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Ayyám-i-Há, the Fast, and the Naw-Rúz Celebration
Bypirmoradi2004 February 2, 2025February 2, 2025

Spiritual Regeneration in Anticipation of Spring As we celebrate Naw-Rúz this year on the 21st of March, 2023, we end the month of fasting with the joyful anniversary of the spring equinox, which marks the beginning of the Bahá’í new year. The pre-spring festivities began with the intercalary days of Ayyám-i-Há. During these additional four…

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Martyrdom of the Báb
Bypirmoradi2004 July 5, 2024July 9, 2024

[vc_gallery interval=”5″ images=”8126″ img_size=”large”][vc_column_text] Martyrdom of the Báb, “Essence of Essences” Born in Shiraz, a city in southern Iran, on 20 October 1819, the Báb was the symbolic gate between past ages of prophecy and a new age of fulfillment for humanity. His purpose was to awake the people to the fact that a new…

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News from Around the Region | Service Opportunities

Sofia Alves Wins Prestigious Design Award
Bypirmoradi2004 January 18, 2023January 18, 2023

[vc_column_text]Congratulations are in order for Sofia Alves, a Baha’i from New Orleans, and her collaborator, Willow Cook. These LSU School of Interior Design students have been selected as winners of the 28th PAVE Student Design Competition. Their interior design project “Nest” addresses homelessness in New York City. “Having the opportunity to create a project that…

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Impressive Social Action
Bypirmoradi2004 August 17, 2022August 17, 2022

[vc_gallery interval=”0″ images=”8257″ img_size=”large” css=”.vc_custom_1660756107957{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;border-left-color: #d6d6d6 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-color: #d6d6d6 !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-color: #d6d6d6 !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-color: #d6d6d6 !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;}”][vc_column_text]Impressive Social Action As A Result of a Junior Youth Group Here is a wonderful story from New Braunsfels describing their involvement in the community resulting in…

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2022 Louisiana’s Global Conference
Bypirmoradi2004 August 8, 2022December 19, 2025

[vc_column_text]Louisiana’s Global Conference- Themes and Follow Up Ideas Leading with this quote from the Regional Training Institute, the Louisiana Conference planning committee reiterated: “It is important to note that the conferences are not an event only, rather a single moment in a continuous process to widen the circle of contributors to this global enterprise of…

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Commemorations

Juneteenth in Fort Worth
Bypirmoradi2004 August 8, 2022August 8, 2022

[vc_gallery interval=”5″ images=”8233,8234″ img_size=”large” css=”.vc_custom_1659995146755{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;border-left-color: #d6d6d6 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-color: #d6d6d6 !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-color: #d6d6d6 !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-color: #d6d6d6 !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;}”][vc_column_text]People from all walks of life, backgrounds and races contributed to Dr. Opal Lee’s tireless effort to bring racial healing and justice to Fort Worth, Texas. A…

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Global Conferences News & Pictures
Bypirmoradi2004 August 8, 2022August 17, 2022

[vc_column_text]Global Conferences News And Pictures From Around Our South Central Region The wave of global conferences continues to move around the world and we are witnessing an awakening to the possibilities for fostering unity and serving society. No matter our background, culture, religion, or age we are participating in building a community for all. “Ye…

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Service Opportunities

Arising to Serve
Bypirmoradi2004 July 11, 2022May 17, 2023

[vc_column_text]“Dedicate the precious days of your lives to the betterment of the world” -Bahá’u’lláh We have been put on this earth to “work for the betterment of the world”. The days of our lives on this earth are not only precious but fleeting. What better way to spend them in service to humanity, in bringing…

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Local Baháʼí Communities

Institute for Studies in Global Prosperity (ISGP)
Bypirmoradi2004 May 5, 2022May 5, 2022

[vc_column_text]A series of annual seminars for university students offered by the Institute for Studies in Global Prosperity (ISGP) will be held for the first time in our region, July 20-30, 2022 at Austin College in Sherman, Texas. This special offering is intended specifically for the youth of our region and provides a unique opportunity for…

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Bahá’í Club at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith
Bypirmoradi2004 April 29, 2022May 12, 2022

[vc_column_text]The Bahá’í Club at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith was founded in 2016 and there has been loads of learning in the last 6 years. The club started with the knowledge of the need to be outward-looking, with no Bahá’í students, a seeker, and a Bahá’í professor serving as advisor. It has met…

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