
Upcoming Friends of Persian Culture conference
This year’s event will be held from August 28th to August 31st in Chicago.
“When, therefore, the people of Bahá undertake to marry, the union must be a true relationship, a spiritual coming together as well as a physical one,
In late December, a group of youth studying Book 5 and their tutors organized a fundraising dinner on the West Island of Montreal to help recuperate the costs of the three youth conferences in Canada, in response to the call from the National Spiritual Assembly.
The seven imprisoned former members of the Yarán – a group that looked after the affairs of the Bahá’í community in Iran – wrote a letter in mid-December to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, commenting on his proposed “Charter of Citizens Rights.”
From the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of the World, 5 December 2013:
From the Universal House of Justice to all National Spiritual Assemblies, 26 November 2013: We are delighted to share news of the progress on the construction of the continental House of Worship for South America rising in the foothills of the Andes in Chile. With the completion of the complex three-storey structure and underground service tunnel, […]
The following individuals will be serving on Bahá’í Councils until November 2014: British Columbia Charlene Antinuk, Tabasom Eblaghie, Bahram Gustaspi, Regina Jonker, Anne Murray, Dorsa Noureddin, Dale Peterson, Chohre Rassekh and Lynn Smith Alberta Milad Asdaghi, Drew Erickson, Terri Flanagan, Allison Healy, Masoud Mashkournia, Emily Rushdy, and Elaine Zavitz Saskatchewan and Manitoba Ruben Beattie, Andrew […]
In mid-November, Cégep Sainte-Foy, a college in Quebec City, Que. featured the Bahá’í Faith during the annual Religious Studies Days, a week-long cultural and educational event which has been running at the school for the past 12 years.
At this midpoint of the Plan, the National Assembly is moved to share with you the thrilling news of progress over the last few months and to outline some of the needs emerging in this exciting next stage of growth in Canada.
Following a regional training that provided them with a greater understanding of the period of youth and how to nurture the latent potential of that age group, a team of three youth pioneered to Parry Sound, Ont., accompanied by regional institutions every step of the way.
Q: At what age does a Bahá’í have the obligation to pay Ḥuqúqu’lláh? A: “We agree that Bahá’í children should be taught from an early age to contribute to the funds of the Faith and that, when they do so, there is no objection to their contributing to Ḥuqúqu’lláh. However, we feel that it is […]