This bulletin from the Jodo Mission of Hawaii discusses several upcoming events at the mission in December. It announces that the Jodo-E service will be held on December 7th at Nichiren Mission of Hawaii, with guest speaker Carole Hayashino speaking on the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. It also provides details on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day services, including their meanings in Buddhism. Finally, it invites former dormitory residents of Jodo Mission to a reunion at their New Year's party on January 25th and requests any photos from the dormitory period.

1. Jodo Mission of Hawaii
Bulletin - DECEMBER 2014
(#1217-1214)
Jodo Mission of Hawaii
1429 Makiki St.
Honolulu HI 96814
Address Service Requested
JODO-E SERVICE
Jodo-E (sometimes referred to as Bodhi Day) is the day that Shakyamuni Buddha attained enlightenment under the Bodhi Tree. Although Buddha’s enlightenment took place about 2500 years ago, his teachings are with us and continue to lead us to a life of true peace and happiness.
The Hawaii Buddhist Council*, invites everyone to join in the Jodo-E Service: This year the service will be held at Nichiren Mission of Hawaii. The guest speaker is Mrs. Carole Hayashino, President and Executive Director of the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii. Mrs. Hayashino will speak on “The internment of Japa- nese American during World War II and Equality from a point of view of Buddhism.”
Date; Sunday, December 7, 2014
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Place: Nichiren Mission of Hawaii
33 Pulelehua Way, Honolulu, Hawaii
Guest Speaker: Mrs. Carole Hayashino
Parking: Limited, carpooling encouraged
*The Hawaii Buddhist Council is comprised of the following Buddhist Temples: Nichiren Mission, Soto Mission, Higashi Hongwanji Mission, Honpa Hongwanji Mission, Jodo Mission of Hawaii, Koyasan Shingon Mission and Tendai Mission.

2. NEW YEAR’S EVE
At this time of the year, Buddhist temples observe two kinds of special services to welcome the New Year. They are New Year’s Eve service and New Year’s Day service. Have you attended these services before? If not, the following are meanings for these services.
New Year’s Eve Service. New Year’s Eve service is one of the most familiar annual cer- emonies for Buddhists in Japan. Here in Hawaii, the New Year’s Eve Bell ringing service is ob- served at each Buddhist Temple. When we listen solemnly to the sounds of the bell in the silent mid- night, we reflect in ourselves, and have a feeling of deep meditation. Do you know why the temple bell rings 108 times on New Year’s Eve? To ring the bell 108 times signifies the dispelling of 108 evil passions which all human beings have. According to Buddhism we have 108 different kinds of evil thoughts in our minds. While the temple bell is rung, we pray to dispel our evil passions and thoughts. Japanese people call that night “Joya”. Joya means the very night when we should try to dispel all evil things in our lives.
The New Year’s Eve service gives us a good opportunity to meditate and reflect on our life on this last day of the year. And it is also a time to express our gratitude to every blessing which we have received in our lives and at the same time to our ancestors, parents, our country and our Lord Amida Buddha. In so doing, we can welcome a most Happy New Year!
Joya-e Service: Everyone is invited to New Year’s Eve Service or Joya-e Service on Wednesday, December 31st at 11:30 p.m. Please come and help ring the temple bell 108 times.
New Year’s Day Service. New Year’s Day Service is another special service held on January 1st. New Year’s Day has three beginnings. It is the beginning of a new day, a new month and a new year. Therefore, it is a very important and significant day. Buddhist temples have a special service which is called Shusho-e. This service means a religious gathering to reflect on the past life (year) and correct it and think of the New Year with hopes of a better life. We can reflect on our past lives (years), confess to past deeds, and resolve for a better life by following the teachings of Amida Buddha. And we can begin the New Year with hopes for the future. These two services have long been the practices for Buddhists to finish the old year and begin the first day of the New Year. In so doing, you can begin the New Year with strengthened faith in Amida Buddha.
Shusho-e or New Year’s Day Service: Please join us on Thursday, January 1, 2015 at 10 a.m. for the first service of the year and pray for our safety, happiness and world peace for the coming new year. Rev. Yubun Narashiba will also give his New Year’s address in English - Happy New Year!
NEW YEAR BLESSINGS AT HOME During January, 2015, New Year blessings at homes are available for those who cannot attend the New Year service at the Temple. Let’s start the wonderful New Year in the love and compassion of Amida Buddha. Please call Jodo Mission at 949-3995.
