1 - Kelowna Buddhist Temple

Volume 48, Issue 7
Sept 30, 2016
Kelowna Buddhist Temple
The New Dharma Express
PO. Box 22092, RPO Capri Centre
Kelowna, B.C. V1Y 9N9
phone 250-763-3827
www.kelownabuddhisttemple.org
Monthly Memorial
Special points of interest:
 Wed. Oct 5, TSS Meditation 10am
 Thurs. Oct 6, TSS Meditation 10am, Temple Exec
Meeting 7pm
 Fri. Oct 7, TSS Meditation
10am
 Sun. Oct 9, Dharma
School 10am, Dharma
Shotsuki 1pm
 Wed. Oct 12, TSS Meditation 10am
 Thurs. Oct 13, TSS Meditation 10am
 Fri. Oct 14, TSS Meditation
10am, Farmer’s Market
Prep 8am
 Sat. Oct 15, Farmer’s Market and Bake Sale 9am2pm
 Sun. Oct 16, Dharma
School 10am
 Wed. Oct 19, TSS Meditation 10am
 Thurs. Oct 20, TSS Meditation 10am
Mr.
Master
Mr.
Mr.
Master
Mr.
Mrs.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mrs.
Mrs.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mrs.
Mrs.
Mrs.
Mr.
Mr.
Tatsukichi Mukai
Takashi Uyeyama
Mitsuru Murakami
Zenkichi Tamaki
Akira Tomiyama
Genjiro Taguchi
Harue Budo
Kurakichi Oshita
Kyuzo Kobayashi
Susumu Matsuda
Haruo Kitagawa
Nobue Nakano
Kazue Kasubuchi
Kozo Fujita
Shigeru Mori
Hideo Yamada
Gengo Hikida
Nobujiro Ueda
Fumi Tamaki
Yoshi Sugie
Fujie Ueda
Tom Tomiye
Jim Kitaura
 Fri. Oct 21, TSS Meditation
10am, Mein Making 6pm
Clean-up Altar Toban
Group #2
M/M Ken Yamada
M/M Isao Terai
Yoshiko Ueda
Anne Stack
M/M Kaichi Uemoto
Derek Mayeda
Meiko Ewuk
Tammy Nishi
Naoko Nakamura
Reg Tomiye
M/M Jason Kouchiyama
Special points of interest:
 Sun. Oct 23, Dharma
School 10am & JSBTC
Day 1pm
 Wed. Oct 26, TSS Meditation 10am
 Thurs. Oct 27, TSS Meditation 10am
 Fri. Oct 28, TSS Meditation 10am
Inside this issue:
Sensei
2
Hongwanji
3
Dave Ohori
4
Calendar
5
Bishop
6
Japanese
7
Donations
8
Tuesday, November
1st, Pie Dough Making 8am, Apple Pie
Making 3pm
Fall Chow Mein November 20th
 Sun. Oct 30, Dharma
School 10am
 Sat. Oct 22, Mein Making
7am
Newsletter via Postal Service
Recent unrest and the potential for Postal service interruption is another reminder to consider getting on our Distribution Contact List—also it will save us printing, and mailing costs which have become a huge expense. Just contact us via
email: [email protected] and we will handle the rest. In Gassho
Volume 48, Issue 7
Page 2
From Sensei
Reality and Realization
It is now September, and the temperature has
dropped over the past few days. There is a definite
feeling that Fall is here. Some trees have already
begun to change, and before long we will be seeing
the beautiful fall colours. Somehow the changes of
nature are always around us to remind us of the flow
of life: birth, growth, reproduction, aging, sickness,
death, and the generation of new life.
We learn many lessons, and experience many
changes throughout our lives. We think that we are
self-sufficient, and independent. We learn how to
look for information for our needs, whether educational, medical, legal, financial, emotional, etc.,
whenever the need arises. We can sometimes overrate our own self-sufficency rather than admit our
need for a helping hand.
