B U D D H I S T C H U R C H O F O A K L A N D

BUSSHIN JULY 2009

Just a Mouse-Click AwayBY REVEREND HARRY GYOKYO BRIDGE

VOLUME 52 NUMBER 7

This month finds us gliding into

summer! Not only do we have

the Bay District Jr. YBA retreat in San

Luis Obispo over July 4 weekend, but

also the Buddhist Church of Oakland

Picnic on Sunday, July 19. Another

important aspect of summer is that we

do not have Dharma School – only

Shotsuki and the Obon Service.

However, you can still hear me, even

if you can’t attend service. The inter-

net has really changed the availability

of the teachings of the Buddha – you

can find all kinds of information (and

p robably some misinform a t i o n ) .

There are even some blogs about Jodo

Shinshu, but many of them are by

people who are not associated with

BCA or Nishi Hongwanji – not neces-

sarily a bad thing in itself, but would-

n’t it be nice if maybe there were a blog

or something out there by someone

involved with BCA? Well, there is! I

just happen to have a blog called “The

Nenju” where I occasionally post on

Buddhist topics. Unfortunately, one of

my problems is that I have a very dif-

ficult time writing (I’ve already had

two false starts for this article!), so I

don’t update very often.

But when I do, I am usually pointing

to a podcast that I do with a friend of

mine, Dr. Scott Mitchell of the

Institute of Buddhist Studies. A pod-

cast is kind of like a radio show, except

it’s on the internet. Ours is called “The

DharmaRealm.” We put new episodes

up on the first and third Fridays

(though we take winter and summer

break off). The podcast came about

one day when we were sitting in (Dr.)

Scott’s office at IBS. We were talking

about interdependence, referring to

classes that we took when we were at

IBS. Afterwards I realized, we should

record these conversations and make

them available to people somehow. I

realized that with my experience

recording my music and Scott’s web

savvy, we should be able to put some-

thing together. We chose some topics,

I came up with a theme song, and

away we went! The entire archive is

available at the website and also at the

Apple iTunes Store. Here are the

addresses of my blog and podcast:

The Nenju:

rev-harry.livejournal.com

The DharmaRealm:

www.dharmarealm.com

If I don’t see you at the picnic, we’ll

see you on the internet! ;)

In gassho,

Rev. Harry Gyokyo Bridge

Minister’s Message 1

President’s Message 2

Temple Tid-bits 2

Bazaar Donors 2

Green Spot 3

Reflections 4

Promotions & Graduations 4

Momiji Kai News 4

BCO Golf Tournament 5

Parents’ Day Breakfast Photos 6

Newsroom OBWA 7

July Shotsuki Service 8

Calendar

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TEMPLE TID-BITS

New Classified Ad SectionWe are planning to have a

CLASSIFIED ADS section in theBusshin. Let us know if you havesomething you’d like to advertise.Be sure to give a detailed descrip-tion, photo if possible, price, and acontact. Email to: joyce@yokomi-zo.com or mail to the BuddhistChurch of Oakland, 825 JacksonSt., Oakland CA 94607.

Osonae and flowersThank you to the families who

o ff e red Osonae and flowers inmemory of Harry Kanada’s 49thday Service.

Thank you to the followingmembers for staffing the office onSaturday and Sunday, MemorialDay weekend:

Daisy TsujimotoLou MinamotoDoris OkanoMollie YoneyamaNamie Naito

President’s MusingsBY STEVE TERUSAKI

Pomp and circumstance, capsand gowns; Teriyaki chicken

and steak dinners, Sushi and Udon,Imagawayaki and ohagi, Bingo andgoldfish; Avila Beach, meditation walkalong the creek with lanterns, and thesilent breakfast; Grilled hamburgersand hotdogs, potato salad and waterballoons; Bon-odori practices and theChidori band, lanterns and soba noo-dles. Yes, the cycle of summer eventshas begun.

