Archive for the 'Activities' Category

Delegates Arrive in Haifa for International Bahá’í Convention

Sunday, April 27th, 2008

HAIFA, Israel — A thousand delegates from 153 countries have arrived – from the southern tip of Africa, to Siberia, to the Americas, to remote Pacific islands – to participate in the 10th International Bahá’í Convention.
On Tuesday, 29 April, they will gather to elect the nine members of the Universal House of Justice, the international […]

Arts Festival “Gift of the Spirit”

Sunday, March 23rd, 2008

The second annual “Gift of the Spirit” arts festival is slated for Saturday, May 31st, 2008. As was the case last year, the festival will take place at the Corvallis Public Library, 645 NW Monroe Ave. Corvallis, OR 97330, starting at 11:00 AM. Those wishing to submit entries for the festival (visual arts, songs, […]

Bahá’ís Launch Growth Program

Tuesday, March 4th, 2008

PHILOMATH, OR
January 26, 2008
What happens when a community wants to bring the teachings of the Bahá’í Faith to an entire town? The Baha’is in Benton County, Oregon found out. Over the past 9 days, about 40 dedicated souls (30 of whom reside in the county) knocked on just about every door in Philomath […]

Junior Youth Ecology Camp

Monday, August 20th, 2007

Philomath, OR
July 27-29th and August 10-12th, 2007
Two highly successful junior youth “Eco-camps” were held in Cluster OR 15 (Benton County) this summer using the Ruhi Institute’s “Junior Youth Ecology Camp 1” materials. The 3-day camps began at 3pm on Friday afternoon and ended at 11:30am on the following Sunday morning. This experience included camping […]

International Environment Forum

Monday, August 20th, 2007

Ottawa, Ontario (Canada) - We are pleased to announce the 11th Annual Conference of the International Environment Forum (IEF), a Bahá’í-inspired organization addressing the environment and sustainable development.
This year’s forum is entitled:
Responding to Climate Change: Scientific Realities, Spiritual Imperatives
Its purpose is to explore the relationship of ethical and spiritual principles to practical actions of individuals […]

Important Increase in Core Activities

Monday, September 4th, 2006

CORVALLIS, OREGON, United States, 4 September 2007 - During the summer of 2006, the Bahá’í communities of Benton County have noticed an important increase in the number of Core Activities being offered in Corvallis, Philomath and rural Benton County. As a result, the centralized activity held weekly during the past ten years has now been […]

48th Annual Race Unity Picnic - A Celebration of the Oneness of Humankind! August 2006

Monday, September 4th, 2006

The 48th Annual Race Unity Picnic was held in Maple Grove at Avery Park on Saturday, August 19.
The event was attended by friends from all over the Mid-valley area. It was co-sponsored by the Bahá’í Faith, the Corvallis Branch NAACP, the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission for the City of Corvallis, the Benton County […]

Philomath Winter Break Watercolor Class - Dec. 2005

Monday, December 26th, 2005

The Philomath Bahá’í community recently had the bounty of hosting a watercolor painting class taught by Joseph O’Neil. Joseph and his family are Bahá’is who recently moved into the Benton county area from Central Oregon. Joseph has taught a watercolor class at Suttle Lake Bahá’í school for the last couple of years. […]

Pictures from the 2005 Race Unity Picnic

Monday, August 22nd, 2005

The 47th Annual Race Unity Picnic was held in Maple Grove at Avery Park on Saturday, August 20.
The event was attended by friends from the Bahá’í community, the Corvallis NAACP, the Community Alliance for Diversity, the Martin Luther King Commission of Corvallis, as well as many people who received personal invitations.
We enjoyed a musical […]