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Pasadena Buddhist Temple HikariJuly & August 2020

1993 Glen Avenue • Pasadena, CA 91103 • 626-798-4781

Rev. Jundo Gregory GibbsRev. Jundo Gregory Gibbs All events and services previously scheduled for JULY have been cancelled.

Please check the website for updated information.

July (Subject to change depending on Covid-19 regulations)1 ........PBT Board meeting @ 7:30 PM via ZOOM5 ........Monthly Memorial & Family service ONLINE only12 ......Family Service, 10 am ONLINE only ..........Hatsubon Service, 10 am *by invitation only19 ......OBON Service, 10 am - ONLINE only26 ......Family Service, 10 am ONLINE only

August (Subject to change depending on Covid-19 regulations)2 ........Monthly Memorial & Family service ONLINE only5 ........PBT Board meeting @ 7:30 PM via ZOOM

TEMPLE WILL BE CLOSED FOR SUMMER BREAK30 ......Family Service 10 am

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Thanks to everyone for Staying Home and Safe during this pandemic. We also understand that there has been a reawakening to all the social and racial injustices that plague our society. As Buddhists, we strive to be inclusive to all beings and support the Black Lives Matter movement. We hope that we can all reflect on our own prejeduces and work towards creating a society that respects everyone and accepts their uniqueness.Reverend Gibbs has been posting his Sunday services on the Temple website and on the Temple’s YouTube pages. We know that now everyone has internet access, and we certainly hope that we will be able to hold face-to-face services soon.The OBON festival is cancelled, but it will be replaced with a Virtual Obon website where we will showcase Taiko performances, Ikebana photos, the Tea Ceremony, Bon Odori, martial arts demonstrations and links to all of the vendors we usually have here at Obon. We may be selling some food items to our members for sell for pick-up on July 19th. Sensei is here at the Temple if you need him. You can call the temple office or send him an email message. If anyone is in need of shopping services or need meals delivered, please don’t hesitate to call Sensei or Jeannie Toshima (562-305-6018) and we will assist you.

Please make sure to be counted.If you need help registering online, let Sensei or a board member know and we will arrange to get you counted!

Being Who We Are

We have been, most of us, sheltering in place for most of the last two and a half months. It will have been three months of partial quarantine as most of you read this. Being at home, with our families, who else might we be than ourselves? Well, we are sometimes less than ourselves. We some-times ‘forget ourselves’ as we call it. We try to take social distanc-ing precautions when we do go out, both to respect and to protect others. We try to be cautious about what language we use, so as not to offend others and so as to show respect. Yet, on occasion, we forget ourselves. Currently, some of us are saying “Black lives matter.” This is a way of insisting that “all lives matter.” There was a time when Irish-Americans were valued lower than slaves by their employers. That was 150 years ago, so I think I will neglect to bemoan my fate as a mere Irishman at this juncture. Right now, African-Americans are suffering marginalization and brutality. So, right now, …these days, I do take the time to say, “Black lives Mat-ter” This is part of being who I am. Someone who will not tolerate racism, someone who empathizes with the dis-empowered. While we shelter in place and await a more free and easy way of living, I hope that you are all able to be who you are. … To be yourselves. It is clear to each of us which actions are in accord with our integrity. What words we each feel we need to say. I can-not do much to help others right now. I can, will, and do speak out for justice when I see the need. Each of you will do as you see is in keeping with your own values and sense of integrity. We expect to have an Obon service 7/19 at 10 am. We will have social distancing, we will take precautions. We will broadcast and record the service so that it is available on our Facebook and Youtube pages, but attendance will be allowed for up to 96 persons. Call me if you need to talk. Email me. We do care about you. Your life matters. You matter. Namo Amida Butsu.