There is an interesting and true story about
two elderly sisters who lived together, and prided
themselves on being self-sufficient.
Some time ago a newspaper carried a sad story about two elderly sisters whose misguided efforts
ended up with the death of one of them. These two
ladies, one eighty, and the other eighty-four years
old, had been out on a shopping trip in town, just
twenty miles away from their rural home. On the
return trip, they unfortunately took a wrong turn. In
an attempt to get back on the right road, they apparently drove around for sixty hours straight, not stopping to eat, nor asking for directions. The police, in
attempting to retrace their journey, estimated that the
two had traveled over two hundred miles in trying to
reach their home, which was only twenty miles
away. They were eventually discovered by a farmer,
their car hopelessly stuck in a muddy field. One sister was dead from exposure, the other was found lying under a tree in critical condition with a sweater
covering her face to protect her from the mosquitos.
When the surviving sister was asked why they did
not seek help or ask directions, she said, “We didn’t
want to do that---we’ve always been so independent,
we wouldn’t have dreamed of admitting that we
needed help.”
This is obviously an extreme case of trying to
be self-sufficient - an example of self-sufficiency
gone too far. To a certain extent, we all, more or
less, tend to have this attitude in our own lives. We
carry on as best we can in solving everyday problems
that we have to face in our lives. But when it
comes to the big issues of life and death, or serious
illness, or life-altering decisions that need to be
dealt with, we struggle for answers. We realize
then that life can be so much harder than we
thought. Not long ago, a relative shared with me
her feeling of overwhelming helplessness when a
family member was admitted to intensive care in
serious condition. The doctors were not optimistic
about their ability to save his life. Feeling desperate and unable to be of any help, she went to the
hospital’s spiritual room to pray for his recovery.
Dr. D.T. Suzuki said “the only thing we can
do in these circumstances is to pray. This is the
kind of prayer that can open the way to spiritual
life.” It is not petitionary prayer.
We face demands/crises in life in so many
areas: in relationships with family and friends,
jobs/career decisions, declining health/sickness,
child/elder care, and so on. Every situation can be
a challenge and sometimes no right answers can be
found. If we think about these hardships, we notice that life is an endless cycle of birth, suffering,
and death, and that we are constantly challenged by
changes as we live our lives. Whatever our lifespan, we can choose either to resign ourselves to
existing in the shadow of these inevitable truths, or
to enjoy our lives to the fullest, knowing the realities of human life.
When human attachment to self-centered
effort is crushed, the Buddha’s name, Namo Amida
Butsu reaches us, making us conscious of being
surrounded by Amida Buddha’s immeasurable
light and wisdom. This allows us to become aware
of the reality that we are foolish beings. Only then,
when we see ourselves mirrored in Buddha’s light,
for the first time we are able to see a complete picture of ourselves. The light of the Buddha’s wisdom, reaches us to the very base of our being; allowing us to see our delusions and the “mists of
error” for what they really are. It is then that we
are able to see the truth. Namo Amida Butsu that
we recite, is the sound of the disintegration of the
self-ego. Let us live our lives surrounded by the
light of Amida Buddha.
