Jodo Mission of Hawaii

Bulletin - JANUARY 2017

(#1242-0117)

Jodo Mission of Hawaii 1429 Makiki St.

Honolulu HI 96814

Address Service Requested

New Year’s Message from the Bishop:

Dear Members:

Wishing you a peaceful Happy New Year! May your year be filled with happiness and good health! Our Jodo Shu founder Honen Shonin taught us that by calling Amida Buddha’s sacred name in our daily lives, we can live happy, enriching lives in gratitude with the feeling of okagesama (“thanks to you”) through Amida Buddha’s protection and guidance, and when we pass, Amida Buddha welcomes us to the Pure Land. In his final message, Ichimai kishomon, Honen Shonin wrote, “Earnestly practice nenbutsu [call Amida’s sacred name].” This is the es-sence of our founder’s teaching. When we say “Namu Amida Butsu,” Amida Buddha is always with us—always comforting us, always giving us encouragement and hope. When we wake up in the morning, let us put our hands together in gassho and say “Namu Amida Butsu” as a reminder to be grateful for our lives this very day and endeavor to do our best. At the end of the day, before we go to bed, let us put our hands together and say “Namu Amida Butsu” in appreciation for our lives guided by Amida’s Compassion. The Betsuin observes many services including Sunday service. It is my hope that through your nenbutsu and prayers to Amida Buddha during the temple services and visits as well as in your daily lives, you will have a prosperous and fulfilling year in 2017! With Gassho, Bishop Gensho Hara

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New Year Message

“A Happy New Year!” “ Akemashite Omedeto Gozaimasu!” Congrat-ulations! Another new year has opened up! First of all, I would like to thank everyone for your help and support for Jodo Mission, especially I would like to thank the volunteers who worked so hard last year. Because of your help, the activities such as O-Bon, Bon Dance, Bazaar, Mochi Making and so on were very successful.

I know the new year has just started, but I already have a favor to ask you. We lost 127 members during the last year. As of the time of printing of this bulletin, our membership is only 617. I am feeling a sense of danger about this unusual decrease of our membership.

If you know anybody who can help us, such as your son, daughter, your niece or nephew, your sister or brother, or even your friend, please let me know.

Also, if you have any idea to increase our membership, please let me know, too. We are always open to your creative ideas.

Now, the door of 2017 is open! Let’s pray for more good things to happen during this year. If you lost your beloved ones last year, let’s pray for them to be able to live their happy and peaceful second lives in the Pure Land.

At the end of my message, I would like to thank again all of our members, supporters and friends, and ask for your continuous support for Jodo Mission.

May Buddha keep on shining upon us and may you have a very Happy New Year!

In Gassho, Rev. Yubun Narashiba Jodo Mission of Hawaii Head Minister

New Year Day Blessing January 1, 2017

10:00 a.m.

Please join us for our first service of the new year on January 1, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. As part of the first service of the year, Rev. Narashiba will be blessing all persons who attend: families, couples, individuals. This is a wonderful way to begin the new year to be blessed for good health, good luck, happiness, etc.

Other blessing services such as house blessing, car bless-ing and etc. are available by appointment.

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MAHALO Thank you everyone who came for general clean-up of the Temple, includ-

ing the Hondo, Columbarium or Nokotsudo on December 11,

2016. Your hard work and dedication to the Temple are deeply ap-

preciated, especially with your aches and pains!

Thank you also to the Sunday School and Intermediate

YBA for the delicious pizza luncheon

and visit by Santa. The Sunday

School students dec-

orated gingerbread

cookies and ginger-

bread houses. Eve-

ryone had a wonder-

ful time! What an

enjoyable treat after general cleaning!

One happy baby to see Santa!

2017 New Year’s Jodo Mission of Hawaii President’s Message Dear Members,

Akemashite Omedeto Gozaimasu! Wishing you a Happy New Year! For 2017, my wish is for you to be filled with happiness a great majority of the time.

