Weekly Wednesday Zoom Spanish Devotions hosted by Ana & Ivan Almonte. Click here for details.
2023-06-07 19:00 - 20:00, 2023-06-14 19:00 - 20:00, 2023-06-21 19:00 - 20:00, 2023-06-28 19:00 - 20:00, 2023-07-05 19:00 - 20:00, 2023-07-19 19:00 - 20:00, 2023-07-26 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
Weekly Wednesday Spanish Devotions hosted by the Almonte family. Contact Ana: 484 620 7466.

Please join our Bi-weekly Friday night devotional in-person or via Zoom. Click here for details.
2023-06-09 19:00 - 20:00, 2023-06-23 19:00 - 20:00, 2023-07-07 19:00 - 20:00
Dear Friends,

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

In person meeting of the Local Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of Bethlehem Township.11 a.m. at the home of the Khalighis. Click here for details.
2023-06-10 11:00 - 13:00
In person meeting of the Local Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of Bethlehem Township @ 11 a.m. at the home of the Khalighis. Please get in touch with the LSA Secretary IF you have any questions.

Monthly Baha'i Basics. An online introduction to the Baha'i Faith and discussions and Q&A. Click here for details.
2023-06-16 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 Monday 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.

Family Community picnic at the Kolapechka Park, Saturday, June 17th.starting at 11 a.m. Click here for details.
2023-06-17 11:00 - 15:00
Family Community Picnic!

Baha’is and friends near and far, join us at Kolapechka Park, Saturday, June 17th.

The address is 4075 Coffeetown Rd., zip 18104 [near Schnecksville. Charge your phone before you come — electricity – there is none.

Bring picnic potluck food and drinks to share, and bring your outdoor fun stuff too! By 11 o’clock we’ll gather there.

Amenities: 1. children’s playground 2. paved gentle walking trail 3. porta johns – one handicapped accessible 4. two grills by our pavilion
5. A Great Country View and lots of room to run. Call Margie Ensminger 610-625-4671

40th Year Commemoration of Iranian women at Juneteenth
2023-06-17 18:00 - 20:00
Dear Friends,

Attached please find an invitation for you to the NAACP ‘s Juneteenth celebration on Saturday June 17th at 6:00 PM at the Sculpture Garden at Bethlehem City Hall.

AS A PART OF THIS celebration, the Baha’is of Bethlehem will ALSO mark the 40th Year Anniversary of the 10 young women who were executed in 1983 with a short presentation. #OurStoryIsOne . To read more about that:

Ten Baha’i women executed together 40 years ago: Global campaign honors them in support of gender equality in Iran, calling for public creative contributions

Ten Baha’i women executed together 40 years ago: Global campaign honors them in support of gender equality in Iran, calling for public creative contributions
The day of 18 June 2023 will mark 40 years since the Islamic Republic of Iran hanged 10 Baha’i women in a single night in a square in the city of Shiraz. Their crime was refusing to renounce their beliefs in a faith that promotes the principles of ge

Please RSVP to the Juneteenth event
by emailing jlee975@email.com. Also please bring a chair.

Hope to see you there.
Laura Lawrence
Baha’i in Bethlehem

111th Souvenir Unity Feast - Saturday, June 24th, 2023
2023-06-24 12:00 - 17:00
You are warmly invited to join us for the 111th annual Souvenir Unity Feast of ‘Abdu’l-Baha on Saturday, June 24th, 2023 at the historic Wilhelm Baha’i Properties in Teaneck, New Jersey. As always, it will be a day of joy and fellowship!

Attached is a flyer and you can visit http://www.WilhelmProperties.org for more information about the history of the property and the event.

This year’s keynote speaker will be Kathryn Jewett Hogenson, co-author of the new book Servant to the Servants, which is about Hand of the Cause Roy Wilhelm and which was co-authored by North Jersey Baha’i, Joel Nizin. This brand new book will be available to purchase at our event’s bookstore. We are also excited to feature the Teaneck Community Chorus in our program which starts at 3pm.

Food will be available for purchase or you can bring your own lunch for the day. Donations to help with the cost of the event are greatly appreciated and can be made out to “The Local Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of Teaneck”

Feel free to share this invite with friends far and wide – all are welcome!

Warm regards,

The Local Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of Teaneck

126 Evergreen Place, Teaneck, NJ

Feast of Rahmat (Mercy) to be hosted by Houman Ahdieh. Click here for details.
2023-06-24 18:00 - 20:30
Host – Houman Ahdieh

Dear Friends,

Houman Ahdieh warmly invites you to the Feast of Rahmat (Mercy) on Saturday June 24 at 6pm.

Dinner will be served at 6pm with the Feast program to follow.

It will be held at the Baha’i Learning Center. Details for Feast was emailed directly to the friends.

This is an in-person feast. Please RSVP to Houman that you will attend so meal accommodations can be arranged: houmanahdieh@yahoo.com

Warm regards,

Roseann Bowerman for the LSA of Bethlehem Township

Monthly Sunday devotions hosted by Bill & Bridget George starting at 1 p.m.
2023-06-25 13:00 - 15:00
Contact: 610 570 1336.

