File - Pasadena Buddhist Temple

Pasadena Buddhist Temple Hikari
January & February, 2016
1993 Glen Avenue • Pasadena, CA 91103 • 626-798-4781
Shotsuki Service (Monthly Memorial Service) is held for those who passed away during a particular month. Family members and
friends offer incense in honor of their loved one. This service provides the opportunity to acknowledge the influence this person made
on your own life. Names of the deceased are read at this service. If you would like your loved one to be added to a monthly list, please
contact Reverend Gibbs.
February Shotsuki Service - February 6th
Akita, Terumitsu
DOI, Momie
FUJIKAWA, Kichinojo
FUJIKAWA, Senkichi
FUJITAKI, Tane
FUJIMOTO, Nami
FURUMOTO, Masaru
GOTO, Dorothy
GOTO, Chiyoko
HANAMOTO, Moto
HARABE, Mikio
HARABE, Kinue
HINO, Ito
HIRATA, Sen
ISHIKAWA, Toshio
ITO, Mary
ITO, Yuki
KAJIKAWA, Niichi
KAJIKAWA, Uta
KAMON, Mieko
KAWAHARA, Kazuo
KAWAMOTO, Kumajiro
KAWASHIMA, Michika
KAWASHIMA, Mitsuyori
KITAGUCHI, Tamako
KOBAYASHI, Tama
KURATA, Henry
MASUMOTO, Katsuno
MATSUBARA, Toshie
MATSUI, Kimito
MATSUOKA, Rinichi
MITO, Masae
MIYASHITA, Sasuke
MORINO, Shizue
MORISHITA, Tsuta
NAGANO, Shizue
NAITO, Keitsuchi
NAKAMOTO, Tsutomu
NISHI, Takeshi
NISHIMOTO, Jisoichi
nishimura, Setsu
NISHIMURA, Shizue
OGURA, Shuichi
OKAZAKI, Kii
OTAKI, Hide
OKUNO, Kiyono
OKUNO, Nisaku
OMURA, Hifumi
OMURA, Yasomatsu
OYAMA, Toshiaki
SAEDA, Kame
SAKAHARA, Tora
SAKAMOTO, Chino
SAKAMOTO, George Masaru
SHIMIZU, Rui
SHIROZU, Natsuko
SOGA, Yukio
SOGI, Kono
SUNAIRI, Kame
SUNAIRI, Shigeru
TAKENOUCHI, Kichi
TAKENOUCHI, Seiichi
TAMANAHA, Roy Koichi
TESHIMA, Hisayo
TOMOTANI, Hideji
TSUCHIYA, Setsu
TSUKIDA, Kuninori
TSUKIDA, Sakuhei
UMETA, Kanichi
UMETA, Kiyoshi
WATANABE, Sada
YAMANE, May
YAMASAKI, Takashi
YAMASHITA, Kihei
YAMASHITA, Kisohei
YAMASHITA, Kozo
YAMASHITA, Minaye
YUJIRI, Yaokichi
March Shotsuki Service - March 6th
Arai, Shiyano
DOI, Eiji
DOI, Eioi
FUJIMOTO, Masako
FUJIKAWA, Dean
Fujitaki, Isamu
FUJITAKI, Motohiko
Fukumoto, Hatsuguri
FURAMOTO, Yuriko Lily
HATAKEYAMA, Mineto
HIRAKAWA, Hisano
HIRAMOTO, Fujiye
Hirata, San
HIRAYASU, Najiro
HONDA, Shin
HORI, Rennosuke
IGE, Saburo
Iinuma, Chiyoko
ITO, Ben
IWAHASHI, Mitsuzo
KAMOTO, Ichino
Kato, Mitsu
KATO, Seihichi
KAWAHARA, Musaku
Kawahara, Okame
KAWAMURA, Saichi
KIRIYAMA, Taketoshi
KONISHI, Akio
Konishi, Ayano
KUBO, Seijiro
Kuraoka, Sakuichi
KURASHITA, Shigeru
KURAMOTO, Lily Yuriko
KURATA, Tsuyu
Kuwahara, Waki
MASUMOTO, Kemeichi
MITA, Don Junzo
MIYASHITA, Hisano
MORIMOTO, Ito
Morimoto, Momoyo
MORIOKA, Chiyomi
MORIOKA, Kikuji
Nagasawa, Fuyo
NAGATA, Toshie
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Naido, Yoshiko
NISHIDA, Joichi
NISHIMOTO, Kino
NISHIMOTO, Masaichi
NISHIMOTO, Masako
Ogawa, Chiyoko
OTAKE, Torao
OTANI, Kazuichi
ROPPYAKUDA, Satoru Joe
Sakamoto, Haruichi
SASAMOTO, Takiko
SEIKI, Kameyo
Shigeishi, Tayoko
SHIGENO, Hatsutaro
Sugasawara, Matsu
SUGIYAMA, Tokiji
SUNAIRI, Jokichi
TAKAHASHI, Toshio
