JODO MISSION OF HAWAII BULLETIN

November 2009 (#1157-1109)

Jodo Mission of Hawaii 1429 Makiki St.

Honolulu HI 96814

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Announcements Mochi Order Form Perpetual Memorial Service Calendar

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Visit our web site: www.jodo.us and

http://jodoshu.ning.com/

2010 Jodo Shu Calendar

Live the Jodo Shu style each and every day, sharing in the love and compas-

sion of Amida Buddha year round with the

messages of distinguished priests. Calendar is for January through

December 2010 Free calendar is available.

Please order your calendar now before we run out

Please call Jodo Mission

of Hawaii at 949-3995 by November 10.

CONGRATULATIONS Long-time resident minister of the Lahaina Jodo Mission was elected as our Bishop during our Hawaii Council of Jodo Missions Conven-tion on September 19, 2009. Bishop Gensho Hara’s many years in Hawaii will provide a smooth cultural and religious continuity. He is highly respected throughout our Hawaii Jodo Shu community as well as Japan. His son John is an ordained minister at the Wailuku and Kahu-lui Jodo Missions. Daughter Maya is also an or-dained minister. They have two other daughters living abroad. Supporting this religious family is the Bishop’s better half, Mrs. Setsuko Hara. We look forward to Bishop Hara’s wisdom and leadership for a bright and enlightening fu-ture of Jodo Shu in Hawaii. Onegai Shimasu

MOCHI (Dec. 27) ORDER FORM おもち注文表 Deadline for order is Thursday, December 10, 2009

注文締め切り１２月１0日

FOR OFFICE USE ONLY

Order accepted by: _______________ Date accepted: _____/_____/_2009 (In person/ Mail / Phone)

Received by: _______________ Date paid: _____/_____/_2009 (Cash / Check# )

PLEASE PRINT NAME 名前 HOME PHONE NO. 電話番号

OKASANE おかさね

$3.25/SET 3” SIZE

KOMOCHI こもち

$3.00/POUND

TOTAL 合計

SETS

LBS

DOLLARS DOLLARS DOLLARS

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MOCHI

With the New Year just around the corner it is once again time to order our delecta-ble mochi. This year, we will be selling Okasane and Komochi. Please fill out the mochi order form above. The deadline to submit your mochi order form is Thursday, December 10th.

Mochi is to be picked up on: Sunday, December 27, 2009

From 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm And to those who would like to learn and make mochi with us, we will be making mochi on Sunday, December 27th from 7:00 am. This is a fun and memorable experience for all, especially families (a family who makes mochi together sticks together). Please come and join us. We look forward to seeing you.

Thank you for your KOKUA! The 37th Biennial Convention of Hawaii Council of Jodo Missions went smoothly thanks to various volunteers. At 10:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 17th, Travis and Dustin Morita came out after their school to set up tables and chairs in the Social Hall. Thank you very much.

On Friday, Golfers had a good time at Hickam Golf Course. We thank Clifford Miyamoto for coor-dinating the game. Also, our appreciation goes to Glenn Matsumoto as transportation chairperson, and David Miyamoto for the hotel accommodations. At night, we enjoyed delicious food. We thank Aki Nishi-yama and her helpers for preparing such gourmet treats during this convention.

On Saturday, we had the exciting vote for our next Bishop. We thank Rev. Hara and Rev. Narashiba for being candidates for this election. Those who missed this excitement, please make sure you will come for the next chance in 2011. At night, everybody enjoyed Bingo and Karaoke. We thank Donald Koga for being the entertainment chairperson.

We also would like to extend our heartfelt appreciation to all other helpers to make this conference successful. Thank you very much for your Kokua!

From Hiroshi Marumoto: The experience I had in this Hawaii Seminar will stay with me for the rest of my life. The reason why I participated in this seminar was because a former minister suggested that I go to Hawaii. I said “Yes” right away because I have been interested in ministe-rial work abroad. I was very impressed with what I saw in Hawaii with my own eyes! First of all, ministers in Hawaii are very close to their members. Nothing is done by a minister alone. Everything is done together with their members, dis-cussing with each other. The scene in which minis-ters eat together with their members shows the peaceful and harmonious atmosphere. In Japan, I have never seen ministers and members enjoy eating together, telling jokes, drinking beer, and talk stories. Second, I felt Jodo Shu and the other sects work closely with each other. Of course, Buddhist sects communicate with each other in Japan, too. How-ever, in Hawaii, all Buddhist sects are helping each other to make various activities successful as same Japanese Buddhists. Since I am very interested in the teaching of other sects, I was very impressed by with the attitude of working together with different sects. I want to learn more about other sects next time. Lastly, I want to mention the Sutra Chanting. When I read the “Otsutome” prayer book used in Ha-waii, the daily prayers, five precepts, eight fold path, Dhammapada and other scriptures are all translated into English. By reading this book, even the first timers will be able to understand the meaning of the Chanting which they are listening to. In Japan, lay

