jodo mission of hawaii bulletin - july 2010

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JODO MISSION OF HAWAII

BULLETIN - JULY 2010

Jodo Mission of Hawaii1429 Makiki St.

Honolulu HI 96814

Address Service Requested

ConcertAnnouncementsThe Life of Honen (contd)O-BonPerpetual Memorial ServiceCalendar

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CONCERT UNVEILING OUR NEW PIANOA concert unveiling our new piano will be held on Sunday, June 27, from 10:30

a.m. at Jodo Mission . (Our new piano was made possible through donations fromHonolulu Jodo Shu Fujinkai, Honolulu Yoshimizuko, and many, many private donations.)

This concert will be a joint concert with Stuart Nago , who is a music lecturer atKapi`olani Community College, Darin Miyashiro , who is the Koto instructor at Universityof Hawaii and Rev. Kanjun Nakano, who is the former piano instructor at Kacho Col-lege in Japan and is now a minister of Jodo Mission of Hawaii. Guest performer is JuneSuzuki , who is a Shamisen instructor.

Admission is free and refreshments will be served in Ikoi Hall. Of course, your kind donation is always welcome.

Stuart Nago Darin MiyashiroJune SuzukiRev. Kanjun Nakano


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Announcements

BARAZUSHI & TURKEY FUNDRAISER

On May 23, 2010, we completed two successful fundraisers. The idea of selling prepackaged smoked turkey drumsticks was suggested by Mr. Adachi of the Manoa Aikido

Club. He had completed a successful fundraiser selling this product.Once the Temples Board of Directors agreed to tackle this project, we contacted

Kala Kokua. Aki Nishiyama accounted for and mailed the turkey drumstick tickets to our members. We cannot image the headache this must have caused her! Early on the day of the fundraiser, Aki prepared and cooked a tasty luncheon for each fundraiser volunteer.

The Fujinkai ladies Tomoko Hisamoto, JoAnn Matsuo and Judy Teruya arrivedaround 5:00 AM to wash and cook the rice for barazushi. Other Fujinkai ladies includingSally Hayashi, Mikie Karimoto and her daughter Ann Gimbo, Ethel Miyamoto,Peggy Miyamoto, Yukari Narashiba, Doris Soma, Carol Yanagihara and friends in-cluding Martha Miura, Kay Oshiro and her daughter Karen , followed by fanning thehot rice, adding just the right amount of ingredients to make them ono, then packaging the

barazushi for selling, and collecting money for the barazushi. ALL the barazushi weresold in an hour. WOW! There were many members saying they wished they came earlier to buy the barazushi. YUM, they were delicious!

Simultaneously that morning, boxes of frozen smoked turkey drumsticks arrived.Conscientiously, Ian Kitajima, JoAnn Matsuo, Clifford Miyamoto, David Miyamoto,Veedu Vinod, Masa Oshiro and Herbert Fujikawa quickly opened boxes and packagedthe drumsticks for sale. Sally Hayashi and Tomoko Hisamoto added cooking instruc-

tions and recipes with the drumstick packages. With their cheerful smiles, Karen Oshro,Rev. Yubun Narashiba and a new friend Linda Mayahara handed out turkey drumstick

packages/boxes for sale (even in the morning rain and wind). Sophie Narashiba calledout her THANK YOU for each sale. Doris Soma accounted for the incoming tickets.Thank you Ian Kitajima for troubleshooting (whether it involved sales discrepancies tocustomers, moving the products from site to site, packaging the drumsticks and assistingwith the cleanup). Please forgive me if I did not mention your name and you also gave of yourself this day.

I humbly thank everyone who contributed their time, energy and muscles duringthese simultaneous fundraisers! Everyone pitched in doing multiple jobs to complete thisday. WHAT DEDICATION! I was overwhelmed, just seeing how wonderful everyoneworked together, the camaraderie, the laughter, this was another valuable project goalwhich was accomplished this day due to the giving of each volunteer.

