Little Pond monthly Sunday devotions hosted by Bill & Bridget George. 1-3 p.m. at Little Pond, Nazareth.
2024-10-20 13:00 - 15:00, 2024-11-17 13:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York)
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 September 2024 thru January 2025. All dates are Sundays at 1 pm on weekends that do not conflict with the Baha’i Learning Center activities.

Sunday September 22, 1-3pm
Sunday October 20, 1-3 pm
Sunday November 17, 1-3pm
Sunday January 5, 1-3pm

Sunday night Healing Devotions hosted by Moira & Randy Padfield. Click here for details.
2024-10-20 19:30 - 20:30, 2024-10-27 19:30 - 20:30, 2024-11-03 19:30 - 20:30, 2024-11-10 19:30 - 20:30, 2024-11-17 19:30 - 20:30, 2024-11-24 19:30 - 20:30, 2024-12-01 19:30 - 20:30
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,
Randy & Moira

Weekly Wednesday Zoom Spanish Devotions hosted by the Almonte family. Click here for details.
2024-10-23 19:00 - 20:00, 2024-10-30 19:00 - 20:00, 2024-11-06 19:00 - 20:00, 2024-11-13 19:00 - 20:00, 2024-11-20 19:00 - 20:00, 2024-12-04 19:00 - 20:00
Weekly Wednesday Zoom Spanish Devotions hosted by the Almonte family. Click here for details. Contact Ana: 484 620 7466.

Allentown/Reading Cluster Gathering Sunday October 27, 11:00am - 2:00pm. at the Heritage Village. Click here for details.
2024-10-27 11:00 - 14:00
Dear Friends,
You are warmly invited to our next Cluster Reflection Gathering on Sunday, October 27, 11am – 1 pm. It will be held at Heritage Village homes where the Bowerman & Padfield families reside.

A)Our Next Family Friendly Cluster Meeting: Inspired by the desire to build on the momentum of the many aspects of work with and for youth in our Cluster, those present at the Cluster meeting came up with a recommendation (approved by all members of the ATC present), that our next Cluster meeting be designed as a Family Friendly Gathering to include all our children and youth.

You’re invited to a Family Fun Baha’i Reflection Gathering!!

Time: Sunday Oct. 27,2024, 11am to 2pm

Place: Heritage Village homes of the Bowermans and Padfields .

For Children and Jr Youth : games and crafts
For Youth and Adults: Reflection, Planning
For All: Lunch, Scavenger Hunt, Walking trails, Outdoor activities.

Sponsored by the Area Teaching Committee of the Allentown/Reading Cluster –
For more information call: 610-704-0026 (Roseann Bowerman)

Observance for the Birth of the Bab. Hosted by Jamal & Shireen Yazdani. Click here for details.
2024-11-01 18:00 - 21:30
Birth of the Báb celebration at the home of the Yazdani family. Email with address details was sent to the friends directly.

You are warmly invited to join the Lehigh Valley Baha’i community for
the Birth of the Bab
Friday, November 1, 2024

“Say: God sufficeth all things above all things…”
the Bab
The evening will begin with dinner served at 6:00 PM.
The Yazdani family will provide the main dish and salad.
We ask that the friends contribute a dessert or drink as you are able.
The program commemorating the Birth of the Bab will begin after dinner, starting at about 7:00 pm.
In order to help the Yazdanis prepare the appropriate amount of food, kindly RSVP by Sunday, October 27 with the number of people attending and any dietary restrictions.
You can reach out to Shireen and Jamal at 928-298-3154 or jyazdani@gmail.com
We look forward to a fortifying and inspiring evening together.
Warmly,
Tammy Kita

Observance for the Birth of Bahá’u’lláh. Hosted by Shirin & Koroush Khalighi at Little Pond. Click here for details.
2024-11-02 15:00 - 18:00
Birth of Bahá’u’lláh observance to be held at Little Pond and will be hosted by the Khalighi family.
You are lovingly invited to join the Lehigh Valley Baha’i Community for the celebration of the

Birth of the Baha’u’llah
on
Saturday, November 2, 2024
from 3-6 in the afternoon
at
Little Pond
92 South Dixie Road
Nazareth, PA.

