JULY & AUGUST 2019

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法 の ともしびLIGHT OF THE DHARMAREGULAR EVENTS:REGULAR SERVICES: Sundays 10:30 amBON ODORI Dance Practice Mondays & Fridays 7:00 pmJIRIKI SEITAI - Japanese Stretching Mondays 5:45 pmBINGO: Wednesdays 6:30 pmSEIZA MEDITATION: Thursdays 7:30 pm CHOIR: Fridays 7:00 pmYOGA with Alanna (none in July) Monday 5:30pm Hatha Yoga Wednesday 10:00am Hatha Yoga Saturday 9:30am Chair Yoga

COMING UP:

FUJINKAI TOBAN 2Contact: Itoko Akune

604-244-7710

Saturday July 6 SBT Golf TournamentSunday July 7 10:30 Shotsuki Memorial ServiceMonday July 8 2:30 Maples Service 7:00 SBT Board Meeting Wednesday July17 11:00 Nikkei Home ServiceSaturday July 27 10:30 Obon Nokotsudo Service 4:00 Obon MatsuriSunday July 28 10:30 Obon ServiceSunday August 4 10:30 Shotsuki Memorial ServiceAugust 8-11 Vancouver Island Obon TourMonday August 12 7:00 SBT Board MeetingAugust 14 - 27 Rev. Ikuta on HolidaysSunday August 18 4:00 Orange Cafe EventAugust 28-Sept 1 World Buddhist Women’s ConferenceSunday Sept 8 10:30 Shotsuki Memorial Service

JULYMehl, Rainer – Captain 604-241-1248Nakata, AndyHayashi, EizoOkano, NicoleShoji, Chika Weil, Fred AUGUSTAkune, Tetsuro & Rose – Captain 604-531-6224Morishita, ElmerYoshihara, Ken & HirokoTakeuchi, Ken & SachikoMori, Koji & Judith Matsumura, Laverne SEPTEMBERHirose, Ted & Mary – Captain 604-275-8315Ang, Francis & JoyceSakamoto, Chikako Hirano, Naoki Fukakusa, Shinobu Chow, Suezone & Nobu

MONTHLY TOBAN

GROUPS

Oh My! Oh My! Entering the Ranks of being a Senior!

“When the thought of wanting to say the Nembutsu emerges decisively from deep within, having entrusted ourselves to the inconceivable power of Amida’s Vow which saves us, enabling us to be born in the Pure Land, in that very moment we receive the ultimate benefit of being grasped never to be abandoned”.

(From “Tannisho – A Shin Buddhis Classic by Prof. Taitetsu Unno)

As you read this article, I will probably be on my way to Japan as the chaperone taking 6 youths from across Canada to represent the JSBTC at the Hongwanji Youth International Cultural Studies Exchange (YIBCSE) program. The YIBCSE program provides an opportunity for Youths from BCA, Hawaii, Canada and South America to come together at the Hongwanji in Kyoto to learn the teachings of Shinran Shonin as well as to partake in the rich culture of Japan and the Hongwanji.

The YIBCSE program was first started in 1987 and over the course of 32 years, there have been roughly 1,000 youths who have participated in the program. It will be the fourth time that I will be participating as a chaperone. As the departure date rapidly approaches, I was telling my wife Noriko that I am feeling more anxiety about this trip than any of the other times I went. To this, she replied it’s probably because I am getting older, and the older we get the more it seems like an effort to do things like organizing a trip. How true this is. Perhaps I was more naïve back then, but I don’t remember worrying as much about the smaller details when I was younger. I remember thinking, “why are some of our senior ministers deferring from taking on the role of the chaperone”? Today I am more sympathetic to how they must have been feeling back then.

Speaking of senior ministers, a few years ago I had an incident while shopping at the local Shopper’s Drug Mart. As I was paying for my goods, the cashier said to me with a smile, “Don’t worry sir, I remembered to include your discount for today”. I didn’t know what he was talking about so as I left the store, I looked at my receipt to see what discount I was receiving. To my shock, before my eyes, in very bold letters (so it seemed in my mind) were the words “Senior Discount Thursday”. I remember feeling a little shocked to see those words as I was still only 52 at the time. My distinguished grey hair must have made me look older to the obviously much younger clerk.

What was a dismaying experience a few years ago now becomes reality this September as I will be turning 55 years old. I will officially be able to remind the clerk at Shopper’s not to forget my “Senior Discount” when I go shopping on Thursdays. As the adage goes, “Father time stops for no one”.

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FUJINKAI NEWSOur Food Fair in May had a profit

of approximately $8200. This total will increase as surplus groceries are sold. It is encouraging to see the revenue from the Food Fair increase every year. This is all due to everyone’s help and efforts.

