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Expanding circles of friends

Expanding circles of friends

| 2023/01/31

The following article originally appeared in ‘Tidings,’ the newsletter of the Bahá’í Council of the Atlantic Provinces.

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Message regarding travel to the Holy Land

Message regarding travel to the Holy Land

| 2023/01/03

“…it has become necessary, for a period of time, to ask all Bahá’ís who have resided in or visited the cradle of the Faith, even briefly, not to come to Israel for any reason until at least five years have elapsed since their last visit to Iran…”

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In memoriam September-December 2022

In memoriam September-December 2022

| 2022/12/29

Members of the Bahá’í community of Canada who the National Spiritual Assembly has been advised have passed away.

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Learning to work with families in the Overbrook neighbourhood

Learning to work with families in the Overbrook neighbourhood

| 2022/12/28

In the Overbrook neighbourhood in Ottawa, Ont., a family’s efforts over the course of a few cycles “significantly widened the embrace” of community-building activities “to many nearby households.”

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Calgary group participates in the ‘Blanket Exercise’

Calgary group participates in the ‘Blanket Exercise’

| 2022/12/15

The Blanket Exercise, which focuses on a history many Canadians are not taught, was offered in the context of efforts by Bahá’ís across the country to promote truth and reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples.

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Young people explore how Bahá’í ideals can steer professional life

Young people explore how Bahá’í ideals can steer professional life

| 2022/11/30

This past summer, a cohort of young professionals from across North America participated in the ISGP graduate seminar and thought deeply about the conceptual framework that guides their work.

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Book review: Nineteen: 19 Insights Learned from a 19-year-old with Cancer

Book review: Nineteen: 19 Insights Learned from a 19-year-old with Cancer

| 2022/11/29

This review explores the recent book by Adam Robarts, about his son, Haydn, an extraordinary young man who was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of cancer.

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Bahá’í Councils 2022 – 2023

Bahá’í Councils 2022 – 2023

| 2022/11/29

On 26 November, the Day of the Covenant, a new term of service began for Regional Bahá’í Councils in Canada.

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Message from the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of Iran – 23 August 2022

Message from the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of Iran – 23 August 2022

| 2022/11/16

“Reports received from the sacred land of Iran attest the intensification of the unrelenting injustice and cruelty which….have been endured by the followers of Bahá’u’lláh in that country.” 

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Fall 2022 issue of Bahá’í Canada

Fall 2022 issue of Bahá’í Canada

| 2022/11/14

The Fall issue of Bahá’í Canada: Releasing the society-building power of the Faith

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