Dear Buddhist Church of Parlier Sangha, Family and Friends,  

Summer is here and with summer arrives our Obon season!

Our temple members, family and friends will be busy with the preparations leading up to and on Saturday, August 2nd for our annual BCP Obon.   

We will be offering chicken bowls, somen and chicken salad. 

Your toban will be calling you for your chicken bowl orders, pre-sale only.   

Somen and chicken salads will be sold on a first come first served basis. 

Once again, Sho, Kari, Toshie and Carol will be busy leading the food prep.   

Desserts by Medaka no Gakko  

Drinks and Sho's famous shave ice  will also be available.  Please see the flyer in the newsletter for information.

Rhea has been working on the Obon work schedule   that will be mailed to you soon.

Let us know if you have any questions or concerns.

Thanks everyone in advance for your help in making our 2025 Obon another successful event!

We would like to thank Andrea and Tats for all the work they have done around the church grounds.  The weeds,   trash and holes under the fence have been taken care of, thanks to the Arakawas.  The fence repair should keep out stray animals. They also painted the yagura poles that Donald and Rhea ordered.

Satoshi makes regular rounds cleaning up the dog messes, too.  Thanks all for your help in making our premises so clean as well as the preliminary Obon preparations.

Medaka no Gakko will have a yard sale this Saturday, July 5 from 8:00-11:00 a.m.  They say, "One man's trash is another man's treasure," so check them out if you are in need of something.

Enjoy summer and the bounty of the fruits and vegetables we are so lucky to have at our fingertips!          

Stay cool  and hydrated!

In gassho,

Buddhist Church of Parlier