Orange County Buddhist Church KORIN Wisdom and Compassion

Orange County Buddhist Church
KORIN
Wisdom and Compassion of Amida Buddha
February 2015 909 South Dale Ave., Anaheim, CA 92804 (714) 827-9590
E-Mail: [email protected] Web-Site: www.OCBuddhist.org Fax: (714) 827-2860
Reflections on the Parable of the Two Rivers
and the White Path
Buddhism is rich with parables and stories used to
communicate or express the teachings. One of the most
famous is the parable of the Two Rivers and the White
Path, by Chinese Pure Land Master Shan-tao, or Zendo in
Japanese.
Shan-tao composed a most graphic and
powerful parable, based on his own spiritual existential
experience. The story goes as follows:
A traveler is heading west, when from behind he is
pursued by bandits and wild beasts. The traveler flees for
his life but runs into a dead end. He finds before him a
strange river that flows from the north to the south. Directly
in front of him is a narrow white path that crosses the river.
The river to the north is a river of water, with high waves
seemingly too rough to cross. To the south, the river is not
water but is a river of fire. Flames blaze and leap high in
the river of fire. Truly it is impossible to cross such a river of
fire. In between these two rivers lies a narrow white path,
merely inches wide. The flames of fire and the waves of the
river lap over the narrow white path. The traveler is
trapped. He cannot go back, as surely he will die by the
bandits or wild beasts. He cannot go to the left around the
river of fire, or to the right around the river of water. He
could go forward, but the path is so narrow, he fears he
cannot make it. But behind him he hears an encouraging
voice urging him to go forward. From the other shore, he
hears another voice saying “Come, I will protect you.” And
so the traveler begins to step forward, on the narrow white
path, reaching the other shore being welcomed by good
friends.
I think that Shan-tao composed this parable based on
his own spiritual dilemma. He himself felt trapped, unable
to go back, go left, go right, or go forward. This parable
expresses the feeling of someone who has fallen into a
deep, dark hole, like a black hole, where everything seems
bleak and desperate. I think anyone can fall into this kind of
state. Maybe you yourself have already experienced this
state of utter despair, of not knowing which direction to go.
Any number of life experiences could throw us into this
world of darkness. We could lose a dear loved one, like a
spouse or a child. We wonder how can I live even another
day? What meaning of my life is there, without my dearest
loved one? Or the doctor could tell you that you have a
terminal illness and six months to live with no hope for cure
or treatment. Or you could get laid off after 30 years of
giving your life for the company, and now they say they
don’t need you. Where is the meaning of your life when
your career has been everything? Or, your spouse of 30
years tells you out of the blue that he or she is leaving you
for someone else. Where did that come from? You thought
your marriage was fine, and now you are all alone.
For Shan-tao, this parable expresses his spiritual
impasse, the block wall that he had encountered in his
spiritual search, perhaps not unlike the Buddha’s own
spiritual journey. Shan-tao explains this parable to us, and
tells us what the metaphors represent.
The river of water represents our greed and how we can
be consumed by our greed for all kinds of things, hindering
us along our spiritual journey.
The river of fire represents our anger and the destructive
forces our anger can cause, just like a raging fire. A raging
fire and to be raging mad are not dissimilar. We can easily
become out of control, as is evidenced by our daily news of
road rage and other episodes of people losing control.
The bandits pursuing us represent enticing teachings
that promise material benefits in this world. It is the “Get
Rich” syndrome or the path of trying to find happiness in
material things.
The wild beasts represent our instinctual passions, that
bind us to this world of delusion, of samsara. This could be
our ego that looks out for itself first, or basic passions for
food or sex.
The voice urging us to take the path from this shore
represents the teachings of Shakyamuni Buddha, urging us
to move forward on the path to truth.
The voice calling us from the western, or the other shore
represents Amida Buddha, the “timeless” Buddha, calling us
to take the path.
The path is narrow, to illustrate our weak aspiration or
weak resolve to seek the path.
To me, the most important part of this parable is the
white path. No matter what might happen to us in life,
tragedy, misfortune, failure or disappointment, we must
never lose sight of the path. There is a path. There is a
way out of the darkness. All is not lost. There is a path,
right in front of us. All we have to do is step forward on the
path that is before us. Once we step forward on the path,
our journey out of darkness has begun, and light will begin
to shine.
I have heard a few teachers explain to me that in this
parable, when the traveler decides to move forward on the
narrow white path, then suddenly the path becomes quite
wide. When we are unsure of what to do, to go forward or
not, the path seems so narrow, but once we decide to move
forward in life, then the path becomes very broad and wide.
If you find yourself at such an impasse in life, I hope that
you will step forward on the narrow white path that leads to
the other shore of truth and enlightenment.
Namuamidabutsu,
Rev. Marvin Harada
February
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A WAY OF SEEING (0215, Ty and I)
He was my friend, my teacher, my senpai (a senior, a
superior, an elder, an older, a senior friend – Kenkyusha’s
New Pocket J-E Dictionary, Desk Ed.): this man, Taitetsu
Unno, affectionately called “Ty.” Actually, I think we all
called him Ty because Taitetsu was too long, and, as I
recall, he asked to be called Ty. It’s been around 60 years
ago since I first met him, so you’ll have to excuse me if
memory does not serve me, or him, right. If there are any
errors, please put the blame on me. Who else is there?
We first met when he returned from Japan, where he had
received his PhD in Buddhist Studies from the University of
Tokyo, the number one school in Japan. I think I was going
to Berkeley at the time. I can’t recall who arranged it, but a
number of us Nisei and Sansei (Haruo Yamaoka, Leslie
Kawamura, of Canada, William Masuda, myself, all of whom
became ministers, and two or three others who were unable
to go to Japan to study at Ryukoku University, in Kyoto,) got
together with him to talk about going to Japan to study for
the ministry. At this initial meeting, Ty must have been
trying reverse psychology or just trying to have us truly think
about what it meant to go to a foreign country where we did
not even speak the language anywhere near fluently, let
alone read and, especially, write the language. We quickly
learned when we got to Japan, for example, that Buddhist
Japanese and regular Japanese were quite different; what
we learned in preparation for classes often could not be
understood by the average Japanese. When Ty told us
about such things, we, I, thought he was just trying to scare
us. We learned.
On another occasion, Ty was a judge in a YBA oratorical
contest. Yours truly was a contestant. A guy from Los
Angeles was also a contestant. There were several others,
but I’ve forgotten everyone else, because the guy from L.A.
was George Takei. Bet you didn’t know he was a Buddhist.
Hompa Hongwanji Betsuin, I think. He was still a university
(UCLA?) student at the time and unknown to most people
outside of Southern District. He spoke after I did: eloquent,
using words I may have read, but had never heard, with the
same voice we all have since heard. He won in a breeze. I
was second.
Ty came up to me afterwards and
commiserated with me.
