January 1, 2014, New Year`s Day service
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January 1, 2014, New Year`s Day service
January 1, 2014, New Year’s Day service SANGHA DAY This year’s Sangha Day will be at Waipahu Hongwanji on Sunday March 2, which will be conjunction with Hawaii Kyodan’s 125th year Anniversary. The theme for Sangha Day is “Plantation Days”. We will have a service from 9:00am, then divide in two groups, one is lecture from Mrs. Barbara Kawakami and the other is plantation days toys. Afther the activities at lunch time Mochi pounding will be demonstrated. Each temple was requested to make a poster introducing its history so that you can learn about them. Please come and join us. Sign up sheet is in our social hall or you can call 6774221. Plantation days bento will cost $6.00/bento. DANA DAY SERVICE Dana (selfless giving) Day service, sponsored by BWA, will be held on Sunday February 16 from 8:30am. Rev. Blayne Higa will be the guest service conductor. Please encourage your family and friends to attend the service! Waipahu Hongwanji Mission 94-821 Kuhaulua Street, Waipahu, HI 96797 Phone 808-677-4221 Fax 808-677-4837 Email: [email protected] Website: www.waipahuhongwanji.org Non-Profit Organization U.S. POSTAGE PAID Permit No.5 Waipahu, Hawaii Golden Chain February 2014 Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace. February 2014 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 Hosha 2 New Year 3 4W KYODAN mtg. 5E 6 Kokua 7 8 Hosha 10 Karaoke 11 W Banzai 5:00 12 13 Kokua 14 15 Hosha 17 Karaoke 18 Craft 21 22 Hosha Party 9W Sunday svc. 16 Dana Day 23 E Sunday svc. BWA mtg. 1:00 24 Karaoke 25 Banzai GC Karaoke Waianae 20 Kokua 19 26 27 Kokua Entertainment 28 March 2014 Hosha on Saturdays 2nd Sangha Day Kokua on Thursdays 5th Kyodan meeting 16th Higan service Rev. Takahashi from Kapaa Hongwanji Memorial Services for February and March 2014 1ST (2013) 7TH (2008) 2/15 Nadine Atsuko Ohara 2/11 Masako Miyakaku 25TH (1990) 2/19 Kiyotaka Matsumoto 2/18 Gladys Haruko Hanaoka 2/8 Kame Kamisato 2/21 Katsuma Tanaka 3/17 Toshie Elaine Shinno 2/15 Namie Tanaka 2/22 Haruko Kunishige 33RD (1982) NONE 3/6 Henry Toshisada Maruyama 13TH (2002) 3/7/ Beatrice Michiko Fukuoka 3/8 Margaret Masae Yoshihiro 50TH (1965) 3/15 Akiko Momohara 3/20 June Kiyo Yamada 3/2 Tsuneichi Hanaoka 3/18 Sadami Ige 3/22 Kiyoko Chinen 3/18 Sugano Morisako 3/30 Tadao Orita 3/21 Jitaro Maeda 3RD (2012) 2/22 Kimie Nellie Tatsutani 17TH (1998) 3/2 Harry Haruo Kamikawa 2/2/ Clarence Seibin Kishaba 3/14 Michie Yoshimoto 2/26 Benjamin Umeo Nakamoto 3/24 Michael Takeo Morimoto 3/15 Seichi Ige 3/15 Yoshiaki Sonoda 3/21 Fumio Hashimoto 3/25 Larry Katsumi Shigeyasu 3/30 Torie Uemori 3/30 Gary Kazumi Miyakado WAIPAHU HONGWANJI MISSION DONATIONS JANUARY, 2014 MEMORIAL SERVICES HIRANO Family Yoshiko Hirano MIYASHITA Family OSHIRO, Henry TENMA Family UJIMORI Family Hiroji Miyashita Gladys Oshiro Deanna Tenma Kinu Ujimori 9th Year Memorial Svc 1st Year Memorial Svc Service at hospital 49th Day Service 50th Year Memorial Svc Toshio Tadaki Funeral FUNERAL SERVICE TADAKI Family OTHER DONATIONS ARAKAKI, Hideo ISHII, Tadao PALMEIRA, Florence SASAKI, Paul TOKUHARA, Lilly TOMA, Sharon TSUKIDA, Peggy UJIMORI Family UYENO, Setsuko WATANABE, Charijean & TANIGUCHI, Tsuneo Ted New Year’s Donation New Year’s Donation New Year’s Eve & Day Donations New Year’s Donation In Memory of Walter Tokuhara Use of Facility In Memory of Taka Shinozawa New Year’s Donation In Memory of Naoto Uyeno – 17th Year New Year’s Donation NOKOTSUDO DONATION HIGA, Shigeo MAJOR SERVICES FOR 2014 YASUI, Sumi SOCIAL CONCERNS DONATIONS UJIMORI, Guy M/M YASUI, Sumi 2013 MEMBERSHIP DUES paid: THANK YOU for your continued support! YONASHIRO, Helen 2014 MEMBERSHIP DUES paid: ASAMOTO, Stanley M/M ASATO, Sally BAYES, Pearl DUARTE, Barbara FUNASAKI, Henry M/M HAMADA, Richard M/M HIRATA, Roy M/M HIRAYAMA, Lillian HORIMOTO, Katsuko IKEDA, Kazuko IHORI, Edith IMAOKA, Tomiko INOSHITA, Gene ISHII, Tadao M/M ITAGAKI, Robert M/M KAMIKAWA, Yoshito KAMISATO, Kimiko KANESHIRO, Thomas M/M KAWANO, Midori KIMURA, Masako KOIZUMI, Adrian THANK YOU for your prompt response! MINEMOTO, Lionel M/M SHINOZAWA, Carol MORIMOTO, Annie SHINOZUKA, Gladys MORIMOTO, Masanori SONODA, Beatrice MURAKAMI, Masumi SUGIMOTO, Kazuto M/M MURAOKA, Terumi M/M SUYEMOTO, George OGASAWARA, Daniel TAKARA, Michiko OKAZAKI, Lillian TANABE, Charles M/M OSHIRO, Betty TANOUYE, Vanassa OSHIRO, Henry M/M TOGASHI, Terry M/M OSHIRO, Hideko TSUKIDA, Peggy OSHIRO, Shigeo TSUTSUI, Sachiko RO, Jan F. UEHARA, Kuniomi M/M SAKATA, George M/M URABE, Anson