In Gassho, Rev. Yasuhiro Miyakawa
Volume 48, Issue 7
Page 3
無常の風
シャボン玉とんだ
屋根までとんだ
屋根までとんで
こわれて消えた
シャボン玉消えた
とばずに消えた
うまれてすぐに
こわれて消えた
風
風
吹くなシャボン玉とばそ
１０月はカナダ教団創立の月でございます。１９０３年に１３名の仏教徒有志が京都の西本願寺に開教使の派遣要
請を懇願し、翌年１９０４年に佐々木千重先生が初代開教使として派遣され、早くも１１１年が経過いたします。皆
さまにおかれましては、各仏教会の護寺に貢献頂き、教団を代表して厚く御礼申し上げます。
昔も今も、若くしてこの世での命を終えた方の葬儀を勤めることが少なくありません。いかに医学や科学が発展し
ようとも、ひとたび無常の風が吹けば、年齢を問わず消え去るのがこの命であります。皆さまの中にもお子様を亡く
した方がいると思います。子を先に亡くす親の哀しは想像もつかぬものです。小さな子供を亡くした方の告別式で話
す法話を考えていたときに、ふと童謡の「シャボン玉」の歌を思い出した。
昔からよく歌われるこの童謡ですが、作詞は野口雨情さん、作曲は中山晋平さんです。講談社から出版された『日
本のふるさとのうた』の解説コラムには「はかなく消えた幼い娘への鎮霊歌か」と述べられています。なぜ、そのよ
うな表現をしたのでしょう。この歌の歌詞は諸説あるようですが一番有名なのは、大正9年、野口雨情は作曲家の中
山晋平ち童謡歌手の佐藤千夜子とともに、自作の童謡を広めるキャンペーンをしていました。そして四国の徳島に居
た時に、2歳になった愛娘が疫病で急死したという故郷からの訃報が届いた。その時の雨情の哀しみ、幼子への愛お
しさはいかばかりであったかは、想像に余るものがあります。その哀しみと愛おしさの中からこの詩が生まれ、改め
てこの詩を読むと、雨情の愛と哀しみの心が溢れているのを感じとれます。
いのちはシャボン玉のようにもろく、はかない。無常の風が吹くとたちまちにこわれて消えてしまうようなもので
す。そのようないのちであればこそ、こわれずに今ここにあるいのちを有り難く感じるのではないでしょうか。今も
昔も、世界各地にて争いが絶えません。たとえどんな小さないのちであっても、その命をわけへだてなく救済する仏
様のお慈悲とお智慧を戴いている命なのですね。皆さま、御法身体ご自愛くださいませ。
南無阿弥陀仏
カナダ開教区
総長
青木龍也
Kids’
Sangha
This is an article especially for the Dharma School kids and their families.
What a beautiful summer we have enjoyed! Now, as the sun moves southward, the days
grow shorter and cooler, and the abundant growth of summer nears completion of its cycle for another year. Just as the natural world’s activity starts to slow down, our human
world starts to speed up! We begin a season of growth and new learning as school, activities, and Dharma School all resume. Some of you will be starting school for the first
time, or going to a new school. Schedules get tighter, and the time spent together as a
family can get shorter. That is one of the reasons why, at Dharma School, we like to keep
the whole family together to hear and experience the Buddha’s teaching. This is also an
excellent place for adults who want to learn more about the basics of Buddhism to begin their
studies. We have a great year planned, starting on Sunday October 9th. We hope you will join
us!
In Gassho, Genevra
If you have thoughts and stories to share with the Kids’ Sangha and Dharma School, you are invited to correspond
with us at [email protected]
Volume 48, Issue 7
Page 4
JSBTC Day Message from JSBTC President Dave Ohori
Our Directors on the JSBTC Board as well as Bishop
Aoki and Rev. Grant Ikuta (MA Chair) have been
working very hard on the strategic planning for the
future as well as on the day to day operations of the
JSBTC. One of the major expenses is the medical,
health and dental costs to ensure that our Ministers
have adequate coverage. As each year passes, we
seem to experience significant cost increases for this
important coverage. As a Board, we have sent this
coverage out for tender and also negotiated for better
rates. The Board is always looking for cost reductions
and wants to keep temple assessments to a minimum,
however, this is becoming more difficult each year.
Our other option is to increase our revenues. JSBTC
Day occurs only once each year. This is a day in
which local temples designate a special day in their
temple calendar for JSBTC Day where all donations
from that day are sent to the JSBTC to be used for
costs like benefits for our Ministers as well as to sup-
port the important and significant work for the kyodan by the
Office of the Bishop.
Please remember that the
JSBTC is a central organization
which supports all Jodo Shinshu
Temples across Canada. The
organization works closely with the Office of the
Bishop to help find and support new ministers for
our kyodan which is ultimately a benefit to all
member temples. Please take the time to consider
donating to the JSBTC for the future of our kyodan
and for the much needed and proper support for
Ministers.
