BUDDHIST CHURCH OF PARLIER P.O. Box Newmark Avenue Parlier, California Phone: (559)

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1 BUDDHIST CHURCH OF PARLIER P.O. Box Newmark Avenue Parlier, California Phone: (559) TAKE REFUGE IN THE LIGHT OF JOY October 2014 Very Buddhistic... Rev. Kakei Nakagawa Shinran Shonin never thought of organizing any religious schools. As he mentioned in the sixth chapter of the Tannisho As for myself, Shinran, I do not have a single disciple. If I could make others practice the nenbutsu through my own devices, they would be my disciples. Otherwise, how arrogant it is to claim as disciples those who live the nenbutsu through the working of Buddha s wish-for-the-world. At the beginning of our Jodo Shinshu history when Shinran Shonin was living in thirteen century in Japan, there was no such temple as the Honganji. We can trace the roots of the Honganji back to Shinran Shonin s youngest daughter, Kakushin-ni, who moved his ashes from the Toribeno cemetery to the Yoshimizu town and erected a mausoleum with a scroll of her father s image enshrined in it. Her son, Shinran Shonin s third generation descendant, Kakunyo Shonin, had the simple mausoleum raised to temple status, and gave it the name Honganji. But it is Shinran Shonin s eighth generation descendant, Rennyo Shonin; who through his tireless propagation efforts, and clear understanding of Jodo Shinshu teachings, as revealed in his Gobunsho- Letters, to which we owe the establishment of the huge Honganji religious order that we have inherited. Through all of this, Rennyo Shonin never lost sight of Shinran Shonin s teaching that each and every one of us is essentially in the same position. If we look at the 40th entry of the Rennyo Shonin s Wikigaki, we find the words; I put aside my social status and sit with you all. Shinran Shonin too said that in the entire world those who with the Shinjin - true and real awareness are brothers and sisters. So, I do as he said. Many times in his Letters, Rennyo Shonin laments over the fact that he has drawn many people together but very few, or none has achieved the greatest treasure of Dharna that our teaching has to offer; that of Shinjin - true and real awareness. Of course he wanted to bring as many people as possible together to give them access to the Jodo Shinshu teaching. He was very happy to create a family of Shinshu followers; but, at the same time, he was seriously worried over the condition of their hearts and minds called `Kokoro. Their understanding and attainment of Shinjin - true and real awareness was always his primary concern. Now in the modern day, of course we need new members; but, at the same time, I think that we all need to get a firm grasp on our own religious sentiment. We listen, and learn about the teachings and our own human nature. Recently, I have come to realize that I, personally, may never ever come to fully appreciate the entire scope of Buddha s boundless compassion until my final moment. In Rennyo Shonin s time there was a priest named Hokkyo-bo. Although he lived into his nineties, Hokkyo-bo could say; I have listened to the Dharma up to this age, but never have I said to myself that I have had enough. There is nothing in which I feel I have had enough. The Dharma is something that gets deeper and deeper the more I listen to it. My only hope for a complete understanding is to keep listening in the same spirit as Hokkyo-bo. On Sunday, October 5th, the six temples of the Central California District will come together at the Fowler Buddhist Temple and conduct the Nenbutsu Seminar. Rev. Kiyo Kuwahara, co-director of the BCA Center for Buddhist Education, is our main lecturer and five candidates for future BCA ministers will join him. Those six plus Rev. Alan and I, total eight ministers will share our dharma experiences. Please make it a point to join us for our very special Nenbutsu Seminar. 1