Sanematsu ScholarshipThis scholarship program was established in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Ben D. Sanematsu. This year the scholarship has been awarded to Katie Shue, daughter of Janice and Ken Shue. She is a graduate of La Cañada High School and will be attending UC Davis in the fall.Katy has been active with the Jr. YBL and her design for the SDYBL 2020 Obon t-shirt was selected. Due to the cancellation of all Obon festivals, her design will be used on the 2021 Obon t-shirt. We have all watched her grow up here in our Temple.

Congratulations! We all wish you well!

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Shotsuki Service (Monthly Memorial Service) is held for those who passed away during a particular month. Family members and friends offer incense in honor of their loved one. This service provides the opportunity to acknowledge the influence this person made on your own life. Names of the deceased are read at this service. If you would like your loved one to be added to a monthly list, please contact Reverend Gibbs.Due to the Covid-19 “Stay Home - Stay Safe” edict, we will not be conducting the July Shotsuki service live, it will be posted on the PBT website, Facebook and PBT YouTube channel..

August Shotsuki Service - August 2nd

September Shotsuki Service - September 6th

July Shotsuki Service - July 5thARITA, SachikoDEHARI, ShigekoDOI, TakuichiDOMEN, KazuyukiFUJIKAWA, KiyoFUJIMOTO, NobuoFUNADA, EijiFURUMOTO, DojiGOTO, ShigeoHAMANO, MasashiHAYASHI, EmikoHAYASHI, SasukeHIRATA, ChinamiINOUYE, Theodore Ted Takao

JOFUKU, YukitoshiKAMON, MatsujiroKAWAHARA, TokiKEHOE, JohnKIMURA, KazueKODAMA, TakaoKOSUGE, NancyMASAI, DanMASUMOTO, MichiMATSUBARA, DaikichiMORIHIRO, MisakoNAGAYAMA, HichiroNAITO, Frank KeizuchiNAITO, Imao

NAITO, YukioNAKAMURA, TowaNAKANISHI, TadatsugiNISHIMOTO, YukioNISHIMURA, Roy KazuoNODA, MasakoOGURA, NancyOGURA, UkichiOMOKAWA, KanichiOSHITA, MatsuyoOTANI, TasaburoOTANI, UkimiSANO, SadaoSATO, Kiyokichi

SATO, ToshiSERA, NobuoSEVERENCE, Eugenia MarieSHIBA, JinnosukeSHIGEISHI, JamesSHIMODA, MizuSUGITA, JiroSUGASAWARA, TatsunosukeTAGUCHI, GokichiTAMURA, KazumiTANAKA, EiTOKUDA, OkichiYAMAGUCHI, YuriYAMASAKI, JokichiYAMASAKI, Mitsuyo

AKITA, SawakoARAI, FumioARASHIGE, MatsumiBABAOKA, MisakoFUJII, Ruth ReikoFUJIMORI, William FUJIMOTO, Edward Hitoshi (Fuzzy)FUJITAKI, Tom TakashiFUKUMOTO, RitsuFURUMOTO, FusayeGOTO, ChiyosoHAMADA, HiroshiHAMANO, YukieHARABE, MikioHAYASHI, MikaIGE-GUILLEN, KathrynITO, HaruKAMOTO, HohichiKAWAHARA, Kumataro

KAWAMOTO, AkiKAWAMOTO, RikizoKAWAMOTO, ToshikoKAWASAKI, ToshioKIMURA, KiwaKITANI, KazuoKOBAYASHI, EnKOBAYASHI, KenjiroKONISHI, HisatoKONISHI, JyoKONISHI, KanichiKORO, HakomiKORO, KotaroMIKIUCHI, OsamuMARUMOTO, SatsuMASUMOTO, KunizoMATSUMURA, ShimaMIYAGISHIMA, MarikoNAKAMOTO, Hatsuyo

NAKANO, HansukeNAKANO, MiyakoNISHIYAMA, IzumiOGAWA, KameichiOGAWA, KansaburoOGAWA, MichiyoOGURA, KazukoOKADA, KuniOKADA, RyokoONISHI, IkuoOSHITA, AkiOTANI, AtsushiOTANI, JunichiOTANI, ShizuyeOYAMA, KansaburoSAKAHARA, May YaekoSAKAI, MiyakoSHIGENO, KazueSHIMODA, Kunisuke

