Jodo Mission of Hawaii Bulletin - October 2010

 

JODO MISSION OF H W II BULLETIN 

OCTOBER 2010

Jodo Mission of Hawaii 1429 Makiki St. Honolulu HI 96814  Address Service Requested 

Bazaar   Bazaar will be held on Sunday, October 17, 2010 (8:00am -1:00pm) Bazaar preparation:  Y  Your our help is needed on Sunday Sunday,, October 10, at 10:30 am to bring out all the stored B Bazaar azaar items to the Social Hall. Throughout the year people drop off items to be sold at the Annual Bazaar and these items are stored. Now we need to take out these stored items. Lunch will be provided.

 Also, during the week fro from m Monday Monday,, October 1 11 1 to Saturday Saturday,, October 16, 16, beginning at 9:00 a.m. each day, help is needed to sort, organize and price the many donated items in preparation of the Bazaar. Donations of useable clothing, household items, plants, baked goods, craft items, Donations  etc. are welcomed and greatly appreciated. Please feel free to drop non-perishable items off anytime during our office hours: Monday to Saturday: 8 am—5 pm  Sunday & holidays: 8 am—3 pm No furniture or bulky items will be accepted. accepted . All items must be dropped-off at the Temple. Page 1

 

Volunteering Can Be Fun After spending the Bon Dance days stringing BQ sticks, making musubi’s, spam musubi’s, then selling  bentos in the evenings, evenings, the Miyamoto women (Peggy and Ethel) were still smiling. Come join us and meet new friends, renew old friendships. friends hips. Volunteeri olunteering ng can be fun! It also can be most rewarding and satisfying. We need people of all aages!! ges!!

Yard person needed: We need help with our yard. If anyone would like to volunteer some time, it would be greatly appreciated. Bring a friend to help.

Thank you Stanley Oshita for the many hours you have given to the beauty of our y yard. ard. Please come back if you have some time. This photo of Mr Mr.. Oshita was taken in 200 2008. 8. Thank You (continuation from page 3)

THANK YOU also to Gene Ikeda who always helps by emptying all the trash cans as more more and more food is eaten. This year, he had a helper, his doctor,  by the name of Dr. Hingson Hingson Chun (Mrs. Hisam Hisamoto’s oto’s son-in-law). Gene always helps with the trash detail, even during the Japan Yoshimizuko Group in June 2010 he took away empty boxes of leis as more and more of the Yoshimizuko Group arrived and more leis leis given. He also helps wit with h parking at some events.

Thank You You to All Our Members! Member s! By Bishop Gensho Hara

The Japan Yoshimizuko Yoshimizuko Hawaii visitation and observances were held in Hawaii from June 25 to 27, 2010 2010.. This once-in-a-lifetime observance was impressively held at the Betsuin and the temples of the other islands. The Japanese d delegation elegation expressed their deep grati gratitude tude for the utmost Aloha and cooperation from the Hawaii members. My sincere appreciation goes to all of you as well for your hard work in welcoming them. May I ask fo forr your continued support for the betterment of Hawaii Jodo Shu.  Note: We apologize to Bishop H  Note: Hara ara for not including y your our Thank You note to the Betsuin members in our September Bulletin. Bishop Hara gave a nice Welcome address to the Japan Yoshimizuko members—please see page 5 Page 2

 

BON DANCE 2010

Dancers having fun dancing! Dancers have so much fun going from one Bon Dance after another, learning new ways of doing certain dances, making new friends.

THANK YOU Thank you to everyone who participated in our recent Bon Dance. Thank yo you u to th thee Dancers from 4 different groups who partici pated and made our Bon Dance Dance fun!! Thank you to Teruto Soma & Masa Kitijima who handled the PA system & coordinated with the Dancers. HAPPY WORKERS: Doris Soma and Harue Maki show off the Jodo Mission happi coat for sale. Not shown here is Miki Karimoto and Ann Gimbo.

Thank you also to the Sunday School who handled the drinks (soda and bottled water), shaved ice, andagi and kiddy games, including the new game of 1 minute and catch all the fish you can. 