2 MESSAGE FROM REV. ALAN SAKAMOTO The Difficulty of Being Buddhist I happened to be watching a movie called Amongst White Clouds. It is an impressive documentary of a journalist s journey to visit and speak with Buddhist hermits deep in the isolated mountains of China. He speaks with a young apprentice and wise smiling man, among others, and they share their stories of trials and tribulations living a solitary life of Buddhist practice. One monk told the journalist that he ate nothing be grass and wood his first year. Wow! What dedication and determination. I couldn t help but think while watching this movie that these monks, no matter how difficult and noble a path they have chosen, seem to have avoided the difficulties of dealing with, working, and associating with people. The difficulties of a monastic lifestyle don t seem to address the daily problems and issues in my life. How many meetings do they attend? How about the difficulties working with a group of people, i.e. differing opinions, trying to work together, rude and insensitive people and their comments. What about family issues or relationships? It seems to me that the hermit-styled or hierarchical monastic life avoids many of those daily issues that we encounter. Those monks have chosen their own unique path, and I have nothing but admiration for their efforts. However, Shinran Shonin has led us to a pragmatic realization of a Buddhist way of life, after all, he did write that he is neither monk nor layman. Shinran left the monastic lifestyle on Mt. Hiei after 20 years. He got married and had children. He taught and founded a Buddhist tradition that provided hope for those that were not able to enter a monastery. Jodo Shinshu Buddhism provides us lessons that are grounded in reality. So, it comes as no surprise that it is hard to know what to do sometimes in leading a Buddhist way of life. As I wrote in the September 2014 newsletter, the lessons of all the Buddha s are quite simple, Do good things, and don t do bad things. Yet, it really is very very very difficult to not do bad things, isn t it? What is out there that can help us? The Christians have the Ten Commandments. These are rules as prescribed by the all powerful, and all knowing God who is distinctly separate from us. And, if we don t follow those rules, then he/she just might kick our butts. Buddhists have our own guides! First, is our intuition. If you look deep within yourself, you will find the best answer. We all have an intuitive sense of what is right and wrong, what is good and what is bad. When we have difficulties determining what is right and wrong we turn to this intuition, and sometimes it is difficult to hear that small voice from inside. This is part of our Buddhist practice. Yes, we all make mistakes. But, that s why it is called PRACTICE. We all practice each and everyday to be the best Buddhists possible. Yet, sometimes we still get stumped. Where else can we turn to? We can all turn to the Six Paramitas, Eightfold Noble Path and the Buddhist precepts for guidance. These rarely provide a black and white answer for every decision. These are meant as guidelines and examples to show us how intuition should work. These are not a set of rules that we must follow or incur the Buddha s wrath. After all, these guidelines come from a human, just like you and me. The Zen Master Dogen said that our life is one mistake after another. That we make mistakes isn t important. What IS important is that we try and fix the mistakes we ve made and try not to make the same mistakes again. All of us have to constantly practice, today, right here, and right now. Namu Amida Butsu Rev. Alan Sakamoto 2

