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Jodo Mission of Hawaii

Bulletin - JULY 2014

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

Important Dates

July 13: 8 am: O-Toba Set Up & General Cleaning - YOUR HELP IS NEEDED

July 25-27: O-Bon Services

Aug.15-16: Bon Dance

O-Bon Service Schedule

Friday, July 25 10:00 am (Hatsubon only)

2:00 pm & 7:00 pm

Saturday, July 26 10:00 am (Hatsubon only)

2:00 pm & 7:00 pm

Sunday, July 27

10:00 am

O-Bon is a time of remembrance of our deceased ancestors. Without our ancestors we would

not be here today. Thus, we honor them during O-Bon. With our sincere prayer, our beloved

ones who have departed from us can have peaceful repose of their souls. Also, we can spend

some thankful and harmonious moments with our ancestors who have done so much for us.

O-Bon Service Schedule

O-Bon Services will be held as follows:

Friday, July 25 - 10:00 am (Hatsubon Families Only)

2:00 pm & 7:00 pm

Saturday, July 26 - 10:00 am (Hatsubon Families Only)

2:00 pm & 7:00 pm

Sunday, July 27 - 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 on Sunday, July 27 at 10:00 a.m. Cleanup will begin shortly

thereafter.

Parking Attendants Needed: We are in need of at least 6 parking attendants for each 2

pm and 7 pm service. Please call Jodo Mission at 949-3995 if you are able to help direct cars to parking spaces. We appreciate your help.

O-Toba Service Appointments: If you wish to have prayers offered in front of your O-Toba, appointments will be accepted from 8:00 am to 6:45 pm for Tuesday July 15 to 10 a.m. on Sunday, July 27, 2014.

Offering of Rice: During O-Bon Services it is customary to offer a bag of rice. However, monetary donations in lieu of rice are acceptable. “Rice” en-velopes are available in the office. Thank you for your understanding and support.

Sr. YBA O-Bon Flower Sale: Please help the Sr. YBA by purchasing a beautiful potted

chrysanthemum ($2.00 each). NO phone orders will be taken. Thank you for your support.

Friday, July 25: 9:00 am to 7:30 pm Saturday, July 26: 9:00 am until supply runs out

Offerings at your O-Toba: The space allowed for each O-Toba is approximately 5.5

inches width and 7 inches in depth. SEE page 1 for sample offerings. Most people will offer foods that the deceased liked, i.e. flowers, fruits, mochi, candies, somen for long generation life, cucumber and eggplant .

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Haleiwa Bon Dance: July 18 and 19, 2014. We are ordering a van to go to

Haleiwa on Saturday, July 19, leaving Jodo Mission of Hawaii at 4:00 p.m. and leaving

Haleiwa at 10:00 p.m. to return to Jodo Mission of Hawaii. Please contact Jodo Mission

949-3995 if you wish to ride the van. Jodo Mission members will be given first priority.

Others on a first come, first serve basis. Thank you.

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M indfulness and Buddhism

In an art icle enti t led “How to Pract ice Mindfulness

(Buddhism)”, i t is stated that “mindfulness ” is the abi li ty to see

things as they are, wi thout the cloud of fee lings , prejudice or even

mood. “Mindfulness” is part of the Buddhis t Eight Fold Path at

number 7: “Right Thought” We should cherish our thoughts

because our words and our act ions arise from our thoughts . And number 8: “Right Medi tation” We should think often of Amida

Buddha and repeat His Holy Name. Namu Amida Butsu.

In western cultures the practice of mindfulness is used as a

therapeutic technique to reduce s t ress , pain , and even help with

depress ion.

You can begin your own mindful pract ice by finding a quiet

p lace, then focus your mind on the present moment —do not th ink about other things—like I must f in ish this project because of an up-

coming deadline, someone said something said something to me to-

day which was not nice, my chi ldren do not l i s ten to me, my hus-

band does not l i s ten to me, my body has so many aches and pains or

whatever the case may be. Do not th ink of these unpleasant

thoughts , but s i t in s i lence and focus on your breathing to elimi-

nate dist ract ions . Practice focusing on nothing.

As you become more mindful of the present , p lease recognize the things around you that you may have taken for granted. Thank

you for each day you are alive. As Bishop Hara a lways says to

reci te the O-Nenbutsu or Namu Amida Butsu ten t imes each day as

you awake and before going to s leep or at any t ime during the day

and thank Amida Buddha for th is wonderful day!

At Jodo Mission, we have been practicing musical medi ta-

t ion which is qui te di fferent and beauti ful ! You s i t quiet ly and

concentrate on your breathing and at the same t ime lis ten to some beauti ful music played on our beaut i ful grand piano. Rev. Nakano

says he likes American music so on Sunday, May 25 for example , he

played “Shuka Tsuki -kage” and then played “My Way”. He always

s tarts out wi th “Shuka Tsuki -kage” which is from a poem from our

founder Honen Shonin and then plays a song like the Beat les song

“Yesterday” or “Pearly Shel ls” or a Japanese chi ldren’s song

“Yuyake Koyake”. We get to calm ourselves for these few minutes !

