LATE SUMMER 2022

PRAYER FOR CHILDREN

O Lord! Make these children excellent plants. Let them grow and develop in the Garden of Thy Covenant, and bestow freshness and beauty through the outpourings from the clouds of the all-glorious Kingdom.


O Thou kind Lord! I am a little child, exalt me by admitting me to the kingdom. I am earthly, make me heavenly; I am of the world below, let me belong to the realm above; gloomy, suffer me to become radiant; material, make me spiritual, and grant that I may manifest Thine infinite bounties.


Thou art the Powerful, the All-Loving.


-‘Abdu’l-Bahá

PROFILE

Singer reaches out to Baha’i Choral Festival director to honor heritage


Singing her heart out is what Mona Asadi does, what she has done and what she plans to do.


Asadi, originally from Las Vegas, graduated from Chapman University in Orange, California, in May 2022 with Bachelor of Music degrees in music education and vocal performance, and a minor in religious studies.


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SOCIAL IMPACT

Sustaining social action: Three women draw from the Baha’i teachings

Three Baha’i women, Sahba Rohani, Syda Taylor and Ridvan Idara, are using their imaginations and Baha’u’llah’s Revelation to envision new possibilities in their communities 


Along with collaborators they are helping to create a context for learning and sustained social action. 


Their actions are in harmony with guidance from the Universal House of Justice, the international governing council of the Baha’i Faith...


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LIFESTYLE

Seed planters at Interfaith Earth Festival express our interconnectedness through art


The term “planting seeds” is often used as a metaphor for the hopeful expectations that accompany new undertakings. In the case of an event sponsored by Faithbridge Interfaith in McHenry County, Illinois, the act of planting seeds was partly literal, partly artistic expression and partly figure of speech.  


As an organization, Faithbridge Interfaith started small and has been blooming over the past 12 years or so. In 2019 they instituted an annual Interfaith Earth Festival to “honor our interconnectedness with all our relations and the sacred earth.”


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FOR FAMILIES
From Brilliant Star Magazine

FOR KIDS:


Picture Day


Riley's Rainforest: Success with Team Sports


How Embarrassing!


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FOR PARENTS AND TEACHERS:



Resources to Help Kids Deal with Bullying


Gratitude Activities for the Classroom

FROM THE BOOKSTORE

Growing Up

A book about life and love, inspired by the Bahá'í Writings


Growing Up tells the story of two children growing into adulthood as they discover more about themselves, about service to others, and about building a foundation for loving relationships.


Growing up is a wonderful read-aloud book for children aged approximately 4 to 12. The book addresses children's curiosity about their own physical changes, developing capacities, and social relationships, in an open-ended way that naturally allows for deeper conversations when needed. And it places physical, mental, emotional, and social changes in a spiritual context, showing that life is about more than just what happens as our bodies mature.


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CONNECTIONS
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Baha'i Basics
Attend an informal presentation about the Baha’i teachings. These gatherings are excellent opportunities to ask questions and learn how the Baha'i teachings relate to contemporary life.

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WEBINARS
Wilmette Institute Webinars

Tomorrow!

What is Bahá’í education?

Presenter: Filip Boicu 

Sunday, August 28, 2022

1:00 PM (Central Time)


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