Kala Kokua and we found discrepancies involving the size and prepackaging of theturkey drumsticks (drumsticks were two in a pack versus one per pack). Two drumsticks

per pack size were just right for one or two eaters, but if you received one drumstick per To be continued on Page 3

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THANK YOU

Have you noticed there is a little patch of lawn re-cently planted on the side of the Temple grounds?That is the work of Teruto Soma (pictured here onthe right with Sophie Narashiba). Also helping Mr.Soma was JoAnn Matsuo . Mr. Soma pulled the nut

grass, loosened the soil, picked up grass from HomeDepo, cut sheets of grass into smaller pieces and planted them. THATS A LOT OF WORK. He fer-tilized the new plantings, watered, and gave themtender loving care and walla, we have a beautifullawn on the side of the Temple. It is quite beautiful!

Mr. Soma did this because he is proud of our Templeand he wanted it to look a little better for the Japan

Yoshimizuko Group arriving onJune 25th. THANK YOU SOMUCH MR. SOMA.

Smoked Turkey CornerHow did you prepare your smoked turkey drumstick? Rev. Narashiba said he

made a sandwich by cutting a few slices and putting it between 2 slices of bread with a littlemayonnaise, pickled red cabbage, alfalfa sprouts. And he said it was delicious. He alsomade fried rice with the smoked turkey drumsticks and he and his wife made smoked tur-key curry with brown rice.

The smoked turkey drumstick can be eaten in so many different ways. We wouldvery much be interested in what you prepared with your turkey drumstick. Please letus know. We would like to continue this column to see what interesting ways peopleate their turkey drumsticks. Thank you.

Barazushi & Smoked Turkey Drumstick Fundraiser (Continued from Page 2)

pack, then you might have been surprised. The one drumstick was gigantic! You can be creative cooking these drumsticks. I hope many recipes come to mind. But most of all, this successful fundraiser could not be accomplished without YOU, the cus-tomer!

Through your support, our Temple will continue to serve both you and I. DOMO

ARIGATO!Respectfully,Yvonne Sugihara

Chairperson for Kala Kokua Turkey Drumstick Fundraiser ******************THANK YOU VERY MUCH Yvonne for all your hard work and dedication on asuccessful fundraiser!!!!

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Announcements

JODO MISSION BULLETINIf you would like to know more about

Jodo Mission of Hawaii, we are willing tosend you our bulletins via Email or regu-lar mail. Please let us know your Emailaddress or mailing address. All of your information will be confidential. Pleasecall at 949-3995

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Sunday School

No Sunday School in June, July. August

If you know of anyone who may want to join our Sunday School, please call JodoMission.

Lay Persons & Fujinkai ConventionSeptember 17-19, 2010 on Maui

The Lay Persons Convention is being

held on the Island of Maui during the week-end of September 17 to 19. The schedule sofar begins the Convention on September 17in Lahaina and then moves to Kahului onSeptember 18. if anyone is interested inattending, please contact Jodo Mission.

Anyone can attend the Lay PersonsConvention which is a convention or gather-ing of all Jodo Shu members from the State

of Hawaii. Originally started to discussTemple membership, lack of ministers,membership dues, etc. The Conventionserves the purpose of socializing among allTemple members. Whatever topics are cov-ered, they are then referred to Kyoku.

Possible topics for this year would bea Uniform Service Procedure or what canwe do to attract more members as our mem-

bers become older.Fujinkai: The Lay Persons Conven-

tion will set aside some time for the HawaiiRengo Fujinkai to meet on Maui. HawaiiRengo Fujinkai usually meets every other year and needs to decide whether it willcontinue.

O-Toba Set Up on Sunday, July 25 at 8:00 a.m: Your help is needed to setup the many O-Tobas. If you can spare afew hours and help set up the O-Tobas, wewould greatly appreciate your help. Lunchwill be provided.

Temple Clean-up Day, Sunday, July25, at 8:00 a.m. In preparation for theO-Bon services, we will be cleaning the Tem-

ple, including the Columbarium. Please joinus! Everyone is welcome! It is hard work butit can be fun; lunch will be provided.