Once our Food Fair was over, plans were made for the Garage Sale which was on June 15. Fortunately, many items had been cleaned and priced before being stored, so the pricing was not a major task. We had a fantastic amount of donations over the past year and managed to make over $750. In addition, table rentals raised $150. Amazingly, number of helpers on Saturday was more than adequate. Over the next several months, more garage sales will be held as storage space will be limited as the temple is renovated.

San Francisco will be the destination for several temple members during the long weekend in September as six of us will attend the World Buddhist Women’s Convention. Rev. Ikuta, Noriko Ikuta, Misaye Hamaura, Mary Hirose, Maya Whittier, Shinobu Fukakusa and Hiroko Yoshihara will be going.

Some of the proceeds from the sale of Krave jerky will help subsidize part of the expenses. Thanks to Annette!

Moe No Kai Go Keiko

Our last Moe No Kai gathering before the summer was held on Thursday, June 20th. We played a little game to stimulate our brain and we also did sitting stretching exercises to relax our muscles. Later in the morning, we had a lovely annual luncheon. It is always nice to see people enjoy their meals with joy and appreciation. Thank you to all the seniors and volunteers for attending and planning Moe No Kai every month. Please stay healthy and have a wonderful summer and see you again on Thursday, Sept. 26th at 10am.

Kids’ Sangha NewsDharma School will now be called Kids’ Sangha.Thank you for everyone who contributed to our bake

table at the Spring Food Fair. Congratulations to Patty Yodogawa, the winner of the 50/50 Draw.

Obon odori practices are being held on Monday and Friday evenings at 7:00 pm to prepare for our Obon Festival on Saturday, July 27. Obon service will be on Sunday, July 28.

Kids’ Sangha will commence with a pancake breakfast on September 15 at 9:30 am. Have a great summer and keep safe!

Notice from TempleOn Wednesday, June 5th, our temple

experienced an emergency situation involving our fire alarm monitoring panel. The fire alarm monitoring panel is an electronic panel which regulates the smoke detectors and fire alarms in the

temple. During the annual fire alarm inspection, the fire department found that the monitoring panel was faulty, and we were notified that it needed to be fixed immediately. Until such time, we were told that we would have to implement a 24/7 manual surveillance of the property with someone here 24 hours a day to monitor the temple.

At first the alarm monitoring specialists tried replacing the faulty pieces of the panel, however, due to the age of the panel some of the replacement pieces no longer existed and, in the end, they ended up replacing the whole panel. A process which took just over two weeks to complete.

During this period, the temple hired a security company to have a security guard come from 6 pm to 6 am to monitor the place. During the daytime volunteers came on rotating shifts to ensure someone was monitoring all day long.

A special thank you to all of the volunteers who took turns coming in from 6 am until 6 pm to help monitor the temple.

SHOTSUKI DATE FOR SEPTEMBERReminder that the Shotsuki date for September is on

Sunday, September 8th. Rev. Ikuta will be away during the Labour Day Weekend attending the World Buddhist Women’s Convention in San Francisco, USA.

Thank you for your understanding.

Flowers for the HondoAs you are aware, the Altar (Naijin) represents “the

Residence” of Amida Buddha, the Land of Nirvana or the Realm of Enlightenment. Here we find three key adornments – the flowers, the candle and incense. Each is very symbolic in understanding Buddhism. The Flowers, reflect the Impermanence of Life. The candle Light allows us to see the True Nature of Life. And, the burning Incense provides the scent of the Purity of Enlightenment and the smoke gives us the insight into the Transiency of Life.

All three adornments allow us to awaken to the Ultimate Truth of Wisdom and Compassion of the Buddha. This principle applies to all Buddhist shrines.

The Altar is cleaned and the adornments are updated regularly. The flowers, that are usually changed weekly, provide a sense of beauty and serenity. In fact, some miss them if they are not on display. To maintain this practice, however, has been expensive as the costs have risen over the last number of years. The latest weekly purchase was $100.00. Although the purchases include a 10% reduction at our supplier, they are becoming quite prohibitive.

How do we pay for the flowers? The monies come from the Temple treasury. Is there, however, another way to allay these costs? The approach approved by the Board is to seek Monetary Donations from the Dharma followers and friends. These donations will allow us to continue to enhance the radiance of the Altar. We are seeking your financial assistance. Whatever amount will help! This is the special request.

Donations will be gratefully received and tax receipts will be issued. For more information one may contact me at 604 765 7710. Thank you for understanding and your time in reading this letter.