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Omamoris are spiritual charms, talismans, and amulets in Japanese religious tradition that possess the power to ward off misfortune and procure good luck. They can be made of pieces of wood, patches of cloth, strips of paper, or rings of metal and come in various sizes though the majority found in Hawaii tend to be no larger than the size of one’s palm. Omamoris are available at Jodo Mission.
Please call Jodo Mission at 949-3995 for more information.

3. Reunion of Former Dormitory Residents
Many, many years ago, Jodo Mission of Hawaii was home to a lot of college stu- dents who lived here while attending college or trade school. We had a cafeteria run by Vicky Koike and she fed all the students as well as the single ministers. We under- stand Mrs. Koike did this for almost 40 years.
The dormitory was called “Miyamoto Hall” (named after Bishop Miyamoto), which is currently an apartment building in the back of the temple. We understand the top two floors were for women from the outer islands and the men stayed downstairs below the temple. The first floor was a cafeteria where students and single ministers gathered to have their meals.
At Jodo Mission’s New Year’s party on January 25, 2015, we would like to invite all former dormitory residents. If anyone knows of any dormitory residents who would like to join us for this New Year’s party, please have them send a note to Jodo Mission that they are interested in attending this reunion or call the Jodo Mission of Hawaii office 949-3995 and leave their contact information (name, tele- phone #, e-mail address). We would be happy to have their contact information. They can tell us their stories of their dormitory experiences at Jodo Mission during our New Year’s party.
At this time, we have not found too much information but we are researching this part of the temple history. One person indicated that in 1941 he stayed at the dormito- ry but when World War II began, he had to leave and look for work while the military took over the temple and its property. There are not too many people around from these early days but we would appreciate learning what it was like. Wouldn’t you be too?
When the war ended and the military left, those who were interned came to the temple for help. Some stayed for a while as they did not have much luggage or belongings until they could start again. This probably happened at many temples in Hawaii as the temple was the gathering place for their activities.
We are also interested in photos of the dormitory years. Photos of this period are not easily found. If anyone knows of someone with old photos, we would be interest- ed in copying them and hopefully there is a story behind it too.
This is such an interesting subject area. There is so much history to Jodo Mission. This temple and its membership began in Kakaako (around South Street and King Street) according to Dr. George Tanabe’s book “Japanese Buddhist Temples in Hawaii”. The property at its present location was purchased in 1929 and the temple moved to its present location in 1932. To be continued in January 2015.
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4. Reflection - 2014
This has been a wonderful year! And it is because of all your support and hard work that Jodo Mission has been able to survive. Our Keiro members (over 80 years old) who came to our September 14, 2014 service were honored with a picture taking, a luncheon and chocolate candies by the Jr. YBA and Sunday School. These Keiro members all support the temple in so many, many different ways and they are much appreciated and hope they continue to come because it is the guid- ance of Amida Buddha as well as the fellowship and friendships which give meaning to our daily lives.
Bazaar Day on October 19 and the week prior were busy times .With the unsure weather condition, the decision to go ahead with the bazaar was confusing at times but it did go quite well with everyone doing their best and there were people waiting from 6:00 am for the doors to open.
Mochitsuki Day is coming up—December 27, 2014 Members will order their mochi. We will again need everyone’s help in making mochi!
Nokotsudo - Columbarium is now open as repairs to the ceiling and walls were repaired in September.
We had some interesting speakers during the past year: Dr. George Tanabe was here for the HBC Buddha Day Celebration on April 6, 2014. His talk was “How Old Is Buddha?” His most interesting talk ended with Buddha is as old as you are.
On April 13, 2014, Audrey Kitagawa ,who is a wonderful speaker, came to talk about her worldwide travels. She brought with her the Light of Awareness who prepared a wonderful lunch for everyone who attended.
For our Bacculaureate Service held on May 25, 2014, our guest speaker was Rev. Irene Matsumoto of the Palolo Kwannon Temple who gave some inspiring hints about life for Ashley Mizuo who was about to begin college at Loyola University.
Our Father’s Day (June 15, 2014) guest speaker was Richard Kimura, who teaches Karate here at Jodo Mission. He spoke of balanc- ing your mind, body and soul.