Takenaka, Tokie
TAKENOUCHI, Shinichi
TAMURA, Hisako
Tanabe, Masao
www.PasadenaBuddhistTemple.org
TESHIMA, Tokichi
TOGASHI, Akira
Toinaka, Tagoro
TOKOROSAKI, Katsuno
TOMOTANI, Hideji
Wakasa, Kihei
YAMADA, Hatsutaro
YAMAGUCHI, Rev. Ken
YAMANAKA, Mary
Yamane, Katsutaro
YAMANE, Shigeo
YAMANE, Tadao
Yamasaki, Kuuemon
YAMASAKI, Mas
YAMASAKI, Mitsuyo
YAMASAKI, Yoshimasa
YAMASAKI, Yayoi
Yokoyama, Ikue
YUJIRI, Hisa
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Peace in the New Year
Rev. Jundo Gregory Gibbs
I hope that 2016 will be a good year for all of you. I hope
that it will be a peaceful year for all of us. My wife, Kyoko, and
our boys, Sho and Ren, are very grateful for the warmth you
have all shown us, and your many kindnesses.
Although I write this for a January issue of our newsletter, I
am actually composing it in mid-December. I have been listening to my favorite holiday song, “Happy Christmas” on a newly
purchased C.D. player in the temple residence. The refrain of
the song, by John Lennon and Yoko Ono, is often playing in the
back of my mind: “A very Merry Christmas, and a Happy New
Year. Let’s hope it’s a good one, without any fear.”
Terrorist events such as the shootings in San Bernadino in
early December last year, and the mass shootings at Umpqua
Community College two months before cannot help but trouble us. As Buddhists we promote peace. As human beings
we long for peace and security. Buddhists are content to share
the world with people of differing beliefs, persons of other religions. It is not our task to convert the whole world to our belief
system, and I hope that we can continue to make that clear in
2016.
Buddhist tradition and Judaic tradition both speak of excessive desires and hatred as intoxicants. Those motivated by hatred are drunk on the wine of ignorance, greed and anger. We
do not hate them. We just hope that they will sober up, and
learn to be accepting of others, as we are taught to be.
Some of us will enjoy a cup of holiday cheer for New Years.
New Years is the most common day for an American to consume alcohol. In moderation, that will do most of us no harm
at all. However, greed and hatred are intoxicants we should renounce altogether.
If we are not greedy or hate-filled, perhaps we will not be
seen as a threat to others. Perhaps our accepting attitude and
willingness to share this world with others is something we
can actively promote in 2016. We do not mean others harm,
no matter how different their religious beliefs or political ideology is from our own. We wish well to all. As John and Yoko
put it “…A Happy New Year. Let’s hope it’s a good one, without
any fear.”
Altar Flower and Osonae Fund
We will be starting a fund for the Altar Flowers and Osonae. If
you would like to make a contribution to this fund, please send a
check made out to Pasadena Buddhist Temple and write Flowers
on the memo line. We will acknowledge your donation in the
monthly Hikari.
