May 2014 Tri-State/Denver Buddhist Temples Page 1 A TSDBT Monthly Publication A TSDBT Monthly Publication A TSDBT Monthly Publication A TSDBT Monthly Publication A TSDBT Monthly Publication May 2014 Rev. Fujii’s message 1 Diana Sensei’s message 2 Arigato Gozimasu 2 Japanese Article 3 Dharma School 4 100 Yr Project News 4 Amache Pilgrimage 4 Board Thank You 5 Hatsumairi Plans 5 100 Yr Project Plea 5 Temple Offerings 6, 7 Temple Condolences 6 CBF Toban List 8-14 Temple Happenings 15 May 2014 Calendar 16 June 2014 Calendar 17 Dharma Discussions 18 In this issue! Issue four Issue four Issue four Issue four Issue four Volume XXXIV Volume XXXIV Volume XXXIV Volume XXXIV Volume XXXIV Temple Reflections Temple Reflections May Buddhist Holiday. . . Gotan E Shinran Shonin’s Birthday Hatsumairi Infant Introduction Formula in Buddhism The 18 Vow: #5; King of Vows You see the formula as below. These are essential items in the formula when we learn the Teaching of Buddha. They go as follows: 1. To Learn Buddhism is to learn myself, 2. to learn myself is to learn Buddha’s Compassion. 3. to learn Compassion is to forget myself, 4. and to forget myself is to throw me into Buddha’s World. The 18 th Vow “If, when I attain Buddhahood, the sentient beings of the 10 quarters who, with sincere and entrusting heart, aspire to be born in my land and say my name even 10 times, should not be born there, may I not attain the perfect enlightenment. Excluded are those who commit the five grave offenses and those who slander the right Dharma.” Words: 1. Sentient being of the 10 quarters: Sentient being = you and me 2. Sincere heart: The heart generated by Wisdom of Buddha. 3. Entrusting heart: The heart generated by Compassion of Buddha. 4. Aspire to be born in my land: The future direction of my life. 5. Even 10 times: As long as my life lasts, even if very short, recitation is essential. 6. Five grave offenses: Those who commit offenses such as (1) murder father, (2) murder mother, (3) murder Bodhisattvas, (4) murder Buddha, (5) destroy harmony in sangha. 7. Slander the right Dharma: False spoken statements related to Mahayana Teaching. Five grave offenses & slanderer Why do we see these at the end of the vow? The reasons are as follows: - A person’s thoughts are rooted in his own desires and blind passions. The person is depending on a false foundation in life. - A person’s thoughts are simply his own thoughts and ideas. So the person does not recognize his twisted and distorted views. - A person doesn’t care morals and ethics. - Since the contents of this vow are different from Theravada Buddhism which is omainly for priests and ministers, Buddha emphasizes the importance of Compassion in Mahayana Buddhism which embraces any kind of quality of beings. - Buddha wants us to find the right direction in life and to build a right foundation in life. Thus, these “don’ts” are to guide people to build the right foundation. Specifically, right foundation means right view (causation, cause-condition) and essence of Mahayana Buddhism (Wisdom as cause, Compassion as condition). In Gassho, Rev. Fujii
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You see the formula as below. These are essential items in the formula when we learn theTeaching of Buddha. They go as follows:
1. To Learn Buddhism is to learn myself,2. to learn myself is to learn Buddha’s Compassion.3. to learn Compassion is to forget myself,4. and to forget myself is to throw me into Buddha’s World.
The 18th Vow“If, when I attain Buddhahood, the sentient beings of the 10 quarters who, with sincereand entrusting heart, aspire to be born in my land and say my name even 10 times, shouldnot be born there, may I not attain the perfect enlightenment. Excluded are those whocommit the five grave offenses and those who slander the right Dharma.”
Words:1. Sentient being of the 10 quarters: Sentient being = you and me2. Sincere heart: The heart generated by Wisdom of Buddha.3. Entrusting heart: The heart generated by Compassion of Buddha.4. Aspire to be born in my land: The future direction of my life.5. Even 10 times: As long as my life lasts, even if very short, recitation is essential.6. Five grave offenses: Those who commit offenses such as (1) murder father, (2)
murder mother, (3) murder Bodhisattvas, (4) murder Buddha, (5) destroy harmony in sangha.7. Slander the right Dharma: False spoken statements related to Mahayana
Teaching.
Five grave offenses & slandererWhy do we see these at the end of the vow? The reasons are as follows:
- A person’s thoughts are rooted in his own desires and blind passions. Theperson is depending on a false foundation in life.
- A person’s thoughts are simply his own thoughts and ideas. So the person doesnot recognize his twisted and distorted views.
- A person doesn’t care morals and ethics.- Since the contents of this vow are different from Theravada Buddhism which is
omainly for priests and ministers, Buddha emphasizes the importance ofCompassion in Mahayana Buddhism which embraces any kind of quality ofbeings.
- Buddha wants us to find the right direction in life and to build a right foundationin life.
