Fowler BC Newsletter - September 2018

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Alice Honda service or event. Turn on
Alta Matsuko Kikuta heat or air conditioning.
Suno Onaka 5. Bring refreshments for
Faye Fumiko Namba monthly Shotsuki service.
Nakayo Nakamoto 6. Bring two Obupan (rice) for
Jane Tsuruko Hashimoto monthly Shotsuki service.
Masao Fujikawa 7. Furnish the fruit and
Masako Higuchi cookies/manju for Osonae.
Takashi Ideta
Masako Tema Yosako
8. Lock-up Church after service be open to all other members
or event. Make sure heat/air for a small donation.
conditioner is turned off. Members will be contacted by
9. Co-chair funeral meetings Toban for details, attendance
during your month. and transportation needs.
NEMBUTSU SEMINAR
The Central Cal District Council
BOARD MEETING is sponsoring the annual Family
Nembutsu Seminar on Sunday,
September Board meeting will 30th at the Fowler Buddhist
be Tuesday, September 11th at Church. Reverend Kurt Rye
7:00 p.m. from Placer Buddhist Church
will be the guest speaker.
Please see attached flyer for
more information.
FAMILY SERVICE AND
DHARMA SCHOOL
The first Family Service and
Dharma School for the Fall
term will be on September 23rd RUMMAGE SALE
at 9:30 a.m. We welcome Back by popular demand, we
everyone to join us. will be having a Fall Rummage
Sale. So mark your calendar:
October 20th, 2018, 7:30am -
2:00pm.
If you have a key, you can drop
off your rummage in the last
KEIRO DAY classroom (north).
The Buddhist Church of Fowler Any questions or can help,
will be holding “Keiro Day” to please contact Kevin Nagata:
honor our senior members on (559) 978-7087 or Karen
Sunday September 23 at 12:00 Mukai: (559) 834-1178.
noon following our Family See you then!
Service. Obento will be served
to those over the age of 70.
Entertainment and Bingo will
follow the lunch. This lunch will
August 2018 Donations
Shotsuki Obon/Hatsubon
$ 75.00 Jane, Brian & Kevin Nagata $ 50.00 Kimihiro & Hitomi Sera
$ 50.00 Rodney Kikuta $ 30.00 M/M Christopher Tange
$ 50.00 Alex & Roberta Araki $ 20.00 Etsuko Uyemura
$ 50.00 Kimihiro & Hitomi Sera
$ 50.00 Kimihiro & Hitomi Sera
$ 50.00 May Mukai In Memory of Shizue Fujikawa,
$ 40.00 Mrs. Eiko Ii 13th Year Memorial
Ms. Yoshiye Ii $ 50.00 Amy Fujikawa &
$ 40.00 M/M Greg Mukai Irene Tsukimura
$ 30.00 Mrs. Mitsuye Shinkawa
$ 25.00 D/M Gary & Karen Mukai
$ 25.00 May Mukai In Memory of Mikiko Nakahira
$ 20.00 Gary & Arlene Keithley $ 1,000.00 Tooru Nakahira
$ 20.00 James & Kanae Sakamoto
$ 20.00 Etsuko Uyemura
$ 20.00 Mr. Frank Gibson Special Donation
$ 20.00 Mr. Frank Gibson $ 200.00 Central California
Nikkei Foundation
Use of the Church
$ 50.00 Varlene Kimura
Jackson Kuramoto's Graduation
Page 6 GEPPO SEPTEMBER 2018
2018
FALL
OHIGAN
SEMINAR
WITH
REV. JON TURNER
PHOTO CREDIT: ORANGE COUNTY BUDDHIST CHURCH
Please join us in welcoming Rev. Jon Turner

from the Orange County Buddhist Church for SATURDAY,
his dharma talk:
SEPTEMBER 8, 2018
“From Siddhartha to Shakyamuni:
A Personal Story of Transformation”
Rev. Turner, a graduate of the Institute of FRESNO DHARMA
Buddhist Studies (IBS), is a fully-ordained CENTER
Kyoshi minister who currently leads services,
writes essays, and teaches. He became a full-
time minister at the Orange County Buddhist 9:30 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.
Church after retiring from a 35-year career as
a computer programmer. Rev. Turner: “I have
made every mistake one can make in SPONSORED BY THE
understanding Buddhism. As a result, I think YAMAGUCHI FAMILY
these experiences have helped me to
become a better teacher.”

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