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The Spring Grand Service of the 168th Year of the Teaching: Spring Grand Service Marks One Year to 120th Anniversary
The Shinbashira led the congregation in the Spring Grand Service on January 26 at the Main Sanctuary of Church Headquarters, commemorating the lunar calendar date of January 26, 1887, the day that Oyasama withdrew from physical life. The occasion brought together some 73,000 followers, including many from overseas, who filled…
Sermon at the Spring Grand Service, January 26, 2005
May I begin by expressing my deep appreciation to all of you for returning to Jiba to attend today’s Spring Grand Service? May I also thank you all sincerely for the tremendous efforts you are devoting to the work of the path in the course of daily life? As we…
Relief Donations for Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster in South Asia
A month has passed since the tsunami triggered by an earthquake off the western coast of northern Sumatra, Indonesia, devastated the shores of Asian nations situated on the Indian Ocean. Over 220,000 people are reported to have died as a result, and the death toll is expected to rise. Millions…
Annual Sechi Festival Held at the Home of the Parent
The annual Sechi Festival was held at the Home of the Parent from January 5 to 7. This traditional event has continued for well over a century, having started in the 1870s when Oyasama shared the New Year’s offerings of rice cakes with the followers and villagers. For this year’s…
The Shinbashira Addresses New Year’s Meeting
Tenrikyo Church Headquarters held its annual New Year’s meeting in the Assembly Hall after the evening service on January 4. Attending the meeting were resident staff ministers of Church Headquarters, head ministers of directly supervised churches, superintendents of dioceses, members of the Assembly, and committee members of Tenrikyo associations. The…
December Monthly Service Concludes Second Year of the Pre-Anniversary Season
The December Monthly Service was performed at Church Headquarters on the 26th with the Shinbashira presiding. In the Service prayer, the Shinbashira first expressed his gratitude for God the Parent’s blessings constantly given to all humankind and the world. Looking back on the steps we took during 2004, he said,…