Reflection Bookended by Gratitude By Rev. HaRRy Gyokyo BRidGe

WHAT DO “THE HOLIDAYS’ MEAN for

you? i am sure that each of us has a

different answer. as a child, i loved the

holiday season – it meant school vaca-

tion, good food, and presents! My fam-

ily was small – just me, mom & dad – so

“family” wasn’t a big part of the equa-

tion for me.

The holidays can be difficult for

some people. Sometimes we feel like

we are “supposed to” feel happy, and

if we don’t then we feel even worse.

Many people feel obligated to buy lots

of presents for people even when they

can’t really afford it. even the change in

the weather can affect us.

Maybe the Shinshu approach to the

holiday season can help us find another

way. i like to look at the holidays as be-

ginning in November with Thanksgiv-

ing, running through the New year, all

the way to January with Hoonko, our

special service to commemorate Shin-

ran Shonin’s memorial. Thanksgiving is

our opportunity to reflect on our lives

and give thanks to our loved ones and

families for all that we receive from

them. New years is a chance to think

about the past year and to aspire to be

the best we can be in the coming year.

and with Hoonko we gather to show

our gratitude to Shinran Shonin, the

founder of our school of Buddhism.

This Buddhist view of the holi-

days, with self-reflection and aspiration

bookended by gratitude, isn’t so differ-

ent from the mainstream, and yet i hope

it gives us a alternative perspective, al-

lowing us to live our lives in a healthy

manner as Buddhists in america.

Reprinted from November 2012 n

Minister’s Message 1

Message from the 1 & 3 President

oBWa News 2

Buddhist education 2News

Momiji kai News 2

Ho-oN Service Team 8 3

Ho-oN Service Teams 4

The Three Refuges 4-5Seminar and Form

The Three Refuges 5Form

dharma School News 6

Halloween Party info 7

obon 2015 8

Nov. Shotsuki Service 9

Temple Tid-Bits 10

in Memoriam 10

Busshin deadline info 10

Holiday Greetings 11 Form

Mochi order Form 12

Form Calendar 13-14

IN THIS ISSUE

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THE WEEKEND OF SEPTEMBER

26-27, Gayle and i took the BCa Book-

store to Fresno Betsuin for Central

Cal district’s annual Nembutsu Con-

ference. We packed about 15 bins of

books and supplies into a minivan,

and drove three hours to the cen-

tral valley. When we left Berkeley, it

was 70 degrees – when we arrived in

Fresno, it was 97! We were greeted

by Church members, and unloaded

and set-up in about two hours. That

evening, we attended a fund-raising

dinner being held for the new Bet-

suin Hondo, featuring composer

Gordon Ah Tye. i had heard Steve

Terusaki mention Gordon’s name sev-

eral times, as he has written some of the

Gathas we sing from the Blue Folder.

after a delicious BBQ chicken dinner,

CoNTiNUed oN PaGe 3

President’s Message By RoBeRT NoGUCHi

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OBWA IS SPONSORING A CARD

workshop on Sunday November 1st,

immediately after the Shotsuki

Memorial/adult Service. it will be a

make-and-take event featuring Hanko

design products, including a demon-

stration by Norman Yoshida’s Hanko

Design demonstrator. it is ReQUiRed

that you sign up in advance before

the event. Sign up sheets will be in

the temple office or by emailing Carol

Thunen at c.thunen@comcast.net.

The Bay district Ministers

association will be having a seminar

entitled “Treasure in Our Midst: An

In-Depth Look at the Three Refuges”

at the Palo alto Buddhist Temple on

Saturday, November 7th. The seminar

will be held in conjunction with the

2015 Bay district Buddhist Women’s

League Conference with the support

of the Bay district dharma School

Teachers League. The cost of the

seminar is $25, $10 of which will be

subsidized by oBWa. There is a sign

up sheet in the offce or email Patti

Hisaoka at pfujihisa@gmail.com if you

plan to attend. deadline for registration

is October 30th.

our next oBWa meeting will be

Sunday, December 6th at 9:00am. in

addition, oBWa will have their year

end Bonenkai celebration following

the Shotsuki Memorial Service.

Greeting cards will aslo be available

for purchase. n

OBWA News By JUdy kaNo

Buddhist Education News By GayLe NoGUCHi

on Sunday, November 8th at 10

a.m. we will conduct our annual Eit-

aikyo Perpetual Memorial Service of-

ficiated by Reverend Harry Gyokyo

Bridge. Join us as we remember all

our loved ones who have departed

before us and we chant the sutras in

gratitude.

