Today's Verse
Step by step, I am solely making preparations truly to save the whole world. (IV:31, 36)
Young Men’s Association Members Visit Australia
Ten Young Men’s Association members took part in the association’s Australia Study Tour from September 3 to 19. Over the two-week period, the participants sprinkled the fragrance of the teachings, engaged in hinokishin, visited a local high school to promote cultural exchange, and experienced staying with Australian families. The study…
Gagaku Ensembles from Germany and U.S. Perform at the Home of the Parent
The Cologne Gagaku Ensemble from the University of Cologne, Germany, and the Hawaii Gagaku Kenkyukai from Honolulu visited the Home of the Parent between September 21 and 27. There were a total of 34 participants from the two gagaku (Japanese court music) ensembles. They attended the September Monthly Service at…
September Monthly Service Performed
The September Monthly Service was conducted at Tenrikyo Church Headquarters on the 26th with the Shinbashira presiding. The morning was cool with a light breeze, and the red dragonflies hovering around in the Inner Courtyard added to the feeling that autumn was quickly approaching. At 9:00 A.M. the Shinbashira and…
The Shinbashira and Mrs. Nakayama Visit France and the United Kingdom
During their recent missionary tour–which took them to Congo Brazzaville Church–the Shinbashira and his wife also visited Tenrikyo Europe Centre in Antony, France, and Tenrikyo UK Centre in London. The Shinbashira and Mrs. Nakayama arrived in Paris on September 5 and went to the Europe Centre in the city’s suburbs.…
The Shinbashira Attends 40th Anniversary Service of Congo Brazzaville Church
On September 9, Congo Brazzaville Church in the Republic of the Congo conducted a service commemorating its 40th anniversary with the Shinbashira and his wife in attendance. More than three hundred followers from Brazzaville, the coastal city of Pointe-Noire, and the neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire) filled…
Tenri University and University of Marburg Hold International Symposium
An international symposium entitled “Prayer as Interaction” was held from September 5 to 7 in Marburg, Germany, as a joint project by Tenri University and the University of Marburg (Philipps-Universität Marburg). The symposium was attended by 10 scholars from each university including Tenri University President Taketo Hashimoto, Dr. Martin Kraatz,…