The April Monthly Service of Tenrikyo Church Headquarters was solemnly conducted on the 26th with the Shinbashira presiding as chief officiant. Blessed with fine weather and the occasional cool breeze, followers who returned to the Home of the Parent were welcomed by blooming azaleas. At 9:00 A.M. the Shinbashira and…
Tenrikyo Church Headquarters will be sponsoring the Seminar for Successors, scheduled to be held in Jiba between August this year and April next year, in order to nurture the young people who will take the lead on the path during the next generation. Topics to be focused on at the…
Tenrikyo Hinokishin Day was first held overseas during the season of the 70th Anniversary of Oyasama over 50 years ago. Hinokishin Day is now held annually on five continents and has seen an increase in both participants and site locations throughout the world. This year, there are plans to hold…
Tenrikyo Women’s Association held its 89th convention in the Inner Courtyard of Church Headquarters on April 19, the day following the Oyasama Birth Celebration Service. The convention was attended by more than 46,000 members, including many from overseas, who pledged to take a new step in their spiritual growth during…
The Overseas Department’s International Network for Mutual Help held its 11th charity bazaar in the department’s dining hall on April 8, a Sunday. Since this annual bazaar is already a well-established event in the Home of the Parent, a long line of people including many families and students had already…
Honbu-in Tadamasa Fukaya, a former Bishop of Tenrikyo Mission Headquarters in America, passed away for rebirth on April 11. He was 94. The memorial service was performed on the 14th at Yamatoyoki Branch Church’s Followers Dormitory, with the Shinbashira presiding. Rev. Fukaya was born on December 12, 1912, and was…