“The Mission of the Buddhist Church of Oakland is to be an inclusive and welcoming community where the Buddhist teachings are shared and practiced”

BCO Events and Activities

• Weekly Dharma Family Services – 10am Sundays (September to June)
  
• Monthly Memorial Services: (Shotsuki)
  
• Monthly BCO Newsletter: (Busshin)
• BCO Office: OfficeBCO@gmail.com   (510)-832-5988
• Subscribe to our Email/Newletter List: (Friends of BCO)
• BCO Membership: (Join BCO Membership)

Coming up…

• Saturday, March 15th – 1pm – Study Class – The “Inexhaustible Namuamidabutsu”  (Link)
• Sunday, March 16th – 10am – Spring Ohigan and Dharma School Service (Spring Equinox) (Link)
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• Sunday, March 16th – 10:45am – Dharma Chat
• Sunday, March 23rd – 10am – Dharma Family Service (Virtual only due to Oakland Running Festival)
• Sunday, March 30th – 10am – Dharma Family Service
• Sunday, March 30th – 11am – OBWA Meeting
• Sunday, March 30th – 12Noon – OBWA Spring Luncheon (Sign-up required)
• Sunday, April 6th – 9:30am – Hanamatsuri & Dharma School Service (Link)
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• Saturday, April 12th – 1pm – Study Class
• Sunday, April 13th – 10am – Pets Memorial and Dharma School Service (Link)
• Sunday, April 13th – 11am – April Shotsuki Memorial Service (Link)
• Sunday, April 20th – 10am – Dharma Family Service w/ Rev. Brian Nagata
• Sunday, April 27th – 9am – Trip to Buddhist Church of San Francisco Stupa (Link)
• Sunday, April 27th – 10am – Dharma Family Service

2025 Special Services (subject to change)

Click here for complete 2025 schedule

• Sunday, March 16th – 10am – Spring Ohigan and Dharma School Service (Spring Equinox) (Link)
• Sunday, April 6th – 10am – Hanamatsuri Service & Otoki Lunch (Birth of Siddhartha Gautama) – Guest Speaker: Rev. Michael Endo (Link)
• Sunday, May 18th – 10am – Gotan-e/Fujimatsuri/Infant Presentation/Dharma School Service (Link)
• Sunday, June 1st – 10am – Dharma School Graduation Service (Link)

Highlights

• Meet Our Minister
• BCO Buddhist Education Page (Schedule of Classes/Discussions)
• BCA / Buddhist Community News and Activities
• Community News and Activities
• BCO Home Page Archives (Past Listings)

2/7/2025 – Busshin Newsletter – April 2025 Issue

Past issues of BCO Busshin (Link)

3/9/2025 – Shotsuki Memorial Service – March 2025

3/9/2025 Dharma School and Family Service

3/4/2025 posted – Trip to Stupa/Luncheon (4/27/2025)

More information & sign-up (Link)

3/2/2024 – BCA Eitaikyo Service

Buddhist Churches of America Eitaikyo Service is presented in Full.

2/16/2025 -Lady Takeko Kujo & OBWA Members Memorial Service

1/3/2025 – How Japanese mochi brings communities in America together/ CBS Sunday Morning

Mochi in America. This story was featured on CBS Sunday Morning show. 

(Segments filmed on Sunday, December 15, 2024 @ BCO Mochitsuki)

1/1/2025 – New Year’s Day Service

12/31/2024 – New Year’s Eve Service

Dharma Forward Campaign

DHARMA FORWARD IS OUR VISION TO BUILD THE FUTURE OF BUDDHISM IN AMERICA

• Dharma Forward Fundraising Campaign
• BCA – Dharma Forward Information (LINK)

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