Community life
Momentum builds toward a “flourishing of activity” in Quebec
Two teaching conferences—one in Montréal, one in Québec City—took place in April, inspiring action in preparation for the upcoming bicentenaries.
A poem inspired by a lesson from the junior youth text The Human Temple
This poem, called “Sweet Escape,” was written by Nadia Alikashani, a participant of a junior youth group in West Vancouver. The poem was inspired by the third lesson in the junior youth text The Human Temple.
Photos from unit conventions across the country
Here are photos from unit conventions that took place across the country in late January and early February.
St. Albert, Atla. and Milton, Ont. celebrate unity in diversity
For two decades, the Bahá’ís of St. Albert, Alta. have been reaching out to residents of their city to collaborate on promoting an annual “Unity in Diversity” celebration.
Ottawa hosts “Fun, Fund and Flourishing”
A sector in Ottawa, Ont. organized a fundraiser to help meet the contribution goals for the Spiritual Assembly. The friends wanted this gathering to explore the connection between growth and sacrificial giving.
Photos of activities from across Canada
A gallery of photos from across Canada that show the friends engaged in various activities, which include the celebration of the Birth of Bahá’u’lláh and the Regional Bahá’í Council elections.
A few photos from across the country
Here is a gallery of photos of community building activities across the country that various friends have been inspired to share through social media.
Photo of a meeting in Aurora, Ont.
In mid-July, the Spiritual Assembly of Aurora met with representatives of the Bahá’í Council of Ontario and Auxiliary Board members.
Grand Manan, N.B. holds concert to raise funds for nursing home
Bahá’ís who live on the island of Grand Manan, N.B. invited some of their friends to a potluck supper to discuss how they might serve their community.
Celebrating Holy Days and other special occasions
The growth of the Bahá’í community consists of a number of “interacting processes, each of which contributes its share to the movement of humanity towards Bahá’u’lláh’s vision of a new World Order.”
