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Try Something New! BY REV. HARRY GYOKYO BRIDGE

SHAKYAMUNI’S BIRTH SIGNALED

something new. New possibilities, new

potential. The mythical stories say that

Buddha announced this when he was

born – taking seven steps and declaring

“I am the World Honored One.” How-

ever, he then went on to live a relatively

normal life – albeit as the son of a king –

and it wasn’t until he was 29 that he em-

barked on his spiritual quest, reaching

awakening at age 35. So although the

potential was there from the beginning,

it took time for it to be realized.

Living beings love routine. Wheth-

er the cat who demands to be fed at

regular intervals, the dog that wants to

be walked at certain times, or we hu-

man beings who get stressed and up-

set when something out of the ordinary

happens. But the teachings of the Bud-

dha can help us deal with change – in

fact, change is one of the fundamentals

of the teachings, though we usually

know it by the name “impermanence.”

In fact, sometimes change is good!

This year we are trying two new

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IN THIS ISSUE

Minister’s Message 1 & 4

Co-Presidents’ Message 1 & 6

HO-ON Service Teams 2

OBWA News 2

Spring Luncheon Save the Date 2

BCO Board Appreciation 2

Dharma School News 3

BCO Board Cabinet 2018 3

200 Club Tickets! 3

Momiji Kai News 4

BCO Youth Club - Ohtani Tourney 4

Jr. YBA News 5

Thank You Sangha for the Toys 5

Hanamatsuri Service Info 7

April Shotsuki Service 8

Pet Memorial Form 9

Pet Memorial Service Info 10

Treasury Notes 11

May Busshin Deadline Info 11

Calendar 12-13

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IN JANUARY, RON NOMURA,

Bill Dougherty, and I attended the

2018 Temple Leadership Seminar at

the Jodo Shinshu Center. This seminar

focused on Dharma-centered leader-

ship, as well as providing a venue to

share and network with 40 temple and

sangha leaders in attendance from

across the US.

The seminar kicked off on Friday

evening with various Dharma-related

talks. Ken Tanimoto, who recently

completed his two-year term as BCA

President, gave a wonderful and in-

spiring talk on diversity and inclusiv-

ity. One defi nition of diversity is “the

state of being diff erent,” like a diver-

sity of opinions (which, by the way, is

a good thing!). In addition, the defi ni-

tions of both words center around the

notion of inclusion or the “act” of not

excluding individuals on the grounds

of national origin, color, religion,

socioeconomic stratum, age, sexual

orientation, disability, etc. This defi -

nition tends to be the more “corpo-

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Co-Presidents’ Message BY JON TAKAGAKI & STEVE TERUSAKI

APRIL 20182

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

and you would like to help on a team, please call the offi ce (510) 832-5988 or email offi [email protected]. 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 7:

(Responsible for Apr. 2018)Maya Lawrence (Leader)Laura HiuraEric & Delia IkedaJudy KanoHenri Kim & Cindy Sakai-KimMay KlevenRoy Kuga & Kathy RuegerCraig Lang & Pam KatoGary & Maya Lawrence

Roger & Karla LeeElaine MiyamoriBen & Sally MorimotoStephanie MorimotoDoris OkanoSusan OkanoRaymond PendroYukiko SakakuraDorothy Yanagi

HO-ON SERVICE TEAM 8:

(Responsible for May. 2018)Joyce Yokomizo (Leader)JoAnne HayashidaRichard & Gail IsonoSteven & Elizabeth IsonoAlbert & Miharu KanzakiDennis KatayamaRobert & Teri KidoRosalie KidoJean Kido

Christeen OnikiMark & Tomita ShimamotoCraig & Ayano TanisawaTed & Susan TanisawaDenise YokomizoJoyce YokomizoCliff ord & Donna YokomizoTom YokomizoToshi & Alice Yokomizo

OBWA News BY LINDA NAKAMURA

BCO Board Appreciation

THIS YEAR AT THE UPCOMING

Bazaar, the OBWA booth will only

feature hand-made craft items.

Are you a “crafty”-talented or DIY-

talented (Do It Yourself) person?

