Today's Verse
I request you to understand this talk clearly and to ponder quickly. (XIV:27-28)
Successor-Designate Daisuke Nakayama Visits Disaster-Stricken Areas
Successor-Designate Daisuke Nakayama visited Ishikawa Prefecture on February 6 and 7 to offer condolences to the followers impacted by the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake and to encourage those involved in relief and support activities. During his stay in the prefecture, he visited two evacuation shelters, the diocese office, and five…
Disaster Relief Hinokishin Corps Dispatched to Ishikawa
The 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake caused extensive damage to the Noto region of Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. As of January 30, the confirmed fatalities and injuries surpassed 1,500, with over 20,000 houses either completely or partially destroyed. On January 5, Ishikawa Diocese’s Disaster Relief Hinokishin Corps initiated water supply support in…
Boys and Girls Association Activity Guidelines 2024
The Boys and Girls Association leaders’ first meeting of the year was held on January 27 at Dining Hall 2 in the Home of the Parent and was attended by heads of directly supervised chapters and diocese chapters as well as nurturing committee members from those chapters and district chapters.…
Young Men’s Association Activity Guideline 2024
On January 25, Tenrikyo Young Men’s Association held its monthly meeting at Yoki Hall. The meeting was attended by chapter chairmen from directly supervised churches and dioceses as well as members of the steering committee. This year, the association will continue to promote the same guideline as last year, “Purifying…
Women’s Association Activity Guidelines 2024
Tenrikyo Women’s Association held a seminar for the chairwomen of directly supervised chapters and diocese chapters at Moya 38 on January 27 and 28, 2024. The association announced its decision to continue promoting the same slogan for spiritual maturity as in previous years: “Let’s follow the Divine Model and become…
Spring Grand Service 2024: Followers Resolve Firmly to Strive for Single-Hearted Salvation
On January 26, the Spring Grand Service was conducted at Tenrikyo Church Headquarters with Successor-Designate Daisuke Nakayama serving as chief officiant on behalf of the Shinbashira. The Grand Service commemorates the day when Oyasama withdrew from physical life—namely, the lunar calendar date of January 26, 1887. In the Service prayer,…