In Gassho
Donors should write their cheques payable to their
local temple indicating “JSBTC Day” in the memo
area of the cheque.
Message from the Editor
Where has the summer gone? On a personal note,
this year another fantastic retired year… from an
amazing season volunteering at Gallagher’s, some
great golf, to my highlight, becoming a Grandfather! How can life get any better? Seriously, I’m
waiting for someone to pinch me and say it is a
dream… wake-up, you’re still working and getting old. Well the getting older part is right, but
mind you… I have never felt better physically in
my entire life. I’m trying to eat better, I sleep better and I’m exercising regularly now.
My Grandson, Elias Ichiro was born on July 16th
a healthy 8lb hairy Takeda, I swear he knew how
to smile right from day one and he brings nothing
but joy to my heart. I wish they were closer than
Calgary, or we were closer to them, but so far, I
have managed to keep Grandma happy with several
trips to Calgary to cuddle her Grandchild. FaceTime
or Skype even every day, just isn’t the same as holding the precious little guy in your arms and making
goofy faces at him.
But so much for me… what about you? Are you enjoying the summer? Are you all rested and ready to
tackle all the upcoming projects that require your
support? Are you willing to help at the Temple
more? Are you ready to become a member? Are you
going to support JSBTC Day?
Serious questions that cannot stay on the back burner
forever… we need your support now more than ever
as I’m sure you are aware, donations are down, costs
are up… thank you in advance for contemplating
these questions, welcome back… In Gassho, Jiro
What $6.25 a month will buy you? Surprise!
Temple membership is $155 per person, of which $80 goes to the JSBTC National organization… leaving
only $75 ($6.25 per month or less than $0.25 per day) - to support the building and Resident Minister. Impossible you say, well we are trying to do it and only by your generous donations and help during fund raising projects can we keep offering you, our friends and members a warm and welcoming Temple. Please
support Rev. Y. Miyakawa; our longstanding members need to encourage their family members to join the
Temple, get your children, grandchildren, relatives and extended family to become members. Plus, we all
need to provide guidance to newer members who are converted Buddhists… working together we can build
a strong Buddhist Community. (November 1st—2017 Dues Payable… check to see if you have paid for
2016). In Gassho—Temple Executive
Volume 48, Issue 7
Page 5
October 2016
Sun
Mon Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Intro to Buddhism Level 1 Sessions are full and we are taking names for Spring
2017. These sessions are not drop-in, you must be registered as there is limited
seating. We are so fortunate to have lay-leaders who can conduct these sessions
and provide a solid basis for understanding and spiritual guidance. In Gassho
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Taiko
Practice
7pm
9
Sat
1
5
6
7
8
Intro to Buddhism 7pm
TSS Medita- TSS Meditation
TSS Meditation
10am, Temple Exec 10am-12:30pm
tion 10amMeeting 7pm, Taiko
12:30pm
Practice 7pm
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11
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13
14
15
Dharma
School 10am,
Dharma
Shotsuki 1pm
Taiko
Practice
7pm
Intro to Buddhism 7pm
TSS Medita- TSS Meditation
tion 10am10am-12:30pm,
12:30pm
Taiko Practice 7pm
TSS Meditation Farmers Market
10am, Farmers & Bake Sale,
Market Prep
9am to 2pm
8am
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21
Dharma
School 10am
Taiko
Practice
7pm
Intro to Buddhism 7pm
TSS Medita- TSS Meditation
tion 10am10am-12:30pm,
12:30pm
Taiko Practice 7pm
TSS Meditation Mein Making
10am, Mein
7am
Making 6pm
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26
28
Dharma
School 10am
& JSBTC
Day 1 pm
Taiko
Practice
7pm
Intro to Buddhism 7pm
TSS Medita- TSS Meditation
tion 10am10am-12:30pm,
12:30pm
Taiko Practice 7pm
TSS Meditation
10am-12:30pm
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Dharma
School 10am
Taiko
Practice
7pm
Intro to Buddhism 7pm,
Pie Dough Making 8am,
Apple Pie Making 3pm
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Taiko Practice 7pm
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Chow Mein
November 20th
Volume 48, Issue 7
Page 6
JSBTC Day Message “What is Dana?”