In a perfect world, we could wish for happiness all of the time, but when we think about it, without some suffering and challenges, life would become boring and we would not have the experiences that make us appreciate life even more. When we fail, we appreciate our efforts and all the ups and downs, so when we do succeed, it’s oh so sweet and wonderful. Even the impermanence of life, the fact that our time is limited in this living realm, encourages us to appreciate the present moment, so we cherish our time with our loved ones, work passionately on projects that excite us, and absorb the beauty of nature such as the sun setting into our beautiful blue ocean. We develop a deeper gratitude through our understanding of impermanence so even when we lose a per-son we love; we are able to generate positive energy by all those wonderful moments we shared with that person, and it’s this energy that encourages us to live life the best that we can with the precious time we have before us. Thus, suffering and challenges can be a fuel for our happiness through our practice of gratitude. When you combine gratitude with all your positive practices of the Eightfold Path – Right Understanding, Right Purpose, Right Speech, Right Conduct, Right Livelihood, Right Endeavor, Right Thought, and Right Medi-tation, you will be filled with joy. With Warmest Aloha,

Jon Riki Karamatsu President of Jodo Mission of Hawaii

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GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING

As members of Jodo Mission of Hawaii, you are cordially welcome to attend the 2017 General Membership Meeting on Sunday, January 22, 2017 at 10:30 a.m., following the Sunday Service in the temple. Please join us. Following the religious and business portion, please join us for a New Year’s party (see below)

By-Laws Amendment to Jodo Mission of Hawaii:

At the General Membership Meeting on January 22, 2017, an Amendment to our By-Laws will be discussed and voted on. Specifically, it is about our Board of Directors, Standing Committees and Quorums. Membership on our Board of Directors has declined and it has affected the Board of Directors quorum to effectively conduct its meetings as well as quorum at our General Membership Meetings.

Revisions to consider are: 1) changing the Board of Directors from not less than 15 to not less than 5 nor more than 30 Directors to be elected biennially for 2 years; 2) Standing Com-mittees to consist of not less than 5 to not less than 3 members, all to be appointed by the Pres-ident with the approval of the Board of Directors; and 3) Quorums at General Membership meetings, the presence of [25] to 15 members of the Mission will constitute a quorum; and at Board of Directors meeting, the presence of [9] to 5 directors will constitute a quorum. PLEASE KEEP THIS DATE, WE WILL NEED YOUR VOTE!

Shinnenka i 新年会 New Year’s Party

Please join us for our New Year’s Party following the Annual General Member-

ship meeting. All members and friends are invited. Come and meet your Board

of Directors.

Date: Sunday, January 22

Time: 12:00 noon (after General Membership Meeting)

Place: Jodo Mission Social Hall

Hyakusai (100 year olds) 百 歳

We would like to honor all 100 year olds and older members at our New Year’s

Party. If you know of anyone who will be 100 years old or older by January 22 and

he/she will be attending the Shinenkai, please call Rev. Narashiba at 949-3995 with

the name of the member. Thank you.

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GYOKI-E CHUTOBA FORM 2017（御忌会中塔婆申し込み用紙） Deadline: January 4, 2017

YOUR NAME（お名前）：＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿PHONE（お電話番号）：＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿

NAME OF DECEASED（亡くなった方のお名前）：

1._________________________________________________________

2.____________________________________________________________ 3.____________________________________________________________

4.____________________________________________________________

One Chutoba is $ 7.00 × Total of Chutoba ＿＿＿＿＿＿ ＝ Total ＄＿＿＿＿＿＿

（中塔婆 1本 7ドル） （本数） （合計）

FOR OFFICE USE ONLY Order accepted by: _______________ Date accepted: _______/______/ 2017 (In person / Mail / By phone) Received by: _______________ Date paid: _______/______/ 2017 (Cash / Check # __________ ) Write_______ -------------------——-------------------------------------------------------------—---------------------------------------------------------

Gyoki-e (Honen Shonin’s Memorial Service)

Gyoki-e means the memorial service for Honen Shonin. Honen Shonin, who is the

founder of Jodo Shu, passed away on January 25th, 1212. He was 80 years old.

After Honen Shonin passed away, his disciples and believers started to have a

memorial service for him on the 25th of every month. The biggest ceremony was held

on 25th of January every year. This service was held not only locally in Kyoto but it

spread all over Japan. In those days, the word “Gyoki” meant the anniversary of the

deaths of the Emperors or their wives. The word “Gyoki” was such a respectable word

for the Emperor's family.

