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11/18/2024posted – Movie – And Then They Came For Us 

Screening and Discussion Sunday December 8, 2024
Berkeley CA – 2pm to 4pm

11/17/2024 – Dharma Family Service

11/16/2024 – BCA Connect – November 2024

PDF File

11/14/2024posted – OBWA Craft 

  • Flyer

11/8/2024 – Busshin Newsletter – December 2024 Issue

Past issues of BCO Busshin (Link)

11/6/2024posted –  BCO Mochitsuki 

BCO Mochitsuki – Sunday December 15, 2024 – 7am…

Click on Mochi Image to order…

Ordering Link

MOCHITSUKI

Buddhist Church of Oakland
December 15, 2024 – 7am Start…

 Please mark your calendars and plan to come out to support BCO.  Volunteers needed for this cultural and community tradition.  Volunteers needed throughout the day.

Please look for details in the coming weeks (i.e., mochi menu, pricing, times for volunteers, etc.).

Thank you for supporting BCO!

(LINK)

11/6/2024posted – Final Home Court Movie Screening

Wednesday November 13, 2024

11/6/2024posted –  BCO Mochitsuki 

BCO Mochitsuki – Sunday December 15, 2024 – 7am…

Click on Mochi Image to order…

Ordering Link

MOCHITSUKI

Buddhist Church of Oakland
December 15, 2024 – 7am Start…

 Please mark your calendars and plan to come out to support BCO.  Volunteers needed for this cultural and community tradition.  Volunteers needed throughout the day.

Please look for details in the coming weeks (i.e., mochi menu, pricing, times for volunteers, etc.).

Thank you for supporting BCO!

(LINK)

11/3/2024 – Dharma Family and Shotsuki Service

10/27/2024 – Dharma Halloween Service

10/20/2024 – Keirokai Service (Senior Appreciation Service)

10/13/2024 – Dharma Family & OBWA Eshinni/Kakushinni/Lady Ohtani Memorial Service

10/11/2024 – BCA Connect Newsletter – October 2024

PDF Link

10/10/2024 – Busshin Newsletter – November 2024 Issue

Past issues of BCO Busshin (Link)

10/4/2024posted –  BCO Mochitsuki / December 15, 2024

MOCHITSUKI

Buddhist Church of Oakland
December 15, 2024

 Please mark your calendars and plan to come out to support BCO.  Volunteers needed for this cultural and community tradition.  Volunteers needed throughout the day.

Please look for details in the coming weeks (i.e., mochi menu, pricing, times for volunteers, etc.).

Thank you for supporting BCO!

(LINK)

9/7/2024posted – Topaz Stories Exhibits and Events

September 22 – December 13, 2024 @ J-Sei

BCO Community Page

10/10/2024posted – Family Treasurers Market Place

– Buddhist Church San Francisco

More Info

10/10/2024 – Busshin Newsletter – November 2024 Issue

Past issues of BCO Busshin (Link)

10/6/2024 Dhama Family and Shotsuki Service

10/4/2024posted –  BCO Mochitsuki / December 15, 2024

MOCHITSUKI

Buddhist Church of Oakland
December 15, 2024

 Please mark your calendars and plan to come out to support BCO.  Volunteers needed for this cultural and community tradition.  Volunteers needed throughout the day.

Please look for details in the coming weeks (i.e., mochi menu, pricing, times for volunteers, etc.).

Thank you for supporting BCO!

(LINK)

9/27/2024 – Dharma Family Service

9/22/2024 – Fall Ohigan Service

9/18/2024 – BCA Connect Newsletter – September 2024

PDF Link

9/15/2024 – Dharma Family Service

Guest Speaker: Rev. Brian Nagata


* Sorry for the “sound” issues in the recording. BCO

9/8/2024 – Shotsuki Memorial Service – September 2024

9/8/2024 – Dharma Family Service

9/7/2024posted – Topaz Stories Exhibits and Events

September 22 – December 13, 2024 @ J-Sei

BCO Community Page

9/5/2024 – Busshin Newsletter – October 2024 Issue

Past issues of BCO Busshin (Link)

8/4/2024posted – Good Carma Car Show – Palo Alto

Saturday September 21, 2024

Flyer Link

8/27/2024posted – Meeting The Moment

Live & Online
Saturday September 14, 2024

Flyer

  • Live and Online
  • Held at the Buddhist Church of Oakland – RSVP Requested
  • Streamed on Zoom – RSVP Requested

