Today's Verse
All humankind, everything depends on the heart of each of you. Know that Tsukihi is discerning it. (VI:95, 97)
Season’s Greetings from the Shinbashira
Happy New Year! I would like to express my sincere appreciation to all of you for implementing the teachings with a firm resolve to achieve a new level of spiritual growth last year, the year in which we embarked on the anniversary-related activities. As the new year has begun, we…
December 2023 Monthly Service
The December Monthly Service of Tenrikyo Church Headquarters was performed on the 26th in the Main Sanctuary, with Successor-Designate Daisuke Nakayama serving as chief officiant on behalf of the Shinbashira. In the Service prayer, Rev. Nakayama said that various activities and events had begun to be conducted again this year…
Schedule for the 2024 Children’s Pilgrimage to Jiba Announced
Boys and Girls Association Headquarters announced the schedule for the 2024 Children’s Pilgrimage to Jiba at its leaders’ meeting on October 26. The event is going to be held over the nine days between July 27 and August 4 next year. This summer, after a hiatus due to the COVID-19…
Sazuke Administration Session after Prayer Service in the Main Sanctuary Begins
The Preparation Committee for the 140th Anniversary of Oyasama announced that a Sazuke administration session would be held after the prayer service at the Main Sanctuary on every Sunday and national holiday and on the 25th of each month. The first Sazuke administration session took place on November 3. At…
Translation Conference Held at the Mission Headquarters in America
The 2023 English translation conference, organized as part of the project to retranslate Anecdotes of Oyasama, was held at the Mission Headquarters in America from October 31 to November 4. This project was launched in 2018 on the initiative of the translation committees of the America and Canada Diocese as…
The Young Men’s Association Holds Its 97th Convention
On November 25, Tenrikyo Young Men’s Association held its 97th convention in the Inner Courtyard of Church Headquarters. The convention, which took place without any limits on attendance for the first time in four years, drew a large turnout of association members from many parts of Japan and overseas. The…