I would like to express my most sincere appreciation to all the Jodo Shinshu Temples of
Canada (JSBTC) ministers, ministers’ assistants, national board of directors, and all
Temple members and non-members for keeping our organization active and accessible.
In the early days, the Temple was financed largely by donations called ‘dana’. In Japanese, this is known as ofuse or orei. Over the years, Temple members established the
tradition of donating money to the temple treasury for various occasions such as Buddhist
holidays, family weddings, funerals, and memorial services. As well, donations were
offered for monthly memorial services (Shotsuki) as well as, for a wide variety of occasions, such as a return to good health, birth of children and grandchildren, graduation of
children and grandchildren and for joyous events including return from trips abroad, etc.
In other words, the Issei tended to make donations to the temple on any occasion which
they felt was meaningful to them. The idea of a membership due or fee was not a consideration.
At all major events at a Temple, there was always an uketsuke or reception table where
donation envelopes were received and duly recorded. Relying entirely on personal donations meant no fixed fees for services rendered. As a member became more active and involved the more the member understood the ofuse/orei system. The prevailing attitude was, therefore, one of offering a donation as a token of one’s appreciation and gratitude, rather than one of paying a fee for
specific services rendered.
As the nisei and sansei generation gradually took responsibility in managing the Temple, the idea of membership dues became more popular. There was growing frustration not knowing how much one should donate for weddings, memorial services, etc.
Thus, today we are torn between two ways of thinking; between the dana/ ofuse system and a set price system for services rendered.
There has been reluctance in abandoning the ofuse system. To do so would reduce the temple to a place of business with set fees for
individual services. The consequence of this would eliminate the spirit of dana, an important fundamental of Buddhist practice. In
short, the difference between ofuse versus set fees is attitude. For Buddhists, in particular Japanese Buddhists, a person’s attitude in
society has always been considered very meaningful and significant. There is a prevailing view that it is not the amount that is significant, but rather the spirit in which it is given. Therefore, a donation has no fixed amount but rather depends on what the giver
wishes or can afford to give. This can be confusing to someone who is unfamiliar with the ways of the Temple. And while it is not
as efficient as a so-called “price list” it is in keeping with the spirit of dana.
Ofuse in Japanese consists of two Chinese characters. O-fu means “to spread”, and se means “giving charity”. Dana or
ofuse gives one an opportunity to practice
gratitude, which arises from the awareness of the inter-relationship of all sentient beings.
The Temple, after all, is not a
gas station where one fills up with spirituality for the rest of the week at so many
cents per liter. It is a living organization,
not a mechanical machine. For this reason, temple life is to be valued because it
is not ‘business-like”, efficient or even
useful. We need not make perfect manju
to sell, because we are not in the manju
business. Every helper, whether they are
experienced or not, is able to help make
manju. They donate their time for the
sake of the temple. The Temple is involved in the business of getting human
beings to be more ‘truly human’, to get
them to see who they truly are, what their
true nature is and to be transformed by
that Truth. To bend religion to suit our
own needs is to miss the point of religion.
Religion essentially transforms us to see
the Truth. We are not here to transform
religion to suit our needs.
Namo Amida Butsu,
Tatsuya Aoki, Bishop, Jodo Shinshu Buddhist Temples of Canada
Volume 48, Issue 7
Page 7
Lawn Mowing or Lack There Of...
With the lawn mowing season almost over, I feel it important to thank Alan Yamaoka… apparently there
were a few of us away or forgot to mow the Temple lawn when it was our turn. Alan has picked up the slack
and kept things looking neat and tidy. Plus those that do mow the lawn were not cleaning the mower after
using it and the next person couldn’t even turn the blade without removing the dried caked on clippings first.