Sunday School helpers consisted mostly of a combination of the Oshiro and Kitajima families and friends. Thank you to the YBA friends who made and sold delicious BBQ meat on sticks, Spam musubis, musubis with furikaki, bentos, chili with rice, chili with hot dogs, and saimin. Thank you also to the Fujinkai ladies who made and sold Yaki Yaki Soba. They also sold sushi. Thank you to the Waffle Dog guy and Lianne Kitajima who helped him and Yvonne Sugihara and her family who made and sold a variety of dishes each night ni ght made with the Smoked Turkey drumsticks. Thank you to the Pearl City Lions Club for handling the parking. Thank you to Clifford Miyamoto & Mrs. Nekomoto who handled the Choba. Thank you also to Lucius Fujihana and his daughter who came to help cleanup early on Sunday morning, August 22. 22. Thank you also to those who who helped with the y yagura agura kuzushi and Teruto Soma, Masa Oshito, Ian Kitajima, Myron Mitsuyasu, Ryan Ozawa chochin lanterns— Teruto so that we will be ready again next year August. THANK YOU EVERYONE! There were many, m many any others who we have no nott personally named and we thank you for your support in our Temple’s Bon Dance and we shall see you again next year!!! Page 3

 

Announcements Jodo Mission of Hawaii Kids Choir “Malama”

ハワイ浄土宗別院こども合唱団 マラマ 団員募集のお知らせ 

Jodo Mission of Hawaii, Kids Choir “Malama” is now accepting applications from its members as follows: Age: 5 – 8 years old  We will sing mainly Japanese songs and Buddhist gathas. Children will learn how to read music notes. Practice w will ill be in Japa Japanese nese beginning November 2010, twice a month on Sundays.

ハワイ浄土宗別院では、以下の通り、こども 合唱団の団員募集いたします。 募集年齢：5歳～８歳 日本語の歌を中心に仏さまの歌、一般の歌を いたします。 練習は日本語で行います。 楽譜の読み方を指導いたします。

For further details, please call Jodo Mission of Hawaii at 949-3995.

詳細は、ハワイ浄土宗別院、電話 9493995、までお問い合わせください。

Old Mayonnaise Jars Needed

Honen & Shinran Nov. 20 & 21, 2010 Nov. Hawaii Theatre

for Bazaar

in commemoration of the 800th Memorial Anniversary of Honen Shonin and the 750th Memorial Anniversary of his student, Shinran Shonin, Zenshinza Theatre Company presents a colorful drama depicting the struggles and passions of the two most important figures in Japanese Buddhism. Presented in three acts by a cast of 75 actors, musicians, costumers and technicians. Don’t miss this rare opportunity. Please contact the Temple for more information. 

Please bring your 32 oz. glass mayonn mayonnaise aise  jars to the Temple Temple so we can ffill ill them with Sushi Vinegar Vinegar.. Sushi vinegar is very popular and in order to have it available as a Bazaar item, we will need your help in obtaining as many 32 oz. glass mayonnaise jars as possible.

Sunday School  We welcome children to join our Sunday School. Let’s enjo enjoy y studyin studying g Onem butsu by doing various various activities. 10/31/10 at 10:30 am 

Sewing Circle 

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Fujinkai Meeting 

10/9/10

(Women’s Association)

8:30 am.- 11:00 am 

10/3 8:30 am

YBA Meeting 10/24 8:30 am

 