Three hundred years after Honen Shonin passed away, Emperor Gokashiwabara

mandated Jodo Shu to call the anniversary of Honen Shonin’s death “Gyoki”. Since

then, people called his annual memorial service “Gyoki”. This occasion implied that

Honen Shonin was clearly accepted and revered by the Emperor and the people.

Our Gyoki-e service will be held on January 15th at 10 a.m. Please join us.

Chutoba is available for this Gyoki-e service. At this service you may also honor

your deceased ancestors with a Chutoba prayer. See above for the Chutoba order

form.

Founder of Jodo Shu :

Honen Shonin (1133-1212)

Gyoki-e Service January 15 at 10 a.m.

____ I plan to attend service

____ I do not plan to attend

Hawaii Buddhist Council Bodhi Day Service Rev. George Kosho Finch of Koyasan Shingon Buddhist denomination was the guest speaker on Sunday, December 4, 2016. Bodhi-Day is the celebration of Shakyamuni Buddha’s enlightenment attained under the Bodhi Tree. Rev. Finch lives in Portland, Oregon, where he founded the Foundation for Shingon Buddhism. Rev. Finch’s talk was on “Buddhism for a Polarized World”. After the recent election, Buddhism teaches us that we must come together and live in harmony with each other and all people of this country as well as the world as it

is constantly changing.

Jodo Mission Office Hours:

Monday to Saturday: 8am—5pm

Sunday & Holidays: 8am—3pm

Phone: 949-3995

Website: www.jodo.us

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Rev. Yubun Narashiba Head Minister

Rev. Kanjun Nakano Resident Minister

Bishop Gensho Hara Lahaina, Maui

FAQ: How should we discard Kagami Mochi? ANS: Because of the unique climate of Hawaii, Kagami Mochi gets moldy much faster than in Japan. Therefore, it is recommended to take the mochi down after the first three holy days of the New Year (i.e. on January 4th), although it is a common practice in Japan to keep them until Janu-ary 11th.

After you take them down, it is best to eat them very soon. However, in Hawaii, it is quite pos-sible that the Kagami Mochi is already moldy. In that case, sprinkle a dash of salt on the Kagami Mochi to purify them just like Sumo wrestlers puri-fy the Sumo ring with salt and wrap them with white paper such as paper towel, and then throw them away.

Or you may soak the moldy Kagami Mochi in water so the mold will easily rub off the mochi and can be eaten in soups, fried or can be cooked over the hiba-chi.

Brain Health Guest Speaker: Jody Mishan January 29, 2017 at 10 a.m.

On Sunday, January 29, 2017, at 10 a.m., our guest speak-er will be Jody Mishan of the Hawaii Alzhei-mer’s Disease Initiative, University of Hawaii Center on Aging who will talk about brain health for kapunas and caregivers.

The human brain is such a fasci-nating subject! As we grow old or have older parents, grandparents, or know some elderly people, this subject affects all of us. Wouldn’t you like to learn more? Please come and hear Jody Mishan on Sunday, January 29, 2017.

1 Sekitaro Hirohama The Hirohama & Kawasugi Family Kenji Fujikami The Hashimoto Family The Ohara Family Haruko Ikuta Tsugio Takamatsu Family Tomomitsu Kawamura The Kawamura Family Fukuda Tokusaburo’s Father Hon-yo Jo-dai Shin-ji The Fukuda Family The Nakabayashi Family Chukichi Asamura Toyo Asamura The Masuda & Asamura Family The Yamasaki & Hara Family The Yoshizaki Family The Matsushita Family The Aoki Family The Sakuda Family The Okamura Family Stanley Satoru Morimoto Tomoyo Yanagihara 2 Richard Hichiro Kawamoto 3 Hideo Toyoshiba Yoshitaka Wada 4 Tamaru Muraoka 5 Kiyo Fujikami The Fujikami Family Shizuyo Morisako Kasuke Yamane Jiro Nakamura Randall Loreg The Loreg Family The Morinaga Family 6 Kikuyo Yamasaki Eiichi Fujita Shigeharu Ohata Sachiko Okada 7 Jiro Oyabu The Oyabu & Kondo Family Kazuko Nomiyama Tetsuko Miyamoto Kama Takara Ruth Shigeko Tarumoto Yurie Tanaka Buffins 8 Matsujiro Otani (1) The Otani Family The Yanagihara Family Toshio Isoibe The Isobe Family Matsujiro Otani (2) Taketo Sumimoto (1) Juichi Uesugi Fusataro Higuchi Taketo Sumimoto (2) Kenji Miyakawa Nobu Kishimoto 9 Taka Tomonari The Tomonari Family Asa Hayashi Hisako Takamura 10 Hiroko Yoza The Yoza Family Kami Higa The Higa Family

