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Boys and Girls Hinokishin Corps Training Course Held for the First Time in Three Years
From July 30 to 31, Boys and Girls Association held the first session of the Boys and Girls Hinokishin Corps Training Course in the Home of the Parent, which was attended by 163 people from 17 chapters. After being canceled for two years in a row due to COVID-19, the…
Boys and Girls Association Celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the Boys and Girls Hinokishin Corps
Tenrikyo Boys and Girls Association Headquarters held a seminar for nurturing committee heads of all branch chapters in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Boys and Girls Hinokishin Corps at Dining Hall 2 on May 25. The event was attended by heads of diocese chapters, nurturing committee heads of…
Tenrikyo Mission Headquarters in Brazil Celebrates Its 71st Anniversary and the Installation of Its New Bishop
On July 10, Tenrikyo Mission Headquarters in Brazil—located in the city of Bauru—conducted the service to celebrate its 71st anniversary and the installation of Rev. Kaoru Murata as its third bishop in the presence of Director-in-Chief of Administrative Affairs Zensuke Nakata and Overseas Department Head Masaharu Matsuda. The event was…
Announcement: Activities and Events in Anticipation of the 140th Anniversary of Oyasama
At a monthly meeting of the Kanamekai (association comprising the head ministers of all grand churches and directly supervised branch churches) held on June 27, there was an announcement about the events and activities to be held in anticipation of the 140th Anniversary of Oyasama. During the meeting, Director-in-Chief of…
July 2022 Monthly Service
The July Monthly Service of Tenrikyo Church Headquarters was performed on the 26th in the Main Sanctuary, with Successor-Designate Daisuke Nakayama serving as chief officiant on behalf of the Shinbashira. Church Headquarters had announced that followers would be allowed to attend the Service in the East, West, and North Worship…
Insights into the Anecdotes: Genjiro Fukaya (1843–1923), Anecdote 142 “Narrowness Holds the Promise of Joy”
The Anecdote (Summary) This is a story from when Genjiro Fukaya—who was deeply grateful for the teachings, which he felt should be spread by any means possible—was growing ever more spirited in his devotion as he went around sprinkling the fragrance of the teachings and doing salvation work. In those…