We are hoping that our Sangha would
like to contribute to this fund which will be
maintained by Mrs. Gibbs.
If anyone would like to chair a service,
please contact Dona Mitoma (818-568-9123)
who is our Religious Chair and handles the
scheduling of service chairs.
Pasadena Buddhist Temple • HIKARI • JanFeb, 2016
New Course on Buddhism
A three-class course on the Introduction to the Basics of
Buddhism will be offered the second, third and fourth weeks
of January 2016. These classes will be conducted here at our
temple. Each week the material will be new, covering the basics
in Buddhist thought and practice, and touch the high points in
Buddhist history.
Please consider attending these classes. There will be no charge
however, for those who wish, a donation of $5 per class attended
is recommended.
Class 1: Wed. Jan 13 @ 7:30 PM and Thurs. Jan 14 @ 10:30 am
Class 2: Wed. Jan 20 @ 7:30 PM and Thurs. Jan 21 @ 10:30 am
Class 3: Wed. Jan 27 @ 7:30 PM and Thurs. Jan 28 @ 10:30 am
Note: The content for this special run of classes will be
identical for the Wednesday and Thursday class within the
same week.
Private Family
Memorial
Service Schedule
There is a system of private memorial observances for members
of a given family who gather at a temple or home in memory of
a deceased member of the family. According to Jodo Shinshu
tradition the memorial dates are: 7th day after death, 49th day,
100th day, 1st cycle (Isshuki), 3rd cycle, 7th cycle, 13th cycle,
17th cycle, 25th cycle, 33rd cycle, 50th cycle and 100th cycle.
According to the traditional way of counting, the yearly cycles
begin with the Meinichi or death date as 1 (one). But since the
Japanese count the day of death as the first Meinichi, one-cycle
later is counted as the 2nd Meinichi. Thus the 3rd cycle memorial
is observed the following year – 2 years later as Americans
count. All the subsequent memorials thus fall on the year before
the number of the cycle memorial. The 7th cycle memorial is
observed n the 6th year after death, the 13th cycle on the 12th
year, etc.
This custom, along with the Buddhist emphasis on death
observances over birth observances, has resulted in the
understanding or attitude that death is a natural occurrence, no
matter how disagreeable it may seem to us. An important byproduct of this custom has been the reinforcing of family ties with
members beyond ones immediate family and a sense of continuity
from generation to generation. (From “Cocktails” by Rev Masao
Kodani).
Please schedule a service if your loved one(s) passed away in the
following year(s):
2015...................... 1st year.................... Issuki
2014...................... 3rd Annual............... Sankaiki
2010...................... 7th Annual............... Shichikaiki
2004...................... 13th Annual............. Jusankaiki
2000...................... 17th Annual............. Jushichikaiki
1992...................... 25th Annual............. Nijugokaiki
1984...................... 33rd Annual............. Sanjusankaiki
1967...................... 50th Annual............. Gojikaiki
1917...................... 100th Annual........... Hyakkaiki
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Presidents' Message
Dear Temple Members and Sangha Friends:
Akemashite Omedetou Gozaimasu! I wish you a prosperous
and healthy New Year.
I would like to thank you for your support of the Pasadena
Buddhist Temple throughout the years and once again ask for
your continued attendance at our religious services and involvement with our many other activities in 2016. This will be
my last message as your President as Jeannie Toshima as graciously agreed to take over the task as the incoming President.
As we closed out 2015, the month of December was very
busy for the Temple membership. We began with preparations
for our annual Mochitsuki event. On December 12th, with many
members taking the time to help, the Temple held its semiannual general clean-up and omigaki. As a way of thanking
them for their hard work and an opportunity for camaraderie,
Alan Hatakeyama volunteered to host a potluck barbecue afterwards. It was a great time of sharing food, stories and laughter.