As much as I’m in favor of a rock garden, until that time… next season please watch for your turn, offer to
help and pat Alan on the back for a job well done. In Gassho
行
事
１０月
案
内
４日（火）午後
７時
仏教案内
５日（水）午前１０-午後１２時半
千部経三昧
６日（木）午前１０-午後１２時半
千部経三昧
午後
７時
仏教会役員会
７日（金）午前１０-午後１２時半
９日（日）午前１０時
午後
１時
１１日（火）午後
７時
千部経三昧
日曜学校
１０月祥月法要
仏教案内
１２日（水）午前１０-午後１２時半
千部経三昧
１３日（木）午前１０-午後１２時半
千部経三昧
１４日（金）午前１０-午後１２時半
千部経三昧
午前
８時
１５日（土）午前９-午後２時
ﾌｧｰﾏｰｽﾞﾏｰｹｯﾄ､
ﾍﾞｲｸｾｰﾙ準備
ﾌｧｰﾏｰｽﾞﾏｰｹｯﾄ､ﾍﾞｲｸｾｰﾙ
１６日（日）午前１０時
日曜学校
１８日（火）午後
仏教案内
７時
１９日（水）午前１０-午後１２時半
千部経三昧
２０日（木）午前１０-午後１２時半
千部経三昧
２１日（金）午前１０-午後１２時半
千部経三昧
午後
２２日（土）午前
６時
７時
ﾁｬｳﾒﾝ麵作り
ﾁｬｳﾒﾝ作り
２３日（日）午前１０時
午後１時
２５日（火）午後７時
日曜学校
カナダ仏教団の日法要
仏教案内
２６日（水）午前１０-午後１２時半
千部経三昧
２７日（木）午前１０-午後１２時半
千部経三昧
２８日（金）午前１０-午後１２時半
千部経三昧
３０日（日）午前１０時
１１月１日（火）午前
８時
日曜学校
パイ皮作り
午後
３時
アップルパイ作り
午後
７時
仏教案内
＃あれほど暑かった夏も終わり、すっかり秋めいてきましたが、皆様はお元気でしょうか。
夏休みが終わり、お寺の行事もご覧のように沢山控えています。
皆様何かとお忙しい事と思いますが、ご参拝、ご支援の程よろしくお願いします。
With Gratitude the Temple and all of its Affiliated Organizations
Acknowledge Your Generous Contribution and Apologies
for any Errors or Omissions.
Dharma Shotsuki
Yamaoka, M/M Alan (In Memory of Master Jiro Harry
Yamaoka) $20.00
Kawaguchi, Nancy (In Memory of Butch Ueda)
$20.00
Ueda, Mrs. Yoshiko (In Memory of Butch Ueda)
$20.00
Nakahama, Toshiko (In Memory of Butch Ueda)
$20.00
Anonymous
$20.00
Yamada, M/M Ken $20.00
Ishikawa, Mr. James (In Memory of Kinosuke Hayashi) $25.00
Ishikawa, Mr. James (In Memory of Koichi Hayashi) $25.00
Ueda, M/M Scott (In Memory of Butch Ueda)
$25.00
Yamaoka, M/M Alan (In Memory of Nobue Yamaoka) $25.00
Tahara, M/M Morio (In Memory of Shig Tahara)
$25.00
Yamaoka, Mrs. Tomoye (In Memory of Shotaro Yamaoka)
$25.00
Teramura, M/M Roy (In Memory of Riyomon Teramura)
$25.00
Yamaoka, Mrs. Tomoye (In Memory of Suteo Yamaoka)
$25.00
Tahara, M/M Tim (In Memory of Haruye Tomiye)
$25.00
Tahara, M/M Tim (In Memory of Ume Tahara)
$25.00
Tahara, M/M Tim (In Memory of Hikojiro Tahara)
$25.00
Anonymous (In Memory of Kayo Terada) $25.00
Yamaoka, M/M Alan (In Memory of Suteo Yamaoka) $30.00
Yamaoka, M/M Alan (In Memory of Iwamatsu Yamaoka)
$30.00
Yamaoka, M/M Alan (In Memory of Shotaro Yamaoka)
$30.00
Yamaoka, M/M Alan (In Memory of Kiyomatsu Yamaoka)
$30.00
Ohashi, M/M Min
$30.00
Ohashi, Hanako (In Memory of Riyomon Teramura) $30.00
Ostapchuk, Rae (In Memory of Sachiko Tanaka)
$40.00
Kawamoto, M/M Roy (In Memory of Butch Ueda)