Gratefully, Roy Akune

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UPCOMING EVENTS OBON 2019 お盆 BON ODORI PRACTICES盆踊りの稽古Mon & Fri at7:00 pm 毎週月曜日と金曜日の午後7時

OBON NOKOTSUDO SERVICE納骨堂お参り

Saturday, July 27th,10:30 am7月27日（土曜日）午前10時半

BON ODORI　盆踊りSaturday, July 27th, gates open at 4:00 pm

7月27日（土曜日）午後4時開門

OBON SERVICEお盆法要Sunday July 28th at 10:30 am7月28日（日曜日）午前10時半

Obon 2019 is quickly approaching and we are honoured to have Rev. Yoshimichi Ouchi from the Toronto Buddhist Church join us for the weekend.

Reverend Yoshimichi Ouchi was born in Oita prefecture, Japan. He grew up in a family Temple, where his Grandfather and Father were Ministers. His family goes back 25 generations in the family temple. Buddhism and serving the Temple has been a life-long practice for Reverend Yoshi.

Reverend Yoshi studied religion, with a focus on Buddhism, at Ryukoku University in Kyoto and Shiga. After graduating from Ryukoku University, he went to Chuo Bukkyo Gakuin (Central Buddhist Academy), a part of Nishi Hongwanji-temple, to study the Teaching of the Buddha and Shinran-Shonin who was the founder of our sect in Kyoto.

Between February 27th, 2011 and May 2nd, 2016 Reverend Yoshi completed three levels of ordination: Tokudo, Kyoshi and Tokubetu Homuin Shikaku. During this period, he also volunteered at a temple in Osaka and took on the duties of a Minister for two years.

After receiving his ordinations, Reverend Yoshi spent a year at Gonshiki Shidousho where he trained in chanting and studied important Buddhist rituals. On April 15th, 2016 he was assigned to the Toronto Buddhist Church. Rev. Yoshi is the youngest minister within our Canadian Kyodan.

Please help us welcome Rev. Yoshi for our Obon Weekend.

ORDER YOUR BENTO Due to the reduced festival

size, there will be fewer food choices.

There will be Chow Mein from the temple and limited Bento from Takeya Sushi, which should be pre-ordered, as there will be a limited amount.

You can buy tickets at Shotsuki, Bingo or Dance practice. You can also order them online on the temple website at:

http://steveston-temple.ca/2019-obon-festival/

Deadline to pre-order is July 10th

2019 Vancouver Island Obon TourAug. 9 – 11, 2019

Preparations are underway for the BC Jodo Shinshu Buddhist Temples Federation sponsored Vancouver Island Obon Cemetery Tour which will take place on the weekend of August 9 – 11, 2019.

Although we will not be chartering a bus this year, we still have plans for visiting the cemeteries in Cumberland, Port Alberni, Nanaimo, Chimainus, Duncan and Victoria.

If you would like to spend a memorable weekend on Vancouver Island please join us on this spiritual journey.

Detailed schedule as well as Application Forms are available through Rev. Ikuta or the temple office. rev.ikuta@steveston-temple.ca or call the temple office

British Columbia Jodo Shinshu Buddhist Temples Federation Convention

Thanks to Dennis Shikaze, Naomi Shikaze’s brother, it looks like we are going to be able to charter a 56 seat coach bus for the BCJSBTF convention taking place in Kamloops from Sept. 27-29, 2019.

On September 27th, Rev. Grant is making arrangements to have pick up points at three stops, one at our temple (10:00 am), the second stop on the way at the Highway 17 and Bridgeview Dr. in Surrey (11:00 am at the Tim Horton’s) and the third at the Tim Horton’s near the Fraser Valley Buddhist Temple (12:00 noon). With this schedule, we should be arriving in Kamloops by 4:00 or 5:00 pm. We are still working on the price per person, but we are expecting a subsidy from the BCJSBTF and will let you know once we find out the final price.

The convention speakers will be Dr. Kenneth Tanaka, renowned Buddhist speaker and author of “Ocean: an introduction to Jodo-Shinshu Buddhism in America”. Dr. Tanaka was the quest speaker for last year’s convention held also in the Interior at Vernon. His talk was so inspiring that the organizing committee decided to invite him again this year. Everyone who attended last year’s convention thoroughly enjoyed the weekend and you will surely not want to pass up on this opportunity to listen to Dr. Tanaka’s talk.

For those interested in attending this year’s convention, please contact Jeanne Ryan (604) 230-8787 for information. A block of rooms has been reserved at the Holiday Inn Suites in Kamloops with special rates in effect until August 30, 2019, so please register your name as soon as possible.

There are registration forms available at the temple.

RAFFLE TICKET NOTICEBCJSBTF Raffle tickets have been sent out in the mail.

Every year our provincial body, the BC Jodo Shinshu Buddhist Temples Federation have been holding a raffle ticket draw with proceeds going to help fund the Annual Post Secondary Education Scholarship. The scholarship has helped numerous individuals with their education. Recipients of the scholarship are selected by the Scholarship committee and their names are announced at the BCJSBTF Convention which is held in September.

