English Speaker Rev. Patti Nakai

FALLSERVICE OHIGAN

Sunday,2016 18, September

There will be a luncheon after the service after the be a luncheon will There

Rev. Fukuma Seikan

Japanese speaker

English speakerEnglish

Rev. Nakai Patti

Buddhist Buddhist Temple of Chicago

BCA Emeritus Minister

hosted by hosted ABA.

10:00 AM

Orange County Buddhist Church KORIN Wisdom and Compassion of Amida Buddha September 2016 909 South Dale Ave., Anaheim, CA 92804 (714) 827-9590 E-Mail: [email protected] Web-Site: www.OCBuddhist.org Fax: (714) 827-2860

Buddhism and Self-Esteem life as food that sustains our life. On and on and on this goes. For many years I have watched various tv programs like Although I am on one hand, “Marvin Harada, age 62, Oprah Winfrey and other talk shows, and there would be Japanese American, minister, father, husband, etc. etc., I guests who would talk about how they suffer from low am only what I am in relation and connection to all other self-esteem. Psychologists and various talk show experts things. I am a father because of my children. I am a would offer advice and suggestions on how to remedy their husband because of my wife. I am a minister because I low self-esteem. This month I would like to reflect on and serve a Sangha. This “thing” that I regard as “Marvin share my thoughts on the topic of Buddhism and Harada” is a result of a myriad of causes and conditions, Self-Esteem. flowing and moving, like a flowing river. What does Buddhism have to say about self-esteem? But yet we do not see ourselves in that manner. We see Does Buddhism have a better solution to remedy the ourselves as a “thing.” Our “ego self” regards us as a “thing” problem of low self-esteem? If it does, what is it? and is easily hurt, offended, and angered. If someone tells Different from other schools of psychology and therapy, I me that I really gained a lot of weight, my perception of think that Buddhism gets to the core of the self-esteem myself as a “thing” is what gets so upset. The nerve of that problem. Buddhism first asks the question, “What is the guy to say I gained weight. Look at him. He gained weight self?” Before taking up the matter of self-esteem, Buddhism too!, all the workings of the ego self. says we must address the question of the self. What is the In that same manner, it is the ego self that suffers from self? Who am I? Buddhism starts with this basic, low self-esteem. That is why our self-esteem drops when fundamental question, first of all. someone criticizes or insults us, even if what they are saying I will never forget a talk I heard by Rev. Kodani, now is the absolute truth. On the other hand, our self-esteem retired BCA minister emeritus. He talked about when he rises if someone flatters us, “You haven’t aged a day in thirty first studied Buddhism in Japan at Ryukoku University. The years! You don’t even have any gray hairs!” professor of that class on Buddhism asked Rev. Kodani in If we have not addressed the matter of the self, then we class, “Who are you?” The following conversation then are destined to ride the roller coaster of the highs and lows unfolded between Rev. Kodani and the Buddhist professor. of self-esteem. We will forever suffer from low self-esteem Rev. Kodani replied, “I am Masao Kodani.” because we haven’t resolved the matter of the self. The teacher responded, “That is your name. Who are The Buddhist way of life addresses first the issue of the you?” self. Who am I? What am I? From that question we begin “I am a foreign student from America.” to seek, listen, and learn from our great Buddhist teachers “That is your citizenship. Who are you?” and masters who have all resolved this great matter of the “I am a third generation Japanese American.” self. Shakyamuni Buddha, Shinran Shonin, Zen Master “That is your ethnic background. Who are you?” Dogen, and countless others.....all of our great teachers “Uhh, I am a son of Nisei parents.” have started with this fundamental question. From that “That is your family relationship. Who are you?” basic fundamental question they have come to discover On and on this conversation went. Eventually, Rev. their true self, the self that is not affected by the highs or Kodani was left speechless. He could not answer the lows of self-esteem. question of “Who are you?” He could only answer in terms If you have ever felt that you have suffered from low of his background, ethnicity, etc., as any of us would. The self-esteem, you can choose to read numerous self help professor showed him this basic question of Buddhism that books or watch any number of talk shows, to find a remedy, challenges to question who and what we are? What is the but ultimately none of them addresses the key issue of what self? From a Buddhist perspective, self-esteem is not the is the self. The search for real self-esteem lies in the problem, but the understanding of what the self is, is the question of what is the self. crucial matter. If we begin to reflect and question the self, then we come Namuamidabutsu, to realize that we are the result of causes and conditions, Rev. Marvin Harada infinitely. We are the result of our biological parents, but also our grandparents, great grandparents, and ancestors going back to the beginnings of life on earth. We are the result of our teachers, our friends, our classmates that we have learned from and associated with throughout our life. We are the result of countless beings who have given our

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A WAY OF SEEING (09/16 – Saichi Redux) died; it is a way of removing the stigma from, or, more appropriately, the fear of, dying. Welcome back to the Korin, collectively the voice of the Here is another poem as translated by Suzuki:, p. 152. Orange County Buddhist Church. Thank you to all of you Saichi has nothing—which is joy. who were able to help out during, and actually before and Outside this there’s nothing. after as well, the Obon period. I heard that it was very Both good and evil—all’s taken away, successful in all respects. Nothing’s left. As the title of this month’s essay shows, I have returned To have nothing—this is the release, this is the peace. to my favorite Jodo Shinshu person, after Shinran Shonin All’s taken away by the “Namu-amida-butsu,” and, perhaps, Rennyo, Saichi Myokonin. This is truly the peace. Borrowing translations from others is not always kosher “Namu-amida-butsu!” (a handy Jewish word), but when the translator, in this case, the famous D.T. Suzuki, does not give the original words, Suzuki goes on to say, p. 153, there is not much to do about it if one wants to use it/them. “With all this, however, we must not think that Saichi However, you should know that, unless otherwise indicated, turned into a piece of wood which is free from all passions, the interpretations of the poems are mine, not Suzuki’s. The good as well as bad. He was quite alive with them all. He following are from his book, Mysticism Christian and was as human as we are ourselves. As long as we are Buddhist, p. 150. what we are, none of us can be released from the burden. Buddha-wisdom is beyond thought, To get rid of it means to get rid of our own existence which Leading me to the Pure Land! is the end of ourselves, the end of all things, the end of “Namu-amida-butsu!” Amida himself, who has no object for his upāya (or means) to exercise.” This is a much longer quote than I would Perfectly indifferent I am! normally use, but it says all that needs to be said. Actually, I No joy, no gratefulness, had not thought it all out that far. Yet nothing to grieve over the absence of gratefulness. From p. 181, #25 Doing nothing, doing nothing, doing nothing! How do you understand a life of gratitude? Nyorai-san takes me along with him! As to being grateful, sometimes I remember it, I am happy! sometimes I do not. Really, a wretched man I am! Suzuki does not give us the original Japanese for these stanzas/poems, so I cannot give you my translation, but Do you always remember to express your gratitude? I there is no reason to think that mine would be a lot different don’t. Like Saichi, sometimes I remember, sometimes I do and certainly not better. It needs to be said that Suzuki not. Where he and I differ over this is that I rarely, if ever, does sometimes add or subtract words to suit his purpose. feel I am a wretched man because I forgot to express my First stanza: I cannot fathom what the Buddha has in gratitude. Sometimes I feel ashamed for having forgotten, mind for me, except that its goal is the Pure Land. In but my wife makes me send a “thank you” note regardless gratitude I utter “Namu Amida Butsu.” This sounds quite as of how much time has passed. “Better late than never,” is it should. Why do you utter Namu Amida Butsu? I think her motto. Saichi’s point, though, is it does not truly matter ministers usually say that it is an utterance of gratitude, whether he remembers or not. Either way, he is a wretched right? It might be that. It is not, by the way, what you say man. when you make a wish. Nor is it what you say if a wish I hope these poems help you think about what it means comes true. On those occasions, the magic words are, “I’ll to be a follower of the True Purport of the Pure Land be darned.” Kidding. They are usually, “Thank you, Mom Teachings. More, I hope they do not discourage you from and Dad.” Namu Amida Butsu, technically speaking, is not trying to understand what it’s all about. If it makes any kind a phrase to thank a person. For that, “thank you” will of difference, please know that I cannot always follow what suffice. Saichi is saying, although as a rule I do not use poems that I Namu Amida Butsu is between you and Amida. It is as cannot understand. much a statement of oneness as it is a statement of Please take care of yourselves, and make your life a gratitude. When it is a statement of oneness, it is much like great one. the second stanza/poem, in which Saichi says he is without gratefulness, “[y]et nothing to grieve over the absence of Gassho, gratefulness.” And why is that? Although Saichi is doing Donkon Jaan Doami nothing to guarantee his “birth” in the Pure Land, Amida takes Saichi along with him! Saichi is happy. And who wouldn’t be if he knew with the certainty of Saichi that Amida is taking him along? If that sounds like Amida is taking Saichi to the land of the dead, it would be a mistaken impression. Saichi was far from being dead, of course, but, more important, there is no “land of the dead.” The Pure Land is not a land of the dead. One might say that “going to,” or “gone to,” the Pure Land is a way of saying we have

