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Jikoen Hongwanji Buddhist Temple Monthly Newsletter 1731 N. School Street • Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96819 August-September 2019 www.jikoenhongwanji.org Vol. XXXVIII, No. 8-9 Minister Phone Fax Cell Phone Email Rev. Shindo Nishiyama 808-845-3422 808-845-3423 808-754-3737 [email protected] Lumbini Preschool Phone Fax Web 808-845-7720 808-845-7721 www.lumbinipreschool.com THIS MONTH’S EVENTS Sangha family services are offered weekly on Sundays from 9:00a.m. (exceptions appear in the schedule). Dates and times subject to change without notice. Thu • First Day of Lumbini Preschool 8/1 • NO SERVICE Sun 8/4 • Board of Directors Monthly Meeting Time: 9:00 a.m., Location: Temple Hondo Sun • NO SERVICE 8/11 Sun, 8/11 thru • Family Promise Hosting at Jikoen Social Hall (see page 3 for details) Sun, 8/18 Sun • NO SERVICE — Osouji Beautification Day(see page 6 for details) 8/18 Time: 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Sun • Shotsuki Memorial & Sangha Family Service 8/25 Speaker: Rev. Shindo Nishiyama Sat, 8/31 thru • Okinawan Festival at Hawaii Convention Center Sun, 9/1 Sun • NO SERVICE — World Buddhist Women’s Convention in San Francisco 9/1 Mon • HOLIDAY — Office & Preschool Closed 9/2 • Fall Ohigan & Shotsuki Memorial Service Sun Speaker: TBA 9/8 • Board of Directors Monthly Meeting Time: after service, Location: Temple Hondo Fri, 9/13 thru • Lay Convention — Hilo Sun 9/15 (continued on page 2) Jikoen Newsletter - August-September, 2019 1 (continued from page 1) • Sangha Family Service Speaker: Guest Minister (TBD) Sun • JBWA Monthly Membership Meeting 9/15 Time: after service, Location: Temple Hondo • BBQ Chicken Fundraiser Set Up Sat • Drive-Thru BBQ Chicken Fundraiser (see page 5 for details) 9/21 Sun • Sangha Family Service 9/22 Speaker: Lay Speaker (TBD) Sun • Sangha Family Service 9/29 Speaker: Rev. Shindo Nishiyama • HHMH 130th Celebration & Shotsuki Memorial Service Sun 10/6 • Board of Directors Monthly Meeting Time: after service, Location: Temple Hondo counseling. It also helped families to secure permanent PResident’S MESSAGE housing in the community as well as connect families Doris Oshiro with health care and other services. Family Promise Next year, Jikoen Hongwanji Temple looks forward again to hosting Family Promise in our Social Hall. As we complete another hosting of the Family Promise Hawai’i Program with the Honolulu District of the THANK YOU again to our Jikoen Family Promise Ohana Hongwanji Mission of Hawai’i, which includes the for being supportive with your donations, suggestions, Hawaii Betsuin, Jikoen, Moiliili and Windward (Kailua) time, commitment and support! temples, I would like to thank all of our supporters and volunteers. This community outreach program supports and benefits homeless families with children by providing a safe place to sleep and two meals per day at a host temple Help Needed ! or church. During this past year, Family Promise Hawaii If you have any special skills, experience has provided safe shelter to hundreds of individuals and or knowledge and can serve on any of thousands of meals. the committees or help on any projects, Volunteers from participating inter-faith temples and we welcome your help. We are in need of churches in the Honolulu and Windward areas have volunteers to help us with ongoing projects worked hard to make this program a continued success. and other simple tasks. The Family Promise program and centers in the Honolulu Please call the office at 845-3422, or email and Windward areas also provides social services, us at [email protected] if you are able basic laundry, locker space, financial and employment to assist. 2 Jikoen Newsletter - August-September, 2019 Jikoen Hosting: August 11–18, 2019 Your kokua is needed for Family Promise of Hawaii. Please make a difference in the lives of families who have fallen onto hard times. All four temples of the Honolulu district have banded together to be participants in this program to help homeless families by providing overnight lodging for one week and meals (breakfast and dinner) for four to five families (up to 16 persons). We will be hosting families at Jikoen Hongwanji Social Hall from August 11–18, 2019. These families will be using the Social Hall from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. daily. Each morning, the families will go to work, school or the Family Promise Day Center where they meet with staff, care for young children, learn life skills and seek housing and employment. Ways YOU can help in this all-important community-service project: 1. Donate food and supplies. 3. Stay overnight. 2. Cook meals. 