Ty knew that I wanted to study Madhyamika Buddhism,
the school founded by our first patriarch, Nagarjuna, so he
recommended that I study Sanskrit, since his writings were
still extant in the original, and not just in Chinese, as was the
case with much of early Buddhist writings. He knew a
teacher down in L.A., and made arrangements for me to
study under her for the few weeks I had left before leaving
for Japan, and he let me stay in his apartment with him and
his wonderful wife, Alice. Although it was only for a few
weeks, it certainly helped later when I took a course in it at
Ryu-Dai, if only because I had a text in English to which to
refer.
If I gave him any reason to doubt whether I was truly
studying in Japan, when I visited him on one of his trips to
Japan, he gave me a spot quiz: He noticed that I seemed to
be reading his Japanese newspaper, and he asked me to
translate a section. I mentioned above that there is a lot of
difference between everyday Japanese and Buddhist
Japanese. If the material had been a Buddhist text, there
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was a good possibility that I could read it, but since the
vocabulary was more akin to political discussion than to
Buddhism, I had to stumble through it. I guess his
compassion (pity?) got the better of him, because he let me
go/stop.
We had a common interest in Myokonin, and Ty had
actually met some “in the flesh,” so to speak, although that
might have been later, when he went to Hawaii and met
some contemporary Myokonin. It is quite possible that he
seldom spoke of them with me because I did not bring them
up. It took me quite awhile to understand what many of
them were trying to tell me. No, they were not speaking to
me personally; many of them had been dead for years,
even a century or more. However, if, as I have found, you
do not read what they have to say as personal admonitions,
it is unlikely you will ever truly understand what is being
said. At least, that is what I found to be the case: reading
their words and trying to understand their intent got me only
so far. The only way in which to make their words part of
my own experience was to cease parsing the words and
simply digest their intent. It took me a long while to get to
that point. Of course, it helps to read a lot, but it also helps
not to try to “understand” the words on the spot. Just let
them percolate.
What I probably should have done more of is exchange
thoughts with Ty, but that would have taken a lot more
writing of letters and time and effort than I felt I had time for.
And I am sure he would have had even less time, although
he was very accommodating with his very precious time.
His advice on, and understanding of, the Buddha Dharma
were always freely given when asked for, but if he expected
a lot from you in terms of fathoming what he was saying
and you did not respond well, you might get some words
you did not expect.
Ty apparently liked to hold group discussions. Me? I
did not, and still do not. They serve a purpose, but, for me,
they tend to get too emotional. Displays of emotion might
have their place, but they make me uncomfortable. Of
course, the discomfort comes from within. When I needed
to talk to someone during my process of understanding my
real self while I was studying in Japan, I went directly to my
revered professor, the late Prof. Kenryu Tsukinowa. At
OCBC, I would on rare occasions, conduct one-on-one
sessions, but the only group sessions were study classes,
and those were Q & A-type. Ty’s son, Mark, also likes
group sessions, as well as one-on-ones.
Please excuse me for making this more about me than
about Taitetsu Unno, at least that’s the way it seems to me.
Ego is a masterful thing. It is very difficult to see its errors;
more so to correct them. Ty was my friend and teacher.
Now, he has returned to the Pure Land, one with Amida. In
time, I will join him. To join him now, just say, Namo Amida
Butsu.
I trust your first month of 2015 went well. I hope the rest
of your year goes even better. Make it so. Thank you for
continuing to read these essays. Take care.
Gassho,
Donkon Jaan Doami
February
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President’s Message
When I was installed a year ago I was fortunate to have
a great set of officers and directors that were already
established.
While there are 20 people based on the
organization chart reporting to the president (6 VPs, 6
treasurers, 2 secretaries, and 6 directors), they do not need
managing. I did not expect they would be looking to me for
direction and that was a good assumption. Along with our
ministers they keep OCBC moving forward. They are really
the “backbone” of OCBC. Luckily for OCBC the change of
the OCBC president is not like the state governor or US
President where all the staff is replaced. Our officers and
directors do not change much and they continue to provide
leadership and direction to the BOD and OCBC even when
the president changes.
For that, we should all be thankful that we have
dedicated set of individuals that keep OCBC moving. And
for me they are a self-directed work team (a concept I saw
many companies struggle with).
In the December Korin I discussed our 2014 officers and
directors. For 2015 there are few changes Outgoing  Administrative VP - Sus Iwamasa
 2nd VP, Religious Programs - Richard Kuramoto
 Publicity/Historian Director - Linda Okino
I would like to express my thanks to each of them for
their years of service. And rather than wish them success
in their next endeavor, I hope to see them back, just
perhaps less involved. (While we keep saying we should
run OCBC like a business, it will never be exactly like a
business).
Regarding Linda we will still see evidence of her
involvement as she has volunteered to stay involved with
the Korin as she has been. That will continue to be great
help going forward. Thank you Linda.
Richard Kuramoto was involved in coordinating many of
the religious programs in the 9 years he held the position.
We thank him for his service to OCBC.
The biggest change was Sus Iwamasa who guided the
administration of OCBC for many years. He gave a lot to
OCBC and always had the best for OCBC in mind. He
helped make sure we stayed on budget, was the behind the
scenes leader of our festivals and helped set up our current
office manager position. Finally, he took over leadership for
the pre-construction preparation and construction of the
new social hall. OCBC owes much to Sus and I personally
thank him for all his work for OCBC, much of it behind the
scenes.
Incoming for 2015  Treasurer, Rental house fund - Kent Suzuki. This is
new position formed by the BOD when we decided to
rent out the Devoy and Calico houses. Kent is part of
the OCBC Owned House committee and was involved
in the set up of the rental house program. Kent has
been involved with OCBC in many capacities in the
past, and I am glad he agreed to take this position.
 Publicity/Historian - Janet Sakahara agreed to take this
position and I know will do a good job. She is already
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well known for starting and running the OCBC “Wish
list” program that has resulted in many valuable
donations needed by various organizations.
2nd VP, Religious Programs - Jim Pollard has agreed to
take over this area and is well qualified being one of
our current minister assistants.
Jim has already
developed a new report for the BOD meetings that
helps to keep us informed of the activities of the OCBC
ministers and minister assistants. They are doing more
than most are aware of.
Administrative VP - Alan Endo - In addition to being
president-elect, Alan has agreed to add this position.
This is actually an optional position for the BOD and
having Alan as Administrative VP helps him become
involved with the operations of OCBC and allows him to
assess how this position should be positioned for the
future. Alan will also be Hanamatsuri festival chair this
April 11-12. All these tasks make him well positioned
to be president next year.
Please THANK the outgoing officers and WELCOME
the incoming officers. Having a strong set of officers and
directors form a strong “backbone” to carry OCBC forward.