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On not Mistaking the Menu for the Meal BEC News This month, the Shin Reader relinquishes its space to I have often said that I think that we can learn a lot about BEC News to explain about the new Sunday BEC classes. our own tradition, or at least gain a deeper understanding of it by learning from the traditions and teachings of other The Buddhist Education Center (BEC) has been experi- forms of Buddhism and even from other religions. Some- menting with new ways to spread the Dharma. We have times a story from Zen Buddhism or even a non-Buddhist found that attendance at our evening classes has been de- tradition has helped me to gain a deeper understanding. In clining. This may be due to several factors: the economy, that vein, I would like to offer the following story from the traffic and busy schedules. To respond to these conditions Hassidic tradition: we have begun offering classes after Sunday services with Rabbi Rami Shapiro writes: “Aren’t all religions equally a light lunch also provided. We hope this encourages in- true? No, all religions are equally false. The relationship of creased participation by being more attractive and conven- religion to truth is like that of a menu to a meal. The menu ient. describes the meal as best it can. It points to something be- Over the summer, Ellen Crane taught Shin Buddhism's yond itself. As long as we use the menu as a guide we do it (Radical) Path on Sunday, July 24 and August 7. Later in honor. When we mistake the menu for the meal, we do it the month, I taught the first half of Buddhism at the Movies and ourselves a grave injustice.” on Sunday, August 21 and August 28. Both were held in This reminds me a lot of Nagarjuna's teaching about the the Social Hall Level One from 11:15 am to 12:30 pm; each finger pointing to the moon. Like the finger in Hagarjuna's with lunch served at a cost of $10 per session. example, the rabbi tells us that the menu points to some- The BEC also wanted to make connections with other thing beyond itself. It points the the reality of the nourish- OCBC organizations with the goal that many Sangha mem- ment behind the descriptions of the food on the menu. bers would like to attend as members of a group rather than All religions have teachings which are really just ideas, as individuals. The Adult Buddhist Association (ABA) spon- concepts, doctrines that are meant to point us toward the sored Ellen’s class and the Dharma School Teachers spon- real meaning of life. The real meaning of reality itself. But sored my course. We are very indebted to these groups. these are just teachings. They are not the reality. They can They promoted these classes to their members and provid- only point us in the right direction, just as a menu does not ed and served the lunches. really give us the real experience of eating the food it de- Both classes were very well attended – far more so than scribes. The menu does not truly nourish us. As Zen master similar evening offerings. So well that we plan to carry on Dogen says, a painted rice cake can't nourish us. We need the experiment into the fall. Jim Pollard will be teaching Re- to eat the real thing. thinking the Four Noble Truths on Sundays, October 16 Another thing about menus is that they can change. Just and 23 from 11:45 am to 1:00 pm. I will teach the second so, ideas and concepts develop and change the more we half of Buddhism at the Movies on Sundays, November 6 come to understand the real nature of the universe that we and 20 from 11:45 am to 1:00 pm. Each session will be $10 live in. Concepts that used to make sense no longer do. In with lunch included. his book, Opening the Hand of Thought, Koshi Uchiyama I feel this schedule is more convenient for both the stu- Roshi says that we need to learn to hold onto our ideas and dents and the instructors. I think it even makes attending beliefs lightly rather that grasp them tightly. If we hold them OCBC more attractive since more Buddhism can be experi- too tightly, when we cling to our concepts and beliefs, when enced without any additional effort. Even if you are just they are challenged by new ideas and concepts, we have a hungry – please come. Listening works even when your hard time letting them go. This is what happens when peo- mouth is full. The teachings work either way. ple become fundamentalists. Even a new truth is unable to The lunches also provide a time to socialize and make loosen their hold. Therefore it is better to hold them with an friends within the Sangha. This bonding is actually what open hand. builds a Sangha. We found that the evening classes at When we mistake the menu for the meal, or mistake the times lacked this aspect. It was just too easy to come finger for the moon, we miss the beauty of the reality that alone, listen and leave alone. It is more powerful to practice lies beyond the menu. We miss the wisdom and compas- with others than to study on your own. Buddhism is a team sion that lie beyond our images and concepts. As the rabbi sport. Please come and join us. says in his story, we do both the menu and the meal a grave injustice. In gassho, Rev Jon Turner, BEC Director Rev. Bill Dearth

