Temple Reflections Temple Reflections A TSDBT Monthly Publication Issue Volume XXXII January 2012 one In this issue! Rev. Fujii’s message Happy New Year, Everyone! 1 Sakura Square Update 2 Temple Office 2 Nihongo message 3 Dharma School 4 BWA News & Projects 5 Temple Condolences 5 Temple Offerings 6 Tamai Tower ad 6 Hoonko Invitation 7 Congressional Medal 7 Thanks to your support and understanding I could finish the year of 2011 without major regrets. I know many things are waiting to be done in the year of 2012; I would like to walk and work with you while sharing the Teaching of Buddha. Please keep the following in mind in this year too: 1. Call the office and/or me before a person passes away. 2. Write your personal history for your funeral service. 3. Write a message for your family if possible. In Gassho, Rev. Doei Fujii Centennial Donor Lists 8 Paint Project Donors 11 Temple Happenings 13 February Calendar 14 January Calendar 15 Kohaku Uta Gassen 16 This Month’s Buddhist Holidays . . . Shusho E 新年おめでとうございます お陰さまで昨年をどうやら無事に生き延びたことを喜んでおり ます。そして今年は二年目となり昨年同様皆様と共に仏法を味わ いながら歩みたく思っております。仏法を共に味わうことは人生 の宝だと思っております。 今年も次の事柄を忘れぬようにしていただきたく思っておりま す。 1.亡くなる前に連絡して下さい。その人と話がしたいから です。 2.自分の葬式用に略歴を書いて置いてください。 3.出来れば家族への言葉も書き置いてください。 New Year’s Day Hoonko 合掌、 藤井道栄 Shinran Shonin’s Death Anniversary January 2012 Tri-State/Denver Buddhist Temples Page 1 Update: Sakura Square Planning Process by Gary Yamashita As you may know from past newsletter updates, the Joint Strategic Planning Committee, formed by the Boards of the Tri-State Buddhist Church Apartments (Sakura Square and Tamai Tower) and the Tri-State Denver Buddhist Temple, have been meeting to evaluate alternatives for redeveloping and revitalizing the Temple as well as other Sakura Square infrastructure and facilities. The Committee would like to extend a thank you to the residents, patrons, visitors, employees and other stakeholders who shared valuable feedback and longterm visions for the future of Sakura Square in a recently distributed survey. The Committee received more than 150 responses, which are being evaluated individually to help inform the decisions of the Committee. In going through each response, the Committee was pleased to find near unanimous consensus among members of this community that what you want most for the future of Sakura Square is a “common gathering place and meaningful connection to the Japanese community in Denver.” Your responses were incredibly insightful and will be extremely beneficial to the Committee as it works on the next steps of the evaluation process. The next Joint Strategic Planning Committee meeting date is set for January 12, 2012. At that time, the Committee will continue exploring options with the community’s collective input in mind. We continue to encourage you to contact us at any time during the strategic planning process. Please feel free to reach out to any of the individuals below with your questions, comments and concerns. Thank you for your time and ongoing cooperation. Charles Ozaki, Chair Tri-State Buddhist Church Apartments and Tri-State Denver Buddhist Temple Joint Strategic Planning Committee (303) 489-1140 [email protected] Tri-State/Denver Buddhist Temples 1947 Lawrence Street Denver CO. 80202 (303)295-1844 FAX (303)295-1952 Email: [email protected] For newsletter contributions, submit your article by the 10th of each month for publication in the next month’s issue. For additional information, or to read the newsletter online, go to our website at www.tsdbt.org Page 2 Greg Ramos, Co-President (303) 885-5639 [email protected] Wayne Berve, Co-President (303) 829-4422 [email protected] If you did not receive an invitation to complete the survey and would like to provide feedback, please send an email to Gary Yamashita ([email protected]) or reach him via phone: 303-204-8039. A Word From the Temple Office by Donna Inouye As you traverse your way through the arbitrary date boundary that separates one year from the next (the stroke of midnight on New Year’s Eve signaling the arrival of New Year’s Day AND the auspicious Year of the Dragon), .... whether you are going timidly, boldly, self-assuredly or without a clue AND whether you are traveling solo, incognito or (like me ) fast asleep AND whether you see promise, doom n gloom, routine or vast unknowing before you AND whether or not you are ready whether or not you know the way whether or not you are toting all your wildest dreams with you, JUST KNOW that there are a few things you can count upon: 1. this is one ‘trip’ we all have to make whatever our conditions may be; 2. no matter what we find there (2012), it’s all going to change; AND 3. newsletter article submissions will still be due on the 10th of each month for publication in the next month’s issue. SERIOUSLY, (but that 10th of the month deadline thing is quite serious), Happy New Year to All! Thank you for your continual efforts, support and friendship. I hope that my work continues to assist and support you through the great and small adventures that await us in 2012. Okagesama de. Tri-State/Denver Buddhist Temples January 2012 報恩講(ほうおんこう) 浄土真宗では報恩講を一番大切な法要と定めます。