Johrei Center Newark - Newsletter June/July2013

Johrei Center Newark

Number 15 – June/July - 2013

Message by Rev. Tetsuo Watanabe, President of Sekai Kyusei Kyo At the Spring Grand Service, April 1 & 2, 2013 Hall of Worship, Atami Sacred Grounds, Japan

Good morning, and welcome to today’s Spring Grand Service here at the Atami Sacred Grounds.

The new Fiscal Year begins on April 1 in Japan at schools and business corporations, and some of you started your new life, studying at your new school or working at your new job, and I hope you are doing O.K. in your new life.

We just completed our Spring Grand Service prayer, and we expressed our gratitude to God and Meishu-sama for the many blessings we received, on our efforts in the three aspects of God’s work.

Today, we have many members from abroad attending today’s service with us. Let me introduce them to you: 9 members

from Thailand, 5 from Taiwan, 1 from Indonesia, 1 from Greece, 8 from the United States, 1 from Canada, 2 from Argentina, and 81 from Brazil, totaling 108 members from 8 countries. Let’s extend them our hearty welcome to the Sacred Grounds.

STRENGTHENING OUR MENTAL ‘IMMUNIZATION”

Nowadays, we hear about or read many opinions on TV and in the newspapers regarding what kind of exercise is good for your body, or what kind of supplements to take for your health. This indicates that there are many people who want to live a healthy life.

“Increasing acts of Love for Others, and a Grateful Heart”

English

Paradise on Earth Service June 15th

11am(Eng) & 7pm (Port)

On June 15th 1931, at sunrise, Meishu-sama and his disciples, guided by Divine

providence, prayed the Amatsu-norito and at the occasion, Meishu-sama

received the Divine revelation about the

transition from age of night to the Daylight Age. Since them, every June 15, we remember this very important

day celebrating the Paradise on Earth Service.


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In spite of their desire, in reality, there are more than one million people in Japan suffering from depression, and over 30,000 people commit suicide every year. The number of people suffering from various allergy ailments in Japan, such as an allergic reaction to pollen, or atopic skin allergy

conditions, which we very rarely heard of 50 years ago, doubled in the past 10 years.

Dr. Koichiro Fujita, who is an honorary professor at the Tokyo Medical and Dental University, says that we need to have a new paradigm, to raise the level of our mental immunity, in order to solve this issue of allergy ailments fundamentally. He says that our stressful life in modern society is one of the causes of these allergy ailments. He says that mental and psychiatric ailments such as depression cannot be cured by medicine, even though he recognizes that medical treatment for them is useful to a certain degree.

Based on his many years of research, he concludes that overemphasis of cleanliness and hygiene, thorough practice of disinfection and sterilization and dependency on medications are counter-productive. He encourages us to consume foods that are not contaminated by chemical fertilizers and pesticides, or chemical food additives. His research results, and what he is advocating, are very similar to Meishu-sama’s teachings and what we are advocating.

While doing research on the mechanism of brain and immunization, Professor Fujita also came to an astounding conclusion that gut bacteria inside our intestine have a big influence on depression and on allergic ailments. According to his

research, intestinal bacteria not only raise and strengthen our physical immune system, but they also raise and strengthen our mental well-being, by bringing a nerve

transmission substance he calls “happiness substance” to our brains, thus affecting our mental function.

However, the number of these important intestinal bacteria has decreased drastically in recent years, and the present Japanese population has less than half the number of gut microorganisms of pre-war Japanese people, according to Prof. Fujita. The main cause of this decrease in the number of intestinal bacteria is that the eating habits of Japanese have become westernized, and we eat more meat and dairy products, and consume very little food fiber. Some of the young people in Japan just eat cake, bread and snacks for their regular meals, so the situation is quite extreme.

Food fiber is contained mainly in beans, legumes, grains and vegetables. But those vegetables and grains grown by using chemical fertilizers and pesticides do not have their original life force and spiritual energy. Safety is also questioned for those grown from genetically altered seeds.