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JULY 2019 MEMORIAL SERVICE (Please bring your “Homyo”.)Akune, YuichiAmadatsu, JohnnyArima, KenichiAtagi, KaoruBeaton, YoshimiClarke, Sandra MayDomae, IsaEskandari, KazukoHamade, Taki

Hamade, TsuyoshiHashimoto, ToyozoHibi, AikaHigo, SaichiroHikida, TazuHirose, TaheiHirose, TokuHirota, MitsuyukiIshida, Yokichi

Kishi, KazukoKitagawa, KikuyeKitagawa, Masa Kondo, HiroshiKoyama, ChiekoKung, LaurenceMatsumura, EikichiMaede, KikuyeMaeda, Tomino

Mitsui, Ken Mori, ChiyoMorimoto, ChiyoMorimoto, ToshinosukeNishi, TsutaNishi, HiroshiNitta, KitaroOkano, KoitoOura, Toshiharu

Pineda, Sena Sakai, YasuichiSakamoto, YasueSakiyama, ToshiyeTakane, KatsuTanaka, KoharuTani, MikieTaniwa, FusaeTaniwa, Kazuo

Teramura, KinueTeranishi, HatsuToyoda, KiyokoUchida, FumikoUyeyama, FukujiroYamamoto, (Tom) YutakaYoshida, YoshieYoshida, Takahiko

AUGUST 2019 MEMORIAL SERVICE (Please bring your “Homyo”.)Arima, KimikoDoi, RoyHamade, TomekichiHamaura, KazuoHarada, EiichiHaya, KumaeHayashi, HirokichiHirose, RosieIkuta, MinoIshida, Ren

Iwata, Roy MotomaruKaita, ReikiKato, AkikoKatayama, IshiKimura, KazuoKobayashi, YoshiakiKoyanagi, GeorgeKubota, ToshikoMaede, YakichiMatsushita, June

Mitsuishi, TeizoMukai, UnosukeNakade, SodeNakatsu, KannosukeNakanishi, TakaharuNarukami, KatsujiroNishi, FusaeNishihama, ShigeharuNishii, KinueNomura, Fuji

Ogawa, TokikoOhara, ChiyoOkabe, SatoruOura, MiyokoOyama, SeiwaOye, YazaemonRyomoto, HisashiSakai, KazuichiSakai, TsuneShiyoji, Yakichi

Tabata, InaoTakeshita, TamieTani, KazuoTaniwa, ItsukoTasaka, MasashiTerai, CherylTeramura, YoshioTomosada, KikueToyoda, YoshiharuTsumura, Isao

Wada, ChikaeYamada, (Roy) HideoYamamoto, IwakazuYamamoto, JukichiYamamoto, KazuoYamamoto, MamoruYamamoto, SadakoYamamoto, YasuYoshida, TsurueYukawa, Masaru

SEPTEMBER 2019 MEMORIAL SERVICE (Please bring your “Homyo”.)Abe, TomihikoAmadatsu, ToshiyukiGrignon, MiyokoHamade, KiyokoHamaguchi, HanaHamanishi, RiyoHamanishi, TaeHamaura, ShigeruHashimoto, ShizuoHikida, ItoHirose, Tazo Tom

Hirose, TashichiIkeda, Tadatoshi Inoue, MasaoIto, TomeKariya, SadaoKawabata, YonejiKimura, KiyokoKishi, SeijiKobayashi, GenshiroKurahashi, KenjiMaede, Kichitaro

Maekawa, TokujiroMatsuyama, HideoMizuyabu, ShigeharuMorishita, HiroshiMorizawa, FusaMuramatsu, Marion, C Murao, ShizuyeMurao, TokuichiroNariiwa, MorioNakano, IwaNakatsuru, Gary

MitsuruNishi, HideoNishi, Yukio Nishi, MitsueNishikhama, YoshiharuOgawa, MasaoOtabe , JunkoOye, YaichiOye, YakichiOzeki, YosukeRyomoto, Saburo

Sakata, YoshiakiSameshima, FujieShiyoji, KennethTabata, AkioTabata, HiroshiTamaki, YoshioTanaka, SakiyeTani, Mary YoshikoTanigami, MorijiTasaka, MitsueTeraguchi, Yurie

Teramura, TakashiToyoda, (Infant)Tsumura, MiyakoUyeyama, MinoruYamamoto, MasaoYamanaka, YukioYoshida, FumikoYoshida, HarueYoshida, Sumie

Mrs. Yasue Matsumura: Matsumura Dan, Matsumura Reginald, Butler Linda, Ryan Larry & Jeanne, Tomihiro Kazuko