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President’s Message him as a full-time minister and having him take on more responsibilities and being more accessible to the Sangha. Summer is about to end, and OCBC has had a busy There will be continuous planning and discussions to couple of months. At the July Board meeting, it approved a determine how this will happen. newly created Vision and Mission Statement for the church. Have you heard about “meishi”? Meishi is the Japanese This will become the guiding direction for the church in the term used for your personal business card. This is an future, although it merely puts into words what OCBC has important and significant item used to do business in Japan done for many years. It reads as follows: and necessary to introduce oneself to others in any business meeting. What does this have to do with OCBC? Proposal Mission Statement The church has many successful businessmen and women Orange County Buddhist Church is a place to listen to and who have a world of experience in their field. Ken Nishida share the Shin Buddhist teachings for all. and Fred Katsuda have proposed a program that can help mentor the young and young-at-heart members of our Vision Statement church. The proposal was approved at the July Board Orange County Buddhist Church is a welcoming community Meeting. Please offer your expertise to Ken and Fred so made up of families and individuals seeking spiritual that we can build another link with church members. awakening through Shin Buddhism, lasting friendships, and One of the amazing things about OCBC is that with this a cultural experience, dedicated to providing positive life large church organization, we have such a wealth of experiences for generations to come. dedicated members. Most of them continue to donate their time and energy to do the large and small things that any Look for this to be added to our web site in the near active organization, including OCBC, must have to produce future. great activities and comprehensive religious programs. Many of you have noticed that the Naijin remodeling Many of them are the “quiet behind the scenes” leaders in project has begun, and we are rounding the corner to finish the church who volunteer to take the lead in many of our the 50th Anniversary Project. By the best estimation, we church’s activities. We are so very thankful to them. This is may complete the Naijin by the end of March. We’re hoping the only way we can continue our future here at OCBC. that the weather remains mild, we don’t uncover any unanticipated construction problems, and yes, we continue In Gassho, our request to the Sangha to support its efforts by fulfilling Alan Endo, OCBC President all individual pledges. The church is continuing its fundraising efforts. On August 22nd, the OCBC Golf Tournament will be held. There has been a huge effort by many committee members to have the best golf event we have ever had. On August 27th, ABA and Boy Scouts will host a dinner/dance at OCBC to raise funds for the building effort and the Boy Scout Japan Jamboree. On October 20th, OCBC will be hosting the Kenny Endo Concert. Tickets are now on sale. Kenny Endo will be accompanied by other musicians who will merge their talents with the sound of the taiko. He has also generously volunteered to have a workshop with our own Daion Taiko before the concert. In July, we held our annual Obon Festival which turned out to be a huge success with beautiful Orange County weather. Thanks to the efforts of Hiko Miyake and his committee, the Ondo dancing, delicious food and games were all very successful. Many thanks to the team who strategized the new layout, and made efforts in streamlining the food line. Special thanks to Alan Maruyama, David Okino, Dick Fukuda and Nick Hisamoto who re-painted the dance lines in the parking lot. Without these changes, the dancers would not have had the room to dance, and we wouldn’t have had the ability to handle the massive crowd we had on Saturday. The next time you see Rev. Jon Turner (and his wife Linda), please congratulate him on his decision to become one of our full-time ministers. His application will go into effect in October of 2017. We have had the pleasure of seeing Rev. Jon develop and mature into the role of a Buddhist minister, and we have benefitted from his insightful Dharma messages. Linda and Jon have become an integral part of the OCBC family. We are looking forward to having

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BWA News shave ice, and Friday’s worker lunch. We would also like to thank the OCBC Girl Scouts, SEYO Sports, Jr. YBA, Announcements dedicated family members and friends for your continued -Our next meeting will be held on Sunday, September 18th. support year after year. With everyone pitching in, we were Please meet in the Kodo after the Fall Ohigan Service and able to prepare 15,920 wontons, 1,131 servings of udon luncheon at 12:30pm. (beef and kitsune), 5,214 inari sushi, 840 norimaki rolls, and -Our bento sale will be held on September 11th. Help is 567 chirashi plates. A special thank you to a team of needed with the food preparation on Saturday at 9:00am volunteers who came in on the Tuesday following Obon to and Sunday at 8:00am in the MPB kitchen. Thank you in put away kitchen equipment, utensils etc., clean stove/ advance for your support. burners, clear refrigerator, and sanitize work stations and -Please support our Kuri manju fundraiser by pre-ordering floors. Your dedication is deeply appreciated and never your package(s) today. All proceeds will go towards the goes unnoticed. OCBC Phase II Building Fund. See Korin for the order form and submit by September 25th. FBWA 44th National Conference, Bellevue, WA – October 7-9, 2016 Senior Luncheon The theme for the conference is “Linked in the Nembutsu – On Monday, July 11th, 55 seniors and guests enjoyed a Tsunagatte.” The response has been very good and the tasty bento and celebrated birthdays for Paul Fujimoto, OCBWA ladies and other OCBC members are looking Toshiko Katsumoto, and Shizuko Matsumoto. The ladies forward to visiting the beautiful Northwest, listening to the prepared orange chicken, chow mein, green beans, and Dharma messages, and making new friends along the way. sliced watermelon. Thank you to Toshiko Katsumoto and If you have any questions, please contact Jodi. Shizuko Matsumoto for the monetary donations, to Rev. Wondra for the cherries, and to Mrs. Toby Fusato for the Questions: For general questions regarding BWA or its watermelon. We look forward to seeing you at our next activities, BWA members may contact Jodi Hisamoto at senior luncheon on Monday, September 19th, 2016. [email protected].

Obon Festival – Thank You! In Gassho, The warm, but pleasant weather drew a record crowd and Chris Nakamura kept the BWA ladies very busy from early morning until closing. We would like to thank the many volunteers that helped us prepare the wontons, udon, sushi, kintoki for

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On October 22, 2016 the Dana Program will hold a Free Once again we have had record-breaking Obon receipts Flu Shot Clinic sponsored by Memorial Care Medical Group and your generosity has helped make our Obon another starting at 9:00 am to 11:30 am. A registration form is success for OCBC. included in this Korin. Also, Keiro is holding a free seminar We collected: on “What’s new for Medicare in 2017?” along with “Do I need to change my Medicare plans?”, “What is Zika Virus?”, 205 # sugar 12 rolls wax paper “What causes shingles? Does the vaccination work?” and 106# flour 8# salt also “Are there other infectious diseases that seniors need 8# corn starch 500 paper plates to be careful about?”. A flyer and registration form for the 4 quarts pineapple juice 2 pkgs mugicha seminar is located in this Korin. 4 bottles Dawn 3 L. sake Keiro supports Healthy Aging in Our Community – 10 boxes gloves 8 gal chicken broth Orange County. Keiro provides services for a variety of free 1 lg bottle Windex 3 pks dish cloths - PK programs with the support from Keiro’s Community Mustard, mayo, ketchup, BBQ sauce, relish Partners, donors, and volunteers. The flyer is included in 8 pks paper towels this Korin that identifies the various free programs such as: $605.00 Gift Cards $300 Cash Internet Safety, Heart Health & Senior Scams and Diabetes: Nutrition & Physical Activity. We would like to recognize all those people who donat- Are you interested in carpooling or ride-sharing to OCBC ed to the program including all those who donated anony- services or to any of the OCBC events please coordinate mously or just dropped items off without our getting your with Dorothy Matsuoka (562) 743-3483 or email name . Thank you! [email protected]. Are you interested in strengthening your body, improving Kent & Nancy Suzuki Judy Urabe coordination and balance, becoming healthier and having a Lily & Richard Hara Masako Matsuo more relaxed body and mind? There is a beginners' Tai Chi Linda Turner Ruby Takazumi Longevity Stick class led by Dan Hakikawa on Thursdays Mary Jane Fujimura Emi Ochi starting at 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. in the MPB. If you don’t John and Mary Sunada Margaret Abo have the stick for this class, you can pay only $9 at the time Ron & Kyoko Suzuki Donna Fujshige you sign up. A form of moving meditation, Tai Chi has been Nathan Shibata Karen Muramoto shown to help reduce stress, boost the immune system, and Nancy Inafuku Minoru Suzuki improve memory. May &Roy Fujioka Roy & Fran Onishi Games, Games, Games – The group is normally held Diane Hamano Craig Shibata weekly on Wednesdays at 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. There Ron & Annie Sakahara Dan & Noriko Kaneko are all kinds of games. They are currently playing Mahjong, Nancy Ohama Karen Kino but other card games & board games are available. Karen Nagayama Linda Okino Donation of $1.00 is collected at the door. Please contact OCBC Ukulele Kathy Nishimoto Irene Yamanishi (562) 860.5155 or email [email protected]. if you have any questions. If you are interested in joining the Social Welfare/Dana Program you can contact Linda Ishibashi (562) 860-5993 or email [email protected].

