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November Activities 2023
Walk through these doors to join Sunday devotions at the Portland Bahá’í Center. Everyone welcome!

Peace Resources 2023
“Whether peace is to be reached only after unimaginable horrors precipitated by humanity's stubborn clinging to old patterns of behaviour, or is to be embraced now by an act of consultative will, is the choice before all who inhabit the earth. At this critical juncture when the intractable problems confronting nations have been fused into one common concern for the whole world, failure to stem the tide of conflict and disorder would be unconscionably irresponsible.” From “The Promise of World Peace”

A Baha’i Concept of God
“…a study of the authoritative accounts of the lives of the Bab and Baha’u’llah contributes greatly to our understanding of the Creator…” Image courtesy of BahaiTeachings.org.

The Sacred Goal of the Soul
“Each time you succeed in placing a bit of your ego on the sacrificial altar, you take one step closer to God.” Image courtesy of BahaiTeachings.org.

October Activities 2023
Discussions, devotions, social activities, and it’s time for joyous celebrations of the birthdays of the Báb and Bahá’u’lláh!

Free Audio Books
Free audiobooks and other resources. Image courtesy of Baha’iBookstore.com.

September Activities 2023
More activities are on our website calendar: https://www.portlandbahai.org/activities
Image courtesy of BahaiBookstore.com

Rainn Wilson urges a spiritual revolution in his new book 'Soul Boom'
Why we need a spiritual revolution!


July Activities 2023
This month we will commemorate an important day in Bahá’í history: the martyrdom of the Báb. Photo: Participants ascending the terraces at the opening of the Terraces of the Shrine of the Báb, 23 May 2001. “Copyright Bahá’í International Community”

Summons to Service
Bahá’ís around the world practice a new system of community administration, based on humble service.

“Echoes of injustice”: Global event honors 10 Bahá’í women 40 years on
“The commemoration . . . was not only about looking back at the tragedy but also about acknowledging the ongoing struggle for equality and freedom.”

Bahá’í World News Service Podcast
Listen to Baha’i World News Service podcasts on a variety of subjects. Image courtesy of BWNS.

For the Betterment of the World
“Concepts and principles that are essential to the pursuit of Bahá’í efforts in social action, including: oneness and justice, calling for a reconceptualization of the relationships that sustain society; harmony of science and religion, highlighting that “religion without science soon degenerates into superstition and fanaticism, while science without religion becomes merely the instrument of crude materialism”; and universal participation, requiring the widest participation of every member of the human family from all backgrounds.”


#OurStoryIsOne: Campaign to honor women’s sacrifice sees outpouring of support
Bahá’í International Community launches new website and Instagram page for campaign honoring 10 Bahá’í women executed by Iran 40 years ago. Photo courtesy of Bahá’í World News Service.

Consultations inspire new hope for humanity’s future
Delegates from Alaska sang a Bahá’í prayer translated into Tlingit, a language indigenous to the southeastern region of Alaska. Photo courtesy of Bahá’í World News Service.

Delegates from across the Baha’i world arrive in the Holy Land
A delegate from Panama. Photo courtesy of Bahá’í World News Service.


An Expansive Prospect
Striving to release the society-building power of the Bahá'í Teachings in ever-greater measures.