As the OCBC president am I “in charge”. I think NOT. I
view my role more as a steward, explaining to others who
is who, where things are and possibly providing some
guidance. That “guidance” is not by directing but helping to
get involved the right people to get the best results and
explaining aspects to others to clarify issues.
This organization is an amazing one that I am glad to be
part. I look forward to another year. Hopefully I am helping
us improve and go forward in a good direction.
A request - let me know how I am doing.
In gassho,
Aaron Nagayama
Save the date!
Hanamatsuri Bazaar
April 11-12 2015
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DID YOU KNOW???
BWA News
From the files of “Bet you never thought about your $$$ in
this way,” check out these items!
Announcements
- The BWA would like to express a warm welcome to our
newest member, Linda Hara. We look forward to working
with you and encourage others to join this dynamic group of
ladies.
- BWA will be holding a bento sale on March 1st in the MPB
lobby at 11:30am. Help is needed with the food preparation
on Saturday and Sunday at 8:30am in the MPB kitchen. If
you have any questions, please contact Jodi Hisamoto at
[email protected] and thank you in advance for your
support.
- Our next meeting will be held on Sunday, March 15th, after
the Spring Ohigan service and luncheon. Please meet in
the Kodo at 12:30pm. BWA dues are $15. Please bring
dues in cash or checks payable to OC BWA. New members
are welcome to join throughout the year so consider bringing a friend to our next meeting.
Item 1: DID YOU KNOW that when you make payments
with a credit card to OCBC for purchased items,
membership dues, and donations, OCBC pays the credit
card fees out of your payments/donations?
Item 2: DID YOU KNOW that if the credit card you used to
make those payments or donations gives you travel points
or cash back, OCBC pays those benefits with additional
fees?
Item 3: DID YOU KNOW that in 2014, OCBC paid $4,596.49
in credit card fees?
Item 4: DID YOU KNOW that the 50th Anniversary Project
has paid over $14,470 in Paypal and credit cards fees since
it began its fundraisings in 2009?
OCBC greatly appreciates all donations in any form and
understands the convenience of using credit cards, but if
you want OCBC to receive every penny of your donation, a
check or cash is the way to go.
A little food for thought from our treasurer’s ledger - if you
have other interesting / little known / surprising DYK
items, please send them to Janet Sakahara, c/o
[email protected].
Senior Luncheon
On Monday, January 12th, 64 seniors and guests celebrated birthdays for Kirii Askew, Hatsuko Matsumoto, Namiye
Okada, Junji Sarashina, Kiyoko Sarashina, and Masa Tominaga. The tables were adorned with beautiful flowers and
everyone enjoyed the delicious lunch. Thank you very
much to Namiye Okada for the fresh flowers, to OCBC for
20lb rice, to Irene Koga for the sweet strawberries, to Chris
Nakamura for the cookies, and Kirii Askew, Hatsuko Matsumoto, and Junji Sarashina for their generous monetary donations. The next Senior Luncheon will be held on February
9th, 2015.
Questions: For general questions regarding BWA or its
activities, BWA members may contact Amy Iwamasa at
[email protected] or (714) 968-2649.
In Gassho,
Chris Nakamura
Korin Articles Due Date
02/22/2015
[email protected]
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Maintenance
Social Welfare / Dana Program.
This report describes some of the major the work that
was done during January.
Thank you to the following dedicated people for their
help.
Paul Fujimoto
Kay Fujimura
Dan Hakikawa
Wat Iwakoshi
Haruo Iwo
Keith Kamimura
Dan Kaneko
Hideo Kawamura
Jim Mitchell
Dennis Morinaga
Norman Nishioka Akio Nitta
Taka Noguchi
Dennis Okada
Frank Okamura
Ron Sakoda
Junji Sarashina
Winston Shigenaga
Tom Sunada
Minoru Suzuki
Ron Suzuki
Masa Tominaga
The following major work was done:
1) MPB.
a. Moved all the desks, chairs and storage cabinets from
all the class rooms into the hallway to allow the
janitorial crew to clean and wax the classroom floors.
b. After all the classroom floors were cleaned and
waxed all the furniture was moved back and the
hallway was cleaned and waxed.
c. Fixed a slow kitchen sink drain leak.
2) Class Room Building.
a. Moved all the desks, chairs and storage cabinets from
all the class rooms into the walkway to allow the
janitorial crew to clean and wax the classroom floors.
b.After all the classroom floors were cleaned and waxed
all the furniture was moved back.
c.All the wood bulletin board cases were removed for
refinishing and new cloth backing.
d.Continued with hole patching and sanding of the
lounge (old office) drywall.
3) General
a.General landscape cleanup around the Hondo and
along Dale Street..
b.Continuing with work to repair the damage caused by
thieves that stole the sprinkler solenoid valve copper
pipes north of the Kodo
c.Removed the old cracked elastomeric coating from
the interface of the cage storage roof to classroom
building and applied new a elastomeric coating to
stop rain water leakage.
d. Many burned out light bulbs were replaced.
4) 912 Calico Home.
a.Repaired one of the kitchen stove burners that would
not ignite.
b.General landscape cleanup of the front and back
yard.
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Next monthly workday. February 9, 2015 at 9 AM.
Anyone that has some free time on the second Monday of
each month is welcome to join us. A delicious home
cooked lunch is provided by the BWA.
OCBC is the Health Insurance Counseling and
Advocacy Program (HICAP) center on the 2 nd Monday of
each month, from 1:00 – 3:00 pm. Dianne Kujubu Belli is
the counselor. Anyone interested should call the OCBC.
Games, Games, Games – The group meets weekly on
Wednesdays at 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. There are all kinds
of card games that can be played like Mahjong, Shanghai
Rummy, Hanafuda, blackjack and board games like chess,
checkers scrabble, monopoly, etc.
The instructor for
Mahjong is Francis Quon and he is helping the students
how to count points when playing the game. Donation of
$1.00 is collected at the door. Please contact Irene
Yamanishi
(562)
860.5155
or
email
[email protected] if you have any questions.
OCBC is a partner with Keiro Senior HeathCare in
support as a Genki Partner. In response to the identified
needs of our community and the complexities of health care
reform, Keiro will focus this year to educate our community
on issues of health literacy and offer self-management
tools. Health care reform will dramatically change how
health care is delivered in this country, and the roles and
responsibilities of providers and patients/consumers. It is up
to all of us to take care of ourselves, our families, and our
community. In order to meet the evolving needs of our
community, especially with the changes in our health care
system, Keiro is providing a well-rounded education
program to OCBC Sangha and our community. The list of
some of Keiro’s upcoming educational programs and events
being offered to our community can be obtained at the
OCBC office.
Are you interested in strengthening your body, improving
coordination and balance, becoming healthier and having a
more relaxed body and mind? There is a beginners Tai Chi
-Longevity Stick class led by Dan Hakikawa on Thursdays
starting at 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. in the MPB. If you don’t
have the stick for this class you can pay only $9 at the time
you sign up. A form of moving meditation, it's been shown
that it helps reduce stress and boosts your immune system
and memory.
