 am Welcome Back Luncheon Shotsuki Memorial and Adult Dharma Service 11:00-11:45 am Busshin Collation

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

12

13

14 Gakuen - Adult Advanced Class Issei Kaikan, 6:30-8:30 Concord Howakai 7:00-8:30 pm

15

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

17 Welcome Coffee Hour-9:00 am-9:50 am Fall Ohigan Service 10:00-10:45 am 10:45-11:30 am Adult Fall Ohigan Service Refreshments 11:30-12:30 pm BEC Meeting-11:30 am Ashland Howakai 5:00-6:30pm

18 Karaoke, Social Hall, 7:30-9:30 pm

19 OFSCA General Meeting Issei Kaikan, 7:00-9:00 pm

20 Business Committee Meeting-7:00-8:30 pm

21 Momijikai, Small Chapel 10:00 am-2:00 pm Gakuen - Adult Advanced Class Issei Kaikan, 6:30-8:30

22

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

24 Welcome Coffee Hour-9:00 am-9:50 am Dharma Family Service, Bishop’s Memorial Service 10:00-11:00 am Dharma Chat 10:45-11:30 am

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

26

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

28 Gakuen - Adult Advanced Class Issei Kaikan, 6:30-8:30

29 Busshin Articles Due

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

Sat SEPTEMBER 2017

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