“Join in accord with all the souls through the light on oneness…”
-Abdul-Baha

Join us for a refreshing and peaceful celebration
which will begin with a pot-luck early dinner/late lunch.
Kindly bring a main/side dish to share as you are able
as
desserts and drinks will be provided

Bring a friend, bring yourself.
Leave with feelings of connection, purpose, and joy!

Feast of Qudrat (Power) - hosted by Marjan & Edward Joe-Kamara. Click here for details.
2024-11-03 16:00 - 19:00
Feast of Qudrat (Power) – hosted by Marjan & Edward Joe-Kamara.

Dear Friends,

Marjan Salehi & Edward Joe-Kamara warmly invite you to their home for the Feast of Qudrat (Power), to be held on Sunday, November 3, 2024 starting at 4 p.m.

Address was emailed directly to the friends.
Phone: 609 358 2576.

Looking forward to seeing you all!

Monthly Baha'i Basics. An online introduction to the Baha'i Faith followed by discussions and Q&A. Click here for details.
2024-11-08 19:00 - 21:00
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.

Bahai Learning Center in Allentown (Lehigh Valley Center for Sight, 1739 Fairmont Street, Allentown 18104). Click here for details.
2024-11-10 10:00 - 12:00, 2024-11-24 10:00 - 12:00
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 29. There will be children and adult classes – All are welcome and feel free to bring family and friends. You are welcome to attend all or come to as many sessions that you are able. A Zoom link will be provided for friends who wish to join online.
You can find the schedule on the Lehigh Valley Bahá’í Community Calendar: www.bahailv.org. Please contact Houman Ahdieh for further information and directions; houmanahdieh@yahoo.com 610-737-3938.

We very much look forward to seeing you soon!

With kind regards,

Houman Ahdieh
Bahá’í Learning Center Planning Committee

Baha'i Monthly Firesides - organized by Roseann Bowerman & Bill & Bridget George. Click here for details.
2024-11-12 19:00 - 21:00
For everyone interested in learning more about the Baha’i Faith,
Monthly Tuesdays at 7 p.m.
At the home of Roseann Bowerman:
Phone: 610 704 0026
email: rb04@Lehigh.edu

Bi-weekly Friday night devotional/Study Circle in person or via Zoom. Click here for details.
2024-11-15 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-12-06 19:00 - 21:00
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 - Feast of Qawl (Speech) - hosted by Shirin & Koroush. Click here for details.
2024-11-22 19:00 - 21:30
being hosted by the Khalighis – Mobile: 484 894 1666. Zoom link was emailed to the friends directly.

Observance of the Day of the Covenant. Click here for details.
2024-11-25 19:30 - 21:30
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.

Observance for the Ascension of Abdul-Baha. Individual observation at home. Click here for details.
2024-11-27 01:00 - 02:00
Ascension of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá* marking the passing of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in 1921. Friends are welcome to hold individual observations at home starting at 1 a.m.

CANCELED - Bahai Learning Center in Allentown (Lehigh Valley Center for Sight, 1739 Fairmont Street, Allentown 18104). Click here for details.
2024-12-08 10:00 - 12:00

POSTPONED : Junior Youth Retreat , Sunday, December 8, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Little Pond Arts Retreat, Nazareth. Click here for details.
2024-12-08 11:00 - 15:00
Dear Baha’i Friends,

In consultation with Suzan Gould, we have decided to postpone the December 8 Junior Youth Retreat. Suzan let us know that Makena, Ryan, and Layli, along with Ryan’s junior youth brother and Layli’ junior youth sister, now all have conflicts on December 8 with music and other activities! Two of the Book 5 study youth would still have been able to go ahead but without our core youth and junior youth, going ahead would not have been justified. As Suzan said, we were over optimistic about all these wonderful young people being able to disentangle from holiday activities in December!!

So, we look forward to re-scheduling this Junior Youth Retreat at a later time and will promote it way ahead. Thanks to all for your understanding.