Presented by:

  • BCO’s Dharma School
  • Berkeley Buddhist Temple’s Blend Committee
  • Mountain View Buddhist Temple’s Engaged Sangha Committee

8/19/2024posted – American Bon Event

American Bon Dancing

Sunday September 8, 2024 – San Francisco

  • Contact Church Office for information on “Members and Friends” Bus transportation to the event.
  • Sunday, September 1st – 10am – BCA Founder’s Day (125th Anniversary Celebration) (Link) – PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE WILL BE NO SERVICES HELD AT BCO ON SUN 9/1/2024.

   https://YouTube.com/@BuddhistChurchofAmerica/streams

  • Monday, September 2nd – Labor Day HOLIDAY – BCO Office Closed

8/16/2024 – BCA Connect – Newsletter – August 2024

8/12/2024 – Busshin Newsletter – September 2024 Issue

Past issues of BCO Busshin (Link)

8/11/2024 – Shotsuki Memorial Service – August 2024

8/5/2024posted – Kintsukuroi – Movie Premier

Thursday August 22nd 6:30 El Cerrito Performing Arts Cente

Movie Preview (Link)

KINTSUKUROI – Movie Premier….

n.

1. the Japanese art of repairing pottery using gold

2. the strength and beauty found in something that has been broken

The philosophy of KINTSUKUROI shows us that something shattered can be restored and made stronger and more beautiful. The term is an apt metaphor for the Japanese American experience of WWII. 

Forced from their homes, farms and businesses, more than 120,000 Japanese Americans were unjustly imprisoned simply because of their race. Our new feature-length film KINTSUKUROI follows the Ito family from pre-war San Francisco to the concentration camps of the American West to the battlefields of Europe as it endures one of the most shameful periods in American History.

Please join J-SEI and Ikeibi Films in presenting at 6:30pm August 22 at the El Cerrito Performing Arts Center for the East Bay Premiere of KINTSUKUROI. The film features Ryan Takemiya, Kealani Kitaura, Ken Takeda, Ron Munekawa, Kiyomi Koide, Timothy Hsu, Sarah Lee, David Kiyoshi Tom and Chizu Omori. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the cast and crew. 

  • Movie Preview (Link)
  • More Information (Link)

8/4/2024 – Hatsubon Service

8/4/2024 – Obon Service

7/15/2024 – Shotsuki Memorial Service – July 2024

7/14/2024 – Obon Festival – Mountain View Buddhist Church

2024 Mountain View Obon Poster MVBTObon2024

7/14/2024 – Youth Club Basketball Signup Now Open !

Signup Link

7/10/2024posted – American Bon Event

American Bon Dancing

Sunday September 8, 2024 – San Francisco

7/1/2024 (posted) – BCO Golf Fun Day Tournament

Monday September 23, 2024 – 11:00am
Berkeley Country Club

REGISTRATION is NOW OPEN!

 

Registration (Link)

7/1/2024 – Busshin Newsletter – August 2024 Issue

Past issues of BCO Busshin (Link)

6/22/2024 – Bazaar Time – Alameda & San Mateo

   

Click on Image for More Info

6/10/2024 – Busshin Newsletter – July 2024 Issue

Past issues of BCO Busshin (Link)

6/2/2024 – Shotsuki Memorial Service – June 2024

5/19/2024 – Dharma Family Service

5/12/2024 – Gotan-e/Fujimatsuri 850th/800th Combined Service

5/5/2024 – Shotsuki Memorial Service – May 2024

 

4/21/2024 – Pets Memorial Service

4/21/2024 – Lantern Song – Bonbu Stories

Dear BCO Members, Community, & Friends,
This is Rev. Harry Bridge – I wanted to let you know about a new song/video that was just released this past weekend. It is called Lantern Song, and it is by Bonbu Stories, a group which includes BCO Jr. YBA alum Miharu Okamura!

Please check out the video on YouTube – I was not involved in the making of the song but I really want this video to go viral! And remember to hit the like button!

Lantern Song official music video

There is also an Obon Dance to go along with the song – click on the link in the video description.

Thank you!

