Today's Verse
I request you to understand this talk clearly and to ponder quickly. (XIV:27-28)
Sazuke Administration Session after Prayer Service in the Main Sanctuary Begins
The Preparation Committee for the 140th Anniversary of Oyasama announced that a Sazuke administration session would be held after the prayer service at the Main Sanctuary on every Sunday and national holiday and on the 25th of each month. The first Sazuke administration session took place on November 3. At…
Translation Conference Held at the Mission Headquarters in America
The 2023 English translation conference, organized as part of the project to retranslate Anecdotes of Oyasama, was held at the Mission Headquarters in America from October 31 to November 4. This project was launched in 2018 on the initiative of the translation committees of the America and Canada Diocese as…
The Young Men’s Association Holds Its 97th Convention
On November 25, Tenrikyo Young Men’s Association held its 97th convention in the Inner Courtyard of Church Headquarters. The convention, which took place without any limits on attendance for the first time in four years, drew a large turnout of association members from many parts of Japan and overseas. The…
“Action Day for All Yoboku” Commences—Let Us Encourage One Another to Gather Momentum toward Oyasama’s 140th Anniversary
Followers living in the same region are boosting each other’s spirits and encouraging one another as they build momentum in their activities for the 140th Anniversary of Oyasama. The Action Day for All Yoboku (sponsored by Church Headquarters) commenced on October 29. This event, scheduled to take place five times…
Theme Music for Pre-anniversary Activities Released
The theme music to promote the pre-anniversary activities for the 140th Anniversary of Oyasama was recently released by the Salvation Work Committee. The title of the music is “Shun no kaze (Catching the Season’s Wind).” As we move forward to the anniversary of Oyasama, the music was created to raise…
Congo Brazzaville Church Installs Its 6th Head Minister
On November 11, the installation service for Congo Brazzaville Church’s sixth head minister, Rev. Matelama Guy Raoul, was performed in the presence of Tenrikyo Overseas Department Head Masaharu Matsuda and the department’s Europe and Africa Section Chief Michihiro Kiyose. The service was attended by some 350 people, including followers who…