Waves of Pioneers Preparing in Ontario
With the launch of the Nine Year Plan, Bahá’ís and their collaborators are expanding their vision of growth in a number of ways, including considering
August 25, 2022
Humbly Learning About Contributing to Discourses of Society
As groups of friends and families across Ontario are gathering to study the recent guidance of the Universal House of Justice, they are noting the
March 18, 2022
“If not now, when?” Kawartha Lakes Reaches the Second Milestone
A group of friends in the Kawartha Lakes cluster have made an incredible discovery: the untapped potential of a good cup of coffee. As we
March 17, 2022
Preparing for the Nine-Year-Plan: Turning to New Guidance Across Ontario
Families, teams of friends, entire communities and those serving on institutions turn with eagerness to new guidance for the Nine-Year-Plan.
January 24, 2022
“This is Our Community”: Nipissing-Timiskaming Reaches a New Milestone
The friends in Nipissing-Tamiskaming not only increased the number of core activities but are rooting certain processes in the community.
January 24, 2022
Sharing Prayers and Having Hope in Brant-Haldimand-Norfolk
A vibrant group of souls in the Brant-Haldimand-Norfolk cluster have been sharing prayers and developing an outward looking orientation. This large cluster touches Lake Erie
January 24, 2022
Thousands of Friends Across Ontario Commemorate the Centenary of ʻAbdu’l-Bahá’s Passing
Over the last month, thousands of friends have honoured the beloved Master in this, the Centenary year of His Ascension. The Universal House of Justice
December 20, 2021
Building Strength in Cobourg & Lindsay
With less than two cycles remaining of the current One Year Plan, dynamic intergenerational teams are surging forward in two Ontario clusters determined to establish
December 20, 2021
Strong Nucleus, Strong Activities, Strong Friendships
In the wide-spread cluster of Lennox, Addington and South Hastings, a group of friends is discovering just how much a nucleus of friends who are
December 20, 2021
The Stony Path to the Second Milestone in Sault Ste. Marie
Written by Chandyn Bachiu Louisa van Lith has lived in Sault Ste. Marie (Soo) for almost her whole life. In the spring of 2019, through
November 19, 2021
An Assembly in a Learning Mode Spurs Growth at the Grassroots in Hamilton
The Local Spiritual Assembly of Hamilton has been consciously working towards building bonds of love and fellowship in the community and supporting initiatives at the
November 17, 2021
An Outpouring of Celebrations for the Twin Holy Days Across Ontario
Friends and neighbours gathered across Ontario to celebrate the Twin Holy birthdays of The Báb and Bahá’u’lláh on November 6th and 7th. The following accounts
November 17, 2021
Ice Cream Aisles and Fishing Resorts: Home Visits On the Go
By the end of the first week of their home visit campaign, the Thunder Bay team had already had 40 home visits: “So we kept right on going.”
October 19, 2021
Ontario’s Virtual Baha’i Summer School: Fellowship, Music and Reflecting on the Life of the Master
Written by Emma Persaud From Friday, the 20th of August until Sunday the 22nd, people gathered in various groups across the province for a summer
September 20, 2021
A Tutor Reflects: Robot Competitions and Spiritual Perception in London
“Consort with all men, O people of Bahá, in a spirit of friendliness and fellowship. If ye be aware of a certain truth, if ye
August 6, 2021
“She Elevates my Soul”: Friendship on Georgina Island
Mandana Sabet has been visiting Indigenous communities in Canada and Greenland since she arrived in Canada decades ago. Alongside Bahá’í friends in Newmarket and Georgina,
June 9, 2021
“We became a food hub”: The power of collaboration in Vaughan
Sunder Singh grew up in India. When she was 14, she met three fashionable Persian women in the marketplace. They were so kind and friendly
May 3, 2021
Zooming on Manitoulin Island: The Spirit Island
Written by JP Mayer and Pam Jackson How would you conduct a children’s class without children being present? Ask Ina Swain and Pam Jackson, two
March 22, 2021
Touching the Hearts Through Service and Artmaking in Ruddington
The Ruddington Drive neighbourhood is comprised of seven apartment buildings with a population of about 3,200 people in the North West of Toronto. Newcomers from
March 17, 2021
Seeking Untapped Potential: An Expanding Nucleus in North York
Sara Louie Daliran came to Canada from Iran 15 years ago. Early in her university education, she married her husband, Reza, who is from a
February 27, 2021
A Reflection on Pioneering: Delivering the Message
Be thou a summoner to love, and be thou kind to all the human race. Love thou the children of men and share in their
February 19, 2021
Malika’s Magical Mask: Brampton Collaborators Publish a Children’s Book
In Springdale, a neighbourhood in Brampton, the community of friends serving and praying together has grown significantly and stirrings of social action have become apparent.
February 19, 2021
Walking with Hope in Sudbury
Helen and JP Mayer have been having devotional gatherings at their home in Sudbury, Ontario for several years. After pioneering in China for seven years,
February 19, 2021
Highlights from Bethany: Kitchen Transformation: From Grimy to Gleaming
Confirmations seem to fill the walls of the Bethany Baha’i Centre of Learning as dedicated volunteers work to bring the centre up to code. Emad
February 2, 2021
Highlights from Bethany: “See Saw Margory Daw:” Who Can Learn to use a Chainsaw?
While Aida Ghodrati never expected to become a proficient chainsaw operator it fits well with one of her life’s goals: breaking down gender stereotypes one
February 2, 2021
“How could we offer something without leaving our homes?” Dawn Prayers in Stratford
The Oxford-Perth cluster first advanced beyond a couple dozen activities just last year, through holding more frequent institute campaigns every cycle. These regular institute campaigns
January 22, 2021
The Power of Intergenerational Friendships in Stratford
In the Oxford-Perth cluster, the friends have seen dramatic growth with respect to devotional gatherings over the past few cycles. The spirit of intergenerational accompaniment
January 22, 2021
“We’re all really like family”: Distinctive Conversations in Cornwall
Accounts from a number of clusters illustrate the way that all activity begins with a “simple strand of love,”[1] and one of the ways in which
January 19, 2021
Online seasonal school to be held this summer
Two of Ontario’s seasonal schools are joining forces to host an online school this year due to the ongoing circumstances with COVID-19. Kawaa’aataae and Shining
July 19, 2020
New Ruhi Book 10 unit focuses on accompanying one another to serve
ONTARIO – The first unit of Ruhi book 10 has arrived, and study of it is already underway. On the first weekend of June over 40
June 20, 2016
McQuesten’s first neighbourhood Ridvan celebration is a success
By Mona Rahimpour HAMILTON: The McQuesten neighbourhood in Hamilton recently had its first Ridván gathering. Invitations were printed, and over a two week period the
June 19, 2016
Five ways to find Bahá’í Books in Ontario
ONTARIO – From the Holy Writings to the texts of the Ruhi Institute, from uplifting stories of Abdu’l-Bahá to the biographies of the Hands of the
March 31, 2016
Ontario starts reaching for 5,000 goal
ONTARIO – Much anticipation surrounded the arrival of the 29 December 2015 letter from the Universal House of Justice, addressed to the Conference of the
March 31, 2016
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