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ABOUT US: The Reedley Buddhist Church was established in 1936 with the Rev. Rijun Katsueda becoming the first resident minister. After World War II and the relocation of the Japanese residents, the church was rebuilt in 1952-53 and the Rev. Gibun Kimura became the third minister. In 1961, the Sunday School classrooms, conference room, office, and restrooms were started and completed in 1962. A boyhood statue of Shinran Shonin was donated by Mr. Seichi Hirose of Japan and placed in the U-shaped garden. The entire project was completed and dedicated on April 15, 1967. Rev. George Shibata, our retired resident minister, began his association with the Reedley Buddhist Church in 1975 and completed 37 years in December, 2011. Rev. Hidehito Sakamoto was appointed as the new minister in March, 2012. The church renovated the conference room and added a new kitchen facility in 2004. They added a new wrought iron fence surrounding the property in 2006, updated the hondo in 2007, and completed a storage building next to the small kitchen in 2008. The social hall bathrooms received an update in 2010 and in 2011 the grounds between the hall and the Japanese School building were graded and decomposed granite was added. The membership continues to hold steady with approximately 175 members. The Buddhist Women's Association, the Reedley Dharma School, and the Jr. Young Buddhist Association remain active and support all activities sponsored by the church.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
THANK YOU!
Thank you to many of you for attending our 2013 Crab Feed and Silent Auction held on Saturday, March 9th! It was a great success with the help of our donors, RBC members, BWA ladies, Jr. YBA members, and Dharma School families! We appreciate the combined efforts from everyone to benefit our church. Mark your calendars for next year's event! Saturday, March 8, 2014! Crab Feed attendees checking out the Silent Auction items! Jr. YBA members ready to serve at the Crab Feed!
Calendar of Events for
May 2013 1 BWA Yoroin Mimai 1:00 pm 2 CCYBA Meeting in Fowler 7:00 am
4 Buddhist Broadcast on KBIF (900 AM) 7:25 am Monthly Memorial Service 1:00 pm 5 Dharma School Service 9:30 am BWA - Dharma School Teachers' Appreciation
Luncheon 12:30 pm 8 Bazaar Meeting & Obon Festival Meeting 7:00 pm 11 Buddhist Broadcast on KBIF (900 AM) 7:25 am
(Yuki Mori & Garrett Sano) Dinuba Monthly Memorial Service 1:00 pm 12 Dharma School Service 9:30 am 15 Church Board Meeting 7:00 pm 16 Dinuba Church Luncheon 11:00 am Buddhism Study Class 7:00 pm 18 Buddhist Broadcast on KBIF (900 AM) 7:25 am (Yuki Mori & George Teraoka) Nikkeijinkai Keiro Bingo & Luncheon 11:00 am 19 Combined Gotan-E & Dharma School End of Term Service & Graduates Luncheon 10:00 am Service - Japanese Sermon 1:00 pm CC Jr. YBA Meeting in Fresno 1:00 pm 24 BWA - Decorating at Cemetery for
Memorial Day 8:00 am 25 Buddhist Broadcast on KBIF (900 AM) 7:25 am (Rev. Nakagawa & Paula Kanagawa) Dinuba Memorial Day Service at Smith
Mountain Cemetery 7:00 pm Reedley Jr. YBA to Bay District Volleyball
Tournament in Alameda 26 Memorial Day Service at Reedley Cemetery
(near cannon) 7:00 pm Memorial Day Service at Church 7:30 pm This page was last modified on Monday, May 06, 2013 09:07:06 PM | |
Reedley, CA
Updated Wednesday, May 22, 2013 4:35 PM
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Reedley Buddhist Church 2035 15th Street P.O. Box 24 Reedley, CA 93654 (559) 638 - 2146
Rev. Hidehito Sakamoto reedleybc@verizon.net or hidehito128@gmail.com
Webmaster: reedleybc@hotmail.com
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This page was last modified on Monday, May 06, 2013 10:07:06 PM
Message from Rev. Sakamoto (as printed in the May, 2013 newsletter) Hello everyone! How are you doing? The weather is getting warmer and warmer. We are starting a good season for sightseeing and vacations.
A few weeks ago, I went to Avila Beach to share a happy time with my members. It was so nice and became an unforgettable memory for me. I truly felt nature through this beach outing.
So now, I would like to talk about an episode a student experienced through nature.
Juko Sugiura was a great teacher who was from the old Zeze Clan. He lectured on ethics to the Emperor Showa.
In those days, students used to visit his house, which was in a remote rural area of Tokyo - Musashino. The drawing room commanded a fine view of a Japanese pampas grass field. It was beautiful in the fall, with the silver ears waving.
One day, a student saw the view and said, "Teacher, wouldn’t it be wonderful to light the grass on fire?" Teacher answered, "Um, it would be wonderful. Yes, I think it would be wonderful, but I won’t do that."
Later the student became a famous scholar, but remembering those words, he knew the words spoken at that time were Amida's compassionate love itself!
We sentient beings are always in danger of committing a big crime, because we are ignorant of our evil behavior. Sometimes we don’t realize what the results of our actions will be. Sometimes, we know it is wrong, but we do it anyways. But this teacher's words "I think it would be wonderful too, but I won’t do that," means that we are put in the hand of Amida Buddha and controlled by the patience of Amida Buddha. This is what stops us from doing bad deeds.
If he tried to give up on us, Amida could do it. But, like Juko Sugiura, he just doesn't do it. Amida's power is huge and it has the capacity to accept all kinds of sin and stupid deeds that we do. Amida always worries about us and is always taking care of us – even when we don't realize it. What a grateful and kind compassion of Amida!
Namo Amida Butsu
Namo Amida Butsu
Namo Amida Butsu
The Reedley Buddhist Church Funeral Procedure Handbook is now available on this website. Click the Funeral Handbook button or click here.
The new 2013 TOBAN SCHEDULE has been posted. Please click here to open a PDF document to print.
See the "Dana List" button to the left. This is a wish list for the church with items that members and friends of the Reedley Buddhist Church are welcome to donate. Also, see a list of donors for items donated. | |