Local Bahá'í News
Race Unity in America Gatherings Continuing
Race Unity in America Devotions and Discussion meetings which began in July 2016 are continuing monthly (See Blog article). Please feel free to join us. Some of the quotes shared at the meeting have included the following:
Race Unity in America
Responding to the trauma caused by racism in our society, the Baha'is of Fairfax County held a "round table" discussion about how we can create race unity in America at Fairfax County's George Mason Regional Public Library on Little River Turnpike on July 23, 2016. In our consultation we considered the ways that racism impacts our society as well as steps that we can take to create unity and justice for all humanity. Baha'u'llah says:
"The betterment of the world can be accomplished through pure and goodly deeds, through commendable and seemly conduct."
More activities in Fairfax County East
Our activities in our community have increased!
"Prayer is conversation with God." If you would like to participate in community devotions, the following neighborhoods have scheduled devotions and others are expected to begin in the next few months:
Brook Hills (Friday)
Edsall Park (Tuesday)
N. Springfield (Sunday)
Overlook (Friday)
There are two junior youth empowerment programs going on in Culmore and in Oakview Gardens.
New Devotions Gatherings
Devotions are scheduled in the following neighborhoods:
1. N. Springifield on the 2nd Sunday at 4:00 p.m.
2. Brook Hills on the 4th Friday at 7:30 p.m.
3. Edsall Park on the 3rd Thursday at 7:30 p.m.
4. Overlook beginning in September. Schedule to be determined at the first meeting.
Interfaith support
Dar Al Hijrah, a mosque in our community, recently had been receiving harassment from protesters who approached Muslims who were preparing to cross the street to attend Friday worship at their mosque. The protesters gathered on church property (the church was not affiliated with them and told the protesters to leave their property when the protesters were discovered). Not satisfied with harassing the adults, they began directing unseemly comments to the children attending Friday prayers with their parents.
New Book 1 beginning in September
A new Book 1: Reflections on the Life of the Spirit will begin in September. Please contact us if you would like to join. This one will be in the Skyline Square neighborhood. The time has not yet been set.
Email LSAFairfaxEastBahais@gmail.com for information.
New Devotional Gatherings
New Devotions Gatherings have been established recently in our community. The following neighborhoods are now holding Devotions Gatherings:
1. Believers are encouraged to say the Teaching Prayer for the Southern States on Sundays about 3:00 p.m.
Every soul who travels through the cities, villages and hamlets of these states and is engaged in the diffusion of the fragrances of God, should peruse this commune every morning:
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Junior Youth Group continuing in Bailey's Crossroads on Saturdays at 4:00 p.m.
The Junior Youth Group consists of young people ages 11-14. The Group continues to meet at Bailey's Crossroads on Saturdays. For further information, please send a message to LSAFairfaxEastBaha'is@gmail.com
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