Local Bahá'í News

Baseless and Unjust Imprisonment of Baha'i Dignitary in Qatar on Dec. 23, 2024

The Baha’i International Community is appalled at the baseless and unjust imprisonment of senior #Baha’i dignitary Remy Rowhani at the airport in #Qatar this morning. Remy Rowhani is a respected Qatari citizen and chairperson of the Assembly of the Baha'is of Qatar who served his country with distinction for decades—most recently as Director of the International Chamber of Commerce’s MENA regional office @ICC_Qatar @iccwbo . In April 2021, a Qatari court framed Mr. Rowhani in a prejudicial case judged in absentia. The ruling was confirmed in May 2022 by an appeals court.

Wednesday Evening Prayers on Zoom Hosted in The Dalles

Wednesday evening prayers Informal, come as you are. This is simply friends gathering to pray together. If you have a certain prayer or short reading you would like to share, that would be most welcome. Zoom 492 216 6288, pass 5599 at 8:30 to 9:00pm. Hosted by Steve Hunt phone #503 327 3455.

List of Baha’i Months and Feast Days

https://www.bahai.us/events/holy-days/

Race Unity Action Resources Web Pages

https://sites.google.com/bahai.us/race-unity-action

Forging a Path to Racial Justice

https://www.bahai.us/path-to-racial-justice/

Junior Youth Spiritual Empowerment in the Columbia Gorge

Community members in the Gorge are endevouring to bring out the best qualities and talents of middle-school age youth in service to their communities. Called the junior youth spiritual empowerment program, it consists of a small group of friends, usually some 10 to 20 members in a neighborhood or school, who come together once a week to study materials that help the group to identify and develop the attitudes and skills people need in order to to serve their communities in a meaningful way.

Glimpses of a Bahá'í Feast

Turkey smoothie sun
The nourishment of our prayers
Friends of light gather

(A collection of poems from the Feast of Words)

Commemoration of the martyrdom of the Báb in the Gorge

An open invitation:

At noon every July 9, Bahá'ís and friends from Klickitat County and surrounding communities gather to commemorate the martyrdom of the Báb. In simple ceremony, prayers and songs shared by those present, the story of the Báb's life is told. All are welcome!

Windstock 2014!

Windstock: 20 years of a Bahá'í youth retreat in the Gorge

The 20th annual Windstock youth retreat has now come and gone. Held every year in the hills above Lyle, the somewhat informal event draws Bahá'í youth and their friends from around the region. Over 90 youth showed up for this Windstock, around three quarters of whom were Bahá'ís. This year also saw a large group of new attendees, with about one third of the youth participating for the first time.

Bahá'í month of Fasting begins

For the next 19 days, your Bahá'í friends may not be joining you for lunch. Between the 2nd and the 20th of March, Bahá'ís in the Gorge and around the world will be fasting, neither eating nor drinking between sunrise and sunset each day.

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