Lehigh Valley Bahai

Sunday night Zoom Healing Devotions hosted by Moira & Randy Padfield. Click here for details.
2026-01-11 19:30 - 20:30, 2026-01-18 19:30 - 20:30, 2026-01-25 19:30 - 20:30, 2026-02-01 19:30 - 20:30, 2026-02-08 19:30 - 20:30, 2026-02-15 19:30 - 20:30, 2026-02-22 19:30 - 20:30 (America/New_York)
Dear friends,
The Padfield family are hosting a devotional via Zoom Sunday evening at 7:30pm and each Sunday thereafter. Link will be emailed to the friends directly. We will be saying prayers for Richard Beane (our son-in-law in Belize) and Shirin’s sister as well as others in the community in need of healing prayers. We will also offer healing prayers for our community, country and the world.
We would be happy to have you join us and would welcome anything you would like to contribute in the form of prayers, Writings, or poems.
We hope to see you on Sunday night. Zoom link was emailed to the friends directly.
With loving regards,

Weekly Thursday Zoom devotions hosted by the Almonte family. Click here for details.
2026-01-15 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-01-22 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-01-29 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-02-05 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-02-12 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-02-19 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-02-26 19:00 - 20:00
Weekly Thursday Zoom devotions hosted by the Almonte family. Contact Ana – 484 620 7466.

Zoom ONLY - Feast of Sultan (Sovereignty). Hosted by Gladys Nay. Click here for details.
2026-01-17 19:00 - 21:00
Host – Gladys Nay.

Bahá'í Learning Center
2026-01-18 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-02-15 10:00 - 12:00
Dear loved Friends,
We are very happy and excited to announce the start of another season of learning, devotions, and fellowship at the Bahá’í Learning Center in Allentown ( Lehigh Valley Center for Sight, 1739 Fairmont Street, Allentown 18104 ) one Sunday a month 10 AM to 12 PM starting on September 28. This year we will have an adult class which will focus on the study of Ruhi Book 12 Unit 1 Family and the Community. You are welcome to attend all or come to as many sessions you are able.
You can find the schedule on the Lehigh Valley Bahá’í Community Calendar. Please contact Houman Ahdieh for further information and directions; houmanahdieh@yahoo.com 610-737-3938.
We look very much forward to seeing you all soon!
With Much Love,
Bahá’í Learning Center Planning Committee

To promote knowledge is thus an inescapable duty imposed on every one of the friends of God.
–Abdu’l-Bahá

Bi-weekly Friday night devotions/Study Circle in person or via Zoom. Clixk here for details.
2026-01-23 19:00 - 20:00
Please join our Bi-weekly Friday night devotional/Study Circle in-person or via Zoom.

Topic: varies each time7:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada).

Zoom link was directly emailed to friends, however for direct zoom link to the devotions contact Shirin Khalighi: khalighi1@aol.com OR Gladys Nay: gladandlou@msn.com

ZOOM ONLY - Allentown/Reading Cluster meeting - 10:00 am to 12:30 pm. Click here for details.
2026-01-24 10:00 - 12:30
Saturday January 24, 10:00am – 12:30pm

Dear Friends,

Due to the freezing cold weather forecast
Cluster Reflection Gathering this Saturday January 24 will be
on ZOOM ONLY and the START TIME will be 10:00am (instead of 10:30am)

This does not mean it is any less important for you all to attend if you possibly can, so hopefully this Zoom will make it easier for more of you to attend even if we’ll miss being together in person!!!
We have many important things to consult on, and we really need you to be there, ESPECIALLY OUR YOUTH!!

The oom link was forwarded to the friends directly via email.

AGENDA

1) Prayers
2) We’ll read together just a few inspiring excerpts from the Universal House of Justice Letter December 31, 2025, to the Continental Counselors)
(Note the complete letter can be found at this link https://app.box.com/s/jnnh0vdglpdehay41foip3r40b5ivmkj, and our consultation on Saturday will include ideas for a Zoom study group at a later date for the whole letter.)
3) We’ll watch together the 13-minute video from the Baha’i World News Service – “2025 year in review” as further inspiration for our consultation.
2025: Year in Review | BWNS
4) All present will have the opportunity to share stories and information about new developments in our Cluster since our last Cluster Gathering in October.
5) We’ll finish by discussing our goals for the next Cluster cycle. We especially want to focus on activities involving our youth!!

See you on Saturday from the coziness of your own homes!

With loving Baha’i greetings from the Area Teaching Committee
Shirin Khalighi, Anne Bivans, Bridget George, and Laura Lawrence

Feast of Mulk (Dominion). Hosted by Phil & Adriana Dunmire. Click here for details.
2026-02-06 19:00 - 21:30
Dear Friends,

Phil & Adriana Dunmire warmly welcome you to their home on Friday, February 6 at 7:00 p.m. for the Feast of Mulk (Dominion).

