Tenrikyo survey


I am posting a copy of the notice from the Future Path Advisory Group regarding an online survery.
This is your chance to anonymously voice your opinions regarding your Tenrikyo church.
Please take a few minutes to take the survey. Also, please pass this along to your friends.
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Attention Tenrikyo North America!!  Please tell us what you think!

We are happy to announce the offering of our first ever Tenrikyo survey for the North America diocese, your opportunity to express your views regarding our Tenrikyo programs and services.  Please note that this survey is completely confidential and anonymous.   It only takes 10 mins!  We ask for your open and honest responses, so we can improve our programs and services and bring value to you.

To take the Tenrikyo survey online, please follow the link below.
For English: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/tenrikyo_survey_Eng <https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/tenrikyo_survey_Eng>
For Japanese: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/tenrikyo_survey_Jpn<https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/tenrikyo_survey_Jpn>

This survey is also perfect for those family/friends who may no longer be so active in church!  Please feel free to forward these links along.

Thank you for taking this survey and sharing with us your views!
Sincerely,
Tenrikyo Future Path Advisory Group

March 11, 2011 Earthquake & Tsunami Relief

In response to the devastation caused by the earthquake and tsunami that hit North Eastern Japan on March 11, Tenrikyo Mission Headquarters in America has set up a Disaster Relief Fund. The funds will be used to directly donate funds, goods, and to support rescue activities for those impacted by this disaster.

If you wish to send a donation to this fund, checks should be made payable to:

"Tenrikyo LA Fujinkai"

Please add "Japan Disaster Relief" to your check.

The address is:

Tenrikyo Mission Headquarters in America

LA Fujinkai

2727 East First Street

Los Angeles, CA 90033

*Please note that previously, checks were to be written out to the Mission Headquarters, but as of March 20, the LA Fujinkai will be taking care of the donations until the end of the year.

Tenrikyo Hawaii Convention

Surely by now, people know about the Hawaii Convention happening on Labor Day weekend this May. This is a follow-up to the Tenri Forum that was held in Jiba in 2006. Please follow the link to find out more.

How to contribute to our community

With three kids ages 5 and a half, three, and 5 months, I really don't have the time to blog. I don't even check my mail every day any more.

However, my hopes of making a change have not disappeared.

My question now is: How can the Tenrikyo Church in America contribute to the community?

Anyone?

120th Anniversary of Oyasama

Happy 120th Anniversary of Oyasama!
Did you check out the live view camera aimed at Church Headquarters? Kay and I did while the Service was going on. Pretty exciting! That link, by the way, is:
http://www.tenrikyo.or.jp/cam/view1.html
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Have you planned anything special for your spiritual maturity this year yet? This is a perfect time to do something to nurture your faith.

I have decided to attend the Head Ministers Qualification Course One from April 27 to May 15 after my group pilgrimage with the ladies for Oyasama's birthday and Women's Association Convention. That class is going to be in Japanese (the English one in June). A friend said she would pay for my HMQC 1 if I took notes for her and kept her company!

So this will be exciting for me to learn more about the teachings, and on top of that, my kids get to experience Tenri Day Care Center. It is going to be so fun for Akira who will be turning 3 in Jiba. Hopefully, he will pick up good habits (like sharing, taking a nap, and going potty on his own!) at the Day Care, and learn a lot of Japanese. It will also be nice because my family will get a chance to see both Akira and Riki. (I always joke with my parents that they have to come visit the States, or the next time they see Akira, he'll be growing a mustache!)
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Another very important and exciting thing this year is the TENRI FORUM (July 15-17)!!
There is a new link up for a survey to see what people are interested in. Please take a moment to fill out this simple survey and show the committee your support! They are working really hard to make this a really great Forum.
http://www.mahoroba.ne.jp/~kaigaibu/cgi-bin/form/survey.html

If you are participating in the International Hinokishin Corp (July 18-24) or taking your kids to the Children's Pilgrimage, please make sure you come a little early to take part in the Forum (day care will be provided, but you must request for it).

Reverends Jiro Morishita, Marlon Okazaki, Kenneth Hasegawa and John Lewis are some people who will be speaking at the Forum. (Chi ching! I think that just increased some participants!) There will also be people from Europe, Australia, and every other continent other than Antarctica! It is not so often that we get a chance to share our views of Tenrikyo with such people, so please join us!!
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For those of you who were in Jiba on the 26th, please share your experience!

Latest info on Tenri Forum 2006

Well, the Dendocho Food Bazaar is only a few days away, and once that's over, the end of the year approaches very quickly.

Have you made plans to return to Jiba next year? If you've taken a look at the Tenri Jiho newspaper, you'll see there's a lot going on in Jiba in anticipation of Oyasama's Anniversary. It's going to be an exciting year!

For English speakers, it will be an especially important year, because an English-only forum is taking place for the very first time in Jiba. For those of you that already know, I'm talking about the Tenri Forum 2006, which will be held July 15-17. Right after that is the International Hinokishin Corps, and after that is the Children's Pilgrimage. So, this is a great time to take your whole family back to the Home of the Parent and reenergize!

Please take a look at the updated web page on the Tenri Forum.

Hurricane Katrina Disaster Relief Fund

Tenrikyo Mission Headquarters in America has set up a Fund for those affected by Hurricane Katrina.

Checks can be made out to:
Tenrikyo Mission Headquarters - Hurricane Katrina

Address:
2727 East First Street
Los Angeles, CA 90033
U.S.A.

We are all asked to "pray for all those unfortunate people who were in the path of the disastrous hurricane and hope for their quick return to normalcy."

Let us all ponder what God's message is in yet another natural disaster and take action!