M/M SASAKI, Richard M/M UYEDA, Masao M/M SASAKI, Yoshito Paul UYENO, Setsuko SEKINE, Annette UJIMORI, Guy M/M SEKINE, Thomas WATANABE, Jean SERIKAKU, Brian WATANABE, Orlando M/M SERIKAKU, Darryl YAMAUCHI, Kenei M/M SERIKAKU, George M/M YAMAUCHI, Noboru M/M SERIKAKU, Jonathan YASUI, Sumi KOIZUMI, Kimi KUWABARA, Junso MATSUMOTO, Frances SERIKAKU, Terence SHIGETA, Raymond M/M SHIMIZU, Fred M/M YOSHIDA, Janet YOSHIMURA, Jerry M/M FUJINKAI BIRTHDAY DONATIONS: Happy Birthday to: MINEMOTO, Flora SHIGETA, Jane FUJINKAI (BWA) DUES PAID for 2014 DUARTE, Barbara IHORI, Edith IKEDA, Kazuko KANESHIRO, Sachie KAWANO, Midori KOIZUMI, Kimi – 2014/2015 MINEMOTO, Flora MIYAKADO, Umeka MURAKAMI, Masumi MURAOKA, Janice OKAZAKI, Lillian OKITA, Toyoko OSHIRO, Gladys OSHIRO, Hideko OTSUKA, Edna SAITO, Edna SAKATA, Tsuneko SASAKI, Helen SHIGETA, Jane TSUKIDA, Peggy TSUTSUI, Sachiko UJIMORI, Cindy – 2014/2015 UYENO, Setsuko WATANABE, Jean YAMAUCHI, Shizuko Left picture is our current newsletter folks! Every month mostly on the forth Tuesday they came out in the early morning and sort, staple, fold, tape, and label on the newsletter. We usually have 5-6 pages and mail about 400 newsletters a month. Thank you folks for your help! You make mailing out newsletter possible! Oops, Yoshi and Lillian is missing in this picture! From Adult Day Care Thank you Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hirata and Ms. Caran Iwata for donating tennis balls for Adult Day Care use! Now we have enough for another five years! Anybody who loves to sing, come and join our Karaoke Club on Tuesday nights! On December 26, 2013, Mochi tsuki (pounding) was done at our social hall. Kids enjoyed making Strawberry Mochi Manju and all enjoyed very tasty Ozoni made by Mrs. Flora Minemoto. If you saw mochi decorations on the temple altar on the New Year’s Day service, it was made by the volunteers who came out on this day. 50lbs of Mochi Rice was donated to the temple by NII SUPERETTE. Thank you NII san for your generous donation! Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment. Aloha for Philippines Typhoon Haiyan, known as Typhoon Yolanda in the Philippines, was an exceptionally powerful tropical cyclone that devastated portions of Southeast Asia, particularly the Philippines, in November 8, 2013. It is the deadliest Philippine typhoon on record, killing at least 6,201 people in that country alone. Haiyan is also the strongest storm recorded at landfall, and unofficially the strongest typhoon ever recorded in terms of wind speed. As of January, 2014, bodies are still being found (Wikipedia) Waipahu Hongwanji collected $301.00 for Philippines Typhoon Disaster Relief and Rev. Okamoto donated it to Filipino Community Center “Aloha for Philippines.” The other day in 2013, Bishop Eric Matsumoto and Rev. Okamoto visited Filcom to donate $5000.00 from Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii Social Concerns fund. Thank you members for your generosity! The world is all connected. Let us help each other. I would like to introduce a lady who was diagnosed cancer. Her name was Ayako Suzuki who was born in 1941 in Hokkaido Japan and died at 47 years old in 1988. She was born in a temple family and married with a Higashi Hongwanji minister. I researched about her on the web and it said, she was a head of a Higashi Hongwanji preschool ran by the temple and diagnosed cancer when she was 43 or 44, four years before her passing. After the diagnosis, she realized that her life is hers; no one can take place, no one takes responsibility of her life, and she had to live her own life. I have never read the book she wrote but a chapter was quoted on the web. The title was, Okagesama* and Gratitude. (*okage sama is a word to express gratitude for countless supports. Sometimes it is toward something invisible.) I frequently see articles on the newspaper talks about celebrities’ death titled “defeated by cancer”. If death is “defeat”, I have to say entire living things are losers. By excising one lung because of the cancer, I became aware of my body more than when I was healthy that, “I had my hands, I had my legs, moreover, I had this and I had that!” I was able to receive many unexpected things through the disease. Moreover, thankfully because of the cancer, I was able to reconsider my life and I could live my past forty-six years of life once again. Through her cancer, she faced the reality of life. I think if she did not have her religion, she did not thank to her cancer like that. Because she was a Buddhist, the teaching opened her true eyes and transformed her cancer