The December 2020 Goji, the newsletter of the Hawaii Betsuin temple, is now posted to our website in English and Japanese versions. In this issue: Bodhi Day (Online Service Dec. 13, 10 a.m.) Dharma Message from Rev. Sol Kalu President’s Message + Top Priorities for Q1 2020 BWA News and Events Masks with Aloha to […]
The November 2020 Goji, the newsletter of the Hawaii Betsuin temple, is now posted to our website in English and Japanese versions. In this issue: Eitaikyo (Sangha Memorial) Service Dharma Message from Rev. Shingo Furusawa Social Concerns Fund Drive for 2020-2021 (letter preview) President’s Message BWA News and Events Ministers’ Appreciation Day Hawaii Betsuin Is […]
The October 2020 Goji, the newsletter of the Hawaii Betsuin temple, is now posted to our website in English and Japanese versions. In this issue: Dana in Our Temple and Our Community COVID-19 Update from Stacy Bradshaw Dharma Message from Rev. Sol Kalu President’s Message: Staying Connected BWA News and Events Virtual Betsuin Dharma School […]
The June 2020 Goji, the newsletter of the Hawaii Betsuin temple, is now posted to our website in English and Japanese versions. In this issue: Phased reopening of Betsuin scheduled to begin July 1, 2020 Notice: Choralfest 2020 Postponed President’s Message – Health Care Treasures videos Summer Session, June 22-26, 2020 BWA News and Events […]
On June 1, Bishop Eric Matsumoto published a message entitled “A reflection on our troubled nation” on the Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii website. In reflecting on the senseless death of George Floyd and what has followed, the bishop relates how the words of the song “Live and Light the World” came to mind. The […]
The May 2020 Goji, the newsletter of the Hawaii Betsuin temple, is now posted to our website in English and Japanese versions. In this issue: Welcome Our New Minister, Rev. Masanari Yamagishi BWA Sewing Masks for Our Community President’s Message: Building Healthy Sanghas – Resilience Staying Connected While Staying Home Assistance Available: A Few Key […]
The Hawaii Betsuin Buddhist Women’s Association has been participating in a mask-making effort to help limit community spread of the coronavirus. The masks have been distributed to health care workers, residents of nursing homes, residential care homes, foster care families, Maluhia, Kuakini Health Systems and Hale Pulama Mau. In the collage below, the set of […]
March 22, 2020 Given the rapidly evolving coronavirus outbreak, Hawaii Betsuin ministers and staff are taking the following additional steps to minimize in-person contacts from March 23 until May 15: Closing the Betsuin business office and the ministers’ office (phone calls will be forwarded). Suspending in-person services including bedside services, memorial services, and funerals. Staff […]
Hawaii Betsuin’s Spring Higan service will be streamed live on YouTube and also available for on-demand viewing afterwards. The service time is Sunday, March 22 at 10 a.m. and the guest speaker is Bishop Eric Matsumoto. Watch it here! Follow along: Words to Most Parts of the Service Prefer to watch on YouTube? Here’s the […]
The “Golden Chain of Love” was written by Dorothy Hunt in Hawaii about 90 years ago and today provides guidance to Buddhists of all ages in many parts of the world. Here is the version that appears in our red service book: Golden Chain of Love I am a link in Amida Buddha’s Golden Chain […]