On April 26, Tenrikyo Church Headquarters conducted its Monthly Service in the Main Sanctuary with the Shinbashira presiding as chief officiant. After expressing gratitude for God the Parent’s loving concern, the Shinbashira said in the Service prayer, “We Service performers as well as church head ministers and other Yoboku will…
On April 19, Tenrikyo Women’s Association held its 94th annual convention. About 45,000 members attended the event. At 8:00 a.m., the start of registration was announced. Groups of members, mostly led by a member bearing their chapter’s burgundy banner, filed into the Inner Courtyard one after another. Staff at the…
Approximately 70,000 followers, including many from overseas, returned to Jiba to celebrate the 214th birthday of the everliving Oyasama, “our beloved Parent,” on April 18. […]
Prior to the start of the New Year’s Day Service at 5:00 a.m., worshipers briskly made their way to the Main Sanctuary for the first Service of the year as the winter constellations twinkled in the predawn sky. The low temperature in Nara Prefecture was -1ºC (30.2ºF). At 5:00 a.m.,…
The November Monthly Service of Church Headquarters was conducted on the 26th in the Main Sanctuary with the Shinbashira presiding as chief officiant. It was a balmy day. Worshipers on their way to the Sanctuary precincts were treated to a vivid display of autumn colors. In the Service prayer, the…
On October 26, the Autumn Grand Service commemorating Tenrikyo’s day of origin was conducted at Tenrikyo Church Headquarters with the Shinbashira presiding as chief officiant. October 26, 1838, marked the arrival of the promised time, when God the Parent became openly revealed in the world for the first time, as…