so-called “suffering” to an opportunity(縁 EN in Japanese) to thank to her life. There also is a chapter titled “I am grateful to my cancer”. It says, I have lived my life as I wanted to do and I am regretting it now. For such my life, cancer gave me an opportunity to reconsider my way of life and death, instead of dying suddenly without having an chance to reconsider my life. Therefore I am grateful to my cancer. The reality of her life has never changed. Cancer was cancer. She might have to die for that. But she was able to thank to her situation which we normally do not welcome. What made her change? What did ease her mind? It was the teaching she was listening to. Because of the working of teaching, she was able to live in a totally different world, even though the reality never changed. This is called transformation in Jōdo Shinshū term. We frequently say “positive thinking” but transformation is different from it. Jōdo Shinshū is not a teaching to force you positive thinking. It is a teaching transforms your life. It is a teaching that gives us the “eyes of truth” in order to consider the reality of life and to overcome the difficulty of life. As Ayako says, no matter what may happen I have to live my life. No one can take place of it. In such sense, it is very severe to live a human life. I think Ayako Suzuki is telling us that there is a way of life grumbling and complaining to the reality, and also there is a way of life that can live in gratitude even though we have to face the same reality of life. Shinran Shōnin, our founder of Jōdo Shinshū, is saying, Nembutsu is the teaching that transforms our life from a life of suffering in to a life of gratitude. Walking For a Cause December 11, 2013 This past Monday, PBA students joined ministers from the Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii to help raise money and awareness for the Capitol Campaign for a new state of the art building on campus. Beginning with a brief service at 6:30 a.m. in the Hawaii Betsuin Annex Temple, the walk, which generated twenty thousand dollars for the campaign two years ago, started at PBA, then proceeded through downtown Honolulu and along King Street towards the Moiliili Hongwanji Mission on University Avenue. There, snacks and beverages were provided and the participants had the chance to cool off in the temple’s airconditioned buildings. After the thirty-minute break, the march continued on to the final stop, Kapiolani Park. Ministers and students celebrated the completion of the four-hour, six-mile journey with a picnic lunch made by Blanche Yarnell’s advisory group. Junior Candis Imanaka, one of the advisory members, took pride in contributing to the worthy cause. “It made me feel good seeing that people appreciate our food,” she said. “I heard a couple of people say, ‘thank you’ and when we all gathered to say gassho (giving thanks) they recognized our advisory for making the sandwiches. It felt wonderful.” Following the lunch, the ministers resumed their regular routines while students remained at the park for a funfilled day of sports activities. The slate of games included goodnatured contests of dodgeball and tug-of-war, including a few matchups of students versus teachers. “I think everyone enjoys playing against the teacher,” Imanaka said, noting that the teachers-versus-students games enjoyably came down to the wire. For Imanaka, the leisure activities combined with the walk made for a perfect altruistic day outside of the classroom. “At the end of the day I was super tired but it’s good to have days like that where you just have fun and interact with other people who you normally wouldn’t,” she said. “It made me feel good that I’m contributing to PBA because PBA does so much for me.” The real heroes of the day, however, were the temple ministers. This fact was not lost on Imanaka, who wanted to made sure to express her gratitude for their efforts. “It’s pretty cool how much support we get from the temple,” she said. “It shows how PBA is different from every other school. The ministers do a lot of stuff for us but most of their work is unrecognized. “I thank the temple ministers for helping PBA out by raising money and spreading awareness about the school. We appreciate it a lot.” The Young Enthusiastic Seeker’s Camp PACIFIC BUDDHIST ACADEMY 8th ANNUAL TAIKO FESTIVAL February 15-17, 2014 Secrets of the Golden Dragon YESS CAMP 2014 At Camp Timberline on Oahu Saturday, March 8, 2014 at 4:00pm Contact Jacob Chang by e-mail at Leeward Community College Theatre [email protected] Tickets on sale Monday, February 3rd or