November Activities 2024

Twin Holy Day celebrations will be happening around the world November 2nd and 3rd! You are most warmly invited to the local activities below.

Selected activities: See more on the calendar. The Portland, Beaverton, and Vancouver Bahá'í Centers each host weekly in-person devotional gatherings on Sunday, and there are many virtual gatherings.

Online Dialog: The Divine Art of Living

Friday Nov. 1 and 15, 7:00-8:00 pm. Please join our book study - The Divine Art of Living: Selections from the Writings of Baha'u'llah and Abdu'l-Baha. 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. Come to one or every meeting. If you choose to get the book, it is readily available at Amazon, Borders, Baha'i Bookstore and free online. Download the book for free here https://bahaiebooks.org/publications/divineartliving/
Join meeting: https://us05web.zoom.us/j/5931066886?pwd=cFZqRzRma2wrYW5lZEp3ZU9kWkRiUT09

For more information, please call Mary Reich 503-995-8959 or email Jen at jens19gems@gmail.com.

Holy Day Celebration: Birth of the Báb

Saturday Nov. 2, 4:00-6:30 pm. Bahá’í Center, 8720 N Ivanhoe St, Portland, OR 97203. Devotions and a potluck dinner to enjoy together. Followed by the celebration of the Birth of Bahá’u’lláh.

Holy Day Celebration: Birth of Bahá’u’lláh

Saturday Nov. 2, 6:30-8:00 pm. Bahá’í Center, 8720 N Ivanhoe St, Portland, OR 97203. The celebration day continues! After celebrating the Birth of the Báb, we invite all to celebrate the Birth of Bahá’u’lláh.

Holy Day Celebration: Beaverton Bahá’í Center

Saturday Nov. 2, 5-8:00 pm. Bahá’í Center, 5355 SW Murray Blvd, Beaverton, OR 97005. You are joyfully invited to celebrate two Holy Days with us on Saturday, November 2nd. The Twin Holy Days are to celebrate the anniversary of the births of the Báb and Bahá’u’lláh, the two central figures of the Baháʼí Faith. The celebration will start with a program to celebrate the Birth of the Báb first at 5:00 PM, followed by a potluck dinner at 6:00 PM, followed by another program for the Birth of Bahá’u’lláh at 7:00 PM. As always at the Center there are no donations.

Phone: 503-601-9999 Trimet bus route # 62, stop ID #4062

Social: All Ages Dance

Saturday Nov. 2, 6:30-9:00 pm. Drive out to Mulino and enjoy music, snacks, games, face painting, and of course dancing! Wear a costume! Invite your friends. For more information...call, text or email Caryn at 503-863-7679 or bahaisccs@gmail.com

Online Multi-Faith Devotions: Gladstone

Saturday, Nov. 3, 11:00 am-12:00 pm. You are cordially invited to share interfaith devotions, with a different theme each week. For more information, please call Jack at 503 803-8796.

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82888110914?pwd=Q0VRbUo2eTJBMExRa2FsenViSWxqZz09

Meeting ID: 828 8811 0914
Passcode: 1863

Study: Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah

Tuesday Nov. 5, 12, 19, 26, 7-8 pm. Vancouver hybrid event. Dear Friends, Please join us at The Book Club. We will start reading "Gleanings" by Bahá'u'lláh. We hope to see you! For more information, please call Mayumi at 360-936-3240.
Join Zoom Meeting:

Invite Link https://us06web. zoom.us/j/919424 28357?pwd=WnVmN2 p2ZVEvWXRQUVdWSm oxZ2J2QT09
Meeting ID: 919 4242 8357
Passcode: 868122

Free ebook: https://www.bahaibookstore.com/Gleanings-from-the-Writings-of-Bahaullah-Free-ePub-P9481

Devotions: SE Portland

Wed. Nov. 6, 6:30-8:00 pm. We will start with our interfaith devotional program, followed by a potluck dinner. You’re invited! Please let us know if you are joining us so that we can plan accordingly for the dinner. For more information, please call the Moshtael-Hill family, 503-282-0783.

Invitation to the talk by Sidney Morrison.

Author Talk: Sidney Morrison

Friday Nov. 8, 7:00-8:30 pm. Portland Bahá’í Center, 8720 N Ivanhoe St, Portland, OR 97203. Sidney Morrison's (L.A. Bahá'í) new historical novel on the life of Frederick Douglass has been out for a few months now. He will be at the Portland Bahá'í Center to give a talk about Frederick Douglass. He dedicated his life to racial equality and Sidney’s novel is an homage to him as a major figure in U.S. and African American history. This talk is about the connection Sidney has drawn between Douglass and Bahá'u'lláh, who were contemporaries in the 19th century. We hope to have "Frederick Douglass: a Novel" available for sale (and signing!)
Note: Sidney will also be speaking at the Oregon Historical Society on Thursday November 7th at 7 pm.

You are our guest, no donations accepted. Please contact secretariatpdx@gmail.com for more information, or call the Center at 503-289-6331.

Devotions and Social: Vancouver Bahá’í Center

Saturday Nov. 9, 6-9:00 pm. 4016 E 13th St, Vancouver, WA 98661.

Dear Friends! Please join us for an in-person devotional and potluck dinner. All are invited and we look forward to seeing you there!
For more information, please call Mayumi at 360-936-3240.

Devotions: Oregon City

Wed. Nov. 13, 6:00-7:30 pm. Inspiration & Rejuvenation! We look forward to sharing together writings, quotations, music and whatever you wish to bring, as it inspires you. We begin each gathering with a potluck supper. Everyone welcome! For more information, please call Karen and Bob Lynch at 503-473-3144.

Youth Night: Beaverton Bahá’í Center

Saturday Nov. 16, 5-8 pm. 5355 SW Murray Blvd, Beaverton, OR 97005. Youth Night will be monthly and geared for middle and high schoolers. Bring your friends!

Youth Night Structure includes: service, devotions, reading articles chosen by attendees, dinner, art/theater/community-building games.

Please RSVP so we don’t waste money and food. 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.

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Peruse the national Bahá'í Bookstore (some items free, multiple languages).

Dive into the wealth of Bahá'í writings (free).

Take Online Courses from the Wilmette Institute.