3 TEMPLE Kozuki Family Mr. Frank Yokoyama Mr. & Mrs. Darryl Wong-Sing Rev. Gene Sekiya Donna & Joann Ebisuda Mr. & Mrs. Larry Kebo Mr. & Mrs. David Ogami Mr. & Mrs. Ken Tsuboi Offerings-cash Mr. & Mrs. Ashley Calhoun Offerings-cash BWA DONATIONS Kozuki Family ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Buddhist Church of Parlier would like to extend our appreciation to the following for their generous donations In memory of Irene T. Kozuki...$ Special donation...$ Special donation...$ Special donation...$ Memorial for Yoshino Ebisuda...$ Memorial for Ruth Kusunoki...$ Memorial for Lillian Ogami...$ Obon...$ Sangha Gathering...$ Sangha Gathering...$ Fall Ohigan...$46.00 In memory of Irene T. Kozuki...$ DONATIONS for MONTHLY MEMORIAL SERVICE: Mrs. Sumiko Ebisuda $20.00 Mrs. Toshi Nakamichi...$20.00 Mrs. Sumiko Ebisuda $20.00 Mr. & Mrs. Yuki Mori...$25.00 Mr. & Mrs. James Goishi $25.00 Mrs. Toshiye Nakamichi...$20.00 Mr. & Mrs. Henry Guerra $25.00 Mrs. Miyo Ohara...$20.00 Mrs. Takako Kanemoto $20.00 Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Shimizu...$40.00 Mrs. Jean Kobashi $20.00 Mrs. May Takata...$20.00 Mr. Kay Kobashi $25.00 Ms. Akiko Yorizane...$30.00 Mr. & Mrs. Curtis Koga $75.00 Mr. & Mrs. Glenn Yoshimoto...$20.00 Mr. & Mrs. Tom Koga $ Mrs. Ruby Yukawa...$20.00 Mr. & Mrs. Kelvin Miyakawa $50.00 FALL OHIGAN DONATIONS: Mr. & Mrs. Tatsumi Arakawa $20.00 Mr. & Mrs. Shiz Kimura... $20.00 Mr. Patrick Chiamori $20.00 Mr. & Mrs. Yuki Mori... $25.00 Mr. & Mrs. Steven Goss $20.00 Ms. Lynn Sasai... $20.00 Ms. Gail Hachiya $10.00 Dr. & Mrs. Randel Yano... $20.00 Mr. & Mrs. Donald Ikemiya $20.00 Ms. Akiko Yorizane... $20.00 Dr. & Mrs. Dennis Ikuta $25.00 DONATIONS for MINISTER S ASSISTANTS FUND: Mr. & Mrs. Calvin Doi Ms. Akiko Yorizane Ms. Setsuko Yotori Mr. & Mrs. Ken Tsuboi Mr. & Mrs. Glenn Yoshimoto The DVD Streams of Light ( The history of the BCA churches.) Is available to be checked out. It is located in the Church office. Please sign-out on the sheet provided. 3

4 THOUGHTS FROM THE SANGHA By Cheryl Koga, BWA Co-President As I sat in the hondo one Sunday, I glanced up to the onaijin and peered at the two new pictures beside Shinran Shonin and Rennyo Shonin s portraits. The pictures are copies of paintings of Eshinni, wife of Shinran and Kakushinni, daughter of Shinran Shonin. Shinran Shonin, of course, is the founder our Jodo Shinshu sect of Buddhism. Over three decades ago, at the World Buddhist Women s Convention, Eshinni Day was established, whereby she would be remembered at all Hongwanji temples throughout the world at a yearly memorial service. Then, in 2003, Kakushinni Day was established. These special days are meant to honor two of the most influential women in the history of Jodo Shinshu Buddhism. More recently, another resolution was passed to place pictures of the two women in the hondo. We honor them because Eshinni and Kakushinni were instrumental in laying a foundation for all Jodo Shinshu followers, yet do we really understand what impact they had on our religion? Buddhism teaches us about interconnectedness. It is through Eshinni s letters that we have learned so much more about Shinran. The letters were written to Kakushinni after the death of Shinran. Until the 20th century, those letters went undiscovered. They were found in 1921, less than 100 years ago in the archives in the halls of the Nishi Honganji in Kyoto. Astonishingly, it took over 700 years to discover those letters. Scholars now toil over them to find out more about Shinran practically firsthand. Until the discovery of those letters, many had even questioned the actual existence of Eshinni, as well as Shinran. It is through her letters that we learn of Eshinni s reverence for her husband. Her letters revealed that she was a refined intellectual person as well as a devoted follower