Tanjo-e
A celebration of the birth of our founder,
Shinran ShoninT‘wa’
harmony

Higashi Hongwanji
Hawaii Betsuin
Bulletin

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May 2017

Higashi Hongwanji
Mission of Hawaii
At Higashi Hongwanji, we remaintrue to our origins
as an open Sangha, welcoming
anyone who wishes to learn more
about the Jodo Shinshu
tradition of Buddhism.
A registered 501(c)3 organization
Rinban: Kenjun Kawawata
Minister: Koen Kikuchi
President: Faye Shigemura
Vice President: Jonathan Tani
Secretary: Debra Saiki
Treasurer: Edmund Nakano
Asst. Sec’y & Auditor: Ken Saiki
1685 Alaneo Street
Honolulu, HI 96817
Tel: (808) 531-9088
Fax: (808) 531-3265
Email: betsuin@hhbt-hi.org
Wa is published monthly byHigashi Hongwanji Missionof Hawaii for its members
and friends. Comments,
articles and other items for
publication consideration
are welcomed.
Editor: Ken Saiki

Rinban Kenjun Kawawata

his month, we celebrate Tanjo-e, the birth of our denomination’s
founder, Shinran Shonin. Tanjo means “birth” and e means “gathering”.
So let’s now think about our own birth.
The first line of The Three Treasures says, “Difficult is it to receive life inhuman form, now we are living it.” However, we never think about our lifein this way until we encounter the dharma.
It is difficult to receive human life and it is difficult to be born a humanbeing. Just because are born human does not automatically make us into ahuman being.
Other animals, when they are born, can become an
individual animal. When a deer is born, the baby deer
stands up and walks within 30 or 45 minutes and he or
she becomes a deer. Then they became adults in one
to three years. Other animals are the same way. They
learn how to survive in Nature through their parents andbecome adult much, much faster than human babies.
In the case of human beings, however, we do not
automatically become a human like other animals. We
Rinban Kenjun Kawawata
require a long time to be a mature adult, a process taking
at least 18 to 20 years. We need a long period of care and education to
become a functioning adult. We don’t become a human being just by beingborn human.
In 1920, two girls were discovered in the wild in India walking on theirhands and feet. They were raised by a wolf. They walked like wolves and ate
like wolves. They acted just like wolves.
The two girls were taken in by the villagers, who started to educate
them as humans and gave them clothes and a room with bed, but the girls
always slept on the floor. They could not use eating utensils but ate directlyfrom bowls just like wolves.
The people who found them tried hard to educate the two girls
and turn them into normal humans. However, the girls died before they
become adults.
From this story, we could know that humans cannot easily become
human beings, just by being born in human form. Human beings cannot
be a human without education and discpline. We have to be taught tobecome human and become a human being.
Even though we become adults, we still need education for our whole
lives, so that is why we come to the temple and have futher education.
If we forget our education for our whole lives, we go back toward being
animals. The difference between animals and human beings is intelligence.
We can also have wishes and aspirations for our lives. If we just seek a richand convenient life, we just become animals driven by our own desires andgreed. We will end up always wanting more than what we have and tend to
become hungry ghosts or animals.
That’s why it’s important to have questions about our lives. Having
questions means becoming a seeker who is always looking for the path oftrue life, to become like Shakyamuni Buddha and Shinran Shonin. Seeking
itself becomes our education and our whole lives turn into a classroom.
Threrefore, I would like to invite you to our Tanjo-e service, thecelebration of the birth of our founder, Shinran Shonin. I wish all of us will
discover the meaning of birth and joy of living through this celebration.
		Thank you in gassho,
		Rinban Kenjun Kawawta