Why not make this a family project! Wewelcome everyone on Sunday, July 25 for ei-ther O-Toba set up or Temple Cleaning.

Bon Dance at Haleiwa Jodo Mission

Haleiwa Jodo Mission Bon Dance will beheld on July 30 & 31, 2010. A shuttle bus is

available on Saturday, July 31. . Price of busfare is $3.50. Bus will leave promptly at 4 p.m.from Jodo Mission to Haleiwa and will leaveHaleiwa around 10:30 p.m.to return to Jodo Mission.Please call Jodo Mission at949-3995 to put your nameon the bus list. Deadline isJuly 23, 2010.

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Amanda Youth who graduated from Iolani High School

was the honoree at the Baccalaureate Service held on Sun-day, May 30, 2010 and sponsored by the Jodo Mission Sun-day School.

You may have seen Amanda at many of the Temples lar-ger functions, i.e. bazaar, Bon Dance, previous chicken sales,

New Years Eve Services.

Amanda with Kay Oshiro whocoordinates Sunday School activi-ties.

Amanda will be attending theUniversity of Oregon in the fallto further her education. She

plans on majoring in Psychologyand wants to work with kids/teens who have problems in theareas of low self-esteem, eatingdisorders, drug abuse, depres-sion, etc.

Amanda has been volunteer-ing at Teen Line Hawaii for

about a year. Teen Line Hawaii is associated with Coalition for a Drug Free Hawaii and isa service organization providing useful information and resources on a variety of teen-related topics through their website and public events. Amanda attended the NationalYouth Conference in Washington, D.C. this past January through Teen Line Hawaii andwas able to meet other teens from across the United States. She also experienced snow for the first time.

For the past two years Amanda has helped manage the JV Boys Volleyball team atIolani and played on one of JV Girls Volleyball teams at Iolani during her Sophomore andJunior years.

We wish Amanda best wishes. Please study hard and when you return on your vaca-tions that you drop by the Temple and visit with our Sunday School.

Amanda with her proud parents, Mia and Michael Youth and GrandpaStanley Kitajima

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The Life of St. HonenThe Founder of Jodo Buddhism in Japan

By Rev. Dwight K. Matsunami[published in The Hawaii Buddhism, October. 1956 issue]

PART 2 (contd from June 2010 Bulletin)

At last a new light came upon him whenhaving read the works of Genshin and Shantao,a firm belief began to take shape, that is to saythat by the teaching of Others Power only bythe Faith in Amida Buddha, even the wickedcan be saved, because everyone is equal by theeffect of common faith and by the confidencein the grace of Amida Buddha. After having

perceived the existence of a serene realm be-yond love and hate, he was finally convincedthat by this faith in Amida Buddha, one may

be born into such a Pure Land, and as a resultof it, the Nembutsu, the constant repetition of Namu Amida Butsu was requested. In thespring of 1177, he established himself a newsect, the Jodo Sect of Buddhism, at Yoshimizunear Kyoto.

He was then forty years old, and from thattime until the very moment of his passingaway, he was never weary of welcoming menand women of all classes to his fold aristocrats and plebians, scholars and ignorantfolks, all gathered around him eager to hear theteaching he revealed. All-tormented soulswere awed, and his words were balm to their hearts, because he preached a simple trustfulmoral, announcing salvation for all. It is saidthat criminals and prostitutes were amongstthose he converted. Everybody wished to hear the gospel of the Fountain of Joy. But, like all

pioneers St. Honen encountered strong opposi-tion from all quarters: many jealous people

Denounced him as being an enemy of pub-lic order and he should be banished to adistant island.

In 1207 the gentle Honen started for hisexile. He was then seventy-four years of age, but his heart was full of joy and he for-gave his persecutors, or he thought his exilewould allow him to preach the gospel in afar region where none of the inhabitantshad heard of it as yet.