Baccalaureate Sunday

Ashley Mizuo, grand-

daughter of long time

member, Masa Kitaji-

ma, was the honoree at

the Baccalaureate service

held on May 25, 2014.

Photo on left is Ashley’s

family. Ashley graduates

from Iolani High School

Guest Speaker on Bac-

calaureate Sunday was

Rev. Irene Matsumoto

of Palolo Kwannon

Temple. Rev. Matsu-

moto is such a wonder-

ful speaker and gave

Ashley encouragement

on such a wonderful life

she has to look forward

to and wished her the

best. Rev. Matsumoto

was born in Wahiawa

and when she saw

Ashley’s grandfather,

Masa Kitajima, it just

lit up both their faces as

they reminisced the past.

In her talk, Rev. Matsu-

moto reflected on her

own experiences, some

quite humorous!

Above is a photo of

Rev. Matsumoto with

Yoshiko Kitagawa.

Rev. Matsumoto is also

good friends with Mrs.

Kitgawa’s daughter,

Audrey Kitagawa, who

also is a wonderful

speaker and was our

guest speaker in April.

Thank you Rev.

Matsumoto for such an

inspiring talk. How

nice to be so young as

Ashley!

Sunday School congratulated Ashley for

some day they too will be graduating

from high school.

Fujinkai Fundraiser

The Honolulu Jodo Shu Fujinkai is

selling the HBC Cook Book Vol. 2.

This volume is similar to Vol 1 which

was a colorful Cookbook in which

recipes were gathered from temples

of the Hawaii Buddhist Council.

Rev. Yubun Narashiba cooked these

many different recipes, took colorful

photos of the various steps to the reci-

pe and put the recipes together in this

Cookbook . The Fujinkai ladies very

much appreciate all the effort Rev.

Narashiba has put into this Cookbook

and be a fundraiser for us. Please

stop by the Jodo Mission of Hawaii

office to see a copy of the Cook-

book.

and will be going to Loyola

University Chicago majoring

in journalism. She is the

online Editor-in-Chief for the

Iolani “Imua” newsletter. She

also plays the oboe in the

Iolani Wind Ensemble. She

also is a color guard for the

Iolani marching band. Ashley

has a bright future ahead of

her and we wish her good

luck at Loyola University!

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HOLD MEMORIAL SERVICES

for Your Loved Ones’ Date of Passing

In Buddhism, memorial services are

observed on the date of passing, which comes

every year, and at the anniversaries, which

come every 4-6 years (please refer to the chart

of anniversaries as posted on the right).

At the memorial services, the family offers

flowers, food and incense to Amida Buddha

and their loved ones. Of course these offer-

ings are meritorious, but it is most required

that the family willingly recite “Namu Amida

Butsu (I take refuge in Amida Buddha)” bear-

ing sincerity toward the deceased person. It is

an opportunity for the family to honor the

deceased person as well as to clarify the

meaning of their lives, by learning the imper-

manent nature of life and appreciating the link

of lives of their ancestors. Services can be

observed at Jodo Mission of Hawaii or at your

home altar.

ANNIVERSARIES –2014

Anniversaries Year of Passing

1st year 2013

3rd 2012

7th 2008

13th 2002

17th 1998

23rd 1992

25th 1990

27th 1988

33rd 1982

37th 1978

43rd 1972

47th 1968

50th 1965

100th 1915

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YBA CONVENTION HELD IN HILO

June 6, 7, 8, 2014

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YBA Convention

was held on Hawaii

Island. Those who

went had a wonderful

time. Most of the

Convention was held

at Hilo Meshoin.

They also visited

Kurtistown, Hakalau

and Hamakua Jodo

Missions. Those who

went are encouraging

others to please try to

make the trip to Ha-

waii Island for the

Joint Laypersons and

Fujinkai Conventions

to be held on Sept 19-

21, 2014. They will

visit Hamakua Jodo

Mission which will be

Above is a photo of the YBA statewide officers for 2014-2015. In June 2015, the

YBA Convention will be held on Oahu..

celebrating its 120 years of existence in Hawaii.

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.