Rev. Harry

4/14/2024 One Wish Live

3/16/2024 (posted) – BCO Golf Fun Day Tournament

Monday September 23, 2024 – 11:00am
Berkeley Country Club

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)

4/14/2024 – Dharma Family Service

4/14/2024 – Shotsuki Memorial Service – April 2024

4/7/2024 – Hanamatsuri Service

4/7/2024 – Busshin Newsletter – May 2024 Issue

Past issues of BCO Busshin (Link)

4/28/2024 – Eden JACL Bento Sale

Please support the Eden Township JACL Bento Sale….

Online Ordering (LINK)

Printable Order Form (LINK)

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3/31/2024 – Dharma Family Service

3/25/2024 – Higan 1 Instrumental

3/24/2024 – Spring Ohioan and Dharma Family Service

Spring Bento Fundraiser Information (LINK)

3/18/2024 – Busshin Newsletter – April 2024 Issue

Past issues of BCO Busshin (Link)

 

3/17/2024 – Dharma Family Service

Online Only Service due to the Oakland Marathon.

3/16/2024 (posted) – BCO Golf Fun Day Tournament

Monday September 23, 2024 – 11:00am
Berkeley Country Club

3/10/2024 – Dharma Family Service

 

3/3/2024 – Dharma Family Service

3/3/2024 – Shotsuki Memorial Service – March 2024

3/2/2024 – Why Balance Is a Predictor of Longevity
Speaker: Karen Owoc, ACSM-CEP, ACSM/CEP-CET

Saturday March 2 – Hybrid Meeting
(In Person and on Zoom)

In-person: Meet at 9:30 AM. Program 10:00-11:30 AM
Zoom room will open at 10:00 AM. Click here to join us.

Why Balance Is a Predictor of Longevity

Speaker: Karen Owoc, ACSM-CEP, ACSM/CEP-CET In-person: Meet at 9:30 AM. Program 10:00-11:30 AM
Zoom room will open at 10:00 AM. Click here to join us.For our March 2, 2024 hybrid meeting, you are cordially invited to attend an exclusive in-person (Kaiser LL-B) and Zoom session with Karen Owoc, a certified Cardiopulmonary Rehab Clinical Exercise Physiologist. Karen will introduce the seven key elements of an effective balance training program, and one lucky person will be evaluated. All in-person attendees will have the opportunity to try a few exercises with Karen’s expert guidance and modifications tailored to your ability.On Karen’s website (link), she reports, “Researchers in a 2014 study of 841 women and 546 men found that the inability to balance on one leg for longer than 20 seconds is associated with diminishing brain health.” (link)
 
Don’t curtail the hobbies and sports that you love because you think the aging process has now limited your physical abilities. YOUR BODY CAN CHANGE – and it’s never too late to start. Please don’t postpone being proactive! Your mobility will change how you age.

In Person details
Kaiser Hospital Building at 3600 Broadway, Lower Level, Conference Rm B (LL-Rm B) in Oakland, CA. Room is open at 9:30am for set-up, and will remain open until 12noon.

Zoom Room details
Zoom room will open at 10:00 AM. Click here to join us.

Karen Owoc is an active member of the Buddhist Church of Oakland.

 

2/29/2024 – Lantern Song – Bonbu Stories

Dear BCO Members, Community, & Friends,
This is Rev. Harry Bridge – I wanted to let you know about a new song/video that was just released this past weekend. It is called Lantern Song, and it is by Bonbu Stories, a group which includes BCO Jr. YBA alum Miharu Okamura!

Please check out the video on YouTube – I was not involved in the making of the song but I really want this video to go viral! And remember to hit the like button!

Lantern Song official music video

There is also an Obon Dance to go along with the song – click on the link in the video description.

Thank you!

Rev. Harry

2/11/2024 – Dharma Family Service

2/11/2024 – Shotsuki Memorial Service – February 2024

2/11/2024 (posted) – Japanese Heritage Night

Giants vs Dodgers Game – Friday May 17, 2024


More Information (LINK)

2/8/2024 – Busshin Newsletter – March 2024 Issue

Past issues of BCO Busshin (Link)

2/4/2023 – Dharma Family Service – Godzilla !!!

2/1/2024 (posted)- KQED Interview:

4/6/2023 – Bay Area Teacher on Growing Up ‘Multiracial Japanese American’ — and Why Ethnic Studies Matters – Joemy Ito-Gates

“Woman. Daughter Adoptee. AIDS Orphan. Hapa. Japanese-American. Asian. Asian-American. Queer Musician. Writer. Martial Artist. Alive.” Those are the words a 21-year-old Joemy Ito-Gates wrote below a photograph of her taken by artist Kip Fulbeck as part of his photography project documenting mixed-race people…. (KQED LINK)

Note: Joemy is an active member of the BCO community.