Thank You Letters from Candidates for Minister in Hawaii people do not know the meaning of the Sutra except a few people who study them,. I believe it is very important to explain the meaning of Sutras. I was very happy when I saw this “Otsutome” prayer book. These are my impressions of Hawaii as a participant of Hawaii Seminar. Though I was disappointed with my ability with English, by attending this seminar, my vague image of a minister abroad became much clearer than be-fore. I really recommend those who are inter-ested in the ministry abroad participate in this seminar. I would like to close by extending my heart-felt appreciation to all the people who spend their precious time and energy for us. Thank you very much. Hiroshi Marumoto, Student of Bukkyo University * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * From Rev. Yasuhiro Watanabe: I really appreciated Rev. Narashiba, Bishop Nakamura, and all of the members of the Tem-ple. Thanks to a hearty welcome from every-one, I had a valuable experience. During my stay in the Temple, I learned a lot through daily activities and memorial services. Also dinner party provided an opportunity for us to ex-change views and I was impressed that people of different generations happily communicated with each other. May peace be upon all of you and May our paths cross again. NAMU AMIDABUTSU.

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Announcements

Sunday School We welcome children to join our Sunday School. Let’s enjoy studying Onembutsu by doing various activities.

11/1/09 at 10:30 am

NO CLASSES IN NOVEMBER

Saturday Class Sarana Class

Sewing Circle

1 1 / 1 4 / 0 9 & 1 1 / 2 8 / 0 9

8:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Fujinkai Meeting (Women’s Association)

11/1/09 8:30 am

YBA Meeting

No YBA Meeting in November

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THANK YOU A big THANK YOU to Myron Mitsuyasu for donating a 2006 Volks-wagen Passat 4-door sedan to the Temple. Myron is a member of our Board of Directors and said he did not need a second car. Such a wonderful gift is very much appreciated!

NO CHICKEN SALE THIS YEAR

For those wondering why you did not receive your chicken tickets this year, it is because we are not having a chicken sale. We have not found a good vendor for this chicken sale. Suggestions are welcome! Please send your comments to Jodo Mis-sion. Thank you.

MAHALO NUI LOA Thank you, thank you to everyone who volunteered their precious time to make our annual Bazaar a great success. It was an event of dedicated members and friends who unselfishly came for days to prepare the merchandise for the Bazaar. The preparation involved the donations by members and friends; the collecting/storage of these donations, the sorting, dis-playing, pricing, selling and the overall clean-up; the parking attendants; the plan-ning and coordination of every phase of the Bazaar; the pre-Bazaar preparation, i.e., the buying of foods for the pickles and meals for the volunteers for the whole week; and all the other incidentals that come with a great project.

It may have been a little overwhelming but the camaraderie, the fellowship, the re-newing of old friends; the meeting of new friends, the sharing of stories and meals more than anything overcame all the sweat and hard work. Thank you again for your tremendous sacrifice to this Bazaar, an-other winner. ARIGATO!

O-Juya Family Service Will be held on Sunday,

November 8 at 10:00 a.m. Please do not forget your sweet treats to share with everyone. (But not leftovers from Halloween.)

On Sunday October 4, 2009, the YBA, Intermediate YBA and Sunday School honored our Keiro members (all those 80 years old and older) with a special pres-entation of Sekihan, handmade leis, enter-tainment and special refreshments.

How nice to see the younger genera-tion honor the older generation.!! The oldest member was 97 year old Tamayo Nakamura.

For those who are 80 years old and over who did not attend this service, look what you missed!!

For those who are younger than 80 years old, look what we can look forward to!!

Sunday School Students: Takeru, Himowari, Sophie and Amarie singing Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star to our Keiro Kai group.

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Obituaries The Jodo Mission of Hawaii extends its sincere condolences to the family members and loved ones of the follow-ing members who have recently left this world for the Pure Land. Mrs. Leah Yoko Takabayashi 67* Mr. Royden Yet Chong Lau 62 Mr. Kazuma Takeuchi 87 Mr. Francis Kiyoshi Furutani 87 *We apologize for the misprint in Mrs. Takabayashi’s age at death.

What is “Perpetual Memorial Service?” (Eitaikyo)

A perpetual memorial service is called Eitaikyo in Japanese. When the date of death occurs for a person listed on our 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 it. You may put your own name on the list, too. This also helps when it is difficult to have memorial services. We also wel-come you to attend the morning service at 8:30am.