Wednesday, November 11th, 7:00-

8:30 p.m. we will hold our monthly

Evening Dharma Service and Discus-

sion with Reverend Bridge. open

to all adults and young adults inter-

ested in Buddhism, newcomers are

always welcome! We also will have

our monthly dharma Study Class

“The Pure Land Masters Part Two:

T’an-luan, Tao ch’o, and Shan-tao”

conducted by Reverend Bridge on

Saturday, November 21st from 2:00-

4:00 p.m. Please notify the church

office if you would like to attend the

Study Class.

Check it out! Now available from

the BCo Library: The Fragrance of

Light – A Journey Into Buddhist

Wisdom Compiled and edited by John

Paraskevopoulos. From the author

of the outstanding introduction to

Buddhism and Jodo Shinshu Call

of the Infinite: The Way of Shin

Buddhism, Paraskevopoulos shares

the rich spiritual wisdom that

Buddhism offers. The anthology of

passages from both ancient and

modern authors covers themes such

as human suffering, ultimate reality,

our moral lives, and practice and

devotion. in particular, Paraskevo-

poulos aims to highlight and foster

appreciation for the spiritual,

metaphysical, and cosmic aspects of

Buddhist thought which tend to be

neglected in contemporary interests.

“The human world is one of

uncertainty, while the land of bliss is a

realm of eternity.” Rennyo, as quoted

in The Fragrance of Light. n

WE ARE INTO THE MONTH OF

october and it is “Goblin” time already.

With the colder weather upon us, let us

all try to ward off the cold bugs and do

our best to stay well as we look forward

to the many upcoming holiday events.

With so much going on in 2015,

we have been unable to schedule

more activities as we would have liked,

however, as of now, we plan to visit

the Cache Creek casino on Thursday,

October 22. Jean Nakazono has been

able to secure drivers for the trip and we

thank the volunteers for their time and

generosity in advance. n

Momiji Kai News By NaNCy yaMaMoTo

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President’s MessageCoNTiNUed FRoM FRoNT PaGe

Gordon played his keyboard, sang

songs, told stories, cracked jokes,

and even dressed-up like elvis

Presley, which totally brought the

house down! We all joined in and sang

songs from our generation. it was one

of the most fun and entertaining eve-

nings we’ve had in a long time! i spoke

with Gordon afterwards, and thanked

him for his contributions to the BCa

Gatha collection.

Sunday, the CC Nembutsu

Conference brought over 150 mem-

bers and youth to Fresno to hear

Rev. Dr. David Matsumoto speak

on the Jodo Shinshu parable of the

River of Fire, River of Water for the

youth, and Shinjin to the adults. after-

wards, Gayle and i were busy selling

Bookstore items for over two hours!

There was also a Welcome/Happy

Birthday Luncheon for Rev. Matthew

Muge Hamasaki (of Berkeley), who

recently graduated from the institute

of Buddhist Studies, and now a

full-time kyoshi Minister assigned

to the Central Cal district.

Congratulations, Sensei!

Gayle and i were honored to be

part of the Central Cal and Fresno

Betsuin festivities over the weekend.

Thank you to Maya Lawrence and

the dharma School for inviting the

animals and trainers from Sulphur

Creek on September 27th. We’re

sorry that we missed it. n

HŌ-ON Service Team 8 By JoyCe yokoMizo

TEAM 8 HAD A PRE-AUGUST

luncheon to meet each other and sign

up for duties for the month of august.

We had so much fun that lunch ex-

tended into cocktails! our big event

for the month was the otoki following

the obon service. it turned out to in-

clude lots of clean up from the obon

Festival the previous day, but our

diligent team jumped in and we man-

aged to get the lunch out on time. We

served Chinese food this year that co-

incidentally tied in to Rev Himaka’s

obon sermon. it was also Busshin col-

lation day, so the team pitched in to

finish that up, too.

The other usual activities were

not held this month because of Sum-

mer break, but several hardy mem-

bers of Team 8 did faithfully come out

each Friday to clean up the garden,

and some even bringing their own

equipment!

Thank you to everyone for all your

hard work! yay, team! See you all next

year. n

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The Three Refuges SeminarTHE BAY DISTRICT MINISTERS

association is pleased to announce

a seminar to be held at the Palo

alto Buddhist Temple on Saturday,

November 7, 2015, entitled

“Treasure in Our Midst: An In-Depth

Look at the Three Refuges.” This

seminar will be held in conjunction

with the 2015 Bay district Buddhist

Women’s League Conference with the

support of the Bay district Buddhist

Women’s League and the Bay district

dharma School Teachers League.