We ask all church members (male,

female, adults, teenagers and

children) to please consider donating

their specialty hand-made items to

the booth for the Bazaar fund raiser.

Please mark your calendars for

the annual OBWA Spring Luncheon

that will be on Sunday April 22, 2018.

Last year’s event was wonderful

and this year’s event will be just as

enjoyable if not more enjoyable!

Details to follow shortly.

OBWA would like to give a

big shout-out (thank you) to the

following people for their generous

onations. Steven and Kathleen

Terusaki (in memory of Steve’s

mother Lily T. Terusaki). Rever-

end Michael Endo (in memory of

his mother Chieko Endo), Gloria

Fujimoto, Joanne Hayashida, Ruby

Kuritsubo, Judy Kano, Alice Shibata,

and Linda Nakamura (in memory of

her great-grandmother-in-law Juki

Kitagaki) for their donations for the

Lady Kujo and OBWA Member’s

Memorial.

SAVE THE DATE

Spring LuncheonSUNDAY, APRIL 22, 2018

THE BERKELEY COUNTRY CLUB

7901 CUTTING BLVD., EL CERRITO

Hosted by theOakland Buddhist Women’s Association (OBWA)

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AT THE END OF JANUARY,

the Dharma School and the Youth

Club members who attended the

Youth Club Dharma Family Service

visited the Asian Cultural Center.

Jun Hamamoto, our 3rd, 4th, 5th

grade teacher, also teaches the art

of origami to San Quentin inmates.

The Asian Cultural Center held an

exhibit of their work, and opened

up the Center on a Sunday just so

we could visit. After seeing the re-

markable work the men had done,

Jun showed us how to make origami

dogs and origami butterfl ies. Thank

you, Jun!

We also want to thank everyone

who has brought in non-perishable

food for the Alameda County Food

Bank! Thank you!

Happy Birthday We wish a Happy Birthday to

our students born in March: Madison

Ikeda, Garrett Kamita, Bryant Lee and

David Medina. We wish you all the

best!!

Dharma School News BY MAYA LAWRENCE

BCO Board Cabinet 2018

Pictured left to right: (back row) Rev. Harry Gyokyo Bridge, Norman Yoshida,

Asst. Treasurer, Gary Lawrence, Treasurer, Jeff rey Hisaoka, Financial Asst., (front

row)Mark Shimamoto, Vice President Business, Mary Hiromoto, Financial Asst.,

Jon Takagaki, Co-President, Linda Minamoto, Corres. Secretary, George Kamita,

Rec. Secretary. Not pictured: Steve Terusaki, Co-President, and Robert Noguchi,

Vice President Religious,

200+ Club Tickets Now AvailableCONGRATULATIONS TO AWARDEES

Awardees of the fi nal draw-

ing for 2017/2018: Mrs. Kayoko

Fujimoto, Gloria Fujimoto and Tracy

Kwon.

Help replace Heating/AC. Mem-

berships for 2018/2019 now on sale.

Ask any Board member or con-

tact the offi ce to purchase. There

are three monthly awardees for

10 months: $300, $200, and $100.

Monthly awardees are eligible for all

10 months, plus the Grand awardees

in the 11th month. Grand Awardee:

$3,000, 2nd Awardee $2,000, 3rd

Awardee $1,000. Thank you for your

generous support!

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Momiji Kai News BY NANCY YAMAMOTO

ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, WE

held our annual New Year’s luncheon,

which turned out to be quite enjoy-

able. It was a Dim Sum luncheon with

Fuzy Yoshida and Renie in charge of

the food. Thank you gals for your ef-

forts. To top it off Renie Grohl had

baked four wonderful, large pump-

kin and apple pies complete with

whipped cream. Yum. yum!!! Thanks

also to those who brought and made

the salads and other goodies.

The entertainment portion was

taken over by our wonderful Yoga

leader, Patty Hirota and her son

Takeo. Several months ago, they had

taken a sightseeing trip to Japan to

visit the many scenic areas there and

they narrated their photos as they

travelled through the countryside.

Thank you Patty and Takeo for an en-

joyable trip.

