Lehigh Valley Bahai

Sunday night Healing Devotionals via Zoom - hosted by Moira & Randy Padfield. Click here for details.
2022-10-23 19:30 - 20:30, 2022-10-16 19:30 - 20:30, 2022-10-09 19:30 - 20:30, 2022-10-02 19:30 - 20:30, 2022-09-25 19:30 - 20:30, 2022-09-18 19:30 - 20:30, 2022-09-11 19:30 - 20:30 (America/New_York)
Sunday healing devotional beginning at 7:30pm on Zoom. People can contact Randy at 201-315-3681 for the link. We are going to try to host this once a week on Sundays at 7:30pm. People should feel free to bring a prayer, poem or Writing to share if they would like.
Dear friends,
The Padfield family are hosting a devotional via Zoom (link below) this Sunday evening November 8, at 7:30pm and each Sunday thereafter. 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.
With loving regards,

Monthly Sunday Zoom devotions hosted by Bill & Bridget George starting at 1 p.m.
2022-10-23 13:00 - 15:30
Devotions hosted by Bill & Bridget George on Sundays at 1 p.m. Contact Bill @ 610 570 1335.
Dear Friends,

Following the wonderful Interfaith Devotional Gathering for Festival Unbound:

Our next Little Pond Devotional Gathering is on Sunday October 23

in the Great Room, 1 – 3:30pm including refreshments.

The theme of this Devotional is REMAKING HOME, and it is inspired by some of the wonderful work
on this subject done during Jan Cohen Cruz’s workshop “Remaking Home” for Festival Unbound.

We are delighted that author and professor Jan Cohen Cruz will be with us to start off the discussion
following the Devotional. Also, Sally Eiler Cordova will be leading us in a sacred circle dance as she
did so beautifully at our Baha’i Conference last May.

Prayers, sacred texts, stories, poetry, song, dance and discussion will be followed by simple refreshments.
It will be helpful if you can let us know that you are coming by emailing Bridget – bridgetgeorge9@gmail.com.

You can find Directions to Little Pond at our website https://littlepond.org/

We would love to see you and do hope you will join us!

Bridget and Bill George

In person Baha’i Learning Center 10am-12noon -Lehigh Valley Center for Sight, Allentown, PA 18104.
2022-10-23 10:00 - 12:00
Dear friends please join us for the start of the Baha’i Learning Center in person.
Baha’i Learning Center 10am-12noon. Location: In person at Houman Ahdieh’s office, Lehigh Valley Center for Sight, 1739 West Fairmont Street, Allentown, PA 18104.

We look forward to seeing you, Moira Padfield for the LSA of Bethlehem Township

Bi-weekly Friday night devotions/Ruhi 1 facilitated by Khalighis & Gladys Nay. Click here for details.
2022-10-21 19:00 - 20:00, 2022-10-07 19:00 - 20:00, 2022-09-23 19:00 - 20:00
Dear Friends,

Please join our Bi-weekly Friday night devotional/Ruhi 1 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

Weekly on Wednesdays – Spanish language devotions hosted by Ana & Ivan Almonte. Click here for details.
2022-10-19 19:00 - 20:00, 2022-10-12 19:00 - 20:00, 2022-10-05 19:00 - 20:00, 2022-09-28 19:00 - 20:00, 2022-09-21 19:00 - 20:00, 2022-09-14 19:00 - 20:00, 2022-09-07 19:00 - 20:00
Weekly on Wednesdays – Spanish language devotions hosted by Ana & Ivan Almonte.

Feast of Ilm (Knowledge), hosted by Phil and Adriana Dunmire in person and on Zoom. Click here for details.
2022-10-15 19:00 - 21:30
Saturday, October 15 Feast of Ilm Knowledge, hosted by Phil and Adriana Dunmire 7:00 pm in
person and on Zoom.

Meeting of the Local Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of Bethlehem Township.
2022-10-13 19:00 - 21:00
Meeting of the Local Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of Bethlehem Township – Thursday, October 13, at 7:00 p.m.

In person Baha’i Learning Center 10am-12noon - Lehigh Valley Center for Sight, Allentown, PA 18104.
2022-10-09 10:00 - 12:00
Dear friends please join us for the start of the Baha’i Learning Center in person tomorrow.

Sunday, October 9 Baha’i Learning Center 10am-12noon. Location: In person at Houman Ahdieh’s office, Lehigh Valley Center for Sight, 1739 West Fairmont Street, Allentown, PA 18104.