Those foods grown by Nature Farming methods contain an abundance of life force from Mother Nature, and are full of spiritual energy. When you eat foods grown by the Nature Farming method every day, mental immunity power as well as physical immunity power is raised and strengthened. If so, even if you are in the same circumstance now as before, you can feel your happiness stronger and deeper than before, and you can have deeper and stronger gratitude than before.



If so, you can feel stronger love for others than before, and want to share your happiness more with others than before, and a cycle of love is born.

I want you to try to convey the value of Nature Farming to your friends who are suffering from any mental or psychiatric problems or those with allergy ailments, as well as those who are healthy and have no such problems, and encourage them to practice Nature Farming in their home gardens. Your efforts on a daily basis in this area to spread Nature Farming to society are the first sure step to fulfill your mission as a “pioneer of salvation.”

THOUGHTFULNESS AND HUMILITY

During today’s service, we listened to Meishu-sama’s teaching titled “Thoughtfulness and Humility.” [article #100] By strengthening and by raising the level of our mental well-being or mental immune system, I believe that we can acquire these qualities of thoughtfulness and humility that Meishu-sama talks about.

In this teaching Meishu-sama says, “There is an easy way to tell how much your spiritual awareness has grown, and to what degree your spiritual body has been purified. When you find yourself shunning conflict and becoming more thoughtful and humble – and this disposition is reflected in your attitude toward others – it is a sign that your spiritual awareness has been expanded.”

Meishu-sama says that “herein lies the value of true faith.” Meishu-sama continues: “Those who have grown to this level will win the love and respect of others, impressing them as being living examples of their faith.”

In this teaching Meishu-sama advises us to try to become a thoughtful and refined person, or a “Okuyukashii person.” It is difficult to clearly define this Japanese word “Okuyukashii person” or “a thoughtful and refined person.” But generally it is thought to mean “somebody whose attitude and words are refined and cultivated, and people are attracted to that person,” or “a person who has some attractive and refreshing value, a gem deep within, even though it is not obvious on the surface.”

On the other hand, somebody who is not “Okuyukashii” or somebody who is not thoughtful or refined, is someone who is selfish, someone who is self-righteous, who wants to be the center of attention all the time.

There is a verse in our Prayer Book which says, “Narrow-minded are those who boast and make a great show of their merits and achievements.” (page 54). In another teaching titled “The Practice of Humility” (#52), Meishu-sama writes, “Arrogance, conceit, pretense of knowledge, and vanity all reflect back adversely on a person exhibiting such flaws, with the result being the opposite of the desired.” These character traits, such as arrogance, conceit and vanity, are the opposite of being thoughtful and refined. As followers of Meishu-sama walking this spiritual path of Johrei, we can read and study these teachings constantly, and reflect



on our thoughts, words and behavior, and correct them.

LISTEN TO OTHERS, AND TRY TO UNDERSTAND THEIR THOUGHTS

People in general like someone who understands their true, inner thoughts and feelings, and accepts and supports them, and are constantly searching for such a person unconsciously. When people come in contact with such a person, they open their hearts naturally, automatically. When people feel, even a little, that “this person is trying to force their opinion on me, and is trying to persuade me,” then in that instant people close their minds. It is important that we understand this basic nature of the human mind, while trying to spread Johrei or caring for our members.

There is a famous poem titled “Listen,” which is well known in the field of psychology and counseling. The poem goes like this:

When I ask you to listen to me and you start giving advice, you have not done what I asked.

When I ask you to listen to me and you begin to tell me why I shouldn’t feel that way, you are trampling on my feelings.

When I ask you to listen to me and you feel you have to do something to solve my problems, you have failed me, strange as that may seem.

Perhaps that’s why prayer works for some people.

Because God is mute and He doesn’t offer advice or try to fix things.

He just listens and trusts you to work it out for yourself.

So please, just listen and hear me. And if you want to talk, Wait a few minutes for your turn and I promise I’ll listen to you.

[Leo Buscaglia, “Listen” from “Loving Each Other.”]

