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Tenrikyo Women’s Association held a seminar for the chairwomen of directly supervised chapters and diocese chapters at Moya 38 on January 27 and 28, 2023, attracting 244 participants. The association declared that they would promote the same slogan for spiritual maturity as in previous years: “Let’s follow the Divine Model…
Happy New Year. I would like to express my sincere appreciation to you for working on various tasks of the path last year. I announced Instruction Four last year in preparation for the start this year of the “three years, one thousand days” activities leading up to the 140th Anniversary…
On January 4, the Shinbashira, Zenji Nakayama, delivered his New Year’s Address at the New Year’s meeting of Tenrikyo Church Headquarters conducted in Dining Hall 2. The meeting was attended by 643 participants, including resident officials of Church Headquarters, head ministers of directly supervised churches, superintendents of dioceses, members of…
On January 26, the Spring Grand Service was conducted at Tenrikyo Church Headquarters with Successor-Designate Daisuke Nakayama serving as chief officiant on behalf of the Shinbashira. The Grand Service commemorates the day when Oyasama withdrew from physical life—namely, the lunar calendar date of January 26, 1887. In the Service prayer,…
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…