1/28/2023posted – Tule Lake Pilgrimage 2024

– July 5-8 2024

More Information (Link)

1/28/2024 – Dharma Family Service

1/27/2024 – Youth Club Basketball Schedule 2023-24

1/21/2023 – Dharma School Service

1/20/2023 – Funeral Services for Rev Dr Seigen H Yamaoka

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Click here to download a copy of the Funeral Program

Presented by the BCO Media Team 2024

1/8/2023 posted – Haruku Obata: A Life of Flowers

– Lecture & Ikebana Display

Event Flyer (Link)

1/8/2024 – Busshin Newsletter – February 2024 Issue

Past issues of BCO Busshin (Link)

1/8/2023 posted – BCA Youth Events – Summer Retreat

Event Flyer (jpeg)

1/8/2024 posted – J-Sei Crab Feed – Sunday, Feb 4, 2024

12/9/2023 – Busshin Newsletter – January 2024 Issue

(PDF LINK)

  • Past issues of BCO Busshin (Link)

BCO 2023 Mochitsuki – Thank You for your Support !!!

 

12/3/2023 – Bodhi Day Service

12/3/2023 – Shotsuki Memorial Service – December 2023

11/26/2023 – Dharma Family Service

December 2023 – Holiday Wreath Sale Fundraiser

Oakland Fukuoka Sister City Association

11/19/2023 – Dharma Family Service

11/12/2023 – Eitaikyo Service

11/9/2023 – Busshin Newsletter – December 2023 Issue

(PDF LINK)

Past issues of BCO Busshin (Link)

11/5/2023 – Dharma Family Service

11/5/2023 – Shotsuki Memorial Service – November

11/2/2023 posted – BCO 2023 Mochitsuki

 

10/29/2023 posted – BCO Eitaikyo Service

Sunday November 12, 2023 – 10am

Flyer PDF

10/29/23 – Dharma Family Service – Halloween

BYR & Friends – College & HS Reunion Event

November 25, 2023 – Jodo Shinshu Center

Dharma Chat Discussion – September / October / November

DHARMA CHAT SEPT, OCT & NOV!

Dharma Chat is a forum for sharing and informal discussion of Buddhism in your everyday life.  It’s held after Dharma Family Service in the Small Chapel on the following dates:

Sunday, September 17th, 10:45 am
Sunday, October 22nd, 10:45 am

Sunday, November 19th, 10:45 am

Topics will be posted on the BCO website (buddhistchurchofoakland.org).

Due to the irregular schedule of BCO services and events, please continue to check the Church website and calendar for the Dharma Chat schedule.  If you have any questions or ideas for topics, please email Sensei.

10/22/2023 – Dharma Family Service

10/202023 posted – SACBC Obake Jams – Halloween Party

Saturday, October 28th, 7-11 pm @ SACBC

Flyer

10/15/2023 – Keirokai Senior Appreciation Service

10/8/2023 – Busshin Newsletter – November 2023 Issue

(PDF LINK)

Past issues of BCO Busshin (Link)

10/8/2023 – Dharma Family Service

10/8/2023 – OBWA Eshinni / Kakushinni / Lady Ohtani Memorial Service

10/8/2023 posted – BYR & Friends – College & HS Reunion Event

10/1/2023 – Dharma Family Service

10/1/2023 – Shotsuki Memorial Service – October 2023

10/1/2023 Posted – Ikebana Exhibition

October 14 & 15 – Jodo Shinshu Center – Berkeley

9/24/2013 – Dharma Family Service

9/17/2023 Fall Ohigan Service

9/13/2023 posted – Halloween Party – BCO Dharma School Event

Sunday October 29, 2023 – 10am

9/10/2023 – Dharma Family Service

9/10/23 – Shotsuki Memorial Service – September 2023

9/8/2023 – Maui Wildfire Disaster Relief

Your Support Needed!