The Life of ShinranShinran was born in 1173 in the village of Hino, nearUji, Kyoto as the first son of Fujiwara (Hino) Arinori.
It was the time when the aristocratic Heian period (7941185) was coming to an end and the age of the warrior
was just beginning, as the Genji and Heike clans werefighting each other.
At the age of nine, Shinran received ordination
at Shōren-in (a temple of the Tendai denomination)
at Awataguchi (Higashiyama, Kyoto), with the nameof Hannen and entered upon the Buddhist path.
Later, he went to Mt. Hiei, the center of the Tendai
denomination and single-mindedly devoted himself to
Buddhist studies.
In spite of 20 yearsof such endeavors,
Shinran could not
find the way to
overcome sufferingand anxiety. In
his turmoil, hesecluded himself
The Konpon Chūdō of Enryakuji Temple on in Rokkaku-dō
Mt. Hiei (Otsu, Shiga prefecture)
temple (Kyoto)and had a profound spiritual experience. As a result,
he was able to meet Hōnen (1133-1212) who was thenliving in Yoshimizu at Higashiyama. There, Shinran
encountered the teaching, “Just say the Nenbutsu,
and be saved by Amida,” and began to walk along the
Nenbutsu Path of the Primal Vow. He was twenty-nine
years old at that time.
Persecution
Many people gathered around Hōnen, regardlessof differences in status and position.
This, however, caused friction
with the long-standing Buddhist
establishments, and in 1207,
Hōnen was exiled to Tosa province(present-day Kōchi prefecture), andhis disciples were either sentenced
to death or exiled. Shinran (35 years
old) was exiled to Echigo province(present-day Niigata prefecture)with the secular name of Fujii
Yoshizane. He never saw his teacher
Hōnen again.
Sharing the Dharma
Taking his exile as anopportunity, Shinran resolved anew
to live in the Nenbutsu teaching,
and regarded himself as an“ignorant bald-headed discipleof the Buddha.” He married Eshinni,

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and while living
among the local
people, he shared
the Nenbutsu
teaching withthem. Although
he was pardoned
five years later,
Shinran, knowing
A scene of Hōnen, being exiled to Tosaof the death ofprovince.(Reprinted from the Honganji
Hōnen, did not
Shōnin Denne [The Life of Shinran], Kōei
return to Kyoto,
version. Property of Higashi Honganji)
but instead headed
toward the Kantō area (the region, surrounding
present-day Tokyo) with his family. Through living
in such places as Shimotsuma, Kojima, and Inada(all in present-day Ibaraki prefecture), he shared the
Nenbutsu teaching with many people.
Returning to Kyoto
After living in the Kantō area for about twenty
years, Shinran, in his early sixties, returned to Kyoto. Just
around that time, he finished compiling his major work,
the Ken Jōdo Shinjitsu Kyōgyōshō Monrui (popularly
known as Kyōgyōshinshō), which he had been working
on for about ten years. Even without a permanent
residence in Kyoto, he enthusiastically continued his
writings, including the Songō Shinzō Meimon (The
Inscription on the Sacred Name and Images) and the
Sanjō Wasan (The Triple Hymns). He completed thesewritings to clarify and hand down the path he had
encountered through Hōnen, so that all people could besaved equally together.
Further, through writing letters,
Shinran continued to convey the
Nenbutsu teaching to his fellow
practitioners (dōgyō) in the Kantō
area. At the same time, they visited
him in Kyoto continuously, and heconfirmed this teaching with them.
The Final Days of Shinran:
On November 28, 1262,
Shinran’s 90 years of life ended
while his youngest daughter,
Kakushinni, and his followers
were caring for him. In spite ofhardships, he lived life totally
entrusting himself to Amida’s
Primal Vow and clarifying the true
teaching of the Pure Land, throughencountering his teacher, Hōnen.
Excerpted from the Higashi Honganji Shinshu
Otani-ha (Kyoto) website higashihonganji.or.jp

母Mothermutter
nanay
mãe

madre
makuahine

With Mother’s Day coming up
soon, let’s talk about our mothers.
What do—or did—you call yourmother? Ma? Mom? Mama? Mommy?
Mother? Edith?
Of course, the answer may
depend on what point in yourlife we’re talking about and thecircumstances. Most school-age
kids might be fine asking, “Mommy,what’s for dinner?” at home but
would probably refrain from callingout, “Mommy!” at school in front of
their classmates.
What’s the most popular name formothers in the U.S.? No one really cansay for sure. Apparently it depends on
geography, family background, age,
ethnicity and a person’s mood whensomeone asks the question.
A survey in Japan amongchildren younger than high school
age found that about half call theirmothers お母さん or “okaasan,” while
about 40% call them ママ or “mama.”
One could guess that the “mama”
camp would be in the great majority
among pre-school age kids.
I recall sitting in Toyo Theatre
watching Okawa Hashizo addressing
his mother as 母上, or “hahaue,” which
I thoght was so cool. In the Edo
period I’m told that “okaasama” and“kakasama” were used in the samuraisociety, while “okkasan” and “okkaa”
by common people. The name“okaasan” was adopted in national
textbooks in the late Meiji era.
When referring to your own
mother to others, the proper
term is 母, or “haha.” Adult males
commonly call their mothers お袋
or “ofukuro,” which, although is thesame “fukuro” as “bag” or “sack,” hasno derogatory connotation.