of the Nembutsu. From her letters, we have learned about Shinran s personal life as well as his spiritual journey. Her letters reveal that she took care of the family supporting Shinran in his endeavors. She respected Shinran and admired him as Kannon. (Kannon embodies the compassionate teacher in our lives, who has helped us grow as a person spiritually, which are the essence of Buddhism.) Together they both were able to grow through the teachings of the Nembutsu. In those days, monks were not allowed to marry because married life was said to be a distraction from the search for enlightenment. In 1207, the court banned the Nembutsu teaching and ordered the exile of Honen and Shinran. However that timing was perfect for both Eshinni and Shinran. They met, married and were able to nurture their love and understanding of each other. It is understood that Shinran viewed their marriage as a turning point in his life when he abandoned the traditional life of a Buddhist priest. When Shinran developed his thoughts on Amida s Vow of salvation, it was not his intent to form a new sect of Buddhism. He only sought the true Pure Land teaching. Shinran and Eshinni had six children. It was their youngest child, Kakushinni who took care of her father in his later years She was the only child who valued her father s work. She had the vision to provide a legacy for preserving her father s teachings. Though widely popular now, when Shinran died in 1262, he was virtually unknown in the Buddhist circles in Kyoto. After his death, Kakushinni built a memorial hall for Shinran s remains. She had the foresight and deep appreciation of the Nembutsu teaching to save his work and establish the foundation of Jodo Shinshu. This was the beginning of the Ohtani Mausoleum and the Hongwanji. It is because of her efforts that the Nembutsu teachings have become available to the masses, preserved for us to listen to and learn from them. With Eshinni and Kakushinni s visions, efforts and devotion, the Honganji has grown to what it is today. On November 16th, we will be holding our Parlier Buddhist Women s Association Memorial Service in conjunction with the Eshinni and Kakushinni Memorial Service. Join us and please stay for our wonderful Tofu Festival immediately following the service. Gassho, Cheryl Koga 4

5 MONTHLY BOARD MEETING SEPTEMBER 9, 2014 By Kaye Kozuki, Church Secretary The Parlier Buddhist Church Board meeting was called to order by Dennis Ikuta on September 9, Those in attendance were; Curtis & Cheryl Koga, Glenn Yoshimoto, Tad Kozuki, Steve & Joyce Sasai, James Goishi, Toshie & Yuki Mori, Calvin Doi, Clyde Yoshikawa, and Kaye K. A quorum was established. Dennis led us in gassho. Minutes were read and after corrections were noted, a motion to accept the minutes was made by Clyde and seconded by Curtis. Motion carried. After reviewing the treasurer s report for August s income and expenses, Toshie made a motion to accept this report, Clyde seconded, motion carried. Committee Reports: 1. Maintenance Curtis will be getting an estimate for cost of refinishing the tile floors. 2. BWA Thank you North District headed by Teri T. & Irene K. for providing the Shotsuki refreshments in Aug. The Sangha Gathering was postponed in Sept one week due to Rev. Tanaka s service in Reedley held on the first Sunday. Irene K. gave the Dharma talk on the first 4 Eightfold Paths. Next month, in October, the Sangha Gathering will be held on the second Sunday, Oct. 12 due to the Nembutsu Seminar in Fowler on Oct. 5. Kaye will give the Dharma talk on the last 4 Eightfold Paths. Church cleaning will be done by Group 1 in Sept. The Ohigan Service and Monthly Memorial Service with Rev. Bridge was held on Sept 21. A delicious luncheon followed which was prepared by Christine G. and Kathy Y. The FBWA