The monthly bulletin of the Jodo Mission of Hawaii

1. Jodo Mission of Hawaii
Bulletin - SEPTEMBER 2012
(#1190-09112
Jodo Mission of Hawaii
1429 Makiki St.
Honolulu HI 96814
Address Service Requested
September 9—Keiro Kai and Grandparents’ Day
The Intermediate YBA and Sunday School will honor our Keiro members (all those 80
years old and older) on Sunday, September 9, at 10 a.m. Please join us if you are able to
come. Also, younger generation, please bring your parents, grandparents, aunties, uncles
who are 80 years and older to join this event! It will be a special treat for them!

2. AUTUMN O-Higan Chutoba Form (彼岸会中塔婆申し込み用紙)
Your Name(お名前) : Phone（電話）:
Name of Deceased （亡くなった方のお名前）：
1. Higan Service
September 16 at 10 a.m.
2. ____ I plan to attend service
3. ____ I do not plan to attend
4
One Chutoba is $7 X Total of Chutoba = Total $
（中塔婆1本7ドル） （本数） （合計）
Please make checks payable to “Jodo Mission of Hawaii”. DEADLINE: Sunday, September 9, 2012
FOR OFFICE USE ONLY
Order accepted by Date accepted / /2012 (In person/ Mail / By phone)
Received by Date paid: ________/______/2012 (Cash / Check #_____________) Write
O-HIGAN SERVICE
The word “Higan” literally means “the other shore” in
Japanese. One shore represents the world we are in, and the oth-
er shore “Higan” represents Amida Buddha’s Pure Land. The river
represents the bad mind we all possess. The concept is that we
practice the teaching to reach the other shore across the river.
We have two Higan seasons in a year. One in spring, the oth-
er in autumn, as Higan is held during the week of the spring and autumn equinox.
Shan Tao, one of the highest ranking priests of Jodo Buddhism in China said that the
sun sets due west during the equinox thus it is a good opportunity to think about Bud-
dha’s Pure Land which exists far away in the west, as well as appreciate our ances-
tors who are also there.
Please join us for our Higan-e service and think about Amida Buddha’s Pure
Land and our ancestors. Our Higan-e Service will be held:
Sunday, September 16 at 10:00 am
Chutoba prayers will be conducted during this service. If you would like a Chuto-
ba prayer for your ancestors, please fill out the form on this page and send it or drop it
off at the Jodo Mission office by Sunday, September 9th. Thank you.
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3. The Introduction of Buddhism into Japan (2)
Suiko’s reign (592-628) marks a high point in the development of Buddhism in
pre-Nara Japan. Not only was she an ardent Buddhist, but her nephew, the imperial
Prince Shotoku (573-621), son of the above-mentioned Emperor Yomei, is consid-
ered the founder of Japanese Buddhism. Not long after ascending the throne, Suiko
took the vows of a Buddhist nun and in large part withdrew from her role in the
government. Shotoku was appointed regent at the age of 19, and served in this ca-
pacity until death.
Shotoku’s Buddhism
Whereas early Buddhism in Japan had been associated with magic powers and
Prince Shotoku means of preventing disease, Shotoku’sBuddhism was quite different. His teach-
ers were Korean, and their role in the formation of Buddhist ideas at this period was important. Under
him Buddhism flourished. Temple and images were built; in 605 a Buddha sixteen feet high was cast
in bronze. By 623 according to the Nihongi (Annals), there were in Japan some 46 Buddhist temples,
816 priests, and 569 nuns. Shotoku is best known for the famous Constitution in seventeen Articles
promulgated in 604. Although mention is made in this document of revering the Three Treasure or
Triatna of Buddhism, he also made abundant use of Confucian concepts, especially in political regula-
tions. Actually he assigned religious matters to Buddhism and secular matters to Confucianism.
