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On February 27, the Boys and Girls Association held its leaders’ meeting for the year 2016 in Dining Hall 2. It was attended by 1,627 participants including chairpersons of directly supervised chapters and diocese chapters as well as other members of the nurturing committees of those chapters. In the meeting,…
On January 28, Tenrikyo Women’s Association held its first gathering for overseas branch chapter chairwomen in Yoki Hall of South Right Wing 2. This gathering was conducted to provide an opportunity for overseas branch chapter chairwomen to listen to an address by Women’s Association President Harue Nakayama and pledge together…
On January 26, the Oyasama 130th Anniversary Service—commemorating the 130th year since Oyasama withdrew from physical life on the lunar calendar date of January 26, 1887—was solemnly performed in the Main Sanctuary of Tenrikyo Church Headquarters with the Shinbashira presiding as chief officiant. In preparation for the anniversary, the Tenrikyo…
The New Year’s meeting of Tenrikyo Church Headquarters was held in the Assembly Hall following the evening service on January 4. The meeting was attended by 698 participants, including resident staff members of Church Headquarters, head ministers of directly supervised churches, superintendents of dioceses, members of the Assembly, committee members…
On January 1, the New Year’s Day Service for the 179th year of the Teaching (2016) was duly performed at 5:00 a.m. at the Main Sanctuary with the Shinbashira presiding as chief officiant. The followers who gathered at the Main Sanctuary before daybreak to attend the first Service of the…
The Oyasama 130th Anniversary Overseas Followers Gathering—sponsored by the Overseas Department—was held at South Left Wing 3 of the Oyasato-yakata building-complex on January 24 under the theme “Let Us Keep Our Minds Connected with Oyasama,” drawing some 500 followers from overseas. The gathering was designed to provide overseas followers with…