Community life

Ayyám-i-Há celebration brings joy to families

Ayyám-i-Há celebration brings joy to families

Posted: 2024/02/29

In a neighbourhood in Montreal, Que., a group of children’s classes hosted an Ayyám-i-Há gathering for families in their community.

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Winter camps promote spiritual education across Canada

Winter camps promote spiritual education across Canada

Posted: 2024/01/23

In Canada, during the weeks of the winter break, communities across the country held camps and day-long gatherings focused on spiritual education.

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Ukrainian families strengthen community well-being

Ukrainian families strengthen community well-being

Posted: 2023/11/21

In the Lanark cluster in Ontario, newly arrived Ukrainian families have been working together to address the material and spiritual needs of their community.

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Friends hold a traditional Tlingit potlatch honouring Rúhíyyih Khánum

Friends hold a traditional Tlingit potlatch honouring Rúhíyyih Khánum

Posted: 2023/09/28

Indigenous friends from the Yukon and Alaska gathered in Juneau, Alaska to renew long-time bonds of friendship and reflect on continuing their legacy of community-building.

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Building a vision through home visits

Building a vision through home visits

Posted: 2023/03/31

In the Arbor Glen neighbourhood in Toronto, Ont., a series of home visits following an Ayyám-i-Há celebration contributed to building a collective vision of growth.

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Ayyám-i-Há celebration reconnects families to children’s classes

Ayyám-i-Há celebration reconnects families to children’s classes

Posted: 2023/02/28

In the Rundle neighbourhood in Calgary, Alta., a celebration brought together around 80 people, including many children and their mothers.

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Expanding circles of friends

Expanding circles of friends

Posted: 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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A space to call their own

A space to call their own

Posted: 2022/08/30

In the Edmonds neighbourhood in Burnaby, B.C., a process was set in motion to find a property to hold the growing number of local core activities.

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Photos from the first wave of global conferences in British Columbia

Photos from the first wave of global conferences in British Columbia

Posted: 2022/06/07

Families, friends and neighbours came together to “explore themes that build understanding of conditions in the world and offer a channel for the longing to serve.”

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Photos from the first wave of global conferences in Ontario, Quebec and the Prairies

Photos from the first wave of global conferences in Ontario, Quebec and the Prairies

Posted: 2022/06/06

The following photos are from a few of the global conferences that took place in Ontario, Quebec and the Prairies, for those “longing to foster unity and better the world.”

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