昔はこの法要を「御七夜 (ごひちや)」とも呼び一週間にわたって勤(つと)められた。また寺の前には 多くの出店がもうけられ、皆はこの期間中に参詣(さんけい)したそうです。こ の法要は太陽暦に直しての親鸞聖人のご命日である1月16日の法要です。 「報恩」とは、悟りの智慧(ちえ)と慈悲(じひ)とが南無阿弥陀仏(なもあみ だぶつ)という佛行(ぶつぎょう)の相(すがた)となり、生死(まよい)を超 える行として、それが私たちに与えられていることへの感謝をあらわすものです し、そのことを明らかにしてくれた親鸞聖人への感謝をあらわすのが報恩です。 また、「講(こう)」とは小さなグループのことです。昔人々は小さなグルー プでこの法要を勤(つと)めていたからですが、その後この法要の式や内容を本 願寺(ほんがんじ)第三代門主覚如(かくにょ)が正式に定めたことにより広く 全国で行われるようになったのがその歴史です。 さて、報恩講法要の中心はなんと言っても阿弥陀佛の法(ダルマ)です。ところ が法(ダルマ、浄土)とはむやみやたらにその人に顕(あらわ)れるものではな いらしい。その顕れ方は、その人(機、き)の心が熟し、その人を取り巻く縁 (諸条件)が整ってはじめてその人に合ったかたちで法は顕れるのだと、お釈迦 様も親鸞聖人も示す。まさしく機縁(きえん)が熟してこそ法が顕れ、人々の心 に届き、その法がその人の力となり道となり救いとなる。そんな顕れ方をする。 このことは私の過去を振り返ってみれば実によく分かることだった。例えば、 私が浄土真宗を学んでいる頃、どうしても浄土真宗が解らなかった。話す側の先 生方はきちんと知っていても私がそれを受け取れない。理解もできなかった。そ んなことが重なると、私はよほど頭が悪いか、仏法(ぶっぽう)には縁の無い人 間なのかも知れないと悩んだものだった。では、どうして浄土真宗がわからなか ったのか。それは、自分が熟してなく、私をとりまく条件が熟していなかったか らだと後に知ることになった。機縁が熟していなかったのである。 「浄那(じょうほう)の縁(えん)が熟して」と聖人はいう。浄邦とは浄土の ことであり、清い法のこと。浄土という世界は、今か今かと、出番が来るのを待 っている。その出番とはどんな状態のことか。それは自分を深く深刻に悩ますよ うな出来事が身近に起きること。そして「浄業機彰(じょうごうのきあらわ)れ て」とは、深く自分が悩み苦しむ時に、ふっと心の中で「この苦悩を離れて清い 汚れのない世界に住みたいと願う心が湧き出る」ことをいう。そのような状況下 で法(ダルマ)がその相(すがた)をあますところなくその人の前に顕す。 早い話が、苦悩がきっかけとなり、その人に清い世界を受け入れる準備ができ たときに、浄土はその人の前にその相(すがた)を顕すということ。浄土とは、 悟りの智慧と慈悲とは、そのような状況下でその人に顕れる。あるいは、そのよ うにして人類の歴史に顕れたのが浄土真宗なのである。 合掌、藤井道栄 January 2012 Tri-State/Denver Buddhist Temples Page 3 Dharma School Pages Valuable Information and News from Your Dharma School Co-Superintendent Dennis Flodeen (720) 289-8098 email: [email protected] New Year Salutations! First of all, the TSDBT Dharma School wishes to thank the Sangha for attending Turkey Bingo. We had a huge turn-out, and we hope everyone had lots of fun. Many, many, many of you volunteered your time, energy, muscle, knowledge, humor, and voice to make it happen, and we are thankful for your support. Dharma School is all about the kids, and because of your continued support, we’re able to offer them opportunities to grow in the Dharma. I also wish everyone a happy new year. As we continue on our journey together, I am thankful to be a part of this family. My new year’s resolution is to remember that, including me, no one is perfect. We never were, and we’ll never be perfect. Of course, we all know it, but I’ve found myself too quick to judge and dismiss people from my life, forgetting that “nobody is perfect.” What’s important is that we treat ourselves and each other with compassion and respect, even when we’re not always happy, and we’re suffering from dukkha. I’m grateful for this family who continues to support me. With your help, I’m grateful for my opportunities to support you, too. I look forward to a new year of learning and growing in the Dharma with you all. In Gassho, Dennis Flodeen Dharma School Superintendent WIshIng eVeryone a Wonderful holIday season!! from Yo Season’s greetings and Happy New Year Herb and Dottie Inouye Wishing you All a Happy and prosperous New Year from Frank Miyazawa and Merrily Stewart Happy New Year – A Prosperous, Healthy 2012 to all! Akemashite Omedeto Gozaimasu Frank & Gladys Hiraoka Page 4 Tri-State/Denver Buddhist Temples January 2012 BWA/Fujinkai General Meeting Notes by Kim Morehouse HAPPY NEW YEAR! and THANK YOU to all who attended the BWA/ Fujinkai general meeting which was held on December 4, 2011 and apologies for the mix-up about the November date. After a short service and one of our great pot-luck lunches, the business meeting began. Judy Okamoto gave the treasury report which included our income and the disbursements for our various events and donations (including the Dharma school and YBA). Kathy Kuge reviewed the events of 2011. We were able to continue with the Uta Gassen Bentos, the Eshinni/Kakushini seminar , making onigiri for the Japanese Community picnic, home visits (lap blankets and lap purses were provided by Elaine Tsumura and Lil Miyazawa) and funeral receptions! In addition to those traditional activities, we sponsored two exchange students from Japan and two Senior Care Seminars. Joyce Nakata Kim represented us at the National FBWA delegate meeting and gave a report about it. Being a difficult year with the sudden loss of our dear President, Mitzi Kishiyama, and the resignation of our then president-elect, we held an election for Co-Presidents instead of electing a new President and Vice-President. The new Co-Presidents are Deb Omoto-Berve and Kathy