Thus, these “don’ts” are to guide people to build the right foundation. Specifically, rightfoundation means right view (causation, cause-condition) and essence of MahayanaBuddhism (Wisdom as cause, Compassion as condition). In Gassho, Rev. Fujii
Tri-State/Denver Buddhist Temples1947 Lawrence StreetDenver CO. 80202
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RE: Gotan E Service
‘The one who hears and never forgets the Dharma,Sees and reveres it and greatly rejoices in attaining it –
That person is my true friend;Therefore, awaken aspiration for enlightenment.’
for ordinary people to encounter the Buddha andShinran found that for himself, this was correct. Thenumerous hymns that he wrote over the course of hislifetime were his own expressions of gratitude thatcame from his heart/mind meeting with the Buddha.He realized that the Buddhas, sages and greatteachers were among the ‘true friends’ that he hadencountered and all were responsible in some wayfor his awakening. This month as we celebrateGotan-e, we can consider all of those ‘true friends’that have brought us to encounter the teachings (withShinran counted among that number) and respond ingratitude with Namo Amida Butsu.
In Gassho.
Hello everyone, welcome to May! This month weare celebrating Gotan-e or the birthday of ourfounder, Shinran Shonin. Obviously, this is animportant day for Jodo Shinshu Buddhists because itis a day for us to reflect on Shinran’s life andteachings which consist of a) awakening to one’sown foolish self and b) gratitude to all past causesand conditions that have helped us to come to thatawakening. The quote above is taken from theLarger Sutra and makes reference to ‘my truefriend’, a term denoting a person of shinjin (sincereheart and mind) who will help to guide us to our ownawakening. It also expresses a strong sense ofgratitude to the person or persons through whomone has been able to encounter and awaken to theteaching. Shinran wrote many hymns of gratitude toall those whom he considered to be his ‘truefriends’- everyone from the Buddha to the greatsages of the past and his own personal teacher,Honen Shonin. Through study of the sutras and theworks of the sages, Shinran encountered theBuddha and Dharma academically but he eventuallyhit a wall. This was his encounter with his small,foolish self. Feeling that his study alone was notsufficient to encounter the Buddha with sincere heartand mind, he sought out Honen and through him,found the heart/mind connection with the Buddhathat he had been seeking. Honen encouraged therecitation of Namo Amida Butsu as the true means
Arigato GozaimasuThank you to the following people who gathered to helpmail out the March/April temple newsletter issue: JoyceMizunaga, Shirley Tsuchimoto, Dora Shibata, KayTakahashi, Michiko Aoki, Richard Yoshida, Herb & DotInouye and Rev. Diana Thompson.
Although this issue comes out in the delightful warmingof Spring, I need to take us back to early March and thankCal Kato and Gary Matsuda for shoveling snow and de-icing the front walks and courtyard.
Thank you to everyone and especially the ministers fortaking on “extra” tasks while office worker, Donna Inouye,enjoyed a journey to Japan to meet her new grandson.
二人の客
息子の友人二人がやってきた。初めての場所ということで近くを案内すること
にした。車で二三の場所を回っていると、一人は「美しい所ですねー」とか「あ
あ、楽しいなあー」と海や山を見ながら連発する。ところがもう一人はどうも浮
かぬ顔をしている。何処へ行っても、何を見ても、何を食べても、つまらなさそ
うな顔をして黙っている。
「どうしました?」と問うと「このあと大切な試験が待っているんです。結構
難しい科目なので心配でならないんです」と言う。その試験さえ無事に通れば日
本での就職も将来も安心となるとのこと。片や、心底から嬉しそうにしているも
う一人にきいた。「あなたは随分とたのしそうですね」と。「ええ、私は科目も
試験もすべて終了しました。あとは日本で決まっている会社に就職するだけで
す」と。心は実に軽やかで不安も心配もない。二人の心は真反対なのだと知った。
山は山だ。海は海だ。ところが心の在りよういかんでその山や海を見ると違っ
て見える。心に心配や不安があれば何を見ても、何をしても、何を食べても、い
よいよつまらない。空は晴れているが、心は曇っていると行く先々で出会うもの
は面白くも可笑しくもない。逆に心が晴れていれば、何もかもが嬉しく感じられ
て実に楽しい時間となる。一人は「お通夜気分」。もう一人は「宴会気分」だ。
仏法に「六道輪廻(ろくどう・りんね)」という言葉がある。地獄、餓鬼、畜
生、阿修羅(あしゅら)、人間、天人の六つをいう。意味するところは、怒りで
満ちた心(地獄)、貪りで満ちた心(餓鬼)、愚痴で満ちた心(畜生)、不安や
恐れで満ちた心(阿修羅)、平常心(人間)、そして喜びで満ちた心(天人)を
日々繰り返している我々の心の相(すがた)を示す。
この六道輪廻の本意は、大切な仏法に接する時には「平常心でいなさいよ」と
教えていること。大切なものを聞くとき、心に怒りや心配があっては「まともに
聞けないですよ」ということ。
では「平常心」とはどのような心の在り様なのだろうか。「ああ、ご飯がうま
いなー」との心であり、「ああ、昨晩は良く眠ったなー」との心であり、「寺に
行って仏法を聞こう」との心である(笑)。簡単そうに聞こえるが、我々は日々
これができそうで、中々できないのではなかろうか。己の心の在り様にばかされ
て大切な何かを逃してはいないだろうか。
つまらなそうにしている一人にそんな話をしたら「心の在り様ですか。本当に
そうだと思います」とうなずいていた。「万物はこれ、心の在り様で決まる」と
は「唯識(ゆいしき)」という仏教の学問分野だが、人類は心の問題を見逃すこ
となく学問体系にまでまとめ上げた。人間は随分心で悩まされたことが知れる。
合掌、藤井道栄
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Dharma SchoolDharma School SuperintendentsMichelle Asakawa - 303.868.6723
Naomi Nguyen - 970.978.5125
DHARMA SCHOOL NEWS
Be a Dharma SchoolTeacher!