Dorothy Mitsuko Hamada 91

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 Retired Minister Page 6

2014 BON DANCE SCHEDULE OF JODO SHU TEMPLES

Island Temple Phone No. Dates Times

Oahu Betsuin 949-3995 Aug 15 to 16 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Haleiwa 637-4382 July 18 to 19 7/18: 8 pm – 10 pm

7/19: 8 pm – 11 pm

Big Island [Hawaii]

Kurtistown

Call Rev. Miyazaki

(808) 935-6996

August 2 8:00 pm

Hilo July 18 to 19 7/18: 7:30 pm

7/19: 8:00 pm

Hakalau August 16 8:00 pm

Hamakua

Call Rev. Wansa

(808) 775-0965

August 9 6:30 pm

Kohala July 12 6:30 pm

Hawi August 2 6:30 pm

Maui Kahului Call Rev. John Hara

(808) 244-0066

August 9 7:00 pm

Wailuku June 20 7:00 pm

Lahaina (808) 661-4304 July 5 7:00 pm

Kapaa (808) 822-4319 June 6 to 7 7:30 pm Kauai

Koloa (808) 742-6735 July 18 to 19 7:30 pm

Bishop Gensho Hara Lahaina, Maui

1 Kichi Yanagisawa The Yanagisawa Family Yone Ishida Yoshikazu Kakimoto

2 Toyo Tojo

The Tojo Family Tsune Uchiumi Minoru Shigeta Kikuyo Gonhata] Ellen Kimiko Hedani

3 Tamayo Yanagihara Robert Yoshimura

4 Setsuyo Sugihara

The Sugihara Family Sumiyo Yamanaka Kajo Teruya Isami Yoshikawa The Yoshikawa Family Kajo Teruya The Yamanaka Family Masaru Taira

5 Asao Takara

Shige Ikeda Fred Yutaka Sakuda Donna Haruko Furutani

6 Takaichi Hamada

The Hamada Family Miki Ajimura The Ajimura Family Takezo Ishida Yosuke Mitsutani

7 Hisa Akimoto

Taki Ishimoto Seiji Ogawa Kenneth Tsugio Ito Richard Shunichi Yoshida

8 Yoshio Furumoto

Kamado Takara Hiroshi Arakawa Sueko Kiyama Shigeko Shimamoto

9 Kameichi Okamura

Matsuyo Kamioka Kumataro Gonhata Masashi Kimura

10 Tatsu Yanagihara

The Yanagihara Family Shina Kaya The Kaya & Shimazaki Family

Keizo Nagata The Nagata Family Yojiro Yamashina Ukichi Nakano Fuji Kitagawa

11 Toyo Nanbu

The Nanbu Family Fusa Murakami (2) The Murakami Family The Yamamoto Family Shigeyo Ipponsugi Iwao Asaumi

12 Hideo Higashi

Kamesaburo Gushiken Akiyo Yano Morio Yanagihara Toshiji Oka

13 Kazuichi Akimoto

Bunji Aoki The Aoki Family Toki Yamamoto The Yamamoto Family Setsuyo Nitta Yai Ouchi Watanabe Sadako Asaumi 14 Takao Amano Kanichi Morita Fukutaro Nagata Haya Kamimura Kazuo Kamimura Kanichi Morita

15 The Nakagawa Family

The Koike Family The Fujisue Family Doris Chiyoko Hayashi Florence Satoko Law

16 The Juichi Yamada Family The Fujii Family The Shikata Family The Nishii Family The Okazaki Family Haruo Okahara The Okahara Family R. Toyoji Tominaga Tetsuichi Umemoto

17 Ito Tanimura

The Tanimura Family Kome Nishiguchi The Nishiguchi Family Takiko Amakawa Yumei Uyehara

Tomoe Yoshioka Edwin Juichi Yagi

18 Hisako Fujihana

The Fujihana Family Seiji Nakagawa Miyoji Aoki Masutaro Kunihisa Tokiyo Masaki Masaaki Maruichi Okiyo Matsumoto Matsu Sadoyama

19 Misae Higashihara

Thomas Tamotsu Hamada

20 Gonshichi Shintaku

Fukuji Ikeda Katsumi Imada Ayako Hibi

21 Shigeru Nakata

Usuke Oda Kamekichi Toyofuku

22 Keisuke Kimura

The Kimura Family Takeo Matsunaga Motohiro Tanimura Matsuyo Miyagi

23 June Junko Yamashita

Keizo Oda Sadako Kishimoto

24 Masako Narahara

25 Matsuno Mishina

The Mishina Family Masuo Yanagihara The Yanagihara Family The Kimura Family The Weiss Family (Stillborn)

26 Naosuke Nakamoto

The Nakamoto & Sakagawa Family Toshio Fujimoto The Fujimoto Family Pauline Aiko Nakamura

27 Sakutaro Koyama

The Koyama Family Sayoko Takaoka Hatsu Maruichi Yoichiro Watanabe Yone Tarumoto

28 Koichi Ogi

Sadamu Iwamoto Miyoko Ohara Darin Sueo Furutani Fumiko Iwamoto

29 Kansuke Yano

The Yano, Konaka & Hayashi Family Mitsuo Sakakibara Chiya Wada

30 Noriaki Masuda

The Masuda & Asamura Family Kinosuke Kitamura The Kitamura Family Toshisuke Iwamoto Noriaki Masuda Matsuo Hirayasu Bishop Shutesu Miyamoto

31 Haruo Nakano

Kameyo Hayashi Usano Yamane Katsumi Yano Evelyn Chieko Fujita Nobu Namba

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