$40.00
Tahara, M/M Jack (In Memory of Shigeteru Tahara)
$40.00
Tahara, M/M Jack (In Memory of Kameji Iwasaki)
$40.00
Komori, Connie (In Memory of Hatsue Koyanagi)
$50.00
Yamaoka, Mr. Brian (In Memory of Iwamatsu Yamaoka)
$50.00
Yamaoka, Mr. Brian (In Memory of Jiro Yamaoka)
$50.00
Koyanagi, Mr. Robert (In Memory of A. Koyanagi)
$50.00
Yamaoka, M/M Jack $50.00
Tahara, M/M Morio (In Memory of Haruye Tomiye) $50.00
Tahara, M/M Morio (In Memory of Ume Tahara)
$50.00
Koga, Mrs. Carol (In Memory of Kayo Terada)
$50.00
Tahara, M/M Morio (In Memory of Hikojiro Tahara) $50.00
Yetman, M/M Pat (In Memory of Kiyo Yamaoka)
$50.00
Terada, Nagatoshi (In Memory of Mom)
$50.00
Tahara, M/M Tim (In Memory of Shig Tahara)
$75.00
Tahara, M/M Jack (In Memory of Ume and Hikoichi Tahara)
$80.00
Mori, Miyoko (In Memory of Sakae Nishi) $100.00
Mori, Miyoko (In Memory of Doug Mori) $200.00
Terada, M/M Takeru (In Memory of Kayo Terada & Take
Tanemura) $200.00
Nishi, Mr. Jim (In Memory of Sakae Nishi) $300.00
Newsletter
Komori, Connie
$30.00
Mori, Sat & Yem
$40.00
Mayeda, Mr. Derek $50.00
Obon Donations
Anonymous
$10.00
Sato, Jenny
$20.00
Uyeyama, Mrs. Pegi $20.00
Ueda, Mrs. Yoshiko $20.00
Nakahama, Mrs. Toshiko
$20.00
Kawaguchi, Nancy $20.00
Uyeyama, Mrs. Pegi $20.00
Terada, Lil
$20.00
Nishi, Ms. Geri
$20.00
Charpentier, Mrs. Junko
$20.00
McDowell, M/M Derek
$20.00
Azama, Etsuka
$20.00
Ito, Keiko $20.00
Uemoto, M/M Bryan $20.00
Richdale, Kathryn
$20.00
Anonymous
$25.00
Bauslaugh, Tom & Cindy (In Memory of Nobuo
Yamaoka) $25.00
Yamaoka, M/M Kevin (In Memory of Nobue
Yamaoka) $25.00
Ishikawa, Mr. James $30.00
Koga, Mrs. Carol
$30.00
Kouchiyama, M/M Jason
$30.00
Kurahashi, Shigeko $30.00
Kawamoto, M/M Roy $40.00
Yamaoka, Ms. Carrie $40.00
Sugie, M/M Sam
$40.00
Terada, Mr. George $40.00
Hatanaka, Maureen $40.00
Uemoto, M/M Kaichi $40.00
D. Romaniuk/D. Terada
$40.00
Favell, M/M Don
$40.00
Yamaoka, M/M Alan $50.00
Tanaka, M/M Herb $50.00
Okazaki, Rose
$50.00
Ohashi, Mrs. Hanako $50.00
Martin, Mr. Michael $50.00
Tomiye, Mr. Reg
$50.00
Yamada, M/M Ken $50.00
Kimura, M/M Mike $50.00
Ueda, M/M Scott
$50.00
Takeda, M/M Jerry $50.00
Omae, Shizue
$50.00
Hayashi, Mrs. Shizue $50.00
Tahara, M/M Morio $50.00
P. Tanaka/R. Suzuki $50.00
Anonymous
$50.00
D. Sakaki/C. Terada $50.00
Terada, M/M Darren $50.00
Koga, M/M Robert $50.00
