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Message to unit conventions

Message to unit conventions

Posted: 2023/02/06

“[W]e urge your reflection on what is needed to strengthen a culture of home visits where meaningful conversations unfold…”

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Message regarding development of the Bahá’í National Centre property

Message regarding development of the Bahá’í National Centre property

Posted: 2023/02/06

“Recently, the National Spiritual Assembly submitted to the City of Markham a request to re-zone the lands surrounding the Bahá’í National Centre…”

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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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Message regarding travel to the Holy Land

Message regarding travel to the Holy Land

Posted: 2023/01/03

“…it has become necessary, for a period of time, to ask all Bahá’ís who have resided in or visited the cradle of the Faith, even briefly, not to come to Israel for any reason until at least five years have elapsed since their last visit to Iran…”

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In memoriam September-December 2022

In memoriam September-December 2022

Posted: 2022/12/29

Members of the Bahá’í community of Canada who the National Spiritual Assembly has been advised have passed away.

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Learning to work with families in the Overbrook neighbourhood

Learning to work with families in the Overbrook neighbourhood

Posted: 2022/12/28

In the Overbrook neighbourhood in Ottawa, Ont., a family’s efforts over the course of a few cycles “significantly widened the embrace” of community-building activities “to many nearby households.”

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Calgary group participates in the ‘Blanket Exercise’

Calgary group participates in the ‘Blanket Exercise’

Posted: 2022/12/15

The Blanket Exercise, which focuses on a history many Canadians are not taught, was offered in the context of efforts by Bahá’ís across the country to promote truth and reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples.

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Young people explore how Bahá’í ideals can steer professional life

Young people explore how Bahá’í ideals can steer professional life

Posted: 2022/11/30

This past summer, a cohort of young professionals from across North America participated in the ISGP graduate seminar and thought deeply about the conceptual framework that guides their work.

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Book review: Nineteen: 19 Insights Learned from a 19-year-old with Cancer

Book review: Nineteen: 19 Insights Learned from a 19-year-old with Cancer

Posted: 2022/11/29

This review explores the recent book by Adam Robarts, about his son, Haydn, an extraordinary young man who was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of cancer.

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Bahá’í Councils 2022 – 2023

Bahá’í Councils 2022 – 2023

Posted: 2022/11/29

On 26 November, the Day of the Covenant, a new term of service began for Regional Bahá’í Councils in Canada.

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