We held our year-end Oseibo Taikai to thank our ministers
and volunteers for their effort throughout the year. The BWA
treated all to a delicious otoki of udon and we were thoroughly
entertained by the Dharma School, Sangha Teens and Jr. YBA.
We did not hold Sunday Family service on December 27th.
Our Joya-e (Year-End) service was held on December 31st at
6:00 p.m. and those in attendance were able to ring the temple
bell (in total 108 times) to rid ourselves of human defilements
as we prepare to greet the New Year. Soba was also served and
enjoyed by everyone who came.
Invitations have been sent for the Hoonko Service on January
17th at 10 a.m., to be immediately followed by the New Year’s
party and General Temple Membership meeting. Obento lunch
can be pre-ordered for $15 each for this event. We hope to see
our Temple members and friends in attendance.
As you know, the Temple will be having once again an opportunity drawing every month in 2016 for $500, except for
December when the drawing will be for $2,000! If you have not
purchased your tickets for the drawing, please contact Shelley Shinmoto or Gerry Ito. In the meantime, Board members
and others who have sold opportunity drawing tickets, please
submit payment for the tickets you have sold to date, or return
your unsold tickets to Shelley.
December $2000 Winner!!!!
Tomomi Yamasaki
Get Your 2016
Opportunity Drawing Ticket Now!
Each ticket is $100 and every month you have a very good
chance to win $500. Selected tickets are returned to the barrel
for another chance. The final drawing is $2,000. Contact Gerry
Ito (626-797-6346) or Shelley Shinmoto (323-351-0274) if you
would like to buy a ticket. If you have any tickets, turn them
in ASAP.
Pasadena Buddhist Temple • HIKARI • JanFeb, 2016
Before closing, I would like to thank all of you again for your
support during my 4-year tenure as President. It has been a
pleasure serving you and I believe the Temple Board has accomplished many things. To mention just a few, we revised our
“Business and Operations Plan, we’ve amended our bylaws,
created a Ministerial Affairs Committee, established a Funeral
Guide, created a “Legacy Fund”, established a “Dana” Giving Guideline and hired an admin assistant. With the help of
Rev. Gibbs, we are providing classes in Buddhism, Taichi, and
Meditation. Although the City of Pasadena had imposed new
regulations that has caused some of our fund raising events to
be altered and less profitable, the Temple did what was necessary to comply with the new rules and fortunately we were
still able to make ends meet. As we are not alone, and other
Temples are also experiencing dwindling membership, we ask
again that you please urge your family members and friends to
join the Temple. For the coming year my role as the “immediate past president” and “1st Vice President”, I will be assisting
Jeannie and the Temple Board.
Gassho, Gerry Ito, President
2016 Pasadena Buddhist Temple
Board of Directors and Officers
Officers:
President.................................... Jean Toshima
1st Vice President...................... Gerry Ito (Past President)
Secretary.................................... Kathy Kumagai
Treasurer .................................. Toru Hisayasu
Auditor...................................... Jim Hirano
Vice Presidents:
Communications....................... Kathy Kumagai
Religious................................... Dona Mitoma
Bldg/Garden Maintenance........ Alan Hatakeyama
Membership.............................. Jim Hirano & Miki Meza
Finance & Fundraising............. Shelley Shinmoto
Directors (and their Term)
Alan Goto................................. 2016-2017
Alan Hatakeyama..................... 2016-2017
Howard Hays............................ 2016-2017
Jim Hirano................................ 2016-2017
Wes Kumagai........................... 2016-2017
Miki Meza................................ 2016
Dona Mitoma............................ 2016
Yuki Okazaki............................ 2016
Shelley Shinmoto..................... 2016-2017
Ken Shue.................................. 2016
Jean Toshima............................ 2016
George Yamane........................ 2016
The Pasadena Board of Directors meet on the first Wednesday
of each month. All are welcome to attend. If there is an issue
you would like the Board to address, please contact Jeannie
Toshima.
