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Today's Verse
April Monthly Service Duly Performed
The April Monthly Service of Tenrikyo Church Headquarters was performed on the 26th in the Main Sanctuary with the Shinbashira presiding as chief officiant. Representing the congregation, the Shinbashira read the Service prayer, in which he first expressed gratitude to God the Parent for the unchanging workings and the profound…
International Network for Mutual Help Holds Charity Bazaar
On April 9, the International Network for Mutual Help, based in the Overseas Department, held a charity bazaar on the department’s premises, drawing more than 500 people. As soon as the venue’s doors were opened at 11:00 a.m., items collected for the event began flying off the shelves. There were…
Oyasama’s 219th Birthday Joyfully Celebrated
In commemoration of the everliving Oyasama’s 219th birthday, the Oyasama Birth Celebration Service was conducted on April 18 in the Main Sanctuary and Foundress’ Sanctuary at Tenrikyo Church Headquarters with the Shinbashira presiding as chief officiant. Approximately 60,000 followers returned from across Japan and overseas for the occasion. Among them…
2017 Entrance Ceremonies Held in Jiba
With cherry trees in full bloom, entrance ceremonies of Tenrikyo schools were recently conducted in the Home of the Parent, where a total of 2,150 new students embarked on their new school life. Tenri University welcomed 804 new students on April 1; Tenri Healthcare University 109 on April 3; Tenri…
This Month’s Message: Warmth and Love
Once a little boy of five or six who had dislocated his right wrist was brought to the Residence by his grandmother, and Oyasama said to him: “Welcome home, dear.” Anecdotes of Oyasama, no. 103 Childhood is a time when the values of social responsibility and caring for others are…
Tenri University Forum Discusses Tenrikyo’s Overseas Mission in North America
On March 27, the eighth forum on Tenrikyo’s overseas mission, cosponsored by Tenri University’s Oyasato Institute for the Study of Religion and Tenrikyo Overseas Department, was held at the university’s faculty building. This forum—which was first held in 2000—is designed to provide an opportunity to reflect upon the history of…