We thank several members for

their thoughtful donations, namely,

Teru Shibata for her generosity in

honor of the passing of husband,

Kunio, Alice Shibata, Janice Yama-

moto, Mary Aochi and Gloria Fujimo-

to and Mary Hiromoto who donated

food to our New Year’s luncheon.

We are planning a fundraiser this

year thanks to Renie Grohl and her

new knitting machine, as a means of

enlarging our little bank account. The

members have started knitting hats

and scarves to sell during our Fall

festivities. We do hope the sale will

be a success. Renie Grohl and Janice

Yamamoto will be chairing this

project.

We are also looking into the pos-

sibility of having as a guest speaker,

Dr. Satsuki Ina. She and her husband

were the main persons in the video

which the members saw recently.

The video was entitled “From a Silk

Cocoon”, which was about the cou-

ples lives during World War II which

took place in Tule Lake, California,

one of the Concentration Camps.

I am told she resides in the Bay

Area, which means she will be easily

accessible. I just received a telephone

call from a friend in Rhode Island,

asking if Momiji kai would be

interested in having her as a guest

speaker?

BCO Youth Club @ Ohtani Tournament 2018

BCO E Bronze Team

BCO D Silver Girls Team

BCO E Gold Team

BCO D Silver Team

Try Something New! CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE

things at the Buddhist Church of Oak-

land. One is our “East Bay Tri-Temple

Dharmanar” where I am speaking

with both Reverend Dennis

Fujimoto and Reverend Kiyono-

bu Kuwahara, both newly assigned

to the Buddhist Temple of Alam-

eda and Berkeley Buddhist Temple,

respectively.

Rev. Fujimoto and I are also

going to try something new on April 8

this year – he will be coming to Oak-

land to be our guest speaker, and at

the same time I will be at Alameda for

theirs! So please come to our special

service – this year it’s extra special be-

cause it actually falls on the date we

observe for Buddha’s Birthday. Stick-

ing to tradition, Kambutsu, the bathing

of the Buddha, begins at 9:30, and ser-

vice will start at 10:00 am.

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WE STARTED OFF THE NEW YEAR

with our annual BCO Jr. YBA winter

activity. We were happy that Andrew

and Darren Taira from the Buddhist

Church of Alameda were able to

join us! The more the merrier!

We romped around San Francisco,

and went ice skating. Then we re-

turned to church to eat dinner and

play games. As always, fun was

had by all! A big thanks to Lianne

Tsujimoto-Wong and Chris Neishi

for being our chaperones, and to

Warrick Liang, Gail Cho, and Karla

Lee for having dinner ready for us

when we returned.

On the 25th of February, Glenn

Kamita and Binh Liang present-

ed a lesson to the Dharma School

students. The message that they

conveyed to the students was: how

something simple can be turned into

something that you love and enjoy.

They made ice cream as an analogy.

The lesson and outcome were very

well received!

On March 4th, we had our an-

nual udon fundraiser chaired by Binh

Thank you, Sangha, for donating

toys for the Toy Drive. We donated

some of the toys to the Family Justice

Center. The Alameda County Fam-

ily Justice Center (ACFJC) has over

30 diff erent agencies and programs

under one roof. These agencies and

programs provide services to victims

of domestic violence, sexual assault,

human traffi cking, child and elder

abuse, dependent adult abuse, com-

mercially sexually exploited minors,

and stalking. Lynn Chung wrote:

“the kids were lucky to receive those

gifts donated by our membership

from the Toy Drive; each child was

brought into the prize room where

they each had a choice of gifts; there

were at least 40 or so gifts from the

OBC Toy Drive....the kids had pizza,

decorated sugar cookies and took

family photos and got to play with

the sweet poodle “therapy dog”; our

Alameda County District Attorney,

Nancy O’Malley presided over all;

a great time was had by all! Thank

you to all members who donated

to the cause! I was lucky to attend

the Kid’s Zone Holiday Party at the

Family Justice Center at 27th and

Broadway on December 15th, 2017.”

Liang and Andrew Cho. The Jr. YBA

would like to thank everyone who

purchased tickets to support us.

We hope you all enjoyed your udon!

We would also like to thank all the

parents who helped with our udon

preparation. We couldn’t have done

it without all of your help!

