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New Year’s Day Service Opens the Final Year of the Pre-Anniversary Activities
On January 1, Tenrikyo Church Headquarters conducted the New Year’s Day Service in the Main Sanctuary with the Shinbashira presiding. The Service marked the beginning of the 168th year of the Teaching, which will be the concluding year of the “three years, one thousand days” season leading up to the…
Season’s Greetings from the Shinbashira
Happy New Year! Please accept my sincere gratitude for the efforts you devoted to the work of the path last year. With the beginning of the new year, we have now entered the concluding year of the “three years, one thousand days” season leading up to the 120th Anniversary of…
Niigata-Chuetsu Earthquake: Disaster Relief Hinokishin Corps Lends a Hand
Tenrikyo Disaster Relief Hinokishin Corps was dispatched to Niigata Prefecture to help residents recover from the Niigata-Chuetsu Earthquake, which struck the prefecture in late October. On November 15, the corps set up its relief activity headquarters in Kawaguchi Town, one of the most damaged towns. To meet the needs of…
Inside Report in Honor of 50th Anniversary of Young Men’s Assn. Hinokishin Corps
The Oyasato Construction Young Men’s Association hinokishin Corps celebrated its 50th anniversary this year. First organized when the Oyasato-yakata building-complex construction was begun in 1954, it had already formed its 691st regular corps in October 2004. During these 50 years, approximately 80,000 association members have sown seeds of sincerity at…
Training Course for Audio Book Readers Held
The Social Welfare Section sponsored a training course for audio book readers at the Home of the Parent between November 27 and 29, drawing 33 participants. Seeking to make the teachings available for the blind and the visually impaired, the section not only maintains a collection of audio and braille…
All Tenri Schools Speech Rally Held
On October 26, the 54th All Tenri Schools Speech Rally–featuring 14 speakers, one from each of the schools in the Home of the Parent–was held at Tenri University Auditorium. The speech rally, sponsored by Tenri University’s Yoboku Association with the support of Doyusha Publishing Company, aims to provide students who…