I believe in love at first sight because
I’ve been loving my mother since I
opened my eyes. “ —Unknown
私は一目惚れを信じている。なぜなら、私は最初に目を開けた瞬間から、母を愛しているからだ。—不明

God could not be everywhere andtherefore he made mothers. —Jewish proverb

神はすべての場所にいるわけにはいかない。ゆえに神は母を創られた。

A man loves his sweetheart the most,
his wife the best, but his mother the
longest. —Irish proverb

No matter what term youuse, mothers have always had a
男は、恋人を最も愛し、妻をいちばん愛
special place in hearts of children
す。だが、母を最も長く愛する。—アイル
everywhere. After all, who carried
ランドのことわざthem for months, introduced themto the world and nurtured them until No matter how old a mother is,they could go on their own?
she watches her middle-aged
Now, thanks to the wonders
children for signs of improvement.
of the Internet and in particular to—Florida Scott Maxwell
Japanese site eStory Post, you can
母親はどれだけ年をとっても、中年になっfind wonderful tributes to mothers
た子供たちの中に進歩の兆候を見いだそう
from all corners of the globe.
とする.—フロリダ・スコット-マクスウェル
How’s this from none other than
Anyone who doesn’t miss the past
George Washington: “My mothernever had a mother. —Gregory Nunn
was the most beautiful woman I ever 過去を懐かしまない人は、母親のいなかっsaw. All I am I owe to my mother. I
た人だけである。—グレゴリー・ナン
attribute my successin life to the moral,
intellectual andphysical education I
母の抱擁は、彼女が放した。後もずっと続く。
received from her.”
母は、私が出会った女性の中で最も美しい
There is only one pretty child in the
人だ。今の私があるのは、すべて母のおかworld, and every mother has it. —げ。私が人生で成し遂げたことは、母からChinese proverb

A mom’s hug lasts long after she lets go.

受けた精神教育、知的教育、身体教育のおかげである 母は、私が出会った女性の中で最も美しい人だ。今の私があるのは、す
べて母のおかげ。私が人生で成し遂げたことは、母から受けた精神教育、知的教育、身体教育のおかげである。—ジョージ ・ワシントン

There’s a story behind everything.
Sometimes the stories are simple,
and sometimes they are hard andheartbreaking.But behind all yourstories is always your mother’s story,
because hers is where yours begin.
—Mitch Albom

すべてのものごとの裏には物語がある。シンプルな物語もあれば、時には辛く胸を引
き裂くような物語もある。だがそれらの物
語の裏には、必ず母の物語がある。あなたの物語はそこから始まったのだから。—
ミッチ・アルボム

美しい子供は世界にたった一人しかいな
いが、すべての母親がその子を持っている。—中国のことわざ

All women become like their mothers.
That is their tragedy. No man does.
That’s his. —Oscar Wilde

すべての女性は彼女の母親に似るようになる。それが女の悲劇だ。男は彼の母親のま
まにならない。それが男の悲劇だ。
—オスカー・ワイルド

No gift to your mother can ever equal
her gift to you – life. —Unknown

あなたが母に贈るどんなギフトも、母があなたに贈ったギフトにはとてもおよばない。それは命。 —不明

Whether our mothers are still withus or not, let’s not forget to show ourappreciation and express our deepest
gratitude for all they’ve done for us.
			— Ken Saiki

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News on the

Betsuin Wireless

For Mother’s Day, start planning 母べえ （かあべえ）
your dishes for after-service otoki
昭和15年の東京。野上佳代(吉永小百Our Betsuin tradition is for themen to prepare lunch to serve after
our Mother’s Day family service.
So all you men, here’s your official
notice: Mother’s Day is May 14 andyou’d better start thinking of what
you plan to bring. It might be a goodidea to huddle with the other men
before then so that not everyone ispreparing the same thing.
If you plan to buy your way out ofyour duty, try not to all show up with
red-and-white striped buckets.
And don’t forget that the kitchenneeds to be cleaned afterwards, too!
Atsuko Nonaka pours sweet tea on the baby
Buddha’s statue at our Hanamatsuri service.