Shotoku understood the importance of China for the cultural development of Japan, as is evidenced
by his sending students to the continent. He encouraged industry; he saw that the sick were cared for
and orphans and the feeble given attendance; he took measures to promote transportation and commu-
nication; he gave instructions to extend protection to animals; and under him a history of Japan was
complied. In 606 Shotoku gave a lecture on the Srimala-devi-sinhanada or Shoman-gyo to Empress
Suiko. He also gave a lecture on the Lotus sutra or the Saddharmapundarika-sutra in the same year. It
was also at this time that he decided to set down his lecture in writing. Commentaries were written on
these two sutras as well as on the Yuima-kyo or Vimalakirti-nirdesa-sutra. (…) Shotoku is believed to
have built such temples as Shitennouji, Horyuji, Chuguji and others. These temples are world-
renowned not only because they are the oldest temples in Japan but also for the role played in Japanese
history. For example, Horyuji Temple in Nara functioned as the
center of Buddhist studies: while Shitennouji Temple in Osaka
was the center of social welfare activities in Japan. Shotoku must
be considered the real founder of Japanese Buddhism, as was of-
ten said by later admirers, although he was neither the founder of
any school nor a priest of any school. For it cannot be denied that
the establishment and spread of early Japanese Buddhism came
about through his sincere devotion.
(To be continued)
Shitennouji Temple
From Understanding Japanese Buddhism
Published by
The Japan Buddhist Federation
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4. Bits of Knowledge of Buddhism
Vol. 21 The Five Precepts (Sept 2012)
By Rev. Yasushiro Watanabe
第21回 五戒（2012年9月）
仏さまの教えは私たちにいかに生きるべきか教えてくれます。その基本となるのが，五
戒という在家の信者が守るべき五つの戒律です。（一）不殺生：生きものを殺さない。
（二）不偸盗：盗みをしない。（三）不邪淫：邪まな生活を送らない。（四）不妄語：嘘
をつかない。（五）不飲酒：酒を飲まない。（仏教者は，目覚めた状態を究極の目標とす
るので，お酒で酔っ払った状態をきらいます。法然上人は，お酒について「この世のなら
い」であると答えています。仏さまの教えを忘れず，酒量を守ってお楽しみください）
五戒は禁止の形で示されていますが，実際の生活では，慈愛・寛大・節操・信頼・覚醒
という積極的な意味に読み替えて，実践するように心掛けましょう。
とはいえ，これら五つのルールはあまりに簡潔すぎて，現代の行動指針としては不十分
に感じられるかもしれません。命を奪ってはならないのは当然として，家族として難しい
選択を迫られるときもあるでしょう。自然環境を破壊することは，盗みに当たらないので
しょうか。大切な人を守るためには，ときには嘘をつくことも必要かもしれません。重要
なことは，この五つの規範をいつも心に銘じて自らの選択を問い続けることです。五戒を
厳密に守ることは難しいですが，仏さまの教えを尊重して絶えず自分の生活を反省するこ
とは，より倫理的な生活を送るための基盤となります。五戒の教えは仏教徒の心に今もな
お生き続けています。
Vol. 21 The Five Precepts (Sept. 2012)
Buddha, the Enlightened One, teaches us how to live. Pancha Sila (see
below or “Otsutome” p.60) includes the basic five precepts for the Buddhist:
(1) Do not kill. (2) Do not steal. (3) Do not be immoral. (4) Do not lie. (5) Do
not drink. (We should avoid getting drunk because Buddhist’s goal is to control
ourselves and to be awakened. St. Honen says, “Drinking alcohol seems to be a
custom of present life. It cannot be helped.” Please remember the rule and en-
joy drinking in moderation.)
The five rules positively mean: (1) Cherish life. (2) Be generous. (3) Be
moral. (4) Be truthful. (5) Drink in moderation. In our daily life, we should try
to keep these precepts as much as possible.
You may think that the five precepts are too simple to apply to today’s
issues. However, here are some examples of their deeper application. Taking a
life is absolutely wrong, but someday you might have to make a difficult deci-
sion as a family member. Or, if we abuse natural resources, are we stealing? Or,
is it wrong to tell a lie to protect an important person in your life? It is very
tough to keep the five precepts strictly. We should continue to ask ourselves
whether our choices are right or not. This reflection based on Buddha’s teaching
leads us to a moral life and enlightenment. The five precepts are simple--but
profound. They still require us to consider serious questions in life. I hope that
we can continue this important discussion in the future.