OCBC Lost and Found

The OCBC office has accumulated many items that are waiting to be returned to their owners. Please come to the OCBC front desk (Level 3). We will be donating all un- claimed items at the end of September.

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Maintenance Report OCBC Wish List

Although we had no official monthly Maintenance As the summer months come to a close, we find the Monday scheduled, many dedicated volunteers came to warm days of autumn and the new Wish List starting up OCBC to help. Maintenance work continued on that again. Only one organization has sent in a request. Monday, and many other days by our dedicated OCBC Project Kokoro Crafts: yarns, multiple skeins of a volunteers, even while I was enjoying my vacation in the neutral color; Costo packs of 12 white hand towels; cotton British Isles. fabric, Asian print (questions to Dorothy Matsuoka). Thank you to the following dedicated people for their All donated items may be dropped off at or sent to our help in late July and August (Please let me know if I left your office. Thank you in advance! If your organization has a name off the list). need that can possibly be filled by a generous donor, please be in touch. Paul Fujimoto David Fusato Wat Iwakoshi Dan Kaneko Hideo Kawamura Dennis Morinaga In Gassho, Eric Nakahara. Rod Nishimura Akio Nitta Janet Sakahara Dennis Okada Winston Shigenaga Tom Sunada Ron Suzuki

1) General a. Continued trash removal from the Ball Road and

Dale Street frontages. b. Continued repairing damaged lunch trays. c. Pruned trees, removed weeds, and tended to the

planting. d. Put out scrap metal for pick up e. Shortened rack holding gas lines in shed 7 f. Planted “apple- banana plant” in Ball Road garden. g. Northside of the classroom building, installed a rack for miscellaneous storage h. For Japanese school classes: built a stand to hold a “prop” clock 2) Hondo a.Installed deadbolt on door between Hondo and Kodo lobby. b.Installed lock on doorway leading to the minister's preparation area. 3) Class Room Building a.Moved supplies into, and out of, storage room b.Installed a cork-board and hung map in room 3 4) MPB a.Replaced some burned out lights. DID YOU KNOW??? b.Replaced a wheel on a rack in the sports office DID YOU KNOW that a beginners’ ukulele class is Next monthly workday is Monday September 12, 2016 at forming soon for any OCBC members interested in learning 9 A.M. Any one that has some time to devote to helping the to play this unique instrument? The ukulele takes up very temple is welcome to join us. A delicious “home” cooked little space, it is certainly affordable, and with a few lessons lunch is provided by the BWA. (and practice, of course), you’ll soon be strumming a variety of chords recognizable by all. If you have been entertaining Gassho, the idea of learning to play, email Roy Onishi, Jim Mitchell [email protected]. The first meeting will be held Friday, September 16th, 7:00 pm. (This class is available to all sustaining members.) DID YOU KNOW that starting this month, OCBC is beginning in earnest its GO GREEN effort to “Just Say NO to Styro” campaign? Please think twice before picking up that styrofoam cup. Americans as a whole trash 25,000,000,000 foam cups annually, and 500 years from now those foam cups will still be in our landfills. Let’s Go Green together!

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Dharma School News Project Kokoro

Obon Festival Congratulations to Project Kokoro volunteer MEGAN Obon odori dances were taught by Mrs. Gail Kusano. The ONO for receiving the honor of being crowned Nisei Week following Dharma School staff members assisted Gail during First Princess!!! Megan represented the Orange County practices and the festival: Joanne Ishii, Marion Nishimura, Nikkei Coordinating Council and is the daughter of Russ and Nancy Suzuki, Teri Whited, Rev. Wondra, Joyce Yada, Diana Ono, active church volunteers. Project Kokoro is Andréa Yamamoto, Lisa Yamamoto, Irene Yamanishi, proud of Megan’s accomplishment and wishes her well Alison Yoshihara, and Emily Yoshihara through what will be a busy year representing the Nisei Week Organization at various community activities. Thank you to the following ladies who helped the dancers Project Kokoro Seniors were delighted to be greeted by dress into yukatas: Mrs. Korin, Mrs. Ogawa, Kyoko Shimizu, Assistance League docents clad in kimonos and Chinese Leslie Lemus del Cid, and Kathi Shimoda. dresses at the Howard Asian Art Museum in Long Beach on August 16. A highlight of the museum is a collection of Members of Daion Taiko drummed to the beat of the music Japanese block prints utilizing many colors depicting the during the dances. Thank you to the following taiko players: beginning influence of the western world. The Assistance Aaron Nagayama, Joyce Ochiai, Kallie Ochiai, and Chris League of Long Beach is a non-profit organization that Terada. provides educational, dental, and clothing services to children. Dancers could not dance without odori music. All of the The Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach was the dances were introduced to the crowd. A very special thank second stop of the day. Seniors had the opportunity to see you to three gentlemen for their assistance during dance and touch captivating sea creatures swimming in various practices and the Obon Festival: sized tanks. Almost all agreed the fluid movements of the Audio Music / Sound System: Alan Maruyama, David Okino jellyfish were mesmerizing. MC: David Yamamoto. Please be on the look out for future Project Kokoro trips and activities in the monthly Korin. All seniors are invited to The Dharma School had additional responsibilities during participate. the Obon festival. Thank you to the following chairmen & Project Kokoro meets every second Wednesday of the helpers: month. Our next meeting will be on September 14 at Teri Burger: Chris Hirata and D.S. Hospitality Committee 7:00pm in Project Kokoro Room. Boutique: Janet Sakahara, Lynn Black Sunday Lunch Prep: Joanne Ishii, Marion Nishimura, and In Gassho, Chris Hirata. Thank you Rev. Harada for his assistance in Amy Iwamasa cooking the fried rice, ABA for sharing dessert items, and the Girl Scouts for helping with clean-up.