The Three Refuges, the practice

of taking refuge in the Three

Treasures of Buddha, dharma and

Sangha is shared by all Buddhist tra-

ditions. The Buddha is the awakened

one who spent many years reflect-

ing on the causes of human suffering

before realizing a path to liberation

for all beings. The dharma is the true

teaching that the Buddha provided

as a means to liberate all beings from

suffering. The Sangha is the commu-

nity of people whose lives are illumi-

nated by the teachings of the Buddha.

Please join the Bay district

Ministers at this daylong seminar,

where we will examine the histori-

cal background, doctrinal meaning,

and liturgical practice of the Three

Refuges.

Please see application form or

visit http://www.dharmalantern.net/

threerefuges to register online. n

HŌ-ON Service TeamsTHE HO-ON SERVICE TEAMS ARE LISTED BELOW. IF YOU HAVEN’T BEEN CONTACTED AND YOU

would like to help on a team, please call the office (510) 832-5988 or email officebco@gmail.com. We

welcome all members and friends of the BCo to be part of this Ho-on, so feel free to invite your children and

extended family to help out on the teams. Please note that these service teams do not affect our Nikkoland

Festival 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 11

(Responsible for November, 2015)

Bergland, Harry & June Masuyama ( Leader)

aisawa, karen

don, Larry & Patricia ide-don

Hollins, Lyman & Barbara Lewis

kamita, George & Christine

John kaneshige

kuramoto, aki & Michiko

LaBerge, Paul & Michiyo

Liang, Warrick

Makishima, Joanne

Morimoto, aki & Marge

oto, Gerald

oto, Steven & Cherlyn

oto-kei, Carrie

Shigemoto, iwao & Miyo

Shimabukuro-voss, Judy

Tsukahira, Janet

yamamoto, Nancy

HO-ON SERVICE TEAM 12

(Responsible for December, 2015)

Tominaga, Gary & Anne (Leader)

Hamamoto, Jun

Miyamura, kurt & kimi

Nagata, Brian

Nakamura, Gregory & Linda

Neishi, alice

Neishi, Chris

Neishi, dan

Neishi, John

Neishi, ken & Carol

Neishi, Lynne

Suko, Greg & Sandy Nishikawa

Taniguchi, Gary & Teresa

Toyofuku, donald & yurika

Utsurogi, karl

Utsurogi, Louise kiyoko

Wong, darrin & Lori Neishi-Wong

Treasure in Our Midst: An In­Depth Look at the Three Refuges

Presented with generous support from the Bay District Buddhist Women's League and Bay District Dharma School Teachers’ League. LOCATION: PALO ALTO BUDDHIST TEMPLE 2751 LOUIS ROAD PALO ALTO, CA 94303 DATE:　SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2015, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. REGISTRATION DEADLINE: OCTOBER 30, 2015 PLEASE MAIL REGISTRATION FEE OF $25 PAYABLE TO "BAY DISTRICT BUDDHIST WOMEN’S LEAGUE" TO Bay District Buddhist Women’s League 2 South Claremont Street San Mateo CA, 94401 Questions/contact: Rev. Henry Adams, Tel. (650) 342­2541 / E­mail: sanmateo.buddhist@gmail.com * Required First Name * _____________________ Last Name * _____________________ Contact Telephone Number * __________________ E­mail Address ____________________________ Temple Affiliation ___________________________ Dietary Restrictions _______________________

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Dharma School News By Maya LaWReNCe

THE DHARMA SCHOOL IS BACK IN

full swing! We started the year with

watching the video “Mottainai.” We

don’t want to waste – think about

using things twice! We are learning

about interrelatedness and how we

are dependent on many things and

how we affect others. The Sulphur

Creek Nature Center came to visit!!

We got to touch a king snake!! There

was no touching the skunk or the poi-

sonous newt, though. and the Red-

shouldered hawk was quite amazing!

Next we’ll be helping with our

keirokai celebration. The dharma

School students will decorate “jar

openers” as gifts for our keirokai

members. Hope the lid openers make

it easier to open those pesky jars!

don’t forget our Halloween Party

on October 25th. We’ll have games,

cupcakes, prizes and of course, the

Haunted House!

