The GVJCI Carnival was this past weekend.
Every year at the Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute Carnival, the church helps out at this community fundraiser in two ares. - game management for Bingo on both nights of the Carnival, and making and selling sushi (chirashi and inari) on Sunday only.
The sushi-making started on Saturday. Some of the ingredients could be prepared ahead of time and refridgerated.
The rice-cooking starts early in the morning on Sunday which I was in charge of. I open up the Social Hall Kitchen, and start the first batch of five 32-cup pots of rice. It takes about an hour before it is ready for the vinegar and the rest of the process, so that's why the rest of the rice-cooking team gets there later.
Then the whole assembly line gets going, using about 50 volunteers to make everything and have it delivered to the JCI.
Why don't we "modernize" the process, make shortcuts here and there? Well, as long as there are able-bodied volunteers to help why not? It is a social thing and its good to catch up on the latest gossip as well as simply seeing people.
Little by little, the process of making sushi is opening up to people of all ages, genders and walks of life - and that is important about being part of the Sangha.
---------------------
Because I woke up early to get to church, after bringing home late the Jr. YBA from their seminar in Oxnard the day before, I will admit was "in deep meditation" during part of Rev. Nakano's family sermon. At least the "meditation" was in silence. I couldn't recap what was said, but I'm sure she had good things to say.
Namo Amida Butsu
No comments:
Post a Comment