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The May Monthly Service was performed in the Main Sanctuary of Tenrikyo Church Headquarters on the 26th with the Shinbashira presiding. It was fine weather that day, with refreshing winds of early summer. In the prayer preceding the performance of the Service, the Shinbashira said: “All of us—Service performers, church…
A ceremony was held on May 7 to mark the official opening of Tenrikyo UK Centre, located in Wembley, a London suburb. Attending the ceremony were about 50 people, including Overseas Department Head Yoshikazu Terada and Europe Centre Head Noriaki Nagao. The ceremony commenced with the seated service, followed by…
On April 26, the April Monthly Service was solemnly conducted at Tenrikyo Church Headquarters with the Shinbashira presiding as chief officiant. The Service was attended by a great number of followers, including many who had returned to Jiba from overseas to participate in the Oyasama Birth Celebration Service and the…
On the eve of the Women’s Association Convention— which is to say, April 18, which marked Oyasama’s 202nd birthday—the association organized a nighttime illuminated parade to commemorate its 90th anniversary. Featuring dancers, marching bands, and decorated floats and involving 5,000 participants altogether, the colorful parade heightened the festive mood and…
Tenri France-Japan Cultural Association recently moved to a new office, and a ceremony to mark its opening was held on April 7 with the presence of Rev. Masahiko Iburi, Director-in-Chief of Administrative Affairs of Tenrikyo. Approximately 270 guests were also present at the ceremony. They included representatives from the Japanese…
It has been seven months since the Taiwan earthquake killed or injured over 12,000 people. While Taiwan is gradually recovering from the disaster, a new problem is arising: how to ease the anxiety of victims, especially children. Making use of the fund that had been collected by the Overseas Department’s…