This is the general outline of this poem, which is often referenced in the field of psychology and counseling. This short verse shows that people have such a delicate mind; wanting others to listen to them and understand them and that it is vitally important to try to listen to other people’s inner feelings and understand them.

AN EPISODE WITH REVEREND FRANCISCO

The late Reverend Francisco, who passed away a few years ago, was a minister in Brazil who laid a foundation of our Johrei expansion in Africa. But at one time he hit a wall in his Johrei ministerial work, couldn’t break out of that standstill, and came to me for advice. He asked me, “the members under my care do not follow my guidance, and do not practice what I tell them. Why is it?”

So I told him, “I believe probably it is because your members feel that you are not listening to them enough.” He looked surprised to my answer, and he said, “What? Why do you think that way?” I continued, “When I talk with you, usually you say, “O.K., I understand. Yes, I understand what you are telling me,” while I am still talking. That’s your habit, so I cannot continue with my talk.

That happens most of the time. Since that’s how you are while talking with me,



probably that’s what you are doing when you are with the ministers and members under your care.”

I continued with my discussion with Rev. Francisco, “You were once a professional soccer player, and was on the all-Brazil soccer team in the World Cup, before you became a Johrei minister.

You have extremely quick reflexes, and can respond very quickly. But these quick reflexes and sharp mind can be a hindrance while you are talking with your members in interviews.

“You want to respond to members’ questions quickly, and solve their problems fast. I understand your feelings and your urge. The guidance you give to your members is usually appropriate, proper and good. But probably the members feel they are interrupted by you while they were speaking, and they feel you don’t understand them enough.

“So, my advice is, once your members start talking, you just nod, throw in some agreeing words now and then, such as, “Hmm. Is that so. Oh, I see. Please go on. Ah, Now I see your point,” etc. If you do this, your members feel relaxed, and start talking more, and you just listen to them to the end.

When I said this, before I finished my talk, he said, “O.K., I understand. Yes, I understand now.

Yes, I will do that.”

I said, “There you go. That’s your habit. You don’t understand my point. You have to listen to the end, and when your member finishes speaking, you say, “Hmm,” you take some moments, and after taking a breath,

you start giving your advice. If you do this with care, your members feel that you

understand their situation, and they trust you. Then those members under your care will emulate your attitude, and try to listen to your guidance carefully and understand you better.”

When I gave this advice to Rev. Francisco, he listened to me to the end, he waited a moment, said “Hmm”, took a deep breath, and finally said, “Yes, now I really understand. I will try to do that,” and since then, he began practicing it.

I know it required a lot of effort on his part to continue practicing it, considering his

personality, but he tried to change himself, began to practice it consciously, to listen to the members thoroughly, and try to grasp their true feelings behind their words. Then, he would say, “Now I think I understand you better. Your concerns are this and this, right?” And in this way, he would list and

organize the members’ concerns and issues, and would say, “Let’s go to the altar and pray together, and leave these issues in God’s hands. Certainly God and Meishu-sama will guide you in the right direction.”

Since Rev. Francisco changed himself and his attitude in dealing with the members, many of them felt that he understood them better, and they began putting his guidance into practice, and eventually the atmosphere of the Johrei Center changed, and the Johrei expansion work went ahead smoothly.

While trying to convey Johrei and Meishu-sama’s teachings to others, we can wish for people’s welfare and listen to them intently, and then we can leave their sufferings and problems in God’s hands. This



is one key point to practice so that God and Meishu-sama can appear and work in our life.

This applies not only to your relationship with those who come to you for consultation, but it applies to the relationship between a husband and a wife, between parents and children, even to

grandparents and their grandchildren. At one time, my grandson, who was in kindergarten, drew some drawing, and came to me and showed me his drawing. He said, “Grandpa, look at this drawing.

This is, this shows…” Before he finished, I said, “Ah, it’s a drawing of a banana. Your drawing is wonderful.” He apparently was disappointed, went away, and he said to his mother, “I drew a nice

drawing of a ship. But grandpa said it’s a banana. I am not going to show my painting to him, never.” This is just a little example, but it shows the importance of listening to the other person carefully, to the end.