How to apply Stop by the office, and fill out the ap-plication 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

Telephone: 949-3995

Rev. Yubun Narashiba Head Minister Your Opinions

Your opinions are im-portant to us. Please feel free to send opinions to Jodo Mission of Hawaii, 1429 Makiki Street. Honolulu HI 96814. Your opinions will be treated confidentially.

Rev. Dwight Nakamura Retired Minister

Lift is available When you come to the temple and/or columbarium, you can use the lift. The lift is located outside, on the right side of the temple. There is a buzzer on the wall near the lift and stairs. Please press the buzzer and ask a minister for assistance.

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Wedding Service is available As a Buddhist, to pledge the eternal love between husband and wife to Amida Buddha, is very important. If you are getting married or know a couple who are planning a wedding, please recommend our temple for the ceremony. Please call at 949-3995 for an appointment.

Baby Blessing We all hope our children will live their lives happily. Let’s have them blessed by a minister of Jodo Mission! May Amida Buddha’s love surround them forever. Please call at 949-3995 for an ap-pointment.

1 Gensaku Nakagawa The Nakagawa Family Hidetsugu Kanai Sadao Hedani Masao Takeda 2 Koichi Yoshiumi The Yoshiumi Family Koichi Nakamura Jiro Masuda Kenjiro Ishii Tari Sato 3 Fuji Yoshisaki The Yoshisaki Family Tsurue Hayase 4 Kiichi Saiki Kanji Kimoto Emi Taira 5 Kanichi Iwamoto The Iwamoto Family Matsutaro Tanimura The Tanimura Family Yuriko Sano Yasuichi Hamasaki Katajiro Yamamoto 6 Kinroku Morita The Morita Family Jihei Shimokawa The Shimokawa Family Tokizo Fujita Tomi Tominaga 7 Taeko Mizuno Mizuno & Ota Family Tadahito Sakuda The Sakuda Family Shoichi Hisamura Kimiko Nobuji Hatsue Gonhata Aki Ikeda Kenji Sano 8 Machida's Baby Masao Uno The Uno Family Bansuke Tomai The Tomai Family Tsutomu Hanano Kazuo Gonhata Kazo Kubota 9 Iwao Iwamoto

The Iwamoto Family Natsu Kanemoto The Kanemoto & Miyamoto Family Otome Sugiyama Yoshio Kanehira 10 Yoshisuke Miyakawa The Miyakawa Family Shinayo Kano The Kano & Watabe Family Rev. Myoshun Hayashi The Hayashi Family Shuichi Ota 11 Tsuru Teramoto The Teramoto Family Tamotsu Sugiyama Soyo Nishida Yonoichi Kitagawa Herbert H. Kano 12 Tomohei Tejima The Tejima Family Sueji Yano 13 Matsujiro Tsurusaki The Tsurusaki & Inada Family 14 Shiro Fukunaga 15 Gentaro Arita The Arita Family Toyomi Moritsugu Kana Teruya Enosuke Kawasugi Rosalie Katsuko Nishimura 16 Tora Otani The Otani & Yanagihara Family Shosaku Yagi The Yagi & Okada Family Kazuo Hayashi The Hayashi Family Koichi Ono The Ono & Yamada Family Mitsuko Yanagihara Fumi Miyamoto 18 Jinkichi Tanaka The Tanaka & Noda Family Kimie Hashimoto 19 Onsho Chinen The Chinen Family Saku Fukuda

The Fukuda Family Mamu Iwasaki 20 Naka Iwamoto The Iwamoto Family Totaro Nomiyama Toyo Terada Yoshi Yamanaka Taru Namihira 21 Bishop Kyokujo Kubokawa 22 Wasa Hamada The Hamada Family Shina Karamatsu The Karamatsu Family Minnosuke Ebisugawa Mamoru Tatei 23 Matsue Inoue The Inoue Family Sano Matsumoto Yutaka Matsumoto Yoshiichi Takemoto Kinji Yamamoto Takami Aoki 24 Tatsuo Tsuda Yonezo Kitagawa 25 Tadao Nakamura Matsuyo Yamamoto Tsutomu Kuniyuki 26 Asako Yamamoto Kieko "Kay" Fuse Miyoko Matsumura Noboru Tarumoto 27 Chisaburo Azuma The Azuma Family Jane Hatsuko Higa Hisako Kurakake 28 Tameno Fujimoto The Fujimoto Family Murao Hatsuo 29 Junichi Oki Heizo Furukawa

30 Tsuma Ishida The Ishida & Aimoto Family Shizu Shigeoka Usanosuke Otani

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