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

Jodo Mission of Hawaii

Bulletin - JUNE 2016

JODO MISSION OF HAWAII Volunteer Office Worker Needed

Wednesdays & Fridays: June 1, 2016 to July 8, 2016 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Duties include: answering the telephone, receiving reservations for memo-rial services, taking messages, collecting payments, answering the Noko-tsudo or Columbarium buzzer to let someone in to visit the Nokotsudo. It is quite interesting. You get to meet all kinds of people and at the same time, you will learn a lot about Jodo Mission and Jodo Shu.

In preparation for the O-Bon season, the O-Tobas need to be written and the minister needs to concentrate on the O-Toba he is working on so having someone answer the telephone while the minister is writing an O-Toba or doing a memorial service or getting ready for a funeral would be greatly appreciated. If you are interested, please contact Rev. Narashiba at 949-3995.

Arigato Arigato for your many orders of O-Tobas. We are happy that you remembered your deceased family members and we will do our best to see that your O-Tobas are pre-pared at your request. Please remember to also visit your O-Tobas after July 5 when the O-Tobas are ready for your visit.

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O-Bon Service Schedule

Friday, July 15 – 10:00 am (Hatsubon Families Only)

2:00 pm & 7:00pm

Saturday, July 16 – 10:00 am (Hatsubon Families Only)

2:00 pm & 7:00pm

Sunday, July 17 – 10:00 am

Sign up for O-Bon Service will begin 1 hour before 2 pm and 7 pm services. This is on a first come first serve basis. NO phone orders will be taken.

Closing Service will be held on Sunday, July 17 at 10am. After Closing Service, cleanup will begin.

Parking Attendants Needed: We are in need of at least 6 parking attendants for each 2 pm services on July 15 and July 16. Please call Jodo Mission at 949-3995 if you are able to help direct cars to parking spaces. We appreciate your help.

Private O-Toba Service Appointments: If you wish to have prayers offered in front of your O-Toba, appointments are being accepted from 8:00 am to 6:45 pm from Tuesday, July 5, 2016 to 10 a.m. on Sunday, July 17, 2016

June 23: DEADLINE: Chutoba & Chochin Orders July 3: O-Toba Set Up & General Cleaning -YOUR HELP IS NEEDED Aug.19-20: Bon Dance

Important Dates

Arigato to Food Fair Held on March 13, 2016

On behalf of the ladies of the Honolulu Jodo Shu Fujinkai, we wish to thank all of you who purchased our homemade tonkatsu sandwich, maki sushi, spam musubi, sushi vinegar, donated baked goodies, gau, fruit salad, etc. Everything was delicious! We understand we made a few mistakes and we apologize and we will do better!

Tatsuji and Chinatsu Maeda wanted to make and sell ton-katsu sandwiches because it is something different and they want-ed everyone to experience Japanese sandwiches. They even got

Rev. Narashiba to fry tonkatsu. Did you get to eat the tonkatsu sandwiches? Weren’t they delicious! Chinatsu is one of our newest Fujinkai members with a lot of new ideas! Also, to all the Fujinkai ladies and friends of Fujinkai who worked so hard and helped make this Food Fair a success, ARIGATO GOZAIMASU! This was a wonderful experience and the fellow-ship gained was wonderful! In Gassho, Sally Hayashi for Honolulu Jodo Shu Fujinkai.

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Introduction of Sho-ryo Dana in O-Bon

Butsudan

1) Incense: Purify the area of Sho-ryo Dana with the smoke of incense

2) Flower: Flower is a symbol of purity. There are numerous flowers in the Pure Land.

3) Water: Water is a symbol of offering. The offered water is called “AKA” that is translated from a Sanskrit word “Argha”, the most valua-ble thing.

4) Candle: A candle light is showing us the light of wisdom and compassion of Amida Buddha.

5), 6) Cucumber and Eggplant with sticks: With a Cucumber, make a horse (using sticks) for your ancestors to return home early. Make a cow with an Eggplant (using sticks) for them to return to the Pure Land slowly.

7) Mizu-noko: The fresh cut eggplant and cu-cumber with washed rice. Offering food in prayer to help everyone from hunger in any realms. (Optional)

8) Some rice in a bowl of Water and a leaf of Lythrum ancepts: This expands food limit-lessly. (Optional)

9) Nishime without meat: A traditional Japa-nese food used as monasterial food called Sho-jin Ryo-ri.

10) Somen noodle: Somen noodle is a symbolic food for longevity.

11) Fruits and vegetables: Offer gifts of nature to Buddha and ancestors.

12) Mochi or any favorite food: Offer gifts of nature to Buddha and ancestors.

13) Bamboo grass: Protection to keep away the bad spirits from the Sho-ryo Dana.