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5. Continuation from page 4
Pancha Sila HBC O-Bon Service at
I undertake to observe the precept which enjoins Moiliili Cemetery: Bishop
abstention from taking life unnecessarily. Sohko Kuki of Koyasan
I undertake to observe the precept which enjoins Shingon Mission of Hawaii and
abstention from taking things not given. Rev. Narashiba attended this ser-
I undertake to observe the precept which enjoins vice.
abstention from immoral actions.
I undertake to observe the precept which enjoins
abstention from false speech.
I undertake to observe the precept which enjoins
abstention from intoxicating liquors and drugs.
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O-BON SERVICE
At Makiki Cemetery and Moiliili Cemetery
26th Annual Imin Yosebaka O-Bon
Moiliili Cemetery is an active
Service was held on July 21, 2012 at family cemetery. Families take
Makiki Cemetery (located at the corner of care of their own plots which
Pensacola St. and Wilder Ave.). The United feature “haka” houses where
Japanese Society of Hawaii sponsored this cremated remains are placed.
event. Hawaii Buddhist Council participates The Japanese Cemetery Associ-
in this O-Bon Service. ation was founded long ago to
Sutra chanting was oversee this cemetery (as well
performed by Rev. as the Japanese portion of the
Ikenaga of Nichiren Makiki Cemetery). Not too
Mission at the Imin much is written about the
Yosebaka service. Moiliili Cemetery. Please let
Right photo: us know if you have other in-
Bishop Matsumoto formation you would like to
of Honpa share about this cemetery.
Hongwanji Mission and Bishop Komagata of Soto Mission of Hawaii were among those in attendance. Also, at the far
end of those seated were a couple of Japanese military representatives for the 16 Imperial Japanese Navy sailors buried at
this cemetery.
In 1885, the first Japanese contract immigrant workers arrived under a treaty signed by Emperor Meiji of Japan and King
Kalakaua of Hawaii. They worked on the plantations 10 to 12 hours a day, six days a week for about $10 to $15 a month.
Their dreams of saving enough money to return to Japan as wealthy men were only dreams and many died without fami-
lies and were buried at Makiki Japanese cemetery on the slopes of Punchbowl.
Without descendants to care for the graves, the wooden markers rotted, tombs toppled or crumbled. Many immigrants
were left with no trace of their existence but broken-down headstones.
In 1985, 100 years after the first contract workers arrived, the Oahu Kanyaku Imin Centennial Celebration Committee de-
cided to do something about this situation. They received permission and placed the contents of 289 neglected graves in
a common grave or yosebaka. A pink-hued granite memorial was designed and brought from Okayma, Japan, and placed
over the yosebaka. The cost of $70,000 was borne by the OKICC, thanks to the generous contributions from the commu-
nity. The United Japanese Society of Hawaii is presently responsible for the maintenance of the monument.
In addition to the 289 muenbotoke entombed at the base of the yosebaka memorial, this July 21, 2012 service also honored
the 141 gannenmono who were the first to arrive during the first year of Emperor Meiji’s reign and also16 Imperial Japa-
nese Navy sailors who were buried in the adjoining plot. These sailors died of illness between 1876 and 1899, while Jap-
anese warships were in Hawaii during the Meiji era protecting the interests of Japanese living in Hawaii.
[Imin Yosebaka Memorial article above was taken from the program literature at the July 21, 2012 service]
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6. BON DANCE (August 17-18, 2012)
THANK YOU, THANK YOU to everyone who participated in our Bon Dance
held on August 17-18 2012. There were so many, many people helping behind the scenes
and we really appreciate all your hard work. It is with everyone’s help that we can continue
to do this event. Without someone arranging with the bon dancers, getting the yagura up,
arranging for the stairway to get on top of the yagura, someone setting up chairs so people
could sit down, someone getting the omamoris, also someone selling omamoris, bon dance
towels, hapi coats, kimonos, parking attendants, making and selling andagis (Okinawan do-
nuts), some making and selling he Jodo Mission special shaved ice, someone making and
selling musubis, spam musubis, someone making and selling chichi dango, someone order-
ing and selling saimin, someone making and selling grilled BQ sticks, someone making and
selling sushi, yaki soba, the two temaki chefs who made California rolls or spicy ahi as you
ordered them, someone making and selling hot dogs, chili and rice, someone making and
selling waffle dogs, hamburger buns, someone making sure that all the trash cans were not
overflowing with trash, someone answering the many questions people called about, includ-
ing “how do I get to Jodo Mission?” or “where can I park?”