Kuge. The Recording Secretary, Kim Morehouse; Corresponding Secretary, Joyce Nakata Kim; and Treasurer, Judy Okamoto, have another year left of their term. We were honored to have Rev. Fujii, our Ministerial Advisor, present us with his new, fresh input. “The first thing to happen must be HAVE FUN AND BE HAPPY!” That being said, we will continue with the usual activities but look forward to adding MORE FUN events!! Remember the yarn and fabric that we told about recently?? Look for a notice about our first COMMUNITY DANA PROJECT! It will be an event which will be constructive, educational and fun!! NURSING HOME - HOMEBOUND VISITS: As part of our Dana, we visit Sangha members who are unable to come to services at the Temple. In the Dharma PLEASE CONTACT: Kim Morehouse, Donna or Rev. Fujii if you would like or know of someone who would like to REQUEST such visits. And by all means, if you would like to be a part of these visitations also contact us! MEMBERSHIP: Welcome to our three newest members:! Shelly Tanaka , Deb Tono, and Ann Yoshihara-Murphy. If you would like to join our BWA/ FUJINKAI please turn in you membership form and/or talk to Judy Okamoto. Please note, the small membership dues are for operating expenses and our Dana projects. The true benefit as a member of this organization is in fact the gift of Dana - the opportunity to give! UTA GASSEN PLANNING MEETING: Please join us Sunday, January 8 at 11:15 a.m. in the auditorium after Dharma School. Here, you can see and be a part of the BWA/FUJINKAI in action! BWA Community Dana Project On Sunday, February 12th at 12:00 the BWA will be hosting the first of a series of get-togethers. Everyone is invited to help crochet or knit little caps for preemie babies and caps for the homeless. If you don’t know how to knit or crochet, we will gladly teach you. Project pattern and yarn will be provided but knitting needles and crochet hooks will not. Please join us for a few hours of fun, knitting and crocheting while making something for a good cause. Light snacks will be provided. For more information please email or call Gail Ida: [email protected] or 303-466-6937. Tri-State/Denver Buddhist Temples’ membership offers condolences to the family and friends of: Mark Kutsuma September 26, 1960 to November 17, 2011 Eiichi Tsukiji November 23, 1918 to November 25, 2011 HERE’S TO 2012 - HAVE FUN! BE HAPPY! COME JOIN THE BWA/FUJINKAI!! January 2012 Tri-State/Denver Buddhist Temples Page 5 Tri-State/Denver Buddhist Temples gratefully acknowledges donations and offerings received from November 1, 2011 - November 20, 2011: In memory of Albert Tagawa-17th yr & Hazel Tagawa-13th yr Glenn & Eiko Tagawa Tagawa families Tagawa Greenhouses In memory of Tom Kobayashi – 49th day Joanne & Thomas Knight Kiyoko Kobayashi Robert & Donna Miller Kristi Miller Ray & Carole Sierchio In memory of Sam Kato – 3rd yr Deb & Wayne Berve Jeffrey Fujiki Steve Hiratuska DJ & Rich Ida Linda Kato Dave Kato Calvin Kato Rich & Marlene Miyamoto Jean Miyamoto Masao Mura Anna Murahata Dennis & Joan Murahata Murahata/Kistler Herbert & Carol Nakayama Kanya & Judy Okamoto Kiyoko & George Omoto Squibbs Family Dean & Carrol Tsutsui John Ware & Kit Mura-Smith Anonymous ............................................. Stan & Gayle Shibao ................................ James Mizuno .......................................... Dennis & Becky Hardman ....................... Florence & Calvin Newlin ........................ Yoko Mooney .......................................... Kelly Walsh High School, WY ................ Robert Hagihara ....................................... Fred Aoki ................................................. Tokiyo Imanaka ........................................ Michael Shibao ........................................ Susie Navarro .......................................... Karen Omoto ........................................... Min Kishiyama ........................................ Yutaka & Mieko Yaguchi ......................... Page 6 Eitaikyo Service Robin Burchardt Michiko Chikuma Frances Furukawa Alice Hara Frank & Gladys Hiraoka Robert & Gail Ida Herb & Dorothy Inouye Ken & Amy Inouye Chiko Inouye Ruth Kamibayashi Jack & Alice Kimura Ayako Kimura Manabu & Junko Kimura Dale & Diane Kiyota Randy & Faye Koto Art & Tamiko Koyano Tatsuo Matsuda Frank Miyazawa Ed Nakagawa Henry & Ann Nakata Chiyo Nakayama Stacey Umemoto Ospina Thom Sakata & Jennifer Trompeter Patricia Sato & Michael Chase Rose Shibao James Shimada Yuriko Shimoda May Shuto George Tagawa June & Kenneth Tagawa Brit & Jean Takara Michio & Hisae Taniwaki Bill & Louise Yamaguchi Youko Yamasaki Betty Yamashita Alice Yasumura Richard & Michiko Yoshida Osaisen 3rd Grade Dharma class Sumiko Chihara