It’s not too early to givethought to becoming aDharma School teacher forfall 2014-spring 2015. (Andcurrent teachers, will yoube returning next year? Wecertainly hope so!)
Our Dharma School giveskids age 2 to 18 (orthereabouts) a foundationin Jodo Shinshu Buddhismand guidance and supportthat they’ll refer tothroughout their lives.Younger students learnthrough stories, crafts, andgames while classes forolder kids may incorporateSocratic discussion, currentevents, and communityoutreach. Classes are heldmost Sundays fromSeptember through Maydownstairs in the temple.
Our needs for DharmaSchool change from year toyear, but we always needsubstitute teachers andwelcome help with classprojects and DharmaSchool event. If you thinkyou’d like to commit to thefull school year, please talkto Michelle Asakawa orNaomi Nguyen, the currentsuperintendents.
Due to a change in thecartridges recyclingprogram, the DharmaSchool will no longer beparticipating in theprogram. We will recyclewhat we do have alreadyat the temple, but pleasedon’t bring any moreused cartridge in. Wethank everyone whobrought ink cartridges inover the past years!
May HappeningsThe 5th grade class chairsthe family service duringMay.Bake sales:May 4 5th gradeMay 11 4th gradeMay 18 3rd grade (lastregular Dharma Schoolclass day)No service May 25(Memorial Day weekend)
SAVE THE DATEJune 1
Dharma School FamilyPicnic and Awards DayDetails to come. Look forposters at the temple orcheck out the templewebsite in a few weeks. 2014 Amache Pilgrimage
Saturday, May 17th 2014
6:00 am Pickup at Simpson Methodist Church6:30 am Pickup at Denver Buddhist Temple8:00 am Break – Refreshment stop at Limon
11:00 am Arrival at Amache Cemetery Site1:30 pm Amache Museum Tour2:30 pm Return to Denver6:30 pm Denver arrival
Sponsored by The Japanese American Association ofAmerica, The Amache Club and The Friends ofAmache.
Your Stories for the 100-YearCelebration History Project
by Richard Yoshida
As you should know by previous newsletters, we arerecording stories and historical facts of familiessupplemented by a story-line and connected with yourTemple. If you do not submit something, a greatopportunity for a family record will be lost.
It’s important, and it’s easy - just put down some highlevel biological sketch of your collective family includingwhen the family got started in Colorado and then add howyour family and you became involved with the Temple.Include experiences and memories and what it has meantto you, and perhaps your hopes for the future. In this way,your grandkids (if applicable) etc. will have something topoint to in the future. You should be able to write anaccount in a day or so.
We’d like to give you this chance to record your shortstory in a book or, alternatively, in a digital formataccessible to you. Include pictures with your short story.
The established due date for your input is May 15, 2014.Email to [email protected] . If you have difficultywriting, just put your thoughts down and send them toRichard Yoshida at 8793 Forrest Drive, Highlands Ranch,Colorado 80126. We will get a storywriter to help you putyour story together. If you prefer, a short “I remember”account can also be submitted as an alternative. Let’s go!Time is running out. Do not miss this opportunity.
Donna
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Sunday, May 11; 8 a.m. Mother's Day Breakfast prepared by YBA students Mothers eat FREE!
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On May 18, 2014, Tri-State/Denver Buddhist Templeis holding an INFANT PRESENTATION CEREMONY(HATSUMAIRI).
At this ceremony, infants are formally presented tothe Buddha and the Sangha; the parents of each infantmake a solemn vow to help guide their child in his/herspiritual growth. A Buddhist name is NOT given at thisceremony. This ceremony is for those infants whoseparents want to set a basic foundation in which tocultivate the Teachings of the Buddha.
The Infant Presentation Ceremony will be held inconjunction with the Denver Buddhist Temple Gotan EService (birthday of Shinran Shonin).
Please register by calling the temple office bySunday, May 4, 2014 (all applicants must pre-register).Non-temple members, please pay a $20 registrationfee. There is no registration fee for temple members,however, this occasion provides a wonderfulopportunity to make a donation to the Eitaikyo Fund.
On behalf of the TS/DBT Board, Joni and I would liketo take this opportunity to thank each and every oneof you who came out with your cleaning supplies onClean-up Sunday to help get our Temple into ship-shape. With everyone’s help and hard work, we wereable to accomplish a lot. We were able to clean,reorganize, and purge years of unused items! Manyof those things got recycled and donated for reuse. Aspecial shout out of thanks should go to GaryMatsuda, our new facilities manager, and his helper,Joe, for performing the heavy lifting and the cartingout of the recyclables. Thank you to DBT Aikido, DBTJudo, and Denver Taiko for bringing out all of theitems out of the back apartment, weeks ahead of thecleanup, so that it could be sorted and relocated inpreparation for our new nokotsudo (columbarium).And a very special thanks to Jon Campbell, AmyYoshimura, and our YBA for their willingness to alwaysbe there to help with the grunt work whenever weask. So to all of you, our Sangha, thank you for all ofyour hard work!If you have not been in the Temple kitchen lately,please stop and check out our new gas range andconvection oven. It was a very generous gift to ourTemple from the BWA and Dharma School. The
kitchen is probably one of the most used areas of ourTemple just second to the Hondo. How many bakesales, Keiro Kais, manjus, Sakura Matsuri food andprep, and food fundraisers have been made in thiskitchen? So many that we couldn’t even begin tocount. But with this very special donation by our BWAand Dharma School, all of our jobs will be madeeasier with the upgrade of the appliances. Thank youBWA and Dharma School!
