March Activities 2022
Click HERE for up to date locally-hosted online activities, including New Year activities coming soon! As venues are able to open for in-person activities, this website calendar will be updated. There are about 20 choices of food-for-the-soul devotions each week (morning, afternoon, or evening), as well as discussions. These are hosted by friends in a number of metro communities, so you can talk with neighbors online or in-person when possible. The spiritual foundation of devotions supports community-building actions. Everyone is warmly welcomed!
Online Dialog: Portland, March 3, 10, 24, 31, 7:00 - 8:30 pm. Bahá’í brief talks and stories, with a different theme each time. Everyone welcome! For more information about the virtual meeting, please call 503 449-1518.
Online Dialog: Divine Art of Living, Lake Oswego, Friday, March 4, and March 18, 7:30 – 8:30 pm. Please join my book deepening on The Divine Art of Living: Selections from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, from the Bahá’í Publishing Trust. You do not need to have the book or do any homework; we will read and discuss a few passages together each time we meet. If you choose to get the book, it is readily available at Amazon, Borders, Baha'i Bookstore and free online at https://bahaiebooks.org/publications/divineartliving/ This book is a wonderful way to get grounded as we slowly work our way through the practical topics such as Faith and Certitude, Rectitude and Purity, Health and Healing, Peace and Unity, The Day in Which we Live, etc. You can come to one or every meeting. For more information, please call Mary Reich 503-995-8959 or email Jen at jens19gems@gmail.com.
Online Devotions: Wilsonville, weekly on Saturday, 9 - 9:30 am. Everyone is welcome to share prayers. For more information please call Samin at 503-941-0815.
Online Dialog: Portland Anti-Racism Team, March 17, 7:00 - 9:00 pm.
For more information go to: www.takepartpdx.org This talk is hosted by Take PART (Portland Anti-Racism Team). The mission of Take PART is to confront racism and to engage in dismantling the systems that perpetuate ingrained racial inequality. We do this through events, education and outreach that foster engagement in building community where all people are treated with equality and respect.
The Bahá’í New Year (Naw-Ruz) is on March 21, the spring equinox!
joyous Naw-Ruz design
We are in the "Seasons of Spirituality: Ayyam-i-Ha, the Fast and Naw-Ruz" (New Year) Read more about the ending, and the beginning, of the Bahá’í year. "In this short span of 25 days, we are provided with numerous opportunities to exuberantly celebrate (and share with others) all the joys that life has to offer, while also contemplating the spiritual mysteries of our existence."
Online Dialog: Wayfarers on a Spiritual Journey: Tuesday, March 29, 7:00 pm. You are warmly invited to join in for a brief talk followed by plenty of time for questions. Let's share meaningful conversation!
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