Over the course of 1999, Tenrikyo undertook an organized endeavor to have all its followers acquire the spirit of the Shinbashira’s Instruction One, and the new year is seen as the season for each follower to translate that spirit into actual practice. This was reaffirmed at Church Headquarters’ annual New…
The last “District Lectures for Yoboku: Action and Progress,” sponsored by Church Headquarters, were held on December 23, 1999, marking a new start for further action and progress. The District Lectures were designed to impart the spirit of Instruction One to all Yoboku, thereby urging them to get to work.…
The last Monthly Service of 1999 was conducted in the Main Sanctuary of Church Headquarters on December 26 amid cold sleety weather. In the Service prayer, the Shinbashira expressed gratitude to God the Parent for the blessings we had received throughout the year, including the blessing of the successful completion…
Every year, the Nara Diocese Boys and Girls Association (led by Yoshifumi Nishio) holds a New Year’s Pilgrimage for Children. It is held during the Sechi Festival and aims to have children savor the joy of returning to Jiba. This year, members and staff of the association totaling about 780…
The annual Sechi Festival was held at Jiba from January 5 to 7. This year, a total of 94,884 people returned to Jiba to be treated to zoni, roasted rice cakes served with greens in a clear broth. Anyone is welcome to this traditional New Year’s festival at the Home…
On December 21, two tons of clothing were donated to Uganda in a ceremony that took place in Hikiso Branch Church, located in Sakai City, Osaka. Frank Sabavuma, a Ugandan citizen and Yoboku of Fuchiwa Branch Church, and Eiji Yamazaki, member of an NGO called AAA (Asia And Africa), went…