With Gratitude,Joni and Gail
A BIG THANK YOU - an expression of gratitudeby Gail Ida
Reminder Request forYour Videos and Movies
from 100 Year Celebration Planning Committee
In the March/April 2014 Newsletter, we made a pleafor videos/movies/clips that you may have to help usproduce a new video highlighting historic milestonesand other events related to the Tri-State BuddhistTemple. We’d like to include your entries.
This is a second request urging you to get down intoyour basements or other places you may have storedthese precious moments. This project will take someextra effort on your part to find what we need. Weknow that most people tend to put things off, orsubconsciously say that searching is too much trouble.Please, we want you to take that extra effort to dig outthese videos and movies. They are surely out therewaiting to be rediscovered.
Any format will be accepted: Super 8, 8 mm, VHS,camcorder, digital camera recordings, iPad andSmartPhone recordings, etc. We will return youroriginals.
Examples for your movies and videos include: picnics,bon-odoris, Sakura Matsuri, parades, dances, SunshineTrips, Hanamatsuri programs, Boy/Girl Scouts,bowling, golf, baseball, plays (shibais),groundbreaking, Cherry Blossom plantings, weddings,choir, reunions, or other family events that may haveoccurred at the Temple, etc. Past and current eventsare welcomed.
Again, please take an extra effort to help…and spreadthe word. Provide your entry to Shannon Umetani [email protected] or contact at her at 720-280-4945, or contact Richard Yoshida at 303-470-6388or 720-369-5195.
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Tri-State/Denver Buddhist Temples gratefully acknowledges donationsand offerings received from February 1, 2014- February 28, 2014:
Facility UsageDBT AikidoChibi No GakkoDBT Craft ClassDenver Bonsai ClubKazuko OrtizWednesday Nite BballDBT MinyoKokusei Kai
DonationAnonymousAnonymous
Eitaikyo (Endowment) FundThe Family of Ed NakagawaMary Ann & Mark Suhr
New Kitchen AppliancesDBT BWADBT Dharma School
Kohaku Uta Gassen ........................ event receiptsNakagawa Family ............................ funeral; Ed NakagawaMatsumonji Family ......................... funeral; Ike MatsumonjiNishimoto Family ............................ funeral; Shig NishimotoRichard & Michiko Yoshida ........... HoOnko serviceKunio Nakatani & Hiroko Sano ...... weddingYoshiko Sameshima ........................ in memory of Akio Sameshima – 1 yrWilliam & Ann Murphy .................. in memory of Ed NakagawaSawada Family ................................ in memory of Hatch KitaCharles Kagiyama ........................... in memory of Ike MatsumonjiConnie Ishio ................................... in memory of Jiro ShojiKay Takahashi ................................ in memory of Kenny Takahashi – 3rd yrCharles Kagiyama ........................... in memory of Mae DoidaSharon Shin .................................... in memory of Robert BoudreauRichard & Michiko Yoshida ........... in memory of Taisho (Pet Hoji)
Tri-State/Denver Buddhist Temples’membership offers condolences to the
family and friends of:
Ed NakagawaJune 11, 1919 - February 15, 2014
Shigeru NishimotoJune 1, 1926 - February 16, 2014
Rev. Shinryo Sawadadied February 22, 2014
Frank HiraokaMay 13, 1915 - March 12, 2014
Mas MuraOctober 31, - April 1, 2014
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Tri-State/Denver Buddhist Temples gratefully acknowledges donationsand offerings received from March 1, 2014- March 31, 2014:
In memory of Betty Matsuno – 25th yrSharon BrooksJeff FujikiSteve HiratsukaDJ & Rich IdaCal KatoAlbert KawakamiMatsuno FamilyDon & Louise TakemuraDean & Toyo Tsutsui
In memory of Ed NakagawaRobin BurchardtAlice HaraEddie & Jennie ItoJane KanemotoSuyeko MayemuraAlice Yasumura
In memory of Joe Yamasaki – 33rd yrArt & Itsu AritaJay & Audrey CharnessMiyuki Mabel GooginsRose ShibaoMike ShibataYouko YamasakiMasashi YoshimuraDouglas & Siu YoshimuraJayne YoshimuraGlenn Yoshimura & Robin Furuta
In memory of Misayo Fukuhara – 17th yrJames & Ayako FukuharaLinda FukuharaIda Sasaki
In memory of Mrs. Sai Saito – 50th yrSachiko HaraBetty ShimizuJane Webb
In memory of Takuji Henry Nishi – 33rd yrMiyoko MurataSayoko Takata
Humu Humu Ukelele ......................... facilities usageRunners and Sponsors ..................... Colfax Marathon fundraiserHiraoka Family .................................. funeral; Frank HiraokaCynthia Horiuchi .............................. in memory of Andrew Horiuchi – 49th dayHiroko Kondo ................................... in memory of George Yuji Kondo – 13th yrIda Sasaki .......................................... in memory of Mae DoidaJames & Ayako Fukuhara ................. in memory of Miyoko Nigo – 25th yrKim Inouye ....................................... in memory of Tsutomu Inouye – 25th yr
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Please mark your calendars with the Cherry Blossom Festival dates! Plan on joining family and friendsfor a weekend of fun, entertainment and great food!