Letter from Bishop Harada & Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii (LINK)

9/8/2023 – Busshin Newsletter – October 2023 Issue

(PDF LINK)

Past issues of BCO Busshin (Link)

9/8/2023 – BCO Watch Party – Saturday Movie

Saturday October 14, 2023 – 1:00 – 4:00 pm

(Flyer LINK)

Join us on the afternoon of October 14h @ 1 pm @ BCO Hall.  Movie Snacks are Welcome.

9/8/2023 – Busshin Newsletter – October 2023 Issue

(PDF LINK)

Past issues of BCO Busshin (Link)

9/1/2023 – His Light Shines Infinitely – Nichiren & Shinran  Public Lecture

Saturday, September 23, 2023 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm

8/30/2023 – OBWA Make & Take Card-making Workshop and Hanko Designs Craft Sale

Sunday, September 17, 2023 – 11:30 am

  • Card Class/Workshop and Craft Sale
  • Class (Free)
  • Very Limited number of class spaces available
  • Flyer (LINK)

8/30/2023 – Car Show – Palo Alto Buddhist Temple

Saturday, September 23, 2023 @ PABT

8/17/2023 – Dharma Chat Discussion – September / October / November

DHARMA CHAT SEPT, OCT & NOV!

Dharma Chat is a forum for sharing and informal discussion of Buddhism in your everyday life.  It’s held after Dharma Family Service in the Small Chapel on the following dates:

Sunday, September 17th, 10:45 am
Sunday, October 22nd, 10:45 am
Sunday, November 19th, 10:45 am

Topics will be posted on the BCO website (buddhistchurchofoakland.org).

Due to the irregular schedule of BCO services and events, please continue to check the Church website and calendar for the Dharma Chat schedule.  If you have any questions or ideas for topics, please email Sensei.

8/13/2023 – August Shotsuki Memorial Service

8/12/2023 – Maui Wildfire Disaster Relief

Letter from Bishop Harada & Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii (LINK)

Support: (Please note: “Maui Wildfire Disaster Relief” on your donation)

9/08/2023 – Hidden Garden – Shibata Family Garden & Tea House Hayward

More Information

9/2/2023 – Nichi Bei Day with Athletics – Baseball Game

9/25/2023 – BCO Golf Fun Day

Monday September 25, 2023 @ Berkeley Country Club

Registration and Sponsorship Information (Click Here)

8/6/2023 – BCO Obon Service

Upcoming Services & Events

  • July 24, 26 & 31 – Odori (Obon) Dance Practice Schedule (Click Here)
  • Sat 1:00 pm to 7:00 pm August 5th – BCO Obon Festival
  • Sun 9:30 am August 6th – Hatsubon Service (What is Hatsubon?)
  • Sun 10:30 am August 6th – Obon Service
  • Sun 10am August 13th – Shotsuki Memorial Service.
  • Weekly Family Dharma Services – Sunday (September to June)

    • 9:30am Refreshments – BCO Main Hall (September to June)
    • 10:00am – Family Dharma Service – Hondo (September to June)
    • Service also available on BCO YouTube Channel (Live stream starts at 9:55am)
  • 2023 Special Services Calendar – (Calendar)

8/6/2023 – BCO Hatsubon & Obon Service

8/5/2023 – BCO Obon

6/31/2023 – Busshin Newsletter – September 2023 Issue

(PDF LINK)

Past issues of BCO Busshin (Link)

7/17/23 – Youth Club Basketball Registration OPEN for 2023-24 Season

  •  Weekly Family Dharma Services – Sunday (September to June)

    • 9:30am Refreshments – BCO Main Hall (September to June)
    • 10:00am – Family Dharma Service – Hondo (September to June)
    • Service also available on BCO YouTube Channel (Live stream starts at 9:55am)
  • Sun July 9th BCO Shotsuki Memorial Service and Adult Dharma Service
  • July 15th-16th SACBC Bazaar – Union City CA
  • Sat August 5th BCO Obon Festival
  • Sun 9:30 am August 6th Hatsubon Service (What is Hatsubon?)
  • Sun 10:30 am August 6th Obon Service
  • 2023 Special Services Calendar – (Calendar)

7/23/2023 – OBWA Artist Event @ BCO

Please RSVP for this Event…

6/27/2023 – Busshin Newsletter – August 2023 Issue

(PDF LINK)

Past issues of BCO Busshin (Link)

