The Bahá'í Community

Here are selected photos from the event which took place April 28th to May 2nd, 2010 in Wilmette, IL

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The Annual Race Unity Picnic was celebrated in Avery Park, Corvallis, OR on August 22, 2009. As always, the event was joyously diverse both in the beauty of humanity as well as the cultural expressions through music and dance.

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Photos show the end of the summer community building activities with our new Bahá'ís in Woodburn. We gathered in Legion Park to finish learning about Childrens Classes (Book 3) while children finished the classes for ages 5-7 with older friends as well.

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From August 15-20, junior youth and youth "animators" experienced a wonderful spiritual retreat that included study, community service, sports, singing, prayers and personal reflection.

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On July 11th, Bahá'ís and friends gathering in Kings Valley, Benton County, to discuss the progress and plans for community building around the four Core Activities of the Bahá'í Faith as well as evaluate the great successes in the expansion of the Bahá'í Faith in Benton and Linn counties over the past four years.

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Benton and Linn Counties collaborate with Polk and Marion Counties in establishing children's classes in the city of Woodburn. Classes began January 25, 2009

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Youth from the ages of 11 to 15, along with their young adult "animators" participated in an outdoor activity in Kings Valley that combined study, reflection, conversation, prayer and community service at a community garden in Philomath.

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Over 40 Bahá'ís and their friends gathered in North Albany to launch the 13th cycle of growth of the Bahá'í Faith in Benton and Linn Counties. Story telling, team planning, prayer and singing characterized this wonderfully joyous event.

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The Second Annual Gift of the Spirit Arts Festival successfully took place on May 31st in the Corvallis Public Library. Over 90 pieces of visual arts, many performing arts, poetry in Spanish from Chile and story telling all graced the activity which was seen by over 190 visitors.

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Bahá'ís around the world celebrated Naw-Ruz (New Day) which represents the beginning of a New Year (167 in the Bahá'í Era) starting the evening of March 20th, 2010. Here are some photos from the Corvallis celebration which took place on Sunday, March 20th.

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Outdoors in a residential garden in Kings Valley, Bahá'ís and friends gathered to commemorate the last day of a 12 day festival commemorating the Proclamation of Bahá'u'lláh as the Promised One of All Ages in 1863 in a garden outside Baghdad, Persia.

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