The April Monthly Service at Tenrikyo Church Headquarters was conducted at the Main Sanctuary on the 26th with the Shinbashira presiding. The Headquarters precincts were illuminated by the gentle sunlight shining from the clear spring sky. At 9:00 a.m., the Shinbashira and the other Service performers left the Staff Quarters…
On March 26, Tenrikyo Church Headquarters conducted its Monthly Service in the Main Sanctuary with the Shinbashira presiding as chief officiant. It had been rainy and chilly in the Home of the Parent since a couple of days before the Service day. In the cold spring rain, followers held up…
On February 26, Tenrikyo Church Headquarters conducted its Monthly Service in the Main Sanctuary with the Shinbashira presiding. On the Service day, many followers returned to Jiba in the drizzling rain. After expressing appreciation for the parental love with which God guides all humankind to the Joyous Life, the Shinbashira,…
On January 26, 2010, the Shinbashira led the congregation in the Spring Grand Service—which commemorates the lunar calendar date of January 26, 1887, the day when Oyasama withdrew from physical life—at the Main Sanctuary of Tenrikyo Church Headquarters. The weather forecast for the day was cloudy. The skies above the…
On December 26, 2009, Tenrikyo Church Headquarters conducted its Monthly Service in the Main Sanctuary with the Shinbashira presiding. Many followers returned to Jiba to convey their appreciation for the blessings they received throughout the 172nd year of the Teaching. Shortly after 9:00 a.m., the Shinbashira and other Service performers…
On November 26, Church Headquarters conducted its November Monthly Service in the Main Sanctuary, with the Shinbashira presiding as chief officiant. It was a balmy autumn day with very little wind, where the mild sunshine illuminated the colored tree leaves in the precincts as well as in the mountains stretching…