Upcoming Friends of Persian Culture conference
This year’s event will be held from August 28th to August 31st in Chicago.
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Ayyám-i-Há celebration reconnects families to children’s classes
In the Rundle neighbourhood in Calgary, Alta., a celebration brought together around 80 people, including many children and their mothers.
Message regarding membership of the National Spiritual Assembly
“Recently, two members of the National Spiritual Assembly, Ms. Deloria Bighorn and Ms. Élizabeth Wright, asked to be permitted to relinquish their membership on the National Assembly…”
Message to unit conventions
“[W]e urge your reflection on what is needed to strengthen a culture of home visits where meaningful conversations unfold…”
Message regarding development of the Bahá’í National Centre property
“Recently, the National Spiritual Assembly submitted to the City of Markham a request to re-zone the lands surrounding the Bahá’í National Centre…”
Expanding circles of friends
The following article originally appeared in ‘Tidings,’ the newsletter of the Bahá’í Council of the Atlantic Provinces.
Message regarding travel to the Holy Land
“…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…”
In memoriam September-December 2022
Members of the Bahá’í community of Canada who the National Spiritual Assembly has been advised have passed away.
Learning to work with families in the Overbrook neighbourhood
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.”
Calgary group participates in the ‘Blanket Exercise’
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.
Young people explore how Bahá’í ideals can steer professional life
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.
