The Oceania Centre performs the January grand service, the October grand service, and the monthly services from 10 o’clock on the third Sunday every month.
Starting with the opening of the shrine portals, the offering, and the reading of the service prayer, the seated service is then performed, followed by the Dance with Hand Movements, comprising the Yorozuyo and the Twelve Songs. Following the service, the sermon is delivered, where simultaneous interpretation either into Japanese or English is available.
After the service, lunch is provided to all service attendees who promote mutual friendship as followers of the same path.
The morning and evening services are conducted every day at the Oceania Centre: the morning service at seven and the evening service at six.
Following the seated service, two songs with hand movements are performed each time. Then, we read either the Ofudesaki or the Anecdotes of Oyasama at the morning service and the Ten Aspects of Complete Providence and the Kakisage at the evening service.
The Oceania Centre conducts the Yohai service (which literally means “worshipping from a distance”) for the Monthly Service of Church Headquarters at 10 a.m. on 26th of each month. The Yohai service for the Spring Grand Service is performed at 12:30 p.m. while the Yohai service for the Autumn Grand Service is at 9 a.m. In addition, we also perform the Yohai service for the Oyasama Birth Celebration Service at 11 a.m. on 18th April each year.
The Oceania Centre conducts the New Year’s Day service from 11 a.m. on 1st January every year where we express our gratitude for God’s blessings we received and pray for God’s protection at the beginning of a new year.
Following the seated service, the Dance with Hand Movements, comprising the Yorozuyo and the Twelve Songs, are performed.
After the service, Japanese Sake, which has been offered to God the Parent at the service, is provided to all the attendees.
The Oceania Centre holds the practice of Otefuri (Hand Dance) and musical instruments for the service from 7:30 p.m. on the previous evening (Saturday) of each monthly service.
