EITAIKYO, Perpetual Sharing of the Dharma Memorial

Sunday, November 8
Chanting in the Hondo at 9 a.m.
with CMA Yukari Williams
START OF SERVICE
10:00 A.M.

SERVICE ORDER

Officiant                Rev. Sterling Davenport
Co-Officiant          Rev. Hōkai “Smitty” Smith
Guest Speaker      Rev. Melissa Opel, SFBT
Chairperson          Chelsey Koga 
Accompanist      Ann Ong
Incense Offering            Sangha
Kansho                           Calling Bell
Opening Remarks & Welcome  .Chairperson
Fruit & Floral Offerings    9th – 12th Grade Class
Chanting: Sanbujo (p 21)         Officiants & Sangha
Hyobyakumon (Intention of Service)   Rev Sterling
Sutra Chanting: Juseige (p 35)   Officiants & Sangha
All Life Forms Acknowledgment          Rev Smith
Incense Offering by Representatives:
     Dharma School Staff    DS Students    Sangha Teens
     Jr YBA     ABA     BWA
      Taiko  Komon    Buddhist Temple
Recitation: TBA    Chairperson & Sangha
Dharma School Message       Rev. Melissa Opel
Gatha: TBA         Musician & Sangha
Announcements                     Chairperson
Appreciation                       Curt Yasuhara, Board President
☸☸☸ Dharma School Oshoko and Excused to Classes ☸☸☸
Vandana & Ti Sarana (p 96)    Officiants & Sangha
Eitaikyo Dharma Message     Rev Melissa Opel
Gatha: Ondokusan II (p 128)    Musician & Sangha
Closing Meditation (Music Meditation)      Chairperson
Closing Remarks                   Chairperson
Incense Offering                    Sangha 

After the service, please join us for hospitality in the dining room on the Office leve.

This service will be livestreamed at 10 a.m., and we encourage you to watch 
via the "Live" tab on our YouTube channel at this link.
You can also use the link later to view the recorded service.

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About Rev. Opel

Rev. Melissa Jōshin Opel is the Resident Minister at the historic Buddhist Church of San Francisco. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing and is completing her Master of Divinity at the Institute of Buddhist Studies, having received Tokudo Ordination in 2019 and Kyoshi Certification in 2022. After coming out as LGBTQ+ and leaving the faith of her upbringing — a background spanning Catholicism, interdenominational, and Evangelical Christianity — she found her spiritual home in Jōdo Shinshū Buddhism at the Spokane Buddhist Temple. Before entering full-time ministry, she worked in fields as varied as youth advocacy and wealth management. Drawing on this varied path, Rev. Opel brings a distinctive perspective to questions of faith, connection, and compassion.