Members gather to observe
Buddha Day at Hanamatsuri
At our Hanamatsuri service held
April 9, Betsuin members andfriends celebrated Shakyamuni
Buddha’s birth more than 2,500
years ago in Lumbini’s Garden,
located in southern Nepal.
The special hanamido altar withbaby Buddha’s statue was tastefully
adorned with dendrobrium and fernby the decorating team of Jeanne
Kawawata, Debra Saiki, Joyce
Masaki, Rev. Koen Kikuchi and Rev.
Hidesato Kita.
Following selected readings,
emcee Margaret Hamachi led
attendees in the singing of the gatha,“In Lumbini’s Garden,” then directedattendees to the hanamido during
the sutra chanting to offer sweet tea
to the baby Buddha.
Rev. Koen Kikuchi delivered thedharma message.
After the service we adjourned toOtani Center for otoki and brought
out the birthday cake for April babies
Shakyamuni Buddha, Dennis Saikiand Kevin Kawawata. A rousing
chorus of “Happy Birthday” in theirhonor could be heard throughout
the temple grounds.

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May movie, Kabei: Our Mother,an ode to mothers everywhere
This 2008 tear-jerker with astar-studded cast directed by Yoji
Yamada is our tribute to mothers
throughout the world, honoring theirinnate love for their children.
Tokyo, 1940. Kayo Nogami (Sayuri
Yoshinaga), lives with her university
professor husband Shigeru (Matsugoro
Bando) and two daughters, Hatsu (Mirai
Shida/Chieko Baisho as adult) and
Terumi (Miku Sato/Keiko Toda as adult).
Then one day the happy family of“Kabei,”“Tobei,” Hatsubei” and “Terubei”
face a sudden calamity. With war
raging in China, Shigeru is arrested
for his anti-war writings, whichchanges the lives of the family forever.
Meanwhile, Shigeru’s former
student Yamazaki (Tadanobu Asano)and sister Hisako (Rei Dan), uncle
Senkichi (Shofukutei Tsurube) andothers rush to the family to support
Kayo and her daughters.
The movie garnered ExcellencePrizes in six categories: for top film,
actress, supporting actor, supporting
actress, director and screenplay at the2009 Japan Academy Awards It wasalso nominated in six other categories.
Showtime: 6:30 pm, Tues., May 23,
132 min. Color. Japanese audio,
English subtitles. Free admission. Light
refreshments, or bring to share! Bring
your own Kleenex.

合)は、愛する夫・滋(坂東三津五郎)と２人の娘、長女の初子(志田未来/大人:
倍賞千恵子)と次女の照美(佐藤未来/大人: 戸田恵子)と共に、つましいながらも幸せな毎日を送っていた。互いに“父(とう)べえ” “母(かあ)べえ” “初べえ” “照べえ”と呼び合い、笑いの絶えない野上家だったが、ある日、突然の悲劇が一家を襲う。
文学者である滋が、反戦を唱えたことを理由に特高刑事に逮捕されてしまったのだ。穏やかだった生活は一変し、不安と悲しみを募らせる母と娘たち。そんな中、滋のかつての教え子・山崎(浅野忠信)や滋の妹・久子(檀れい)、放埒で型
破りな叔父・仙吉(笑福亭鶴瓶)らが一家のもとに駆けつけ、佳代と娘たちを優し
く親身に支えていく。
賞歴： 第32回日本アカデミー賞: 優
秀作品賞、 優秀監督賞： 山田洋次、 優
秀脚本賞： 山田洋次・平松恵美子、 優
秀主演女優賞： 吉永小百合、 優秀助演男優賞： 浅野忠信、 優秀助演女優賞：
檀れい、 優秀音楽賞： 冨田勲、 優秀撮
影賞： 長沼六男、 優秀照明賞： 中須岳士、 優秀美術賞： 出川三男、 最優秀編
集賞： 石井巌、その他 。
公開 : 2008年、カラー 、言語 : 日本
語、 字幕 : 英語 、映時間 : 132分、5
月23日(火)午後6:30時 、入場無料。

Trade Wind

Higashi Honganji Hawaii District Newsletter
Higashi Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin / Kaneohe Higashi hongwanji / Hilo higashi hongwanji
Palolo Hongwanji / Waimea Higashi Hongwanji