Thank you also to the many, many dancers who came, even though it rained and drizzled.
We could not do it without you.
We hope everyone had time to catch up with old friends, made new friends, got together
with your relatives!!
Below, please find photos of some of those who participated in our Bon Dance.
Yagura Set UP: Herbert, Rev.
Nakano and Brandon started to put
Jizo Prayer: Our Jizo-sama statue is presently in Japan being repaired for the missing
up the yagura
arm that someone took so the Jizo prayer was done in the Temple beginning with Goe-
ka. Our Goeka consists of Debbie Nakata, Yoshiko Kitagawa, Tomoko Hisamoto,
Yukari Narashiba and Sophie Narashiba.
Left photo are
Hitomi, Clifford,
Jo Ann and
Doris
Right photo:
BQ meat preparation: It takes many, Chris and Jon
many people to cut and skewer meat are grilling the
before marinating and grilling skewered meat.
Andagi: Paul is getting the dough
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7. BON DANCE (August 17-18, 2012)
Musubi makers: above are Carol, Amy,
Prayer: Rev. Nakano gives prayer Delsey, Amy (Carol’s cousin) and Peggy are
before Bon Dance begins happily making musubis and enjoying each Temaki Station: Don and Reed made
others company. temaki sushi (either California roll or
spicy ahi) while you wait for them.
Inari Production Line: Some people are
stuffing inari with barasushi, some are
packing in bags for selling. Above Susan,
Karen, Sally, Tomoko, Harumi, Kay, Traffic: Rev. Narashiba was outside directing traffic to
Debbie, Gail, Doris, Katherine, Wayne, the Temple. Also directing traffic were Gene and Rocky.
David, Cynthia. We apologize for not Next door were Bert and Ryan, right photo
naming everyone since some are hidden.
Andagi: Masa Oshirofrying andagi, Oldtimers: Teruto Soma and Masa Kitajima
very ono Okinwan donuts! under the yagura directing the music for the
dancers and making announcements
Yaki Soba Production
Haleiwa Helpers: Eiko Kawamura (left)
and Ken Masatsugu (right) of Haleiwa Jodo
Mission came to help Cheryl (center) in the Shave Ice: Herbert making Spin the Wheel: Caren and Page 7
Andagi Section. shave ice and Marcia adding syrup Joshua handle this game

8. Tamagoyaki
Ingredients:
3 eggs
1/2 T sugar
1/8 tsp. salt
Dash of pepper
Preparing the eggs:
Blend eggs and seasonings by moving chopsticks in
a “left-to-right” motion, allowing some of the whites
to remain unblended with the yolks.
Cooking the tamagoyaki:
1. Heat 12” skillet on high, then lower to medium when beginning to cook.
2. Oil the heated surface, spreading it thinly and evenly with a folded paper
towel.
3. Pan is heated to the right temperature when drops of the
egg mixture quickly cooks.
4. Pour half of the egg mixture into the hot
skillet, spreading it to fill the surface of the skillet.
5. When the egg is cooked, fold it over four times by holding one edge with
chopsticks.
Continued next page
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9. Tamagooyaki cont’d:
6. Place the tamagoyaki to the far right where you began the folding for the first
sheet of egg that was cooked and oil the surface once again.
7. Pour the remaining egg mixture into the skillet, raising the already cooked roll to allow the
egg mixture to get under it.
8. Roll the already cooked roll along with the sheet of egg being cooked and create a larger
tamagoyaki.
9. Turn over newly formed roll and allow to complete cooking within. When done,
slide the roll onto a cutting board.
10. Slice the tamagoyaki into 1 inch sections.
For the cooking video of this recipe, please visit : http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/24261942
Collecting Donations
O-Jizo-Sama
Before leaving for Japan to be re-
for Bazaar paired, O-Jizo-Sama was cleaned.
