Konko Mission of Wahiawa 3rd Summer Ohana Camp!!

Date: (Sat-Sun) June 22-23, 2013 Place: Camp HR Erdman (Mokuleia) Our theme will be ABC’s of Konkokyo Part 3. $20.00 for ages 19+, $10 for 5-18, Free for 4 and under. Fee includes, all meals, snacks, activity fees, lodging. Deadline: Sunday 5/26/12. Save

the date. We hope you can join us . Contact Wahiawa church for details.

Konko Mission of Wahiawa

207 Muliwai Avenue, Wahiawa, HI. 96786 May 2013, Volume 21, No. 233 & : (808) 621-6667 Cell: (808) 223-3448

ednakazuko@hotmail.com URL: http://konkomissionshawaii.org/WahiawaMain.htm

WAHIAWA KONKO MISSION MONTHLY SCHEDULE

May 2013

1 Wed -Monthly Service for Tenchi Kane no Kami-Sama

(7:30 pm) 天地金乃神様 月例祭

5 Sun -Sunday Service (9 am) Happy Boy’s Day!

-Bi-annual Volunteer Activity @Wahiawa Gen. Hospital

Long Term Care Facility (10-10:45 am)

-Wailuku Church Spring Grand Ceremony (11 am)

6 Mon -HCRP Mtg @Gedatsu Church (1:30 pm)

10 Fri -Monthly Volunteer Activity @Wahiawa Gen. Hospital

Long Term Care Facility (10-10:45 am)

11 Sat -Church clean up (9 am)

12 Sun -Monthly Svc. Founder, Ikigami Konko Daijin-Sama

(9:00 am) 生神金光大神様 月例祭

-Hilo Church Spring Grand Ceremony (11 am)

-Happy Mother’s Day!

-Share Okage Stories after svc (till 11 am)

15 Wed -Konkokyo Study Group @Honolulu Church (8 pm)

19 Sun -Sunday Service (9 am)

20 Mon -Rev. Rodney Yano and Miss Fong Yip will visit till 5/28

24 Fri -Church clean up (9 am)

25 Sat -KMH Minister’s Faith Enrichment Mtg @HNL (10a-4p)

*Speaker: Rev. Takayuki Kunitō (Yao Church)

26 Sun -Monthly Memorial Service (9 am) 月例霊祭

-Share Okage Stories and Camp details

-Deadline for Wahiawa Church Summer Ohana Camp

27 Mon -Memorial Day—Visit Punchbowl National Cemetery

and Mililani Cemetery (Leave 7:30 am)

31 Fri -Church clean up (9 am)

June 2013

1 Sat -Monthly Service for Tenchi Kane no Kami-Sama

(7:30 pm) 天地金乃神様 月例祭

2 Sun -Sunday Service (9 am) *Share Okage Stories

-Overview of June schedule. Discuss camp (till 11 am)

Sunday School Oath

I will advance my faith through

understanding the Founder’s teachings

and will strive to become a more useful

person to society.

Sincerity is the essence of my faith, and

its basic principles are courtesy, kindness,

and devotion in everything I do.

Konko Daijin says… “Kami’s virtue will be with you even after death

and passed down to future generations. It can be received by anyone who practices faith. The virtue of Kami is unlimited.” (GII Matsumoto Tashichi 1) Editor’s thoughts: We like to acquire material wealth while living. But when we have to part with our wealth when we die, it can be a very stressful thing, which can lead to a very unpeaceful death. Practice faith and acquire divine virtue. Then we can be at peace when we die. Virtue is something you can’t buy with money BUT can be taken with you to the grave; you can’t take your beautiful house, cars and money.

Happy Boy’s Day! 5-5-13 Boys be brave Outstanding Youthful Strong-willed

Happy Mother’s Day! 5-12-13 Mother is so caring One and only mom Mom knows best Strong willed

Help support the Ohana camp by purchasing Zippy’s fundraiser tickets at $8.00 each. Contact Wahiawa Church at 621-6667. Thank you!!

