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…
May I express my sincere appreciation for the trouble you have taken in returning to Jiba to attend today’s Spring Grand Service for the 170th year of the Teaching. As we have just been able to duly perform the Service, I would like to take this opportunity to share some…
The Shinbashira led the congregation in the Spring Grand Service on January 26 at the Main Sanctuary of Church Headquarters. The Service commemorated the lunar calendar date of January 26, 1887, the day that Oyasama withdrew from physical life. Carrying on the momentum that had maintained a lively atmosphere at…
In his address at the New Year’s meeting, held by Tenrikyo Church Headquarters in the Assembly Hall after the evening service on January 4, the Shinbashira asked the participants to try their best to enrich their activities in ordinary times as Tenrikyo starts anew toward the next milestone. He suggested…
Happy New Year! Last year, the year of the 120th Anniversary of Oyasama, the Home of the Parent was lively with great numbers of people returning to Jiba throughout the year, thanks to the sincere efforts you made through your respective roles and positions–as church head ministers, Yoboku, and followers–to…
May I begin by thanking you most sincerely for the efforts you are devoting to the cause of the path in your daily lives. May I also express my heartfelt appreciation for the trouble you have taken to return to Jiba from near and far to attend the Service today…