We will fi nish off the month

of March attending the Jr. YBA Bay

District Conference. The theme

is Spirited Away. I know those

attending will fi nd the workshops

interesting and engaging, while

also enjoying the company of

members from the other churches.

Jr. YBA News BY GRANT IKEDA

Th ank you Sangha for the Toys!!

Co-Presidents’ Message CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE

rate” view of diversity and inclusion.

But, I think appreciating and embrac-

ing diversity and inclusivity refl ects a

much broader spectrum of behaviors

and thought. After listening to Ken’s

talk, I began to think about how do

we embrace the notion of inclusivity

at BCO and what does or should it

look like.

Reading the reports from our

diff erent church organizations at the

Annual General Meeting in February

made me realize that there are many

ways our church and Sangha mem-

bers demonstrate our appreciation

and respect for diversity and inclu-

sivity. While I know I will miss some,

here are a few examples as on-going

and/or 2017 activities.

• HOST groups – our greeters

program on Sunday morning to

welcome fi rst-time or intermit-

tent visitors is the ultimate way

to demonstrate inclusivity

• Women’s March – in January,

several Sangha members par-

ticipated in the rally and march

in Oakland and other cities to

support unity, women’s rights,

and human rights globally. The

church, to show its support to

those participating, was open to

the public prior to the beginning

of the march.

• OBWA – the Mother Bear project,

while coming to a close, has been

successful and very impactful,

with a global outreach. Over

125 little, knitted and crocheted

bears were made to be distrib-

uted to children who have been

aff ected by AIDS in third world

countries. Members are currently

showing off their knitting and

crocheting skills with knitted

caps for newborns and blankets

for those in need. Members have

also helped at the REACH golf

tournament and Special Olym-

pics track meet.

• Dharma School – Annually,

students prepare gifts for Keiro-

kai members and present them

during the Keirokai luncheon in

October. The DS sponsors the

toy drive and this past Decem-

ber, more than 100 toys were

collected and the Family Justice

Center and Oakland Fire Depart-

ment were the recipients. Stu-

dents folded paper cranes, with

hopes and wishes written on the

wings, and the cranes were taken

and hung on the Tree of Hope at

San Francisco’s City Hall.

• Momijikai – this group has the

most interesting meetings! Last

April, a talk on the Tessaku proj-

ect, the untold story of World

War II and the evacuation of the

Japanese Americans, was pre-

sented to Momijikai. Addition-

ally, Momijikai truly has a global

outreach, with presentations on

Moscow and Peru from visitors

to these destinations.

• Recycling Program – all our

eff orts to be responsible “recy-

clers” is being respectful to our

connections to the diverse en-

vironments in which we live, lo-

cally and globally.

Betsuin’s seminar on LGBTQ in

Jodo Shinshu is very interesting and

thought-provoking. The upcoming

Federation of Dharma School Teach-

ers League (FDSTL) conference in

April in Foster City (hosted by the

Bay District) is called Intersections-

We Are Connected To And Living At

The Intersections Of Many Commu-

nities. Examples of these communi-

ties are ethnicity, gender, cultures,

family, and age. Being inclusive, you

don’t have to be a Dharma School

teacher to attend; all Sangha mem-

ber of all ages are invited to attend!

The San Francisco Buddhist Church,

Seattle Betsuin, and other temples

regularly participate and support

Pride Parades. At the National Coun-

cil meeting last month, Steve and I

were inspired to hear how so many

of the BCA temples across the coun-

try are involved in community out-

reach programs.

Steve and I believe diversity

and inclusivity is all about intercon-

nectedness. This means connections

with causes and conditions outside

of the BCO community but also

the connections within our Sangha.

Steve and I would like to thank and

recognize our church organizations

for embracing and demonstrating

inclusivity through their activities

and programs; your eff orts are hav-

ing a positive impact. And, within

our Sangha, Steve and I are going

to broaden our connections with

the diverse community that repre-

sents our Sangha. We are going to

engage and talk with people we typ-

ically don’t take the opportunity to

talk with; Jr. YBA members, Keirokai

members, Dharma School students

and families. Join us in this endeavor

and connect with all members of the

Sangha to experience the richness of

our own community.

