Today's Verse
Though regret is so piled up within Me, I shall save all of you according to your minds.
However high My regret is piled, I shall work, holding fast to the utmost. (XV:15-17)
Tenrikyo Participates in Interreligious Meeting in Assisi, Italy
On September 4 and 5, the 20th International Meeting of Prayer for Peace, organized by the Rome-based Community of Sant’Egidio, was held in the Italian city of Assisi. This year’s theme was “For a World of Peace: Religions and Cultures in Dialogue.” Representing Tenrikyo, Administrative Affairs Department Head Yoshiaki Uno…
Young Men’s Association Members Visit Australia
Ten Young Men’s Association members took part in the association’s Australia Study Tour from September 3 to 19. Over the two-week period, the participants sprinkled the fragrance of the teachings, engaged in hinokishin, visited a local high school to promote cultural exchange, and experienced staying with Australian families. The study…
Gagaku Ensembles from Germany and U.S. Perform at the Home of the Parent
The Cologne Gagaku Ensemble from the University of Cologne, Germany, and the Hawaii Gagaku Kenkyukai from Honolulu visited the Home of the Parent between September 21 and 27. There were a total of 34 participants from the two gagaku (Japanese court music) ensembles. They attended the September Monthly Service at…
September Monthly Service Performed
The September Monthly Service was conducted at Tenrikyo Church Headquarters on the 26th with the Shinbashira presiding. The morning was cool with a light breeze, and the red dragonflies hovering around in the Inner Courtyard added to the feeling that autumn was quickly approaching. At 9:00 A.M. the Shinbashira and…
The Shinbashira and Mrs. Nakayama Visit France and the United Kingdom
During their recent missionary tour–which took them to Congo Brazzaville Church–the Shinbashira and his wife also visited Tenrikyo Europe Centre in Antony, France, and Tenrikyo UK Centre in London. The Shinbashira and Mrs. Nakayama arrived in Paris on September 5 and went to the Europe Centre in the city’s suburbs.…
The Shinbashira Attends 40th Anniversary Service of Congo Brazzaville Church
On September 9, Congo Brazzaville Church in the Republic of the Congo conducted a service commemorating its 40th anniversary with the Shinbashira and his wife in attendance. More than three hundred followers from Brazzaville, the coastal city of Pointe-Noire, and the neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire) filled…