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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.
Video of theme song from Saskatoon youth conference
The video above shows some of the participants in the Saskatoon, Sask. conference singing “Know ye the value of this time,” and “Strive ye with all your hearts.”
More updates and pictures from last weekend’s youth conferences
This past weekend, more than 200 youth such as those in the video attended youth conferences called by the National Spiritual Assembly, convened by the Regional Bahá’í Councils and hosted by the communities of Halifax, N.S., Saskatoon, Sask. and Victoria, B.C.
A group in Halifax produces multimedia presentation on Bahá’u’lláh
After a year of preparation, a group of artists called Arts4Unity presented “Baha’u’llah His World Embracing Vision; a multimedia presentation” in early July at the Neptune theatre in Halifax, N.S. More than 300 people attended the event, which featured the recitation of Bahá’í Writings, music, video, visual art and song.
Pictures from youth conferences in Halifax and Saskatoon
This past weekend, the communities of Halifax, N.S., Saskatoon, Sask. and Victoria, B.C hosted youth conferences to lend impetus to the growth of Bahá’í communities across Canada.
An Edmonton children’s class makes art intended to express reconciliation
Here is a letter that describes the efforts of a children’s class to learn more about the reconciliation process and express their understanding through art.
Message on implementing the Badi‘ calendar
On 10 July, the Universal House of Justice addressed a message to the Bahá’ís of the World regarding the implementation of the Badi‘ calendar:
Saskatoon celebrates the Man of the Trees
On 17 June, the United Nations World Day to Combat Desertification, the Spiritual Assembly of Saskatoon, Sask. and Meewasin, a conservation agency, co-sponsored a dedication and presentation on the life of Dr. Richard St. Barbe Baker.
Passage from Shoghi Effendi on significance of the martyrdom of the Báb
“Thus ended a life which posterity will recognize as standing at the confluence of two universal prophetic cycles, the Adamic Cycle stretching back as far as the first dawnings of the world’s recorded religious history and the Bahá’í Cycle destined to propel itself across the unborn reaches of time for a period of no less than five thousand centuries.”
Sixth newsreel on progress of Chile temple is released
“Progress of the Temple Construction, Worship and Service – July 2014,” the sixth in a series of video newsreels showing the progress of the construction of the House of Worship in Santiago, Chile, is now available in English and Spanish on the official website.