TRY TO UNDERSTAND GOD’S WILL THROUGH THE WORDS OF OTHERS

One main reason that thoughtfulness and humility begin to disappear from our life while doing Johrei expansion work is that we forget who is the main person and the master in our serving in God’s work. The main actor and the master is of course Meishu-sama, and we are just servers. But once we forget this important point, our small ego and our knowledge and our past experience become more important, and we begin to feel that we ourselves are the main actors and masters in serving in God’s work.

Kyoshu-sama said, in his message at the Risshun Service in February, “we feel that

we are the main persons being used by Meishu-sama in God’s work, but in reality, Meishu-sama is using many other people, some of them are unnoticed by others and some of them work behind the scenes, using

them to correct or supplement what we don’t notice or what we cannot do enough, so that our work can be done successfully.”

Kyoshu-sama also said in the same Risshun message, “we should not judge each person based on his clearly visible achievement, or his position or status, but we have to recognize that each person is being used by Meishu-sama equally, and be grateful for Meishu-sama’s work.”

We can study these words by Kyoshu-sama and make this guidance by Kyoshu-sama as our food for thought in our faith. We can ask ourselves constantly, “What does Meishu-sama want us to learn and to realize, through the words and actions of the person I am dealing with now?” We would like to recognize that every member in the Johrei organization is an indispensable and precious

instrument of Meishu-sama, and work together to become “pioneers of salvation” for God.

As I said in the beginning of my message, the month of April is the time when we begin our new activities, in schools and in our jobs. With a totally new frame of mind, let us do our best in serving in the new work given us by Meishu-sama.

I conclude my talk today with the prayer that Meishu-sama’s light will be blessed abundantly, in our efforts of serving in the three main activities of salvation. Thank you very much.



FAITH EXPERIENCE I

Monthly Appreciation Service April 7th, 2013 Johrei Center Newark Suzana Freitas Coelho

My name is Suzanne Freitas Coelho, I became a member 13 years ago, in Ribeirão Preto - SP, Brazil, and for the past 12 years, I have been living in Clayton, North Carolina, with my husband and children.

In 2001, my brother came from Brazil to try to make a new life for himself in the United States. He and his little dog Lana were living with us.

On April 30, 2005, when I returned home, I found Lana on the street. She had been hit by a car. It was very painful for all of us. We were very attached to her. For my brother it was more than a loss. He worked all day, and with the death of the dog, went into a deep depression. When he came home, he would not eat, talk much, or smile. At that time, our parents were spending a few months with us, and as they prepared to return to Brazil in August of that year, my brother became even sadder.

On November 10th, I took my brother to the doctor because he was not feeling well. He was very dizzy and his vision was out of focus. We went to a neurologist who examined him and ordered a CT scan. I asked if she was aware of what was happening. She coldly said there was an 80% chance of this being a brain tumor. The news was a shock. I left the office and felt

completely lost, not knowing what to say and do. I took a deep breath and, without letting on, I called the clinic to mark the tomography. When I heard the price of this procedure it was another shock as we had no money for this.

We went home and called some friends who guided us to go to the emergency room of a large hospital. That night we had a conversation and decided to go on Saturday morning.

Day 12, Saturday, we went to the University Hospital of North Carolina, an hour from my house. We believed it was the best clinic for my brother. We waited for a few hours and when we finally were met, the doctor took several x-rays of the head and told us that there were white spots. They did not know if it was an infection or points of spills that my brother already had.

For a week there were tests and more tests but no diagnosis. On Sunday, we all went to visit him, and when we entered the room, my brother just told us: "I'm screwed". I asked why and he told me that the doctor had just given the diagnosis of AIDS. There was also an infection in the brain and they were still trying to figure out the kind of virus that was causing some minor spills.

