Today's Verse
As your minds become spirited step by step, there shall be rich harvests and prosperity everywhere. (I:8-9)
Post-Disaster Recovery Committee Established
On May 26, the Post-Disaster Recovery Committee was established. This committee was established to further pursue the recovery of affected areas with a wider range of efforts. Tenrikyo Church Headquarters established Tenrikyo Disaster Relief Headquarters after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan. In the ten weeks since,…
May 2011 Monthly Service
The May Monthly Service of Tenrikyo Church Headquarters was conducted on the 26th, with the Shinbashira presiding. Although the Kinki region surrounding the Home of the Parent had entered the rainy season, the day was blessed with balmy May weather. Sunlight spilled through thin clouds and shone on the fresh…
Tenrikyo Mission Center in Thailand Installs Its New Head
On May 8, Tenrikyo Mission Center in Thailand observed the installation service for its third head, Rev. Nobuya Noguchi, with the presence of Tenrikyo Overseas Department Head Yoichiro Miyamori and the department’s Asia I Section Chief Shoji Sato. The service was attended by 159 followers who came from different parts…
Tenrikyo Hinokishin Day Observed
This year’s Tenrikyo Hinokishin Day was held on April 29 and blessed with wonderful weather. The theme for this year was: “Overflowing with gratitude and radiating joy: Let’s do hinokishin.” Followers engaged in hinokishin at various historical sites, parks, and public facilities across Japan.
April Monthly Service Performed Joyously
The April Monthly Service of Tenrikyo Church Headquarters was conducted at the Main Sanctuary on the 26th with the Shinbashira presiding. On the Service day, a warm wind blew into the Home of the Parent due to a high atmospheric pressure system located to the south of the Japanese archipelago.…
Overview of Tenrikyo’s Relief and Recovery Activities since the March 11 Earthquake and Tsunami
Responding to the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster in northeastern Japan, Tenrikyo Church Headquarters immediately established Tenrikyo Disaster Relief Headquarters (headed by Director-in-Chief of Administrative Affairs Yoshitaro Ueda) to organize and coordinate Tenrikyo’s relief activities effectively. In view of the staggering number of people who were missing in the…