Mr. Yoshiaki Tabata: Singh Jas & Clare, Ikuta Kuni & June, Ryan Larry & Jeanne

Mr. Michio Kishiuchi: Ikuta Kuni & June Mrs. Michiyo Morishita: Hayashi Noboru & Teru, Matsuzaki Debbie Mrs. Kimiyo Murao: Matsuzaki Debbie Mr. Kazuo Nagata: Akizuki Casey & Family Mrs. Kimiyo Murao: Tasaka Donald & Sharon Mr. Doc Tomihiro: Tomihiro Masako Betty ($1610)

Membership 2019 paid: Arima Masako, Go Keiko, Miyazaki Takemi, Mukai Akiko, Murao Mary, Sakai Marge, Sano Masayoshi, Shoji Chika, Tsumura Takumi, Yamamoto Kiyomi

The Steveston Buddhist Temple sincerely appreciates and thanks the following for their generous donations: All donations received after June 28, 2019 will be announced in the next newsletter in September.

General Donation: Akune Ted & Rose, Chow Suezone & Nobu, Fraser Valley Buddhist Temple, Harada Jack, Hashimoto Junichi, Ikuta Makoto, Japanese Dementia Support Association, Kohtokuji Hokkaido Kitami-ku, Matsumura Atsuko (Jiriki Seitai in Canada), Matsuno Tom & Yoko, Nakade Masaji & Fujiko, Nikkei Centre, Nishimura Grace, Thibodeau Mathieu & Vipler Michaela, Anonymous ($2,451.20)

In celebration of 101st Birthday of Mrs. Shizuko Nishi: Nishi Joe, Nishi Albert & Isabel, Akune Roy & Itoko ($500)

June Shotsuki Service: Akizuki Eiko, Akizuki Russ, Akune Roy & Itoko, Chan Rob & Elsie, Domai Kiyo, Gilles Sharon, Hamanishi Betty, Hamaura Bob & Misaye, Hamaura Dean, Hibi Carey, Hibi Mika, Hiquebran L, Hirose Mary, Ikuta Kuni & June, Kawamoto Tobo & Hiroko, Kawamoto Ken, Kamide Glenn, Kanno Fumio, Kawabata Jack, Kawabata M., Kariya Florence, Kokubo Alice, Kokubo C., Kuramoto Ron, Kuramoto Vern, Matsunaga Dennis & Mrs., Matsunaga F., Matsunaga J., Matsunaga Osamu, Matsunaga Susan, Morishita Joy, Murakami Lori, Nakano Alison, Nicholson W.B., Niguma Kazuko, Nishi Greg & Mary, Nishi Kazumi & Chizuko, Niwatsukino Kyoko, Obayashi Harry & JoAnn, Osaka Kikue, Oye Hanako, Phillips Kim, Ryan Larry & Jeanne, Sakai Mitsuka, Sameshima M.L., Sameshima Teresa, Sameshima Yoshiko, Sakai Mitts & Kay, Sakai Tomiko, Shiyoji Gail Keiko, Stevens Annette, Tanaka Jim & Irene, Tanaka Kiyoko, Tasaka Teruko, Teramura Ken & Pauline, Thaler P & C, Toyoda Miyuki, Yokota Ken & Yumi, Yoshida Dave & Arlene ($2,220)

Dharma Offertories: Akune Itoko, Chow Suezone & Nobu, Hamaura Bob & Misaye, Harada Jack, Ikuta June, Ikuta Makoto, Ikuta Teruko, Morishita Elmer, Oki Hiroshi, Anonymous ($159.65)

Gotan-e Service: Koyanagi Susie, Nishi Kazumi & Chizuko, Sakai Terry & Marge ($60)

In memory of the late:1st year service of the late Mrs. Kim Kariya: Challoner Bernice,

Hamanishi Yoshio & Betty, Kariya Allan, Kariya Florence, Kariya Victor, Matsunaga Osamu, Murray Gloria, Nishi Doris & Pat, Nishi Greg & Mary, Nishi John & Nancy, Nishi Kazumi & Chizuko, Okabe Mary, Oye Hanako, Yamamoto Barry & Keiko ($665)

Your Donations are needed and appreciated! Donations are the single largest source of income for the temple, and allow us to create our programs, which we hope you also can enjoy, so we thank you for your contribution.

REMINDERIf you have not sent

in payment, this is a reminder that the 2019 membership fee of $125 per person is now Due!