Dana Program continues to exist because of the
following leaders and committee members who generously
give their time and expertise:
Vivian Beckker
Karen Nagayama
Hideo Kawamura
Jane Kawamura
Irene Koga
Dorothy Matsuoka
Rumi Nakatani
Linda Nakauchi
Irene Yamanishi
Phyllis Uyemura
If you are interested in joining the Social Welfare/Dana
Program you can contact Linda Ishibashi (562) 860-5993 or
email [email protected].
In Gassho,
H. Kawamura
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Project Kokoro News
OCBC Wish List
Samurai
Jan 30
A full bus is planned for a trip to the Los Angeles County
Museum of Art to view one of the finest collections of battle
gear of the might Samurai in the world. There are 140 items
of Armor, Helmets, Weapons and horse trappings of highranking warriors and Daimyo of the 14th and 19th centuries.
A tour of the Japanese art “Art of the Samurai” will follow in
the Pavilion. The bus will pick up at OCBC at 10am and
returning at 3pm. For more information please contact Amy
Iwamasa: 714-968-2649
.
Senior Luncheon
Mar 8
The upcoming Senior Luncheon will be dedicated to the
victims of the March 11, 2011 Great Tohoku Earthquake
and Tsunami. Grateful Crane Ensemble, coming back from
their 2014 Goodwill Tour to Tohoku and Hiroshima, Japan
will share their life-changing experience with a DVD and
singing nostalgic songs such as Hana wa Saku, Koko ni Ari
and Kawa no Nagare no Youni – the same songs they sang
to the people of Japan.
Join us with your friends and family as we celebrate the
Year of the Sheep, dine on a delicious buffet from Cooking
with Chopsticks and listen to the special musical program
from Grateful Crane Ensemble. The event is free to OCBC
senior citizens (65+), $20 for adults and $10 for children
ages 12 to 4. RSVP is required by February 22 to Jo Ann
Tanioka. For more information contact Jo Ann @ 714-5230243 or [email protected]
As we gear up for the spring months ahead, our list of
requests has dwindled down to a precious few.
Nevertheless, we are still asking for your consideration in
granting items from these wish lists:
Gratitude
.
We would like to express our appreciation for the recent
donations from Rev. John and Koko Doami, Ralph and
Marie Maeda, Shoji and Mitsuko Korin, Winston and Ruth
Shigenaga and Sueko Togashi. The funds will be used to
support our future programs.
Next Meeting
Feb 11
Please join us for our next meeting held in the Senior Room
at 7:00 p.m. to hear of future programs or learn how you can
get involved. If you would like more information please
contact
our
president,
Phyllis
Uyemura:
[email protected]
In Gassho,
Project Kokoro Senior Crafts:
(Your generosity has
warranted a temporary respite in PK’s request list. Tune in
next month!)
E-Cookbook:
Japanese platters, bowls, cups, dishes,
utensils, and placemats for photographing dishes created
from e-cookbook recipes (questions to Lynn Black)
Social Hall Kitchen: 2 comfort mats ($55 each), 2 3-tier
carts ($88 each); or monetary donations to purchase these
items. (questions to Kathy Nishimoto)
All donated items may be dropped off at or sent to our
office. Thank you in advance!
In Gassho,
Janet Sakahara
WANTED
VEHICLES
RUNNING OR NOT
(cars, boats, vans, trucks, RVs)
Free pick up!
We handle DMV paperwork!
No cost to you!
Neddie Bokosky
For more information, please
visit the OCBC website at
www.ocbuddhist.org.
Go to Visit, Donate, Car
Donation
or call the OCBC office at
714-827-9590.
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Dharma School News
Adult Buddhist Association
OCBC Family Choir
Thank you very much to Mr. and Mrs. Dave Yamamoto for
their many years of service as choir directors of the OCBC
Family Choir. You have made choir an enjoyable
experience.
The Adult Buddhist Association, commonly called ABA,
is a group of no-nonsense dedicated people serving the
SANGHA since 1967. We encounter the Buddha Dharma
thru our thoughtfulness in action.
We are nondiscriminating: man, woman, young, old, pidgin speaking,
hapa, daikon ashi, we welcome you to join us. You have
absolutely nothing to lose, but to gain a wealth of living
kindness group of people.
On January 11, 2015, the ABA Installation Service was
led by Rev Dearth, after the HOONKO Service. Our
illustrious leader is, President: Margie Mio; and her great
cabinet members are: Treasurer-Lynn Morita; Recording
Secretary-Jeanne Kumagai; Corresponding Secretary-Joan
Tani; Auditor-Art Mio; Religious Director-Richard Kuramoto;
Activities Directors-Sue Endo, Chieko Miyake, Karen Kino;
Publicity/Historian-Ron Suzuki; Ex Officio (Membership)Ron Suzuki, Edie Gulrich.
We will be celebrating the New Year by a luncheon on
January 25, 2015, at the Panda Inn in La Palma. Any
“sheep” person will be recognized at this special event.
Therefore you must be 36, 48, 60, 72, 84 or 96 years old
this year.
ABA, again is sponsoring the Super Bowl Party on
February 1st in the Social Hall. The congregation is
welcome to attend. There will be a $10 fee for the food, fun,
and friendship. ABA members bringing food will not be
charged. Come join in the fun, have a great time, loosen up
for a day.
It is BINGO time this year. ABA and OCBC Sports are
sponsoring this huge event on March 14, 2015. The ABA
chairpersons are Karen Kino and Sue Endo.
The
exceptional event will require a great amount of planning,
organizing, and coordinating to be successful.
ABA
members will do their utmost with manpower and their
special skills.
Daikon No Hana: (Words of Wisdom). There is no today
after tomorrow.
D.S. Class Schedule
D.S. classes will be held on the following dates: February 1,
8, 15, 22, March 1, 8, 22, and 29
Classes begin immediately after service and end at 11:30
a.m.
Gassho,
Tracy Yamashita-Perry
Respectfully,
R. Suzuki
FAMILY MOCHITSUKI WORKSHOP
Kizuna-LA will be offering a Family Mochitsuki Workshop
on Sunday, March 15th, at OCBC. Participants - children
ages 7 – 13 (all ages are welcome, however) and their
parents - will have the opportunity to pound mochi the “old
– fashioned way” with mallets and mortar. Afterwards, they
will mold the mochi, eat it, and take some home for later.
Registration cost is $14/family, but sustaining OCBC
members will receive the special discount of $7/family!
RSVP is required.
Please check out the detailed
information on the Kizuna flyer in the back section of the
Korin.
For more information, please contact Paul
Matsushima at [email protected] or (213) 973-4465.
