Peace walk to observe anniversary of bombing

A candlelight peace walk commemorating the 71st anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki is set for Aug. 9, starting at the Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin Temple.

The sponsoring Three-Petals Peace Partnership consists of Quaker Friends, Catholics of the Newman Center and the Buddhist Study Center. The public is invited to participate in the event, which will begin at 5 p.m. at the temple, 1727 Pali Highway.

Preceding the walk, the film “GATE: The Atomic Flame” will be screened at 3 p.m. at the temple.

A chartered bus service will be available for those who can’t walk from the temple to the Nagasaki Peace Bell at Honolulu Civic Center on South Beretania Street. A bell-ringing memorial service is set for 7 p.m.

The seventh annual peace walk honors three Buddhist monks who 11 years ago made a symbolic 1,600-mile pilgrimage to Trinity, N.M., to return the “atomic flame,” with hopes of ushering in an era of disarmament.

The flame had burned continuously at a memorial site between Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The monks delivered it to Trinity, where the atomic bomb had been made during World War II.

On Aug. 6, 1945, the U.S. bomb, the first one used at war, killed 140,000 people in Hiroshima. A second bombing, over Nagasaki three days later, killed another 70,000, prompting Japan’s surrender in World War II.

‘Requiem Eucharist’ will be held for former bishop

A memorial “Requiem Eucharist” will be held Aug. 13 for the Rev. Edmond L. Browning — a social justice champion who once presided over the national Episcopal Church and was the former bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Hawaii.

The event will be held at 11 a.m. at the Cathedral of St. Andrew.

Browning died July 11 at his home in Dee, Ore., at age 87. In a ministry that spanned 48 years, he grappled with issues such as racial, sexual and economic injustice.

The Rev. Richard S.O. Chang will serve as celebrant and the Rev. Brian Grieves will preach at the service. There will be no visitation prior to the Eucharist. People will have the opportunity to greet the family after the committal service.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that contributions in thanksgiving for Browning’s life and ministry be made to Friends of Sabeel, North America, P.O. Box 91861, Portland, OR 97207; or the Episcopal Relief and Development, c/o Xerxes Eclipse, 815 2nd Ave., New York, NY 10017.