At that moment, I felt wobbly. I looked at my husband and told my brother he could have gotten it wrong and that I wanted to talk to the doctor. I went to the doctor, who confirmed the diagnosis. I was devastated and did not know how to go back into the room to reconfirm the news. I held back my tears, took a deep breath and went back into the room. I said he was right but that together we would overcome this stage. We faced the disease like the flu and did not give importance to the severity of the disease. That was the way in which I was able to keep myself strong and be supportive of my brother.

In the afternoon, I realized that the state of my brother had worsened.



I got home trying to digest the news and still did not know what to do. We talked and it was then that we decided to call a couple of friends of our parents. They lived in the same city as my parents and were also members of our center. After telling them what happened, we asked them to please go to our parents' house as we would call to give them the sad news. We were afraid they would not be able to handle the bad news and since they were so far away, everything would appear to be even worse.

The next day, at 5 o'clock in the morning, the hospital called warning that my brother had deteriorated and was in ICU. I immediately went to the hospital and found him unconscious. Holding his hand, I said that I loved him very much and asked him not to give up fighting. Upon returning home, I called my parents and

siblings to deliver the news. At the same time, my father went to buy tickets to come here. Until Wednesday afternoon, my brother was still in ICU. My

parents arrived on Thursday, Thanksgiving Day in the United States. From the airport, we went straight to the hospital.

In a month there were more than 3 trips to the ICU. We were with him every day giving him Johrei as much as possible, through the day. We stayed there all day: my parents, Fabio - my husband and me.

Christmas came, and my parents were in a pitiful state. I tried to comfort them with faith, optimism and strength. When I went to bed I would collapse on my husband's shoulder where I could cry and vent. I decided we would do Christmas, like every year, because my brother was alive and that was a great achievement. At first my parents were reluctant, but eventually

accepted it. In short, we had gratitude and a very happy Christmas.

Days later there was another relapse and this time was the worst. My brother could not talk or move. He was not eating. He was very thin, skin and bone. It was very difficult to see him like that, but I did not give up our faith and continued to give him Johrei.

A few days later, we received good news: the infection had been controlled and my brother was starting to show a slight improvement. The doctors were doing everything they could, but they assured us of nothing because the case was very serious.

We continued with Johrei and our faith in God and Meishu-Sama, at that time, it was the only concrete thing we had.

Days later, my brother went back to eating and started physical therapy. I had to fight back my tears the first time I saw him. My brother did not have balance or proper motion. The muscles in his legs and arms were no longer visible. It was another month of complete dedication, both of the doctors and us. With continuous Johrei, gratitude, love and perseverance, his improvement became visible every day and calmed our hearts.

During this period, there was a wonderful nurse named Johan Pierce, who was devoted entirely to my brother. Soon my brother was transferred to the rehabilitation floor. It was a day of great excitement for us, the doctors and nurses. Everyone came to say goodbye and congratulate him on his recovery. It was a huge victory, because I often doubted if he would ever leave the hospital alive.

After little more than a month he continued doing rehab.

In these three months of hospitalization, despite the distance, an hour's drive, we gave my brother Johrei daily. I went to the hospital



Monday through Friday with my mother and on the weekends, my parents went with my children, while I stayed home to wash clothes, clean the house and do the shopping for the week.

Above everything we put my brother's situation in the hands of God and Meishu-Sama, asking them to do whatever was possible according to the worthiness of my brother, and our will to serve God. We were managing despite not having a Johrei Center close by or other members to count on for support.

Once home, the nurse Jonah came to visit and became a great family friend.

A month later, my brother returned to Brazil with my parents and continued treatment.

I do not know why, but for a time he was disgusted and did not allow the church members who came to visit give him Johrei. My parents, devastated by this attitude, never gave up, and continued to give Johrei to him when he slept. At the Johrei Center would put his name on the altar along with prayer requests all the time.

One day, a new minister who had just arrived, went to visit my parents. He talked to my brother and convinced him to go to the Johrei Center. On April 28, 2011, my brother received his Ohikari, becoming a member. I believe this was the best gift for all of us, but especially for my father, who died in August of the same year.

