Dear Moiliili Hongwanji Members and Friends,

I would like to invite you and your family to our Sunday Service on October 10, 2021, at 9:00 a.m.   

10/10 SUNDAY SERVICE

Due to the new COVID-19 related restrictions, Moiliili Hongwanji will hold Sunday Services via Zoom only until further notice. (No in-person available.)

• Sutra Chanting: “Praises of the Buddha” (*Service Book (PDF) is available online from here.)
• Gatha: “A Special Place” 
• Dharma Message: Rev. Toshiyuki Umitani 
• Reading: “Golden Chain of Love” 

In-Person: Not available at this time.

Online: Please click the Zoom link* to join in the service starting at 9:00 a.m.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Feel free to invite your family and friends to our Sunday Service.  Your donation is greatly appreciated.  <Donate Now>
• 10/17 Sunday Service: Guest Speaker Chenxing Han (You can find more information about the speaker here.)
• The White Way Radio Broadcasts
• Moiliili Hongwanji Market Place 
• Headquarters Update (September 2021 issue) is available now. There are several lectures/events in October and November. Please see the HQ Update for more details.
• MHM Kalua Pork Fundraiser: $10 per container. Call the office to place your order by 10/16.  Pick up on 10/24 10am – 12pm.

Toshiyuki Umitani
Resident Minister, Moiliili Hongwanji Mission 

Additional announcements:

Oct 9 (Sat) HHMH HDMA Buddhist Class: “Embracing our shadow: Shin Buddhist Wisdom for When Life Gets Difficult”

The Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii (HHMH) Hawaii District Ministers Association (HDMA) is presenting an online class on Saturday, October 9th, 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. HST.

“Embracing our shadow:
Shin Buddhist Wisdom for When Life Gets Difficult“

with guest speaker
Rev. Blayne Higa
Kona Hongwanji Buddhist Temple

Registration is free. Once registered, you will be sent a Zoom link.

Click to register: https://forms.gle/bQToK62Pi6J2UoD78 (Google Forms)

See the HDMA Seminar Series flyer for additional information about their upcoming seminars:

Oct 16 (Sat): 22nd Annual Bloom-Futaba Memorial Lecture with guest lecturer Chenxing Han

A Gift from Rev. Dr. Alfred Bloom

Guest Lecturer: Chenxing Han

BE THE REFUGE
Challenges and Aspirations of Young Adult Asian American Buddhists

Free Registration Advised

For registration link and full event details, see the event listing at hawaiibetsuin.org:
https://hawaiibetsuin.org/event/bloom-futaba-2021/

Oct 17 (Sun): Online lecture with guest speaker Charles R. Johnson

BDK Hawaii is sponsoring a lecture by Charles R. Johnson at this years Hawai’i Book & Music Festival. It will be a conversation with the novelist, critic, cartoonist, philosopher, Buddhist practitioner, MacArthur Fellow and winner of a National Book Award. For more information about the author, have a look at his bio on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_R._Johnson

To register for the event, please go to to https://hawaiibookandmusicfestival.com/schedule

Oct 20 (Wed): The Kauai Hongwanji Council presents a Zoom Nembutsu seminar with Dr. Rev. Mutsumi Wondra

The Kauai Hongwanji Council is hosting a Zoom Nembutsu seminar with Dr. Rev. Mutsumi Wondra (Orange County Buddhist Church) on Wednesday, October 20, from 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm.

The Tragedy of Rājagṛha
What did Shinran Shōnin want to tell us?”

Registration is free. Please go to following link to register:

https://forms.gle/iU9JMi3Rm2B9e1K99
(Google Forms)

Once registered, you will be emailed the zoom link before the seminar begins.

Nov 6 (Sat): 2021 Fall Nembutsu Seminar | Honolulu & Oahu Hongwanji Councils and the Office of Buddhist Education

Saturday, November 6th, 2021, 9 – 11 a.m. HST
Online (Zoom) · Free Registration
Registration Deadline: Sat. October 30

Mindfulness in Today’s World

with Rev. Matt Hamasaki
Buddhist Church of Sacramento

Featuring current topics
· LGBTQIA+
· Stop Asian American and Pacific Islander Hate
· Black Lives Matter
from the speaker’s perspective and a Buddhist perspective

Donations are welcome and will be used to help support the Hawaii LGBT Legacy Foundation, The Popolo Project, and the Stop Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Hate organization.

For registration link and full event details, see the event listing at Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii website:
https://hongwanjihawaii.com/event/mindfulness-in-todays-world-110621

This event is jointly sponsored by the Honolulu and Oahu Districts and the Office of Buddhist Education.

Kalua Pork Fundraiser

Call temple office at 949-1659 by October 16^th to place your order!