Yamaoka, Mrs. Tomoye (In Memory of Nobuo
Yamaoka) $50.00
Kodomo-kai
$50.00
Yamaoka, M/M Jack $50.00
Tanemura, Mrs. Shirley
$50.00
Tamaki, Toyoko
$50.00
Yamaoka, Mitsuko $50.00
Koga, M/M Gary
$100.00
Tahara, M/M Tim
$100.00
Mayeda, Mr. Derek $100.00
Tanemura, M/M Melvin
$100.00
Anonymous
$150.00
Special
Jenny Sato - for 80th Anniversary
$80.00
Tanaka, M/M Herb $20.00
Tomiye, Mr. Reg
$20.00
Ishikawa, Mitsuko (In Appreciation)
$25.00
Takeda, M/M Jerry $40.00
Yamaoka, M/M Alan $40.00
Cavanaugh, Genevra $50.00
Yakura, Mr. Toshiro $50.00
Cavanaugh, Genevra $50.00
Amy Ueda & Family (Building Fund in Memory of
Johnny Uemoto)
$60.00
Sato, Jenny (Women's Assoc Anniversary) $80.00
Anonymous
$100.00
Anonymous
$100.00
Anonymous
$100.00
Fujikawa, Reverend Orai
$128.02
Yamaoka, M/M Gerry (Carpet) $180.00
Uyeyama, Mrs. Pegi (Carpet)
$180.00
Yamaoka, Mr. Roy (Carpet)
$180.00
Waterman, M/M Bruce (Carpet) $180.00
Yamaoka, M/M Brian (Carpet) $180.00
Berting, Helen (carpet)
$180.00
Yetman, M/M Pat (Carpet)
$200.00
Yamaoka, M/M Richard (Carpet)
$200.00
Fong, M/M Mike (Carpet)
$200.00
Yamaoka, M/M Jack (Carpet)
$200.00
Yamaoka, M/M Alan (Carpet)
$200.00
Preston, Patty (Koga Family Reunion)
$200.00
Favell, M/M Don (Carpet)
$280.00
Richdale, M/M Glen (Carpet)
$360.00
Kawaguchi, M/M Vern
$650.00
Kawamoto, M/M Roy $1,000.00
Membership
Yamaoka, Ms. Carrie $155.00
Yamaoka, Ms. Lisa $155.00
Mayeda, Mr. Derek $200.00
Tanemura, M/M Melvin
$400.00
Yamaoka, M/M Alan $490.00
Fujinkai 80th Anniversary
Anonymous
$25.00
Yamaoka, Tomoye $50.00
Ohashi, Hanako
$50.00
Sugie, Irene
$50.00
Anonymous
$100.00
Tanemura, Shirley
$50.00
Kurahashi, Shigeko $50.00
Tamaki, Toyoko
$50.00
Mori, Mid
$100.00
Sato, Jenny
$80.00
Ishikawa, Mitsuko
$30.00
Hatanaka, Sugino
$20.00
Women’s Association
Kusaka, M/M Victor $250.00
(Wedding, In Appreciation)
Recent legislation enacted by the Provincial
Government restricts
organizations from divulging personal information without the approval of the individuals
affected. The donations
generously made by
Temple members and
friends fall under the
realm of personal information. Therefore, if you
object to your donations
being published in the
Temple Newsletter,
please let us know and
we will cease doing so
(Mail or Email your wish
to be omitted from the
published list). In
Gassho, Temple Board
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