Seventy thousand followers, including many from overseas, were at the Home of the Parent on April 18 to attend the Oyasama Birth Celebration Service, which was led by the Shinbashira, the leader of Tenrikyo. The festive occasion marked the 208th birthday of the everliving Oyasama, “our beloved Parent,” who guides…
The March Monthly Service was conducted in the Main Sanctuary of Tenrikyo Church Headquarters on the 26th with the Shinbashira presiding as chief officiant. Since the Service fell on Sunday, there were a lot of pilgrimage groups that returned to Jiba from near and far, and the precincts of Church…
The February Monthly Service of Tenrikyo Church Headquarters was solemnly conducted on the 26th with the Shinbashira presiding. A large number of followers who had returned to Jiba to attend the Service brought to mind the day of origin of Oyasama’s anniversaries and joined in the singing of the Songs…
Tenri High School’s Day Course The graduation ceremony for Tenri High School’s day course was conducted on the morning of February 22 in Tenri University’s gymnasium, located directly in front of the high school. Guests at the ceremony included the Shinbashira as well as the teachers and parents of the…
Boys and Girls Association On February 27, the Boys and Girls Association leaders’ first meeting of the year was held in Dining Hall 2, drawing 1,605 participants including heads of directly supervised church corps and diocese corps as well as nurturing committee chairmen from district chapters. The meeting is usually…
The College Division of the Students Training Course was held at the Home of the Parent from March 3 through 9. The weeklong training course provides the participants with opportunities to deepen their faith by learning and implementing the teachings together with fellow students, thereby raising their awareness of being…