Dear Moiliili Hongwanji Members and Friends,

I would like to invite you and your family to our Sunday Service on February 20, 2022, at 9:00 am. 

SUNDAY SERVICE (Online Only):

*Due to the COVID-19 concerns, Moiliili Hongwanji will hold Sunday Services via Zoom until the end of February.

• Kansho (Temple Bell)
• Meditation and Vandana & Ti-Sarana
• Sutra Chanting: “Verses Reaffirming the Vows” (*Service Book (PDF) is available online from here.)
• Gatha: “Beautiful Sunday”
• Dharma Message: Rev. Toshiyuki Umitani 
• New Members & Keirokai Recognition 
• Reading: “Our Pledge”
• Nembutsu 
• Acknowledgments & Announcements

In-Person: Not available at this time.
Online: Please click the Zoom link* to join in the service starting at 9:00 a.m.

AFTER SUNDAY SERVICE 2/20 (Five minutes Break)

• Annual General Membership Meeting (Same Zoom link as Sunday Service)
• Bento Pick-up from 10:30am-11:30am 
• Shinnen Enkai New Years Program from 12:00pm (Same Zoom link as Sunday Service)

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Feel free to invite your family and friends to our Sunday Service. Your donation is greatly appreciated.  <Donate Now>
• 2/27 Lay Speaker Sunday with Dr. Warren Tamamoto (President of Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii) 
• We will start the Hybrid Sunday Service from March 6.  You can attend the service in-person or via Zoom.  
• 3/6 March Remembrance & Hongwanji Day Service: Speaker Rev. Toshiyuki Umitani 
• 3/25-26 BSC Spring Seminar: Dharma Through the Eyes of Youth
• The White Way Radio Broadcasts
• Moiliili Hongwanji Market Place

Toshiyuki Umitani
Resident Minister, Moiliili Hongwanji Mission 

Additional announcements:

“The White Way” Radio Broadcast for February 12th, 2022

The speaker for “The White Way” Radio Broadcast of February 12th was Rev. Thomas Okano, former Bishop of the Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii. This broadcast was sponsored by Renee Kaneshiro & Pamela Uyeda in memory of father, Mr. Walter Nakanishi.

Virtual Silent Auction Fundraising Event: February 16-20

As part of this year’s Online Shinnen Enkai (New Year’s Party), Moiliili Hongwanji is having an online Silent Auction fundraising event.

• Viewing of auction items will start on February 14th at the following web page: https://www.moiliilihongwanji.org/auction/
• We’re using Google Sheets (spreadsheet) for placing bids. A Google Account is not required. Bidding is anonymous. Full instructions are listed at the above link.
• Please contact the temple office at 808-949-1659 M-F 8 a.m. -4:30 p.m. or email auction@moiliilihongwanji.org any time to receive your bid number and link to Google Sheets. It’s not too late to register for your bid number and participate.
• Bidding opened on Wednesday, February 16
• Bidding will end on Sunday, February 20 at 1:00 p.m.

Your support is greatly appreciated.

Have fun and good luck bidding!

Thank you for supporting Moiliili Hongwanji Buddhist Temple.

3/25 and 3/26: Seminar: Dharma Through the Eyes of Youth

Buddhist Study Center Presents
2022 Spring Seminar

Dharma Through the Eyes of Youth

MARCH 25 & 26, 2022
Online via Zoom

Friday, March 25 | 7:00 – 8:30pm

• Panel Discussion
• Jr. YBA Youth-led activity
• Q&A after Discussion

JR. YBA PANELISTS: Manami Alspach, Chihiro Okawa, Kana Suzuki, Jay Yokoyama, and Naho Umitani

Saturday, March 26 | 10:00 – 11:30am

Guest Speaker: Jacob Chang

Panelists

• Dharma School / New Member: Wayne Yoshioka
• YESS Camp: Dwight Matsuo
• Temple Leadership: Wayde Toyama

Q&A

SATURDAY SPEAKERS: Jacob Chang, Wayne Yoshioka, Dwight Matsuo, and Wayde Toyama

Registration is FREE! Donations to the Buddhist Study Center are welcome. Details for how to donate are included at the following registration link:

REGISTRATION LINK IS OPEN NOW (Google Forms)

Registration deadline: Friday, March 18, 2022

See also the event listing for this event at Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii’s website.