Jr. YBA Dharma class Unmarked bag Tamai Sensei Memorial Alice Hara Jane Kanemoto Sally Sakamoto May Shuto donation convalescence visit thank you Eitaikyo; Martha Mizuno funeral; Tom Hiraoka nokotsudo; Kimiey & Misumasa Miyake in memory of Mitsuru Iwaki – 1st yr visitation in memory of Alice Hagihara in memory of Chiyo Aoki – 1st yr in memory of Earl Hiroshi Imanaka – 7th yr in memory of Harry Shibao – 17th yr in memory of James & Josephine Fukaye in memory of Masaru Omoto in memory of Tom Hiraoka in memory of their parents TAMAI TOWER APTS. NOW AVAILABLE Is $25/month rent too much for you, including all utilities? You may qualify if you are over 62 years of age or disabled, with extremely low income! If you are not eligible for federal subsidies, the market rate for a studio apartment is $455/month. This includes all utilities, i.e. trash disposal, electricity (heat in winter, air in summer), limited cable access, water, etc. Not included is parking nor telephone/internet service. To qualify, the following information must be verified: rental references, credit history, criminal history, sex offender’s list, all financial statements and documents regarding your status, medical expenses and so forth. Applications are also being taken for the one and two bedroom apartment’s waiting list. Complete an application to be on these lists. For information or an appointment, please call Mabel Googins at 303295-0305 during office hours, Monday – Friday; 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Tri-State/Denver Buddhist Temples January 2012 BWA Invites and Hosts Upcoming Hoonko/New Year’s Celebration By Kathy Kuge & Deb Omoto-Berve, BWA Co-chairs On Sunday, January 15, 2012, the Tri-State/Denver Buddhist Temple will be observing and hosting our HoOnko Service which commemorates the day our founder, Shinran Shonin, passed away on January 16, 1262. We invite you to attend this special service. Immediately following the service, we invite you to join our HoOnko/New Year’s celebratory luncheon and program – coordinated by the Buddhist Women’s Association (BWA) as a Sangha potluck feast. As part of this potluck luncheon the Temple and BWA will provide a beef teriyaki main dish. We ask that the sangha bring a side dish to share with about 10 people: Last names : A-H I-N O-Z dessert vegetable or salad rice, pasta or noodle side dish If you would prefer a non-beef main dish (chicken, fish or pork), please bring something you’d like to share in lieu of the side dish. We are looking forward to seeing everyone! The Congressional Gold Medal by Ron Abo From October 31 to November 3, 2011, I had the honor to accompany my father, Isamu Abo to Washington D.C. where he and his fellow warriors of the 100th Battallion/ 442nd Regimental Combat Team and the Military Intelligence Service were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal. My dad turned 94 on November 14, 2011, and I think this was the highlight of his life. My father graduated from college in 1940, the first and only of his 7 siblings to do so. He enlisted in the Army on January 23, 1941 to avoid being drafted. After Pearl Harbor, he was shuttled around inland Army bases as a company clerk until 1944 when the 100th Battalion and the 442nd RCT was formed and activated to Italy. He was in Company D, in a machine gun squad in the famous battle to rescue the Lost Battalion in France and was wounded and sent to a field hospital. He returned to action along the French/Italian border until the war ended. After the war, he returned to be near his family in Idaho and farmed. In the early 1950’s our family moved to Denver where he operated a gas station and garage until he retired in the late 1970’s. My father still doesn’t talk about his war experience except for chronological accounts of where he was. I sat next to a Sansei my age who was representing his father who passed away 35 years ago. He didn’t even know that his father fought in WWII until after he died. Someone once said to me that trying to describe war is impossible. Maybe the impossibility is the reason for the silence. There were many times during the trip that I was overcome with emotion – listening to the speeches and learning of the deeds that these men accomplished. It is hard for me to fathom what they did and what they felt. These men fought with weapons and equipment, which January 2012 by today’s standards were primitive. They enlisted when their families were being incarcerated in concentration camps. I don’t know if I could or would do what they did. I had the opportunity to talk to a few of them. I sat next to James Yamane during the banquet. He was in Company I during the battle for the Lost Battalion. Company I was the first to reach the Lost Battalion after