This is a translation of an article written by Soichi Suenaga, head minister of Tamakatsu Branch Church, for Tenri Jiho newspaper’s column entitled “The Ofudesaki, My Companion along the Way.” Everything has been fully arranged for your happiness. Look forward to it! Ofudesaki II:42 Among the wonderful opportunities offered in…
On August 21, Tenri High School held the ground-breaking ceremony for a new gymnasium–due for completion next year to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the high school–in the presence of Tenrikyo’s Director-in-Chief of Administrative Affairs Masahiko Iburi. Established in 1908–when it was called Tenri Middle School in accordance with the…
On August 10, the Boys and Girls Association held its committee meeting and chose Honshibafusa Fife and Drum Corps (belonging to Honriyo Grand Church) as the best band out of the 363 bands, comprising 16,083 members altogether, that participated in the “Fife and Drum Corps on Parade” during this year’s…
On September 14, all eight students in the English class–four from Uganda, two from Australia, and one each from the Philippines and the United States–successfully completed Head Minister Qualification Course One, a 19-day course offered in East Right Wing 4 of the Oyasato-yakata building-complex at the Home of the Parent.…
The August Monthly Service of Tenrikyo Church Headquarters was conducted on the 26th with the Shinbashira presiding as chief officiant. Great numbers of followers attended the Service despite the August heat wave that brought record-breaking temperatures to Japan, and many of them came with their families since the 26th fell…
The High School Division of the Students Training Course was held at the Home of the Parent from August 9 through 15 with a total of 1,523 participants from all over Japan. This annual one-week course is designed to provide high school students with an opportunity to share their feelings…