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PEORIA, ARIZONA CELEBRATION OF THE BIRTH OF BAHA'U'LLAH

The West Valley Baha'i Cluster of Arizona will be having a celebration at Rio Vista Recreation Center in their beautiful Lakeview Room on Saturday night October 21, 2017.


Each individual community within that Cluster will also be having a smaller celebration. Peoria, Arizona will hold a picnic on Sunday afternoon, October 22, 2017 from 2 pm to 4 pm at Pioneer Community Park at 8755 N 83rd Avenue, Peoria 85345.

Please, please join us and bring family and friends! Free event. Open to the public. Shelters 7 and 8 on the south side by the splash pads. All are welcome!

         


Then, following the Bicentenary events, we will have "firesides" each day of the following week. These are opportunities for you to ask questions and find out more about the Baha'i Faith:
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     Monday Oct 23, 7:00 pm Fireside at the home of Shokooh Sharifi.
     Tuesday Oct 24, 7:00 pm Fireside at the home of Maziar Hagshenas
     Wednesday Oct 25, 7:00 pm Fireside at the home of the Thayer's
     Thursday Oct 26 7:00 pm Fireside at the home of the Manie's
     Friday Oct 27 7:00 pm Fireside with film at the home of Gary and Mojgan Elston
     Saturday Oct 28 Fireside at Fry's Marketplace on Lake Pleasant Pkwy. --  25401 N Lake Pleasant Pkwy, Peoria, AZ 85383 at 10:00 a.m. inside at the chairs between the Bistro and Starbucks. Grab a cup of coffee and ask questions about the Baha'i Faith. Informal.


For addresses and information on these events, please call 5038105022
All are welcome!! Please join us.

SUN CITY ARIZONA and SURPRISE ARIZONA EVENTS

Sun City will be hosting their individual event on Sunday, October 22, 2017 at 1:30 pm at the Sun City Country Club located at 9433 N 107th Avenue in Sun City. All of Sun City is invited to a special film of Baha'u'llah's life. Bring friends. Free event of course. Hope to see you there. Just show up.


Here is more information for Sun City:

Devotionals -1st and 3rd Sunday’s of each month.

Firesides-every Friday evening @ 7pm

Deepening-Every Wednesday evening @ 7pm

“A Fresh Look at the Bible” class

Sunday afternoon, Nov. 12, 19, & 26

Please call for information & Address:

907-941-2099

Surprise will be hosting their individual event on Friday, October 20, 2017 at 4:00 pm. Walk in the park. Meet at Ramada 1 in Surprise Park, 15930 N. Bullard Avenue . Tea and crumpets offered! Open to the public.

GLENDALE ARIZONA'S COMMUNITY EVENT

Glendale AZ will be having their community event the evening before the bigger Rio Vista West Valley event. Glendale's event will be held Friday, October 20, 2017 at 7:00 pm in the Eagle Crest Clubhouse located at 6451 W Bell Rd Glendale, Az 85308. All Glendale families welcome. All religions welcome. Free event of course! Bring family and friends!

SOME BAHA'I WRITINGS

"The well-being of mankind, its peace and security, are unattainable unless and until its unity is firmly established.” -- Baha'u'llah


"O Son of Being! Make mention of Me on My earth. That in My heaven I may remember thee. Thus shall Mine eyes and thine be solaced." -- Baha'u'llah


"This is the Day whereon the All-Merciful hath come down in the clouds of Knowledge, clothed with manifest sovereignty."  --  Baha'u'llah


"The religion of God is for love and unity. Make it not the cause of enmity or dissension." -- Baha'u'llah

"So powerful is the light of unity that it can illuminate the whole earth." -- Baha'u'llah

"Regard man as a mine rich in gems of inestimable value. Education can, alone, cause it to reveal its treasures and enable mankind to benefit therefrom." -- Baha'u'llah

"O Son of Being! My love is My stronghold. He that entereth therein is safe and secure, and he that turneth away shall surely stray and perish." -- Baha'u'llah

"O God! Refresh and gladden my spirit. Purify my heart. Illumine my powers.
I lay all my affairs in Thy hand. Thou are my Guide and my Refuge.
I will no longer be sorrowful and grieved. I will be a happy and joyful being.
O God! I will no longer be full of anxiety, nor will I let trouble harass me.
I will not dwell on the unpleasant things of life." -- Abdul Baha

"If any differences arise amongst you, behold Me standing before your face and overlook the faults of one another for My name's sake and as a token of your love for My manifest and resplendent Cause." -- Baha'u'llah


"Is there any Remover of Difficulties save God? Say: Praised be God! He is God! All are His servants and all abide by His bidding." -- The Bab


"Say: God sufficeth all things above all things, and nothing in the heavens or in the earth but God sufficeth. Verily, He is in Himself the Knower, the Sustainer, the Omnipotent." -- The Bab

"As to the position of Christianity, let it be stated without any hesitation or equivocation that its divine origin is unconditionally acknowledged, that the Sonship and Divinity of Jesus Christ are fearlessly asserted, that the divine inspiration of the Gospel is fully recognized, that the reality of the mystery of the Immaculacy of the Virgin Mary is confessed, and the primacy of Peter, the Prince of the Apostles, is upheld and defended. The Founder of the Christian Faith is designated by Bahá’u’lláh as the “Spirit of God,” is proclaimed as the One Who “appeared out of the breath of the Holy Ghost,” and is even extolled as the “Essence of the Spirit.” His mother is described as “that veiled and immortal, that most beauteous, countenance,” and the station of her Son eulogized as a “station which hath been exalted above the imaginings of all that dwell on earth,” whilst Peter is recognized as one whom God has caused “the mysteries of wisdom and of utterance to flow out of his mouth.”

Shoghi Effendi, The Promised Day Is Come (Wilmette: US Baha’i Publishing Trust, 1980 revised edition) pp. 109-110. Available from http://reference.bahai.org/en/t/se/PDC/pdc-28.html#pg109