Thank you to our generous

donors:

Meta and Ren Orans in honor of

Remy Oran’s graduation

Mrs. Uota in honor of grandson

Remy Oran’s graduation

Christine and George Kamita in

celebration of Glenn’s birthday

Gail Tsujimoto Cho and Andy

Cho in celebration of Alyssa’s

birthday.

Shig and Namie Naito in appre-

ciation

Jensen Wong and Lianne

Tsujimoto-Wong in celebration of

Sydney Wong’s birthday

We wish a Happy Birthday to:

Emiko Masamori (whose birthday

was in September) and our october

birthdays Kentaro Aiden Franklin-

Ewing, Mia Li, Cameron Owoc and

James Toyofuku. Wishing you all the

best! n

Halloween Party - october 25, 2015Right after Family dharma

Service Games, lunch, haunted

house. Come in your favorite

costumes!

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Obon 2015

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2015 November Shotsuki Memorial ServiceService: Sunday, November 1, 2015 at approximately 10:45 a.m., following the Dharma Family Service

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. For next month’s Shotsuki Service,

please see the december calendar.

Mr. isaburo adachi

Mr. Shikanosuke ajari

Mrs. Tomoye aoki-Johnson

Mrs. Fumiye endo

Mrs. Nao endo

Mr. katsumi Fujii

Mrs. yuki Fujii

Mrs. Nancy Louie Fujikawa

Mrs. Shitoyo Fujinami

Miss Chieko Furuta

Mr. Larry Furuta

Mrs. Sumiye Hiramoto Gluck

Mr. Rihachi Goto

Mrs. katsu Harada

Mrs. Miyako Hatakeyama

Mr. Tom Hayashida

Mrs. Judie Hirabayashi

Mr. Mitsuru Hirai

Mr. Mamoru Hirota

Mr. Masakichi Hirota

Mrs. kikuno Honda

Mr. Tokuzo Honda

Mrs. kotoshi Hori

Mr. Masaru ide

Mr. Leo Ryotaro ikeda

Mr. akira kanagaki

Mrs. Chiyo kaneko

Mr. Haruto kaneko

Mrs. Miharu kaneko

Mrs. ida kanesaki – 17th year

Mr. Hyosuke kawahata

Mrs. Harue kihara

Mr. Gunichi kimura

Mrs. Seki komoda

Mr. kiyoshi kuritsubo

Mr. Torasaburo Masuda

Mr. vernon Matsui

Mrs. Grace Misaki – 13th year

Mrs. Tori Misumi

Mr. Chikamitsu Mitsuda

Mr. Hanzo Miyazaki

Mr. kikuo Mizuhara

Mr. ichihei Mizusaki

Mr. George Mori

Mr. Jotaro Mori

Mr. Ray yoshiro Morishita

Mr. Rokuzo Morishita – 50th year

Mr. William Muranishi

Mr. katsutaro Nagao

Miss Tokie Najima

Mrs. Mitsuko Nakagawa

Mr. Roy Nakagawa

Mr. Shotaro Nakamura

Mr. Saichi Nakao – 33rd year

Mr. Utaka Nakao – 13th year

Mrs. Tomiko Nakatani

Mrs. Hideko Nakazono

Mr. akira Narasaki

Mr. yoshio Negi – 7th year

Mrs. yuriko Niizawa

Mrs. Shizuko Nishio

Mrs. Chiyono Nomiyama

Mr. Fukuju Nomiyama

Mrs. Masano Nomiyama

Mrs. Matsuno Nomiyama – 33rd year

Mr. Mitsuru Nomiyama

Mr. Chiyomatsu Nomura

Mr. Fred Nomura

Miss irene Nomura

Mrs. Masae Nomura

Mr. Genkichi ogi

Mr. kansuke ogi

Mrs. Mine ogi

Mr. Shingo ogihara

Mr. Jitsuo ohara

Mr. keisaburo oka

Mr. kiyoshi okemoto

Mr. yoshitaka oniki

Mr. katsujiro onizuka

Mr. Raymond otake – 1st year

Mrs. kusue Saika

Mrs. Hiroko Sakamoto

Mrs. Su’e Sakamoto

Mr. Masaji Sato

Mr. yoshimatsu Seta

Baby Shibata

Mr. Harry Shibata

Mr. Gene Siu

Mr. Shunyo Soda – 17th year

Mr. Torataro Sumimoto

Mr. kenji Suyetsugu

Mrs. Sumi Tajiri

Mrs. kazumi Takahashi

Mr. Fukutaro Takashima

Mrs. Nakae Takashima

Mr. kazuma Takata

Mr. Shinobu Takeshima

Mrs. Sumiko Takeshima

Mr. Hideo Tamori – 33rd year

Mr. Ben Tamura – 3rd year

Mr. ichijiro Tanaka

Mr. Shizuo Tanaka

Mrs. Ren Tanaka

Mrs. Tameyo Tanaka

Mr. Takeso Taniguchi

Mrs. Tora Taniguchi

Mrs. kasumi Toji – 7th year

Mrs. Mary Tonai

Mr. Genjuro Tsujimoto

Mr. yoshikusu Tsujimoto

Mrs. konoye Utsurogi

Mr. Tom Utsurogi

Mr. Sho Wakabayashi

Mr. Sam Watahara

Mr. Goichiro Watanabe

Mrs. Tokiye Watanabe

Ms. Susan Wong

Mrs. akiye yamabe

Mrs. koito yamamoto

Mr. kaoru yamamoto

Mrs. yoshi yamaoka

Mrs. Tsuru yamashita

Mrs. Clara yokoyama

Grandmother yoshioka

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Temple Tid-Bits Have you seen our freshly painted