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Oahu Jodo Shu Rengo Fujinkai Convention

On April 24, 2016, the Haleiwa Jodo Shu Fujinkai and Honolulu Jodo Shu Fujinkai met and held their Convention at the Betsuin. After the formal portion of their Convention and luncheon, Gail Masaki taught the ladies how to make cards for birthdays, mother’s day, father’s day, etc. Photo at

bottom left shows the ladies displaying their finished products. Everyone got a chance to make 2 cards. Even Rev. Ezaki and Jon Karamatsu participated! Everyone joyed them-selves. Gail is a fairly new member of Honolu-lu Fujinkai who has wonderful ideas and is so cheerful!

Keiro ladies were from Honolulu Fujinkai Yoshiko Kitagawa, Tomoko hisamoto, Doris Soma, Akiko Nishiyama, Edna Ajimura

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Mother’s Day Photos

Father’s Day Celebration June 19th

We always remember our Mothers, but do we always remem-ber our Fathers?

Please come to our Father’s Day Service and honor your father by your presence on June 19th at 10 a.m.

Malama Concert for Father’s Day

As part of our Father’s Day celebration, Jodo Mission of Hawaii will have a concert with piano and violin performed by guest violinist Sara Toma who attends Kaimuki Middle School and piano by Rev. Kanjun Nakano. We asked Sara if any of her other friends would like to join her so we might have other guest performers.

Please join us for this special treat and bring your Dads, Fathers, Grandfathers!

On May 8, we celebrated Mother’s Day with Sophie Narashiba explaining her Happy Mother’s Day drawing and Takeru Nii’s story of what of his mother means to him. Both mothers were sur-prised and happy!

The Intermediate YBA and Sunday School treated everyone to a wonderful Mother’s Day lunch.

As part of the Mother’s Day celebration, we were treated to a mini

concert by Rev. Kanjun Nakano on piano and guest bassoon player Marsha Schweitzer. Rev. Nakano explained that historically music was preserved by religion and through Christianity. They played music from J.S. Bach (Chorale from Cantata No. 147 and Menuet from Suite 1), A. Vivaldi (Sonata), C. Saint Saens (The Swan), G. Faure (After a Dream), W. A. Mozart (Ave Verum Corpus). Very nice music!

Marsha Schweitzer having to blow her bassoon through most of the concert was amazing!

OBON CHUTOBA ORDER FORM

Obon Services will be held Friday, July 15th to Sunday, July 17th, at Jodo Mission of Hawaii DEADLINE: June 23, 2016

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）

On which day are you coming? （いつお参りにこられますか？）

Please circle date and time.

Fri, July 15 2 pm or 7 pm

Sat, July 16 2 pm or 7 pm

Sun, July 17 10 am

Or

Cannot attend the service

ORDER FORM FOR CHOCHIN （LANTERN、ちょうちん申し込み用紙） DEADLINE: June 23, 2016

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.____________________________________________________________

LARGE(大)＿＿＿＿×＄10.00 + SMALL(小)＿＿＿＿×＄7.00 = TOTAL（合計）＄______________

FOR OFFICE USE ONLY Order accepted by : _______________ Date accepted : _______/______/ 2016 ( In person / Mail / By phone ) Received by : _______________ Date paid : _______/______/ 2016 (Cash / Check # __________ ) Write_______

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FOR OFFICE USE ONLY Order accepted by : _______________ Date accepted : _______/______/ 2016 ( In person / Mail / By phone ) Received by : _______________ Date paid : _______/______/ 2016 (Cash / Check # __________ ) Write_______

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Jodo Mission Office Hours:

Monday to Saturday: 8am—5pm

Sunday & Holidays: 8am—3pm

Phone: 949-3995

Website: www.jodo.us

Rev. Yubun Narashiba Head Minister

Rev. Kanjun Nakano Resident Minister

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2016 BON DANCE SCHEDULE OF JODO SHU TEMPLES

Bishop Gensho Hara Lahaina, Maui

Island Temple Phone No. Dates Times

Oahu Betsuin 949-3995 Aug 19 to 20 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Haleiwa 637-4382 July 8 to 9 7/8: 8 pm – 10 pm 7/9: 8 pm – 11 pm

Big Island [Hawaii]

Kurtistown Call Rev. Miyazaki (808) 936-7828

(808) 935-6996

(808) 936-7828

August 6 8:00 pm

Hilo July 16 8:00 pm

Hakalau August 20 7 or 8 pm (not set)

Hamakua Call Rev. Wansa

(808) 775-0965

August 13 7:00 pm

Kohala July 9 7:00 pm

Hawi August 6 6:00 pm

Maui Kahului Call Rev. John Hara

(808) 244-0066

August 19-20 7:30 pm

Wailuku June 17 8:00 pm

Lahaina (808) 661-4304 July 2 8:00 pm

Kapaa (808) 822-4319 June 17 to 18 7:30 pm Kauai

Koloa (808) 742-6735 July 29 to 30 7:30 pm

Hints at the Graveyard: Many peo-ple visit their ancestors at the grave-yards at O-Bon time. Sometimes they have many graves to visit. If you go to the grave and there are 2 flower con-tainers and you just happen to have enough flowers for one container, which should you fill with flowers?