Saturday, June 28rd and Sunday, June 29th
How you can help!
· Manju Making Sunday, June 22nd 9 am - 1 pmFriday, June 27th 9 am - 1 pm
· Volunteering – The volunteer list is included in this newsletter. If you are not on the list and would liketo help, please contact Wendy Thompson, [email protected]
· Item Donations – See below.
Last year you were so generous with your in-kind donations. We hope you can help out by making contributionsfrom our list and help offset our expenses. Items that are not used during the festival are put to use throughoutthe year at the Temple for various events including Dharma School, Turkey Bingo, Hanamatsuri, and otherevents. There will be a table in the auditorium marked for donations. Thank you for your continued support!For cash donations, please submit these to the Temple office in an envelope marked “Cherry Blossom Donation”and let us know which items you’d like us to purchase.In gassho, the Cherry Blossom Committee
In-kind Donation ListDescriptionDinner napkins Green tea bagsCocktail napkins CoffeePaper Plates - 7" (sturdy paper – no Styrofoam) Regular cans of SPAMTape - Packing tape - clear, rolls Spicy cans of SPAMTape - Masking tape Flour for manju (lbs)Tape - Duct tape MochikoReams of white copy paper Canola oilReams of white card stock paper White vinegarBusiness size white envelopes Nori for sushi/SPAM musubiKitty litter (absorb grease from grills) MemmiPostage stamps SomenDishsoap Sesame oil2 mil clear plastic sheeting Soybean oil (for cooking eggrolls)Bleach Sesame seeds – white roastedLaundry detergent Minced garlicAluminum foil PAM spray cansZiplock Bags - snack, gallon and quart size Plastic wrap
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Beef Teriyaki Bowls – CookersSaturday Chair: Harry Harada 303.451.0492 OR [email protected]
Volunteers: Dat Nguyen Dick Chikuma Stacey Harada Jason PettisSteve Pisano Craig Shibata Bruce Tawara
Sunday Chair: Rich Kagiyama 303.932.1177 OR [email protected]: Dat Nguyen Walt Chikuma Kenzo Kawanabe Troy Kilen
Randy Koto Sean Koto Steve Shigaya Walt TokunagaJoanne Tokunaga Jim Matsuda Jeanne Matsuda Joe Anderson
Volunteers: Mami Finke Brett Brucklacher Gwen Kawashima Kathy FuchigamiClarence Low Hiroko Tagawa Jan Brucklacher Tom FinkeJay Charness Audrey Charness Jan MarshallJunko Kagiyama-Manley Nicole Manley
Sunday Chairs: Joyce Nakata-Kim 303.693.9597 OR [email protected]: Lianne Baessler Bill Fukutomi Chikako Fukutomi Robin Burchardt
Miles Collins Michael Jones Irene Kawanabe Aiko KimuraKaren Tawara Jones Emi Shimura Stephanie Takahashi Patricia Cameron
Beer Sales – GymSaturday Chair: Bob Fujimoto 303.422.0274 OR [email protected]
Volunteers: Ted Fukumoto Tom Doizaki, Jr. Ken Inouye Kenso KagiyamaArt Koyano Phil Miyazawa Sage Nishimoto Junji ShimadaRichard Yoshida Tom Tabuchi Joe Ozaki Sam Bungo
Sunday Chair: Dale Chikuma 303.425.5794 [email protected]: Ted Fukumoto Warren Fukuhara Dave Goto Leonard Ito
Hank Shibao Emmy Yamamoto Lisa Yamamoto Hiko YoshikanoBrian Levitt Kevin Kiyotake Brandan Burns
Beer Garden – Food & BeveragesSaturday Chairs: Carrie Ann Aoki 303.770.4209 OR caaoki&yahoo.com
Harriett Sakamoto 303.770.4209 OR [email protected]: Jason Aoki Janet Kajiwara Shigefumi Murata Julie Yamasaki
Jeremy Barton Phyllis Kajiwara Lynne Noguchi Scott YamasakiStephanie Barton Joe Molina Olivia Rebolledo Shelley YostSharon Ioka Jolene Molina Wes Sakamoto Steve YostRoland Aoki Sharon Shin
Sunday Chair: Carrol Tsutsui 303.457.1810 OR [email protected]: Bo Boughman Joes Cruz Jeff Fujiki Steve Hiratsuka
Rich Ida Dave Kato Linda Kato Cal KatoKit Mura-Smith Amanda Reeves Patrick Reeves Don TakemuraLouise Takemura Daryl Tawara Dean Tsutsui Holly WadaRachel Wada Robert Wada Sarah Wada Jay Yoshimura
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Your name may be listed multiple times, not at all, or on a committee not suited to your liking; in such asituation, please take the initiative to select a Committee of your choice - contact the listed Chairpersonand schedule your work shift.