On behalf of the church, congratula-tions to our recent high school andcollege graduates. We wish themmuch success on their journey to newhorizons. Remember to stay pluggedin and connected; Rev. Harry has hisblog at: www. d h a rm a realm.com sowherever you may be you can still bepart of the dialogue and the ShinBuddhist community via cyberspace.

At the time of this writing, we arestill in anticipation of our Father’s Dayextravaganza; but by the time youreceive this Busshin we should beenjoying the fruits of our efforts; orrecovering from its aftermath. I’d liketo acknowledge the eff o rts of ourBazaar chairperson, Jon Takagaki,who is and will have been responsiblefor bringing the event together. Also,an early thank you to the many volun-teers who will have spent endlesshours of preparation and sweat equityto make our annual Nikkoland Bazaara success; and a very special thank youto all of our donors who contributedso generously to support the event.

Summer also means the Bay DistrictJr. YBA Retreat in San Luis Obispoover the 4th of July weekend; theChurch Picnic on July 19th; our ObonFestival and Odori on August 1st ; andObon service on August 2nd. Pleasemark your calendars.

Odds-and-ends around the church: Efforts are being made to recycle

plastics and compost green waste —-new green liner bags are to be used forgreen waste and placed in the greengarbage bins.

Work is beginning on the repair ofthe apartment fire escape.

Efforts are being undertaken to eval-uate the ornamental woodwork on theroof and its repair and replacement;

The worst portions of Jackson Streetin front of the Church were repaved

thanks to the office of CouncilwomanPat Kernighan and the City ofOakland;

New bulletin boards are up in theChurch lobby for community, BCAand BCO notices. Please see TomitaShimamoto before pinning up infor-mation. Also a big thank you toTomita for covering the standard bul-letin board with colorful fabric.

Have a great summer!

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Nikkoland BazaarDonors List

The Buddhist Church of Oaklandwould like to acknowledge and

express gratitude to the following busi-nesses and organizations for theirdonations to the Nikkoland Bazaar asof June 1st.

We encourage our members andfriends to visit these businesses andorganizations in our community:

Acme Bread, 1620 San Pablo Ave,Berkeley 94710

Adachi Florist & Nursery, 5166Sobrante Ave, El Sobrante 94803

Albany Bowl, 540 San Pablo Ave,Albany 94706

All In One Fitness, 1483 A SolanoAve, Albany 94706

Aroma Restaurant, 2337 BlandingAve, Alameda 94501

A s h k e n a z, 1317 San Pablo Av e ,Berkeley 94702-1021

Bay Area Beverage Co, 700 NationalCt, Richmond 94804

Berkeley Iron Works Climbing &Fitness, 800 Potter St, Berkeley 94710

Berkeley Rep, 2025 Addison St,Berkeley 94704

Berkeley Symphony Orchestra,1942 University Ave., Berkeley 94704

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ucts, like cardboard, are recycled, theyare mixed with water and turned intoa slurry. Since we all know water andoil don’t mix, the issue is clear.

Grease from pizza boxes causes oilto form at the top of the slurry, andpaper fibers cannot separate from oilsduring the pulping pro c e s s .E s s e n t i a l l y, this contaminant causesthe entire batch to be ruined. This isthe reason that other food re l a t e ditems are non-recyclable (used paperplates, used napkins, used paper towels, etc).

“The oil gets in when you’re doingyour process of making paper,” saidTerry Gellenbeck, a solid waste admin-istrative analyst for the City ofPhoenix. “The oil causes great prob-lems for the quality of the paper, espe-cially the binding of the fibers. It putsin contaminants, so when they dosqueeze the water out, it has spots and holes.”

But what about other things regular-ly found on paper products, like ink?“Most inks are not petroleum-based sothey break down fast. Food is a bigproblem,” he said.

Also, be mindful of adhesives thatmay be on the pizza box (coupons,stickers, etc.) as those are contami-nants. Known as “pressure sensitiveadhesives (PSAs)” these can ruin therecycling process just as much as oil orfood remains.Sneaks

Many people admit trying to “sneak”their pizza boxes in with cardboardboxes and such. In reality, this doesmore harm than good as the contami-nated cardboard could ruin the wholerecycling batch.