Konko Mission of Wahiawa Annual Schedule for 2013

6/8 Sat -Garage Sale for Ohana Camp 10 am- 2 pm 6/15 Sat -KMH Faith Enrichment Meeting (1:30 pm-3:30 pm) 6/22 Sat -3rd Ohana Camp at Camp Erdman (Till Sun 6/23) 7/5 Fri -KMH Young Adult Seminar in Kona (Till Sun 7/7) 7/14 Sun -Back to School Service 9 am 7/21 Sun -KMH Volunteer Activity at Kuakini Hospital 9:30 am 8/21 Wed -Youth Camp from Japan, thru 8/26 in Wailuku 8/25 Sun -Rev. Masayuki Kodama’s 40th Memorial @HNL 11 am 9/8 Sun -Volunteer activity at Wahiawa Gen. Hospital LTCF 10 am 9/15 Sun -Honolulu Church Autumn Memorial Service 10 am 9/22 Sun -Wahiawa Church Autumn Memorial Service 10 am 9/29 Sun -199th Birthday of the Founder, Konko Daijin 10/3 Thur -Konko Daijin’s 130th Memorial Grand Svc in Japan 10/6 Sun -Church clean up for Autumn Grand Service 8 am *10/11 Fri -Wahiawa Church Autumn Grand Service 6:30 pm 10/13 Sun -Honolulu Church Autumn Grand Service 11 am 10/20 Sun -Waipahu Church Autumn Grand Service 11 am 10/27 Sun -21st Annual HCRP Peace Prayer at Gedatsu Church 4 pm 11/10 Sun -Hilo Church Autumn Grand Service 11 am 11/17 Sun -Wailuku Church Autumn Grand Service 11 am 11/24 Sun -Rev. Kikue Kodama’s 16th Memorial Svc. @HNL 9 am 12/22 Sun -Rev. Haruko Takahashi’s 41st Memorial Svc. 10 am 12/29 Sun -End of the Year Service 9 am 12/30 Mon-Wahiawa Church Mochi Pounding 8 am

*Please note, the Grand Service in October this year will be on Friday, the 11th; not the usual 13th of October. Due to the 130th Memorial.

Konko Missions in Hawaii

2013 Young Adult Gathering

“Kami Within Us”: How do we develop

and nurture our personal faith?

Date: July 5-7, 2013 (Fri-Sun) Place: Huehue Ranch, Kona Age: 18-35 Fee: $90—includes interisland flight to and from Kona, ground transportation, lodging, meals, and activities (star gazing at Mauna Kea, Faith building exercises, exciting discussions, guest speaker. Deadline June 1. Call KMH: (808) 536-9078.

Rev. Roy Yasutake of the Konko Mission of Wailuku delivered the sermon. There were several birthdays for the month of April present at the Godaisai.

Happy Birthday To all the people born in May

Please continue to receive

Infinite divine blessings from

Tenchi Kane no Kami-Sama and

Ikigami Konko Daijin-Sama

Rev. Sugako Yoshino Rev. Reiko Yano AdaRae Perreira Tevin Makishima Edith S. Noguchi Linda Noguchi Nathan Noguchi Elmay Gombio Channon Pangorang Randy Furusho

130th Memorial Anniversary of our Founder, Konko Daijin-Sama in Japan

Tour Coordinator: Rev. Yomisu Ōya (KMH Center) Tour Dates: Depart on September 26 (Thur)-Return on October 4 (Fri), 2013. Places to visit: Miyajima, Hiroshima Peace Memorial, Kyoto, Golden Pavilion, Nara, Ise Grand Shrine, Konkokyo Headquarters, Kojima, Seto Bridge, Fukuoka. Estimated cost: $2,270. (Includes airfare, rail pass, tour bus, hotel accommodations of double occupancy and most meals.). Call 536-9078 (KMH) or 621-6667 for details.

Editor’s Note Dear Reader,

Happy May Day, Lei Day, Boy’s Day and Mother’s Day!! The days are just flying. Seems like there isn’t enough hours in a day to do everything that I wish to do. Summer is getting near. There will be many things happening soon. Please join us again this year for our 3rd Summer Ohana Camp at Camp HR Erdman, in Mokuleia. That event will be held from Sat-Sun, June 22-23. The deadline for registration is Sunday, May 26th. See front page for details. Registration forms are available at the church. Stop by today.

May 12th is Mother’s Day. Mothers have very heavy responsibilities. From the time when the child is still in the womb, the mother shapes the heart of the child. If the mother is raising the child in a safe and loving environment, the child will feel secure. Our moms are exactly like the earth. Children would be in distress if their mom was in constant stress, and unhappiness. It would be the same as having constant earthquakes. A father’s scolding can hurt, but a mother’s insecurity is most painful to a child. A father’s scolding is like a thunderstorm; a mother’s insecurity is like an earthquake. A well grounded mother is like being in a safe haven, even if there is a storm outside. I heard a saying, “If the wife is happy, life is happy.” Whether your mother is physically present or has passed on, your mother will always be your mother. And her love for you will never end. Happy Mother’s Day!