SHINMOTO, MiyokichiSHUBO, ItsuyoSOGI, OtomatsuSUGASAWARA, HanzoSUNADA, KazuakiTAKENAKA, KenichiTANIGAWA, TamayoTERAZAWA, MasaichiTSUCHIYA, KotoUMETA, SuyenoYAHADA, FusakichiYAMAGUCHI, DozoYAMAMOTO, KiyoshiYAMANE, KamekichiYONEDA, HitoshiYONEDA, KeiichiYONEDA, YukuYONESAWA, Kiyoko

ARITA, RatsuFUJIMOTO, HajimeFURUMOTO, YasuGOTO, Choichi GOTO, KyoichiHAMAGUCHI, HachizoHAMANO, KimiHAYASHI, KyokoHIGASHIOKA, ShigeruHIROSE, ShigeruINOUYE, Kaoru Mr.ITO, FrankKAWAMOTO, KunitaroKAWAMOTO, MasanoKAWAMOTO, TazukoKAWASHIMA, Fumi

KOBUKE, YutakaKUBO, KiyomasaKURAMOTO, KikuMASUMOTO, HachitaroMATSUMOTO, YaemonMENTZ, GeraldineMITO, ShikaMITSUOKA, GeorgeMORIOKA, SadayoMURAKI, RikioNAGATANI, ShigeruNAITO, ImakichiNISHIDA, MikiNISHIKAWA, MutsueOGURA, TomieOKIDA, Mariko

OKUNO, MatsuOMURA, SekiONISHI, KitaONISHI, YoshisukeOTAKE, TakeoOYAMA, MajyuOYAMA, MitomuSAKAMOTO, IsaburoSOGA, NorikoSOGI, AtsuyeSUGIMOTO, HatsujiroTAKAYAMA, MitoTAKAYAMA, OtomatsuTAKAYAMA, TomiTANABE, VioletTERAOKA, Yumi

TESHIMA, IsamuTOIMOTO, ItsuyoTSUCHIMOTO, TsuneyoTSUCHIYA, InosukeTSUCHIYA, TomizoUYENO, KimiWAKASA, KiyozoYAMADA, SatoYAMADA, TokutaroYAMAOKA, RaiYAMASAKI, NaoYAMASHITA, KiheiYAMAZOE, MineYOKOYAMA, KiyomiYOKOYAMA, SakayeYUJIRI, Tokuo

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Donations Received April and MayThe following donations received in the months of April & May 2020 are gratefully acknowledged.

Shotsuki Hoyo April 5th & May 3rd

Gotanye - May 17, 2020

Miscellaneous Donations

Legacy Giving TreeNOW, more than ever we ask that you consider joining many

other thoughtful and generous members by making a gift to the Pasadena Buddhist Temple Legacy Fund.

This is a fund we might be using to help us get beyond the economic impact left by Covid -19.Your donation will help us make up for the income we are losing from not having our fundraisers this year. Payments to this Legacy Fund can be made in installments.

If you already have a leaf, consider a leaf for a loved-one, a grandchild, a friend.

Contact Reverend Gibbs, Gerry Ito or Shelley Shinmoto for more information.