In fact, contamination in the recy-cling business is a big problem. Some

Nikkoland Bazaar Donors ListContinued from previous page

The Pizza Box Mystery, an articleby Lori Brown from Earth 911.

Many people assume that pizzaboxes are recyclable. In fact, mostboxes have recycling symbols on themand are traditionally made from corru-gated cardboard. They are, in and ofthemselves, recyclable.

However, what makes parts of themnon-recyclable is the hot, tasty treatthat comes inside them, specifically,the grease and cheese from pizza thatsoil the cardboard.

So there you have it, pizza boxesthat are tarnished with food, or anypaper product that is stained withgrease or food, are not recyclable -unless you remove the tainted por-tions.

But why is this? And what are theimplications for the general, pizza-lov-ing public? Mmm, pizza.How it Gets Recycled

Food is one of the worst contami-nants in the paper recycling process.Grease and oil are not as big of a prob-lem for plastic, metal and glass, asthose materials are recycled using aheat process. But when paper prod-

Green SpotBY JOYCE YOKOMIZO

Berkeley YMCA, 2001 Allston Way,Berkeley 94704

Bette’s Oceanview Diner, 1807Fourth St, Berkeley 94704

Brushstrokes Studio, 745 Page St,Berkeley 94710

Canyon Swim School, 21 CampbellLn, El Sobrante 94803

Cooperative Cleaning, POB 3208,Oakland, CA 94603

Contra Costa Civic Theatre, 951Pomona Ave, El Cerrito 94530

Bong Thi Gillis, 228 Malachite Ct,Hercules 94547

George & Jim’s Garage ( G re g gNomura Family) 1767 15th St. SanFrancisco 94103-3333

Hana of Japan Steak House, 235University Ave, Berkeley 94710

Tommy T. Hayashi, O.D., PhD.,1535 Ashby Ave, Berkeley 94703

La Meditteranee, 2936 College Ave,Berkeley 94705

MOCHA, Museum of Children’s Art,538 Ninth St. Ste 210, Oakland94607

John M. Neishi O.D., 15070Hesperian Blvd, San Leandro 94578

Neldham’s Danish Bakery, 3401Telegraph Ave, Oakland 94609

Oto Bailey Fukumoto Mishima,2200 Powell St, Emeryville 94608

Polaris Tours, 4415 Cowell Rd#110, Concord 94518

Renaissance Rialto / Grand LakeTheater, 3200 Grand Ave, Oakland94610

Shotgun Players, 1901 Ashby Ave,Berkeley 94703

Soko Hardware, 1698 Post St, SanFrancisco 94115

Sue Johnson Custom Lamps &Shades, 1745 Solano Ave, Berkeley94707

Sunset View Mortuary, POB 187, El

Cerrito 94530The Natural Grocery Store, 10367

San Pablo Ave, El Cerrito 94530Zachary Whitman, New York Life

Ins, 1300 S. El Camino Real #400, SanMateo 94402

D. Kenneth Misono, D.D.S., 730Kains Ave, Albany 94706

Scott K. Yokoi, O.D., 5321 CollegeAve, Oakland 94618

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estimates put the costs of irresponsiblecontamination in the neighborhood of$700 million per year industry-wide.Gellenbeck estimates that for the Cityof Phoenix, contamination costs themaround $1 million annually, because ofdamage to machinery, disposal costsfor the non-recyclable material andwasted time, materials and efficiency.With the City processing 129,000 tonsof materials in 2008 (around 7 percentof this is cardboard), money is animportant factor as to why residentsshould know what their municipalitiesdo and do not accept.So, What Do I Do?

The easiest remedy for this problemis to cut or tear out the soiled portionsof your pizza boxes and trash them.For example, you can tear the top ofthe box off, recycle that and throwaway the bottom part containing thegrease. If the entire box is grease-free,the whole box can be recycled with aguilt-free conscience.