It has been suggested that you place the flowers in the left flower holder and leave the right flower holder face down.

1 Tatsuo Nonaka

2 Takayo Fukuda The Fukuda Family Yasuichi Nakai The Nakai Family Kikue Tejima The Tejima Family Yasu Kawamura Fujio Fujita

4 Rui Yasumoto Shizutaro Kimura Fujiko Teruya Katsu Yokoyama Susan Teruko Lubick Rose Kikue Hata

5 Kamematsu Kano The Kano & Watanabe Families Shuichi Arakawa Yoshikazu Ebisuzaki Tamon Yamaguchi Japanese Marines Masanori Matsumoto

6 Chujiro Nishimura The Nishimura Family Matsu Wakagi The Wakagi Family Tomo Daitoku (2) Daitoku & Fujimoto Families Daitoku & Kawauchi Families Shinichi Fukuda The Fukuda Family Miyoshi Takara

7 Ayako Morikawa The Morikawa Family Taki Asai Kichi Kunihisa Shina Kotake Yukiyo Matsumoto

8 Soichi Hirano The Hirano & Kaneko Families The Hirota Family Saku Yokoyama

9 Sueko Tanimura The Tanimura Family Kenzaburo Ishii The Ishii Family Emi Kawamoto

10 Hosuke Miyagawa The Miyagawa Family Ariki Fujimoto Hisako Mitani Mieko Ono Bertha Takako Homareda

12 Bunjiro Umemoto The Umemoto Family Mitsuyoshi Okamura The Okamura Family

13 Charlse Harumi Takabayashi (2) Jeane Sachiko Ebisuzaki

14 Masuzo Konaka The Konaka, Yano,

& Hayashi Families Kiichi Morisako Katsuko Sakakibara Shigeki Narahara

15 Yoshio Morita The Morita Family Kikutaro Higashide The Higashide & Fuyukawa Families Albert Akira Sakuda

16 Onichi Chinen The Chinen Family Chiyo Heirakuji Harry Noboru Matsumoto Iwao Oki

17 Natsu Kawamura The Kawamura Family Senjiro Ogawa Ichiro Nakatsuka The Hirotsu Family Helen Miyoko Oda Hachijiro Homareda

18 Bunkichi Kamimura Tama Morita The Morita Family Chiyo Mori Hatsuyo Yoshikawa Kame Uyehara The Uyehara family Kay Kimiko Yamamoto Janice Yoshiko Kitashiro Mitsue Ikuta

19 Kiyomatsu Ueno The Ueno Family Shinei Kanehira The Kanehira Family Mitsuru Ogi Kenichi Naito Sam Saburo Taniguchi Kikuyo Morioka Miyoshi Akashi Hatsukichi Yamamoto

20 Hisataro Yanagihara The Yanagihara Family Naoji Yokoyama Moushi Kobashigawa Kame Uyehara

Ichitaro Matsuda Hisakichi Yamamoto Wade Kenji Sakai

21 Sumi Takeda The Takeda Family Komanoshin Masatsugu Teruo Masatsugu Ayako Tasaka Suzuko Shigehara Yoshito Charles Oshita

22 Isuke Iwasaki Murakami's Baby Kazumi Mizuta Yoshimi Maruuchi Edward Isamu Kimoto Moshi Takara Takara’s Baby

23 Isamu Yonemoto The Yonemoto Family Yoshio Higa The Higa Family Yoshiko Hamasaki Jonosuke Arakawa Kosuke Takara Kihachi Kishimoto

24 Yoshito Ebisuya The Ebisuya Family The Fujii Family Tokiko Karakake Dorothy S. Kobayashi

25 Hana Mitsutani The Mitsutani Family Nobuyuki Nishida Yukio Hirata Akio Nathon Tagami

26 Fuji Yano The Yano, Konaka,

& Hayashi Families Daizo Kawamura The Kawamura Family Mokunosuke Taniguchi Isamu Nakano Keigo Soma Claris Sadako Yamamoto

27 Ron Kiyoshi Amasaki Akira Shimoda

28 Shintaro Masuda The Masuda & Asamura Families Ryoshichi Himuro The Himuro Family Kiyoichi Oshiro

29 Kumanosuke Morikawa The Morikawa Family Sadamu Yanagihara The Yanagihara Family Kinuyo Karimoto

Ziu Takaoka Kiichi Takaoka Shizuko Heirakuji Grace Kawafuchi

30 Hana Ishizaki Tsurue Nagaishi The Nakauye Family John Yoshito Nakauye Koei Takara Gerald Kenji Sato

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the Pure Land.

Takashi Uyeda 83 Fumio Morita 96 Richard Tadataka Nomiyama 95 Stanley Yoshizumi Kitajima 89 Kinuko Yamashiro 91

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