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Youth Department News
Daion Taiko
The OCBC Youth Department gratefully received a
donation from the Korin family in memory of Mr. Shoji Korin,
past OCBC Board President 1988. Also the Buddhist
Women’s Association made a donation to the Youth
Department from their December Eshinnisama service and
luncheon.
Youth Department appreciates the donations that help
our mission to advance Buddhism in our children’s lives. In
the past we have supported our youth organizations trips to
Japan, supported the Youth Advocacy Committee to
expose our youth to the tasks of a minister, and supported
community service projects with the seed money to
fundraiser for the 50th anniversary.
Our temple is busy all year round with the many youth
activities and projects going on. We thank all the leaders,
advisors, and coaches for their time and dedication.
Arigato!!
2015 is really starting out to be a fairly busy one. We’ve
had a small flurry of performance requests. Yes, people
want to hear you play. Hopefully, we’ll be able to squeeze
them all in.
Another amazing mention, we’ve finally gotten around to
starting the Beginner Workshop with 9 brave souls (do
Buddhists have souls?). Normally this starts in October, but
better late than never, right?
Hanamatsuri is already fast approaching and there’s still
lots to learn for everyone. All of our groups are learning
new songs, so please don’t miss out on practice.
Upcoming Events
Kimono Festival – 2/8
HB Cherry Blossom Festival – 3/22
City of Orange Drum Week – 6/13
In Gassho,
Daryl Doami
In Gassho,
Mike Black & Diana Ono
Youth Department
OCBC Recycling
OCBC Sangha Members ~ Bring your aluminum cans,
newspapers to the bin.
Remember to recycle, reuse & reduce whenever you
can! It’s good for the earth!!
Feb 2015
Mar 2015
Apr 2015
May 2015
June 2015
July 2015
August 2015
Sangha Teens
Girl Scouts
Girl Scouts
Dharma Wheel
Daion Taiko
Cub Scouts/Boy Scouts
Cub Scouts/Boy Scouts
MONDAY Night Women’s Basketball
Come out to play!!! We welcome new players to join us
for women’s open gym.
We play from 7:00 PM every Monday except for National
Holidays i.e. ~ no basketball on Feb 16, President’s
Holiday!
Whether you are a beginner or old timer (like me) ~
come out to play from 7:00 to 9:00PM.
Bring a reversible jersey, play some 5 on 5, meet some
new friends and get some exercise!
Or if you just want exercise and be fit, come out & walk
around the gym with us to get your 10,000 steps a day and
rack up steps for your FIT BIT!!
Any questions call or email Diana Ono 310-508-3966
[email protected]
Sangha Teens
The Sangha Teen”s mid-year laser tag activity has been
re-scheduled to February 28 as it did not take place on
January 10 due to rain. Please note that this activity will be
taking place outdoors. The Pasadena event on Saturday,
February 21 is a fun, carnival themed event and anyone
wishing to attend still has the chance to sign up! The sign
up sheet is available on our Shutter Fly site. Another
upcoming event will be perfect for anyone who enjoys
basketball! Venice is hosting a basketball event which will
take place March 29. It will include a small tournament, and
everyone will be divided into teams. Make sure to mark
these fun upcoming events on your calendar!
Other upcoming events:
February 1 - Sangha Teen Meeting
February 14 - Recycling
March 15 - Ohigan Luncheon hosted by Sangha Teens &
Dharma Wheel Club
In Gassho,
Rachel Wong
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Jr. YBA
In celebration of the new year, we participated in the
OCO Mochitsuki Pound Off. Taking place at Tanaka Farms,
our members got to experience making mochi from start to
finish! There were many organizations and people that
came, which helped make the event seem even more
community-based and family-oriented. We pressed down
on the rice, took turns pounding the rice into mochi, and
then moved it to a table to shape it into Kagami mochi. Our
strategy was to make the two parts and let it cool down
before putting them in place. After everyone made their
Kagami mochi, we all celebrated by eating some delicious
Loco Mocos! Despite the cold weather, this annual Pound
Off was great because we got to learn about our culture
through food, and create bonds not only with each other,
but also with a large part of the Japanese American
community.
On January 10, Jr. YBA helped babysit at the OCBC
New Years Luncheon. We had lots of fun playing games
with the kids! We even got a yummy lunch, and watched a
movie afterwards.
We had our volleyball clinic this month too! On January
19, our participating members got together at the gym. We
did some drills to warm up, and then played 6 on 6, which
both our members and their parents participated in. This
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clinic was put on to prepare for the annual, upcoming
Southern District Volleyball tournament on January 31.
Everyone looks forward to this event because we get to
play on mixed teams, having a variety of skill levels, and
coming from various chapters within Southern District. It’s
also great because it’s not too competitive, and is meant
more to bond with other SD delegates. And of course we
always have a fully stocked refreshment area!
Coming up on February 8, high school girls from Kyoto
are coming to visit OCBC. We will be hosting them for the
day, providing lunch and some fun activities. This is an
annual visit that is very enjoyable and rewarding. Seminar 1
is also coming up on February 21 at Gardena Buddhist
Temple.
With so many more events coming up very soon, we
can’t wait to see what the rest of 2015 has in store for us!
Thank you again to everyone for supporting our Gratitude
Grams; it’s so fun to see the recipients’ smiling faces when
we get to deliver these grams around church!
In gassho,
Kayla Katsuda
Jr. YBA Publicity Chair
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Cub Scout Pack 578
Boy Scout Troop 578
At the start of the New Year, the cub scouts hosted the
Ho-onko Luncheon on January 11th. The families of the
scouts provided all the food. This year, although the day of
the event rained heavily, over 250 members attended this
event. All the scouts were assigned to work specific tasks.
The Tiger Den and the Bear Den worked very hard by
serving drinks and deserts to attending church members, as
well as clearing tables. They learned manners and the
value of hard work, and received many kind words from the
members they helped. The cub scouts would like to thank
all the church members who continue to support us by
attending such events.
This year, the Tiger Den has six good natured first time
scouts; Ashton, Braden, Carson, Grant, Nicholas, and Seth.
Although the bi-weekly meetings continue past their normal
bedtime for some of these young scouts, each one of the
Tigers arrive with a big smile and innocence only found at
this age. In the past five months, the Tigers have attended
an Anaheim Ducks Hockey Game, went bowling, gone on a
hike through a nature park, visited a working farm, went ice
skating, rode on a fire truck and hosed down a fire, and had
a sleep-over at the zoo. In addition, Reverend Turner
generously donated his time to provide the Tigers with a
special tour of the Church’s Media Center where they
learned about how information is broadcasted and
distributed which was one of the requirements to earn their
Tiger badge. Through their “do your best” attitude and the
dedication of their parent as well as all the surrounding
support of others, all six Tigers have achieved a major goal
of earning the Bobcat badge.