2016-17 D.S. Cabinet Officers The following D.S. officers were re-elected to serve on the D.S. Cabinet: Superintendent – Rick Oishi Assistant Superintendents – Janet Sakahara, Nancy Suzuki Treasurer - Alison Yoshihara Recording Secretary – Marion Nishimura Corresponding Secretary – Teri Whited Publicity - Tracy Yamashita-Perry Emeritus / Parliamentarian – Seiju Terada

Upcoming Events Fall Ohigan Service Date: September 18, 2016 Please make sure students sign the attendance sheets. Korin Articles Due

D.S. Class Schedule D.S. classes will be held on the following dates: September 9/25/2016* 11 and 25. Classes begin immediately after service and end at 11:30 [email protected] a.m. 2016 Dates: 10/30**, 11/27*, 12/29**

Gassho, * Taiko, DW,ST JrY can submit articles ** All scouts troops can submit articles Tracy Yamashita-Perry *** ALL ORGANIZATIONS CAN SUBMIT ARTICLES

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ABA Daion Taiko

In the forty-nine years of serving the Sangha, ABA Welcome back everyone! Does everyone still remember has seen the passing of many of its members, as well as how to play taiko? Well you have little time to get whipped former members. Now is the time to offer a GATHA to all back into shape. As with every year, we’ll kick off our those who have crossed over to the other shore. season with the OC Race for the Cure, our 24th time. We also are happy to be promoting our Beginners to our Mihotoke Ni Idakare Te Intermediate team and of course our 2nd year Intermediates Kimi Yuki Nu Nishi No Kishi to our Advanced team. Lots of new things to learn and Natsukashiki Omokage Mo Kie Hateshi Kanashisa Yo we’re excited to see everyone grow with each progression. Not too far off is our workshop with Kenny Endo, the day Mihotoke Ni Idakare Te before his benefit concert for OCBC. We hope that all of Kimi Yuki Nu Jibi No Kuni you will make it. We know it conflicts with J-school, but this Misukui O Mi Ni Kake Te Shimeshi Masu Kashikosa Yo. is also a rare opportunity to learn something directly from Kenny Endo. Mihotoke Ni Idakare Te Can’t wait to see everyone bright-eyed and bushy-tailed Kimi Yuki Nu Tama No Te Utsukushiki Mihotoke To 8am on 9/11 for our first practice! Nari Mashi Shi Totosa Yo. Upcoming Events In Amida’s Embrace, Dear Beloved One, OC Race for the Cure – 09/25/16 You Have Gone Beyond to The Western Shore Kenny Endo Workshop – 10/29/16 How Sad That Only Fond Remembrance (Of You) Remain. Service Setup Toban #1 – 10/30/16 Service Setup Toban #2 – 02/26/17 In Amida’s Embrace, Dear Beloved One, Service Setup Toban #3 – 03/19/17 You Have Gone Beyond To The Land of Peace

You Have Been Shown To All The Highest Form In Gassho, In Amida’s Embrace, Dear Beloved One, Daryl Doami You Have Gone Beyond To The Splendent Home. You Have Become As One With Amida’s Light. We Do Revere You In the Buddhahood.

OBON WORKERS LUNCH: July 16, 2016 Food, good food, lots of food, all prepared by the hard working ABA members. People lining up, take their plates full of food, and leave, hopefully with gratitude. ABA hopes that some appreciation is in the minds and hearts of all who enjoyed the food. Thank you, Namy Folick and Rumi Nakatani for supervising this event. OBON CHICKEN TERYAKI: July 16-17, 2016 No rain this time, hard working ABA members did a tremendous job in providing excellent tasting chicken teriyaki. This well-coordinated operation was under the supervision of Brian Kumagai and Glen Morita. DINNER DANCE: August 27, 2016 ABA and BSA Troop 578 is sponsoring a dinner-dance to benefit both organizations in their activities. HIGAN LUNCHEON: September 18, 2016 Dharma Wheel Club Excellent home cooked food will be served by ABA after the Fall Higan service. Kathy Nishimoto and Nancy Inafuku We hope that everyone enjoyed their summer and we will be the supervising chefs for this event. look forward to seeing our friends again at OCBC. Dharma 2016 TOUR USA: September 25-October 1, 2016 Wheel Club is a social and service organization for kids Visiting Nevada, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and ages 4-11 years. Many of our members have “graduated” to Utah. Karen Kino is our great leader for this trip. Sangha Teens and we will miss them, but we look forward to meeting new friends this fall. ABA PAST PRESIDENTS Some of the activities we help coordinate are the 1983 Louie Yamanishi costume party, Ohigan luncheon, Hanamatsuri and Obon. 1984 Ron Suzuki We have get-togethers so our members get a chance to 1986 Kaz Ichikawa socialize after church. If you are interested in joining, please drop a note in our mailbox in the church office. Daikon No Hana: The mind of an ordinary person is easily distracted. In Gassho, Dharma Wheel Club coordinators With much gratitude, R. Suzuki

September Korin Page 10 Sangha Teens Jr YBA

Thank you to our members, parents and chairs for all Jr. YBA had a fun-filled beach party on August 12th. It their hard work at Obon. Sangha Teens is in charge of the was the perfect day at Huntington Beach, and we enjoyed soda booth every year and we had great support from ourselves by playing games, eating, and hanging out with everyone. Welcome back everyone to a new school and one another. We ended the day with a big bonfire that Dharma School year. For those new to Sangha Teens, warmed the cool ocean breeze. Sangha Teens is a social, service and religious organization On August 13th and 14th, Jr. YBA, along with OCBC for 6th, 7th and 8th graders. We have elected officers who Sports and UCLA’s taiko group, worked at the shaved ice lead our monthly meetings and chairpersons who organize booth at the Tanabata Festival in Little Tokyo. It was a various activities and church events under the advisement great turnout, and we sold plenty of shaved ice. We even of our parent advisors Mrs. Gomez and Mrs. Sakamoto. Our got to go explore the other food and craft booths after our many activities include an installation service, OCBC shifts were done! costume party, Ohigan luncheon, church clean-up, We’re excited for our end-of-the-year event at Disney- Mochitsuki, Hanamatsuri, Obon, Southern District events land on August 27th, and we’re also looking forward to par- and other fun activities. The Southern District events are a ticipating in the upcoming Southern District Conference on great way to make new friends from other temples in September 3rd and 4th. Our Welcome Back and first meeting Southern California. Our monthly meetings are on Sundays are also coming up on September 11th. We’re hoping for a right after Dharma School classes. Please join us for our great rest of the year and a wonderful 2016-2017 year to first Sangha Teens meeting on Sunday, September 11th. come! We are looking forward to another fun and exciting year! If you would like more information, please contact Mrs. In Gassho, Sakamoto at [email protected] or Mrs. Gomez at Nicola Furumoto [email protected].

Gassho, Sangha Teen Advisors

Beginners Tai Chi-Longevity Stick Thursdays 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. in the MPB.

Games, Games, Games Wednesdays 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Mahjong, Shanghai Rummy, Hanafuda, blackjack and board games like chess, checkers, Scrabble, Monopoly, etc.

If you are interested in joining the Social Welfare/Dana Program you can contact Linda Ishibashi (562) 860-5993 or email [email protected].