$200 Shinobu Kiriyama Scott & Shelley Shinmoto in memory of Bill Shinmoto and

Helen Ushijima$100 Jeannie Ito in memory of Ted Sato Robert Kikkawa in memory of Alice Kikkawa Sidney Kikkawa in memory of Kazuya Roy Kikkawa Sidney Kikkawa in memory of Yoshie Kikkawa Carolyn Matsuda in memory of father Tadao Ted Sato Haruko Sato in memory of Ted Sato Sachiko Tsukida in memory of Hironori Tsukida$50 Mitsuko Hays in memory of Shizue Yano & Kizo Yano; Paul Hiroto in memory of Marlene Nishimoto-Horowitz; Linda Ito in memory of Genkichi Miyagishima Takako Murashige n memory of George Murashige Albert Nakata in memory of Yukiko Nakanishi, mother-in-

law Jeannie Toshima Akiko Tsukida in memory of Hironori Tsukida$30 Carol Oyama in memory of Hirose Nakashimo Naomi Yonesawa in memory of Johnny Narumi Yoneda$25 Robert Kikkawa in memory of Alan Kikkawa$20 Dawn Kita in memory of Kunitoshi Marumoto

$2,000.... Alan Goto$100....... Maye Fukumoto, Midori Ikenaga, Shinobu Kiriyama$50......... Tamiko Goto, Alan Hatakeyama, Gerry Ito, Lynne Masumoto, Sam Masumoto, Mitsunori Nishikawa, Yuki Okazaki, Rumiko Shiroma, Roy Sunada, Saciko Watari, Tomomi Yamasaki$30 ........ Sachiyo Hamada, Corinne Ishikawa, Minoru Okida, Carol Oyama, Mitsue Oyama, Akiko Tsukida$25 ........ Robert Kikkawa, Carolyn Matsuda, Clifford Nakatani, Michiko Oba

$2,500 ..... Nathan & Chris Sugimoto Donation$1,200 ..... Lloyd Fujiwara Donation$1,098 ..... Ken Okazaki Car Donation$1,000 ..... William & Emillie Hirota General Fund$1,000 ..... Annonymous Donation$500 ........ Maye Fukumoto Donation$500 ........ Kyoko Gibbs Orei Facility Use - Gym$500 ........ Yuka Kimbell Donation$250 ........ Wayne Nagao Donation$200 ........ Lillian Fukimoto Donation$200 ........ Tomomi Yamasaki Donation$100 ........ Cynthia Dyo Donation$100 ........ Robert Makuta Donation$100 ........ kuye Tanimoto Donation$88 .......... Robert Fukumoto Orei Facility Use$50 .......... Janice Shue Orei Facility Use$50 .......... George Sugimoto Osaisen$50 .......... George Sugimoto Wish List$40 .......... Evelyn Lew Donation$20 .......... Catherine Mikuni Tenugui - Mask$10 .......... Lynne Masumoto Mask

Hanamatsuri 12, 2020 $100 .... Nina Akiyama, Kathy Kumagai, David Nishimura, George Sugimoto$50 ...... Tamiko Goto, Alan Hatakeyama, Midori Ikenaga, Gerry Ito, Albert Nakata, Jeannie Toshima, Sachiko Watari, Tomomi Yamasaki$30 ...... Sachiyo Hamada, Carol Oyama, Mitsue Oyama$25 ...... Robert Kikkawa, Carolyn Matsuda, Janice Shue

Covid-19 Donations $10,000....Alan Goto$7,000......George Sugimoto$5,000......Hiroko Kunitake in memory of Nobuko Mitokawa$1,000......Rev. & Kyoko Gibbs David Nishimura, Kevin Tsujihara Sumire Kai$500.........Lillian Fujimoto in memory of Nami & Yasuo Fujimoto Martha Fujimoto Fred Ige in memory of Saburo Ige & Kathryn Ige-Guillan Misa & Richard Kawano Scott & Shelley Shinmoto Roy Sunada Kiyoe Suzuki Irene Tanihara Naomi Yonesawa in memory of Norman Yoshio Yonesawa$300 ........Yukiko Kataoka Rumiko Shiroma Reiko Shishido, Mikala, Kalia, & Acen Toshima$250 ........Mark Yoshikawa$200 ........Kubota Mortuary Jean Nishimoto in memory of John Osamu Nishimoto Rev. Okada Rev. Tetsuo Unno$150 ........Jess Hamada in memory of Hiroshi Hamada Akiko Tsukida$120 ........Clifford Nakatani$100 ........Irene Fujimoto, William Fujimoto, Dennis Ito$50 ..........Sidney Kikkawa Evelyn Fujimoto in memory of Yasuo & Nami Fujimoto