Rice Washing
Swish, shoosh, swish, shoosh were the sounds you
heard coming from the back of OCBC’s multi-purpose
building on the early morning of December 20, 2014. Sixtysix boy scouts, rolled up their shirt sleeves, to wash 900
pounds of mochigome, rice. Novice rice washers learned
the skill of togu, rice washing, using an open palm and
gently rubbing the rice with a pressing motion against the
bottom of their bucket. Expert rice washers polished their
togu skills. The great balance of novice and expert rice
washers generated several tubs of clean rice grains for the
OCBC annual mochitsuki event.
A special thank you to Mrs. Yuko Sugiyama-Ly for
organizing this event.
Thank you to the parents that
washed the buckets and tubs, and for providing the
delicious breakfast and lunch.
As this was Troop 578’s last event of the year. We
would like to thank the Sangha for your generous support,
this past year, and wish everyone a prosperous and healthy
2015 Year.
In Gassho,
Lou Nakagawa
Tiger Den Leader
Chandler Takeuchi, Lightning bolts, Patrol Historian
Troop 578 Keiro Caroling
On December 13th 2014 our troop went to the Kerio
resident’s home to sing Christmas carols to the residents.
We all got there pretty early and most of us were pretty
tired. Before we were taken in, we took a nice group picture
outside. We were given festive hats and silver bells to set
the Christmas spirit and assist our caroling. There were
many songs we sang, such as Rudolph the Red Nosed
Reindeer, White Christmas, Silver bells and even Frozen’s
“Let it Go”. Even though all of our voices are deep, we still
sang pretty well. The day before caroling, our troop made
small paper Christmas trees to pass out to the residents.
Passing out the paper trees was very pleasing and the
residents seemed to enjoy it too! We sang to four different
rooms of residents, some of whom were relatives of some
of our scouts. After bringing early Christmas cheer to the
folks at Keiro, we got to celebrate our success by eating at
a place called Noodle World, which was very good. Doing
this every year makes our troop happy to be able to give
these kind people some cheer.
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Daisy Girl Scout Troop 2041
Senior Ambassor/Troop 881
The Daisy Troop is getting geared up for our annual
cookie sales! We will have our cookies ready to sell to the
OCBC Congregation on Girl Scout Sunday (March 1), so
please bring your money to purchase your cookies. If you
can’t wait until March 1st for your cookie fix, then please
contact me at [email protected] to purchase cookies.
We are starting our Flower Garden Journey this month
by growing some new flowers. Each Daisy Girl Scout will
earn their “Responsible for What I Say and Do Petal “ and
“Watering Can Award” by watering their own flower seeds.
This journey will be a good way for the kids to learn
responsibility and how they can play a role in our daily
environment. We will end the journey at the end of the year
with our Environment Nature Hike in Newport Beach.
Next month, we look forward to dressing in our yukatas
and kimonos for Girls Day on Friday February 27.
This month, the Senior/Ambassador Troop learned how
to take good care of themselves by learning about health
and fitness during their meeting on January 11. The patrol
in charge prepared a short presentation for everyone and
discussed about what you should be eating and how much
exercise you should be doing. After learning about good
foods to try and how to keep yourself in good shape, fresh
homemade smoothies were made. On January 25, the girls
learned about self-esteem and how to have good mental
health. They learned how to stay mentally fit and how to
control the stress that they may be going through. Lastly,
cookie sales began also on Sunday the 25 and will continue
throughout February. The month of January was a great
start to a new year for the girls, and many more fun events
will make for a great year.
Brownie Girl Scout Troop 916
Brownie Troop 916 had their annual sleepover at OCBC
in January. We worked on the “Potter” badge during our
meeting led by the Cadette troop. Brownies always enjoy
any opportunity to work together with the older scouts! Also
during our January meetings the Brownies earned their
Cookie Activity Pin by learning skills we will use during the
upcoming cookie sales. Thank you for your continued
support of our troop!
Junior Girl Scout Troop 855
In January, the Junior Troop celebrated their amazing
accomplishments during the first half of the year with a
Court of Awards ceremony. Each Scout shared what her
favorite thing has been so far about being a Junior Girl
Scout. Fourth grader, Carina Furumoto said, “At the
sleepover, learning how to pitch a tent, making a fire,
sleeping with my patrol, folding a tent and flag… too many
to list.” Many of the girls agreed! Congratulations to all the
Juniors for earning their awards and badges!
The girls also enjoyed having a special guest, Mr. Ron
Nakahira, come to talk to them about his career as an
engineer. The Scouts learned that studying science, math
and computers, and having good communication skills,
would help girls who are interested in any type of
engineering. He also told them not to be afraid to fail, and
encouraged them to be persistent and always keep trying,
and that they could all be successful in their futures. Thank
you very much, Mr. Nakahira!
In February, we will start preparing for Junior Jam, the
camping competition event for Junior Troops in Anaheim!
We will also be selling Girl Scout Cookies! Thank you for
supporting the OCBC Girl Scouts by buying cookies or
donating them to the US Marine Corps!
In Gassho,
May-Wah Chu, Janis Mauldin,
Denise Ueno and Joyce Yada
Junior Troop #855 Leaders
Some of Our More Popular Scrip Cards
(Please see vendor list for a complete listing)
Grocery Stores: Albertsons, Stater
Brothers, Ralph’s Community Program,
Vons and Smart and Final. We also carry
Marukai cards.
Gas Stations: Arco, Chevron, Shell, Exxon
and Mobil
Department Stores: Kohl’s, Target, Macy’s,
Kmart, JCPenney, Sears and Walmart
Fast Food: Carl’s Jr., KFC, Jack in the Box
and Wendy’s
Restaurants: Cheesecake Factory, Mimis,
Carrows, Hometown Buffet, Claim
Jumper and Panera Bread
Others: Starbucks, Crate and Barrel,
Amazon, iTunes, REI, Best Buy,
GameStop, Jo-Ann Fabrics and Michaels
Entertainment: Regal (UA and Edwards),
Caremark and AMC
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In Memoriam
The Orange County Buddhist Church wishes to express
its deepest sympathies and condolences to the families
of the late:
Osamu Fukushima
Futae Kawate
Masayoshi "Mac" Kakudo
Reiko Koyama
Lois Matsui
Roy Hidekazu Mayeda
Ka Osumi
Taka Ota
Yasuko Jean Sakamoto
Masuye Sunada
Harry Akio Umemoto
Aiko Yasuda
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For the Sake of the Children
In the January Korin issue Aaron Nagayama in his President’s message and Bill Sakahara in his report stated that
the OCBC Board of Directors had approved a new budget
for Phase 2; an increase of $500,000 from $3.5M to $4.0M.
As they wrote, the initial figure was preliminary and the increases were due to up to date construction cost estimates,
more accurate details, and actual proposals received. The
project team realizes this is a significant increase and cost
containment will be one of the most important tasks for the
team. We are grateful to the Sangha for their continued
support in donations, pledges and their hard and dedicated
efforts in all our fundraising events.
