June has arrived!

School is out, graduations are in, summer vacation is here, and Father's Day, Rennyo Shonin's Memorial, Obons, and Medaka no Gakko are all in the mix for this coming month. Lots of celebrating, get-togethers, and reminiscing; all good!

Although our Rennyo Memorial Service and June Shotsuki was lightly attended, those that did come enjoyed a wonderful Dharma message from Reverend Majima. We also had several visitors, including David and Amy Nagatomi Windle from Las Vegas, Hisako and Dick Koga from Claremont, as well as Chelsey and Bobby Koga and their daughters, Kiana and Aila from San Diego. Kiana and Aila helped chair the service and kept us on track. Rhea worked hard to make some outstanding chili and orzo salad on top of a variety of delicious desserts. Yum!  Thank you all for making our June service a good one.

Central Cal already has three Obons under its belt with just three more Obons to go. Visalia and Fowler Buddhist Churches will have theirs in June, with the Buddhist Church of Parlier finishing up the CC Obon season on Saturday, July 18th.

We will be sending out the Obon work schedule shortly as we gear up for our festivities. We hope you will all be able to join us because the more people coming together, the merrier. It's always great to see friends and family members support our endeavors. Thanks in advance to all of you who continually help make our festival a success.

Once again we will be serving our delicious teriyaki chicken bowls spear-headed by Kari and Sho. (What would we do without them?) The bowls will be pre-sale only, so please reserve yours today! Contact Kari with your order. Toshie and Carol along with their teams will be making somen and chicken salad. To round out the menu, Medaka no Gakko will be selling desserts and drinks. Oh, and don't forget Sho's famous shave ice to cool us down on a most likely warm July evening! Please see the flyer in the newsletter for more information.

A special thank you to Yuki, who was seen working hard weeding the parking lot and staying on top of the problem. We know how quickly those weeds grow.  Satoshi also tirelessly cleans our premises of the doggy-doo, truly an endless job! —Thank you Yuki and Satoshi!

Coming up next week, Kaye will be showing us how to create ikebana arrangements under her guidance. Also, Toshie will be in charge of cooking the homebound meals  on June 11th with the help of other volunteers.  We are grateful to have both Kaye and Toshie bring neat projects for us to enjoy and also benefit others.

Finally, Medaka no Gakko will have their 2026 session during the last two weeks of June at our temple.  Again at the helm are Kari and Sho, planning another fun learning experience.  Please come check out Medaka no Gakko to see the creative projects  and food made by the 5-13 year old students.  

Have a wonderful June and we look forward to seeing you soon!

In gassho,

Buddhist Church of Parlier