I wanted to share with you the three treasures of the world, based on the Konko faith tradition. I didn’t even know this, until my mom mentioned about it. In various faith traditions, there are three treasures. In Buddhism, the three treasures or jewels of the world

are: 仏法僧 (Buppousou) Bu=Buddha, Pou=Dharma and Sou=the Sangha. The three jewels in Taoism are: compassion, frugality and humility. The three gems of Jainism are: the right vision or view (Samyak Darshana), right knowledge (Samyak Gyana) and right conduct (Samyak Charitra) — constitutes the path to liberation. In long-established Chinese traditions, the "Three Treasures" are the essential energies sustaining human life:

Jing 精 "nutritive essence, essence; refined, perfected; extract; spirit, demon; sperm, seed"

Qi 氣 "vitality, energy, force; air, vapor; breath; spirit, vigor; attitude"

Shen 神 "spirit; soul, mind; god, deity; supernatural being"

From Japan ancient times, the three treasures were: 天地人(Tenchijin) Ten=Heaven, Chi=Earth, Jin=Man. Other treasures in the

Asian cultures are grains and beans 穀物. All mentioned treasures are profound and precious. Ok, now for the three treasures for

Konkokyo…(drum roll)… 日 天 四 、 月 天 四 、 金 乃 神Nittenshi=Sun, Gattenshi=Moon and Kane No Kami=Earth, or Earth Deity.

Life on Earth is possible because of the sun’s energy and light. Plants and animals would not be able to survive if the sun didn’t exist. Solar energy is important. It is used for green plants for photosynthesis. Without plants and trees, we wouldn’t have oxygen to breathe. Carbon dioxide, which we produce when we exhale, is air for the plants to make into Oxygen. This process takes place

thanks to the sun. Wind is possible because of the sun, too. It heats up air unevenly throughout the earth. The warm air rises since it is lighter, and cool air comes down, because it is heavier—producing wind. People who do not get exposed to

the sun enough get a condition called rickets. They have difficulty walking, and legs are bowed. The sun is important for Vitamin D synthesis, for us to get strong bones.

The moon is important because it regulates the tide, and stabilizes Earth’s rotation. It also acts like a night light. The moon also contributes to the weather. The Founder, Konko Daijin said, “Heaven and Earth are like a

couple. They cannot be a couple if one is without the other. Heaven is the Husband, and Earth is the wife. Though they are a couple, when Nittenshi-Sama gives sunshine, Gattenshi-Sama does not interfere. Also, when Gattenshi-Sama gives rain, it’s like a mother giving milk, and Nittenshi-Sama does not interfere. He does not meddle in his wife’s maternal activities. Similarly, when the husband is managing domestic affairs, his wife should not complain. At the same time, the husband should

be considerate of his wife and not complain about her duties. This will make the family harmonious.” (GII, Fujiwara Zenpei 4)

The Earth is very important to us because we live on it. We have been fully sustained with plants, animals, food, air, water, minerals and metals for humankind to be able to live now—it’s produced here on Earth; not imported from another planet in another galaxy. We refer to Konjin as the Great Spirit that sustains all life on Earth.

Notice that all three of these treasures co-exist in mutual interdependence. We call this Aiyo Kakeyo. The existence of the Earth would be meaningless, if it were not for the Sun and Moon. We living creatures can’t survive without one or the other. Even if we have air to breathe, if we do not have the normal bodily ability to breathe the air, it would be meaningless.

Everything is interdependent in this Universe: Kami and people, Parent and child, Teacher and student, Book and its

reader, Boss and its employees, The store and its customers, Food and its eaters, Drinks and its drinkers, Cars and its drivers, Houses and its inhabitants, A pet and its owner, Air and its breathers. We just can’t survive without the sustenance from the Sun, Moon and Earth. We all live in the midst of divine blessings. There is a greater power—that’s for sure. Everything is a part of a bigger whole. The whole world in

interconnected. We cannot make our own hearts beat. We cannot live long without eating food or drinking water. We eat things that had life to sustain our life. The lives of animals and plants have been terminated, so we humans can eat them. Every meal is a conglomeration of sacrificed lives. We simply must eat with the heart of appreciation and humbleness; instead of complain. Humans cannot even make a single apple or orange. It grew through the nutrients of the soil, the sunlight, rain and air. We simply couldn’t have made it this far in life without being supported every step of the way, by people’s care and love and the divine protection and sustenance of Kami. The Universe is Kami. It’s not a creation, but an existence.

The next time we get a chance out in the sun or moonlight, let’s give our thanks for making a normal day, normal. As we walk on the ground, we are literally walking on the body of a big mother that provides everything for us. Let us cherish these

three treasures of the world. Aloha, Edna Yano