Another option to recycling card-board is to compost it, although thegrease rule still applies here as well.“Even with oils, you shouldn’t com-post [greased cardboard]. It causes rot-ting, you get more bugs and smell andit’s just not good for the plants,” saidGellenbeck.

Most importantly, being well-versedon what your local recyclers accept,can make the biggest difference. “It alldepends on where your pro c e s s o rsends your paper, too,” saidGellenbeck, whose authority appliesonly to the City of Phoenix. “If you cankeep a particular thing like the foodout, the plastics out, all those thingsthat really shouldn’t be there, it would help.”

The Green Spotcontinued from previous page 2009 Promotions &

GraduationsELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Fifth &

Sixth)Kevin HoriiMason MederiosKiyomi NomuraCameron Owoc

MIDDLE SCHOOL (8th Grade)Renzo CostarellaMia OrensTae Shimamoto

HIGH SCHOOL Receives BCO gift,BCA Certificate of Congratulations,and book from Numata BukkyoDendo Kyokai, “Teachings of theBuddha.”

Grant Hiura: University High, SanFrancisco

Matthew Isono: Head RoyceZack Kuga: Bishop O’DowdBrennan MacMaster: El CerritoMelissa Miyamoto-Mills: Mira VistaLia Noguchi: Castro ValleyDenise Toyofuku: Monte VistaChristopher Wong: College ParkKenji Okamura-Wong: Alhambra

COLLEGE Receives BCO gift, BCAC e rtificate of Congratulations, andbook from Numata Bukkyo DendoKyokai, “Buddhism of the Heart.”

Rya Inada: UC Irvine Psychology

ADVANCE DEGREE Receives BCOgift, BCA Certificate ofCongratulations, and books fro mNumata Bukko Dendo Kyokai.

Christina Suda: UCLA MastersAsian History

Momiji Kai News BY MRS. NANCY YAMAMOTO

Thursday, May 21, 2009 was ourOchazuke Luncheon Day. A

great time was enjoyed by all whoattended.

Everyone was asked to bring theirown ochawan at which time judges,Susan Tanisawa, Mary Hiromoto, andAmy Shimada would award prizes tothe most “unique” and the “cutest”bowl. Nancy Yamamoto and ChiekoE n d o w e re the recipients of theseprizes.

Besides the furikake and, of course,the rice, everyone brought a variety oftsukemono, kinpira, shiraai, hiya tofu,v i n e g a red cucumber and shrimp salad,etc., plus a variety of desserts. Thanks toGloria Fujimoto for coming by withboxes of mochi ice cream. G l o r i a, yourthoughtfulness is sincerely appre c i a t e d .

Many, many thanks to Patti Hirotafor her continued support of the sen-iors, leading us in yoga exercises tohelp strengthen and limber up ourtired and stiff muscles.

Tentative plans are being made for abus trip to some exciting location, per-haps in September.

Thursday, June 4, 2009 is the date ofour next gathering.

ReflectionsBY REV. SEIGEN YAMAOKA

The year 2009 is now at the halfway point. The question is,

“What have we accomplished?” Reflection: It is easy to think about

what we have accomplished, but thereal question that we must all workwith is, “what do we need to do toaccomplish anything?” Take care .Gassho,

Seigen Yamaoka

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BUSSHIN JULY 2009

Buddhist Church of Oakland22nd Annual Benefit Golf Tournament

Monday, August 31, 2009Sequoyah Country Club (Oakland, CA)

Entry Fee: $200.00 per player(Includes green fees, cart, tee prizes, range balls, lunch, dinner, and door prize ticket.)

2009 AUGUST INDEX WILL BE USED.

Deadline: All registration forms must be received by August 2, 2009.

Tournament Scoring Format: Four-person teams (2 persons with 2 persons blinddraw at check in). Combined best-ball scores determine team score. Enter astwosomes or singles. You may play with your chosen foursome.

Note: New scoring format for 2009.

