ABA News – February 2021

ABA members welcomed 2021 on the New Year’s Day Service with our rendition of the “Twelve Days of New Year’s”:

On the first day of New Year’s the Temple gave to me: One kaki from a member’s Tree

On the second day of New Year’s the Temple gave to me:  Two bowls of oishi ozoni

On the third day of New Year’s the Temple gave to me:  Three new onenjus

On the fourth day of New Year’s the Temple gave to me:   Four Girl Scout Cookies

On the fifth day of New Year’s the Temple gave to me:  Five choir singers

On the sixth day of New Year’s the Temple gave to me:  Six spaghetti dinners

On the seventh day of New Year’s the Temple gave to me:  Seven odori dancers

On the eighth day of New Year’s the Temple gave to me:  Eight Senior Cookbooks

On the ninth day of New Year’s the Temple gave to me:  Nine chicken dinners

On the tenth day of New Year’s the Temple gave to me:  Ten pounds of mochi

On the eleventh day of New Year’s the Temple gave to me:  Eleven Bodhi tree leaves

On the twelfth day of New Year’s the Temple gave to me:  Twelve taiko players

 

With gassho,

Jean Shimoguchi

ABA President