Monthly Opportunity Raffle Winners

May 2020Madison Hirano

June 2020Cliff Nakatani

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At This Hour of StressIn this morning LA Times (March 22), Charles McNulty,

theater critic, writes, “I’m prepared to settle into the boredom (of being cooped up due to the pandemic) and see what illumination I might find there.”

McNulty, in other words, is saying being socially isolated; that is, being forcibly cooped up, is like being in a monastery. Where monks are socially isolated so that they might seek to find some measure, in McNulty’s words, of illumination.

In a way, at this writing, we’re in a way, all in a monastery. That is, we can’t leave the house, travel, hug our grandkids or basically do what we want.

Positively stated then, like monks, because all or most of our distractions have been taken away, this moment of being cooped up has the potential to serve as an ideal time to meditate on truths that go deeper than what we’re accustomed to.

For example, the Dharmic truth that we cannot control the karmic flow of our lives. Or that despite our faith in the strength of our bodies, in fact our bodies are fragile entities. Or that we’ve forgotten how grateful we ought to be for that which we had heretofore taken granted. And so forth.

So all is not lost. While fully cooperating, then, with the order to stay socially isolated, let’s turn this moment of stress into a moment of deepened awareness of ourselves and of life. Turning to use a Buddhist phrase…That which is bad into that which is good (Tennaku jozen).

Finally, the hope here is that all Pasadena members are faring well and continue to remain in good spirits….

Gassho, Reverend Tetsuo Unno

2020 MembershipPlease consider membership in our Temple. Membership fees can

be paid in installments. There are many types of membership you can select, please stop by the temple office to pick up an application in the Temple office or download a form from the Temple website.

We would like to acknowledge the following for their 2020 Temple Membership payments.

Lisa Doi-Peterson & Mark PetersonCalvin & Patty Fujiwara

Maye Fukumoto & Patrick RyanHoward & Mitsuko Hays

James, Ayako, Lindsey, Madison HiranoFred & Alice Ige

Nelson & Sharon IshidaPaul ,Melissa, Lia, Lorie Meza

Clifford & Sayo NakataniRon & Michiko Oba

Ken, Zeena, Kyle OkazakiRoy & Pam Sunada

Kevin, Sandy, Morgan, Matthew TsujiharaJoseph & Sachiko Watari

Joann Asao Aileen FujimoriWilliam FujimotoAlan GotoSachiyo HamadaAkiko HunterLinda InouyeJane InouyeJohnny KamonRobert KikkawaShoji KiriyamaAki KiriyamaThomas MitchellAlbert Nakata

Tamiko GotoDennis & Tina Marie Ito

Gerald & Linda ItoShinobu Kiriyama

Sam MasumotoDona Mitoma & Marvin Inouye

Mitsunori NishikawaSid & Yukie OkazakiJohn & Lynne Ozawa

Peterson Family FoundationScott & Shelley Shinmoto

George Sugimoto

Legacy Members

Manabu NishimotoDavid NishimuraMinoru OkidaToyoko Okida Mitsue OyamaCarol OyamaGeorge SugimotoDennis (Roy) SugitaAlice (Akiko) TsukidaJane YamanakaAlbert YamasakiTomomi YamasakiNaomi Yonesawa

Individual Membership

Family Membership

Individual Friends Membership

Family & Friends Membership

Robert FukumotoMidori IgenagaYuka Kimbell

Lillian Fujimoto & David HamptonSteven & Irene Tanihara

Jose SalcedoReiko Shibasaki

The State and City is allowing houses of worship permission to open again. We have been working on following the guidelines from the public health department to safely reopen our temple for services. The Reopening Committee has been keeping up with all the suggested protocols and attending meetings online with the City, County and BCA to come up with a plan.