If you have suggestions on

community and outreach initia-

tives that either one of the church

organizations or BCO in general

might consider, please let Steve or

me know. Steve and I think that we

can, as a community, do more. We

are not quite sure what that might

look like or when we can do so but

it’s something on our agenda for

consideration.

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2018 April Shotsuki Memorial ServiceSunday, April 1, 2018 after Dharma Family Service – approximately 10:45am

Sermon by 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 [email protected] at your earliest convenience. For next month’s

Shotsuki Service, please see the Busshin Calendar.

Mrs. Kinoe AdachiMr. Shigetaro AdachiMrs. Shima AkiyoshiMrs. Beatrice Akiko BunnaMr. Heisaku FujiiMr. Sakichi FujiiMrs. Tsue FujiiMrs. Takano FukudaMr. Hiroshi Fujikawa – 3rd year

Mr. Kikuhei FujimotoMrs. Mary FujimotoMr. Tsuneji GondaMrs. Shige HaradaMr. Alan HayashidaMrs. Ruth Reiko HirabayashiMr. Yoshio HiramotoMs. Ichiko HiraoMr. Akira HirotaMr. Tadao Hisaoka – 1st year

Mrs. Hamae Hori – 7th year

Mr. Kijiro HoriMr. Misaku HoriuchiMrs. Toshiko IkedaMrs. Matsu IshikawaMrs. Toku KamanoMr. Harry KanadaMr. Jim KanadaMr. Sanzo KanagakiMrs. Kitoe KanekoMrs. Kimiko KaneshigeMiss Pamela KaneshigeMr. Tadashi KaneshigeMr. Paul KanzakiMrs. Ise KatoMrs. Tora KidoMr. Kikutaro KimuraMr. Kunio KisanukiMrs. Ruri KitabayashiMr. Joe KiyotaMrs. Kiku Kobayashi

Mrs. Sono KobayashiMr. Kenso KoboriMrs. Yasue Mae KodaniMr. Sannosuke KurotoriMrs. Pati Ritsuko LomasMrs. Jane MatsuiMrs. Takeko Aline McVicker – 7th year

Mr. George Isamu MisakiMrs. Kiyo MiyagawaMr. Isao MizusakiMr. Miyako MoriMr. Toshio MoriMiss Takako MurakawaMr. Shozo NagaiMiss Ellen Naito – 25th year

Mr. Mitsuharu NaitoMr. Shigeo NaitoMrs. Alyce NakagawaMrs. Jeanette NakagawaMr. Fred NakagiriMr. Toshiyuki Nakamura – 3rd year

Mrs. Asano NakanoMr. Yoshio NakanoMr. Wasaburo NakanoMr. Yonezo Nakatani – 33rd year

Mrs. Bernice NakayaMr. Kiyoshi NakayaMr. Takanori Nakayama – 1st year

Mrs. Jane Nishi – 1st year

Mr. Hideaki NodaMrs. Ayako NomuraMiss Kazue NomuraMrs. Junko NomuraMrs. Kikuko NomuraMr. Shunso NorimotoMr. George OkaiMr. Taigi OnikiMr. Tokuzo OtaguroMr. Matsutaro OtsukaMrs. Etsuko Ryujin

Mrs. Kimi SakaiMrs. Isa SataMrs. Sayoko SatakeMr. Jukichi SetaMrs. Shizu SetaMrs. Fuji SetakaMr. Tetsuo ShigematsuMr. Tsugio SugimuraMrs. Kita SumimotoMiss Keiko TakahashiMr. Yozo TakahashiMs. Cynthia Takemoto – 13th year

Miss Pam TamoriMr. Shoji TamoriMr. Shinnosuke TamuraMr. Ichitaro TanabeBaby TanakaMr. Carl Tani – 1st yearMr. Kyuzaburo TaniguchiMrs. Yakuye Terada – 17th year

Mrs. Iku TsuchiyaMrs. Grace Tsujimoto – 17th year

Mr. Reiichi Tsukimura – 1st year

Mr. Seiichi UmemotoMrs. Kyo Watanabe – 7th year

Mr. Chujiro WatanabeMiss Mary WeharaMr. Katashi YamabeMr. Minezo YamamotoMr. Risaku YamamotoMrs. Ruth Yamamoto – 25th year