6/27/2023 – Obon Lanterns – Online & Printable Forms

  • Online and Printable Lantern forms (Click Here)
  • Deadline for submitting Obon Memorial Lantern Forms is July 30, 2023
  • Obon Festival is Saturday August 5th (Afternoon)
  • Hatsubon Service is 9:30 am Sunday August 6th
  • Obon Service is 10:00 am Sunday August 6th

 BCO Golf Fun Day

Monday September 25, 2023 @ Berkeley Country Club

Registration and Sponsorship Information (Click Here)

6/11/2023 – June Shotsuki Service

6/8/2023 – Busshin Newsletter – July 2023

Past issues of BCO Busshin (Link)

6/4/2023 – Dharma Family Service

5/28/2023 – Memorial Day Weekend Service

5/21/2023 – Gotan-e/Fujimatsuri Service

5/7/2023 – Dharma School T-Shirt and Tote Bag Sale

Support the BCO Dharma School by purchasing a T-Shirt and Tote Bag

Children and Adult T-Shirt Sizes Available.

5/5/2023 – Buddhist Temple of Alameda Vacationland Bazaar

Sunday June 25, 2023 – Noon to 6pm – Alameda CA

Flyer Link

5/25/2023 – Cemetery Visitations Schedule

Please contact the Office if you have any questions. (Contact)

5/21/2023 – Gotan-e/Fujimatsuri Service

5/13/2023 – Eden Bazaar – June 10 & 11

5/12/2023 – Busshin Newsletter – June 2023

June 2023 Issue

5/24/2023 – Race, Place and Religious Labor – A Book Launch Event.

A conversation between Dr. Scott Mitchell and Chenxing Han to celebrate the launch of “The Making of American Buddhism”… (More Information)

5/12/2023 – LIBRARY PREPARES EXHIBIT ON JAPANESE AMERICANS THROUGH ALAMEDA HISTORY

The Alameda Free Library will be displaying a new exhibit to honor the history of Japanese Americans in Alameda. The exhibit, “Overflowing with Hope: The Hidden History of Japanese Americans in Alameda,” documents the wartime removal of the Japanese community through images, testimonies, artifacts, and long-hidden stories… (Article Link)

5/7/2023 Family Dharma Service

5/7/2023 – May Shotsuki Memorial Service

5/7/2023 – Dharma School T-Shirt and Tote Bag Sale

Support the BCO Dharma School by purchasing a T-Shirt and Tote Bag

Children and Adult T-Shirt Sizes Available.

5/5/2023 – Buddhist Temple of Alameda Vacationland Bazaar

Sunday June 25, 2023 – Noon to 6pm – Alameda CA

Flyer Link

5/4/2023 CBE Updated – Center for Buddhist Education

5/1/2023 – He grew up in California. Now, he’s forced to live in his birth country — a place he’s never known

For more information about Phoeun You, please contact Jun Hanmamoto, BCO Outreach Committee

4/30/2023 Dharma Family Service

5/15/2023 – Strings of Hope: the bandura and koto for Ukraine – Online Concert

…Our digital series of NextGen Geijutsuka is proud to co-present with the Ukrainian Heritage Club of Northern California in a special program that shares in the music of two countries : Ukraine and Japan, joining in friendship and hope for the Ukrainian people. It also celebrates the cultural music of two cultures hoping to continue and thrive in the U.S. They play an important role in sharing the beauty of these art forms with the wider world in a collaborative way.

This is a program of music and stories of Ukrainian people and of their heritage, from Ukraine and Sacramento, featuring Ukrainian bandura teacher and performer Ola Herasymenko Oliynyk, and her students Sofiia Ishchuk and her father Dmytro Ishchuk who will be tuning in from Ukraine, and Caterina Biscardi, who is of Ukrainian and American descent. Fundraiser for Ukraine, Registration required…   Shirley Kazuyo Muramoto

5/6/2023 – Dharma School Field Trip

NOTICE: We have SPACE AVAILABLE for BCO SANGHA MEMBERS!!!

  • Visit the 442nd Nisei Exhibit
  • Attend the Service with Rev Harry Bridge
  • Free admission to the USS Hornet Aircraft Carrier Museum in Alameda

Flyer Link

4/23/2023 Dharma Family Service

4/16/2023 – Pets Memorial Service

4/13/2023 – IBS Spring Update

4/11/2023 – J-SEI Flavors of Spring

Order Tickets (LINK)

J-Sei’s Flavors of Spring!
Friday, April 28th, 6 to 9 pm
Berkeley City Club

The last day to purchase is Tues, April 18. (Order LINK)

4/9/2023 – April Shotsuki Memorial Service

4/9/2023 – Family Dharma Service

4/8/2023 – SACBC Sakura Jams – Dance Party

Tonight!!! @ 7pm

Join BCO’s Rev Harry Bridge and others on Saturday April 8th at 7p for a night of fun and music.