SPRING 2017

Bishop’s Greetings

New Kaneohe Minister

Dear Members and Friends,
I hope this district newsletter finds you in good healthand spirits.
First of all, I would like to express my humble andsincere appreciation to all of you for supporting this
district and each temple in the islands.
Last year we observed the 750th
Memorial Service for our founder,
Shinran Shonin, and celebrated our
Betsuin’s centennial. We had truly
wonderful and successful services
and commemorative events. I really
thank our staff and members who
Bishop Kawawata
enthusiastically worked together
toward our historic services and events. Without yoursupport we would not see such wonderful success.
In Hawaii, all traditional temples and churches havebeen facing a decline in membership, and have a difficult
time maintaining their sangha and congregations. Our
Betsuin is facing the same situation. That’s why our District
is now focusing on raising ministers and lay leaders, andproviding educational programs such as MAP (Ministers
Assistant Program) classes, which are designed to raise layleaders who can work with temple ministers for their temple
education programs and services. The classes have alreadystarted at Hilo and Waimea Higashi Hongwanji.
The Oahu class starting in April is very important for
our future temples. Please give us your understanding
and support for the MAP class. We will continue theDobo Retreat program, which consists of public lecturesand gatherings. For the next decade, we will be focusing
on new educational programs for raising homegrownministers and temple leaders.
For the future activities of this district, we really need
your wholehearted support and participation. Therefore,
I ask your continuous support and cooperation with our
district objectives.
Thank you very much.
In Gassho,
Kenjun Kawawata

Aloha everyone!
I am Hideaki Nishihori, the new minister at Kaneohe
Higashi Hongwanji. My first name is Hideaki, so you cancall me “Aki” if it’s easier for you.
I arrived in Hawaii on the 24th of February. As you
may know, it’s very cold in Japan in
February. So I came from where it’s very
cold to where it is hot!
I was born in Kobe, which is near
Osaka in the western Kansai regionof Japan. The city of Kobe has sea
and mountains, with a population of
about 1.5 million, almost the same as
Rev. Hideaki Nishihori
the population of Hawaii, right? Kobe,
famous for its beautiful scenic views and Kobe port, draws
many visitors every year.
As you may know, a massive earthquake struck Kobe
in 1995 and more than 6,000 people died. I was 14 years
old at that time and it was a terrifying experience, withwidespread quake and fire damage as if the city werebombed. My temple in Kobe was half destroyed. Thosefrightening scenes seriously affected me and this could be
one of the reasons why I’ve become a minister. Today, after
22 years, Kobe has fully recovered and the city is very clean
and popular with visitors from all over the world.
My hobby is composing music. I really like music. I
started playing the guitar when I was 14, when my brothertaught me how to play and I’ve been doing it for more than
20 years. I also play the bass guitar, keyboards and viola.
Someday hopefully I can play music for you.
I began teaching high school English because I could
have a steady salary, but truthfully, I was not happy in myjob. So then I decided to became a minister, seeking what
the truth is, and I am still looking for it. Shin Buddhism
teaches us many things in our life. I just would like to sharewhat I have learned and also would like to learn from you.
I look forward to meeting all of you personally in the
coming months. Mahalo!
In Gassho,
Hideaki Nishihori

5Activities
Public Lecture

Friday, Febuary 3, 2017
A public lecture was held at Higashi Hongwanji Missionof Hawaii by Shinshu
Center of America in North
America District. Guest
lecturer Dr. Nobuo Haneda,
Director of Maida Centerof Buddhism, spoke on“Shakyamuni and Shinran:Buddhism as a Teaching of
Self-Examination.” There
were around 40 attendees.

Joint Dharma Gathering

Saturday, Febuary 4 and Sunday, Feburary 5, 2017
A Joint Dharma Gathering was held at Higashi Hongwanji
Mission of Hawaii on Saturday and Hilo Higashi
Hongwanji the next day. Dr. Nobuo Haneda’s theme was“‘Hearing’ in Mahayana Buddism: The Basis of Shinran’s‘Hearing.’” Attendance was about 30 at each session.

Local Dharma Gatherings
Higashi Honganji Hawaii District holds Local Dharma
Gatherings at each Higashi Hongwanji temple. We cordiallyinvite you to attend any of these gatherings listed below.
If you would like more information about the gatherings,
please contact the temple directly.