Mr. Toyotaro YamanashiMr. Henry YamashitaMr. Fred YokoyamaMrs. Yone YoshiokaMr. Henry YoshisatoMr. Kiyoshi YoshiuraMr. George YutoMrs. Kei YutoMr. Risaburo Yuto

Pet Memorial Service 10:00 am

April 22, 2018

Our pets are very important members of our families. In remembrance of our beloved family pets, we will have a Pets Memorial Service on April 22 at 10:00 as part of the Family Service. We also want to show appreciation to the animals who give their lives for our sustenance. Please complete the form below and we will have a card made in your pet’s memory. You may also bring a photo of your pet(s) if you wish to place on a table in front of the naijin.

Please submit your name, address, your pet’s name, to the office by April 8 to have a memorial card made.

Your Name:

Your address:

Your Pet(s)’s Name and the year she/he passed away:

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2018 Pet Memorial Service

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Pets’ Memorial Service 2018We will hold a Pets Memorial Service on April 22, 2018 at 10:00 to remember our loved pets who passed away in previous

years. If you wish, you may bring a picture of your pet(s) to place on the Memorial Table in front of the Naijin.

Rev. Harry and Mika Bridge: Sadie, Sapphire and Luna

Donna and Martha Castro: Hana, Mr. D.

Kevin and Sara Kashima Chang: Kitty

Stacy and John Eastly: Lola and Tweety

Loris and Norman Endo: Kalani and Sadie

Rev. Michael Endo:Buttons

Johnny Flynn:Laura

Gloria Fujimoto: Heidi

Renie Grohl: Rosie, Scooter, Chuck

Chris Hamamoto: Zooey

Helen Hashimoto: Smokie, Baby

Kathryn Hashimoto: Molly

Kristin and Karen Hashimoto: Ashlee and Muffy

Nancy Hirota:Lulu

Kelsey and Rachel Hirota:Buffy and Twinklebuffi n

Toshiharu Hollins:Adrian the Fish

Eric, Delia, Grant and Madison Ikeda: Yuki, Poncho and Canyon

Rick and Gayle Inada: Toby and Coco

Terri Isono: Yuki-chan

Garrett, Glenn, and Grant Kamita: Sunshine

Stacey Kawabata: Dorothy

Paul and Michiyo LaBerge: Suzy Q

Gary and Maya Lawrence: Sam, Mike, Spike, Ralph, Stosh, Roshin, Kitten and Squeaker

Matthew, Mia, Tricia and Phil Li: Sachi

Hondo Lobley and Funie Hsu: Babie

Christopher MacMaster and family: She-dog

David Martin: Carlotta

Keiko, Emiko, Tammie andEric Masamori: Mohawk

Mrs. Sachi Masuyama and June Masuyama and Harry Bergland: Koro

Ben Morgan:Poo

Brian Nagata: KumaKuma, JJ, Snoopy, Prince and Mei Mei

Linda, Greg and Brittany Nakamura: Poki-Chan

Denise Nomura:Dylan T.

Mayumi Nomura:Gill

Doris and Alex Okano: Viki

Karen and Rich Owoc and family: Kayla

Ray and Trevi Pendro: Snow White, Googles and Digby

Mark, Tomita and Tae Li Shimamoto: Sandy aka Niji, Bernie Shelty, Corbu, Ella, Sunny D and Koumori Kitty