If you are parents of an infant or toddler, please combine your efforts and select a single committee to“share” a shift. If you are a parent of young Dharma School students, please consider volunteering as anentire family in the Tea Servers/Table Bussers committee (SEE: page 14)
No matter HOW or WHEN you volunteer, your participation is very much needed and appreciated.
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Volunteers: Alyssa Holland Mieko Ospina Tisha Fujii Emi KiyotakeErma Sampson
CalligraphyChairperson:
Volunteers: Junko Asakawa Ine Hanatani Sawaye Hirokawa Sadako IwahiroHisako Sasamoto
Chicken Teriyaki – CookersSaturday/Sunday Chair: Wayne Berve 303.450.9742 OR [email protected]
Volunteers: Erica Arakawa Phillip Hodgden Gary Horiuchi Scott KanayamaDick Matsushita Ken Nakamura Jerry Nakashima Billy NowellSteve Shigaya Brendan Stewart KC Stewart Merrily StewartDoug Stewart Bill Thompson Kentaro Thompson David ValencianoGreg Yamaguchi Kevin Yoshida
Sunday Volunteers: Judo & Parents Donnie Emeson Phillip Hodgden Kirk HoriuchiBrian Levitt Troy Mayemura Kristi Miller Mitch MollardRokha Na Billy Nowell Thom Sakata Crystal SperanzaTerry Squibbs KC Stewart Merrily Stewart Doug StewartTerry Yamashita Don Yoshimura
Volunteers: Sharon Akiyama Brian Asano Cindy Chipman-Iida Jan AsanoElsa Burchinow Janice Campbell Keith Chipman Becky FurutaRoy Hashimura Christian Onassis Ann Hyde Marie MayemuraJo Miyake-Kennedy Harry Shigeno Nancy Shigeno Shelley TanakaRuby Tanaka David Tanigawa Donna Miller Robert Miller
Chicken Teriyaki – MarinatingChairs: Bill & Wendy Thompson 303.278.3954
YBA Gayle Goto Keiko Yoshida Mark Sakaguchi
Entertainment MCsSaturday: Kathy Ajisaka Glenn Asakawa
Sunday: Kent Yamasaki
Entertainment Program – Scheduling & FacilitationChairperson: Gayle Goto 303.238.1040 [email protected]
Volunteers: Alyssa Kuge Amy Kuge Kathy Kuge Dave GotoRachel Davis Jennifer Sakata20
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FinanceWeekend Chairs: Carole Eshima 303.404.3393 OR [email protected]
Tepper Koga 303.926.1721 OR [email protected]: Linda Akiyama Duane Eshima Sharon Eshima Stan Eshima
Mabel Googins
Facilities (Gym & Hondo) – Prep/Clean-upVolunteers: Wayne Berve Kirk Horiuchi Al Kawakami Frank Miyazawa
Charles Ozaki Greg Ramos Randy Sasaki Rob TanakaEverett Watada Gary Yamashita Dennis Hardman Kevin YoshidaBrett Shibao Craig Matsuda Randy Matsushima Levi Thompson
Floaters & RunnersVolunteers:
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Hamburgers – outside bistroChair: Kiyoshi Koga 303.926.1721
Volunteers: Pi Delta Psi members
Hot Dogs & PopChairperson: Lorraine Hisamoto 303.288.6083 OR [email protected]
Volunteers: Jr. YBA students Aaron Hisamoto Ron Inouye Wendy InouyeCarrie Furusho Karen Matsushima Ron Matsushima Joyce MizunagaNina Meyers Jennifer Meyers Joy Nakagawa Randy NakagawaKellye Tamura Naomi Tamura Barb Tashiro Dave TashiroChristina Ybarra
Information BoothChairpersons: Glenn Asakawa 303.666.5104 OR [email protected]
Michelle Asakawa 303.666.5104 OR [email protected]: Sue Mollard Samantha Mollard Greg Ramos
Saturday Volunteers: Aaron Chikuma Scott Chikuma Aki Okamoto Everett WatadaKyle Tawara Anthony Daniels Sam Davis Ed HiraokaSteve Hiraoka Dave Kato Myron Kuge Michael ManleyDan Moskowitz Edward Nance Eddie Seo Mitsuru Adair
Sunday Volunteers: Aaron Chikuma Scott Chikuma Aki Okamoto Kyle TawaraDale Chikuma Amanda Cook Leonard Ito Toney KimAlan Noguchi Daryl Tawara Clifford Sogi Alex TagawaKen Tagawa Doug Tamura Troy Kilen Gary YamashitaDennis Flodeen Robert Abad Sonny Zwierkowski
All: if you cannot find your name listed on a particular committee, YOU are a“Floater’. This is a two-fold homerun; you are available for any committee in needof volunteers AND you get to choose a committee and time to volunteer! Simplycheck in at the Volunteer Check-In table (in the auditorium) when you arrive onSaturday or Sunday.