Higashi Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii (Betsuin)Date: Saturday, June 3, 2017
Time: 10:00 am
Speaker: Rev. Marcos Sawada (Hilo Higashi Hongwanji)Tel:(808) 531-9088

Hilo Higashi Hongwanji

Date: Saturday, June 17, 2017
Time: 10:00 am
Speaker: Rev. Noriaki Fujimori (Palolo Hongwanji)Tel:(808) 935-8968

Kaneohe Higashi Hongwanji

Date:
Sunday, May 28, 2017
Time: 9:00 am
Speaker: Rev. Koen Kikuchi (Betsuin)Tel:(808) 247-2661

Palolo Hongwanji

Date:
Wednesday, May 17, 2017
Time: 10:30 am
Speaker: Rev. Marcos Sawada (Hilo Higashi Hongwanji)Tel:(808) 732-1491

Honolulu Rainbow 5K Ekiden Relay Race

Sunday, March 12, 2017
The Higashi Honganji Hawaii District team and Higashi
Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin team crossed the finish line at
Kapiolani Park together. Thank you for your support. We
still have a few souvenir Higashi Hongwanji Ekiden t-shirts
in stock. Please contact the District Office to purchase one.

Waimea Higashi Hongwanji

Date:
Sunday, June 11, 2017
Time: 9:00 am
Speaker: Rev. Koen Kikuchi (Betsuin)Tel:(808) 338-1847

Public Seminar

Saturday, March 18, 2017
A public seminar was held at Higashi Hongwanji Missionof Hawaii, led by Rev. Dr. Michael Conway, Lecturer, Otani
University in Japan. Dr. Conway’s topic was “Liberation
through Amida’s Wisdom,” which was followed bydiscussion. There were 25 attendees at the seminar.

Hawaii District Website

Please check out Higashi Honganji Hawaii District’s
website (http://www.district.hhbt-hi.org) for informationon lectures, seminars and other activities.

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Bishop Kenjun Kawawata
Rev. Hidesato Kita
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Telephone/Fax: (808) 531-1231
Email: adminaloha@higashihonganji.org

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In this issue of WA...
• Tanjo-e: Celebrating Shinran’s birth p. 1
• The Life of Shinran p. 2
• Mother p. 3
• News on the Betsuin Wireless p. 4
• Buddha’s birthday observed p. 4
• May movie: Kabei: Our Mother p. 4
• TRADE WIND District Newsletter p. 5-6• Acknowledgments p. 7
• May shotsuki service p. 7
• Temple activities calendar p. 8

Temple Activities Calendar
MAY
5/7 Sun 10 am Shotsuki service/Sunday school
5/7 Sun 12 pm The Larger Sutra study class			 led by Rinban Kawawata in Japanese			
Fukuhara conference room
5/9 Tue 3 pm Ukulele class/band practice			
Fukuhara conference room
5/11 Thu 7 pm The Larger Sutra study class			 led by Rinban Kawawata in English
			Fukuhara conference room
5/14 Sun 10 am Mother’s Day family service/			Sunday school
5/16 Tue 7 pm O-kō: Dharma discussion at Kaneohe
5/21 Sun 10 am Shinran Shonin’s Tanjo-e service			Sunday school
5/21 Sun 12 pm Betsuin board meeting			Fukuhara conference room
5/23 Tue 3 pm Ukulele class/band practice			
Fukuhara conference room
5/23 Tue 6:30 pm Movie night: Our Mother - 母べえ (1984)
			
Fukuhara conference room
5/28 Sun 10 am All Wars memorial service			
Shinran Shōnin memorial service			Sunday school			

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JUNE
6/3 Sat 10 am Local Dharma Gathering			
Guest speaker: Rev. Marcos Sawada
6/4 Sun 10 am Shotsuki service/Sunday school
6/4 Sun 12 pm The Larger Sutra study class			 led by Rinban Kawawata in Japanese			
Fukuhara conference room
6/8 Thu 7 pm The Larger Sutra study class			 led by Rinban Kawawata in English
			Fukuhara conference room
6/11 Sun 10 am Sunday service/Sunday school
6/13 Tue 3 pm Ukulele class/band practice			
Fukuhara conference room
6/18 Sun 10 am Father’s Day family service			Sunday school
6/18 Sun 12 pm Betsuin board meeting			Fukuhara conference room
6/20 Tue 7 pm O-kō: Dharma discussion at Betsuin
6/25 Sun 10 am Sunday service/Sunday school
6/27 Tue 3 pm Ukulele class/band practice			
Fukuhara conference room
6/27 Tue 6:30 pm Movie night: Midnight Diner - 深夜食堂
			Fukuhara conference room
6/28 Wed 10 am Shinran Shōnin memorial service

Everyone is welcome to join the morning chanting held at 7 am daily (except on Sundays & the 28th day of the month) in the Betsuin main hall.

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