We look forward to seeing you, Moira Padfield for the LSA of Bethlehem Township

Unit Convention on Sunday, October 2, 2022 at Franklin & Marshall College, in Lancaster, Pa. Click here for details.
2022-10-02 10:30 - 14:00
Dearly loved friends,
The Spiritual Assembly of Baha’is of Lancaster warmly invites you to this year’s Unit Convention on Sunday, October 2, at Franklin and Marshall College in the Barshinger Life Sciences and Philosophy Building.
Registration will be from 9:30 to 10:30 am during which time there will be joyous opportunity to greet each other, converse, and enjoy a continental breakfast. The Convention program will proceed from 10:30 am to 2:00 pm. Heavenly music and prayers, the reverent casting of ballots, and vigorous consultation will be the order of the day. Masking is considered optional at this time, but should there be a significant uptake of Covid cases in Central Pennsylvania in September, then masking will become advisable.
All who come are welcome to bring a simple bag lunch to eat during our noon break, or, immediately after the program, you can visit any of a variety of restaurants near the college.
There will be a children’s program for ages 5 to 11. If you are bringing children who will participate in the program, please preregister them by notifying Michael Penn at michael.penn@fandm.edu or 717 341 8932.
Youth 12 to 17 can choose to assist with the children’s program or participate in the consultation on the convention floor. Although one must be 21 or older to serve as an elected delegate, young people 18 to 20 can now participate in the voting process as electors and it is heartily encouraged that they do so.
Please bring your Baha’i membership card for identification and verification purposes as that will facilitate the registration process greatly and ensure the integrity of our election process. If you would happen to forget your card, please present a driver’s license or other identification that verifies your residence in our electoral unit.
It is possible that Baha’is who have declared or moved into our area shortly before October 2 might not appear on the registration list. If you are aware of someone in that situation, please tell them that they should be prepared to present a Baha’i id number and identification verifying their address. If they lack either of these, two other Baha’is will need to vouch for them at registration.
We long to see your radiant faces, but, if you are unable to attend Convention, please mail your absentee ballot to the Spiritual Assembly of Baha’is of Lancaster, PA, c/o Chief Teller, P.O. Box 758, Lancaster, PA 17608-0758.
In addition, Baha’is who wish to vote absentee can use the online balloting system (OBS) that will be available the week before the Convention (but no later than October 1, please). If you have an online services account with the National Baha’i Center, simply click TOOLS and then Online Balloting System (OBS). If you need to create an online services account (helpful in so many ways), go to www.bahai.us/community/createbos and follow the instructions to create an account.
You may address any questions regarding the Convention to lancasterlsa@gmail.com.
We look forward to surrounding you with those qualities that the Beloved Master told us must permeate our gatherings: “Fellowship, fellowship! Love, love! Unity, unity!”
Directions:
Driving east on Harrisburg Pike toward Lancaster, you will make a right turn into a large campus parking lot. The Convention will be held in the second building on the right after you enter the lot. It would be useful to set your GPS or Google Maps to 781 Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster, the address of Iron Hill Restaurant, which is directly across from where you will turn.

Our loving greetings to all,
Stewart Smith, secretary
Spiritual Assembly of Baha’is of Lancaster, PA

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Interfaith Devotional Gathering for Touchstone Theatre's Festival Unbound - Saturday October 1, at 1 p.m. Click here for details.
2022-10-01 13:00 - 15:00
We are very focused on the Interfaith Devotional Gathering for Touchstone Theatre’s Festival Unbound Saturday October 1 at 1pm (refreshments at 12:30pm) on Touchstone’s outdoor Barrio Stage (rain location is the Ice House). There will be significant participation by Baha’is as well as participation by friends of the Baha’i Faith who have attended our devotionals.
You can share the information posted on Touchstone’s website.
http://www.touchstone.org/festival_unbound/devotional/

Feast of Mashiyyat (Will) being hosted by Roseann & Doug Bowerman at their home. Click here for details.
2022-09-27 19:30 - 21:30
Hosted by the Bowermans.
Cell: 610 704 0026.
Dear friends,
Doug and Roseann Bowerman warmly welcome you to the Feast of Mashiyyat on Tuesday September 27, 2022 beginning at 7:30PM.
This will be an in person Feast at our home.
If you are unable to attend in person the Zoom link was shared via email.
If you need to get in touch you can contact the Bowermans at 610-704-0026
Announcement submitted by Roseann Bowerman for the Local Spiritual Assembly of Bethlehem

Bahai Learning Center to be held at Lehigh Valley Center for Sight Allentown starting at 10 a.m. Click here for details. s.
2022-09-25 10:00 - 12:00
More dates to be set for this event going forward.

Berks Cultural Diversity Festival - Saturday, September 24, from 12-7 p.m.
2022-09-24 12:00 - 19:00
The Berks County Baha’i’s will have a table at this gathering and we would love some of the Lehigh Valley friends to come and join in the fun! Thank you!
Anita Jester

Allentown/Reading Zoom Cluster Reflection gathering on Wednesday, September 14 @ 7 p.m. Click here for details.
2022-09-14 19:00 - 21:00
Dear Bahá’í Friends,
With great excitement we would like to invite you to our next Cluster Reflection Gathering to take place on Wednesday September 14th at 7:00 P.M. on zoom. We look forward to seeing you for more fellowship, devotions and consultation. It will give us a great opportunity to share our stories, experiences and reflect on the activities that are ongoing in the cluster. Our goal is to continue to build on the momentum that was generated by the May 7-8 conference on Bahá’í Forum for the Future.
We very much hope to see you all soon.
With Much Love,
The Area Teaching Committee

Zoom link:

Topic: Cluster Reflection Gathering
Time: Sep 14, 2022 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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Meeting of the Local Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of Bethlehem Township. Click here for details.
2022-09-13 19:00 - 21:00
Meeting of the Local Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of Bethlehem Township – Tuesday, September 13, 7:00 p.m.

Feast of Izzat (Might) to be hosted by Henry & Laura Lawrence at their home. Click here for details.
2022-09-09 18:00 - 21:00
The Lawrence family invites you to the Feast of Izzat on Friday, September 9 at 6 p.m. with supper.
Dear friends,
Laura and Henry Lawrence warmly welcome you to the Feast of Izzat on Friday, Sept. 9 2022 at their home in Bethlehem beginning at 6:00 pm. Address: 1626 Monocacy St. Bethlehem PA.
This will be an in person Hot Dog and Salads Picnic Feast starting early at 6pm. (It is the Lawrence’s always enjoyable “sniff, sniff Goodbye to Summer” Feast.)
For those of you unable to attend in person a Zoom link was emailed to the friends directly. Topic: Feast of Izzat (Might)
Time: Sep 9, 2022 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Should you wish to contact Laura her cell phone is 610-573-0559
Announcement submitted by Roseann Bowerman for the Local Spiritual Assembly of Bethlehem
