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Tenrikyo Church Headquarters held its traditional new year event, the “Sechi Festival,” from January 5 to 7 at the Home of the Parent. Followers and visitors came to Jiba and enjoyed a bowl of zoni—a hot, clear broth with greens and charcoal-grilled mochi rice cakes that had been offered to…
On January 1, the New Year’s Day Service for the 186th year of the Teaching (2023) was duly performed from 5:00 a.m. in the Main Sanctuary with Successor-Designate Daisuke Nakayama as chief officiant. Many followers who had gathered at the Home of the Parent before daybreak attended the first Service…
Happy New Year! I would like to express my deepest appreciation to all of you for the sincerity you brought to the work of the path last year despite the ongoing difficulties. As we have entered the new year, the first year of the “three years, one thousand days” period…
The December Monthly Service of Tenrikyo Church Headquarters was performed on the 26th in the Main Sanctuary, with Successor-Designate Daisuke Nakayama serving as chief officiant on behalf of the Shinbashira. In the Service prayer, Rev. Nakayama first looked back on how the intention to observe the 140th Anniversary of Oyasama…
On November 27, the 30th Tenrikyo Young Women’s Convention, organized by Tenrikyo Women’s Association Headquarters, was held in the Inner Courtyard of Church Headquarters and was attended by about 9,500 participants from Japan and overseas. This event was designed to provide an opportunity for the “young foundation of the path,”…
On November 10, Church Headquarters began the “Visits by Church Headquarters Officials,” planned to take place at directly supervised churches and Church Headquarters’ overseas facilities in response to the announcement of the Shinbashira’s Instruction Four, which provides guiding principles for the activities leading up to the 140th Anniversary of Oyasama.…