Address:
emailed directly

Mobile:
856 625 1652

For friends who are unable to attend in person a direct Zoom link was emailed.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j

With kind regards,

Ruhi West

Family Study with Charlie Kirby.
2026-02-07 10:00 - 11:00
Dear Friends,

Due to popular request, the Family Study Group will meet at a brand new time! We will meet on Saturday February 7th at 10 AM and you are welcome to join us.
We will study the 19 March 2025 letter from the Universal House of Justice, To the Bahá’ís of the World.
‘Abdu’l-Bahá explains.
“The conditions surrounding the family surround the nation.” Learning about a new pattern of family life is, therefore, an integral part of the effort to learn about the release of the society-building power of the Faith.
The Zoom link was emailed to the friends directly.

Charlie Kirby
Reels, music and blog at CharlieKirby

Producer of Mangia Perfecto The freshest cooking show in the universe.

646-739-0455

Bi-weekly Friday night devotions/Study Circle in person or via Zoom. Click here for details.
2026-02-13 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-02-27 19:00 - 20:00
Bi-weekly Friday night devotions/Study Circle in person or via Zoom. at the home of the Khalighis.
Please join our Bi-weekly Friday night devotional/Study Circle in-person or via Zoom.

Topic: varies each time7:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada).

Zoom link was directly emailed to friends, however for direct zoom link to the devotions contact Shirin Khalighi: khalighi1@aol.com OR Gladys Nay: gladandlou@msn.com

Little Pond monthly Sunday devotions hosted by Bill & Bridget. 1-3 p.m. at Little Pond, Nazareth. Click here for details.
2026-02-15 13:00 - 15:00
Dear Friends,

Here is an invitation to our next Little Pond Devotional on Sunday February 15 at 1pm. Also, here is a list of our Little Pond Devotional dates through November – All Sundays at 1pm.
February 15, March 8, April 12, May 3 (this May date is reserved for possible Devotional by the youth involved in the Arts and Spirituality workshop with Erika Batdorf)
June 14, July 19, August 16, September 20, October 18, and November 15. Thanks for putting these dates in your calendars! – Bridget.

It helps us to know who is coming, so please respond to bridgetgeorge9@gmail.com if you are planning to join us. Please note that we have reverted to the start time of 1pm since quite a few people have expressed a desire to get home from Little Pond in the daylight.
We look forward to welcoming you!
Bridget & Bill George

Directions to Little Pond
To find Little Pond, 92 South Penn Dixie Rd., Nazareth PA, take Rt. 248 (east from Rt. 512 in Bath PA or west from Rt. 191 in Nazareth PA) and then turn onto Penn Dixie Rd. After about a mile, look for the No. 92 mailbox on the left and opposite it on the right is our private lane with the Little Pond and Preserved Land sign. Please make sure to follow these directions since the GPS sometimes takes you to a different private lane further along Penn Dixie Rd., which leads to a different house! After turning onto our private lane, you will find us in the last building on the left – the Great Room of the Long Barn. You can also find directions on our website littlepond.org.

Ayyam-i-Ha! Host TBD. Click here for details.
2026-02-25 19:00 - 22:00, 2026-02-26 19:00 - 22:00, 2026-02-27 19:00 - 22:00, 2026-03-01 19:00 - 22:00

Ayyam-i-Ha! Hosted by the Kita family. Click here for details.
2026-02-28 18:00 - 21:00
Forwarding this email on behalf of Tammy Kita & her family:

Welcome Friends!
Join the Lehigh Valley Baha’i Community
in the joy and celebration of Ayyam-i-Ha!

“It behoveth the people of Bahá, throughout these days, to provide good cheer for themselves, their kindred and, beyond them, the poor and needy, and with joy and exultation to hail and glorify their Lord, to sing His praise and magnify His Name…” – Baha’u’llah, The Kitab-i-Aqdas

Saturday, February 28, 2026 beginning at 6:00 pm

Potluck dinner and community fun at the home of the Kita family

tammykita@gmail.com
484-788-9128
Bring food, smiles, and joy to share
Bring your friends!
Bring a small (<$10) wrapped gift for any child under 12 that you are bringing with you
Bring some non-perishable items and/or a grocery gift card for the local food bank

Sign up on this Ayyami-i-Ha pot-luck sign up sheet to help us create a well-rounded meal and program.

Last-minute RSVPs are no problem

Arriving without an RSVP is no problem either.

Feast of Ala (Loftiness). Hosted by Neisan & Alaleh Sabet. Details TBD. Click here for details.
2026-03-01 15:00 - 18:00
Hosts – Neisan & Alaleh Sabet – 215 740 5099
We would like the feast to start at 3 o’clock. It will be held at the apartment clubhouse like before at the address below:
1641 33rd St SW Allentown, PA 18103 United States And yes, dinner will be served following the program
