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- 1. JodoMissionofHawaii Bulletin-APRIL2018 (#1257-0418) JodoMissionofHawaii 1429MakikiSt. HonoluluHI96814 AddressServiceRequested Details of Event—to be announced Date: Sunday, April 1, 2018 Time: 9:30 a.m. Place: Soto Mission of Hawaii 11708 Nuuanu Avenue Honolulu, HI 96817 PH: 537-9409 Parking: Limited parking available’ Please try to carpool Hawaii Buddhist Council consists of seven Buddhist denominations: Nichiren Mission, Soto Mission, Higashi Hongwanji Mission, Honpa Hongwanji Mission, Jodo Mission of Hawaii, Koyasan Shingon Mission of Hawaii.
- 2. Page 2 Jodo Mission of Hawaii Hanamaturi Service Jodo Mission of Hawaii will have its Hanamatsuri Service on Sunday, April 8, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. This service is to celebrate Shakyamuni Buddha’s birthday. He was born on April 8, 566 B.C. in Nepal. His parents were King Suddohona and Queen Maya. On that day it is said there were flowers blooming, celestial birds singing and sweet gentle rain bath- ing the baby Buddha. Part of this service is the display of a Hanamido with a Baby Buddha statue in the middle (photo at right). At the Hanamatsuri Service, each person may pour sweet tea or amacha over the Baby Buddha, just like when he was born. There will be singing for this happy occasion. After the Hanamatsuri Service, we will have games for children and adults, i.e. Jan Ken Po (rock, paper, salt—there are many ways to play this game) or matching memory game, etc. Adults and children can play these games. There will be prizes and refreshments. Please join us for this happy Hanamatsuri Service on Sunday, April 8, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. Bazaar Collection The long awaited Jodo Mission of Hawaii Bazaar will be held on Sunday, May 6 (8 am to 1 pm). If you have any donations, please bring them to the Temple (preferably Mondays to Thursdays—we also have a home- less problem)! Please separate your donations by categories (clothing, kitchen utensils and dishes, toys, trinkets, books) and please mark the categories. Jodo Mission will not pick up your donations. Thank you for your understand- ing. Please note that what you may call “junk” may be another person’s “pot of gold”. Any fruits or vegetables that you would like to share, please bring them to the temple on Saturday, May 5. Any plants that you would like to donate, please bring them to the temple on Saturday, May 5.
- 3. S A F E T Y F I R S T IMPORTANT: If you see anything suspicious, please go to the temple office and tell them what strange person or things you saw. While visiting the temple, whether it is for a service or if you are visiting the Noko- tsudo or Columbarium, etc., if you see any strange person(s), please go to the temple office to report what or who you saw and where you saw the person or thing. This is very im- portant! This is for the safety of everyone. From time to time, there are a lot of people on the temple property: we have visitors who come to the temple or people attending classes in the Social Hall or Ikoi Hall or up- stairs above the Social Hall. We also have tenants in the back apartment building or con- struction workers working on the renovations or repair people servicing equipment— strangers may be scouting the place out whether by car, bicycle, motorcycle, or just walk- ing or running. Please be aware of what’s happening around you and re- port any suspicious people or things to the temple office! Thank you for your cooperation. JODO MISSION OF HAWAII Youth Retreat On Sunday, March 18, 2018, the Sunday Schools of Haleiwa and Betsuin started the day with an early service at the Betsuin, then went to the Honolulu Zoo for an outing. Bishop Narashiba and Rev. Ezaki of Haleiwa and other parents also went on this outing. For some children, it was their first time. They had a wonderful time and very educational. They had to read some of the information. After the outing, Bishop Narashiba said he was so impressed with the Honolulu Zoo and how clean it was and how it was not smelly at all with all the animals. There was a huge tank of koi fishes and in the center was an enclosed tunnel of glass and net and when the children stood up, they were right next to the giant koi fishes. The Honolulu Zoo really has a lot of new things that everyone should take the time to visit! All Sunday School students and parents had a wonderful time! Page 3 Hippo play area Lunch break >>> Children put money in machine and received a momento coin