September Korin Page 11 Cub Scout Pack 578 Daisy Girl Scout Troop 2041

Cub Scout Pack 578 would like to congratulate Kyle, Daisy Girl Scout Troop 2041 is currently accepting new Ryan, Matthew, Michael, Tyler, Jake, Preston, Kenji, Alex, members: kindergarten and first grade. This year, the girls Kyle, and Jaydon who crossed over to Boy Scouts in June. will be working toward their Summit Award. If a Daisy You showed perseverance and dedication from Tigers completes three journeys, she will earn a special pin. Other through Webelos II. We are proud of you and we know that activities include a local fire station visit, a nature walk, you will “Do your Best” to “Be Prepared” in Scouting. The cookie sales, and a holiday show. Each activity is designed Pack is grateful for your service to our community. to teach the girls about community and friendship, and The Committee is happy to announce that we will be about making positive changes. Any interested parents may participating in the new Lion Pilot program this year. This contact Aileen Anderson at [email protected]. means that we will be accepting kindergarten age boys in addition to 1st-5th graders. The Lion program will be an introduction to scouting and the boys will participate in a reduced amount of Pack activities. The aim is to gradually start the boys off on a lifetime of learning through Cub Scouts. Pack 578 started the year off with service to OCBC. The cub scouts and their families volunteered in game booths Brownie Girl Scout Troop 916 and the snow cone booth at Obon in July. We also sorted the recyclables in August. Many thanks go out to the all the The Brownie Troop is excited to start a new year of cub scouts and parents for rolling up their sleeves to scouting at OCBC! We have 23 scouts for the upcoming overcome the stickiness of the snow cone booth, dodging all year, which includes 11 returning third graders and 12 new the basketballs(and ping pong balls), and enduring the second graders who bridged over in June from Daisy Troop strange smell of the bottles, cans, and paper that we took to #2041. the recycling center. But the Cub Scouting adventure is not Our new leadership team will include: Lori all hard work and community service. The committee is Wakabayashi, Traci Yoshida, Jo-An Takesita, Julie planning a zoo sleepover, pack bowling night, and many Yonemitsu & Kristen Takakawa! Our Brownies will be more fun adventures where the Cub Scouts can practice the working on their "Wonders of Water" journey this year and Scout Oath and follow the Scout Law. will learn how to protect the waters of our planet. We'll also Also, more thank-yous go out to the Wolf Den and all the be setting up fun Girl Scout activities outside of our cub scouts and their families that helped make our meetings and learning how to help our community along recruitment picnic a success. This event was held in late with participating in many cultural events OCBC has to offer. August at Evergreen Park in Cypress. We welcomed many Our first meeting will be held on Friday, September 9. If potential new scouts and their families. We are looking you are interested in joining, please contact Traci Yoshida forward to great year. at [email protected] for more information. For more information on the Cub Scouts at OCBC, please contact Ron Nakahira, Cub Scout Pack 578 Committee Chairperson at [email protected] or this year’s Recruitment Chairperson, Arthur Miguel at [email protected].

In Gassho, Ron Nakahira Pack 578 Cub Scout Committee Chairperson Junior Girl Scout Troop 855

OCBC Girl Scout Junior Troop 855 is looking forward to another busy year of scouting! Our troop is comprised of 4th and 5th grade girls. The 5th grade scouts will be working on their Bronze Award project and are looking forward to walking across the Golden Gate Bridge during Golden Gate Bridging in San Francisco in the spring. The 4th grade scouts will be learning outdoor skills including tents, knots and fire building for the first time. During our first meeting we will choose our Journey and service projects for this school year. Our troop leaders are Bethany Ige, Michiko Inanaga, Sandra Mendoza, Sandra Nakagawa and Sandy Tomooka. Thank you for your continued support, we are looking forward to working with the scouts and having another terrific year of scouting!

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Cadette Girl Scout Troop 675 In Memoriam

Cadette Troop 675 is preparing for another year of activities and service projects. The leaders have met and The Orange County Buddhist Church wishes have planned out a fun year for the girls. Girls, get ready for to express its deepest sympathies and more resposibility and planning this year done by YOU!! It condolences to the families of the late: looks like we will have a full troop this year with 31 girls and 5 leaders. We will see everyone on Friday, September 9th at 7:30pm for our first meeting! George Kurosu Kay Nakawaki In Gassho, Mrs. Mauldin, Mrs. Omiya, Mrs. Murakami, Mrs. Yada, and Mary Shimizu Mrs. Yuki Toshio Iwata

Grace Yanagisawa

Senior Ambassador Girl Scout Troop 881 May the family members find solace and

comfort in the infinite compassion of Amida On Friday, September 9, Girl Scout Troop 881 will start off the year with our 12th graders running the first All Troop Flag Buddha Ceremony. We look forward to seeing all the OCBC girl scouts and share the excitement of the start of a new scout Namu Amida Butsu year. This year, we have 32 SA scout members, grades 9th – 12th. At our first troop meeting, on Sunday, September 11, we will welcome our new 9th graders and reunite with our returning scouts. We will start planning future activities as Services Conducted well as hold elections for our patrol officers. We will also create Patriot Day ribbons to distribute to the OCBC members July after service in remembrance of 9/11. 9 Shotsuki Hoyo, Monthly Memorial Service SA Girl Scout Troop 881 is appreciative of all that OCBC does to support our troop. It is with the temple’s support that 10 Hatsubon Service we are able to plan and hope for such a promising year 15 Kiwako Kawai, 1 Year Memorial Service ahead! 23 Yukiko Sorida, 49 Day Memorial Service 23 George Kurosu, Funeral Service 24 Kay Nakawaki, Funeral Service 26 Yaeko Nakamura Osako, Homyo Presentation Service 31 Mary Shimizu, Funeral Service

August 6 Shotsuki Hoyo, Monthly Memorial Service 13 Kay Nakawaki, 49 Day Memorial Service 21 Toshio Iwata, Funeral Service 26 Grace Yanagisawa, Funeral Service 27 Gonsaku & Mine Ito, Memorial Service

September Korin Page 13 2016 Obon Festival Raffle This year, there were some donors who wished to remain anonymous and a few others whom I've listed as The 2016 Obon Festival was a smashing success with anonymous but are in fact donors whose names I failed to record sales! We don't estimate crowd size, but the record. I sincerely apologize if your name was not listed Saturday one was HUGE! If it wasn't a record, it had to be above. one of largest ever. Sunday's was more manageable but still large. The Sangha and its many volunteer friends In Gassho, worked so hard to make it a huge success. Bill Sakahara The raffle was again one of the festival's big money OCBC Obon Raffle makers. We held five mini-raffle drawings on Saturday and Sunday, July 16-17, along with our main raffle held on Sunday evening. We’re pleased to announce our larger raffle winners. Thank you everyone for participating and making the raffle a success! 2015 Obon Festival Raffle winners: 1st Prize - $2,000 Cash: Victor Kato 2nd Prize - $1000 Cash: Mrs. Michiko Sakakura 3rd Prize - $750 Cash: Jared Tanimoto Mini-Raffle main winners: $100 Cash: Joyce Uyehara $100 Cash: Dennis Takashima $100 Cash: Julie Kitajima $100 Cash: Lori Kosakura $100 Cash: June Tani As always, we relied on the generosity of the many community organizations, local businesses, our Sangha members, friends, and OCBC organizations that donated gifts and prizes for the raffle. This year, we were able to conduct the raffle with over seventy excellent prizes. The response to our request for prize donations was so strong that OCBC's prize expenses were only the advertised cash prizes! OCBC gratefully acknowledges the following for their generosity to the Obon Raffle: Union Bank Los Angeles Rams Coin Donations Los Angeles Lakers San Diego Padres The other day I was walking thru the mall at South Coast Aquarium of the Pacific Plaza and looked down at my feet and saw a penny! Bowers Museum I questioned myself: Batavia Garden, Inc. 1. Should I pick up the penny or just walk away? OCBC Ukulele Jammers 2. Did someone drop the penny for a joke and was Beth Fujishige waiting to see who would pick it up? Drew & Aimee Groh 3. Should I pick it up and waste my time looking for the Janis Hirohama & Jim Pollard Lost and Found and get laughed at for doing a good Bobby & Jane Iwashita deed? Elsie Matsuo 4. Should I pick it up because you never know when Masako Matsuo you might need a penny? Miyada Family Hmmmm - After realizing that a penny (especially at the Karen Nagayama South Coast Plaza Mall) will buy NOTHING, I still picked it Rod & Marion Nishimura up because "EVERY PENNY COUNTS" especially if Kathy Nishimoto you donate it to the OCBC Coin Building Fund! Aki Nitta We have a GRAND TOTAL of $26,308.29 in coins and Nancy Ohama with the "penny" I was able to round it up to $26,308.30! Janet Sakahara (This may seen silly but I am running out of ideas to write Ron & Annie Sakahara about!) John & Mary Sunada Thank you to the following donors! Minoru Suzuki Ruby Takazumi Helen Fukino Jim and Kay Mitchell Me (1 penny) Judy Urabe Paul Inafuku Obon Take-Out Donations Daryl Wint Wat Iwakoshi Minoru Suzuki (2) Numerous Anonymous Donors

