Feast of Qudrat (Power). Hosted by Roseann Bowerman at her residence. Click here for details.
2025-11-02 14:30 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
Host – Roseann Bowerman.
Dear Friends,

Roseann Bowerman warmly invites you to the Feast of Qudrat (Power), at her home on Sunday, November 2, at 2:30 p.m.

Her address: emailed directly to the friends.

Mobile: 610 704 0026.

For friends who are unable to attend in person a zoom link was emailed to the friends directly.

Looking forward to seeing you all!

Sunday night Zoom Healing Devotions hosted by Moira & Randy Padfield. Click here for details.
2025-11-02 19:30 - 20:30, 2025-11-09 19:30 - 20:30, 2025-11-16 19:30 - 20:30, 2025-11-23 19:30 - 20:30, 2025-11-30 19:30 - 20:30, 2025-12-07 19:30 - 20:30, 2025-12-14 19:30 - 20:30, 2025-12-21 19:30 - 20:30 and 1 more date
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,

Bi-weekly Friday night devotions/Study Circle in person or via Zoom. Click here for details.
2025-11-14 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-12-12 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

Little Pond monthly Sunday devotions hosted by Bill & Bridget George. 2-4 p.m. at Little Pond, Nazareth. Click here for details.
2025-11-16 14:00 - 16:00
Dear Friends,

As always, the Devotional program will be followed by refreshments and discussion. It helps us to know if you are coming, so please respond to bridgetgeorge9@gmail.com.

We do hope you will join us, and of course you are welcome to forward this invitation to your friends.
Directions to Little Pond can be found on our website, https://littlepond.org/

We also thought it would be helpful to let you know the dates of the Little Pond Devotionals April 2025 to January 2026.. All dates are Sundays at 1 pm on weekends that do not conflict with the Baha’i Learning Center activities.

April 6
May 18
June 22
August 3
August 24
September 14
October 19
November 16
January 4 – 2026.

Fireside invitation to the home of Roseann Bowerman, on Tuesday November 18, at 7:00 PM. in Nazareth.
2025-11-18 19:00 - 20:00
We are living in stressful and difficult times. How do we as thoughtful human beings move
beyond desolation? What can we contribute to our own positive growth and that of our
society? In an article published in August 2025 in the online version of The Atlantic magazine,
author Arthur C. Brooks, a professor at Harvard University and writer of the Atlantic’s How to
Build a Life column on Happiness, wrote a piece entitled:
“FIVE BAHA’I LESSONS FOR A HAPPIER LIFE”
We are living in stressful and difficult times. How do we as thoughtful human beings move
beyond desolation? What can we contribute to our own positive growth and that of our
society? In an article published in August 2025 in the online version of The Atlantic magazine,
author Arthur C. Brooks, a professor at Harvard University and writer of the Atlantic’s How to
Build a Life column on Happiness, wrote a piece entitled:
“FIVE BAHA’I LESSONS FOR A HAPPIER LIFE”
On Tuesday, October 28 at 7 pm the Baha’is of the Nazareth Area will host a presentation
and discussion of the lessons about happiness that Brooks, who is Catholic, identified from
his research on the Baha’i Faith as beneficial to anyone, regardless of religious commitment.
We invite you to join us in this discussion and share your perspectives and experience.
Location emailed to friends directly.

Please join us on November 18 for another Meaningful Discussion
Tuesday hosted by the Baha’i Community of the Nazareth Area. Our topic
will be:
Hope for the Future:
Building Interfaith Community Connections
Our speakers will be Laura Lawrence and Bridget George. They will review
the decades of interfaith community efforts in the Lehigh Valley and explore
the benefits and challenges facing people of various faiths as we work
towards justice, understanding and community service.
What is an interfaith community? It is a group of people from different
religious and non-religious backgrounds who engage with one another
through dialogue, collaboration and shared activities.
As an added bonus we are inviting the newly installed Chaplain of
Morningstar Living, Grace Adele Hochella, to join us that evening to meet
some of our Heritage Village Neighbors. If her schedule allows she will attend.
Date: Tues, November 18 Time: 7 pm
Location address emailed to friends directly
RSVP appreciated but not required: rb04@lehigh.edu, or 610 704-0026

Monthly Baha'i Basics. An online introduction to the Baha'i Faith followed by Q&A. Click here for details.
2025-11-21 19:00 - 20:00
Dear Friends,

Introduction to the Baha’i Faith and discussions and Q&A following the introduction. This is being held the second Friday of each month from 7-8 p.m. An email reminder with the Zoom link information will be emailed each month.

This Fireside chat will feature a brief introduction to the Baha’i Teachings on the importance of religion and spirituality in creating harmony among the diverse nations, races and religions of the world. After the presentation there will be opportunity for questions and discussion by the participants. This meeting is open to all. Please invite friends and anyone who you think would be interested in learning about this topic

Feast of Qawl (Speech). Hosted by Shirin & Koroush Khalighi. Click here for details.
2025-11-22 17:00 - 20:00
Hosts – Khalighis. Details TBD.

