The July Monthly Service of Tenrikyo Church Headquarters was conducted on the 26th in the Main Sanctuary with the Shinbashira presiding. The day also marked the opening day of the Children’s Pilgrimage to Jiba. Children, members of the Boys and Girls Hinokishin Corps, and escorting staff wearing various matching T-shirts…
Oyasama says: “You must not change your heart. You must not let go of this string at any cost.” Anecdotes of Oyasama, no. 199, “Just One” In the life of any of us, a situation could arise where problems, including health disorders, occur one after another with devastating consequences, giving…
The 2011 Oyasato Seminar—a summer program that teaches high-school-age participants from overseas about the faith—began on July 10. Sixty-seven participants from four countries will spend the next two weeks in Jiba immersed in the path. The Oyasato Seminar was first launched in 1984 as a program to nurture successors of…
On June 12, Tenrikyo Mission Headquarters in Brazil—located in the city of Bauru—conducted the service to commemorate its 60th anniversary in the presence of the Shinbashira and his wife, Mrs. Harue Nakayama. […]
The June Monthly Service of Church Headquarters was conducted on the 26th in the Main Sanctuary with the Shinbashira presiding. The day turned out to be a sunny spell during the rainy season. The high temperature in northern Nara Prefecture reached 34°C (93.2°F). A clear blue sky stretched above Oyasato…
Among the many dioceses that have sent their Disaster Relief Hinokishin Corps (DRHC) to areas affected by the March 11 disaster, the Taiwan DRHC, the only formally organized corps overseas, was mobilized on May 28. This marked the first time the Taiwan DRHC was dispatched to participate in disaster relief…