There is a Japanese saying, “Kodomo No Tame Ni”
meaning “For the Sake of the Children.” I think that every
parent wants the best for their children and thusly sacrifices
a great deal for them. The 50th Anniversary Project, both
Phase 1 and Phase 2, is not only for ourselves to have nicer and bigger facilities, but it is for our children, their children, and all who come to our temple to listen to the Dharma, both now and in the future. To the entire Sangha for
your continued Dana, Arigato gozaimasu.
Howard Nakagiri
Phase 2 Project Manager
May the family members find solace and comfort in the
infinite compassion of Amida Buddha.
Namu Amida Butsu
Services Conducted
December
29 Taka Ota Funeral Service
January
1 Shimizu Family Memorial Service
3 Shotsuki Hoyo Monthly Memorial Service
Yasuko Jean Sakamoto Funeral Service
9 Futae Kawate Funeral Service
10 Ikuko Kurosu 49 Day Memorial Service
15 Ka Osumi Funeral Service
16 Harry Akio Umemoto Funeral Service
17 Edwin Matsuda 1 Year Memorial Service
Aiko Yasuda Funeral Service
18 Reiko Koyama Funeral Service
19 Masako Mimura 7 Year Memorial Service
Masuye Sunada Funeral Service
24 Akiko Maruko 49 Day Memorial Service
Masayoshi "Mac" Kakudo Funeral Service
Sakaye Kato 1 Year Memorial Service
25 Agnes and Shimei Yuda 1 Year Memorial Service
Akeko Sawada 3 Year Memorial Service
27 Roy Hidekazu Mayeda Burial Service
31 Clara Kumamoto 3 Year Memorial Service
Lois Koko Matsui Funeral Service
OCBC Coin Drive
Hello Everyone! Remember me? I am the coin person
who wanted to collect $25,000.00 in coins by OCBC 50th
Anniversary in October 2015. The coin count is now at
$17,230.76 which is $7,769.24 short of $25,000.00! This
means I need to collect at least $863.25/month for the next
9 month which is possible but…? I was thinking about decreasing my goal but I am going to bite the bullet and going
to REACH MY GOAL!
If you have not donated to the 50th Anniversary Fund,
donating coins is a great way to be a part of this wonderful
event! By the way… I Hate Failure!
Thank you to all that have donated your coins and for
those who have not… DO IT NOW!
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50th Anniversary Project Report
As OCBC begins 2015 with the social hall portion of our
project successfully completed, attention and focus shifts
back to fundraising activities. I am pleased to report that
OCBC had a successful end-of-year campaign as we passed
the 2014 donation and pledge goal of $8M! The generosity
of the OCBC Sangha and its friends is both awesome and
humbling. Who could have imagined we would have raised
this much money when we started with just $45,000 in the
Building Fund at the start of 2009! And it’s humbling for
OCBC because this has been such a long and sometimes
tiring effort as OCBC continues to ask for donations, and the
Sangha continues to respond.
As OCBC embarks on the final two years of this
campaign, the ultimate goal is clear. We already have over
$2.5M of the required $4M needed to complete the Hondo,
courtyard, and MPB flooring tasks. We must raise an
additional $1.5M. This seems like a daunting task, but
compared to what we’ve already accomplished, OCBC can
clearly see this goal is achievable.
As I mentioned in last month’s article, many Sangha
members have donated or pledged multiple times. Without
this type of support, our fundraising status would not be
where it is. But OCBC also realizes this has been a long
campaign, and some members cannot donate as much as
others. It is both heart-warming and heart-breaking to hear
that many older Sangha members call OCBC and apologize
that while they want to donate more, they cannot as they are
on fixed income. But they promise to donate again when
they can.
The Hondo renovation is for our future generations, but
it’s obvious it is very important for our older members as well,
and they would like to see it happen sooner than later. So
we ask the Sangha members who can afford to donate, to
help where our older generation cannot. If you’ve donated
early in our campaign, thank you. But if it’s been awhile, can
you help again? Every donation helps and OCBC is so close
to getting this done! The next ten months of fundraising will
be critical if OCBC is to give the go-ahead for construction
start after Obon 2016. The Phase 2 team plans to complete
the planning and construction drawing phase and start the
city planning approval process by the end of 2015. OCBC
needs to know it has the funding to make the go-ahead
decision. Let’s together make it happen!
The 50th Anniversary Project Development Committee is
planning the 2015 fundraising campaign, and information will
be passed as details are finalized. One of the first activities
will be updating the leaves of the Bodhi recognition tree.
Since last spring, OCBC has had a number of donors reach
tree recognition levels, as well as many more who have
made additional donations to achieve a higher recognition
level. OCBC will begin notifying those donors of their new or
changed recognition status and to get their desired wording
for their leaves. This will also be an opportunity for those
current donors who are just short of Bodhi tree recognition to
add to their total donations and join the growing number of
donor leaves.
OCBC gratefully acknowledges the following new and
repeat donations received between December 28, 2014 and
January 24, 2015.
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Family and Individual Donations (new and repeat):
(Coin donor names reported separately)
Anonymous
Anonymous
Rev. & Mrs. John Doami, David, Kim, Daryl, & Lily
Paul & Joyce Fujita
Jon & Jodi Hisamoto (2)
Kazuya & Fusako Ichikawa
In memory of Russell Ken Ichikawa
Greg & Sandra Kimura
Mary Kodama
Roy & Michiko Kouchi
Eunice Kusunoki
Ben & Mae Minamide
Katsuhiro & Michiko Miyamoto
Isamu Miyashiro
Dorothy Morisako
In loving memory of Henry Morisako
Steve & Linda Nakauchi
Emy Sakamoto
In memory of Stan Kong
Mr. Saburo Sakamoto
In memory of Jean Sakamoto
Hiromichi & Nancy Sakioka
Winston & Ruth Shigenaga
Goody, Carol, & Nicole Takashima
Sandra, Tyler, & Kylie Togashi
Masa & Kazuko Tominaga
In memory of Kazuko Tominaga
Richard & Janet Uyeno
Robert & Jane Wada
In memory of H. Bill and Jane Wada
Doris A. Yoshikane
In memory of Franklin Y. Yoshikane, DDS
Family/Individual Donations this period:
$81,255.00
Total Family/Indv'l Donations to Date:
$3,465,367.00
Family and Individual Pledges (new and add'l):
Robert Bolander
Michael & Ellies Watanabe
Total Pledges (collected & uncollected)
to Date:
$3,619,850.00
OCBC Organization Donations, Pledges (new and
repeat):
OCBC Project Kokoro
$2,000.00
OCBC Organization Donations, Pledges
to Date:
$963,564.00
Total Pledges and Donations:
$8,065,978.00
(includes coin collections)
Total Donations and Pledge
Payments Collected to date:
$7,746,696.00
Phase 2 Goal
$4,000,000.00
Current cash-on-hand
$2,543,809.19
Additional donations required $1,456,190.81
In Gassho,
Bill Sakahara
Project Treasurer
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Ministerial Scholarship
The Ministerial Scholarship Committee acknowledges
with gratitude the following Sangha members for their
generous donations to the OCBC Ministerial Scholarship
Fund. Please note that any donations received subsequent
to January 25, 2015 will be acknowledged in the next Korin
issue.