Greg, Madison andSandy Nishikawa Suko: Prince Kimo 7 and Princess Taiko

Ted and Susan Tanisawa: Buddy and Gizmo

Steve and Kathy Terusaki and family: Fishy and Quincy

Gary, Anne, Alison and Grant Tominaga: Pepper

Simon Tse-Harris and family: Seth

Louise Utsurogi:Tabi

David and Laureen Uyematsu:Mocha

Darrin, Lori and Lanae Wong: Keno

Jacqueline Wong:Sweetie Girl and Gizmo

Jensen, Lianne, Sydney, Ryan and Kyle Wong:Mika, Goldie, Kiwi, Fishie and Milo

Nancy and Roger Wong for Ted and Masako Sakaki: Koko

Rev. Seigen and Shigeko Yamaoka: Chiba and Vegas

Deni Yokomizo: Mack and Kitty Kitty

Shiz Yokoyama: Coco

Craig and Pam Yoshida: KG Usagi

Fusae Yoshida: Juba, Mary Jane and Sara

Norm, Kathy, Sean and Ryan Yoshida: Pippin, Sunny and Kona

APRIL 201811

IN THE FIRST THREE ARTICLES

in this series, I’ve focused on the

Buddhist Church of Oakland’s

General Fund, which I described as

BCO’s “checking account.” I’d now

like to turn our attention to the oth-

er components that comprise our

Operating Accounts – the Apart-

ment, 200+ Club, Credit Card, Golf

Tournament, and Elevator funds.

• The Apartment Fund. The

BCO-owned apartment building,

across the driveway from our

main building and next to the

Issei Kaikan, is a self-supporting

operation with its own checking

account, the Apartment Fund. In

most years (certainly as long as

I can remember), the expenses

associated with operating the

apartment building, including

repairs, maintenance, improve-

ments, utilities, and taxes, have

been fi nanced solely from rental

income. In most years, the apart-

ments generate a surplus, which

is typically transferred to the

General Fund (after retaining

suffi cient working capital in the

Apartment Fund account).

Income from the Apartment Fund

cannot be guaranteed; rental

income is regulated by Oakland

rent control ordinances,

vacancies can both reduce

income and increase costs due

to needed renovations, and costs

can vary greatly as maintenance

and repair needs change. In

general, however, income from

the Apartment Fund is one of

our most important sources of

General Fund income, ranking

with general donations and

income from our parking lot

lease.

• The 200+ Club Fund. Each year,

we invite people (both members

and others) to join a BCO support

group called the 200+ Club.

Memberships take the form of

numbered tickets; members

share in the assets created

through the membership fees

through monthly drawings of

members’ tickets resulting in

cash awards. Proceeds from

membership sales that are not

returned to members are

transferred to the General Fund

to support specifi c projects that

are determined by the Board of

Directors and announced at the

beginning of each membership

year. For the 2018-19 “club

year,” which began in February,

the proceeds will be directed

toward updating the heating

and air conditioning systems at

the church.”

• The Credit Card Fund. This fund

consists of a special bank

account that is set up to receive

the income from our credit card

transactions. Credit card trans-

actions are reviewed regularly,

income attributable to

activities outside the General

Fund (like OBWA card sales or

the Golf Tournament) is

transferred to the responsible

parties, and the balance is

periodically transferred to the

General Fund and recorded in

the income accounts that

generated the activity.

• The Golf Tournament Fund.

The annual BCO Golf Tournament

is a self-supporting activity, with

its own bank account, that

receives income from regis-

trations, sponsorships, donations,

and tournament-day activities,

and pays the costs for

operations (course fees, prizes,

meals, materials, etc.). Any

balance is transferred to the

General Fund.

• The Elevator Fund. After the

successful major capital cam-

paign that fi nanced the con-

struction of the BCO elevator,

the remaining funds were retained

in a separate account that is

used solely for maintenance and

repair of the elevator.

In the Annual Report that is

provided to members at each

Annual General Meeting, one additional

account is listed in the Operating

Accounts group: the Nippongo

Gakuen (i.e., our Japanese lan-

guage school). The Gakuen is tech-

nically considered a part of BCO

operations because its teachers are

BCO employees, but the Gakuen

is self-supporting and separately

administered by its own board of di-

rectors, so for the purposes of this

series of articles we will consider it

to be one of the church’s constituent

organizations and discuss it when we

turn our attention to the Organiza-

tional Accounts.

Treasury Notes BY GARY LAWRENCE

DEADLINE FOR MAY 2018 BUSSHIN ARTICLES: March 30th

Articles submitted after this date

may not be printed.

SEND ARTICLES TO: Joyce Yokomizo

email: [email protected]

or fax: (415) 970-0810.

You can also send articles to the

church offi ce.