www.PasadenaBuddhistTemple.org
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Donations Received
November
Legacy Giving Tree
SHOTSUKI HOYO
$25�����������Monica Hiroto in Memory of Mrs. Miyuki Nishimoto
$25 ����������Mitchell Nishimoto in Memory of Miyuki Nishimoto
$25 ����������Melissa Nishimoto for Miyuki Nishimoto
$30 ����������Manabu Nishimoto for Miyuki Nishimoto
$30 ����������Chiyo Kawamoto for Father’s Memorial
$50 ����������Tomomi Yamasaki
$50 ����������Lynne Ozawa in Memory of Donna Nishimura
$100�������� Albert Nakata in Memory of Terri Nakata
$225 �������Douglas Doi for Miyo Doi, sister; Kimi Tokinobu
EITAIKYO (11/15)
$15����������� Tony Stonehill,
$20 ����������Douglas Doi, Chiyo Kawamoto,
$25 ����������Lisa Doi, Jean Toshima, Minoru Okida, Melissa Meza,
Cliff Nakatani, Misako Morihiro, Jane Yamanaka, Dona
Mitoma, Janice Shue,
$30 ����������Carol Oyama, Masae Matsuba, Sachi Hamada, Tomomi
Yamasaki, Mitsue Oyama, Jane Inouye, Yukiko Kataoka,
Rumiko Shiroma,
$40 ����������Kathleen Kumagai,
$50�����������Lynne Ozawa, Albert Nakata, Yukie Okazaki, Harvey
Negoro, George Yamane, Yaeko Sakahara, Hatsumi
Kitani, Kaoru Tsuchimoto, Joseph Watari, Gerald Ito
OSEIBO (12/20)
$ 20 ��������Albert Yamasaki
$ 25 ��������Alice Kikkawa
$ 100������� Jung Lee, Carol Nakauchi, Aileen Fujimori, Tamiko
Goto, Naomi Yonesawa,
$150 �������Lillian Fujimoto
$1,800����George Sugimoto
SPECIAL
$ 50 ��������Medtronic/Youth Basketball League
$ 200�������Pasadena BWA for Rev. Unno Orei - Nov.
$2,400����Arizona Buddhist Temple for Sept., Oct., Nov.
Free Electronic Recycling
What can you recycle?
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TV’s and Monitors
Computers and Laptops
Scanners and Printers
Fax and Copy Machines
Networking Equipment
Computer Parts and
Cables
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Microwave Ovens
VCR and DVD Players
Stereo Equipment
Telephone Systems
Cell Phones
Digital Cameras
Other Electronic Devices
The collection bins are located in the parking lot behind gym.
Temple Contact Info:
Phone number: 626-798-4781
FAX: 626-345-9095
WEBSITE: www.PasadenaBuddhistTemple.org
Pasadena Buddhist Temple • HIKARI • JanFeb, 2016
The Giving Tree has been installed
in the classroom that faces the garden.
The tree will be quite large, approximately 8 ft. tall and will have bronze
ginko leaves inscribed with our donor’s
names.
The Legacy Fund was established
as a way to build our operating revenue
through donations from our members.
We know you already give so much to
the Temple, not just your monetary donations and support of our
fundraisers, but your time and hard work. As we look beyond the
next few years, it’s important to plan for future needs and build a
firm foundation so that the Temple exists for generations to come.
We would like to ask that you consider joining many other
thoughtful and generous members by making a gift to the Pasadena Buddhist Temple Legacy Fund.
You may do this in a number of ways. First, a simple cash donation that can be deposited into the Legacy Fund for general operations, or if you prefer, can be designated for a specific purpose
or need as you see fit. This can be done at once or pledged in payments spread over time. Second, a bequest such as property, cash,
insurance, or securities will help ensure that the Pasadena Buddhist Temple sustains itself as a center of Jodo Shinshu teachings
and a rich and vital source of Japanese culture. Third, you can
establish a Charitable Annuity Trust, which is also a tax-planning
vehicle that can be of benefit to some. And finally, the donation
of a vehicle such as a car, boat, motorcycle or RV is another easy
way you can contribute by designating PBT as the recipient of the
net proceeds of the value of the vehicle.