September Korin Page 14 50th Anniversary Project Report The following donations were made in memory of Jean Tanikawa Oct 2015 Aug 2016 Mrs. Kiyoko Arimura Allen & Janice Arisue Robert & Setsuko Eto Kay & Mary Jane Fujimura George & Annie Hirokawa D.Y. Iinuma Takashi & Setsue Iinuma Paul & Nancy Inafuku Arlene Ito Dan & Noriko Kaneko

Clayton Kodama Since our end-of-June report, much has happened with Edward & Yayoko Korin our Phase 2 project. If you've visited OCBC recently, you've Dennis & Mona Morinaga seen the construction barriers around the work area are now Allen & Carol Murakoshi in place. Demolition of both the Hondo interior and the Glenn & Fay Nakaguchi courtyard was started. Sadly, we had to cut down the four tall Katsuhisa Nishi pine trees on the south side of the Hondo to make room for Patty Nishi the new construction. The Hondo demolition is nearing Virginia Nishigaya completion with just the skeletal framework of the old Hondo George & Nancy Ohama remaining. Shoring of the roof is the next task followed by Tomiaki & Nobuko Okada grading and layout of the new foundation. New construction Lily Y. Onizuka will soon follow with the new exterior walls and a new roof. Seifu Kai This is an aggressive schedule to complete most exterior Akira & Doris Shigenaga tasks before the winter months. We are finally seeing the Winston & Ruth Shigenaga results of everyone's hard work of fundraising and donated Patrick & Diane Shimoda dollars! Ronald & Kyoko Suzuki Our Sangha continues to make donations and pledge Ruby Emiko Takazumi payments as we inch towards our ultimate goal of $9.3M. Brian & Seiko Tamura Today we are just $589,633 short of that goal to fully fund this Mr. & Mrs. Satoru Tokubo final construction project. OCBC fully paid for the social hall Mr. & Mrs. Yoshihiro Tome and we are very close to doing the same for the Hondo, Mr. & Mrs. Alan Tomiyama courtyard, and MPB floor project. When this construction Louie & Irene Yamanishi project is completed next spring, we'll need to pay all our Family/Individual Donations this period: $16,666.00 consultants and contractors. What we haven't yet raised by Total Family/Indv'l Donations to Date: $3,853,358.00 then will have to be borrowed. So it is vitally important to get Family and Individual Pledges (new and add'l) this period: as close to the goal as possible to reduce the loan amount. None This coming end-of-year fundraising campaign will be our Total Pledges (collected & uncollected) to Date: most critical task. $3,807,130.00 OCBC is grateful for everyone's continued support and OCBC Organization Donations, Pledges (new and repeat) acknowledges the following new and repeat donations this period: received between June 17, 2016 and August 20, 2016. 2016 Yellow Chibiko Basketball team $209.00 Family and Individual Donations (new and repeat): (Coin for the MPB flooring donor names reported separately) OCBC Dharma Wheel Club $1,000.00 Yukiko Hirata OCBC Sangha Teens $1,000.00 Annie Hirokawa OCBC Organization Donations, Pledges in memory of George Hirokawa to Date: $1,023,803.00 Jon & Jodi Hisamoto (2) Total Pledges and Donations: $8,710,367.00 The Honda Trust (includes coin collections) in memory of Kay & Shige Honda Total Donations and Pledge Art & Margie Mio Payments Collected to date: $8,498,111.00 Mitsugi & Mutsuko Miyakawa Phase 2 Goal - $4,000,000.00 Henry, Lin, & Cy Miyake Additional donations required $589,633.00 Orange County Bonsai Society

Mitzie Tanizawa In Gassho, Richard & Janet Uyeno (2) Howard Nakagiri, Project Manager The following donations were made in honor of Louie & Irene Bill Sakahara, Project Treasurer Yamanishi's 50th wedding anniversary

Steve & Cheryl Higash i

Bill & Janet Sakahara Ronald & Kyoko Suzuki Ron & Alice Taber

September Korin Page 15 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The Orange County Buddhist Church gratefully Shotsuki Hoyo Donations acknowledges the following for their very generous donations, received and recorded from June 19, 2016 Ando, Tomiko (2) Anonymous (3) through August 21, 2016. Arimura, Kiyoko Asahino, Thomas Babcock, Jeanne Sadakane (2) Orei to the Church Chronley, Karen A. Chung, Tien Fujimoto, Miyuki Fujioka, Shiro Bankston, Devin Girl Scout Troop 2041 Fujishige & Yada Family Fujishige, Beth Girl Scout Troop 881 Honda, Melvin Furukawa, Roger (2) Futaba, Teri Ice, Sharon Imai, David Grace, Allison Hanano, Dean K. Kakihara, Kiyoko Kawai, Bobby Hanano, Russell Hanaoka, Bill Kunihiro, Karen Nakawaki Family Hara, Richard/Lily Hartman, Janet Okamoto, Kuniko Shimizu, Bruce (2) Hashiba, Grace Hayashida, Fujiko Sorida, Tak Takata, Toshiki Hayashida, Neal Hide, Terry/Cherry Uyeno, Janet Hirano, Kenneth Hirao, Janet Hirata, Yukiko Horio, Clarence Total: $3,890.00 Hovland, Ginny Hoy, Grace A. Ichikawa, Fusako Inafuku, Nancy N. Special or Miscellaneous Donations Inokuchi, June Y. Inokuchi, Laurence Ishibashi, Sharon Ishii, Donna Asami, Shinta BCA Endowment Fund Dana Ito, Kathy Ito, Tomio Share Program Iwakoshi, Misako Iwasaki, Mary Buddhist Temple of San Diego Iwashita, Bobby Iwata, Norio Doami, Rev. John Higa, Ellen Kadowaki, Nakawatase, & Beaver Families Honda Trust Ishida, Doris Kanbara, Midori Kano, Yorie (2) Iwanaga, Adrienne Reiko Iwashita, Bobby Katsumoto, Kaiji Kawai, Bobby Kato, Victor Katzmann, Betty S. Kim, June Kimura, Masao Kizuna OC Nikkei Discovery Camp Kitajima, Juliet (2) Koga, Hiroko Kozono, Fred Kozono, Richard Kondo, Jennie Kyomen, Yoshie Kubota Nikkei Mortuary Le, Yen K. Maeda, Kenjiro Matsumoto, Masako Leung, Kasie Mark, Kelvin C. Matsumoto, Shizuko Matsunaga, A. Mccarver, Lynda Murphy, Dan Menzies, Ellen Messenger, Randy Nishida, Michael OCBC BSA Pack 578 Miller, Yoko Miyashiro, Isamu Oune, Michael Rising Stars Youth Leadership Morioka, Dennis Munemitsu, Setsuyo Shudo, David/ Luann Suzuki, Ronald/ Kyoko Murai, Yvonne Murakami, John (2) Thomas, Matthew (2) Tri-State Denver Buddhist Murakami, Kyohei Nakagaki, Kaoru Temple Nakagawa, Stanley Nakamura, Kirk Nakata, Paul Nakayama, Mary Y. Total: $7,353.50 Nishida, Don Nishioka, Kenny Ochiai, Sachi Osako, Lisa Gotan-e Service Donations Addt’l Osako, Michiko Osako, Sherrie M. Oshiro, Richard Otsuka, Stella