4/7/2023 – BCO Connect – Newsletter from the Buddhist Churches of America

4 /7/2023 – Busshin Newsletter – May 2023

May 2023 Issue

4/7/2023 – OBWA Cookbook – Recipes Submission

We want to offer our current members the opportunity to submit their recipes….

4/6/2023 – Eden JACL Bento Sale – LAST DAY TO PRE-ORDER !

  • Choice of Chicken or Saba (Fish) Bento
  • LAST DAY TO PRE-ORDER – Friday April 7th
  • Pickup Date is Sunday April 23rd @ Eden Township Japanese Community Center, San Lorenzo, CA
  • Click Here to view flyer

Online Ordering Button

4/5/2023 – Grief, Translation, and the Wonder of Friendship

  • April 11, 2023 – Event Featuring Chenxing Han… (Link)

4/2/2023 – Hanamatsuri Service

  • Special guest Rev Kodo Umezu

4/2/2023 – Hanamatsuri Service  – April 2, 2023

Special Guest Rev Kodo Umezu

Please help our planning for this event by letting us know that you will be attending.

  1. Click on the RSVP Link, or
  2. Send a email to OfficeBCO@gmail.com, or
  3. Call the Church Office (510) 832-5988

Thank you, See you Sunday.

3/27/2023 – Pets Memorial Service – Sunday April 16 at 10:00am

 Pet Card Form

Our pets are very important members of our families. In remembrance of our beloved family pets, we will have a Pets Memorial Service on Sunday April 24 at 10:00am as part of the Dharma Family Service…

Pet Card Form (Click Here)

3/27/2023 – one long listening – New Book by Chenzing Han

More Information

Dear friends,
I hope these first few months of 2023 have brought rest, festivities, kinship, solitude—and whatever else nourishes you—in good measure. I’m writing to share that my second book, one long listening: a memoir of grief, friendship, and spiritual care will be coming out on April 11, 2023, with the independent nonprofit publisher North Atlantic Books…. (Letter Click Here)
Warmly,
~Chenxing

3/26/2023 – Spring Ohigan Service

3/10/2023 – BCO Connect – Newsletter from the Buddhist Churches of America

3/12/2023 – 850|800 Joint Service – March 12th

850th Anniversary of Shinran Shonin’s Birth
800th Anniversary of the Establishment of Jodo Shinshu Teachings

The Buddhist Churches of America, Bay District will be conducting the Joint Services of the 850th Anniversary of Shinran Shonin’s Birth & the 800th Anniversary of the Establishment of Jodo Shinshu Teachings on March 12, 2023 at the Palo Alto Buddhist Temple from 10 AM.

  • 10am March 12th –  Live Stream Watch Party at BCO – Oakland Hondo
    • Refreshment 9:30 – Main Hall
    • Broadcast Viewing 10am – Hondo
  • 10am March 12th – Zoom Video Stream
  • 10am March 12th Live at Palo Alto Buddhist Temple – Palo Alto
    • RSVP Requested to attend.
    • Lunch Reservation Deadline February 26th

3/10/2023 – Busshin Newsletter – April 2023

April 2023 Issue

2023 – Play – Sentimental Journey – A Nisei Life in Song

Saturday March 18, 2023 – 12:30pm Berkeley

3/5/2023 – Shotsuki Memorial Service & Adult Dharma Service – March 2023

3/5/2023 – Dharma Family Service

2/28/2023 – BYR 6: BCA Summer Youth Retreat

June 25 – July 1, 2023 at the Jodo Shinshu Center

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We are hosting the 6th annual BCA Youth Retreat (BYR) from June 25 – July 1, 2023 at the Jodo Shinshu Center.
Please be sure to share this event with your high school age youth groups at your temple.

2/23/2023 – BCA J.A.M.S. 2023

Jodoshinshu Artists & Musicians Showcase

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  • Note: Rev. Bridge also has a piece in the BCA J.A.M.S. (Jodoshinshu Artists & Musicians Showcase) video, as do BCO members Shirley Muramoto & Brian Wong and many other BCA members.