On August 31, 2014, our guest speaker was Corey S.C. Wong who teaches Tai Chi here at Jodo Mission as well as other places and he is also a practicing acupuncturist. He stated that he sees our physical bodies as a vehicle that we can use to help us in our spiritual journey. Faith is what powers your vehicle which is you in your spiritual quest.
On November 30, 2014, Calvin Hara was the guest speaker who will talk about the relationship between Jodo Mission of Hawaii and the Kiwanis Club.
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5. MOCHI (Dec. 27) ORDER FORM おもち注文表
Deadline for order is Saturday, December 6, 2014
注文締め切り１2月6日
FOR OFFICE USE ONLY
Order accepted by: _______________ Date accepted: _____/_____/_2014 (In person/ Mail / Phone)
Received by: _______________ Date paid: _____/_____/_2014 (Cash / Check# )
PLEASE PRINT NAME 名前 HOME PHONE NO. 電話番号
OKASANE おかさね
$4.25/SET
KOMOCHI こもち
$3.75/POUND
TOTAL
合計
SETS
LBS
DOLLARS
DOLLARS
DOLLARS
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NOTICE TO
NOKOTSUDO / COLUMBARIUM USERS
Please note that the repair work done to the ceilings and walls in the upstairs Nokotsudo (Columbarium) are completed and you are welcome to bring flowers during our regular office hours. We would prefer you not bring your special vases as sometimes accidents happen.
Please note that we ask that you offer incense in front of Amida Buddha’s statute at Nokotsudo entrance. We ask that you not bring your own senko container. When the Nokotsudo doors are opened, a gust of wind may blow the ashes all over the counter or blow the senko down which is dangerous.
Thank you for your cooperation.

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.
Katsutoshi Yano 92
Allen Iwao Kamibayashiyama 73
Shigeko Aoki 89
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
Rev. Dwight Nakamura
Bishop Emeritus
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MOCHITSUKI DAY
Please come and help make mochi beginning at 7:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 27, 2014. It is hard work AND also lots of fun to make mo- chi and a wonderful experience for families and friends. Bring your friends and family! There are lots of things to do in preparing for the orders taken—mochi rice needs to be steamed, shaped, brushed, packing, etc.
Bishop Gensho Hara
Lahaina, Maui
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 morning 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 8:30am.
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.
Apology to Ian Kitajima who found an umbrella! (typographical error in November Bulletin)

7. Perpetual Memorial Service (Eitaikyo) for December
1 Jusaku Kimura
Sato Imaguchi
Isamu Matsumoto
Masayoshi Tanigawa
The Kimura & Muroshige Family
The Imaguchi Family
2 Kame Aoki (2)
Kame Yano (2)
Ayako Yokoyama
Shizue Matsuda
Shizue Nakano
Hisashi Kochi
Tose Terada
The Aoki & Kimura Family
The Yano, Konaka &
Hayashi Faimily
The Yokoyama & Morita
Family
The Matsuda Family
Michiko Miyao
3 Fumie Chinen
Fumiko Hayashi
Fujino Masatsugu
The Chinen Family
4 Ryuichi Higashimura
Gunichi Morioka
Nobusuke Shinagawa
The Higashimura Family
The Morioka Family
5 Tatsuji Kusunoki
Yuichi Kanayama
Yasuyo Hirano
Kane Otani
Rice Ishii
Kameyo Morimoto
Irene Nishida
Kiyoichi Kishida
The Kusunoki Family
The Hirano & Kaneko
Family
Tane Oda
Kanayama Family
6 Tokuemon Imamoto
Hideo Morita
Kiyoko Maehara
Imamoto & Kawakami
Family
Kazue Ukeda
7 Matsujiro Tanimura