issei kaikan Hall (Bingo Room)?

Many thanks to Dennis Katayama

and John Minamoto for stripping

and waxing the floors and to Den-

nis, John, Don Kaneshige, Keith

Nishimura, Clifford Yokomizo, and

Tom Yokomizo for painting the hall.

We appreciate all your hard work! n

DEADLINE FOR DECEMBER 2015 BUSSHIN ARTICLES: NOVEMBER 1 ST

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 office.

BUSSHIN COLLATION:Sunday, November 15th, 2015

Service Team 11

IN MEMORIAM:The Buddhist Church of

oakland extends its deepest

condolences to the families of:

kazuo kato

July 14, 2015

kimio okawachi

august 6, 2015

elsie ogata

September 21, 2015

May the family members find

comfort and solace in the

Nembutsu, Namu amida butsu.

IN MEMORIAM:The family of kisao yamaguchi

would like to inform the

members of Buddhist Church

of oakland that she passed

away on September 19, 2015,

at the age of 90.

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HOLIDAY GREETINGS 2015-2016

年始挨拶を交換しましょう 2016年の親春も近ずいていまいりました。当仏教会では仏心新年号で恒例の年始挨拶交換をいたします。申し込み欄に年賀の挨拶の言葉を書き入れ、11月23日（月）までに仏教会事務所にお届けください。写真（白黒）も入れることができます。これに対するお礼はご懇志として仏教会にお納めくださるようお願い申し上げます。

合掌 オークランド仏教会年始交換員会

門信徒の皆様へ Your church is now beginning preparations of the 2015-16 "Holiday Greetings" in which we are given the opportunity to extend our personal greetings to all our friends and church family members. As in the past, the purpose of the holiday greetings is to assist you in extending your holiday wishes to your church family during the holiday season. Utilizing this church service does not detract from the spirit of the individual cards you would be sending. Your message may be in any shape or form -- long or short as you please. If you desire, a clear black and white photo of your family and/or pet(s) may be included. Of course, photos will have to be cut and/or reduced or enlarged in order to utilize the available space. If you would like to advertise your business, send in your business card... BUT ABOVE ALL, BE SURE TO SIGN YOUR NAME(S). Won't you join us in this church family project? Please fill out the form below and mail it back to the church by MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2015. This will give the committee ample time to organize, finalize, print and collate the issue and mail it in time for the New Year. MAIL TO: BUDDHIST CHURCH OF OAKLAND 825 JACKSON STREET OAKLAND, CA 94607-4723 ATTN: HOLIDAY GREETINGS With Gassho, Holiday Greetings Committee = = = = = = = = = cut here = = = = = = = = = "HOLIDAY GREETINGS 2014-15" MESSAGE: ENCLOSURE: (please check) __ PHOTO __ BUSINESSCARD DANA: $ __________ NAMES

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New Year’s Omochi The traditional New Year’s Omochi will be prepared by the Buddhist Church of Oakland on SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2015 from 7:00 a.m. The Omochi is being offered to members and the public on a donation basis as listed on the order form below. For procurement of the necessary ingredients, Please turn in your order form by DECEMBER 7th. We will no longer be accepting orders past the deadline. LAST MINUTE REQUESTS on the day of mochi tsuki will not be filled until all pre-orders have been filled. In order for the marketing and packaging crew to accurately fill your order, an order form has been provided for you below. Please note that there is a space for you to note the approximate desired pick-up time. Also, a space has been provided for the name of the individual who will be picking up your order. It is requested that orders be picked up between 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. Members are urged to invite supporters, where this form is not sent, to place orders with the church at (510) 832-5988. Office hours are from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday thru Friday.