Dress Code: No tee shirts, tank tops or denim jeans. Men’s shirts must have a collar andsleeves. Shorts must have an inseam of at least 4 inches. Non-metal spikes are required.Ceramic spikes are strongly discouraged.

Please complete and detach. Check payable to Buddhist Church of Oakland and return to church office.

Name________________________________________________________________________

GHIN No._____________________ Current Index_____________ if no index, list your 3 lowest scores : ____________________

Golf Club affiliation (if any) ___________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________Address City & Zip Code

(______)______________________________________________________________________Phone Number Email Address

I would like to be paired with__________________________________________________

Quantity$200.00 – Golf and Dinner$ 30.00 – Additional Dinner(s)

Total Amount Enclosed:

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Jr. YBA Parents’ DayBreakfast

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NewsroomOBWABY GAYLE NOGUCHI

Acknowledgements andCorrections to June Busshin

Our apologies to S a m and H e l e nM o r i for omitting their names from thevisitations in the Concord area in April.Thank you to Janet Tsukahira and thefollowing for the donations made inmemory of her mother, Mrs. KiyoKuwahara’s one year memorial service:Michael Endo, Chieko Endo, SetsukoFuruta, Terri Isono, Ben & ElaineMatsui, Sumi Murashima, JeanNakazono, Edith Oto, Iwao & MiyoShigemoto, Randy & RoxanneAikawa, Dennis & Joanne Makishima,Dan & Hideso Neishi

Infant Presentation

Celebrating May Birthdays

Do you have a favoriterecipe that you would like toshare? OBWA is collectingrecipes for a new cookbook.Please send your recipes alongwith any interesting notesabout them to JoAnneHayashida c/o BuddhistChurch of Oakland, 825Jackson Street, Oakland,94607. Recipes are dueSeptember 30.

OBWA Cookbook

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July Shotsuki Memorial ServiceService: Sunday, July 12, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. Sermon by Reverend Harry Gyokyo Bridge

Family and friends are invited to attend this monthly memorial service for those listed below. If any errors appear in thelist below, please notify the church office at (510) 832-5988 at your earliest convenience. Next month’s Shotsuki

Service will be held on Sunday, August 9, 2009 at 10:00 a.m.

Mr. Jun Ted Ajari – 13th YearMrs. Umeno Ajari Mrs. AkiyoshiMr. Takamichi AkiyoshiMr. Carlton Doi – 17th YearMiss Taeko EndoMrs. Kiku FujiiMr. Takao Fujii Mrs. Yasuko Fujimori Rev. Hogen Fujimoto Mr. Hideo Fukuya – 13th YearMr. Chogoro Harada Mrs. Take HaradaMrs. Kiyo HaranoMr. Yoshinori Hatakeyama Mrs. Konoye Hirota Mr. Yoshito Hiyama – 25th YearMr. Brian Honda Mrs. Ei HoriRev. Satoru HoriMrs. Kishiko HoshideMr. Kwando Ikeda Mr. Minai Ikeda Mrs. Tsukiko IkedaMr. Chuichi InouchiMr. Kensuke Inouye Mr. Sadaichiro IsonoMr. Katsumi KaidaMrs. Yasuko Kameyama Ms. Aki Kanada Ms. Jean Kanesaki Mrs. Takeno Kanesaki Mrs. Fusayo KaneshigeMrs. Sakae Rose Kaneshige Mr. Toshio Kano Mrs. Miyeko KawabataMr. Glenn Kawamoto Mrs. Tamae KawataMrs. Masako KayataniMr. Kiyoshi Kimura Mr. Hakuichi Kinoshita Mrs. Kimiko KoboriMrs. Shina Kobori