- 4. Page 4 V I S I TO R S F R O M J A PA N Professor Tsukasa Takahashi of Bukkyo University of Kyoto came to visit Jodo Mis- sion of Hawaii on February 20 with some students. Bukkyo University—Another group from Bukkyo University was supposed to come on February 19, but their flight was first delayed and then cancelled entirely. The students arrived in Honolulu on February 20 and had to attend their previously scheduled classes at the University of Hawaii. On Saturday, February 24th, they did come to Jodo Mission for a short visit and refresh- ments were served however no photos were taken Tokyo Toyoshima Young Ministers Association Visit: Rev. Koji Ikawa of Koshinji Temple and other ministers and family members from Tokyo Toyoshima Young Minis- ters Association came to visit Jodo Mission of Hawaii on February 26, 2018 DEN DEN MUSHI PANEL THEATER GROUP On March 4, 2018, we were treated to a wonderful performance by four students from Shukutoku University Panel Theater of Chiba, Japan. The four students were: Tomomi Kuroe, Kana Sukegawa, Saki Mizuno and Yudai Takahashi. Their performances included music from a few Disney films like Under the Sea from The Little Mermaid and songs from Aladdin and Moana, etc. While here at the Betsuin, they were coached by Stuart Nago. They visited the Himawari Learning Center and the preschool children just enjoyed themselves. This year besides Oahu, they visited Kauai and went to a couple of preschools and care homes. Because time was limited, the Den Den Mushi students were not able to enjoy refreshments and visit with those who attended. THANK YOU DEN DEN MUSHI! We look forward to your visit next year!! [More photos on page 6]
- 5. Page 5 Honolulu Jodo Shu Fujinkai On February 25, 2018, Honolulu Jodo Shu Fujinkai had their General Membership meeting and New Year’s Party. Welcome addresses were given by Bishop Yubun Narashiba and Kyodan President Jon Riki Karamatsu. They both thanked the ladies for their many years of dedication to the temple and that Fujinkai has always been there to assist the temple. Photo on right was the floral arrangement made by Yukari Narashiba for the Fujinkai Service and General Membership meeting. After the ceremonial and business portions, the ladies moved to the Social Hall for a wonderful New Year’s party with food prepared by the Fujinkai ladies: chirashi sushi, sekihan, kuromame, nishime, shoyu chicken, stuffed pin- wheels, baked salmon with imitation crab, namasu, vegetable salad, fruit salad, and zenzai . Fujinkai is noted for their food and with everyone’s help such wonderful dishes are produced (see right photos). Don’t they look so ono! The Keiro women and supporters (all over 80 years old; oldest 97) were honored with a container of sekihan (azuki beans with mochi rice) or happy rice. These Keiro women have worked hard for so many years for our temple! With all their aches and pains, they still come to the temple to help in whatever way they can. Arigato Gozaimasu! Gail Masaki had a memory game of things having to do with “Girls Day” and the winner who remembered the most was a Keiro person, Tomoko Hisamoto who is 94. Everyone then played Bingo and went home with prizes and food. It was a nice party! The only thing missing were more Fujinkai members. Next year we hope to see more Fujinkai ladies! Oahu Jodo Shu Rengo Fujinkai Convention Any Honolulu Jodo Shu Fujinkai member who wants to come to the Oahu Jodo Shu Rengo Fujinkai Convention here at the Betsuin, please contact Jodo Mission (949- 3995) to put in your reservation for your bento lunch. This year the Haleiwa Jodo Mis- sion Fujinkai members will be coming to Honolulu for the yearly Convention. You are most welcome and this is a good opportunity to meet the Fujinkai ladies from Haleiwa. WHEN: Sunday, April 22, 2018 at 10am PLACE: Jodo Mission of Hawaii, 1429 Makiki Street, Honolulu, HI 96814 Notice to any Fujinkai Member who have relocated to Honolulu or if you know of anyone who might be interested in Fujinkai or service to the temple, we very much would like to hear from you. Please contact Jodo Mission of Hawaii office 949-3995 and leave your con- tact info and someone will get back to you. Thank you.
- 6. 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. Miyono Shimoda 96 Noriko Nakafuji 82 Michiyo Oki 102 Shimako Nakamura 95 Jodo Mission Office Hours: Monday to Saturday 8am—5pm Sunday & Holidays 8am—3pm Phone: 949-3995 Website: www.jodo.us Page 6 What is “Perpetual Memorial Service?” (Eitaikyo) This record of a perpetual memorial service and is called Eitaikyo in Japanese. When the date of death occurs for a person listed on this record, the ministers pray for that individual during the morn- ing 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 9:30am. 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. Rev. Kanjun Nakano Resident Minister Bishop Yubun Narashiba More Den Den Mushi Photos Saki and Tomomi are performing with the song “Under the Sea” with all the vari- ous sea creatures. Doesn’t this look interesting! Yudai, Jax, Tomomi, Declan, Sophie, Saki and Kana with the “shaka” sign Den Den Mushi thank you for a wonderful time and look for- ward to seeing you again next year!