Yukari Narashiba , Susan Hayashi and
Our Bazaar will be held on Dania Furuya helped O-Jizo-Sama with a
Sunday, October 28. If you have bath.
any donations, please bring them to
the Temple! 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 understanding.
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10. What is “Perpetual Memorial Obituaries
Service?” (Eitaikyo)
The Jodo Mission of Hawaii extends its sincere
This record of a perpetual memorial service condolences to the family members and loved
and is called Eitaikyo in Japanese. When the ones of the following members who have recently
date of death occurs for a person listed on this left this world for the Pure Land.
record, the ministers pray for that individual dur- James Tatsuto Yamane 84
ing the morning service. The prayers will contin- Takao Shiroma 77
ue each year for as long as Jodo Mission ex-
Joyce Sachiko Nakamura 69
ists.
Anyone can be included in it. You may put Edwin Juichi Yagi 75
your own name on the list, too. This also helps Mitsuhiro Yamashita 64
when it is difficult to have memorial services. Haruko Gomi 75
We also welcome you to attend the morning Grace Chiyoko Nakamura 87
service at 8:30am. Violet Kimie Amakawa 92
Rose Misaye Nakamura 94
How to apply
Matsuko Tanigawa Soma 100
Stop by the office, and fill out the application Mieko Hayamoto 84
form. Each name costs $200. After the applica- Nagato Kimura 88
tion is accepted, the name will be listed on the Ethel Kasumi Kakimoto 85
record. Martha Keiko Miura 88
Jodo Mission Office Hours: HELP NEEDED
Monday to Saturday For Nokutsudo/Columbarium
8am—5pm Our Nokutsudo or Columbarium has
Sunday & Holidays grown and is still growing. We need
8am—3pm more help with cleanup, especially for the
new Nokutsudo/Columbarium. If you are
Phone: 949-3995
able to help, please contact the Temple at
Ministers:
949-3995 with possible times you are
able to help.
Rev. Yubun Narashiba
Head Minister If you are able to help only some-
Rev. Kanjun Nakano times, please also let us know . Your
Rev. Yasuhiro Watanabe
help is most appreciated. Thank you.
Rev. Dwight Nakamura
(Retired)
Sunday School
Sewing Circle We welcome children to join our Sunday
Fujinkai Meeting School. Let’s enjoy studying Onembutsu
9/8/12 (Women’s Association)
9/15/12 by doing various activities.
9/29/12 9/2/11 8:30 am 9/2 at 10:45 am
8:30 am to 11 am 9/9 at 10 am: Sunday School will
Any interested per- YBA Meeting participate in Keiro Kai and
son is welcome No Meeting in Grandparents Day
September 9/30 at 10:45 am
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11. EITAIKYO (Perpetual Memorial Service) for September
1 Seijiro Mitsuyasu Kiyoko Isobe
The Mitsuyasu Family 12 Junji Sano
Takao Nishimura The Nishimoto Family 21 Kumanoshin Yamamoto (2)
The Nishimura Family Sada Hayashi Yoshiko Nakahara(2)
Kamado Gushikuma The Hayashi Family Wanda Akemi Hamada
Masao Fukuzawa
2 Kiku Sugimoto Tsuneyasu Tamanaha 22 Miyo Koyama
The Sugimoto & Samoto Family Umeyo Ohta The Koyama Family
Yutaro Karamatsu Taeko Stella Uehara Keikichi Mishina
The Karamatsu Family The Mishina Family
Kiku Kusunoki 13 Kigoro Takada Kame Higa
The Kusunoki Family The Takada Family The Higa Family
Minbunosuke Sakuda Kumayo Nomura Ruth Yoshiko Medeiros
The Nomura Family Tsuchitaro Iwamoto
3 Eikichi Nakamoto Yoshio Kawakami Eleanor Haruko Nose