Sakimoto, Dan Sakimoto, Judean A. Fujioka, Roy/May Sarashina, Junji (2) Somen, Tamiji

Sorida, Tak T. Sugimura, Bert K. Nokotsudo Maintenance Donations Sumioka, Makiko Sunahara, Suzy F. Suzuki, Kyoko Tabata, Joyce Anonymous (4) Futaba, Shiyoko Taber, Alice/Ron Takemoto, Shizuko Sue Hanano, Dean/Michele (2) Hayashida, Fujiko Tanaka, Tracy Tatsuta, Anne Morris, Sirima (2) Sakahara, Bill Thompson, David Ujihara, Kinuko Sugimura, Bert K. Tatsuta, Anne Urasaki, Dianne Various Uyeno, Janet Various (4) Yamamoto, Kathy Yamanaka, Ruth Yamaguchi, Jean Y. Yoshikane Family Yamane, Hiro Yamasaki, Nancy C. Yamashita, Yoko Yanagisawa, Kathleen Total: $3,298.55 Yodokawa, Taro Yoshikane & Asahino Families Yoshikawa Family Yumibe, George

Total: $5,748.00

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Hatsubon Service Donations Obon Service Donations Cont’d

Fujimoto, Paul S. Fujioka, Shiro Matsuoka, Dorothy Miyada, Don Hatakeyama, Charlene Hoffman, Karen Miyakawa, Mutsuko Miyamoto, Mitsuyoshi Honda Trust Ito & Ando Families Miyoshi, Marcia Mizutani, Mitsuo Kiyohara, Aiko Kubota Investment Trust 1 Mori, Akiko Tamura Motokane, Jim Matsuura, Sharon Mizusawa, Jenny Sumiye Murakami, Kyohei Muramoto, Karen Murai, Carol Nakano, Ronald S. Nagahori, Fred Nagata, Yoshiye M. Nakawaki, Tad Okura, Gregg Nakagiri, Howard Nakahara, Yasuko Okura, Russ Sawada, Kazuko Nakamura, Arlene Nakamura, Gordon Smith, David Sumioka, Makiko Nakamura, Reiko C. Nakauchi, Linda Tanaka, Patricia Toda, Ken/ Linda Nakawaki, Fushio Nakayama, Mary Y. Uehara, Donn Various Natsuhara, Joe M. Nekota, Stephen Wakimura, Marilyn Nishimoto, Kathy H. Nishimoto, Kazuko Nishioka, Norman Nitta, Akio Ogawa, Sumiyo Oishi, Rickio Stuart Total: $1,664.00 Okino, Miles/Bonny Okumura, Terryll T. Onishi, Roy Osako, Lisa Obon Service Donations Osako, Michiko Osako, Takanobu Ted Ruiz, Patricia Sakahara, Bill Abo, Margaret Adachi, Toshiko Sakakura, Michiko Sakimoto, Judean A. Adams, Madalyne Kinue Domen, Takashi Sakioka, Hiromichi Sarashina, Junji Dote Dental Ceramics Eguchi, Ron Sawada, Masako Seko, Betty M. Emi, Lori A. Eto, Robert Shibata, Nancy Shigenaga, Winston Feeko, Vicky Folick, Jeff Shimozono, Jeanie Somen, Tamiji Fujimoto, John/Tracy Fujimoto, Paul S. Sueda, Michiko T. Sunada, Mary M. Fujimura, Mary Jane Fujioka, May (2) Sunada, Thomas Suzuki, Hiroshi/Emiko Fujioka, Roy Fujishige Beth Suzuki, Kent Suzuki, Kyoko Fujita, Paul Fusato, David T. Taira, Gary Yoshihisa Takamoto, Ernest Hakikawa, Masashi Dan Hamada, Masako Byrda Takazumi, Ruby Emiko Tanaka, Gordon Hara, Toshiki/Nancy Harakuni, Amy E. Tani, Gordon Tanizawa, Mitzie Hasegawa Trust, Lester/Reiko Togashi, Sueko Tokumoto, Claudia Hayakawa, Teruko Hayashi, Clara Tominaga, Masa Tomiyama, Alan/Akiko Hayashida, Neal Henmi, Morihei Tomooka, Raymond Tomooka, Roy Hide, Cherry Higashi, Steve Tsujimoto, Shoko/Dennis Tsukamoto, Namiye Hirata, Kenneth/Lorene Hirata, Yukiko Uchiyama, Gordon Uesugi, Ronald Hirayama, Tsutomu Bud Hirohama, Janis & James E. Ujihara, Kinuko Ukegawa, Joni Pollard Umehira, Howard Urabe, Judith Hirokawa, Annie Homan, Shiro Uyema, Judy Viloria, Louise Honda, Linda S. Hori, Susan Wada, Juji Wakamatsu. Taeko Hoshino, Seiko Ichikawa, Fusako Waki, Terry Watanabe, BJ/Ron Osajima Inafuku, Paul Inokuchi, Laurence Watanabe, Paul Yamada, Susan Ishibashi, Linda K. Ishihara, Kenji Yamaguchi, Jean Y. Yamamoto, Laura Ishizue, Dorothy Iwaki, Patsy Yamamoto, Misae Yamanishi, Louie Iwakoshi, Setsuken Iwakoshi, Wat Yamasaki, Betty Yamashita, Yoko Kakihara, Kiyoko Kamimura, Keith M. Yanagisawa, Kathleen Yasuda, Eizo Kaneko, Dan Kano, Eugene Yee, Clifford/Megumi Yonemoto, Violet Kano, Yorie Kato, Edward Kato, Yoko Katsumoto, Kaiji Total: $8,150.00 Kawamura, Hideo/Jane Kimura, Masao Kitajima, Kunihiko/Juliet Kiyohara, Aiko Kodama, Mary Koga, Irene Koike, Harry Korin, Mitsuko Kosakura, Lori Kotake, Janet Yasuko Kunimoto, Sharlin Kurai, Noel & Judy Kuramoto, Richard Kusumi, Shigeki Mabuni, George Y. Maeda, Kenjiro Makiuchi, Fumiko Maruyama, Alan Matsuda, Ellen E. Matsumoto, Hatsuko Matsumoto, Shizuko Matsuo, Roy

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