Today my brother lives alone, is under control with his disease and lives as though AIDS was no longer present in his system.

With the start of Minister Felipe's trips to North Carolina in 2010, we began to further engage ourselves in our faith. We began attending Services at the home of another member in Charlotte, which is a 4 hour drive from my house. A few months later my children received their Ohikari.

On November 19, 2011, with the desire to expand the Divine Work in our state, we received permission to have the sacred altar placed in our Home. We have since learned to open our home to serve as a source of light so that people can practice Johrei.

Jonah, the nurse, became a member of our Johrei family and went to Brazil twice to visit my brother and parents. He even visited the Sacred Grounds at Guarapiranga, and attends our home Services. Jonah always told us that the doctors said my brother was a miracle that had no explanation for his recovery.

Jonah also told us he was impressed with the dedication, love and affection we had the whole time he was in hospital. He said it is very common for patients with AIDS to be left alone because the family looks down upon them because of the nature of the illness.

Seeing all this, and especially the miracle that happened to my brother, on March 17, 2012, Jonah received his Ohikari, at the altar of

our house.

Currently we have over 20 people coming to receive Johrei in our house.

Jonah, meanwhile, has begun to guide other people to

participate and receive Johrei. He recently began giving Johrei to a great friend of his who has cancer. The treatments made him feel terrible with bad body aches, but after receiving Johrei, they felt less side effects and were very grateful.

Besides Jonah, two more people, Roberta and Cathy demonstrated their interest in becoming members of our center. They soon will start the training course for new members.

Today, I want to dedicate myself to the expansion of the Divine Work in North Carolina,



committing to care for and guide people with love and joy when they are placed in my path, so that they can feel happy and make others happy and we all can become “pioneers of salvation” in many people lives.

Thank you very much.

FAITH EXPERIENCE II

Annual Paradise on Earth Service June 10, 2012 Guarapiranga Sacred Grounds Nana Faustino Birth Prado

Good morning everyone!

My name is Nana Faustino Birth Prado. I am a member of the Johrei Center in Casa Verde Santana area, São Paulo Capital region.

Today, I would like to tell all of you about the transition of my feelings that took place through the practice of Johrei in preparation for the Paradise Service.

I have always participated in meetings where we study guidelines taught by Kyoshu-Sama and the World President Rev. Fr. Tetsuo Watanabe.

Through them, I began to feel how far I was from being an instrument of salvation. As a member for 11 years, I guided some family members, but I had been acting without compromise to the problems of people who sought my help.

For example, in my workplace where I am a police clerk, I have had many opportunities to

be an instrument of Meishu-sama, but I just wasted them.

In the April Monthly Service however, the Reverend responsible for my Region, gave a lecture in preparation for the Paradise on Earth Service.

In his lecture, he emphasized the fact that we members cannot waste any more time because we are already in full judgment.

Therefore, as we are being prepared, one by one, to get through this transitional phase, there is a need to urgently connect the largest number of people to God.

At the end of the lecture, I felt a wonderful feeling of finally understanding about the importance of this transition. On the other hand however, I was also a little worried because time was passing by too fast.

So the next day I decided that I needed to be available to Meishu-Sama, and if anyone told me their problems, I would get involved, listen carefully and offer them Johrei so they could become useful to God.

The first chance I had was at my job. I told the other officers who were on duty, I was a member of the Johrei Center and was available to give them Johrei in their spare time. There were ten other policemen on duty with me.

At the time everyone heard what I said but showed no reaction. I shook it off and got the genuine desire to serve, waiting for opportunities to present themselves.

Not long after, the police officers started coming in one by one to find me. The first two officers who came to my table, had already reported their problems long ago, but I had not done anything about it. At that moment, I recognized my fault, and with strong remorse in my heart, I apologized to them for not having helped them before and taught them about Johrei.



Then I said to each of them: "Look, at my center the Minister in charge asked me to take the people who do not know about Johrei to meet him. Would you want to go pay a visit to the Johrei Center? "They agreed and called the Minister, scheduling visits. One agreed to go on the same day, and the other was for the next day.