The Okamoto & Nakamoto Family Yasuichi Moritsugu
Reverend Hoyu Ohta The Henry Hijii Family 23 Kiyoshi Matsushita
The Ohta Family The Matsushita Family
Katsume Kuniyuki 14 Matsu Ohta Yoshiaki Ono
Kikuzuchi Takaoka The Ono & Yamada Family
4 Shizuko Morita Toshio Mitani Yoshio Uchiumi
Kikuno Mitsutani Riichi Hirouji
Nobuo Yoshida 15 Umeyo Nishimura
Eisuke Tamura The Nishimura Family 24 Ryuichi Hamada
Ishi Yagi The Hamada Family
5 Kikuyo Iwamoto The Yagi & Okada Family The Sakauye Family
Shigeki Hayashi Takeji Ohara Shieto Saiki
Yuriko Naito Masaji Kawasugi Aya Asaumi
Shizue Masuda
6 Toramatsu Yamamoto Yuji Yokoyama 25 Haruyo Yanagihara
Kamekichi Shigeoka Ayako Nakata Kamematsu Onohara
Suteno Yoshida James Hajime Koike Mitsuru Harada
Masaichi Toishigawa
Kichigoro Ikeda 16 Shigenari Uesugi 26 The Nishimura's Baby
8 Suke Muranaka 17 Okaji Hashimoto 27 Seiichi Tanaka
The Muranaka Family The Hashimoto Family The Tanaka & Takahashi Family
Higashi Tojo Fujie Nomiyama Hakuyo Ebisuzaki (2)
The Tojo Family Goro Shindo
Toshiko Judy Yanagihara 18 Kinjuro Sugimoto
The Sugimoto & Samoto Family 28 Kimi Morita
9 Mitsue Shigeoka Take Kitagawa The Morita & Ashinaka Family
Shunsuke Ogi The Kitagawa Family Natsue Hayashi
The Ogi Family Tameo Shinntani The Hayashi Family
Shigeru Taketa Kamejiro Uyeda
Yone Wakayama Umeda Hoichi Fujita 29 Kiku Tanimura
Masako Koyama The Fujita Family The Tanimura Family
Mie Kashiwa Ryosuke Yanagisawa
10 Ritsu Inada (2) Fumiko Yamane The Yanagisawa Family
The Inada Family (2) Nobuko Tsuruda Ushi Shimabukuro
The Morimoto Family Akio Shimabukuro
Tsune Kuniyuki 19 Kichijuro Miyashige The Shimabukuro Family
Shimo Hashimoto The Goto & Miyashige Family Kiyo Yamachika
Sana Tamura Seitoku Higa The Yamachika &
Yukie Sakaue The Weiss Family Matsushige Family
The Sunagawa Family Ishi Uyenoyama
11 Yorizo Yamane Fusae Ippongi Yuu Kunihisa
TheYamane Family Yoshiwa Tarumoto
The Harada Family 20 Shoichi Ishida Chieko Yamamura
Ikuzo Kuniyuki The ishida & Aimoto Family
Nobuo Tsuda The Iwamoto's Baby 30 Francis Kiyoshi Furutani
Mike Shigeo Hara The Iwamoto Family
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12. Jodo Mission of Hawaii
8:30am Morning Service Phone: 949-3995
Everyday
September 2012
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1
2 8:30 Fujinkai Meeting
3 4 5 6 7 8
10:00 Sunday Service **3:15 pm Jodo Shu 8:30 Sewing Circle
10:45 Sunday School Hour
9 10:00 Sunday Service;
10 11 12 13 14 15
Keiro Kai & Grand
8:30 Sewing Circle
parents Day Service
11:45 Board Meeting
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
10:00 Autumn Higan **3:15 pm Jodo Shu Laypersons’ and Fujinkai Convention
Service Hour on Kauai - Sept 21—23
23 10:00 Sunday Service 24 25 26 27 28 29
Laypersons/Fujinkai Conven-
tion on Kauai 8:30 Sewing Circle
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31 10:00 Sunday Service
10:45 Sunday School
Events: **Jodo Shu Hour Radio K-ZOO (AM1210Khz, Japanese station)
Sept 9 Deadline: Autumn Chutoba Orders
Sept 21-23 Laypersons & Fujinkai Convention on Kauai Coming Events (cont’d):
Oct 21 Bazaar Prep—bring out stored Bazaar items Oct 21-27 Bazaar Prep—organizing & pricing items
WE WILL NEED YOUR HELP Oct 28 BAZAAR
Oct 28 Bazaar Oct 20-21 Lahaina Centennial Celebration
Nov 10 Haleiwa Centennial Celebration