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September Monthly Service Performed
The September Monthly Service was conducted at Tenrikyo Church Headquarters on the 26th with the Shinbashira presiding. The morning was cool with a light breeze, and the red dragonflies hovering around in the Inner Courtyard added to the feeling that autumn was quickly approaching. At 9:00 A.M. the Shinbashira and…
The Shinbashira and Mrs. Nakayama Visit France and the United Kingdom
During their recent missionary tour–which took them to Congo Brazzaville Church–the Shinbashira and his wife also visited Tenrikyo Europe Centre in Antony, France, and Tenrikyo UK Centre in London. The Shinbashira and Mrs. Nakayama arrived in Paris on September 5 and went to the Europe Centre in the city’s suburbs.…
The Shinbashira Attends 40th Anniversary Service of Congo Brazzaville Church
On September 9, Congo Brazzaville Church in the Republic of the Congo conducted a service commemorating its 40th anniversary with the Shinbashira and his wife in attendance. More than three hundred followers from Brazzaville, the coastal city of Pointe-Noire, and the neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire) filled…
Tenri University and University of Marburg Hold International Symposium
An international symposium entitled “Prayer as Interaction” was held from September 5 to 7 in Marburg, Germany, as a joint project by Tenri University and the University of Marburg (Philipps-Universität Marburg). The symposium was attended by 10 scholars from each university including Tenri University President Taketo Hashimoto, Dr. Martin Kraatz,…
Tenrikyo Participates in Assembly of Prayer for Peace in Okinawa
Organized by a group of religious leaders based in Okinawa, the 16th Assembly of Prayer for Peace took place on August 15 at the Okinawan Peace Hall built on Mabuni Hill in Itoman, Okinawa. The theme for the event was “Let’s Send Our Wishes for Peace from Okinawa to the…
Tenrikyo Participates in World Conference of Religions for Peace in Kyoto
Under the main theme “Religions for Peace: Confronting Violence and Advancing Shared Security,” the Eighth World Assembly of the World Conference of Religions for Peace was held in Kyoto, Japan, from August 26 to 29. Across the differences of religious traditions, the delegates participating in the World Assembly promoted interfaith…