Later, two other colleagues also asked for Johrei, and I gave it to them right there in the room.

That day, I made the decision to be available to Meishu-Sama to use me freely . I finished my shift ministering Johrei to four first-timers!

Away from the police station, another police colleague gave us a ride and took us straight to the Johrei Center. In the end, he also received Johrei.

Thus, during the month of April, I was a pioneer of salvation in the lives of six people and two friends who were to become members in a ceremony in May.

I accompanied them to the service. One of them brought her son and grandson, and another brought a family of six, and now they themselves are guiding others in the same way I did.

In order to fulfill our mission of connecting people to the Messiah Meishu-Sama, I continue to be attentive to opportunities that appear in front of me, primarily to provide the sacred light of Johrei.

For example, in the dance studio where I often visited, at the end of the lesson the instructor approached me asked: "Nana, you are a member of the Johrei Center. Can you give us an explanation about it? "

I did a little lesson on Messianic principles for her and her seven students. From then on,

when I have the opportunity after the class, I give Johrei to three people in the exercise room.

Even in the police station where I work, I keep giving Johrei to five colleagues who are already attending Johrei Centers in their neighborhoods. Two are already attending classes in preparation to becoming members.

I am also seeking the people that I neglected, to apologize to them and allow them to use me as a tool toward their happiness.

With all of this, my life is becoming more harmonious and happy. I am happy to see that Meishu-Sama is using me as an instrument of his Divine Plan, turning me into an increasingly calm person especially working in a tense atmosphere such as a police station.

Even my husband, who is also a Johrei member and Sheriff, has strived to fulfill his mission. He is devoted to going to the Johrei Center daily.

Today I feel Meishu-Sama has put a great light within me, which is getting more intense.

With permission to be at this Altar, on a day as important as today, I do believe that I need to continue to pass the light of Johrei to the greatest number of people possible.

Thank you very much and happy Paradise on Earth Service!



Day Activitie Hour

8 Saturday

Service Preparation 10am

to 6pm

9 Sunday

Monthly Appreciation Service (Portuguese) 11am

15 Saturday

11AM: Paradise on Earth Service (English) 7PM: Paradise on Earth Service (Português)

11am & 7pm

28 Friday

Ancestors Service Preparation 10am

to 8pm

29 Saturday

Ancestors Service (Engl & Port) 7pm

30 Sunday

Home Services Fair Lawn, Philadelphia, Bushkill, Midland Park

July 7 Sunday

National Headquarters Service (English) 11am

Julho 13 Saturday

Service Preparation 10am

to 6pm

Julho 14 Sunday

Monthly Appreciaiton Service (Português) 11am

26 Friday

Ancestors Service Preparation 10am

to 8pm

27 Saturday

Ancestors Service (Engl & Port) 7pm

June Home Gatherings in New Jesey, New York and Pensylvania Day Weekday House and Address Hour

3, 10, 17, 24 Mondays Thau Family: 901 Bush Place, Fair Lawn, NJ 6pm to 8pm

3, 10, 17, 24 Mondays Pinto Family: 4715 St Denis Dr, apt 2, Philadelphia, PA 5pm to 8pm

13 Thursday Anita Costa: 41 Forest Ave, apt 6-0, Englewood, NJ 6pm to 8pm

20 Thursday Vickie Fields: 12 Arbor Ct, Ponoma, NY 6pm to 8pm

27 Thursday Michael Charney: 224 Greenwood Ave, Midland Park, NJ

6pm to 8pm

Cultos diários Culto Matinal: 10am Culto Vesperal: 6pm Culto de Encerramento: 8pm

Cultos diários Culto Matinal: 10am Culto Vesperal: 6pm Culto de Encerramento: 8pm

June and July activities

Johrei Center hours: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday from 9:30am to 8pm Thursday: closed Saturday from 9:30am to 6pm. Sunday: Only open for the Services

Daily Services Morning Service: 10am Evening Service: 6pm Closing Service: 8pm

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