Welcome Message to the Yoshimizuko Members By Bishop Gensho Hara [Given on June 25, 2010] Welcome to Hawaii! On behalf of the Hawaii Council of Jodo Missions, I would like to extend my heartfelt welcome to you—the Yoshimizuko members of Chionin, Zojoji and Zendoji Grand Temples—who have all come from far away Japan to observe the 800th Grand Memorial Service of Honen Shonin and Yoshimizuko Eisho (traditional Jodo Shu choir and dance) Convention For over one hundred years, dating back to our pioneer immigrants to later generations, members have gathered here to pray in front of this altar on joyous occasions and in moments of sorrow. sorrow. During World War II, which began with the attack on Pearl Harbor, the U.S. Army seized the Betsuin  buildings. Only the statute of A Amida mida Buddha could w watch atch over the future of this ttemple. emple. When this temple was originally dedicated in 1932, the then Jodo Shu Secretary General Dr. Kaigyoku Watanabe, a renowned Sanskrit scholar, named the structure the “Sacred Hall of Pure Land Buddhism.” Dr. Watanabe w wrote rote this in large Sanskrit letters and had it engrave engraved. d. Today, we can see this engraving above the entrance to the temple. Today, we observe the 800th Grand Memorial Service of Honen Shonin officiated by Kisho Yagi of Zojoji Temple. Following this, we sshall hall enjoy your Eisho performance. Tomorrow, you will visit the temples on the islands of Hawaii, Maui, and Kauai to observe Eisho Offering Services and congregate with with the Jodo Shu members of Hawaii. Hawaii. Through these services and observances, I pray that we can promote the teaching of Nembutsu in Hawaii and that it will be a joyous occasion for all. The members of the island temples anxiously await your arrival. I hope that your visit to Hawaii will be a most pleasant and memorable one. ******************** ********************* ************* ******** *******

HAPPY KEIRO KAI Front row (Sunday School): A’Marie, Himawari, Sophie, Takeru, and Strider Second row: row: Martha Miura (86), Tomoko Hisamoto (86), Gene Ikeda (88), Yoshiko Kitagawa (91), Kimiko Kitagawa (93), Muriel Shimoda (88), Carol Yanagihara (87), June Suzuki (86), David Miyamoto (86) Third row: row: Harue Mak Makii (83), Stanley Kitajima (84), Doris Soma (84), Judy Teruya (84), Wallace Ota (85), Rev. Dwight Nakamura (Retired)(84), Rocky Mishina (86)

Fourth row: Evelyn Gushiken (82), Peggy Miyamoto Miyamoto (81), Ethel Miyamoto (81), Cliff Clifford ord Miyamoto (81).

  On September 12, the Sunday School and Junior YBA honored the Keiro members (those over 80 years old) with a special musical and dance treat as well as a deliciou deliciouss lunch. The oldest member was Kimiko Kitagawa at a young age of 93 93.. It is so wonderful to see the young young and old get together together.. If you were not able to attend attend,, please try to make it next next year!! Page 5

 

What is “Perpetual Memorial Service?” (Eitaikyo) This record of a perpetual memoria memoriall service and is called c alled Eitaikyo in Japanese. When the date of death occurs for a person listed on this record, the ministers pray for that individual during the morning service. The prayers will continue each year for as long as Jodo Mission exists.  Anyone can be included in iit. t. You may may put your own name on the list, too. This also helps when it is difficult to have memorial services. We also welcome you to attend the morning service at 8:30am.

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The Jodo Mission of Hawaii extends its sincere condolences to the family members and loved ones of the following members who have recently left this  world for the Pure Land. Land. Edna Ritsu Sang 89 Mitsuo Maeda 80 Raymond Tetsuji Nishiyama 81 Etsuko Matsushita 81  Agnes Midori Kuriyama 91 Toshiko “Judy” Mayeda Yanagihara 91

How to apply   Stop by the office, and fill out the application form. Each name costs $200. After the application is accepted, the name will be listed on the record. 

Jodo Mission Office Hours: Monday to Saturday 8am—5pm Sunday Holidays 8am—3pm

Wedding Services, Baby Blessings, House Blessings are available upon request. If you are planning to get married or know someone who is planning a wedding or if you would like to renew your wedding vows, you are welcome to recommend our Temple. To pledge eeternal ternal love between husband and wife to Amida Buddha is very important. Baby Blessings: May Amida Buddha’s love surround our children with love. House Blessings: May y your our new house, apartment, home be blessed.

Please call for an appointment.