お寺の会費お寺の年会費は＄125です。2019年の会費をまだ払っていらっしゃらない方は至急お支払いくださいませ。

OBITUARYWe would like to express our heartfelt sympathy to

the family members of the following deceased: Bobby Masaji Morimoto June 22, 2019 68 Years Old

日本語：5

2019年 7月/8月

婦人会からのお知らせ吉原ヒロコ

5月の食品バザーでは約$8200の利益がありました。余分の食料品が売れたら利益はこれより大きくなります。食品バザーからの収入が毎年増えるのには勇気づけられます。これ

は皆様のご協力とご支援のお陰です。食品バザーの後、6月15日にガレージセールがありました。幸運なことに、倉庫に入れる前にかなりの物がきれいにされ、値段も付けられましたので、いつもほど値段付けは大変ではありませんでした。ありがたい事に今まで非常に多くの物が寄付されましたので$750以上の収入がありました。さらにテーブルのレンタルとして$150入りました。驚くことに土曜日のボランティアは十分すぎるほどでした。今後数か月間はお寺を改装するに従い倉庫がだんだん少なくなりますのでもっとガレージセールを行うと思います。9月のロングウィークエンドには世界仏教婦人会議がサンフランシスコであり、私たちの婦人会からも6人が参加します。その皆さんは生田先生、生田のりこさん、浜浦ミサエさん、広瀬メリーさん、ウィッティアー・マヤさん、深草しのぶさん、そして吉原ヒロコです。クレイブ・ジャーキーの売り上げの一部がこの出費の一部をカバーしてくれます。アネットさん、どうもありがとうございます。

法 の と も し び

いやだな！いやだな！年を取るのはいやだな！

カレンダーの日付が7月となりました。2019年は早くも半分経過いたしました。皆さんがこの記事を読むころ、私は本願寺主催の国際青少年研修団の引率者として日本に向かっ

ているはずです。この度はカナダ教団を代表して五つのお寺から6名の青少年が選ばれ、彼らと一緒に引率者として参らせてもらいます。青少年国際研修団は夏に一週間、海外に住む若者たちが京都の本願寺にあつまり、親鸞聖人のみ教えや日本の文化、本願寺の歴史などを学ぶプログラムとして1987年に始まりました。最初の数年は毎年開催されましたが、10年ほど前からは1年おきに開かれるようになりました。32年の間に約千人の青少年が研修団に参加されてこられました。私も今回で、四度目の引率を勤めます。そこで、先日妻に前回より今回の旅行の方が色々と心配することが多いような気がすると愚痴をこぼしていたら、彼女は「それはきっとあなたが年を取ってきたからだよ。年を取るとなんでも面倒に感じるからね。」と言われました。まさにその通りだ。以前は細かいことはあまり気にしなかったのですが、今は色々と気になったりするのです。昔はこの青少年国際研修団の引率役に先輩開教使達が避けるような姿勢に違和感を持ったこともありましたが、今はもっと先輩先生たちの気持ちも理解で来るような気がします。歳をとるといえば数年前にこんなことがありました。近くのShopper’s Drug Martで買い物を済んだ時のことでした。レジの店員さんが私に「心配しなくてもちゃんと割引をしたからね」と言われました。何のことかなと不思議に思いながら店を出てレシートを見るとびっくりしました。火曜日シニア割引と書かれていました。まだ52歳であった私にはショックでした。まだまだ自分は若いのだと思っていたのですが、あれから早くも3年が過ぎました。今年の秋には55歳になり、シニア入りになります。英語のことわざに “Father Time stands still for no one” (時はだれのためにもとどまらない)とありますが、実感いたしています。時の流れの速さを感じている中、またもやお盆の季節が参りました。浄土真宗では、亡くなられた方々が善知識となって私を仏の道に導いてくださっていると解釈しています。「お盆」は先に亡くなった家族や先祖を偲ぶためたけではなく、そのことを通して阿弥陀様のみ教えに逢えた喜びを味わう大切なご縁でもあります。今年も盆踊りやお盆法要をお念仏に出会えた報謝の気持ちで皆さんと一緒に迎えたいと思っています。是非、踊りにも法要にも来て頂けるよう、シニア入りの私からお願い念じ申し上げます。南無阿弥陀仏　　合掌生田真

お寺からのお知らせ

6月5日に火災報知器監視パネルの緊急事態がありました。火災報知器監視パネルは煙探知器と火災報知器を監視する器具です。消防署の年1回の検査でその監視パネルが壊れている事が分かりました。そのためそれを

緊急 に直す必要があり、それが直るまで毎日24時間誰かがお寺にいてお寺の安全性を監視しないといけないと言われました。最初はパネルの修理を試みましたが古すぎて直せず、結局パネルを新しくする事になりましたが最終的に2週間以上かかりました。その間、夕方6：00から朝6：00まで警備会社に監視を頼み、昼間はボランティアが監視しました。朝6：00から夕方6：00まで監視して下さったボランティアの皆様には心から感謝いたします。