お正月お餅オーダー お正月用の餅つきが１２月１３日（日）に仏教会で行われます。皆様からのオーダーを

受け付けますので、下の注文用紙にお書き込みの上、１２月７日（月）までに仏教会の

方にお届け下さい。なお、お餅は夕方までにできあがりますが、配達はいたしませんの

で、恐れいりますが当日、各自仏教会まで午後二時から五時までの間にピックアップに

おいでてください。 もちろん、餅つきのお手伝いも、できるだけ多くの方にしていただきたいと思います。

特に、お昼からのヘルプが必要です。よろしくお願いします！

* * * * * CUT HERE * * * * * ORDER FORM

Buddhist Church of Oakland 825 Jackson Street, Oakland, CA 94607-4723

DATE _______ NAME _____________________________________________________________________________ ADDRESS _____________________________________________________ CITY _______________ TELEPHONE _____________________________ I will pick-up my order at ________ p.m. My order will be picked-up by ___________________________

DESCRIPTION UNIT UNIT PRICE QTY Ordered $ AMOUNT NOSHI MOCHI PC $7.00 (3 lbs.) ___________ __________ KAGAMI MOCHI (large 1 ½ lbs.) SET $4.00 ___________ __________ KAGAMI MOCHI (small ¾ lbs.) SET $2.75 ___________ __________

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1 Daylight Savings Time ENDS Busshin Articles Due Family Dharma Service 10:00-10:45 am Shotsuki Memorial/Adult Service 10:45-11:30 am OBWA-Hanko Designs Cardmaking.

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

3

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

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

6

7 Gakuen Issei Kaikan, 9:00-12:00 pm EBYAL Coaches’ Meeting – Social Hall 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM BDMA Seminar Palo Alto Buddhist Temple 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

8 Eitaikyo Service 10:00-11:30 am Refreshments 11:30-1:00 pm Youth Club Uniform Distribution – Issei Kaikan, 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM

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

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

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

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

13

14 Gakuen Issei Kaikan, 9:00-12:00 pm Ikebana Issei Kaikan 2:00-4:00 pm Central California Jr. YBA Conference – Fresno

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

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

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

18

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

20

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

22 Family Dharma Service 10:00-10:45 am Dharma Chat 10:45-11:30 am

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

24

25

26 Thanksgiving Day (Office Closed)

27 Office Closed

28 No Gakuen

29 Family Dharma Service 10:00-10:45 am Dharma Chat 10:45-11:30 am

30 Team Leader: June Masuyama HOST 11 coverage for November support tasks including:

Sunday services coffee & breakfast treats; Dharma chat treats; Sunday services greeters; Straighten hondo the week before Etaikyo (11/1); Etaikyo refreshments; After-Shotsuki service tea & refreshments; Weekend garden clean-up; Busshin collation; Wed evening Dharma service greeters and refreshments; Sat Study Class greeters and refreshments.

NOVEMBER 2015

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Team Leader: Gary Tominaga HOST 12 coverage for December:

1st Sunday service only: coffee & breakfast treats, Sunday greeters;

After-Shotsuki service tea & refreshments;

New Year’s Eve Soba; Weekend garden clean-up; Busshin collation; Help w/ Omigaki (12/20, 9 a.m.), clean

hondo, polish brass Wed. evening Dharma service greeters

and refreshments

1 Busshin Articles Due

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

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

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

6 OBWA Meeting 9:00-10:00 am Bodhi Day Service 10:00-11:00 Shotsuki Service 11:00-11:45 am OBWA Bonenkai Social Hall 12:00-1:00 pm

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

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

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

11 Youth Club - Table Set-up for Mochitsuki Mochi Rice Washing 6:30 pm

12 Gakuen Issei Kaikan, 9:00-12:00 pm Anko Prep Social Hall Kitchen 9:00-12:00 pm Ikebana Issei Kaikan 2:00-4:00 pm

13 Mochitsuki 6:00 am-6:00 pm Busshin Collation

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

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

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19 No Gakuen

20 No Service Temple Clean-Up/Omigaki 9:00-11:30 am

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25 Christmas Day (Office Closed)

26 No Gakuen

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31 New Year’s Eve Service, 8:00-9:00 pm

DECEMBER 2015

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