phone at 937-6555. Call Office at 532-2649 Application form can be found at www.tinyurl.com/yesscampxxxiform Cost $25.00 (General) $20.00 (Child 12 and under / Senior 65+) $35.00 (At the Door) Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii HEADQUARTERS UPDATE 1727 Pali Highway, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 Phone: (808) 522-9200 Fax: (808) 522-9209 Web: www.hongwanjihawaii.com Email: [email protected] JANUARY 2014 NEW YEAR’S MESSAGE FROM KYODAN PRESIDENT ALTON MIYAMOTO Aloha and best wishes for a happy and peaceful New Year! 2013 was a year where we made great progress in reaching out into the community through programs and addressing community issues. Two significant examples are the Sadako Sasaki crane exhibit at the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Museum and marriage equality law. The Japanese Cultural Center, the Hiroshima Sister City Committee, and HHMH partnered with the National Parks Service and Pacific Historic Parks in raising over $70,000 for the construction of the display. The Sasaki family joined us in dedicating the exhibit on Peace Day, Sept. 21, 2013. A significant portion of the contributions were made by HHMH and its affiliates, such as individual temples, BWA, Dharma Schools, and individual members. Thank you very much for your support for this project. We plan to continue our leadership role in peace education. 2013 was a year of divisive issues for our communities. Neighbor islands were polarized with the issue of GMOs (genetically modified organisms) and pesticides while our entire state struggled with the issue of marriage equality. We understand and respect that some may have different perspectives, however, our support of the issue is based on our Buddhist values. As we get involved with the community and social issues, there will be other instances where our individual preferences may differ from that of the Honpa Hongwanji. In order to appropriately navigate through those issues, it is critical for us to have strong leaders at all levels of our organization. I’m hearing more instances where temples, especially smaller ones, are unable to find willing and able members to step up to the plate to hold leadership roles. Several years ago, we believed the problem of getting the younger members to hold leadership positions was that the seniors were unwilling to let go. Today, after years of dedicated service and sacrifice, many have step aside, only to find out that the younger members are unwilling to step up to the plate. We all understand that our organization cannot function without volunteers. We should also understand that an organization of volunteers without dedicated leaders are not sustainable. You have all heard of the story “Whose Job Is It?”. It is a story about four people named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, and Nobody. I am asking all individuals, boomer age and younger, to take a more active role in your temple leadership. Do not depend on the same people all the time. Everybody can reasonable claim “I am too busy”. So in the end, Nobody will do what Anybody could have done. What do you think will happen to your temple? In the past I have said that sometimes, in order for an organization to grow, it must first contract. The symptoms we are experiencing, decreasing membership, financial difficulties, shortage of ministers and shortage of lay leaders should make us consider the possibilities of contracting (consolidating temples) now, until we achieve a stable and sustainable state. Each temple has a choice. Find dedicated and effective leaders or consider consolidation. Either way, we need everyone’s support. Without your help, we will be unable to grow for our future generations We are truly grateful for the many hands that help us at all levels or our organization. Let us show our gratitude and lessen their burden by offering our help. I would like to extend my heartfelt gratitude for your patience, understanding, cooperation and support. Your participation is crucial in our leadership role for the international propagation of Jodo Shinshu. In Gassho, Alton H Miyamoto, President Hawaii Kyodan HHMH 125th INAUGURAL SERVICE 2014 is the year of 125th Anniversary for Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii. Several events and projects are currently being planned in both State and District level to celebrate this milestone. Hawaii Kyodan will be observing the 125th Celebration Inaugural Service on Friday, February 7, 2014 at Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin in conjunction with the Giseikai (Legislative Assembly) Opening Service. The service will start at 8:30 am and the members and friends of Honpa Hongwanji are all welcomed to join in this observance. MINISTERIAL ASSIGNMENTS (JINJI) Rev. Toyokazu Hagio, a minister who is on leave of absence, will be assigned to Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin as its Assistant Chief Minister (Fukurimban) as of February 1, 2014. Rev. Earl Ikeda, Resident Minister of Moiliili Hongwanji Mission, will retire from active ministry with Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii as of February 28, 2014. Rev. Bert Sumikawa, Associate Minister of Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin, will be assigned to Moiliili Hongwanji Mission as its Associate Minister from February 16, 2014 to February 28, 2014 and as its Resident Minister as of March 1, 2014. Rev. Sumikawa will be relieved from the position of Chaplain at the Pacific Buddhist Academy as of February 15, 2014. Rev. Sumikawa will continue providing ministerial services to Kapolei Buddhist Sangha. Rev. Blayne Higa will be relieved from his position of Assistant Chaplain at the Pacific Buddhist Academy as of January 10, 2014. LIVING TREASURES OF HAWAII RECOGNITION LUNCHEON The Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii will honor the following individuals as the 2014 Living Treasures of Hawai’i™ in recognition of their personal and professional achievements and their contributions to the community. We welcome you to celebrate this honor with them. Reverend Ida Chun Dr. Samuel Gon III Robert Hamada Arthur & Rene Kimura Reverend Chikai Yosemori Date: Place: Cost: Saturday, February 8, 2014 (11:00 AM Registration, 12:00 PM Lunch and Program) Sheraton Waikiki Hotel Early registration - $70.00 for payments received by January 24, 2014 Late registration - $85.00 for payments between January 25 - February 3, 2014 Sponsor Tables are available: Gold - $5,000; Silver - $3,000; Bronze - $1,500 *Registration Form can be downloaded from http://www.hongwanjihawaii.com/ THANK YOU LETTER FROM MR. MASAHIRO SASAKI Dear Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii, A Happy New Year. I can never forget the support you have given to us for the success of Sadako Legacy’s project in Hawaii in September last year. Each of your faces are still fresh in my mind. I understand that it is through the working of Amida Buddha’s Wisdom and Compassion that we could receive a debt of gratitude from each of you. I forever express my sincere appreciation to you, people who wear the robe of the Tathagata, for your dedication and service. I can remember many wonderful memories we have shared in Hawaii by looking at the Kyodan Calendar you sent me. I cherish the calendar in that each time I flip through it I feel gratitude. I, together with Sadako at Pearl Harbor, would like to wish your happiness from the bottom of our hearts. NPO SADAKO LEGACY Masahiro Sasaki REPORT ON MAUI FUND-RAISER FOR TYPHOON HAIYAN SURVIVORS On December 20, the Maui Ministers sponsored a fund-raising interfaith service to aid the Typhoon Haiyan survivors. The service was held at Kahului Hongwanji. We had Buddhist chanting followed by prayers and aspirations by other ministers in the community, including a Catholic Priest, an Episcopal Priest, a Hawaiian Kahu, and the Jodo Shu Bishop, Rev. Hara. Rev. Sol Kalu, with his family background in the affected area of the Philippines, gave the keynote address. The service, though held right before the Christmas holiday, had a very good attendance, and we raised $2,889.00 for the Filipino Community Center/Consuelo Foundation (Aloha for Philippines). Rev. Richard Tennes, Kahului CHORALFEST 2014 Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii’s Choralfest 2014 will be held at the Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin, 1727 Pali Highway, Honolulu, Hawaii on September 27 and 28, 2014. This is an opportunity for singers to rehearse Buddhist choral pieces at a workshop on Saturday and to perform them as a massed choir at a special music service on Sunday. The purpose is for participants to express their joy and gratitude of the Buddha-Dharma through joint musical voices. This fifth choralfest in a decade is open to all singers from temples in Hawaii. Choralfest will again be led by Nola Nahulu, director of the Hawaii Opera Chorus and a Living Treasure of Hawaii. Attached with this newsletter are a flyer, schedule, and registration form. Upon close of registration, program booklets and practice CDs will be sent to participating temples for required learning by each singer.