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Students Training Course High School Division Held
The High School Division of the Students Training Course was conducted between August 9 and 15 at the Home of the Parent, drawing 1,613 students not only from all parts of Japan but also from Canada. This annual one-week course is designed to enable students to learn the teachings together,…
Head Minister Qualification Course One Held
This year, two participants from Hawaii and two from the Philippines attended the Head Minister Qualification Course One held at the Home of the Parent from August 27 to September 14. Two of them, Beverly Valdez-Yanobu (Philippines) and Marlo Yumi Yap (Hawaii), graduated from the English Class of the Spiritual…
“Head Ministers Seminar in Oyasato” to Be Held
On August 27, Director-in-Chief of Administrative Affairs Masahiko Iburi announced at the monthly meeting of the Kanamekai, the association comprising the head ministers of all directly supervised churches, that Tenrikyo Church Headquarters will sponsor the “Head Ministers Seminar in Oyasato” between April and September of 2001, the 164 year of…
Opening Ceremony of the Multi-Purpose Hall of the Mission Headquarters in America
Tenrikyo Mission Headquarters in America held the opening ceremony of the multi-purpose hall on August 19 with Overseas Department Head Y oshikazu Terada in attendance. The opening ceremony consisted of an appreciation service, ribbon-cutting ceremony, and luncheon. After the appreciation service, Bishop Motoo Matsuda delivered an address. Expressing the joy…
Tenrikyo Followers Participate in the Assembly of Prayer for Peace in Okinawa
On August 15, the 10th Assembly of Prayer for Peace was held at the Okinawa Peace Memorial Hall in Mabuni, Okinawa, sponsored by an association consisting of the representatives of 13 religious organizations in Okinawa. About 1,000 people including religious leaders participated in the assembly. The association has been sponsoring…
August Monthly Service Performed
The August Monthly Service of Church Headquarters was performed on the 26th in the Main Sanctuary with the Shinbashira presiding. The Service commenced with the Shinbashira’s reading of the Service prayer. He began by thanking God the Parent for the daily providence and went on to say, “Following the Parent’s…