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Honbu-in Zentaro Tanaka, 67, received sanction as the Director-in-Chief of Religious Affairs on November 26. He had received sanction as the acting Director-in-Chief on November 16 due to the illness of then Director-in-Chief Tomoo Itakura, who later on that day passed away for rebirth at the age of 67. Director-in-Chief…
The November Monthly Service was solemnly conducted in the Main Sanctuary of Tenrikyo Church Headquarters on the 26th with the Shinbashira presiding. The weather in the Home of the Parent was fine that day, and the temperature in the morning reached as high as 60.6ºF (15.9ºC), which was warmer than…
The Young Men’s Association held its Arakitoryo Nurturing Seminar on November 27 at the Home of the Parent, drawing 240 participants from directly supervised chapters including chairmen and other leading members in charge of their chapters’ nurturing activities. The seminar aimed at promoting nurturing activities in directly supervised chapters and…
The 24th Young Women’s Convention was held regionally between September and November. The last domestic convention was held in Miyagi Prefecture on November 19, while the last overseas conventions were held at venues in North America and Taiwan on November 27. Approximately 36,500 people attended the convention held at a…
On October 27, the day following the Autumn Grand Service, Tenrikyo Young Men’s Association held its 81st convention in the Inner Courtyard of Church Headquarters with a turnout of some 15,000 members including those from overseas. In contrast to the chilly weather in the early morning hours on that day,…
On October 25, an opening service and ceremony marked the completion of two major construction projects undertaken as part of the preparations for the 120th Anniversary of Oyasama–the construction of South Right Wing 2 of the Oyasato-yakata building-complex and the westward expansion of the Sanctuary precincts. South Right Wing 2,…