Dear Moiliili Hongwanji Members and Friends,

I hope this email finds you well within the Compassionate Light of Amida Buddha. I would like to invite you and your family to our Sunday Service on December 11, 2022, at 9:00 am. 

MOILIILI HONGWANJI BODHI DAY SERVICE & MONTHLY REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY SERVICE:

*We hold the Sunday Service in a hybrid setting. You can join us either in person or via Zoom. 

*Please contact the temple office if you would like to honor your loved one who passed away in the month of December.

• Opening Remarks
• Kansho (Temple Bell）
• Vandana & Ti-Sarana
• Remembrance 
• Sutra Chanting: “Twelve Homages” (*Service Book (PDF) is available online from here.)
• Gatha: “The Bodhi Tree” 
• Dharma Message: Rev. Toshiyuki Umitani
• Reading: “Six Paramitas”
• Nembutsu 
• Acknowledgments & Announcements

In-Person: Anyone is welcome to attend in person. Refreshments after the Service.

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>
• Request for Altar Flowers: We are always in need of flowers for our Temple and Columbarium altars. If you have flowers that are long-lasting or tall greens to share, please bring them to the temple by 4:30 pm on Thursdays or by 8:00 am on Fridays. Ginger and heliconia are good examples. Thank you for your help.  
• December 18 – Sunday Service.  Speaker: Mr. Clyde Whitworth of Bukkyo Dendo Kyokai  
• December 25 – NO Sunday Service
• December 31 – Joya-E (New Year’s Eve) Service at 7:00 pm.  Come to the temple to ring the bell.  
• January 1, 2023 – Shusho-E (New Year’s Day) Service at 9:00 am 
• White Way Broadcast every Saturday at KZOO Radio (AM1210) from 7:45 am-8:00 am Listen to KZOO Radio Online (Click “Listen to KZOO” on their website) – 12/10 Speaker: Rev. Charlene Kihara (New Minister of Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii) 
• Archive of the White Way Radio Broadcasts 
• Dharma School Dana Food Drive: Donations will be sent to the Hawaii Foodbank.  Please drop off at the temple office by 12/20.  

Toshiyuki Umitani
Resident Minister, Moiliili Hongwanji Mission 

Additional announcements:

12/10 Seminar: Hawaii District Ministers Association

Never Alone: Shin Buddhism and End-of-Life Care

When: Dec 10, 2022 10:00 AM HST

Theme:  Never Alone:  Shin Buddhism and End-of-Life Care

Time Line:

1. Keynote Speaker: Rev. Tatsuo Muneto
2. Presentations by Hawaii District Ministers
3. Q & A

Join Zoom Meeting (click the link below)
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81097493999?pwd=L3RjMENvODE4UWprUnlDRzNUNXBKZz09

12/11 Bodhi Day Holiday Sale

A Bodhi Day Holiday Sale will immediately follow Sunday’s service from 10:00 am.  Lots of handmade crafts items and holiday wreaths, among other things, will be on sale.