Conference will be in Irvine on Oct Julie D., Denise K., and Janette WS. are planning to attend. Thank you to Yuki G. for providing the pies for the Sept. Board meeting. BWA Upcoming events: Oct. 5 Nembutsu Seminar in Fowler with Rev. Kuwahara as the guest speaker. Oct. 13 Board treats Toshie M. Oct. 14 Sangha Gathering Oct. 18 Church cleaning by Group 2 headed by Denise K. Oct. 19 Monthly Memorial Service City tobans will provide the refreshments. Oct. 26 Yard Sale drop off 12 noon 3p. Nov. 4 Yard Sale 7:30-11:30 3. Publication Running smoothly. Thank you to all the ladies & men folk who help copy the newsletter, staple them together, and address them: Curtis, James, Cheryl K., Karen S., Taka K., Akiko Y., Kiku K., and Ruby Y. 4. Finance The market has come up in the last month and so has the portfolios. 5. V&P YBA retreat was held in SLO. Rev. Sakamoto and 13 attendees from the Central Valley attended. Some of the YBA members were panelists at Rev. Tanaka s seminar. The bus trip to JSC was an enjoyable activity that was taken by 30 individuals from the different temples. A nice obento lunch was provided and the visit to the San Jose Japanese Museum was most interesting. Those attending from Parlier were Ryan K., Calvin & Julie D., Kaye K. Curtis made a motion to accept the reports and Calvin seconded. Motion passed. Old Business: 1. Reviewed August s services. 2. Property Sales Tad reported he is still talking to a realtor about listing the property 3. There are some advantages to switching from ADT to Vivint security, so a change might be made at the beginning of next year. New Business: 1. Sangha Gathering switched to Oct MA Fund is half way to its goal of $12,000. A motion by Kaye to give the Mori s $4,500 to help defray some of their costs was made. It was seconded by Clyde. Motion passed. The rest of the fund will be used to help the other MAs with their education costs. The Board is hoping to get more donates from the members of the Church to help with part of the expenses. A little over half of the members have donated to date. Clyde made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Calvin seconded. Motion passed. Next Board meeting will be on October 13,

6 BUDDHIST WOMEN S ASSOCIATION By Julie Doi, BWA Newsletter Writer We had a very busy September! It started with Reunion/Dharma Talk with Rev. Dr. Ken Tanaka on Sept. 6th & 7th, CBE sponsored lecturer with Rev. Harada, Sept. 8th, Curtis discussion class, Sept. 10th, Sangha Gathering on Sept. 14, Q & A and Ohigan Service with Rev. Bridge, Sept. 20th & 21st. Our September Sangha Gathering was well attended! Over 40 people came out including14 children. Irene K. gave the Dharma talk on the first 4 Eightfold Paths. The children interact very well and are not afraid to join in! Toshie and Yuki prepared a delicious lunch which included: tonkatsu, seasoned rice, salad and dessert. It was enjoyed by all! Thank you Group 1 headed by Toshie and Yuki for cleaning the church on Sept. 20. Our cleaning groups are getting smaller but we get the job done! Clyde Yoshikawa, one of our new members is always willing to lend a helping hand! He was there to mop the floors and set up tables and chairs along with others on the toban. After the cleanup we had a BWA Meeting headed by co-president,cheryl Koga. Cheryl went over all the past events of the year and thanked all the ladies in charge of the events and their helpers. Our Spring yardsale did very well with a net profit of $ We used the money to pay for the CCBWL Conference registration, CBE, Radio Broadcast CCYBA and TechnoBuddha. We voted to pay for the registration, rooms and mileage for the FBWA conference attendees also. Cheryl commented that our Community Picnic is growing and will need pop-up tents next time to accommodate the over flow. We