Four years later he was forgiven . Thegentle saint returned from the isle or Shi-koku still smiling with the joy of men who

perceived light once more after waitinglong in darkness. But this joy was of shortduration for St. Honen fell ill. His disciplesgave him all possible care, but each day theSaint lost strength. On the 25th of Januaryin 1212, at the age of seventy nine, the gen-tle Saint surrounded by his disciples keptrepeating the Nembutsu, Namu AmidaButsu, till his strength failed him. Thevoice of Nembutsu became more and moreweak, then hushed together. Though thelips of the Saint were silent forever, hisgentle face was smiling as if he were borninto the Pure Land. And his teachings arestill alive in the hearts of hundreds of thou-sands of people in the world.

(The End)

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WHAT DOES IT MEAN?Byakugo: When you see the statute of Amida Buddha, you will see some round object in the

middle of his forehead. We call this Byakugo and this is the very sign of enlightenment. It is thespot from where the light of wisdom and personality shines, being at the same time the eye to see thereality of things. We have two eyes by nature and though we have tried to see the substance of theuniverse with them, we will never get to it until we attain the perfect wisdom. The words poverty of

philosophy were uttered when the world forgot the effort to attain this Byakugo. Dont you think so?

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Introduction of Sho-ryo Dana in Obon

Butsudan


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

Flower : Flower is a symbol of purity. There are numerous flowers in thePure Land.

Water : Water is a symbol of offering. The offered water is called AKAthat is translated from a Sanskrit word Argha, the most valuable thing.

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

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

Some rice in a bowl of Water and a leaf of Lythrum anceps : Thisexpands food limitlessly. (Optional)

Nishime without meat : A traditional Japanese food used as monasterial foodcalled Sho-jin Ryo-ri.

, Cucumber and Eggplant with sticks : With a Cucumber make a horse(using sticks) for your ancestors to return home early. Make a cowwith an Eggplant (using sticks) for them to return to Pure Landslowly.

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

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

Mochi or any favorite food : Offer your ancestors with their favorite food.

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

INFORMATION ON ALTAR FOR O-BON(most popular in Japan)

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Fujinkai MeetingWomens Association

July 4th at 8:30 a.m.

YBA Meeting

July 18th at 8:30 a.m.

Sewing Circle

July 108:30 to 11 a.m.


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What is Perpetual MemorialService? (Eitaikyo)

This record of a perpetual memorial ser-vice and is called Eitaikyo in Japanese.When the date of death occurs for a personlisted on this record, the ministers pray for that individual during the morning service.The prayers will continue each year for aslong as Jodo Mission exists.

Anyone can be included in it. You may putyour own name on the list, too. This alsohelps when it is difficult to have memorialservices. We also welcome you to attend themorning service at 8:30am.

How to apply

Stop by the office, and fill out the applica-tion form. Each name costs $200. After theapplication is accepted, the name will belisted on the record.

Apology for June Eitaikyo List

We apologize for not listing the following de-ceased persons in the June 2010 Bulletin:

6/17 Helen Miyoko Oda 6/24 Tokiko Kurakake6/19 Kikuyo Morioka 6/28 Kiyoichi Oshiro

Obituaries 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.

Kazue Hasegawa 91Hideko Miyamoto 83

Jane Mitsuko Hiura 91 James Biggie Tsukasa Yamada 91

Jodo Mission OfficeHours:Monday to Saturday

8am5pmSunday & Holidays

8am3pm

Wedding Services and Baby Blessingsare available upon request.

If you are planning to get married or knowsomeone who is planning a wedding or if you would like to renew your weddingvows, you are welcome to recommend our Temple. To pledge eternal love betweenhusband and wife to Amida Buddha is veryimportant.

Baby Blessings : May Amida Buddhaslove surround our children with love.

Please call for an appointment.

Rev. Yubun Narashiba Head Minister

Rev. Kanjun NakanoResident Minister

Rev. Dwight Nakamura Retired Minister

Your Opinions

Your opinions are important to us. Please feelfree to send your opinions to Jodo Mission of Hawaii, 1429 Makiki St., Honolulu, HI 96814.Your opinions will be treated confidentially.

