Upcoming Friends of Persian Culture conference
This year’s event will be held from August 28th to August 31st in Chicago.
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Message from the National Spiritual Assembly regarding contribution goals
“We now call the friends across the country, while continuing to support the unique and historic project placed before us, to arise with equal love, determination and sacrifice to meet the remainder of the contribution goals…”
Message from the National Spiritual Assembly to the Bahá’ís of Canada — 1 August 2019
“Since the first days of summer, in a surge of activity over 450 youth and junior youth of diverse ages and backgrounds have gathered around the Word of God in institute campaigns, junior youth camps and teaching projects across the country.”
New pilgrimage online portal
“A new online portal is now active and accessible through the website pilgrimage.bahai.org.”
From the National Spiritual Assembly on the anniversary of the Martyrdom of the Báb
“On the eve of the anniversary of the Martyrdom of the Báb, which begins at sunset on 9 July, the National Spiritual Assembly wished to send you as a token of its love this passage…”
The closing days of the Báb’s Revelation
Continuing our series of stories from the Dawn-Breakers leading up to the bicentenary of the Birth of the Báb, here we share an excerpt that describes the events before His martyrdom.
Calgary youth visit the Montreal Shrine
The National Spiritual Assembly recently announced the launch of a “special program of visits to the Shrine in Montreal, blessed by the footsteps of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in 1912 and referred to by Him as His home.” In February 2019, the first formally-registered group visited the Shrine.
Message from the National Spiritual Assembly to the Bahá’ís of Canada — 24 June 2019
“Between now and the Twin Holy Days on 29 and 30 October, we urge each of you to re-examine the calls in the National Assembly’s 6 April 2018 letter and think of how your own efforts to build the world anew can achieve new levels of focus and intensity, whatever your circumstances.”
Bahá’í World website launches
“[I]t is timely to establish The Bahá’í World as a website…with content that conveys advances at the levels of thought and action and reflects the Faith’s purpose and mission in the world.”
“While our neighbourhood advances, our own character develops”
Shamim Khalili, a youth who offered several periods of service in the Rundle neighbourhood in Calgary, Alta., shares how his experiences affected both his life decisions and relationship to the Faith. This interview has been edited and condensed.