made a profit of 1, on our somen and somen salad sales at the Obon. The MA Fund is half way to its goal! The Board voted to contribute $4,500 dollars to the Mori s to defray cost. The BWA voted and also gave $3,000 to the Mori s. We decided to do the Homebound Visitation on Sept. 27 but the date was later changed to Oct. 4th. We will visit Eleanor Doi, Ben Koga, George Okada and Tom Yamanaka and possibly a few more. We will have our Fall Yardsale on Nov. 1 at 8am. Drop-off date is Oct. 26th from 12pm to 3pm. It was again decided to do the Community Food Drive in the months of October and November for Thanksgiving distribution. A drop off box will be set up in the lobby for your can goods and nonparishables. We will have election of 2015 BWA officers next month. The ballots will be sent out soon. Installation of officers will take place at our Bodhi Day/Bonen-Kai on Dec. 7th. Lastly we decided to make our BWA Directory a church directory and include the men on the calling list. We had an enjoyable Q & A with Rev. Harry Bridge on Sept. 20th. Kaye commented that it was a joy to hear a young dynamic speaker. We went to Spike and Rail after the session had a nice dinner. The next day he spoke to us at our Ohigan Service on the Six Paramitas and touched on Right Effort and how we try to do our best at everything. It is important to put Right Effort in our Buddhist practice also. We tend to go the Middle Path and strive do do better. Our next event is our Nembutsu Seminar in Fowler on Oct. 5. at 9:30am. Janette Wong-Sing is in charge, with Rev. Kuwahara and the IMOP group doing workshops, lunch will be included. PARLIER BWA YARD SALE Drop-off: Sunday, Oct. 26th 12:00pm-3:00pm YARD SALE Saturday, November 1st 8:00am-11:30am *We will also have a drop off for Recycling TV s, Computers and Electronics as well as collectibles. 6

7 MONTHLY MEMORIAL SERVICE The October Shotsuki Service will be on Sunday, October 19, Families, as well as all members and friends are encouraged to attend. OCTOBER SHOTSUKI DECEASED MOURNER Mrs. Miyoko Yoshimoto 58 yrs. Mr. Kazumi Yoshimoto Mr. Alan Kiyoshi Miyakawa 54 yrs. Mr. Kelvin Miyakawa Mrs. Yoshi Masuda 50 yrs. Mrs. Ellen Tsudama Mr. Hatsuno Tanaka 46 yrs. Mrs. Timo Watamura 45 yrs. Mr. Bill Watamura Mrs. Masako Sanada 41 yrs. Mr. James Nakao 41 yrs. Mrs. Yoshiye Nakao 31 yrs. Mrs. Kasumi Suehiro 40 yrs. Mrs. Matsuko Suehiro Mrs. Shime Saito 36 yrs. Mr. Yshichiro Nakadachi 59 yrs. Mr. Alan Nakadachi Mr. Masaki Ohara 43 yrs. Mrs. Miyo Ohara Mrs. Tami Ohara 32 yrs. Mrs. Miyo Ohara Mr. James Noboru Kozuki 18 yrs. Mrs. Irene T. Kozuki Mrs. Sada Yamamoto 19 yrs. Mr. Jimmie Yamamoto Mr. Muneo Nakamura 15 yrs. Ms. Gail Nakamura Mrs. Momi Miyakawa 10 yrs. Mr. Kelvin Miyakawa Mrs. Mary Sachiko Okubo 9 yrs. Mr. Warren Okubo Mrs. Chiyoko Kurokawa 9 yrs. Ms. Arlene Kurokawa Mr. Masanobu Kimura 8 yrs. Mrs. Sawaye Kimura Mrs. Fumiye Yamanaka 4 yrs. Mr. Tom Yamanaka 2014 is the Memorial year for those deceased in One year Memorial th year Memorial rd year Memorial th year Memorial th year Memorial rd year Memorial th year Memorial th year Memorial Medaka no Gakko is a Japanese cultural school that was founded in 1980 to teach children about their Japanese heritage. The two week summer school session is open to children in kindergarten through seventh grade. Medaka no Gakko is a non-profit parent co-operative where families come together to provide this enriching experience for their children. The 2015 summer session will run from June 15 th 27 th. Our parent registration meeting will be held at the Parlier Buddhist Church on Monday, November 17 th at 6:30pm. If you would like more information or want to receive a registration packet before the November meeting, please contact Kari Kozuki at kari@kozuki.com or

