On December 28, the annual Rice Cake Pounding was held at New York Center. There were around 150 participants including those who helped in hinokishin. Despite the rainy weather, there were many who came to participate, making the event very lively. The rice cakes were shaped and cut into small pieces, and were then served…
On December 21 to 22, the Tenrikyo Students Association (TSA) was successfully able to hold our first ever ski trip for our Winter Gathering. There were a total of nine participants with some coming from New York Center and others coming from the Washington DC/Maryland area. We drove up to Montgomery, New York, where we…
On December 1st, the December monthly service was held lively with 91 attendees. The sermon was delivered by Hisao Shiroyama, Head of East Coast Fellowship. For the lunch reception after the sermon, everyone enjoyed a warm bowl of udon served by restaurant “Omen”.