Bishop Ninryo Nago The Nago & Kunimoto Family 11 Tokoe Imaguchi The Imaguchi Family Hatsuko Hayashi The Hayashi Family Masakichi Teruya Reginald Hisao Hisamura Uichiro Ishii Kohei Umeda Matsuyo Yamamoto Tadashi Yanagihara (2) 12 Heiji Fukuda (1) Heiji Fukuda (2) The Fukuda Family Nagao Yamada Shokichi Harada 13 Bishop Jiko Kuya Shima Morita Shizue Fujita Shima Morita Kinmatsu Nakagawa 14 Akitaka Chikamoto The Ohta Family Genzo Yanagihara The Yanagihara Family Tsuchiyo Kimoto Miyoko Kaya James Akira Tamura 15 Tane Nagata (1) The Nagata Family Sukeichi Kameoka The Kameoka Family Tane Nagata (2) Mildred Misako Tanimura Shizue Kimura 16 Take Shinagawa Tomojiro Fujita The Fujita Family Kenji Iwamoto Chiyoka Mizuno Seiichi Shimamoto 17 Hanayo Taniguchi Kame Okamoto Moto Kawasugi Nobuo Hayashi 18 Kiyomatsu Daitoku (1) The Daitoku Family The Kawauchi Family Katsutoshi Takada The Takada Family Kiyomatsu Daitoku (2) Itaro Kurihara The Kurihara Family Masao Ishii Shoichi Ishida 19 Tai Kawano The Kawano Family Chiyo Tomai The Tomai Family Miyo Ueno The Ueno Family 20 Shinazo Nishiguchi The Nishiguchi Family Noboru Ajimura The Ajimura Family Kiku Kimura

Yuriko Nishimoto 21 Sueko Higashimura Kiku Kimura The Kimura & Muroshige Family Masao Teruya Takeo Yamane Shimo Hatanaka Hiroshi Furuya Tsuneko Shintaku Koichi Ronald Namihira Aileen Mitsuyo Kishida 22 Masae Tanimura Konoshin Kimura Fukukichi Tatei 23 Shokichi Fukumoto The Fukumoto Family Takeo Yoshihara The Yoshihara Family The Tanaka Family Jiro Kiyama Ralph Toshiaki Hashimoto Terry Kazuo Yorimoto 24 Heikichi Isobe The Isobe Family Machi Yokoyama The Yokoyama & Morita Family Toranosuke Kinoshita Tane Kinoshita The Kinoshita Family Tsune Aoki George Masao Tanaka Helen Katsuko Ito Tetsuo Shinohara 25 Taka Fukuda The Fukuda Family Saiichi Hyodo Joseph Yoshihiko Fujihana Sadako Oki Teruko Mamiya The Sato Omura Family Takeshi Tanaka 26 Take Arita The Arita Family Haruo Nakamura The Nakamura Family Kimio Yagi The Yagi Family Sueyoshi Yanagihara Yoshi Yamamoto Chester Takeo Kaita 27 Seiichi Fujimoto The Fujimoto Family Takeshi Sato Charles Shoichi Kimura Hiroko Nakano Yoshiro Ohta The Ohta Family 28 Yoshie Sato The Sato & Suzuki Family Sae Higashimura The Higashimura Family Tome Yamanaka The Yamanaka Family Chizuko Saeki Sadamu Iwamoto Yooko Fujimoto 29 Tomo Isobe

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Tameko Morikawa 83

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