8 A reminder when doing your grocery shopping at Savemart, Lucky, or FoodMaxx; don t forget to use your SHARE card. Our church gets a percentage of your receipt. This could mean hundreds of dollars for our temple. If you haven t received your card, ask any Board member. The Ministers Assistance Fund is half way to the goal of $12,000. The fund will help pay expenses for our MAs. Toshie & Yuki Mori will be going to Japan to acquire their Tokudo Certification in Nov. This is an expense venture and our church would like to help defray some of the cost. The fund will also help the other MAs with their many expenses related to classes for the MA program. If you have already donated into this fund, a big thank you A gentle reminder to pay your yearly dues to the church if you haven t done so already. The dues schedule: $275 per person or $550 per couple per year Yuki Mori will be speaking on the Buddhist Broadcast 7:20 am on Oct. 11 & 18 in Japanese. Looking Forward: Rev. Tets Unno will be the guest Rev. for our Hoonko Service in Jan He is a renowned lecturer and teacher. Parlier is very lucky to have him come to our temple. Please make every effort to attend. These opportunities do not come along very often to have such an illustrious speaker visit our temple. More details to follow. Community Food Drive in the months of October and November for Thanksgiving distribution. A drop off box will be set up in the lobby for your can goods and nonparishables. 8

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12 DIRECTORY OF OFFICIERS Minister Rinban Kakei Nakagawa Rev. Alan Sakamoto Church President Dennis Ikuta Vice-President Toshie Mori Secretary Kay Kozuki Maintenance James Goishi Fujinkai Presidents Joyce Sasai Cheryl Koga Newletter Editors Curtis Koga Julie Doi Karen Shimizu Webmaster Glenn Nakamichi UPCOMING NOVEMBER EVENTS 1 (Sat) Parlier BWA Yardsale...8:00am 3 (Mon) Rev. Harada s Class...7:00pm 10 (Mon) Board Meeting...7:00pm 12 (Wed) Curtis Discussion Group...7:00pm 15 (Sat) Min Doi 1 Year Memorial... 11:00am 15 (Sat) Church Cleanup, Group 3...8:00am 16 (Sun) Eshinni & Kakushinni Service.10:00am OCTOBER BUDDHIST RADIO BROADCAST KFIB (AM900) SATURDAY 7:20AM OCTOBER English Japanese 4 Rev. Alan Sakamoto Midori Nakakawa 11 Blake Honda Yuki Mori 18 Karen Mukai Yuki Mori 25 Gary Mukai Rev. Nakakawa NOVEMBER English Japanese 6 Curtis Koga Yuki Mori 13? Rev. Nakakawa 20 Chris Tange Rev. Nakakawa 27 Cheryl Koga Midori Nakakawa Shotsuki Service Sunday, October 19, :00 a.m. NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION U.S POSTAGE PARLIER, CA PERMIT #23 BUDDHIST CHURCH OF PARLIER P.O. Box 547 Parlier, CA Address Service Requested

13 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday DONATIONS FOR THE BUDDHIST RADIO BROADCAST EACH BROADCAST IS $50.00 If you wish to donate contact Lee at the Fresno Buddhist Church: (559) Nembutsu Seminar Fowler BC 9:30am October TAKE REFUGE IN THE LIGHT OF JOY 1 Parlier Class Taichi 8:00am 5 6 Fowler 7 8 Parlier Class Classes: Taichi 8:00am CBE sponsored Dharma Class: Lecture Class w/ 1:00pm Gary Mukai Sumi: 3:00pm Curtis Welcome Center Fowler BC Calligraphy Discussion Class 9:15am- FBWA Conference in Irvine 7:00pm 5:00pm 7:00pm 11:30am Fowler Parlier Class Church 18 Classes: Taichi Cleanup Dharma Class: 8:00am Group 2 Sangha 1:00pm 8:00am Gathering Parlier Sumi: 3:00pm Welcome Center 10:00am Board Meeting Calligraphy 9:15am- 7:00pm 5:00pm 11:30am Visalia Sukiyaki 10:00am Shotsuki Service 10:00am Fresno Food Bazaar 11am-4pm Yard Sale Drop-Off 12noon-3:00pm Fowler Parlier Class Classes: Taichi (See Above) 8:00am V &P Meeting in Fowler 7:00pm Fowler 28 Classes: Dharma Class: 1:00pm Sumi: 3:00pm Calligraphy 5:00pm Welcome Center 9:15am- 11:30am Welcome Center 9:15am- 11:30am 29 Parlier Class30 Taichi 8:00am Welcome Center 9:15am- 11:30am 31