breaking through enemy lines. I read from previous accounts that Company I started with 185 men and 8 made it through without being killed or wounded. James was one of them. He chuckled when he told me he made it through the Lost Battalion battle, but was later wounded in Italy. On the plane ride home, I sat next to George Sakato who is a Medal of Honor recipient. He was very humble. He said the reason that he joined the Army was that he was farming in 115 degree heat in Arizona and the Army seemed like a better alternative. He said that the action that earned him the Medal of Honor was born out of outrage and anger when his best friend suffered a direct hit from an artillery round. He said he was so mad that he climbed out of his foxhole and charged the enemy. By the time he had vented his rage, 32 German soldiers surrendered to him. These were common men put in uncommon, frightening, life altering circumstances. They did what they had to do. They were loyal soldiers and they ended up doing the impossible. And when those who survived came home, they returned to lives that were forever changed. But they put together their lives, returned to school, raised families, engaged in successful jobs, businesses and careers, and gracefully got old. Through their actions and sacrifice, I am able to enjoy freedom and access to opportunity that might not otherwise be available to Japanese Americans. Tri-State/Denver Buddhist Temples Page 7 The Centennial Endowment and Renovation Committee and the TS/DBT Board of Directors would like to acknowledge and humbly thank the following donors who have contributed to the Centennial Endowment and Renovation Campaign. Preschool Dharma School Class Kindergarten Dharma School Class 2nd Grade Dharma School Class rd th 3 /4 Grade Dharma School Class 5th Grade Dharma School Class Ronald & Lisa Abo Kiyoko Aigaki Noel & Kimberly Allen Anonymous Glenn & Michelle Asakawa David & Penny Askin In memory of Kimiye Miyaki John R. Beardt ** James C. Berryhill ** Djab Burchinow Elsa Djab Burchinow In memory of Namdjal B. Burchinow Sumiko Chihara DBAC Volleyball DBT Aikido Dojo DBT Choir DBT Craft Class DBT Dance Girls DBT Dharma School 2007/2008 Staff DBT Dharma School 2008/2009 Staff DBT Japanese Language School DBT Minyo Club DBT YBA; paint project Gaye Eshima In memory of Kunio Eshima Fred & Toki Gow * Alice Hara Linda Hardesty Eileen Tochihara Heath In memory of Jim Tochihara Frank Higa Sawaye Hirokawa Chris Horiuchi Ming & Hiroko Hung Cindy Iida Peter Inokoji-Kim & Aileen Okimoto Martha Inouye Mr.&Mrs. Steve Ishiguro * John Iwakiri JSpot Joan Jolliffe ** Page 8 Bronze Level $1 - $999 Linda Kato Mike & Amy Sakurai With gratitude to Sam & Kimi Kato In memory of Paul Gow, Jim Hisamoto, Ruth Kamibayashi Roy Sugihara Mitsuru Kanegaye Lillian Sato Fusako Kawahara In memory of Frank Sato Kayo Club Hank & Irene Shibao Troy & Michele Kilen Rose Shibao Jack & Alice Kimura Steven Shigaya Minoru & Michiko Kishiyama Lily Shin Grace Kiyotake Sharon Shin Mildred Kiyotake In memory of George Y. & Sumi Shin Kelli Koga WM Jiro & Teruko Shoji Katy Koshio In memory of Mr.&Mrs. Sadakichi Harada Art & Tamiko Koyano & deceased children Randy & Faye Koto The Steinebrey Family Myron Kuge Family of Roy Sugihara ** In memory of Isao & Masaye Kuge Gary Tagawa LaJara/Alamosa Buddhist Sangha Thomas Taggart Brian & Marjorie Levitt Charles & Helen Takahashi * Mary & Steve Marx Brit & Jean Takara In memory of Kimiye Miyake Isao Jon & Sayoko Takata Ayako Matsumoto Hiroshi Takeda Oki Matsushima Suzanne Tanaka Dick & Yoshie Matsushita Bill Tobo Bob & Gloria Mitani * Kristy Tochihara Eric & Naomi Miyazawa Thom Sakata & Jennifer Trompeter Leonard & Alice Mizuno * Henry & Reiko Urano Sumi Mizushima Garold Uyeda In memory of George & Ken Mizushima Kam & Fumi Uyeji * Mitchell & Susan Mollard MC & MS Uyemura ** Dan & Terry Moskowitz Richard Uyemura & Paula Tapia ** Yoko Mooney Arlene Wallace Lee T. Murata In memory of Frank & Kathleen Kondo The Murata Family Annette Ward * In memory of Lee Murata (49th Day) Gene & Kathy Watada Miyo Murata * Marian Weitzel ** William & Ann Murphy * Doris Yagi Randy, Joy Dawn & Roger Nakagawa In memory of Donald T. Yagi and Judy Hiraki Alvin Yago * in memory of Jimmie Hiraki Matsuye Yago * Chiyo Nakayama Youko Yamasaki Dat & Naomi Nguyen Jean Yien & Paul Riley in memory of Harry “Doc” Matsushima Harlan & Emi Yoshida Fujie Nishi * Art & Sachiko Yoshimura Hugh & Alice Nishimoto Carol Gansho O’Dowd Mutsu Osaki * • * in memory of Paul Gow Stacey Umemoto Ospina • ** in memory of Roy Sugihara Miyako Otsuki Daniel Podell & Linda Reiter Sally Sakamoto George & Sumiko Saito Tri-State/Denver Buddhist Temples January 2012 Silver Level $1000 - $4999 Anonymous In memory of Isao Tsutsui