2/23/2023 –  2023 BCA Eitaikyo Service

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  • BCA Eitaikyo Music Service is now available – our very own Rev. Michael Endo is the chairperson, and Rev. Harry Bridge performs with Miharu Okamura & KO-HA in one of the musical offerings.

2/15/2023 – Day of Remembrance Community Map Project – Executive Order 9066

Saturday, February 18, 2023 – 2:00 pm

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Join us for the opening reception for our Day of Remembrance Community Map Project on Saturday, February 18th, featuring a performance from Emeryville Taiko and a community panel about the role of art, memory, and place in the movement for civil rights.

This project is in honor of Day of Remembrance on February 19th, which marks the day in 1942 when President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, giving the U.S. Army the authority to forcibly remove and incarcerate Americans of Japanese ancestry residing on the West Coast during WWII. 120,000 Americans of Japanese ancestry were impacted, and had to abandon their jobs, their homes, and their lives to be sent to one of ten concentration camps scattered in desolate, remote regions of the country…. Flyer Link Here

Other Day of Remembrance Events – Click Here

 

  • Contact Jun Hamamoto for more info at OfficeBCO@gmail.com

2/14/2023 – BCA National Council Meeting – Public Events

The Buddhist Churches of America (BCA) will be holding the National Council Meeting. These events/meetings will be attended by the designated leaders of Temples/Churches in the BCA. 

A few of these events/meetings will be “Open to All” to attend.  We encourage BCO Sangha members to attend these “Open” meetings. They will be held presented via Zoom Meetings.

February 18, 2023

February 23, 2023

February 26, 2023

These are online events open to the public. We encourage BCO Sangha members  to participate.

4/2/2023 – Nichi Bei Day with the Athletics – Baseball Game

Sunday April 2, 2023 – 1 pm

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To order tickets: Website https:/nichibei.org/athletics

2/12/2023 – Dharma Family Service

2/12/2023 Shotsuki Memorial Service – February 2023

2/5/2023 – Dharma Family Service

1/7/2023 – An Interfaith Vigil of Remembrance & Call for Liberation

3/12/2023 – 850|800 Joint Service

850th Anniversary of Shinran Shonin’s Birth
800th Anniversary of the Establishment of Jodo Shinshu Teachings

March 12, 2023 – 10am – Palo Alto Buddhist Temple

The Buddhist Churches of America, Bay District will be conducting the Joint Services of the 850th Anniversary of Shinran Shonin’s Birth & the 800th Anniversary of the Establishment of Jodo Shinshu Teachings on March 12, 2023 at the Palo Alto Buddhist Temple from 10 AM.

More information – Link

1/29/2023 – Dharma Family Service

1/22/2023 – Dharma Family Service

1/19/2023 JSEI Crab Feed – February 26, 2023

32nd Annual J-Sei Crab Feed
Sunday, February 26, 2023

1/15/2023 – Ho-onko Service – Honoring Shinran Shonin

1/8/2023 – Shotsuki Memorial Service – January

1/8/2023 – Dharma Family Service

1/6/2023 – Lincoln Square Park Campaign

Friends of Lincoln Square Park is working with the City of Oakland to raise funds to build a 22,000 square-foot recreation center to replace an old, overcrowded facility. As part of this project, it is seeking to interview people who grew up playing at the park or went to Lincoln School next door. It has many Chinese American interviewees, but wants to interview the Japanese Americans, Filipino Americans, and others who were part of the scene. To find out more about the campaign, visit www.friendsoflincolnsquarepark.org; if you would like to be interviewed or want to find out more about the project, please contact Grant Din at grant@friendsoflincolnsquarepark.org. Thank you!

https://www.friendsoflincolnsquarepark.org/

1/1/2023 – Dharma Family Service – New Year’s Day Service

2023 – Forever Young Reunion Dance Party

SACBC -Southern Alameda Co Buddhist Church – Union City

January 14, 2023 – 7 to 10pm

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12/31/2022 New Year’s Eve Message from Rev Bridge

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12/12/2022 – Busshin Newsletter – January 2023

January 2023 Issue

2023 – Play – Sentimental Journey – A Nisei Life in Song

Saturday March 18, 2023 – 12:30pm Berkeley

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