The original English Prayer Book was first published in 1989, but many Japanese prayers were translated and added over the past two decades. Lately, there were discussions about the sentiment of the prayers being lost in translation as well as the number of loose inserts put into the book.
In response to these concerns, a committee was formed in 2007 to revise and update the English Prayer Book and now their task is complete.
The main changes are:
• New translations of Konkokyo keywords were adopted.
• “Refreshed” Tenchi Kakitsuke, In Praise of Konko Daijin, Heaven and Earth Prayer, Newly Departed Soul Prayer, Before & After Meal Prayers, and Peace Prayer were added.
• Three songs – “A Shining, Shimmering Light,” “A World of Prayer,” and “A New Life, A New Beginning” – were added along with translations and scores.
For more information, please contact KIC.

The fifth year of KIC’s internship program began on May 10. Reverend Kiwa Nakamura (Konko Church of Wakkanai in Hokkaido, Japan) is now training at KIC.
Reverend Shinji Yamada, KIC Director, stated in his welcome address to the new intern during the welcoming ceremony, “World outreach is not successful if outreach activities are done in isolation, in each area, because for complete world outreach, it is necessary for the various bodies to be able to naturally work together. You are going to engage in various tasks to serve Kami Sama for world outreach through the internship program and at times you may feel it is futile. But please be aware that within large world outreach activities, there are essential tasks when serving Kami-Sama, therefore try to embrace them. Developing your skills through this internship program is not only for yourself but also to become a useful person for Kami-Sama in the future. Therefore, I would like you to not spare any effort in your training.”
Upon receiving these words, Reverend Nakamura said of her aspirations, “I don’t think I can do anything big, but I will do my very best. I will try to learn as much as possible during my six-month term.”
Based on the curriculum, Reverend Nakamura will learn principles of world outreach and KIC’s daily operations. She will also try to pick up language skills, participate in Konkokyo activities and various kinds of volunteer activities in the metro area.

An A5 sized desktop calendar with daily teachings was recently produced in commemoration of the Pan-Europe Konkokyo Conference in London on February 14 and 15. There are English, French, or German versions, and they have a different teaching from Konko Daijin printed on each page, along with the original Japanese underneath. We hope this calendar brings much happiness to your daily life.
To inquire about the calendar, please contact KIC.