Sadao & Shizue Asano Wayne & Deb Omoto Berve Dr. Robert Boudreau In memory of Janette Haruko Boudreau DBT BWA DBT Dharma School Carnival 2008 fundraiser Denver Taiko Mae Doida in memory of Sam Doida Friends and Family Fun Golf Tournament - Victor&Naoko Tawara - Don & Lonnie Hester & family - Jim & Jeanne Matsuda Janet & James Fujita Bob & Kiyo Fujimoto Helen Fukaye In memory of Harry Fukaye Warren, Marge & Rod Fukuhara in memory of Mitsuo & Kotsuru Fukuhara Miyuki Mabel Googins in memory of Yoshi Nishimura Gayle & Kellye Goto Midori Gow In memory of Paul Gow Dennis & Becky Hardman Iwao & Takako Hatanaka Fumiko Hattori Tommie & Kinuko Hiraoka Amy Horiuchi Helene Ioka in memory of Tom Ioka Dorothy Inouye, Grace Kiyotake & Ethel Sato in memory of Shigeo & Florence H. Yanaru June Inuzuka & Family In memory of Umeko and Eisaburo Inuzuka Sueo & Taeko Ito Tetsuo & Sadako Iwahiro In memory of Shigeo & Haruko Iwahiro Charles Kagiyama Al Kawakami Kenzo & Irene Kawanabe (in conjunction with Rose Foundation; Matching Gift Program) Knobby & Carole Kawano In memory of Mr.&Mrs. Tomihachi Kawano Ayako Kimura HJ & Alice Kimura Manabu & Junko Kimura Charlie & Mary Matsubara in honor of Charlie Matsubara’s 88th birthday January 2012 Tatsuo Matsuda In memory of Alyce Matsuda Sam & Terry Mayeda Carl & MaryLee Mitcham Frank Miyazawa Phillip & Lillian Miyazawa in memory of Shigeo Miyazawa Dick & Chizuko Momii Kim & Sarah Morehouse in memory of Kay Tamaki Anna Murahata Masao Mura George & Yoko Nagai Henry & Ann Nakata Kanya & Judy Okamoto George & Kiyoko Omoto Janice & Greg Ramos Helene H. Saeda in memory of Moriichi & Hisayo Saeda David & Joni Sakaguchi Dora, Gary, Brad & Craig Shibata in memory of: George K. Shibata Mistuyo & Noboru Sogi Tatsu & Tokuhei Shibata Steven & Stacey Shigaya Edward & Yuriko Shimoda Itsuo Tadehara In memory of Masaye Doi George Tagawa In memory of Gail Tagawa Ken Tagawa Carolyn & Mickey Takeshita Sumiji Tamaki Robert & Shelly Tanaka David & Debby Tanigawa Michio & Hisae Taniwaki Bill & Wendy Thompson Families of Shirley, Mia & Gregg Tsuchimoto In memory of Donn S. Tsuchimoto & Scott Lee Kim Kurt, Kanae, Bruce & Ariana Tsumura Ted & Elaine Tsumura with Fairy Kuritani; in memory of Henry Kuritani, Amy Tsumura and Nobuzane Tsumura Kent & Kelly Yamasaki Betty Yamashita Gary & Debbie Yamashita Tom & Fumiko Yamashita Kevin & Keiko Yoshida Masashi & Barbara Yoshimura in memory of Kazuo “Stanley” & Fudeko Yoshimura Tri-State/Denver Buddhist Temples Page 9 Gold Level $5000 - $9999 Anonymous Robert Boudreau in memory of Janette Haruko Boudreau DBT Judo Dojo Nobuo, Shigeko & Azaria Eshima Family and Friends of Karen Eiko Matsushima Miyuki Mabel Googins in memory of Tom Googins Frank & Gladys Hiraoka and family Herbert & Dorothy Inouye George & Jane Kanemoto In memory of Jim & Chiyo Kanemoto Cal, Sharon (Brookes), DJ (Ida), Linda, Bob & Dave Kato In gratitude to Sam & Kimi Kato Tepper & Emiko Koga Eddie & Jeanne Nozawa Charles & Teri Ozaki and Courtney In memory of Joe & Tamiye Ozaki and Mich Tanouye Patricia Sato Diamond Level $10,000 and above Anonymous Brighton Buddhist Sangha Hiratsuka Family (Steve Hiratsuka, Louise Takemura, Carrol Tsutsui) In memory of our parents, Yutaka and Misaye Hiratsuka Robert & Gail Ida in memory of Henry Yamashita and Kazuo & Tsurue Kimura Sam Kato Edward T. Nakagawa Anonymous Noreen Okubo; in memory of Riyo Okubo & Aiko Nishimura Anonymous Tagawa Greenhouse Families Arigato Gozaimasu Thank you to the many people who helped fold and prep last month’s newsletter for mailing. Thank you to all those who arrived early for the December 4th Sunday services and ended up mopping up the small pond created in the gym by a leaking roof. Thank you for the personal donation of a 20’ extension ladder; it will very much aid fellow volunteers in the never ending tasks of Temple maintenance. Thank you for the many seen and unseen favors performed regularly for the purpose of supporting the Temple. Page 10 Centennial Endowment and Building Maintenance Fund 2010 Paint Project Anonymous 4th Grade Dharma Class Fred & Chiyeko Aoki Junko Asakawa Sadao & Shizue Asano William & Phyllis Baker In memory of Larry Fukuhara & Christine Fukuhara-Wilhelm Elsa Burchinow Malcolm & Janice Campbell Robert & Vicky Case Sumiko Chihara Michiko Chikuma & Family in memory of Bill Chikuma - Michiko Chikuma - Faye Chikuma - Dale, Jamie, Scott & Jen Chikuma - Richard & Sharon Kagiyama - Robert, Chiari, Sean & Lane Kagiyama - Bob, Judy & Andrew Wong - Michael, Junko, Nicole & Kyle Manley - Mark, Jeanne, Kinsey & Kaylie Chikuma - Jason, Sameerah & Ryah Wong DBT Dharma School DBT Dharma School Band Denver Tofu Henry Doi Robert & Kiyo Fujimoto in memory of Mrs. Shizuye Fujimoto Art & Joann Fujioka James