Rev. Yubun Narashiba Head Minister  Page 6

Rev. Kanjun Nakano Resident Minister 

Rev. Dwight Nakamura Retired Minister 

 

EITAIKYO EIT AIKYO (Perpetual Memorial Ser Service) vice) for October 1 Yuriko Hirono 2 Takeo Taniguchi Yasumoto Kawahara The Kawahara Family Yoshimi Ohara Shuichi Yamamura Tsukie Iwamoto  Akira Hashimoto Taniguchi Family Katsuko Tsuji 3 Tome Yanagihara The Yanagihara Family Masa Ueda Bishop Bino Mamiya Tanezo Fujimoto Kana Kimura 4 Tsune Matsumori The Matsumori Family Senichi Iwaki The Iwaki Family Robert Yanagihara 5 Toshiro Ashinaka The Morita & Ashinaka Family Daughter of K. Nakamura Rinji Inouye Hideo Imamoto 6 Masu Tanimura The Tanimura Family 6 Kazuhiro Kawabuchi 7 Itsue Hirohama The Hirohama & Kawasugi Family Wakamaru Masaki Mamu Teraoka 8 Junichi Nanba The Nanba Family Sato Morikawa The Morikawa Family Yonesuke Yonemoto The Yonemoto Family Setsuko Tanaka The Tanaka Family Nobue Noyama Gunichi Wakazuru Mamoru Furuya 9 Shinzo Kawamoto 10 Asa Isobe The Isobe Family Kiso Fujimoto Takeo Ishida Shizuku Hashimoto Henry Yoshiichi Uyehara

11 Shizuo Fujikami The Fujikami Family Shizuyo Kimura The Kimura Family Takeo Nakata  Ayako Nakamura 12 Mitsuo Hisamura  Aoki Family 13 Ishimoto’s Child

The Ishimoto & Akimoto Family Yoshiko Imaguchi The Imaguchi Family Seizo Hayashi Masanobu Asai 14 Yukichi Sakuda The Sakuda Family Tsunejiro Imaguchi The Imaguchi Family Shotaro Ueda The Ueda Family Kokichi Okimura The Okimura Family Masato Kamisato Tsune Nomiyama Teruko Sumimoto Shimo Hirouji 15 Arata Nishimoto The Nishimoto Family Fukashi Yamamoto Kiku Yanagihara 16 Ichijiro Aoki The Aoki & Okubo Family Iwakichi Matsumori The Matsumori Family Nobuichi Nobuji Yoshio Tsuda Kazue Uyehara

22 Kei Sawamura Kiyomi Fujimoto 23 Shigezaburo Kanayama The Kanayama Family Noboru Kuriyama The Kuriyama Family Kosai Nakamura Shozaemon Yoshida Kiyoto EleanorHoriuchi Sato 24 Yoshiichi Yamada The Yamada Family Kitaro Yamato The Yamato Family Miru Umemoto 25 Mamoru Fukuda The Fykuda Family  Asataro Yamamoto The Yamamoto Family Hatsuji Yamamoto Komao Harada Masa Ikuta Yamada 26 Kikuji Okada Yaichi Maruich Taro Taira Kiyoko Aoki 27 Fumio Yanagihara The Yanagihara Family Nobuo Amakawa Mamoru Hayashi Take Kimura Toichi Toyofuku Masa Furukawa 28 Hideo Inouye

17 Tome Nagata Marsha Yoshioka

29 Takayuki Kameoka The Kameoka Family Take Hinotsume Haruyo Hashimoto

18 Takeichi Shintaku Tokuichi Iwasaki Katsu Hashimoto Marla M. Horiuchi Tomoaki Ito

30 Fuji Yamada The Yamada Family Sue Matsuo The Matsuo Family Chiyoko Ogata

20 Masaichi Ishizaki Mino Kamisato Shuichi Yamamura

31 Rikizo Fukuda The Fukuda Family Tora Okawa

Iso Ikuta 21 Aiko Okamoto The Okamoto & Nakamoto Family Shizuyo Fukada

The Okawa & Shigeoka Family Kuni Yamamoto The Yamamoto Family Yasuko Mitsuyasu  Page 7

 

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