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Manju/Sushi – SalesSaturday Chairs: Deb Omoto-Berve 303.450.9742 OR [email protected]
Teri Ozaki 303.465.9121 OR [email protected]: Jaclyn Nakamura Emma Steinebrey Peggy Bungo Frances Enomoto
Gladys Konishi Tamiko Koyano Frances Marfia Sue MayemuraRuby Miyazawa Steve Yasuzawa Judy Yasuzawa Katie SakaguchiJane Sasaki Stacey Shigaya Erin Yoshimura Marian Yoshimura
Sunday Chair: Ann Nakamura 303.431.1338 OR [email protected]: Jaclyn Nakamura Deb Berve Michiko Fujii Marge Fukuhara
Andi Heath Eileen Heath Jennifer Heath Helene IokaJane Iwahashi Beulah Kagiyama Tom Kagiyama Hiroko MarshallJoAnn Marshall Aileen Okimoto Irene Shibao Mallory MayedaTomiko Takeda Kathy Watada Rebecca Steinebrey Jolene Molina
Market Set-UpChairperson: Emiko Koga 303.554.9630 OR [email protected]
Friday Volunteers: Ian Berve Matt Kawakami Ben Kiyotake Kiyoshi KogaCraig Matsuda Chris Nakamura Aki Okamoto Mark SakaguchiBrett Shibao Kyle Tawara Shannon Umetani Zach UmetaniGary Koga Jackie Shimamoto Karen Shimamoto Larry Sampson
Medical ServicesChairperson: Joni Sakaguchi 303.921.4064 OR [email protected]
Volunteers: Jane Kano Velda Nance Pat Sato Joe Ozaki
PA System/Lighting/Mechanical/ElectricalChairpersons: Kevin Kutsuma 303.368.8075 OR [email protected]
Kent Yamasaki 303.433.4596 OR [email protected]: Kenbo Takahashi Rex Yoshimura Kyle Inouye Steve Nakata
Volunteers: Herb Inouye Kent Kano Tom Kobayashi Kiyo KobayashiFrank Konishi Oki Matsushima Bob Miller Donna MillerJoe Sasaki Jane Sasaki Ken Tagawa Glenice TaniDoug Uyemura Dorothy Uyemura Bill Watada Kanya OkamotoSherry Watada Gladys Konishi Alley Watada Yoshimi WatadaBernice Fox David Takeda
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Rice CookersSaturday Chair: Randy Sasaki 303.917.5939 OR [email protected]
Volunteers: Kurt Tsumura (Friday)Randy Matsushima Don AkiyamaGeorge Cameron Michael Dorsey Dan Fukushima Ron HikidaSteve Kawashima Eric Miyazawa Kyle Mizoue Paul MizoueJohn Nitta Tyler Nitta Gayle Rahe Stan ShibaoScott Takeda Robert Wong Brian Tamura
Sunday Chair: Mike Nakamura 303.431.1338 OR [email protected]: Frank Kim Paul Kimura Yuji Kimura Richard Masaki
Brian Matsumoto David Matsushima Darren Kim Donald SuekamaFrank Miyazawa Marty Nishida Frank Shimamoto Marvin MayemuraBruce Uchida Etsu Tagawa Brad Kano
Spam MusubiSaturday Chair: Carolyn Takeshita 303.455.4987 OR [email protected]
Volunteers: Stacey Umemoto Ospina Tim Takeshita Tom BoveSharon Brooks Andy Hamano Lesli Hirokawa Tomoyoe KumagaiD’Ann Masaki Rhonda Matsuno April Okubo Regina SquibbsMickey Takeshita Lisa Bilotta Erik Phillips Missy PhillipsJennifer Powers Nicole Matsuda Cindy Matsuda
Kimi Kano Deeyan Matsumoto Monica Nagai Amber NoguchiGayle Shibao Pam Shibao Lisa Kanayama Susan InouyeWendy Nishida Cameo Haddan Teena Prange Wendy Westwood
Sushi – Cut/PackSaturday Chair: Naomi Nguyen 970.785.0836 OR [email protected]
Volunteers: Sheryl Mosbarger Sami Nakazono Kathy Peterson June InuzukaVelda Nance Kay Kuroda Kimi Kuroda Nina CerennaNancy Domoto Lisa Gallagher Christian Onassis Faye KotoHaru Koto Lisa Leafgreen Fuji Mangaka Yuri ShimodaLynn Noguchi Tara Ryan Aggie Ryan Debbie TonoElaine Tsumura Ted Tsumura
Sunday Chair: Shirley Horiuchi 303.252.7885 OR [email protected]: Diane Kiyota Carol Mayeda Kathy Mayeda Sumi Mayeda
Dora Shibata Elaine Sugihara Frank Sugihara Shirley TsuchimotoSumi Tanaka Frank Sugihara Brandi Tsuchimoto Sayoko TakataEileen Tanaka Nancy Tanaka Bill Murphy Ann Murphy
Sushi – EggsChairperson: Judy Okamoto 303.426.0252 OR [email protected]
Friday: Sumi YamaneSaturday: Chiz Momii Terry Shoji
Sunday: Sumi Saito
Sushi – Inari SushiSaturday Chair: Judy Wong 303.933.2088 OR [email protected]
Volunteers: Keiko Yoshida Vicki Case Frances Furukawa Sharon InouyeYas Oda Charmaine Palmer Brett Parvin Kristine ParvinCameo Pettis Toshiko Shuto Jeri Tagawa Pat UmetaniStevie Umetani Jason Wong Sameerah Wong Debbie Yamashita
Sunday Chair: Emilie Kutsuma 303.368.8075 OR [email protected]: Sachiko Eto Takako Hatanaka Stephanie Iwahashi Terri Iwahashi
Jean Miyamoto Min Nakayama Mits Nitta Doris TaniguchiKelly Yamasaki Miko Yamashita Becky Hardman
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Tea Servers/Table BussersSaturday Chair: Cameo Haddan 303.783.6633 [email protected]
Volunteers: 5th graders 6th graders Jr. YBA Jr. TaikoAikido Students Judo Students Jennifer SakataLauren Yamashita Lauren Shinsato Keiko Ozaki June Kurobane
