Feast of Jalal (Glory). Hosts Houman Ahdieh. Click here for details.
2024-04-09 19:00 - 21:30 (America/New_York)
Dear Friends,

Houman Ahdieh warmly invites you to the Feast of Jalal (Glory).
This feast will be in person and on Zoom.

Tuesday, April 9 beginning at 7 pm
The feast will be held at his office:
Lehigh Valley Center for Sight – lower level
1739 W. Fairmont Street, Allentown, PA
This is the same location as the Baha’i Learning Center
This will be an in-person and Zoom feast. Zoom link was emailed directly to the friends.
For more information please contact Houman at: 610-737-3938
Warm regards,
Roseann Bowerman
For the LSA of Bethlehem Township

Weekly Wednesday Zoom Spanish Devotions hosted by Ana & Ivan Almonte. Click here for details.
2024-04-10 19:00 - 20:00, 2024-04-17 19:00 - 20:00, 2024-04-24 19:00 - 20:00
Weekly Wednesday Spanish Devotions hosted by the Almonte family. Contact Ana: 484 620 7466.

Monthly Bahai Basics. An online Introduction to the Baha'i Faith and discussions and Q&A. Click here for details.
2024-04-12 19:00 - 20:00, 2024-05-10 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.

Zoom only – Study of the letter from the Universal House of Justice dated November 28, 2023.
2024-04-14 10:30 - 12:00, 2024-04-28 10:30 - 12:00, 2024-05-12 10:30 - 12:00
Reflections on the First Century of the Formative Age
Zoom link emailed to friends directly.

Sunday night Zoom Healing Devotions hosted by Moira & Randy Padfield. Click here for details.
2024-04-14 19:30, 2024-04-21 19:30, 2024-04-28 19:30, 2024-05-05 19:30, 2024-05-12 19:30, 2024-05-19 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,

Bi-weekly Friday night devotionals. Click here for details.
2024-04-19 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

Celebration for the 1st day of Ridvan! Hosted by Laura & Henry Lawrence. Click here for details.
2024-04-20 12:00 - 16:00
First Day of Ridván (meaning “Paradise” in Arabic) — the most important of the Bahá’í holy days. It is the day on which Bahá’u’lláh declared His mission as a Messenger of God.

The Festival of Riḍván has arrived!

The day of supreme felicity
Bethlehem is astir with the breeze of God!
-Baha’u’llah
This is an invitation for you to join in our celebration of the
First day of the holiest time of the year –
Ridvan (rizz-vawn – Paradise)
A picnic on Saturday, April 20, 2024
12 – 3 PM
Jacobsburg State Park
Henry’s Forge Pavilion
a covered building across the road from 400 Belfast Road
Nazareth, PA

Bring a simple picnic lunch (there is no electricity in the building – so no crock pots etc.)
There’s lots to explore at Jacobsburg – so bring your walking shoes and (if you like and weather permitting) explore the forest primeval.
You can stay till dusk.
Rain or Shine – we will be dry and covered
Dogs are allowed too
NO RSVP – just come!!
questions: Laura Lawrence, lglawrence19@yahoo.com, 610-573-0559
No need to rsvp – See you then!!

Bahai Learning Center
2024-04-21 10:00 - 12:00, 2024-05-05 10:00 - 12:00, 2024-05-19 10:00 - 12:00
Bahai Learning Center Schedule : Fall 2023 to Spring 2024.
Dear loved Friends,

We are very 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 ) every other Sunday 10 AM to 12 PM starting on September 24. This year we will have a children’s class and an adult class which will focus on study of Ruhi Book 5 – Releasing the Power of Junior Youth. 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, and it is included below. Please contact Houman Ahdieh for further information and directions; houmanahdieh@yahoo.com 610-737-3938.
We look very much forward to seeing you soon!

With Much Love,
Bahá’í Learning Center Planning Committee

Start time is 10 a.m. however Zoom attendees can join at 10:30 a.m. Link will be emailed to the friends directly.

Feast of Jamal (Beauty). Hosts Doug & Roseann Bowerman. Click here for details.
2024-04-26 19:30 - 21:30
Hosts – The Bowerman family.
Dear Friends,
Roseann and Douglas Bowerman warmly invite you to the Feast of Jamal (Beauty).
Friday, April 26 beginning at 7:30 pm
The feast will be held in their home.
This will be an in-person Feast.
For additional information please contact them at: 610.704.0026
Loving regards,
Roseann Bowerman
For the LSA of Bethlehem Township

Celebration for the 9th day of Ridvan! Hosted by Bill & Bridget George at Little Pond at 1 p.m. Click here for details.
2024-04-28 13:00 - 15:30
Ninth Day of Ridván the day on which Bahá’u’lláh’s family joined Him in the Garden of Ridván.

Dear Friends,
You are warmly invited to our monthly Devotional Gathering,
Little Pond, Sunday April 28 at 1-3pm.

The Nightingale of Paradise

“Lo, the Nightingale of Paradise singeth
upon the twigs of the Tree of Eternity.”

