April Activities 2025
Beaverton Bahá’í Center hosts the WIN (Westside Interfaith Neighborhood) group youth from some of their member churches and synagogues on April 6. Later that day, learn more about an early Portland Bahá’í, Beatrice Morrow Cannady. The greatest Bahá’í Festival, the “12 Days of Paradise” when the Faith began in 1863, starts April 19. Learn, participate, celebrate!
Read more about Ridván, the Days of Paradise, in these posts.
Bahá’u’lláh Declares His Mission
Festival of Ridvan marks beginning of Baha'i Faith
The Declaration in the Ridván Garden
What happened during the 12 days?
To watch the 50-minute film Light to the World, about the life of Bahá’u’lláh and the impact of His teachings on people around the world, go to http://www.bahai.org/light-to-the-world/ Available in multiple languages.
image of Bahá’í gardens courtesy of http://www.bahai.org/light-to-the-world
Selected activities: See more on the Activities calendar. The Portland, Beaverton, and Vancouver Bahá'í Centers each host weekly in-person devotional gatherings on Sunday, and there are virtual and in-person gatherings throughout the week. You are warmly invited to all the activities!
Interfaith Devotions: Beaverton Bahá’í Center
Sun. April 6, 10:30 am. 5355 SW Murray Blvd, Beaverton, OR 97005. This week we have a special program. The WIN (Westside Interfaith Neighborhood) group will be bringing youth from some of their member churches and synagogues.
The theme is "Make Me a Servant." All religious traditions teach us that the highest station is that of servant. We should strive to serve God, our family, our fellow humans, our religion, and all life. Service helps us develop our spiritual capacities and aids the progress of our souls. The Baha'i Faith teaches that work in the spirit of service is a form of prayer. Thus the bus driver, plumber, entrepreneur, ... striving to serve is opening his/her soul to the influence of God.
Masks, social distancing, and vaccinations are recommended. There will be coffee and tea. As always at the Center there are no donations.
Phone: 503-601-9999
Trimet bus route # 62, stop ID #4062
Beatrice Cannady Lecture: Portland Bahá’í Center
Sun. April 6, 3:00 pm. 8720 N Ivanhoe St, Portland, OR 97203. Beatrice Morrow Cannady: Glimpses of a Spiritual Warrior will be brought to life by Ebonee Bell. Everyone is warmly invited! See more information about the event.
Please arrive healthy; masking is optional. You are our guest, no donations accepted. Please contact secretariatpdx@gmail.com for more information, or call the Center at 503-289-6331.
Youth Night: Beaverton Bahá’í Center
Sat. April 19, 5-8 pm. 5355 SW Murray Blvd, Beaverton, OR 97005. Youth Night is monthly and geared for middle and high-school students. Bring friends! Youth Night is monthly and geared for middle and high-school students. Bring friends!
We will be looking at the themes and teachings from the powerful, and very relevant, letter from the Universal House of Justice in 1985, 'The Promise of World Peace.'
This Youth Night will be led by our Youth and Junior Youth! Parents/guardians are invited to come at 8pm to watch artistic expressions created by junior youth and youth on the theme of actualizing world peace. Hope you can make it!
Please reach out to Lua 503-504-4288 lua.weatherdon@gmail.com with questions, comments, or to RSVP. Free; as always at the Center there are no donations.
Phone: 503-601-9999 Trimet bus route # 62, stop ID #4062
The Baha’i teachings say that youth can move the world—that young people have a very critical role to play in the development, peace and prosperity of humanity. Read more.
Ridvan Celebration day 1: Portland Bahá’í Center
Sat. April 20, 4:00 pm. 8720 N Ivanhoe St, Portland, OR 97203. Celebrate the first of the 12 Days of the Festival of Ridván (Paradise). These are the days when Baha'u'llah announced His Divine Mission. Everyone is welcome! You are our guest, no donations accepted. Please contact secretariatpdx@gmail.com for more information, or call the Center at 503-289-6331.
Ridvan Celebration day 9: Portland Bahá’í Center
Mon. April 28, 7:00 pm. 8720 N Ivanhoe St, Portland, OR 97203.
Ridvan Celebration day 12: Portland Bahá’í Center
Thurs. May 1, 7:00 pm. 8720 N Ivanhoe St, Portland, OR 97203.
There will be additional Ridván events added to the Activities calendar, and community Facebook pages as details are set.
Contact your nearby Bahá’í friends, we’d love to talk!
Like us on Facebook: “Portland Metro Baha’i Community" “Portland Baha'i Center” “Beaverton Bahá'í Community” “Baha'is of Forest Grove” (hosting Spirit Night on Tuesday) “Baha’i Center Lake Oswego" “Baha’i Faith of Newberg Oregon” “Parenting with Wisdom”
See the official The Bahá’í Faith Youtube channel.
See the official Bahá’í World News Service Youtube channel.
See In Conversation: Exploring spiritual foundations of equality of women and men.
See Chile: New publication explores paths to social transformation.
Read UN Commission for Social Development: BIC highlights spiritual foundations necessary for social prosperity.
See Partners in Racial Justice’s April Events, including an online talk about Marjorie Randolph Suggs Edwards, a Baha’i from Durham, NC and WWII member of the Six Triple Eight Battalion, the subjects of a recent Netflix documentary.