- 7. 1 Yasuemon Kajioka The Kajioka & Morita Family Yae Ogata Mistuko Arakawa Bessie Shimoyo Karamatsu Seiichi Kimura George Kaname Sakuda Carl Kaoru Saito 2 Ryosaku Maeda The Maeda Family Shuzaburo Kunihiro The Kunihiro Family Masao Kamihara James Isamu Tomita The Hoichi Nishimura Family 3 Kinjuro Ajimura The Ajimura Family Katsuichi Takeda The Takeda Family Takeo Kuniyuki Katsusaburo Yamamoto Kikue Kubota 4 Masayo Kusunoki The Kusunoki Family Shinichi Amakawa The Amakawa Family Hitomi Miyaura 5 Tsune Isobe The Isobe Family Mamoru Najita Isematsu Takenaka Brian Kazumitsu Kaya Kikuyo Kunimura 7 Yasu Hirohama The Hirohama & Kawasugi Family Kikujiro Uchiumi Faye Johnson Yumi Yokoyama Isaburo Terada Toru Yamane 8 Tadaichi Aoki The Aoki Family Kojiro Okamoto The Okamoto & Nakamoto Family Shigekichi Yoshizaki The Yoshizaki Family Naotaka Hayashi Misue Imamoto Ronald Yoshio Takara Masamitsu Nakano 9 Shizuko Hironaka The Hironaka & Ishimoto Family Fumie Iwasaki Tokio Nishikawa 10 Tomi Arakawa Matsuji Yamamoto 11 Tsunekichi Matsuno The Matsuno Family Sadako Yokoyama The Yokoyama & Morita Family Teru Sakuda The Sakuda Family Sada Harada The Kohatsu Family Yoshiko Hara 12 Naka Nakamura Toshiko Umemoto Chiyono Toyomura 13 Yasuko Daitoku The Daitoku & Fujimoto Family Kayo Doi Tsuyo Uchiumi Zentoku Uyehara Yasu Iguchi Herbert Masashi Yamane 14 Heiji Yasumoto The Yasumoto Family Yoshi Okamura (2) Kiyoto Kawaoka 15 Toso Kamisato The Kamisato Family The Aoki Family Mikayo Higashimura Toshiro Kawabe The Kawabe Family Masakane Himuro Kenji Hayashi Toshiko Sumida Nishimoto William Hatsuichi Kishimoto Loretta Masayo Fujikami 16 Bunsuke Isobe The Isobe Family Ryu Tsurusaki The Tsurusaki & Inada Family Masatoshi Umemoto Patsy Hisako Himuro Mitsuyoshi Gushikuma 17 Kenichi Namba The Namba Family Tsuneharu Imaguchi Betty Hisako Goto 18 Toyokichi Iguchi The Iguchi & Sasaki Family Eki Mineishi The Mineishi Family Yojiro Watanabe 19 Jun Kunihiro The Kunihiro Family Motoo Ueda The Ueda Family Maka Tamanaha The Tamanaha Family Matsutaro Shimizu Isamu Yoshioka Thomas Rai Ellen Shizuka Yanagisawa 20 Hiroshi Ohta Mantsu Takara Shozaemon Matsumoto Mildred Yukiko Toshikiyo Ito 21 Naomi Takara Genichi Tamura Kikue Kakimoto 22 Kyoichi Koyama The Koyama Family Chieko Miyakawa Hiroshi Nakai The Nakai Family Kazu Saiki Kyoichi Koyama Francis Sadamu Furutani, Jr. 23 Bishop Sensho Fukuda Moushi Uyehara Harriet Eiko Gushikuma Shigeichi Aoki Tom Shigeo Muranaka Richard Tadataka Nomiyama 24 Setsuyo Misawa (2) The Misawa & Watanabe Family The Misawa Family Yoshio Kunimoto 25 Michizo Imaguchi (2) The Imaguchi Family Tsunegoro Iwamoto Yasuko Ueda Soichi Sakai 26 Kikujiro Yokoyama The Yokoyama & Morita Family Makoto Takahashi Masato Ishida Tokue Uehara Noble Noboru Karimoto 27 Misae Umemoto The Umemoto, Ida & Matsushima Family Shizue Nose Robert Kazuo Murakami Haruko Teruya 28 Rokusuke Yanagihara The Yanagihara Family Iwakichi Matsuda The Toichi Funamoto Family Misao Yamane Masa Okamoto Miyao Ume Kawamura Stanley Y. Ogomori Tsuyuko Kaneda Fumiye Teruya 29 Mitsuyo Kamioka The Kamioka & Hanaoka Family Tatsuyo Ohara (2) The Ohara Family Tsuchi Kajioka Heijiro Asai Tsune Uesugi Yukiji Kamioka Manzuchi Higashi Kazuto Hamada Hatsumi Nakamura Yoshiyo Yanagihara Mitsuyo Kanai Yoshida Mitoshi Tanaka (2) 30 Tsuru Matsuno The Matsuno Family Esa Yamane The Yamane Family & Harada Family Kume Nakamoto The Nakamoto & Sakagawa Family Shigetaka Imada Miyoko Shindo EITAIKYO (Perpetual Memorial Service) for April Page 7