2023 Home Page Archives
12/9/2023 – Busshin Newsletter – January 2024 Issue
- 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
- Wreath Sale Flyer (PDF LINK)
- Purchase Link (LINK) or Scan QR Code.
- Orders due by December 3, 2023
11/19/2023 – Dharma Family Service
11/12/2023 – Eitaikyo Service
11/9/2023 – Busshin Newsletter – December 2023 Issue
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
- Ordering Information (LINK)
- Printable Mochitsuki Flyer (PDF)
- Order deadline Friday, December 8th
- Production and Pick-up Sunday, December 10th
- Please Order Early. Limited Production Available!
10/29/2023 posted – BCO Eitaikyo Service
Sunday November 12, 2023 – 10am
Flyer PDF
- Event Flyer (LINK)
10/29/23 – Dharma Family Service – Halloween
BYR & Friends – College & HS Reunion Event
November 25, 2023 – Jodo Shinshu Center
- More Information (Link): tinyurl.com/BYRRUNION
- Flyer (PDF)
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
- Costume & Dance Party / Fundraiser – Portion Benefits Maui Relief
- Special Performance by Rev. Miyaji & Rev Bridge – 7pm
- Event Flyer (LINK)
- Tickets: tinyurl.com/sacbc-obake-jams (LINK)
- More Information: SACBCEVENTS@GMAILCOM (LINK)
10/15/2023 – Keirokai Senior Appreciation Service
10/8/2023 – Busshin Newsletter – November 2023 Issue
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
- More Information (Link): tinyurl.com/BYRRUNION
- Flyer (PDF)
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
Past issues of BCO Busshin (Link)
9/8/2023 – BCO Watch Party – Saturday Movie
Saturday October 14, 2023 – 1:00 – 4:00 pm
Join us on the afternoon of October 14h @ 1 pm @ BCO Hall. Movie Snacks are Welcome.
9/8/2023 – Busshin Newsletter – October 2023 Issue
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)
- BCA Endowment Foundation
2140 Durant Ave.
Berekeley CA 94704
- https://bca.kindful.com
- www.hongwanjihawaii.com
- https://gofund.me/ff77a520
- Honpa Hongwanji Mission Hawaii
1727 Pali Highway
Honolulu HI 96813
9/08/2023 – Hidden Garden – Shibata Family Garden & Tea House Hayward
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)
- 9:30am Refreshments – BCO Main Hall (September to June)
- 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
Past issues of BCO Busshin (Link)
7/17/23 – Youth Club Basketball Registration OPEN for 2023-24 Season
- Registration Open (Click Here)
- 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)
- 9:30am Refreshments – BCO Main Hall (September to June)
- 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…
- Click Here to RSVP for the Event.
- Program Flyer (Click Here)
6/27/2023 – Busshin Newsletter – August 2023 Issue
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
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
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
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
- Article from San Francisco Chronicle (Web Link) (PDF Version)
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
- Spring 2023 Events
- More Information (CLICK HERE)
4/11/2023 – J-SEI Flavors of Spring
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
4/7/2023 – OBWA Cookbook – Recipes Submission
We want to offer our current members the opportunity to submit their recipes….
- (SUBMISSION LINK) https://buddhistchurchofoakland.org/cookbook
- or Email Joyce@Yokomizo.com
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
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.
- Click on the RSVP Link, or
- Send a email to OfficeBCO@gmail.com, or
- Call the Church Office (510) 832-5988
Thank you, See you Sunday.
3/27/2023 – Pets Memorial Service – Sunday April 16 at 10:00am
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…
3/27/2023 – one long listening – New Book by Chenzing Han
- More Information about the Book (Click Here)
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
- Zoom Link (Video Link)
- 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
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
- More information Link (https://tinyurl.com/BYR2023)
2/23/2023 – BCA J.A.M.S. 2023
Jodoshinshu Artists & Musicians Showcase
YouTube
- 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
YouTube
- 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
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
- 10:15 pm Town Hall Meeting (Link)
- 1:00 pm BCA Social Welfare Committee Workshop (Link)
- 2:00 pm Benefits of the BCA Workshop Link
- 3:00 pm BCA Dharma Forward Campaign Workshop (Link)
- 4:00 pm BCA Endowment Foundation Workshop (Link)
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
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
- Flyer (Link)
- Interfaith Website: https://im4humanintegrity.org
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.
- Service & Lunch
- If you are planning to attend please RSVP/Lunch Orders Requested by Thursday February 23rd to the BCO Church Office.
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
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
- Music from the 70s – 2000
- Event Flyer (Click Here)
- For more Info: SACBCEVENTS@Gmail.com
12/31/2022 New Year’s Eve Message from Rev Bridge
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12/12/2022 – Busshin Newsletter – January 2023
2023 – Play – Sentimental Journey – A Nisei Life in Song
Saturday March 18, 2023 – 12:30pm Berkeley