4. Make financial contributions _______________________________________________________________________ Jikoen Volunteers needed for the following dates: • Sunday, August 11 — 11:00 a.m. Setup at Jikoen • Wednesday, August 14 — Dinner and Sleepover Volunteers • Thursday, August 15 — Breakfast, Dinner, and Sleepover Volunteers • Friday, August 16 — Breakfast • Sunday, August 18 — 7:00 a.m. Break-down and Clean-up Please commit to preparing and serving meals (breakfast or dinner) or being a Sleep Over Volunteer. Other dates will be covered by volunteers from Hawaii Betsuin, Windward Buddhist Temple and Moiliili Hongwanji. Donations are welcome. Thank you for your continued support of Family Promise as an expression of Dana (Selfless Giving). Please call Doris Oshiro 271-4748 or Sign Up at Sunday Service. email: [email protected] or Office: 845-3422 Jikoen Newsletter - August-September, 2019 3 A heartfelt thank you to Pat Davison (daughter of Yoshiko TEMPLE NEWS Uechi), who for many years has donated red and white Memorial Service Schedules for August 2019 flags for our annual Bon Dance and donates all proceeds to Jikoen Hongwanji. 1st Year Memorial Died in 2018 August 20, 2018 ...........Mrs. Rachel Tamae Arakaki (88) Much gratitude to Penny & Keith Teruya, who donated August 28, 2018 ................Mrs. Shizuko Yamashiro (98) the “Make and Take” Mini Hanagasa Hat, Sugegasa Hat & Fish Lantern crafts in the social hall. Each year they 3rd Year Memorial Died in 2017 provide all the material for each craft and all proceeds are August 28, 2017 .......................Mrs. Yukiko Yahiku (96) donated to Jikoen in memory of their son, Jared Teruya who passed away in 2013 at the young age of 12. 7th Year Memorial Died in 2013 Our sincere thanks for the many Hatsubon, Obon, and August 6, 2013 .....Mrs. Florence Fumiko Tamayose (88) Obon Memorial Ribbon donations we received this year! August 15, 2013 ............Mr. Masajiro Macky Gima (90) August 17, 2013 ...Mr. James Jimmy Seichi Okudara (95) Each year, we are humbled by your generous donations of monetary gifts, food and supplies for our annual 13th Year Memorial Died in 2007 bon dance. Please let us know if we have inadvertently August 18, 2007 ...............Mr. Nobuyuki Kawabata (88) misprinted or noted your donations incorrectly. We want August 22, 2007 .............. Mr. Roy Katsuaki Oshiro (64) to make sure all of your donations are acknowledged correctly. 17th Year Memorial Died in 2003 August 2, 2003 ......Mrs. Nancy Yoshiko Kamemoto (71) To the many “behind the scenes” volunteers, we could not survive without your help. 33rd Year Memorial Died in 1995 August 2, 1995 ....................... Mrs. Shizuko Azama (84) Thank you to: August 12, 1995 ......Mr. Kenneth Kosho Kaneshiro (57) August 17, 1995 ...................Mrs. Tsuruyo Hashiba (86) M.C. ~ Skyler Nishiyama & Shelby Oshiro Sound System ~ Norman Kaneshiro Yagura & Logistics Volunteers Bon Dance Entertainers & Performers Parking Volunteers Obon events kept us very busy during July! Volunteers Volunteer Sign In worked tirelessly months in advance, from set up to clean Armstrong Produce up, and thanks to all of your efforts we had a successful Eggs Hawaii 2019 Bon Dance. Ewa Fukushima Bon Dance Club Hawaii Eisa Shinyuu Kai Deepest gratitude to the Jikoen Buddhist Women’s Hawaii Okinawa Creative Arts Association and the Dharma School families,for taking Hongwanji Mission School charge of the food prep and sales. Honpa Hongwanji Jr. YBA Illuminage Group – Riki Shimabukuro The Sewing Ladies Circle surged the edges of the Bon Jamba Juice Hawaii Dance towels and with the help of other volunteers made Jikoen Dharma School Ohana red and white flags. Jikoen Buddhist Women Association The Beautification team made sure the landscaping and Kiwanis Club of Kaneohe grounds were clean, neat and beautiful. Weeks prior to Kapalama School the bon dance, volunteers power washed our temple areas. Koko Head Martial Arts Academy - Tai Chi Lanakila Okinawa Nenchosha Club Mahalo to Charlene Oshiro and Simon Soledad for Nidaime Teishin Kai preparing the delicious meals for our volunteers & Okinawa Minyo Kyokai Hawaii performers. Much mahalo to those who donated to the Pacific Buddhist Academy-Hyaku Sen Ki Kai Taiko refreshment table and assisted in the kitchen & clean up Paranku Clubs of Hawaii duties. (continued on page 6) 4 Jikoen Newsletter - August-September, 2019 Drive-Thru BBQ Chicken Fundraiser Saturday, September 21, 2019 Pick-up Time: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Cost: $12.00 Whole Chicken Other food items on sale: sushi, takuan, and andagi Drive-Thru Service! Please pre-pay your order to guarantee availability. Come early as items do sell out quickly. Volunteers needed to facilitate Drive- thru Service, parking, packing, selling, and clean-up! Parking also available at Kapalama School with shuttle service to Jikoen Tickets and order forms will be mailed to you. Deadline for presale tickets is September 6, 2019 Please call the offi ce at 845-3422 or email jikoen.info@ gmail.com for ticket and inquiries. Thank you! Jikoen Newsletter - August-September, 2019 5 (continued from page 4) JBWA NEWS Roosevelt High School Leo Club Teruya’s Children Craft Table June 16, 2019 Minutes: Unfinished Business Thomas Transport Ukwanshin Kabudan Bon Dance: Urizun Minyo • Bon Dance will be on Friday, July 19 and Saturday, Windward Community College TRIOS Group July 20.