Today's Verse
Your suffering at this time must be trying, but the future will bring delight to your mind. (XI:64-65)
The Shinbashira Addresses New Year’s Meeting
Tenrikyo Church Headquarters held its annual New Year’s meeting in the Assembly Hall following the evening service on January 4. Attending the meeting were 691 resident staff members of Church Headquarters, head ministers of directly supervised churches, superintendents of dioceses, members of the Assembly, and committee members of Tenrikyo associations.…
Tenrikyo Federation for Foster Parents Marks 20 Years of Bringing Family Warmth for Children
On November 25, Tenrikyo Federation for Foster Parents held a convention commemorating its 20th anniversary, which drew about 220 members. Tenrikyo–at the level of local churches in particular–had been taking an active role in fostering children even before a national system for foster parents was instituted in 1948. This is…
November Monthly Service Performed
The November Monthly Service of Church Headquarters was performed in the Main Sanctuary on the 26th. The morning was overcast and chilly, and many of the followers, who began arriving in the precincts an hour before the Service was scheduled to commence, came bundled up in jackets and scarves to…
Young Men’s Association Seminar Raises Awareness About Nurturing the Young
The Young Men’s Association held its 5th Arakitoryo Nurturing Course on November 27 at the Home of the Parent. The course aimed at raising the association members’ awareness about providing care and nurture for the young. This event came at a time when the Shinbashira’s Instruction Two, announced at the…
The Shinbashira Delivers Address at Student Nurturers Convention
On November 25, Tenrikyo Student Advisory Committee sponsored an annual convention entitled “Student Nurturers Convention.” Held in Jiba with the presence of the Shinbashira, the convention drew over a thousand people, 400 more than the previous year. This was the first convention where the present Shinbashira spoke directly to those…
Church Headquarters Starts Official Visits
Church Headquarters began sending its officials on November 20 to directly supervised churches in an effort to ensure that a full understanding of the intention in observing the 120th Anniversary of Oyasama would be achieved. The officials carry out their visits on the basis of Instruction Two, which was announced…