Services
Family Dharma Service
Honpa Hongwanji Hilo Betsuin Family Dharma services are held weekly on Sundays beginning at 9:00 a.m. Dharma School follows immediately after the Family Dharma Service.
We now have hybrid in-person and Zoom Sunday Services!
Below is the Zoom information for our regular Sunday Services:
Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/93470607158?pwd=NTdqRDBaUmhSQ2VXZHM5ZzdGOEZGUT09
Meeting ID: 934 7060 7158
Passcode: HHHB
Please contact c.gervais@hilobetsuin.org for more information.
HHHB’S IN-PERSON AND ZOOM SERVICES
SUNDAY SERVICE SCHEDULE
December 2024
12/1 9:00 a.m. Family Sunday Service
(Speaker: Rev. Blayne Nakasone Sakata)
12/8 10:00 a.m. BIBF Bodhi Day Service at Hilo Meishoin (In-person only)
(Speaker: Rev. Yuki Fujimori of Hilo Daijingu)
* Note: Hilo Betsuin will not have a regular Sunday Service on 12/8
12/15 9:00 a.m. HHHB Bodhi Day Service and Monthly Memorial
(Speaker: Mr. Craig Shimoda of Puna Hongwanji Mission)
12/22 9:00 a.m. Family Sunday Service
(Speaker: Rimban Kazunori Takahashi)
12/29 No Sunday Service
*HHHB Mochi Tsuki from 7:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
12/31 9:00 p.m. New Year’s Eve Service
(Speaker: Rev. Blayne Nakasone Sakata)
1/01 9:00 a.m. New Year’s Day Service
(Speaker: Rimban Kazunori Takahashi)
The monthly memorial service for August will be held on Sunday, December 15, 2024. If you would like the
minister to call the name of your deceased family member(s) who passed away in the month of August
please let our office know.
Zoom Link, ID, and Passcode (Hilo Betsuin Services)
https://zoom.us/j/93470607158?pwd=NTdqRDBaUmhSQ2VXZHM5ZzdGOEZGUT09
Meeting ID: 934 7060 7158
Passcode: HHHB
Hongwanji Major Services:
Hoonko (Founder Shinran Shonin’s Memorial Service/January)
Spring Higan (at Spring Equinox/March)
Gotan-e (Founder Shinran Shonin’s Birthday Service/May)
Obon (Gathering of Joy/July)
Autumn Higan (at Autumn Equinox/September)
Eitaikyo (Sangha Memorial Service/October)
Other Special Services:
Hanamatsuri (Birthday celebration for Shakyamuni Buddha/April)
Eshinni/Kakushinni Day service (Memorial service for Shiran Shonin’s wife and
daughter/April)
Bodhi Day (Celebration of Prince Siddhartha’ attainment of enlightenment as
Shakyamuni Buddha/December)
Monthly Memorial service
Scout Sunday service
Gakuen (Japanese school) service
Dharma School Awards service
Honor the Graduates service
Mother’s Day Appreciation service
Father’s Day Appreciation service
Keirokai &Intergenerational service
4-H Sunday service
Pet Memorial service
Veterans Appreciation service
BIBF (Big Island Buddhist Federation) joint service
Hanamatsuri (1 st Sunday in April)
Bodhi Day (1 st Sunday in December)
New Year’s Eve Service: December 31, 2024 at 9pm
New Year’s Day Service: January 1, 2025 at 9am