The Winter 2020 issue of Bahá’í Canada: The bicentenary of the Birth of the Báb
“In the final months of the Plan, we have no doubt that Canada’s goal of establishing an intensive programme of growth in 119 clusters will be won. Tens of those clusters will be working with the larger numbers that begin to affect the culture, the very spirit of a place.”
Dr. Mehran Anvari, Treasurer of the National Spiritual Assembly, recently spoke about the Funds of the Faith, particularly the National Fund, at a gathering of friends in Toronto.
The Winter 2020 issue of Bahá’í Canada: The bicentenary of the Birth of the Báb
“In the final months of the Plan, we have no doubt that Canada’s goal of establishing an intensive programme of growth in 119 clusters will be won. Tens of those clusters will be working with the larger numbers that begin to affect the culture, the very spirit of a place.”
Dr. Mehran Anvari, Treasurer of the National Spiritual Assembly, recently spoke about the Funds of the Faith, particularly the National Fund, at a gathering of friends in Toronto.
The site conveys the purpose and activities of the national Office of Public Affairs, whose staff represent the Baha’i community to government, media, and civil society.
The National Spiritual Assembly is delighted to share the following news from a letter…written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice, about the progress that has been made in the construction of the Shrine of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá.
Members of the Bahá’í community of Canada who the National Spiritual Assembly has been advised have passed away.
“…Shoghi Effendi has written that ‘the progress and execution of spiritual activities’ is ‘conditioned upon material means’. Thus, your contributions both help sustain the activities and channel financial resources in ways that promote the well-being of humanity.”
“It will be apparent that the precepts the friends observe in the course of their general interactions with those around them must also characterize, sometimes even more scrupulously, their communication carried out via social media.”
On 26 November, the Day of the Covenant, a new term of service began for Regional Bahá’í Councils in Canada. Councils are institutions that were brought into being by the Universal House of Justice to carry forward the teaching work and minister to the needs of a rapidly growing Bahá’í community.
Photos from celebrations of the bicentenary of the Birth of the Báb in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
Association for Bahá’í Studies – Theme statement and call for breakout presentations
44th Annual Conference 9:00am Friday August 7 until midday Sunday August 9, 2020 Westin Dallas Central Park, Dallas, Texas, USA In addition to the general conference sessions, a set of specialized seminars will be held Wednesday and Thursday, August 5 to 6. Theme Statement: Beyond Critique to Constructive Engagement In an effort to continue […]
The Justice Conference: Protagonists of Systematic Change
Date: 10-13 April 2020 Location: De Poort Conference Centre, Netherlands. Societies are “in great turmoil” (Bahá’u’lláh) and require fundamental shifts from current social, economic and other systems. How can we become active protagonists for needed changes in “thought and action”(UHJ), remaining ever-conscious of and addressing the “inequity, discrimination, and exploitation” (UHJ) damaging the body of […]
National Spiritual Assembly’s meeting schedule: 2019-2020
Here is the National Spiritual Assembly’s meeting schedule for 2019-2020
Association for Bahá’í Studies – Call for submissions
Call for Breakout Session Proposals – Deadline: 24 March 2019.
Information for those wishing to serve in Nunavut
“God willing, the call of the Kingdom may reach the ears of the Eskimos (Inuit)…”
Urgent need for pioneers to the Bahamas
The National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of the Bahamas is in urgent need of short and long-term pioneers as well as youth wishing to take a year of service.
