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Today's Verse
Your suffering at this time must be trying, but the future will bring delight to your mind. (XI:64-65)
High School Students Gather in Oyasato for the Students Training Course
The High School Division of the Students Training Course was held at the Home of the Parent from August 9 through 15 with a total of 1,737 students participating. This annual one-week course is designed to provide students who do not attend schools in the Home of the Parent with…
Tenrikyo Teachers Meeting Discusses Education that Nurtures the Mind
Some 480 teachers, former teachers, and others concerned with education–all sharing faith in the teachings of Tenrikyo–returned to Jiba on August 7 to join in a two-day meeting on “education that nurtures the mind.” The meeting opened with an address by Japanese Diet member Sanae Takaichi, former chairperson of the…
Yoboku Meeting and Europe Seminar Held
The 18th Europe Yoboku Meeting was held on August 10 at Tenrikyo Europe Centre, located in Antony, France. About 90 people from several European countries, including the U.K., France, Spain, and Germany, assembled at the center to attend this annual event. Following the performance of the service, Europe Centre Head…
August Monthly Service Joyfully Performed
The August Monthly Service of Church Headquarters was performed on the 26th in the Main Sanctuary with the Shinbashira presiding. Because the weather had been crisp and pleasant during the preceding several days, the sudden rise in temperature on the monthly service day gave the distinct impression that midsummer had…
Mission Center in Mexico Installs Its New Head
Granville Church’s former Head Minister Minoru Kokuryo, 75, was installed as the 5th head of the Mission Center in Mexico on July 21 in a service attended by Director-in-Chief of Administrative Affairs Masahiko Iburi. Besides serving as the 3rd head minister of Granville Church–located in Vancouver, Canada–for nearly 30 years…
Oyasato Seminar Held in Four Languages
The 2002 Oyasato Seminar began on July 10 with 68 participants from eight countries. This program was initially launched in the summer of 1984 to provide instruction in English on the teachings of Oyasama for children of church head ministers and fellowship heads in the United States and Canada that…