T. & Janet Fujita In memory of Greg Fujita & Chiyeno Fujita Anonymous Helen Fukaye In memory of Harry Fukaye Linda Fukuhara Frances Furukawa Gayle & Kellye Goto Kiyoko Hara Ugi & Mollie Harada Fumiko Hattori Frank Higa Ryoko Hirakawa Frank & Gladys Hiraoka Tom & Kinu Hiraoka Helen S. Hori Carrie Horiuchi Kenzo & Shirley Horiuchi Betty Inamasu Herb & Dorothy Inouye Terri Iwahashi John Iwakiri Japanese Association of Colorado Michael & Karen Jones Sumie Kagohara Tri-State/Denver Buddhist Temples January 2012 Centennial Endowment and Building Maintenance Fund 2010 Paint Project Betty, Phyllis & Jan Kajiwara Melvin T. Sato in memory of Thomas (Tom) Kajiwara in memory of Setsu Sato Pauline Kamite & Michael Dorsey Patricia Sato Mitsuru Kanegaye Robert Sato, Jr. Hank & Sac Katayama in memory of Robert Sato, Sr. Mary Kawata Hank & Irene Shibao Ayako Kimura Frank & Ann Shimamoto HJ & Alice Kimura in memory of Harry Shimamoto Yuji & Aiko Kimura Yo & Betty Shimamoto Tom & Kiyoko Kobayashi in memory of Stanley Keith Shimamoto Kathy Koshio Ed & Yuri Shimoda Randy & Faye Koto Lily Shin La Jara/Alamosa Buddhist Sangha Sharon Shin Charles & Mary Matsubara in memory of George Shin & Sumi Shin Tatsuo Matsuda Mr. & Mrs. Jiro Shoji in memory of Alyce Matsuda May Shuto Mile High JACL Mr. & Mrs. Gene Side Carl & Marylee Mitcham and Samuel Jaffee Douglas & Merrily Stewart Dr. & Mrs. William Miyamoto Tagawa Greenhouses, Inc. Eric & Naomi Miyazawa Thomas Taggart Phillip & Lillian Miyazawa Takamatsu Family in memory of our Miyazawa & Kuritani parents in memory of Tooru & Jean Takamatsu Paul & JoDell Mizoue Rose Takamoto Sumi Mizushima in memory of Harry S. Chikuma Yoko Mooney Isao Jon & Sayoko Takata Perry Murata Hiroshi Takeda Naginata Shugyo Mickey & Carolyn Takeshita Roger & Barbara Nakata Doris & Norio Taniguchi Chiyo Nakayama Tamaki Family Dat & Naomi Nguyen in memory of Sumiji J. Tamaki in memory of Harry Kiyoshi Matsushima Michio & Hisae Taniwaki Tom & Mary Nishida Bill & Sachiko Tobo in memory of Fujiye Tobo Thom Sakata & Jennifer Trompeter Mary Nishiyama Ted & Elaine Tsumura anonymous in memory of our Tsumura & Kuritani parents Takeshi & Kumiko Ohtake Patricia Umetani Helen Okada Garold Uyeda Kanya & Judy Okamoto in memory of Tsumo Uyeda & Ruth Katsumoto Mutsu Osaki Bill Watada in memory of Kunio & Yae Osaki Wendy Westwood Satcey Umemoto Ospina Yamako Yagami Mark Ozawa in memory of Mitsuo Yagami Anonymous Haru & Michi Yamamoto Cameo & Jason Pettis Harry & Phyllis Yamamura Erick & Melissa Phillips Kent & Kelly Yamasaki Janice & Greg Ramos Fumiko Yamashita Dr. & Mrs. Frank Sakamoto in memory of Tom Yamashita Thom Sakata & Jennifer Trompeter Gary & Debbie Yamashita Mike & Amy Sakurai in memory of Tom Yamashita Akio & Yoshiko Sameshima Shizuye Yanagida Don B. Sato in memory of Tom S. Kajiwara in memory of Aya Elsie Sato Harlan & Emi Yoshida Carol Sato Anonymous In memory of Shoji & Mitsuko Sato Sam Yoshihara Family George M. Sato In memory of Paul Gow In memory of Elsie Sato & Setsu Sato January 2012 Tri-State/Denver Buddhist Temples Page 11 PAINT PROJECT DONATIONS MADE in memory of Betty Yanari Jason Aoki Roland & Carrie Ann Aoki Art & Itsu Arita Jeremy, Stephanie & Sam Barton Sam & Peggy Bungo Mary K. Chikuma Milt & Nancy Domoto Sumi Enomoto Bob & Kiyo Fujimoto Warren Y. Fukuhara Muneko Furuiye Frances M. Furukawa Mabel Googins Andrew Hamano Ine Hanatani Alyce Hara Rodger Hara Becky & Dennis Hardman Ryoko Hirakawa Frank & Gladys Hiraoka Tom & Kinu Hiraoka Sawaye Hirokawa Etsu & Sachi Hisamoto Frank & Mary Hiyama Carrie K. Horiuchi Ken & Aiko Horiuchi Tak & Shirley Horiuchi Herb & Dorothy Inouye Harry Ito S. Ito Tom & Beulah Kagiyama Betty, Phyllis & Jan Kajiwara Ruth Kamibayashi Kent Kano Jack Kimura Manabu & Junko Kimura Min Kishiyama Grace Y. Kiyotake Tom Koshio Mary Kuritani Vernon Lee Reiko Shibara Ron & Jan Marshall Dora C. Shibata Sue Mayemura Mike Shibata Toshi Miyake Mel Shimono Eric & Naomi Miyazawa Lily Shin Holly Miyazawa Frank E. Sugihara Phil & Lil Miyazawa Eiko Tagawa Ruby F. Miyazawa George Tagawa John & Kaz Mizoue Howard Tagawa Paul Mizoue Janice Tagawa Robert & Peggy Moore Ken & June Tagawa Mary Morishige Niki Tagawa Les & Julie Moroye Yoshi Tagawa Richard & Dawn Moroye Frank Takahashi & family Virginia Motoyama Hiroshi D. Takeda Anna Murahata Sumi Tanaka Keith & Monica Nagai Michael & Karen Tawara Jones Edward T. Nakagawa Daryl Tawara & family Henry & Ann Nakata Mary Tawara Kiyoshi Nakata Ruthe Terada Chiyo Nakayama Paul & Diane Tible Marie Nakayama George & Jeanette Tomomitsu Mineko Nakayama Tri-State/Denver Buddhist Temples George Nishimura Kiyo Tsukamoto Alan & Alice Nitta Kurt & Kanae Tsumura Clyde & Judy Nitta Ted 7 Elaine Tsumura John, Sherri, Tyler & Crystal Nitta Dean & Carrol