Mr. Kent Masao Koizumi – 1st YearMrs. Hina Maeda Dr. Roger MatoiMr. Shigeru Matsuda Mr. Chikara MatsuiMr. Chosaburo MatsuiMr. Minoru Matsumoto Mr. Gisaburo MatsutaniMrs. Yachiyo MatsutaniMrs. Matsuko MinamidaniMr. Arthur Misaki Miss Kieko Mitsuda Mrs. Yaeno Mizuki Mrs. Haruko Mizushina Mr. Takichi Motomura Mrs. Itsu Mukuno Baby MuranishiMrs. Mitsuko Nagafuji Mrs. Ima Nagai Mrs. Maki Najima – 25th YearMr. Mokichi NakagawaMr. Wakichi Nakai Mr. Tadashi Nakamura Mr. Frank Nakao Mr. Tsunetaro Nakaya Mrs. Yoshi Natsuhara Mrs. Tora Negi – 7th YearMrs. Julia Neishi – 3rd YearMr. Torao Neishi Mr. Hiroshi NodaMr. Bob Shoichi Nomura Mr. Morris NomuraMr. Hisakusu Ogawa Mrs. Misao OharaMrs. Konoe Ota Mrs. Hisae OkemotoMr. Kenji Kamana Rossi Mrs. Fusa Sato Mr. Genjiro SatoMr. Masao Sato Mrs. Masako Shibata – 17th YearMrs. Mineko ShigematsuMr. Juhei Takata

Mr. Ken Takayama – 7th YearMr. Harunori Tamichi Mrs. Fuji TamoriMr. Shigeoki Tanaka Mr. Hisayoshi Tanizawa Mr. Yone TeradaMr. Harold Tsujimoto – 3rd YearDr. Hisao Wehara Mr. Kakutaro Yamabe Mr. Ichiro Yamamoto Mrs. Katsuyo YamamotoMrs. Miharu YamamotoMrs. Misao YamamotoMr. Shichirouemon Yamamoto Mrs. Toyo Yamamoto Mrs. Miyuki Yamasaki Mrs. Shin Yasuda – 33rd YearMrs. Michie Yokomizo Mr. Mitsuo YokomizoMr. Motoemon YokomizoMr. Giichi Yoshioka Mr. George Yoshisato

DEADLINE FOR AUGUST 2009 BUSSHIN

ARTICLES: July 6th

A rticles submitted after thisdate may not be printed. Senda rt i c l e s to Joyce Yokomizo:

email: joyce@yokomizo.com fax: (415) 970-0810 You can also send articles to

Tomita Shimamoto at the churchoffice.

BUSSHIN COLLATION by theJr YBA on Thursday, July 16t h a t7:30 p.m.

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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

July 2009

10:00 a.m. ShotsukiService

7:30 p.m.Bon OdoriPractice

7:30 p.m.Bon OdoriPractice

7:30 p.m.Bon OdoriPractice

7:30 p.m.Bon Odori

Practice

ObonConstruction

BusshinArticles Due!

7:30 p.m. BusshinCollating by the Jr

YBA

1:00 p.m.Line Dance

7:30 p.m.Karaoke

1:00 p.m.Fukuoka Kenjin

Kai

1:00 p.m.Line Dance

7:30 p.m.Bon Odori

Practice

BCO PicnicPleasant Hill

Park

9:00 a.m.Church Clean

Up

7:00 p.mFukuoka Sister

City Ass’n

7:30 p.m.Bon OdoriPractice

Bazaar Critique7:00 p.mConcordHowakai

2:00 p.mIkebana

7:30 p.m.Bon OdoriPractice

10:00 a.m BDMA

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August 2009

9:30 a.m.Hatsubon

10:30 a.m.Obon Service

10:00 a.m.Shotsuki Service

No Service

No Service

9:30 a.m.DharmaTeachers’Seminar

7:30 p.m.Collate Busshin

by Jr YBA

10:00 a.mMomiji Kai

10:00 a.mMomiji Kai

10:00 a.mOBWA Cypress

House

10:00 a.mOBWA Cypress

House

BusshinArticles Due!

BCA Ministers’ Association Summer Retreat Fuken

7:00 p.m.Fukuoka Sister

City

7:30 p.m.Youth Club

3:00 p.m-9:00 p.m.Obon Festival

BCO GolfTournament

Sequoia CountryClub