We have established several levels of giving, but of course,
any donation you are able to make is greatly appreciated.
Southern District
Mini-Seminar
February 27, 2016 • 2:00 - 3:30 PM
Rev. Gibbs will present:
“Becoming Buddhist...
Becoming Buddhas...
Liberating All Beings”
Limited Number of Seats
Donation $15
(includes the book)
Please RSVP to Rev Gibbs
www.PasadenaBuddhistTemple.org
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Buddhist Women’s
Association News
Ho-On-Ko and New Year Luncheon
Happy New Year! The Pasadena BWA is a
wonderful group of ladies that take time out of
their busy lives to come and help support the
temple and other community functions our organization supports.
Even though our main task is not as a “fund raising group”, our
main support to the temple has been in that capacity. And so when
there is financial burdens to be contend with, the BWA has been
there to help out, thanks to the efforts of our ladies that come out
and cook chirashi, and all the other items we sell to help raise
our funds. So we also need to thank YOU and all your friends for
continuing to support our fund-raising efforts. We look forward to
your continued support again this year.
The BWA will be led by the elected cabinet of officers this
year, we were unable to coerce anyone to be acting president, so
the officers will all work together to make sure all the tasks are
done to help out the temple and our community. We are grateful
for the help we get from “non-women” of the temple also.....it gets
very hard to move some of those large pots of rice and water in the
kitchen....so we appreciate help from anyone who can make time!
Our Dine-Out Fundraisers raised $2500 in 2015! Please support
this fundraiser in 2016....list of fundraisers at bottom of this page.
The Pasadena BWA is open to members of all ages, our
membership drive is currently open. Membership is $20/year.
We hope you decide to join our group and help us in our many
endeavours during the year. We serve lunch to the Pasadena
Nikkei Seniors twice a year, provide otoki after most of the special
services during the year, serve tea to visiting guest speakers, help
with the youth organizations when they need assistance.
I have had the wonderful opportunity to be the BWA president
for the last few years and I know that it is because of all the BWA
members in the past and in the present have done all they could
to help the sangha and temple grow. Thanks to everyone for all
their support these last few years! Moving into the presidency of
the Temple, I look forward to the support of the BWA to help our
Temple grow and prosper...and become a place where everyone is
appreciated and respected.
Gassho, Jeannie Toshima
Ho-Onko Service, the memorial service for Shinran Shonin,
is scheduled for January 17th. It is a special service and
we hope that you will be able to attend. If you would like
a ride to the service, please call the Temple Office and
arrangements will be made.
Following the service we will have our General
Meeting and New Year Luncheon. We will
order delicious bento and the BWA will serve
miso soup. Bento cost is $15 and we need your
order by January 13th.
Please reserve your bento with any board
member, call the temple phone, or on online on the PBT
website.
Bento Order for January 17th Hoonko Luncheon
Name: __________________________________
# of Obento to Pre-order __________
Phone # _______________________
Please drop this off in the temple office or mail it back by January 13th.
Checks should be made out to Pasadena Buddhist Temple. Credit Card
payment will be accepted at the Luncheon.
Winter Pacific Seminar - 21st Century
“East Meets West”
Jodo Shinshy from the Higashi and Nishi Perpectives
Saturday • January 30th
9:00 am - 4 pm
LA Hompa Hongwanji (AM) then
Higashi Honganji after lunch
Keynote Speakers:
Coupons will be online or in the temple office
Jan 7............ Central Park (Pasadena) 4pm-9 pm
Jan 21..........Marie Callendars (Arcadia) All Day
Feb 4...........Domenico’s Italian Restaurant (Pasadena) 11am-9pm
Feb 18.........Shakers (So Pasadena) 3 - 9pm
Mar 3...........IHOP (Pasadena, Arroyo Pkwy) 2-10pm
Mar 17.........Panda Express La Cañada 11am-9pm
April 7.........Pinocchio’s Pizza (Pasadena on Lake) 11am-9pm
April 21.......CA Pizza Kitchen on Los Robles All Day
Fundraising Dinner Dance
We are happy to announce that our dance is a sellout! Thank you
to those who purchased tables and individual tickets. You can still
help by making monetary donations to help underwrite the
cost associated with the dance.
