Today's Verse
I began the work because I desired to teach you marvelous salvation by all means. (XI:51-52)
February Monthly Service Performed
The February Monthly Service of Tenrikyo Church Headquarters was solemnly conducted on the 26th with the Shinbashira presiding as chief officiant. Although it is usually still cold at this time of year, the occasion was blessed with fine weather, and the temperature reached a high of 16ºC (60.8ºF). In front…
Tenrikyo Associations Announce Guidelines and Plans for 2007
Women’s Association Tenrikyo Women’s Association Headquarters held a seminar for chairwomen of directly supervised chapters and diocese chapters on January 27 and 28. Convened in the 4th-floor auditorium of the Oyasato-yakata’s South Right Wing 1, the seminar drew 776 women including not only chairwomen of directly supervised chapters and diocese…
Sermon at the Spring Grand Service
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…
72,000 Followers Attend Spring Grand Service
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…
TENRIKYO CHURCH HEADQUARTERS NEW YEAR’S MEETING
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…
New Year’s Day Service Opens the 170th Year of Tenrikyo
On January 1, the New Year’s Day Service marking the beginning of the 170th year of Tenrikyo was solemnly performed at Tenrikyo Church Headquarters with the Shinbashira presiding as chief officiant. From early dawn, followers returned to Jiba one after another to attend the first Service of the year and…