Bahá'í Learning Center
2025-11-23 10:00 - 12:00, 2025-12-21 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

Observation for the Day of the Covenant. Private commemoration at individual homes. Click here for details.
2025-11-25 19:00 - 21:00
Day of the Covenant** commemorating Bahá’u’lláh’s appointment of His son, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, as the One to whom His followers should turn after His passing.

Hello dear Baha’is in the Lehigh Valley and Reading Cluster,

As the Holy days coordinators, we know we did not suggest any activity for The Day of the Covenant and Passing of ‘Abdu’l-Baha, but thought it appropriate to send around a reminder of these two Holy days. We suggest that you commemorate these two days on your own – The Day of the Covenant Sunset 11/24 – Sunset 11/25 AND Day of the Covenant, Sunset 11/26 – Sunset 11/27 (to be observed at 1;30 AM on Thursday 11/27).

Of course, feel free to choose whatever manner you decide to observe these two Holy days, but we offer a portion from World Order of Baha’u’llah by Shoghi Effendi regarding the station of ‘Abdu’l-Baha’ for your consideration.

Tammy and Laura

He is, and should for all time be regarded, first and foremost, as the Center and Pivot of Bahá’u’lláh’s peerless and all-enfolding Covenant, His most exalted handiwork, the stainless Mirror of His light, the perfect Exemplar of His teachings, the unerring Interpreter of His Word, the embodiment of every Bahá’í ideal, the incarnation of every Bahá’í virtue, the Most Mighty Branch sprung from the Ancient Root, the Limb of the Law of God, the Being “round Whom all names revolve,” the Mainspring of the Oneness of Humanity, the Ensign of the Most Great Peace, the Moon of the Central Orb of this most holy Dispensation—styles and titles that are implicit and find their truest, their highest and fairest expression in the magic name ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá. He is, above and beyond these appellations, the “Mystery of God”—an expression by which Bahá’u’lláh Himself has chosen to designate Him, and which, while it does not by any means justify us to assign to Him the station of Prophethood, indicates how in the person of ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá the incompatible characteristics of a human nature and superhuman knowledge and perfection have been blended and are completely harmonized.

“When the ocean of My presence hath ebbed and the Book of My Revelation is ended,” proclaims the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, “turn your faces towards Him Whom God hath purposed, Who hath branched from this Ancient Root.” And again, “When the Mystic Dove will have winged its flight from its Sanctuary of Praise and sought its far-off goal, its hidden habitation, refer ye whatsoever ye understand not in the Book to Him Who hath branched from this mighty Stock.”

Observation for the Ascension of Abdul Baha. Individual commemorations at home. Click here for details.
2025-11-27 01:30 - 03:00
Ascension of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá** marking the passing of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in 1921.

Hello dear Baha’is in the Lehigh Valley and Reading Cluster,

As the Holy days coordinators, we know we did not suggest any activity for The Day of the Covenant and Passing of ‘Abdu’l-Baha, but thought it appropriate to send around a reminder of these two Holy days. We suggest that you commemorate these two days on your own – The Day of the Covenant Sunset 11/24 – Sunset 11/25 AND Day of the Covenant, Sunset 11/26 – Sunset 11/27 (to be observed at 1;30 AM on Thursday 11/27).

Of course, feel free to choose whatever manner you decide to observe these two Holy days, but we offer a portion from World Order of Baha’u’llah by Shoghi Effendi regarding the station of ‘Abdu’l-Baha’ for your consideration.

Tammy and Laura

He is, and should for all time be regarded, first and foremost, as the Center and Pivot of Bahá’u’lláh’s peerless and all-enfolding Covenant, His most exalted handiwork, the stainless Mirror of His light, the perfect Exemplar of His teachings, the unerring Interpreter of His Word, the embodiment of every Bahá’í ideal, the incarnation of every Bahá’í virtue, the Most Mighty Branch sprung from the Ancient Root, the Limb of the Law of God, the Being “round Whom all names revolve,” the Mainspring of the Oneness of Humanity, the Ensign of the Most Great Peace, the Moon of the Central Orb of this most holy Dispensation—styles and titles that are implicit and find their truest, their highest and fairest expression in the magic name ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá. He is, above and beyond these appellations, the “Mystery of God”—an expression by which Bahá’u’lláh Himself has chosen to designate Him, and which, while it does not by any means justify us to assign to Him the station of Prophethood, indicates how in the person of ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá the incompatible characteristics of a human nature and superhuman knowledge and perfection have been blended and are completely harmonized.