Pasadena Buddhist Temple • HIKARI • JanFeb, 2016
Dr Mark Blum
UC Berkeley (Japanese/Eng)
Rev Henry Adams
San Mateo Buddhist Temple (Japanese/English)
“The History of the Split”
Rev David Matsumoto, IBS (English)
Rev Kiyonobu Kuwahara, IBS (Japanese)
Registration $40 • Deadline Jan 21, 2016
Register through Rev Gibbs
www.PasadenaBuddhistTemple.org
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2016 New Year’s Greetings from the Pasadena Sangha
Do Your Best
and Forget the Rest:
Happy New Year!
Rev. Tetsuo Unno
Wishing you the Happiest of
New Years!
Gregory, Kyoko, Sho & Ren
Gibbs
Happy New Year!
Wishing everyone Peace, Joy & Happiness!
Jim, Aya, Lindsey, & Maddy Hirano
Holiday Greetings
and Have a Healthy Happy New Year
Joe & Sachi Watari
We L❤VE PBT!
Peace and Music
Wes, Kathy, Sam, Zoe Kumagai
Best Wishes in the New Year!
Love,
the Meza Family
PEACE Everywhere and for Everyone!
Marvin, Mako & Rikio Inouye and Dona Mitoma
Happy New Year of the Monkey!
from the Dharma School..
Thanks for all your continued support!
Happy 2016!
Gerry and Linda Ito
Wishing Everyone a Happy New Year!
Misa Morihiro
Happy New Year!
Wishing You a Happy & Healthy 2016!
the Masumoto Family
Ray, Lynne, Lani & Nicholas
Thank you!
Sangha Teens
With deep gratitude to the Sangha
for your support this past year.
Happy New Year
the Toshima Family
January
Pasadena Buddhist Women’s Association
Temple Calendar
3������� Monthly Memorial Service (Shotsuki) @ 10 am
Dharma School, Sangha Teens & Jr YBA meet
6������� PBT Board Meeting @ 7:30 pm
10����� Family Service @ 10 am
Dharma School, Sangha Teens & Jr YBA meet
13......Bento Pre-order Due
17����� Hoonko Service @ 10 am
General Meeting, Installation and New Year Luncheon
***Bento $15/each. Pre-order only.
24����� Family Service @ 10 am
BWA Annual Luncheon Noon
31����� Family Service @ 10 am
February
3������� PBT Board Meeting @ 7:30 pm
7������� Monthly Memorial Service (Shotsuki) @ 10 am
BWA SuperBowl fundraiser (proposed)
14����� Family Service @ 10 am
Dharma School, Sangha Teens & Jr YBA meet
Pasadena Buddhist Temple • HIKARI • JanFeb, 2016
February (Cont)
20����� Pasadena Dance at Gardena Elks Lodge (sold out)
21����� Nirvana Day Service @ 10 am
27����� So District Seminar “Becoming Buddhist....”
Presented by Rev Gibbs beginning at 2:00 PM
28...... Family Service @ 10 am
March
2������� PBT Board Meeting @ 7:30 pm
4-6���� National Council Meeting, Visalia
6������� Monthly Memorial Service (Shotsuki) @ 10 am
Dharma School, Sangha Teens & Jr YBA meet
13����� Family Service @ 10 am (Daylight Savings Time)
20����� Spring Ohigan Service
Dharma School, Sangha Teens & Jr YBA meet
26����� Proposed date for Fundraising Dinner
27����� Family Service @ 10 am
**dates and times may change, please call or visit Website to verify**
www.PasadenaBuddhistTemple.org
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