This month our Devotional Gathering falls on a Baha’i Holy Day, the 9th Day of the Festival of Ridvan. This is the holiest and most significant of all Baha’i Festivals and commemorates Baha’u’llah’s declaration of his mission to his companions. As always, our Interfaith Devotional will include poetry, prayers, music, stories and sacred texts from many different traditions, but will focus this month on stories of this joyful day in the Baha’i calendar. We hope you will all enjoy a special opportunity to meet the Baha’i Community and learn more about the Baha’i Faith.
Music will be provided by Bob Fahringer, one of our favorite musicians, with whom many of you are familiar, and the program will be followed by refreshments and conversation on our thoughts and feelings about the theme.
We look forward to welcoming you and any friends you want to invite to the Great Room of our Little Pond Long Barn. Directions to Little Pond can be found on our website and please watch out for GPS; it can send you off into our neighbor’s driveway. Our lane has the tall Little Pond sign at its entrance.
It helps to know if you are coming, so please respond to this message or to bridgetgeorge9@gmail.com if you can make it.
With love and gratitude in this beautiful, blossom-filled season.
Bridget and Bill George

Little Pond Devotional & 9th day of Ridvan celebration - Sunday, April 28, 2024 at 1 p.m. Click here for details.
2024-04-28 13:00 - 15:30
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/

This being the New Year, we also thought it would be helpful to let you know the dates of the Little Pond Devotionals through August 2024. All dates are Sundays at 1 pm on weekends that do not conflict with the Baha’i Learning Center activities.

February 11
March 10
April 28 – This Devotional will also be our Baha’i community Ninth Day of Ridvan Celebration
May 26
June 30
July 28
August 25

Please mark your calendars and we look forward to welcoming you!

Bridget and Bill George

Celebration for the 12th day of Ridvan! Hosted by Tammy Kita. Click here for details.
2024-05-01 19:00 - 21:30
Twelfth Day of Ridván the day on which Bahá’u’lláh and His family left the garden to travel to Constantinople.

Welcome Friends,
“…And the nightingales sing
And the souls are on fire…”

Join the Lehigh Valley Bahai Community as we celebrate the 12th Day of Ridvan.
At the home of the Kita Family
tammykita@gmail.com
Wednesday, May 1, 2024, at 7:00 PM.
Bring yourselves, your warm smiles, and your open hearts.
AND
If the weather is fine, please also throw a lawn chair in your car.
If the weather is cooperative, we will enjoy our devotions outside followed by treats and conversation inside.
No need to bring any food, just yourselves and your lawn chairs.
Looking forward to sharing this special day together.

Allentown/Reading Cluster Reflection Gathering on Saturday May 4, 11am - 1pm. Click here for details.
2024-05-04 11:00 - 13:00
Dear Friends,
You are warmly invited to our next Cluster Reflection Gathering on Saturday May 4, 11am – 1pm.
Ana and Ivan Almonte have kindly reserved the party room at their apartment building 1616 Liberty St. Allentown PA 18102.

We are happy to say that we are almost back on track with the dates for the Growth Cycles and Reflection Gatherings requested by our Regional Council.
In order to stay on track going forward, we have already decided on the dates for the next three Reflection Gatherings. So here is your Save the Date Calendar!!

Saturday May 4 2024 11am – 1pm
Sunday July 21, 2024 11am – 1pm
Saturday October 26, 2024 11am – 1pm
Saturday January 18 2025 11am – 1pm

We are excited to be together on May 4 to reflect on the many wonderful activities that have been taking place in our Cluster in the last Cycle.
We also hope that the Ridvan letter from the Universal House of Justice will inspire our beloved Baha’i Community to redouble our efforts for unity and community building in the upcoming Cycle.

We need all our thoughts, ideas, and enthusiasm to make this happen, so we look forward with joy to seeing as many of you as possible on Saturday May 4.

With loving Baha’i Greetings from the Area Teaching Committee

Houman Ahdieh, Anne Bivans, Bridget George, Laura Lawrence and Shirin Khalighi

Weekly Wednesday Spanish Devotions hosted by the Almonte family. Click here for details.
2024-05-08 19:00 - 20:00, 2024-05-15 19:00 - 20:00

Feast of Azamat (Grandeur). Hosts Jamal & Shirin Yazdani. Click here for details.
2024-05-16 19:30 - 21:30
Hosts – The Yazdani family.
Dear Friends

Jamal and Shirin Yazdani warmly invite you to the Feast of Azamat on Thursday May 16 at 7:30pm.
An email with their home address was directly sent to the friends.
Contact (928) 298-3154
Hope to see you there.

Bi-weekly Friday night devotions. Click here for details.
2024-05-17 19:00 - 20:00

Zoom - Post Convention report w Carol Zandieh. Click here for details.
2024-05-20 19:00 - 20:30
Dear Friends,

The Zoom link for the first of two Baha’i National Convention Reports for the Allentown/Reading Cluster from 7:00- 8:30 PM. was emailed to the friends in the Allentown/Reading cluster. There will be two opportunities to attend:

May 20 7-8:30 or
May 30 7-8:30 (link will be sent about 5/23)

After the report, there should be some time for questions and/or comments. I look forward to meeting the Baha’is in your area through Zoom and hope that many of you will be able to attend and get a feel for the excitement and sacred nature of the Baha’i National Convention held in the Holiest House of Worship in Wilmette, Illinois.

Thank you so much, and I look forward to seeing you next week on Zoom!

With warm Baha’i greetings,
Carol Zandieh