クイーンエリザベスパークでの第5回BC仏教祭典

BCローアーメインランドの15か国、52団体の仏教徒が6月8日（土）にクイーンエリザベスパークで第5回BC仏教祭典を行いました。仏教の様々な宗派がテントをはり、お祭りは1日中続きました。中央ステージで開会式があり、多くのアジアの文化を紹介する催しが日がな一日繰り広げられました。日本の紹介は我が浄土真太鼓が2曲演奏し、採月会は日本舞踊を2つ披露しました。両方ともとても好評でした。私は別のテントで催されたサンガの集いでの討論会に参加いたしました。一方、ボランティアの方たちは私達のお寺のテントの展示を見にいらした人々にお寺について説明をしました。どうもありがとうございました。他の宗派の仏教を身近に見聞きすることはとても重要で有意義でもあり、毎年この祭典に参加する価値があると思われます。合掌生田グラント開教使

敬 弔次の方がご逝去されましたので、生前のご苦労を偲

び、謹んで敬弔の意を表します。

森本　ボビー・マサジ様 2019年6月22日寂　68歳

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法 の ともしび

5th Annual BC Buddhist Festival at Queen Elizabeth Park

On Saturday, June 8th, Buddhists from 15 different countries and 52 organizations from across the lower mainland came to the Queen Elizabeth Park to celebrate the 5th Annual BC Buddhist Festival. The event went on all day with booths representing various Buddhist temples and organizations from the Greater Vancouver Area.

There was a central stage where the opening ceremony took place and performances were presented throughout the day representing the many Asian cultures. Representing the Japanese culture, we had our own Jodo Shin Taiko drummers playing a couple of pieces. As well as the Satsuki Kai Dancers who also performed a couple of Buyo dances. Both performances were well received by the audience.

Rev. Grant participated as part of a panel discussion at the Sangha conference which was being held at the wedding pavilion.

ブリティッシュコロンビア州浄土真宗仏教会連盟(BCJSBTF)コンベンション

2019年9月27日から29日までキャムループスで行われるBCJSBTFコンベンションにはバスを仕立てていこうと交渉中です。会議では有名な田中ケネス博士が講演をなさいます。博士は浄土真宗の僧侶でもあり、「うなばら：アメリカにおける浄土真宗入門」（日本語タイトル：「真宗入門」）の著者でもあります。実は先回のバーノンで行われた集いにも田中博士が講演をなされました。あまりにも評判がよくて、今年の実行委員会の皆様が博士を再び招待しようと考え、今回も田中先生となりました。参加ご希望の方、ご興味のある方はライアン・ジーニーにお電話して下さい(604)230-8787。８月３０日までホテルの部屋を特別割引レートで予約されていますのでお早くお申し込み下さい。申込用紙はお寺にあります。

お知らせBC州門信徒連盟より毎年行われているRaffleのチケットを配布されています。Raffleからの収入は門信徒連盟がスポンサーしている教育奨学金に使われています。

9月の祥月法要

今年の9月祥月法要は9月8日に行われます。生田先生は世界仏教婦人会大会のために8月28日から9月1日までサンフランシスコへ出張されています。

お寺の会員、法友の皆様、皆様方に特別のお願いがありまして、お寺を代表してこれを書いております。ご存じのように、お寺のお内陣（阿弥陀様が安置されている祭壇）は阿弥陀仏のいらっしゃる所、極楽浄土または悟りの境地を表しています。そこには3つの重要なお荘厳（お飾り）があります。それらは、花、ろうそく、そしてお香で、それぞれが仏教を理解するためのある事を意味しています。花は命のはかなさを表し、ろうそくの光は命の真の意味を見る助けとなり、燃えているお香は悟りの清らかさを象徴する香りを出し、同時に煙は命の移ろい易い事を私たちに示しています。これらの3つのお荘厳は仏様の知恵の究極の真理と慈悲に目覚める手助けとなります。この考え方はすべての仏教宗派で同じです。お内陣は定期的にお掃除をし、新しいお荘厳と取り替えます。お花は普通、毎週取り替えられ、美しさと安らかな気分を与えてくれます。実際、お花がそこにないと喪失感を受ける人達もいます。しかし新鮮なお花をいつもお内陣に飾るのは物価上昇に伴いかなり費用がかさみます。最新の毎週の出費は＄100です。これはお店で10％引いて下さった値段ですが、それでもかなり高くなってきています。どのようにしてお花の代金を払ったらいいでしょうか。お金は今はお寺から出ていますが、この出費をカバーする他の方法があるでしょうか。お寺の役員会で承認された方法は会員と法友の皆様からのご寄付金を募る事です。その寄付金があればこれからもお内陣の美しさを保つことが出来ます。そこで私たちは皆様方からの資金援助をお願いする次第です。金額にかかわらず大きな助けになります。これは会費とは別の特別なお願いです。ご寄付はありがたく頂戴し、税金用の領収書をまとめて後ほど発行いたします。詳細についてはどうぞ私にお電話ください。電話番号は(604) 765-7710です。ご理解とこれを読んで下さった事に感謝いたします。どうもありがとうございました。阿久根ロイ