8 Reisuke Wakagi
Seiichi Nakamura
Yoshio Higashimura
Matsuyo Tanimura
Takaichi Tamakawa
The Wakaki Family
The Nakamura Family
The Tanimura Family
9 Genjiro Shimabukuro
Tora Aoki
Ichiro Kishi (2)
Yutaka Onaga (2)
The Shimabukuro Family
The Aoki Family
The Kishi Family
10 Hyoichi Sugihara
Asa Nanba
Chokichi Nakamura
Hiroshi Hayamoto
Ito Kawanishi
Matsu Gushiken
Jiro Saiki
The Sugihara Family
11 Asajiro Inada
Zenshiro Sato
Paul Tanigawa
Edward Yokoyama
Hanako Uchiumi
Inada & Morimoto Family
Grace Saiki Beringer
12 RokuichiYanagihara
Jisaku Yanagihara
Robert Wong
13 Mosaku Hayashi
Hana Imai
Sachiko Fujikami
The Yano, Konaka &
Hayashi Family
Mutsuko Reed
14 Umetaro Ogata
Yuichi Nose
Tamikichi Yasuda
Naoji Nishimura
Yoshiko Tanigawa
Tsuruko Gushikuma
Curtis Tokue Uehara
15 Masagoro Kitagawa
Yoshio Miyao
Masami Kawamura
The Kitagawa Family
Ichiji Kiyuna
Kisei Takara
Manabu Omura
16 Fusakichi Okawa
The Shigeoka & Okawa
Family
17 Yasukichi Kaya
Rinsuke Uesugi
Hideo Moritsugu
Kona Matsuda
Kaya & Shimazaki Family
18 Bishop Kyodo Fujihana
Alice Y. Fukunaga (2)
Kiyoko Kagihara
Taichi Ebisuzaki
19 Tsunesuke Yanagihara (2)
Iwa Yanagihara
Jane Takabayashi
Jeanette Asako Hayashi
The Yanagihara Family
20 Satoshi Yasumoto
21 Tokutsuchi Saeki
Masao Yano
George K. Kimoto
Seiichi Kimura
Judith K. Kodama
The Saeki Family
Hikato Okamura
22 Emiko Hirai
Kama Chinen
Tsurumatsu Miyamasu
Umekichi Yamachika
Kikuyo Goto
Harold T. Hamasaki
The Hirai Family
The Chinen Family
The Miyamasu Family
The Yamachika &
Matsushige Family
Kazuyoshi Homareda
23 Tsuru Nakamura
Teruo Asai
Hideko Wada
Giichi Kawamura
The Nakamura Family
Setsuko Onaga
24 Totsuchi Nanba
Tokutsuchi Muranaka
Matsu Yokomichi
Kame Yanagihara
Ryuichi Ipponsugi
Hatsuno Hirai
Michika Umeda Gaines
The Nanba Family
The Muranaka Family
The Nanba Totsuchi Family
Roy Toyosuke Ohnaga (2)
25 The Sato Family
Robert Mitsuyasu
26 Haru Ogawa
Seiji Minehira
Maurice Bungo Udo
Shinemon Toishigawa
Hisayo Doris Imaguchi
27 Tsunesuke Yamamoto
Tamito Yasuda
Evelyn Hideko Yagi
28 Ichiro Sagawa
Saichi Ikeda
The Kawahara Family
The Ikeda Family
29 Kiku Yanagihara
Shotaro Nose
Kamato Akamine
Chiyoe Kameoka
Teruo Gushikuma
30 Seiichi Tsuchiya
Hatsuyo Yoshioka
The Tsuchiya Family
31 Hira Yamane
Teruyo Kishii
Yoshikazu Wada
Frances S. Johnson Ito
The Yamane & Harada
Family
Wilfred Masaichi Taira
The Agari Uebaru Family
The Naka Uebaru Family
The Uebaru Guwa Family

8. 8:00 Temple Cleaning
10:30 Sunday School
End of the Year Party
9:30am Morning Service
Everyday
December 2014
Jodo Mission of Hawaii
Phone: 949-3995
Website: www.jodo.us
9:00 HBC Bodhi Day
Service at Nichiren
Mission of Hawaii
10:00 Sunday Service
10:00 Sunday Service
Mochitsuki Day
Ministers & Min- isters’ Wives Seminar 12/21 & 12/22
Ministers & Ministers’ Wives Seminar (cont’d)
Sun
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HIGHLIGHT OF EVENTS:
Dec. 7 at 9:00 am HBC Jodo-e (Bodhi Day) at Nichiren Mission
Dec 14 at 8:00 am General Clean-up—We need your help!
Dec. 27 Mochitsuki Day
Dec. 31 at 11:30 pm New Year’s Eve Service
Jan 1 at 10 am—New Year’s Day Service
Jan 25 at 10 am Sunday Service, including memorial service for
St. Honen; General Membership Meeting; New Year’s Party
NO MEETINGS IN DECEMBER:
Fujinkai; YBA; Sewing Circle
Sunday School
Dec 14 at 10:30 am
Mochi can be picked up on:
Saturday, December 27, 2014
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
11:30 pm New Year’s Eve Service
Deadline to Order Mochi