The November Monthly Service of Tenrikyo Church Headquarters was conducted on the 26th in its Main Sanctuary with the Shinbashira presiding as chief officiant. The occasion was blessed with fine weather, with the temperature reaching 10ºC (50ºF) by the time the Service began. In the Service prayer, the Shinbashira expressed…
Commemorating the founding of the Teaching, the Autumn Grand Service was solemnly performed on October 26 in the Main Sanctuary of Tenrikyo Church Headquarters with the Shinbashira presiding as chief officiant. The Tenrikyo community has spent the past 10 months since concluding the year of the 120th Anniversary of Oyasama…
The September Monthly Service of Tenrikyo Church Headquarters was joyously conducted on the 26th in the Main Sanctuary with the Shinbashira presiding as chief officiant. Amid the solemn sounds of gagaku music, the Shinbashira and the other Service performers left the Staff Quarters to pay respects at the Foundress’ Sanctuary…
The August Monthly Service of Tenrikyo Church Headquarters was conducted on the 26th with the Shinbashira presiding as chief officiant. Great numbers of followers attended the Service despite the August heat wave that brought record-breaking temperatures to Japan, and many of them came with their families since the 26th fell…
The July Monthly Service at Tenrikyo Church Headquarters, led by the Shinbashira, was held on the 26th, two days after the end of the rainy season was announced. Signs that summer had come were abundant at the Home of the Parent, with the sun blazing brightly and cicadas blaring their…
The new Head Ministers Seminar in Oyasato was held between June 26 and 28, drawing 319 church head ministers, 95 of them with their spouses. The three-day program, expected to take place periodically, is designed to provide an opportunity for head ministers to refresh their minds, deepen their understanding of…