BUSSHIN COLLATION:Sunday, April 15th, 2018 HOST 7

APRIL 201812

1 OBWA Meeting 9:00 am Welcome Coffee Hour-9:00 am-9:50 am Dharma Family Service 10:00 am Shotsuki Memorial & Adult Dharma Service 11:30 am

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

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4 Line Dancing, 1:00 pm Board of Directors Meeting, Small Chapel 7:00 pm

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

6 Youth Club Set-up for Hanamatsuri Service

7 Gakuen Issei Kaikan, 9:00-12:00 pm Ikebana Issei Kaikan 1:30-4:00 pm Ashland Howakai-Hanamatsuri Service 5:00-6:30pm

8 Welcome Coffee Hour-9:00 am-9:50 am 9:30 am Kambutsu Hanamatsuri Service 10:00-11:30 am Luncheon 11:30-1:00 pm

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

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

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

15 Welcome Coffee Hour-9:00 am-9:50 am Dharma Family Service 10-10:45 am HOST 7-Chair Busshin Collation


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

18 Line Dancing, 1:00 pm Bazaar & Food Festival Shift Schedules Due Bazaar & Food Festival Coordinating Committee / Obon Planning Meeting, Social Hall, 7:00-8:30 pm


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22 Welcome Coffee Hour-9:00 am-9:50 am Dharma Family Service Pets Memorial 10-10:45 am OBWA Spring Luncheon, Noon Berkeley Country Club


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

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

27 Busshin Articles Due


29 Welcome Coffee Hour-9:00 am-9:50 am Dharma Chat 10:45-11:30 am

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HOST 7 Leader: Maya Lawrence Coverage for April support tasks including: Welcome Coffee Hour Refreshments (9:00 am-9:50 am) Dharma chat refreshments; Sunday services greeters; Hanamatsuri Otoki; Weekend garden clean-up; Busshin collation.

APRIL 2018

APRIL 201813

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2 Line Dancing, 1:00 pm Board Of Directors Meeting, Small Chapel, 7:00 pm


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5 Gakuen Issei Kaikan, 9:00-12:00 pm Tri-Temple Dharmanar 2:00-4:00 pm

6 Welcome Coffee Hour-9:00 am-9:50 am Dharma Family Service 10:00-10:45 am Shotsuki Memorial & Adult Dharma Service 10:45-11:30 am DS Teachers Meeting 11:45 am


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

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12 Gakuen Issei Kaikan, 9:00-12:00 pm Jr. YBA Breakfast Prep 9:00-11:00 am Ikebana Issei Kaikan 1:30-4:00 pm

13 Sangha Day Breakfast Jr. YBA, 9:00-10:00 am Dharma Family Service 10-10:45 am HOST 8 Chair Busshin Collation Hondo Cleaning


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

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Line Dancing, 1:00 pm Business Committee Meeting-7:00-8:30 pm Obon Shift Schedules Due


18 Youth Club Set-up for Gotane/Fujimatsuri Luncheon


20 Welcome Coffee Hour-9:00 am-9:50 am Gotane / Fujimatsuri - Hatsumairi Infant Presentation Service 10-11:30 am Luncheon Ashland Howakai 5:00 pm


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23 BCO Bazaar & Food Festival Coordinating Committee / Obon Planning Meeting, Social Hall, 7:00-8:30 pm

24 No Gakuen

25 Memorial Day Weekend Cemetery Visitations

26 No Gakuen Memorial Day Weekend Cemetery Visitations BCO Office Hours: 11:00 am-1:00 pm Bay District Jr. YBA Volleyball Tournament – Alameda Point/Social Hall

27 Memorial Day Cemetery Visitations BCO Office Hours: 3:00-5:00pm Memorial Day Service, 4:00 pm Busshin Articles Due Bay District Jr. YBA Volleyball Tournament – Alameda Point

28 Memorial Day (Office Closed)

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HOST 8 Leader: Joyce Yokomizo Coverage for May support tasks including: Welcome Coffee Hour Refreshments (9:00 am-9:50 am) Dharma chat refreshments; Sunday services greeters; Straighten hondo the week before Gotane, Fujimatsuri

(May 14); Gotane/Fujimatsuri Otoki Luncheon Weekend garden clean-up; Busshin collation.

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