On May 26 from 12 to 3 pm, the Young Men’s Association (YMA) hosted the Family BBQ, a casual barbecue event open to families and friends, at New York Center. We were blessed with beautiful weather and had a great turnout, including many students from TCI and friends and family of all ages. Many YMA…
In conjunction with the All Tenrikyo Hinokishin Day, we conducted a blood drive and a cleaning of the New York Center facilities (about 70 participants).
On May 5th, the May Monthly Service was held with 101 attendees, including one first time visitor. The sermon was delivered by Rev. Toshihiko Okui, former New York Center Minister and the opening talk was given by Alyssa Yuge (from Heritage Church). Following the lunch reception, in conjunction with the All Tenrikyo Hinokishin Day, we…
On April 7th, the April Monthly Service was held (107 attendees). 6 people attended our Monthly Service for the first time. The sermon was delivered by Yoko Yuge, Women’s Association New York District Head. The opening talk was given by Teruyo Shinohara, Young Women’s Group Head. Following the sermon, we sang the “Celebrating Oyasama’s Birthday”…
The Tenrikyo Three Day Course was held from March 22 to 24 at New York Center for the first time in five years. There were six participants who came from different parts of New York as well as Massachusetts. The course included lectures on the basic teachings, discussions, service practices and hinokishin activities. On the…