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1 Kichi YanagisawaThe Yanagisawa FamilyYone Ishida

2 Toyo TojoThe Tojo FamilyTsune UchiumiMinoru ShigetaKikuyo Gonhata]Ellen Kimiko Hedani

3 Tamayo Yanagihara

4 Setsuyo SugiharaThe Sugihara FamilySumiyo YamanakaKajo TeruyaIsami YoshikawaThe Yoshikawa FamilyKajo TeruyaThe Yamanaka Family

Masaru Taira5 Asao Takara

Shige IkedaFred Yutaka SakudaDonna Haruko Furutani

6 Takaichi HamadaThe Hamada FamilyMiki AjimuraThe Ajimura FamilyTakezo IshidaYosuke Mitsutani

7 Hisa AkimotoTaki IshimotoSeiji Ogawa

8 Yoshio FurumotoKamado TakaraHiroshi ArakawaSueko KiyamaShigeko Shimamoto

9 Kameichi OkamuraMatsuyo KamiokaKumataro GonhataMasashi Kimura

10 Tatsu YanagiharaThe Yanagihara FamilyShina KayaThe Kaya &Shimazaki FamilyKeizo NagataThe Nagata FamilyYojiro YamashinaUkichi NakanoFuji Kitagawa

11 Toyo Nanbu

The Nanbu FamilyFusa MurakamiThe Murakami FamilyThe Yamamoto FamilyShigeyo IpponsugiIwao AsaumiFusa Murakami

12 Hideo HigashiKamesaburo GushikenAkiyo YanoMorio Yanagihara

13 Kazuichi AkimotoBunji AokiThe Aoki FamilyToki YamamotoThe Yamamoto FamilySetsuyo Nitta

14 Takao AmanoKanichi MoritaFukutaro NagataHaya KamimuraKazuo Kamimura

15 The Nakagawa FamilyThe Koike FamilyThe Fujisue FamilyDoris Chiyoko HayashiFlorence Satoko Law

16 The Juichi Yamada FamilyThe Fujii FamilyThe Shikata Family

The Nishii FamilyThe Okazaki FamilyHaruo OkaharaThe Okahara FamilyR. Toyoji TominagaTetsuichi Umemoto

17 Ito TanimuraThe Tanimura FamilyKome NishiguchiThe Nishiguchi FamilyTakiko AmakawaYumei UyeharaTomoe Yoshioka

18 Hisako FujihanaThe Fujihana FamilySeiji NakagawaMiyoji AokiMasutaro KunihisaTokiyo MasakiMasaaki Maruichi

19 Misae Higashihara

20 Gonshichi Shintaku

Fukuji IkedaKatsumi Imada

21 Shigeru NakataUsuke Oda

22 Keisuke KimuraThe Kimura FamilyTakeo MatsunagaMotohiro TanimuraMatsuyo Miyagi

23 June Junko YamashitaKeizo Oda

24 Masako Narahara

25 Matsuno MishinaThe Mishina FamilyMasuo YanagiharaThe Yanagihara FamilyThe Kimura FamilyThe Weiss Family (Stillborn)

26 Naosuke NakamotoThe Nakamoto & Sakagawa FamilyToshio FujimotoThe Fujimoto Family

27 Sakutaro KoyamaThe Koyama FamilySayoko TakaokaHatsu Maruichi

28 Koichi OgiSadamu IwamotoMiyoko OharaDarin Sueo Furutani

29 Kansuke YanoThe Yano, Konaka &Hayashi FamilyMitsuo SakakibaraChiya Wada

30 Noriaki MasudaThe Masuda & Asamura FamilyKinosuke KitamuraThe Kitamura FamilyToshisuke IwamotoNoriaki MasudaMatsuo HirayasuBishop Shutesu Miyamoto

31 Haruo NakanoKameyo HayashiUsano Yamane

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