Donations received from October 19, 2014 through
November 24, 2014:
Margaret Abo
Jiro Aratani
April Choi
Michael & Neddie Bokosky
Tom & Ellen Crane
Robert & Setsuko Eto
Paul & Miyuki Fujimoto
Paul & Joyce Fujita
Larry & Kimiko Fukumoto
Harry & Joyce Furuya
David & Toby Fusato
Masako Hamada
Ronald Hamada
Roy & Clara Hayashi
Tomoaki & Dianne Hayata Akio Steven & Cheryl Higashi
Kenneth & Yukiko Hirata
Tsutomu & Miyoko Hirayama
Annie Hirokawa
Shiro & Toku Homan
Saburo & Clara Horiba
Kaz & Fusako Ichikawa
Paul & Nancy Inafuku
Tomio & Kathy Ito
Wat & Hiromi Iwakoshi
Keith & Noreen Kamimura
Dan & Noriko Kaneko
Eugene Kano
Ray & Helen Kato
Hideo & Jane Kawamura
Masao & Joyce Kimura
Earl King
Julie Kitajima
Harry & Hiroko Koike
Sho & Mitsuko Korin
Noel & Judy Kurai
Shigeki & Sachiko Kusumi Ralph & Marie Maeda
Joel & Wendy Marutani
Edwin & Hatsuko Matsumoto
Shizuko Matsumoto
Marcia Miyoshi
Jenny Mizusawa
Mitsuo & Sachiko Mizutani
Don & Sets Miyada
Lloyd & Joni Morinaga
Glenn & Lynn Morita
Karen Muramoto
Sachiko Murata
Mutsuko Miyakawa
Maurice & Carrie Nakagawa Fumi NakanoJoe Natsuhara
Kathy Nishimoto
Sachi Ochiai
Dennis Okada
Michiko Osako
Tilden & Lisa Osako
Patty Ruiz
Judean & Tamiko Sakimoto Junji & Kiyoko Sarashina
Gary & Nancy Sato
Winston & Ruth Shigenaga
Jean Shimazono (in memory of Carolyn Fujishige
Greg Shimizu
Kenny Shimizu
M.T. & W. R. Shishido
Tamiji & Rosa Somen
Masamichi & Michiko Sueda John & Mary Sunada
Tom & Muriel Sunada
Kent & Nancy Suzuki
Ron & Kyoko Suzuki
Teri & Dick Tanimoto
Glen Tanaka
Seiju Terada
Sue Togashi
Alan & Akiko Tomiyama
Roy & May Tomiyoshi
Roy Tomooka
Joyce Tonooka
Dennis & Shoko Tsujimoto
Davis Uyeda
Karen Ujihara
Kinuko Ujihara
Karen Wong
Misuno Yamada
Susan Yamada
Laura & Stanley Yamamoto Dean Yamanaka
Tracy Yamashita-Perry
Yoko Yamashita
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Donations received from November 25, 2014 through
December 23, 2014:
Robert Bolander
Eizo & Aiko Yasuda
Frank & Yoshiko Harada
Midori Kanbara
Richard & Charlene Kuramoto
Dennis & Mona Morinaga
Taka & Setsuko Noguchi
Bill & Janet Sakahara
Beth Fujishige
Hayami Helen Fukino
Jeffrey & Laurel Hirouji
Tak & Aiko Kiyohara
Ritsuko Kuroki
Mary Nakayama
Jan Okinishi
Donations received from December 24, 2014 through
January 25, 2015:
Jeff & Namy Folick
Kirk & Gail Kusano
Michiko Miyamoto
Setsuko Munemitsu
Ruby Takazumi (in memory of Taitetsu Unno)
Doris Yoshikane
Total contributions received through December 23,
2014: $19,420.00
WOW, AMAZING, FANTASTIC!! Those are words to
describe all of the donors above. We have had thus far a
wonderful campaign year and we thank each and every one
of you for your support. In the last Korin article, I believe I
wrote that we remained hopeful that this campaign year
would be as successful as years past. Well, thanks to all of
you, this campaign year is an unbelievable success. Our
ministers and minister’s assistants continue to show such
dedication and hard work. There is also so much that they
do for all of us behind the scenes. They are all unique and
special and we are so fortunate to have them. Did you
know that Reverend Jon Turner conducted the very first
BEC class through our new media center so that others
could join in the class online? Did you know that Reverend
Ellen Crane will give an address at the upcoming National
Conference in San Diego? How tremendous is that that our
ministers’ messages are not just being heard here at OCBC
but beyond to the entire community.
Gassho,
Carrie H. Nakagawa
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2015 ORANGE COUNTY BUDDHIST CHURCH
SUSTAINING MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION FORM
______________
[ ] Mr.
[ ] Mrs.
[ ] Ms.
[ ] Dr.
Date
____________________________________
________________________
Last Name
_______
First Name
MI
__________________________________ ____________________ ______ _________
Street Address
Home Phone
City
(___)______________
Spouse: [ ] Mr.
[ ] Mrs.
Cell
(___)______________
[ ] Ms.
e-mail
ZIP
_______________________
[ ] Dr.
____________________________________
________________________
Last Name
Home Phone
State
_______
First Name
(___)______________
Cell
(___)______________
e-mail
MI
_______________________
Children (under age 24):
Name
Name
Name
______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
Date of Birth ______________
Date of Birth ______________
Date of Birth ______________
Please check desired membership:
[
[
]
]
Individual Membership which includes one adult and dependent children under the age of 24
Family Membership which includes two adults and dependent children under the age of 24
Indicate payment:
Individual:
Family:
[ ] Annually
[ ] Semi-annually
[ ] Quarterly
[ ] Monthly
$110
$220
$55
$110
$19
$37
$220
$440
Note that reminder notices are not sent to members paying semi-annually, quarterly or monthly.
Method of Payment:
[ ] Check No. _________ (Make check payable to OCBC)
Amount: $__________
[ ] Credit Card (Make arrangement in OCBC Office)
Amount: $__________
Total: $__________
Please submit check and application form to:
ORANGE COUNTY BUDDHIST CHURCH
909 South Dale Avenue
Anaheim, CA 92804
For Office use only: Received by: ______________________
Quick-Book Entry by: ______________
Database Entry by: _________________
BCA Entry by:
_________________
Date
Date
Date
Date
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________
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