Tsutsui Wayne & Phyl Nitta T. Tsutsui Sandra Noguchi Patricia Umetani Jolie & Alan Noguchi Charlie Yamaguchi Ted Okuno Ed. G. Yamaguchi George & Kiyoko Omoto Judy Yamakishi Mary Omoto & family Youko Yamasaki Joe & Joan Onodera Fumiko Yamashita Ellen Sakamoto Tomoe Yasumura Harriett Sakamoto Alice Yasumura Sally Sakamoto Richard & Michi Yoshida Wes Sakamoto Art & Sachiko Yoshimura Hank & Irene Shibao J. Yoshimura Rose Shibao Jayne Yoshimura HAPPY HOLIDAYS & BEST WISHES FOR THE NEW YEAR In Gassho, Ken & Aiko Horiuchi Page 12 Tri-State/Denver Buddhist Temples January 2012 Religious Services SUN Jan 1 11 am New Year’s Day service SUN Jan 8 8:30 am Nihongo Service 9:30 am DBT services 1 pm Ft. Lupton service 3 pm Brighton service Dharma School Events JAN 2012 4th Grade chairs Family Services 3rd grade decorates bulletin board SUNDAY Bake Sales January 8 January 22 January 29 4/5th Grade 3rd Grade 2nd Grade TUES Jan 10 6 pm Sedgwick Special Events SAT Jan 14 3 pm Hoji SUN Jan 15 9:30 am TSDBT Hoonko Service WEDS Jan 18 6 pm LaJara/Alamosa SAT Jan 21 12 noon Greeley SUN Jan 22 8:30 am Nihongo Service 9:30 DBT services SUN Jan 29 9:30 am DBT services TSDBT Hoonko & New Year’s Otoki Sunday, January 15, 2012 11:30 am; potluck luncheon & program Chibi No Gakko Saturdays, 10:30 am - 4:30 pm January 7th, 14th, 21st Kohaku Uta Gassen Saturday, January 28, 2012 11 am - 5 pm Gym Schedule SUNDAY Have a happy and healthy 2012! In Gassho, Janice, Greg, Alex & Tia Ramos MONDAY 5-7 pm Aikido 6:30 - 8 pm Judo TUESDAY 7 pm Volleyball WEDNESDAY 7:30 pm Basketball Happy New Year! THURSDAY 5-7 pm Aikido 6:30 - 8 pm Judo With Love, Jay, Sue, Amy & Joe Yoshimura FRIDAY 6:30 pm-7:30 pm Family Aikido SATURDAY A very Happy Holiday Greeting to you all! Gassho, Sachiko and Lorraine Hisamoto January 2012 Tri-State/Denver Buddhist Temples Page 13 Sunday 5 Page 14 8:30 Nihongo Service 9:30 am DBT services Tri-State/Denver Buddhist Temples 11:30 TSDBT Annual General Meeting 8:30 am Nihongo service 9:30 am DBT services 19 12 noon BWA Dana Project Nehan E 9:30 am DBT services 1 pm Ft. Lupton 3 pm Brighton 12 January 2012 9:30 am DBT services BCA Ministers’ Mtg 26 27 20 13 6 Monday 28 21 6 pm Sedgwick 14 7 23 16 9 2 29 NAT’L BCA Meeing @ Buddhist Church of Florin 22 15 7 pm JACGP mtg 8 1 24 17 10 3 Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 11:30-4:30 Chibi No Gakko 25 1 pm Greeley 11:30-4:30 Chibi No Gakko 18 11:30-4:30 Chibi No Gakko 11 11:30-4:30 Chibi No Gakko 4 Saturday Feb 2012 SEE: Updated calendar on website - www.tsdbt.org January 2012 8:30 am Nihongo service 9:30 am DBT services 1 pm Ft. Lupton 3 pm Brighton 8 11 am New Year’s Day Service 1 Sunday Tri-State/Denver Buddhist Temples 29 8:30 am Nihongo service 9:30 am DBT services 22 9:30 am TSDBT Hoonko and Temple New Year Party 15 30 23 16 1-3 pm Uta Gassen Practice 9 31 24 17 6 pm Sedgwick 10 25 6 pm LaJara/Alamosa 18 7 pm JACGP mtg 11 6-9 pm Uta Gassen Practice 26 6-9 pm Uta Gassen Practice 19 6-9 pm Uta Gassen Practice 12 6-9 pm Uta Gassen Practice 5 5-8 pm Uta Gassen Set Up 27 20 13 6 3 2 4 Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Monday 11 - 5 pm Kohaku Uta Gassen 28 12 noon Greeley 11:30-4:30 Chibi No Gakko 21 3 pm Hoji 11:30-4:30 Chibi No Gakko 14 11:30-4:30 Chibi No Gakko 7 Saturday JANUARY 2012 Page 15 Tri-State/Denver Buddhist Temples 1947 Lawrence Street Denver, CO 80202 Return Ser vice R equested Service Requested NON PROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE PAID DENVER, COLO. PERMIT NO. 521 37th Denver Kohaku Uta Gassen (Singing Competition between the Red and White Team) One of the most entertaining events for the Japanese Community in Denver Area known as the “Kohaku Uta Gassen” will be held as follows: January 28, 2012, Saturday Open: 11:00AM Start: 12:00PM Location: Tri-State Denver Buddhist Temple Auditorium Co-Sponsored by: Tri-State Denver Buddhist Temple Japanese Association of Colorado (JAC) Uta Gassen Executive Committee Chairperson for the Event: Seiji Tanaka Master of Ceremonies: Masako Beecken Team Captains: Red Team: Yumino Kimura White Team: Souichi Nakamura Number of Singers: 15 singers on each team Special Notes: -Many special attractions are scheduled for your entertainment -Many door prizes will be given away at the end of the event Japanese Box Lunch: $10.00; prepared and sold by the Buddhist Women’s Association Entrance Fees: $8.00 person (15 years old or younger and 75 years old and over- free Donations: All proceeds from this event will be donated to TS/DBT Your attendance will be greatly appreciated. Page 16 Tri-State/Denver Buddhist Temples January 2012 For any questions, please contact Seiji Tanaka at (303) 427-7906 Date/Time:
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