Sunday Chair: Naomi Nguyen 970.785.0836 [email protected]: 5th graders 6th graders Jr. YBA Jr. Taiko
Aikido Students Judo StudentsJosh/Ann Williamson family Forrest/Jeannette Williams FamilyKevin/Cindy Backwell Family Jeremy/Rebekah Watada FamilyAlyssa deMars/Matthew Knippel family Symantha/Raul Rodriguez familyChad/Amy Nitta & Family Jeremy /Rebeka Watada Family
Jacob Daniels [email protected]: Sage Asakawa Peter Burchinow Lauren Chase Armand Kong-Quee
Khali Kong-Quee Andi Heath Emiko Hardman Kimiko HolmesBrian Horiuchi Alysse Kimura Kyle Manley Heather MiyazawaEmily Nguyen Connor Ospina Benjamin Pettis Allison PhillipsArianna Prange Tia Ramos Hana Rudolph Aubreylin ShibataCami Shigaya Landon Squibbs Mikey Suekama Bryan TanigawaDaniel Terao Kentaro Thompson Miles Yamasaki Ryan Kim
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You’ve combed through this list multiple times and can’t locate your name? Please don’t despair - there iswork available for everyone! Planning is a treacherous road of potholes - it’s amazing when we comethrough intact at the end of the road. Meanwhile, thank you for your patience; you can attribute errors onthis list to the clumsy office worker - but, please, be proactive in getting errors amended. Thank you.
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Meetings & Other Events
Senior Student Scholarship InterviewsSunday, May 4th; 11 am
JACGP meetingWednesday, May 17th; 7 pmWednesday, May 28th; 7 pm
Amache PilgrimageSaturday, May 17th; 6 am - 6:30 pm
BWA General MeetingSunday, May 18th; 11 am
Colfax Marathon FundraiserSunday, May 18th; run hard, run fast!
Gym Schedule
SUNDAY 11:30 am Karate
MONDAY 6 - 7:30 pm Aikido6:30 - 8 pm Judo
TUESDAY 7 pm Volleyball
WEDNESDAY 7:30 pm Basketball
THURSDAY 6 - 7:30 pm Aikido6:30 - 8 pm Judo
FRIDAY 6 - 7:30 pm Family AikidoJudo (every other week)
Religious Services
SAT May 3 11 am Hoji - offsite (F)
SUN May 4 8:30 am Nihongo service (F)9:30 am Dharma School service (F)10:15 am Adult Service (F)1 pm Sedgwick monthly service (T)4:30 pm Wedding (F)
FRI May 9 11 am Shinran’s Day service (F)
SAT May 10 11 am Ashes interment - Ft. Collins (F)
SUN May 11 9:30 am Dharma School service (F)10:15 am Adult service (F)9:00 am Brighton’s monthly service(T)
SAT May 17 1 pm Greeley monthly service (T)
SUN May 18 Gotan E w/Hatsumairi (F)8:30 am Japanese language service9:30 am Dharma School service10:15 am Adult Service
SAT May 24 Memorial Day Services (F/T)9:30 am Olinger; main chapel11 am Riverside
SUN May 25 Memorial Day Services (F/T)9 am Crown Hill11 am Lafayette
MON May 26 Memorial Day Services10 am Brighton (T)11 am Ft. Lupton (T)12 noon Platteville (T)
11 am Fairmont - NVHF Service (F)
TRI-STATE BUDDHIST CHURCH APTS., INC.TAMAI TOWER/ SAKURA SQUARE1255 19th Street, Denver, CO 80202
1 & 2 Bedroom Apartments: $578 and $669 per month atHUD Market Rate!(Rates good until June 30, 2014.) Includes all utilities (i.e., water,sewer, trash, electricity) and cable access. Landlord verification,credit history, criminal history, other references will be checked.Please call: 303-295-0305 for more information.
Colfax MarathonSunday, May 18, 2014
We have five relay teams of five. We are running asa fundraiser for the Temple with shared proceedsgoing to Children’s Hospital. You can sponsor arunner!! Simply go to the Temple website -www.tsdbt.org - and click on the “Colfax MarathonFundraising” tab. You can dedicate your donation toany of the listed runners; payment is made with acredit card via PayPal.Okagesama de.
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NON PROFIT ORG.U.S. POSTAGE PAIDDENVER, COLO.PERMIT NO. 521
Tri-State/Denver Buddhist Temples1947 Lawrence StreetDenver, CO 80202
Address Service Requested
Dharma DiscussionTri-State Denver Buddhist Temple
1947 Lawrence StreetDenver, CO 80202
Thursday nights, May 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th
All sessions begin at 6pm
Please join us here at the temple for evening dharma discussions. We will cover topics such as AmidaBuddha and the Pure Land, basic temple etiquette, onaijin objects and other concepts related to Jodo
Shinshu Buddhism. We would also like to encourage participants to bring in their own questions and topics
in order to keep the discussions lively and relevant .
Dates and times are subject to change. Signing up or contacting us ahead of time is highlyrecommended if you wish to park in the Sakura Square lot and also so that we may keep you