Ridvan Baha’i Elections This year, 2023, the Riḍván elections will include all three levels of Bahá’í administration: local, national, and international. Local Spiritual Assembly elections around the world are held on the first day of Riḍván, starting after sunset on April 20 and ending before sunset on April 21. The election of the National Spiritual…
The Rio Grande Valley (RGV) Cluster is at the southern tip of Texas. Relatively isolated from the rest of the United States as well as most of Mexico, it is culturally distinct from both. It has almost 1.4 million inhabitants, over 90% of whom are Hispanic. The RGV offers a friendly, family-oriented approach to life…
National Day of Racial Healing Devotional Little Rock, Arkansas January 22, 2023 Within the context of the framework governing your activities, it is necessary to carefully examine the forces unfolding around you to determine where your energies might reinforce the most promising initiatives, what you should avoid, and how you might lend a distinctive contribution. (Universal…
The Nine Year Plan Releasing the Society-Building Power of the Faith in the South Central Region The provisions of the Universal House of Justice for the Nine Year Plan include broadly: Movement of clusters along a continuum of development Community-building efforts Projects and activities for social action Contributing to the discourses of society Spiritual and…
Montgomery County South TX Cluster Outreach The Baháʼís of the Montgomery County South TX cluster have been engaging in outreach programs with study circles that include friends of the Faith, and with individual initiatives for children’s education in the wider community. The three narratives below describe a few of these initiatives, as told by team…
A Regular Devotional Meeting in Every Household In a recent feast letter, the National Spiritual Assembly has set a challenging goal for the American Bahá’í community: “we ask that every Bahá’í household in the nation undertake the hosting of a regular devotional meeting. The members of the National Spiritual Assembly have pledged to do their…
Election of the South Central Regional Bahá’í Council The National Spiritual Assembly’s announcement on this Day of the Covenant (November 26, 2022) lists the members of the South Central Regional Bahá’í Council for the coming year. Local Spiritual Assemblies are elected yearly in April on the first day of Ridván. Later in the year, during…
Ascension of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá ‘Abdu’l-Bahá was born on May 22, 1844. He passed away quietly in his home in Haifa, Israel on November 28, 1921 at 1:00 a.m. He was 77 years old. When we commemorate His ascension, we can recite the prayer that He revealed that is designated the “Tablet of Visitation for ‘Abdu’l-Bahá,” and…
The first Local Spiritual Assembly of Trophy Club, TX was formed on April 20, 2022. Two home-front pioneers moved into the community to complete the needed nine adult Bahá’is. Nine adult Bahá’is were elected to this first Assembly on this Bahá’i Ridván holy day to serve for one year. The new Assembly began by studying…
A Reminiscence of Kevin Locke I have known Kevin Locke since the early 1980’s, when we both lived on Standing Rock and taught the Faith either directly or through various activities. He was a patient and kind man, full of good will, and always giving respect and honor to the various groups of Indigenous and…