The End of Days and Other Such Topical Concerns
A Little Pond Devotional

June 25th, 1 pm @ Little Pond, 92 S. Penn Dixie Rd., Nazareth, Pa 18064

You are warmly invited to our monthly Devotional Gathering at Little Pond, Sunday, June 25th at 1pm.
“How does one look forward to the goal of any journey? With hope and with expectation.” — ‘Abdu’l-Bahá

The program will feature prayers, sacred texts from different faiths, poetry, and music. After the program we will have an opportunity for conversation, a discussion and sharing of our thoughts and feelings in these challenging times, and then, (happily!), light refreshments.
It helps if you can respond to this event or to bridgetgeorge9@gmail.com to let us know if you are coming. Please forward this message to your friends and bring guests!
We look forward to welcoming you to this gathering in the Great Room of the Long Barn at Little Pond.
Bridget and Bill

Sunday night Zoom Healing Devotions hosted by Moira & Randy Padfield. Click here for details.
2023-06-25 19:30, 2023-07-02 19:30, 2023-07-09 19:30, 2023-07-16 19:30, 2023-07-23 19:30
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,

Zoom meeting of the LSA of Bethlehem Township, July 1 at 11 a.m.
2023-07-01 11:00 - 13:00
Zoom meeting of the LSA of Bethlehem Township , July 1 at 11 a.m.

Service day at Little Pond, July 8, 2023. Click here for details.
2023-07-08 10:00 - 17:00
The Local Spiritual Assembly of Bethlehem Township met recently and consulted about the upcoming gathering for young adults, ages 15-25, to be held at Little Pond, on July 14-16. Obviously, such an event will require much preparation to be done prior to the event. The Assembly members believe this is a unique opportunity to offer service for this most worthy endeavor.
Bill and Bridget George have made a checklist of tasks that need to be accomplished. Most of the tasks involve cleaning projects. The Assembly consulted with Bill and Bridget and have come up with the date of Saturday, July 8, to get together for a joyful day of work at Little Pond. We will begin at 10 am and go throughout the day. Friends do not have to stay for the entire day and may come for as many hours they can spare. If we are not able to finish everything on Saturday, those who are available will return to Little Pond to finish the tasks on Sunday, July 9. Of course, the more people we have the faster the work will go, so please feel free to invite others to join.
This is an excellent opportunity for all of us to help make Little Pond ready for this very special gathering, where the youth will “Explore an individual’s twofold moral purpose: to take charge of their own intellectual and spiritual growth and to contribute to the transformation of society.”
Please contact Bridget George, if you plan to attend, so that we will have an idea of how many people will be coming.
Email: bridgetgeorge9@gmail.com
Cell phone: 610.570.1336
Of course, you may just show up on the day!
With warmest regards,
The members of the Local Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of Bethlehem Township

Observation for the Martyrdom of the Bab - Hosted by the West family Click here for details.
2023-07-09 11:30 - 14:00
Program starts at 11:30 a.m. Lunch to follow. Friends can bring dessert to share.
Contact 610 662 1860.

Feast of Kalimat (Words) - Hosted by Kim Poley. Click here for details.
2023-07-12 19:00 - 21:30
Hosted by Kim Poley.
Dear friends,

Kim Poley warmly invites you to the Feast of Kalimat on Wednesday. July 12 at 7pm.
Her address is: 20 Heyser Rd. Barto, PA 19504.
Please RSVP to her at: kimberleypoley@gmail.com if you plan to attend. Her phone number if you have questions is 215 680-8541.
This is an in-person Feast, no Zoom link is available.
Sincerely,
Roseann Bowerman
On behalf of the LSA of Bethlehem Township

Weekend camp for young adults (ages 15 to 25), July 14, 15 & 16, at Little Pond Arts Retreat between Bath and Nazareth, PA. Click here for details.
2023-07-14 08:00 - 17:00, 2023-07-15 08:00 - 17:00, 2023-07-16 08:00 - 17:00
As you may well know, the local Baha’i community has taken on a special and exciting challenge: We are organizing a weekend camp for young adults (ages 15 to 25), July 14, 15 & 16, at Little Pond Arts Retreat between Bath and Nazareth, and we need, more than anything else — Young Adults to attend! This is a challenge for us as we do not have many youth within our circle. The weekend includes completing study of the Ruhi Institute Book 1 – Reflections on the Life of the Spirit. We need at least ten youth–not junior youth. They do not need to be Baha’is or even know anything about the Baha’i Faith. (In fact they probably will not be Baha’is.) This is a challenge, and we’re taking it head on; let us rise to it, as this will help us grow, advance the Cause at our weakest point; but we can only accomplish it if we all work together to raise up attendees. Our unified effort will be unquestionably blessed by Baha’u’llah; of that there is no doubt. Think of youth that you know, youth that a friend knows, youth that you don’t know well but might be interested! Anyone that comes to mind as possibly interested–find a way to diplomatically ask them and pass along the information. We need to take the time to really think and then act, reach out!
In order to assist you in this work, we enclose a PDF invitation/announcement of the weekend with all the pertinent information (please read thoroughly so you can familiarize yourself with the event and can speak off the cuff and knowingly about it). Also, when you email it to your contacts, you can include this web link (https://littlepond.org/reflections-on-the-life-of-the-spirit/) which will take them to a page on the Little Pond site where even more information can be found.

In person meeting of the LSA of Bethlehem Township. Click here for details.
2023-07-29 11:00 - 13:00
In person meeting of the LSA of Bethlehem Township.