萌えの会郷恵子

夏休み前最後の萌の会は、６月２０日（木）に開催されました。軽い体操と脳トレをした後に、お待ちかねの昼食会が始まりました。皆さんとお食事を美味しく楽しく頂ける感謝の気持ちと、幸せな気分に浸 ることができた一時でした。萌の会のシニアの皆様、そしてボランティアの皆様、心から有難うございます。どうぞ、健康で素敵な夏をお過ごし下さいませ。そして、秋に再会致しましょう。次回は９月２６日（木）午前 １０時からになります。お待ちしております。

(Sensei’s Senior Moment from P1.)Come to think of it, I’ll also be able to order from the

“Senior Menu” at IHOP, so perhaps all is not lost. As I muse over the passing of time, another Obon season

has come upon us. We will be holding our Obon weekend on July 27th and 28th. It’s a little later than usual due to my schedule of having to go to Japan from July 9th to the 24th. Without going into details, the Obon service is based on the Ullambana Sutra (or Urabon-kyo盂蘭盆経 in Japanese), which tells the story of Maudgalyāyana (Mokuren Sonja 目連尊者in Japanese) and his mother. The service and the “Bon Odori” dance that accompanies it are opportunities for us to get in touch with our past, expressing our true joy and gratitude for the past causes and conditions that allow us to be here today. In the introductory passage for this article, Shinran Shonin states, “When the thought of wanting to say the Nembutsu emerges decisively from deep within…” Our loved ones who we come to honor at the Obon service, are in fact our great spiritual teacher guiding us to listen to the calling voice of the Onembutsu.

Please join us for the Obon weekend, an invitation from one who is about to join the ranks of the Seniors.

In Gassho,Grant Ikuta

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A special thank you to all of the volunteers who came out to help man our booth, giving out information to the people interesting in learning more about our temple. It was wonderful to see the other denominations of Buddhism. I believe this is an important and worthwhile celebration that our temple should participate in annually.

In Gassho, Rev. Grant Ikuta

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10:30 am Regular Service 5:45 pm Jiriki Seitai 7:00 Obon Dance Practice

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10:30 am Regular Service 5:30 Hatha Yoga 5:45 pm Jiriki Seitai

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10:30 am Regular Service 5:30 Hatha Yoga 5:45 pm Jiriki Seitai

10:00 Hatha Yoga 6:30 pm Bingo

7:30 pm Meditation

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10:30 am Shotsuki Monthly Memorial Service

2:30 pm Maples Service 5:30 Hatha Yoga

5:45 pm Jiriki Seitai 7:30 Board Meting

10:00 Hatha Yoga 6:30 pm Bingo

7:30 pm Meditation

10:30 am Sutra Chanting 5:00 pm Taiko 7:00 pm Choir

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10 am Kids Sangha 10:30 am Regular Service

5:30 Hatha Yoga 5:45 pm Jiriki Seitai

10:00 Hatha Yoga 11:00 Nikkei Home

Service 6:30 pm Bingo

10 am Moe no Kai 7:30 pm

Meditation

10:30 am Sutra Chanting 5:00 pm Taiko 7:00 pm Choir

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10:30 am Sutra Chanting 5:00 pm Taiko 7:00 pm Choir

5:30 Hatha Yoga 5:45 pm Jiriki Seitai

Vancouver Island Obon Tour

Rev. Ikuta on Holidays

10:30 am Fall Higan Equinox Service

Rev. Ikuta on Holidays

Rev. Ikuta on Holidays

Rev. Ikuta in San Francisco for World Buddhist Women's Conference

5:30 Hatha Yoga 5:45 pm Jiriki Seitai

10:00 Hatha Yoga 6:30 pm Bingo

7:30 pm Meditation

10:30 am Sutra Chanting 5:00 pm Taiko 7:00 pm Choir

9:30 am Chair Yoga

BCJSBTF Convention in Kamloops BC

7:30 pm Meditation

10:00 Hatha Yoga 6:30 pm Bingo

5:30 Hatha Yoga 5:45 pm Jiriki Seitai 7:30 Board Meting

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10:30 am Shotsuki Monthly Memorial Service

5:30 Hatha Yoga 5:45 pm Jiriki Seitai

10:00 Hatha Yoga 6:30 pm Bingo

10:30 am Shotsuki Monthly Memorial Service

Rev. Ikuta away in Japan leading Hongwanji youth tour2:30 Maples Service 5:45 pm Jiriki Seitai 7:00 Board Meeting

7:00 Obon Dance Practice

Rev. Ikuta away in Japan leading Hongwanji youth tour

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Meditation10:30 am Sutra Chanting

7:00 pm Choir

10:30 Obon Nokotsudo Service 4-8pm Bon Odori

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