“When the ocean of My presence hath ebbed and the Book of My Revelation is ended,” proclaims the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, “turn your faces towards Him Whom God hath purposed, Who hath branched from this Ancient Root.” And again, “When the Mystic Dove will have winged its flight from its Sanctuary of Praise and sought its far-off goal, its hidden habitation, refer ye whatsoever ye understand not in the Book to Him Who hath branched from this mighty Stock.”

Weekly Thursday Zoom devotions hosted by the Almonte family. Click here for details.
2025-12-04 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-12-11 19:00 - 20:00
Weekly Thursday Zoom devotions hosted by the Almonte family. Contact Ana: 484 620 7466.

Zoom ONLY - Feast of Masail (Questions). Hosted by Gladys Nay. Click here for details.
2025-12-10 19:00 - 21:00
Host – Gladys Nay.

Weekly Thursday Zoom devotions hosted by the Almonte family. Click here for details.
2025-12-18 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-12-25 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-01-01 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-01-08 19:00 - 20:00
Weekly Thursday Zoom devotions hosted by the Almonte family. Contact Ana – 484 620 7466.

Feast of Sharaf (Honor). Hosted by Laura & Henry Lawrence. Click here for details.
2025-12-30 17:30 - 20:30
Hosts – Henry & Laura Lawrence.
A light supper will be served at 5:30. RSVP lglawrence19@yahoo.com

Local Bahai fundraiser for the Baha'is of the Allentown/Reading Cluster.
2026-01-03 12:00 - 15:00
Dear Friends,
At a recent Bahai community gathering we consulted about holding a local Fundraising event. It was agreed that having a Fundraiser for the National Fund which honors our loved ones who have passed to the next world would be a fitting tribute. In the writings we are exhorted to pray and do pure deeds in memory of those who have passed from this physical realm into the Abha Kingdom. These deeds and contributions not only offer us comfort but also aid the advancement of their souls.
With this in mind, on Saturday January 3, a potluck luncheon will be held at the home of Roseann Bowerman at noon. We will gather joyfully to share prayers and stories of those we wish to honor. Bring photos if you wish.

Contributions can be made by check written out to the National Bahai Fund or if you prefer to contribute through the online contribution system you can inform Shirin Khalighi, our local LSA treasurer of the amount of your contribution so that we can keep a tally of the amount raised by this event. Please put your Bahai ID number on the check and a note regarding who you wish to memorialize.
Please be advised that anyone you wish to honor, whether Bahai or not, can be memorialized by this gift. As you know only Bahai’s can contribute to the Bahai Funds but certainly spouses of Baha’is are welcome to attend.
Details:
Address was shared by email to the friends.
Please let us know if you plan to attend. Contact Roseann at (610) 704-0026 or rb04@lehigh.edu.

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Little Pond monthly Sunday devotions hosted by Bill & Bridget. 1-3 p.m. at Little Pond, Nazareth. Click here for details.
2026-01-11 13:00 - 15:00
Dear Friends,

As always, the Devotional program will be followed by refreshments and discussion. It helps us to know if you are coming, so please respond to bridgetgeorge9@gmail.com.

We do hope you will join us, and of course you are welcome to forward this invitation to your friends.
Directions to Little Pond can be found on our website, https://littlepond.org/

We also thought it would be helpful to let you know the dates of the Little Pond Devotionals April 2025 to January 2026.. All dates are Sundays at 1 pm on weekends that do not conflict with the Baha’i Learning Center activities.

April 6
May 18
June 22
July 27
August 24
September 21
October 19
November 16
January 4 – 2026.

Dear Friends,
More snow and ice and continuing freezing conditions through Monday at Little Pond make it impossible for us to welcome you all on Sunday January 4. Warmer weather and rain are coming next week, so we are postponing our Little Pond Interfaith Devotional – Stories for a Winter Afternoon – to Sunday January 11 at 1pm. Do bring a story if you have one you would like to share – a story from your life that, like a fable, teaches you truth, a story that you hold close to help you remember it. See details in the updated flyer/message below.

In addition, on Saturday, January 10, from noon to about 5 o’clock, Little Pond will host a Native American drum/dance social gathering. Folks who typically participate in the outdoor powwows in the warm months will have the opportunity to come celebrate in the comfort of the great room at Little Pond. This is an informal event primarily offered for the enjoyment of the local Native community. And it is also a public event – – open to anyone with a respectful interest There will be a potluck meal, drumming and social dancing and a giveaway blanket. If you decide to participate, please bring food to share and perhaps an item to give away. There is no charge for the event, but please consider making a donation.

In closing, we want to share this lovely picture from the Baha’i Feast of Sharaf on December 30 at the home of Henry and Laura Lawrence – welcoming young and old in spite of the cold – with special joy in a family visit from Heitha Padfield and daughter Nia from Belize! I also want to give special thanks to Ruhi West. She is with Jim and family in a totally different time zone in India, but still manages, with devotion to the Lehigh Valley Baha’i community, to distribute all our messages! – with loving New Year greetings Bridget and Bill