Things will be different when we reopen the Temple. Your temperature will be taken, questions will be asked about your health. You will also fill out a card to help us with contact tracing information. The pews will be marked so seating will be spaced to accommodate safe distancing protocols. The osaisen box will be used to collect your Dana offering. If you still are not feeling comfortable returning to our temple, we will continue to record the weekly services and post them on YouTube and the temple’s website.

We will let you all know when our Temple will be ready to reopen.

COVID-19 Update

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If you are an Amazon shopper, please select the Pasadena Buddhist Church as your charity to support. A portion of your purchase price

will be donated to our temple. It does not cost you anything extra, Amazon has initiated this as a way to give back to eligible charities.Shop at http://smile.amazon.com and select us as your charity and every time you log in to shop, it will remember this preference.

SOGs' Want ListThe SOGs work tirelessly to maintain our grounds Here are a few items that you might have around your home that would be useful to them. Call the temple and we will arrange for pick-up or a drop off.• Plastic beverage drinks, 16.9 to 17 oz bottles, i.e., Pepsi, ice

tea, Costco drink, water• Small yogurt, pudding type cups (rinsed and clean)• Nursery plant pots, 1 to 25 gallon pots• Used/unused Plywood and 2 x 4 lumber • 170 oz Tide, 194 oz Kirkland and or similar size liquid laundry

detergent plastic containers.• Used tennis ball containers with lids and tennis balls

President’s Message

Summer has arrived. During this challenging time, we have some-thing to celebrate. We would like to congratulate our High School graduates. This year our graduate is Katie Shue. We are so very proud of her. Here are a few of her accomplishments:• An avid Jr. YBL member• ASB Junior Class VP and ASB Treasurer• 3-year choir member• Girl Scout Gold Award recipient• Kumon Instructor’s Assistant for 2+

years• Amy Utsunomiya Youth Service Award

2018• La Canada High School Class of 2020• UC Davis Class of 2024• History major with plans to go into education/teachingWe wish her much success in the future.Also, there will be no Dharma School class on Sundays until Sep-tember. I will continue to send out weekly Sunday messages to the students. We will also upload the messages on the temple website for interested people.

Stay Safe and Healthy. Namu Amida ButsuLynne Masumoto

Youth NewsI’m hoping that you are all doing well, staying healthy and safe.

Usually at this time of the year we would all be busy cleaning the Temple grounds getting ready for our annual Obon festival. But this year is different. There are still many folks preparing for a festival, but it will be held online instead of in-person.

Obon is a very special time for all Shin Buddhists. It is a time to reflect on how our own lives have been impacted by the lives of our ancestors and friends who have passed away before us. It is a time to be grateful to them and also to others who are sharing their lives with us now. It is usually a time when we would have all come together to dance joyously in gratitude for the life we are living right now.

During the Safer-at-Home regulations our essential staff, the SOGs, have been coming regularly to help maintain the buildings and grounds so when the Safer-at-Home regulations are lifted you will see a well-maintained site ready for our visitors. And many thanks to the Dharma School parents and Kyoko for collecting Japanese pantry items and fresh fruits to deliver to our homebound seniors.

Thanks to everyone for continuing to support our temple with donations. As of June our COVID fundraiser has over $23,000 in contributions. We also appreciate all your Obon donations.

I look forward to when I can thank each of you in person. Gassho, Jeannie

We are adjusting to a world where we see each other, but cannot touch. Our meetings, as well as Southern District BWA meetings, have been held online via Zoom. Toban groups have been checking on our Super Senior members, espe-cially those without email. Pasadena BWA will donate $200 to the Pasadena Buddhist Temple

to help purchase supplies needed to re-open the temple safely under City of Pasadena Dept. of Health guidelines.

