The following article by Stacy Bradshaw appeared in the May 2017 Goji newsletter as an insert. Happy May, Everyone! Hope everyone is enjoying the cooler spring weather before the hot of summer. As the completion of the new PBA building draws closer (scheduled completion in August), the temple facilities and finance committees have been working […]
We will observe Gotan-e at the Hawaii Betsuin with the Gotan-e Otaiya on Saturday, May 20, 2017 at 7:00 pm and on Sunday, May 21st with a combined service at 9:30 am. The guest speaker will be Rev. Kevin Kuniyuki, director of the Buddhist Study Center (see bio below). Please join us in commemorating the […]
On April 30, 2017, following Dharma School’s wonderfully musical Eshin-ni/Kakushin-ni Day service which was also dedicated to World Peace, folks headed to the social hall to enjoy more uplifting music at Hawaii Betsuin’s MusicFest. The theme of MusicFest was May Peace Prevail… of Such I Dream in anticipation of Rev. Takamasa Yamamura of Myohoji Mission […]
The May 2017 Goji, the newsletter of the Hawaii Betsuin temple, is now posted to our website in English and Japanese versions. In this issue: Gotan-e, Shinran’s Birthday Observances, May 20 & 21 About Rev. Kevin Kuniyuki, Gotan-e speaker “The Touching Story of Helen Keller and Hisako Nakamura” Betsuin BWA News and Events It Takes […]
This article by Fujiko Motobu appeared in the April 2017 Goji newsletter. It has been modified slightly for web use. Hawaii Betsuin BWA will sponsor the annual Eshinni-Kakushinni Day service on April 30 at 9:30 a.m. with the Dharma School students and families, under the supervision of Laura Nakasone. Dharma School will take the lead […]
Update: Find photo collages by Ruth Tokumi by clicking on the two thumbnail images: Hawaii Betsuin will mark the 47th anniversary of the first Earth Day with a combined Earth Day Weekend Service on Sunday, April 23 at 9:30 a.m. and a Green Fair in the social hall after the service. We will have two […]
The April 2017 Goji, the newsletter of the Hawaii Betsuin temple, is now posted to our website in English and Japanese versions. In this issue: Buddha Day Services article Hanamatsuri dharma message by Rev. Kalu BWA News HHMH Green Hongwanji report Girl Scouts Start Worm Composting Project Family Promise article Earth Day Weekend Service & […]
Source: hongwanjihawaii.com YBICSE, or Young Buddhist International Cultural Study Exchange, is a Hongwanji-sponsored educational trip to Japan for young people in 9th grade through age 25. Participants visit Jodo Shinshu historical sites including the Hongwanji (mother temple) in Kyoto and experience fellowship with new friends from the U.S. mainland, Canada, South America, and Japan. The […]
It’s a wrap! On Sunday, March 26, attendees enjoyed Hawaii Betsuin’s 2017 Taste of Hongwanji & Bazaar under sunny skies. Highlights included delicious food, taiko performances and other entertainment, and bargains at the rummage sale, plant sale, and booths of affiliated groups and fellow temples. Take a tour through the many booths and activities of […]
Be among the first to have the new Hawaii Betsuin t-shirt! They will be available for purchase at the Taste of Hongwanji Bazaar, Sunday March 26 from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The design features a small sagarifuji (the Jodo Shinshu wisteria crest) on the front with the words Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin, and an […]