Southern District BWA has announced a new grant program for Southern District temples. The goal of the grant program is to promote the dissemination of Jodo Shinshu teaching in our Southern District Temple communities, via new program or event content which can serve current Temple members or used to reach out to non-Jodo Shinshu individuals. The deadline for the application is August 28. If anyone has a suggestions for projects that Pasadena Buddhist Temple could undertake, please email Kathy.kumagai@gmail.com as soon as possible. For information about the grant pro-gram, please visit: https://southerndistrictbwa.weebly.com.

Please note a change of date for the Citadel Shopping Extrava-ganza. The new dates are Saturday, October 10 and Sunday, Octo-ber 11. Our BWA has applied to be a participating charity again. The date changes reflect the Citadel Outlets efforts to provide as many safety precautions as possible for shoppers.

Our members are continuing to make masks. Please contact Kyo-ko Gibbs if you or your family (including children) need a mask.

Kathy Kumagai, BWA President

Buddhist Women’s Association News

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2020 Virtual Obon FestivalSaturday, July 18

Obon is a special time when we remember and honor our ancestors and friends who have gone to the Pure Land. One “tradition” we have is the Bon Odori ...we dance for the joy of being alive and to dance in memory and honor of the dead. If our minds and hearts are full of remem-brance, we dance for joy, not to show-off. 2020 has seen the closing of the Temple doors for services and activities due to the risks posed by the coronavirus. We have all made adjustments to our Safe at Home lifestyle. And yet, we will celebrate Obon, together, virtually online. We will try to incorporate as many of the Obon Festivities you remember as possible. Start your Virtual Obon Festival experience by going to our temple website: www.PasadenaBuddhistTemple.org. There will be a link to a special Obon site where you can access many activities:• Silent Auction: Bidding starts on July 5 and ends at 7:30 pm on July 18. Items will

be added continually until July 18, so visit often! Pay online. Winners can pick up at the temple or pay for shipping. Item or service donations accepted until July 15. Please call the temple or email: PasadenaObon@gmail.com to arrange for drop-off or mail your item to Pasadena Buddhist Temple, 1993 Glen Ave. 91103 with donor name, address, item, market value.

• Virtual Marketplace: Each year our gym is filled with vendors offering unique Japanese-themed wares. Shop from their websites posted on our Obon page.

• Live-Stream Zoom Bon Odori Party: We will offer Bon Odori dancing, either through our Zoom party or by watching a live-stream. Details on how to get a Zoom invitation will be posted on the Obon page. Wear your best Obon gear or favorite cosplay.

• Bon Odori dance practices: To be announced. Videos or Zoom sessions will be offered to practice the good ol’ favorites. No new dances this year!

• Martial Arts and Cultural demonstrations: The dojos of the Pasadena Japanese Cultural Institute will be showcased on our Obon pages. See videos, photos and descriptions of these traditional arts.

• Taiko performances: Taiko has always been a part of our Obon Fes-tival. Watch videos with the sound turned up!

• Tea Ceremony & #InvisibleTeaHouse: View a pre-recorded tea cer-emony performed by Jose Salcedo Sensei in the temple garden, former site of our Tea House and subject of the year-long “Invisible Teahouse project led by our artist-in-residence, Alan Hiroshi Nakagawa. Salcedo Sensei will use implements crafted by Mr. Nakagawa and other artists for this project.

• Flower Arranging: Photo gallery of flower arrangements by the stu-dents of Jose Salcedo.

• Community Page: Visit websites of our community supporters. Donate: We are still accepting donations to our COVID-19 Temple Revenue Fund. A donate button for online donations will be on our website, as well as information on how to send in a pledge or check. We estimate a loss of $100,000 in revenue due to cancelled fundraisers and services during the pandemic. Any amount will be most welcome and appreciated. Live Obon Show: Watch our live-stream on YouTube with your Obon hosts, who will present videos, interviews and highlights from past Obons. Their show will lead directly into the Zoom Bon Odori livestream party.