THE EARTH IS BUT ONE COUNTRY
AND MANKIND ITS CITIZENS.


Social Justice.  Racial Equality.  Gender Equality.  Oneness of Mankind.  Education for all.  Love for God.  Oneness of the major religions. One and only one God.

GLENDALE, ARIZONA

I purposefully listed the date as 2019 on the top 2 posts. This keeps them on top, instead of moving them down when a new post is listed. Thanks everybody for noticing!
Baha'i meetings are held in people's homes around the Phoenix Valley. If you're interested in any of the following Devotionals or Study Groups, see contact information below. Don't be shy. We'd love to hear from you!

Baha'i Meetings In Glendale, Arizona:

Every Sunday   4 p.m.  Northern/67th Avenue area

Every Thursday 7 p.m.  Northern/67th Avenue area  Ruhi study group

1st Thursday 2 p.m.  Peoria/51st Avenue area

1st Thursday 7 pm  in Glendale

Friday evenings  7:00 p.m.  Ruhi study group Northern & 67th area

1st Friday   7:30 p.m.  Union Hills/61st Avenue area

3rd Friday  7:30 p.m.  Union Hills/75th Avenue area
4th Sunday  2 p.m.  (Except in April, 2011 or July, 2011) Race Unity Interfaith Devotional & Dialogue at Glendale Main Library.

BUCKEYE DEVOTIONAL

Buckeye has a monthly devotional.

Saturday, April 21, 2012, 6:30 pm Potluck.
7:30 pm Devotional


Join us!
Call 623-925-0939 for address.

GOODYEAR ARIZONA BAHA'IS

Goodyear is an active Baha'i group.
Every 4th Friday night there is a devotional in Goodyear.
Contact e-mail Sharon at  Shafierro@aol.com for more info.
Every 19 days there is a Baha'i Feast in Goodyear.
Fund-raisers, special events, etc. offered in Goodyear.
Study groups for adults and Children's classes offered.
You are invited to join us!
Looking forward to seeing you.

COFFEEHOUSE DISCUSSION IN PEORIA

The Baha'i Faith of Peoria and Glendale will be sponsoring  a CASUAL DISCUSSION on "Spiritual Solutions to the World's Problems.", Sunday afternoons. Stay tuned for time and location and dates.

Please check this post for dates, location and news.
Please join us. Share your views! We hope to see you there! Look for our sign and jump right in. Anytime. The water is welcoming.

For more info, you may call 623-313-3156. Or just show up.
FREE! Public more than welcome. Buy a cup of coffee and plop yourself down. Anytime from 3 to 5 pm.
I will keep you posted as to our next discussion dates.

Topics to share your views on: Race Unity, Gender Equality, Universal Education, Harmony of Science and Religion, Oneness of Religion, etc.

CHILDREN'S CLASSES

Children's classes, junior youth classes, youth classes are held at various places in the west valley. Call 623-418-9480 evenings/weekends for more information. Leave message if necessary and we'll get RIGHT back to you!!! We want you to join us!! Thank you.

SPECIAL OCCASIONS

The Hiking and Devotionals Club is now meeting every Sunday at Shaw Buttes Visitors Center at 7 a.m.

Valentine's Day Dinner/Fundraiser Feb 11, 2012 at Desert Rose Baha'i Institute in Eloy, AZ   Info at http://www.drbi.org/

Youth and Junior Youth SONGWRITING & RECORDING WEEKEND March 23-25, 2012 at Desert Rose Baha'i Institute in Eloy, AZ    Info at http://www.drbi.org/

Saturday, March 24, 2012, 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm at the Phoenix Baha'i Center at 944 E Mountain View Road, Phx, 85020:  "Nights of Enlightenment."  Topic:  EDUCATION UNDER FIRE. Film and discussion. Open to the public/community. All invited. Please drop by. No registration needed. For more info, you can contact nightsofenlightenment@yahoo.com or call Colby Jeffers 602-378-8698 if you wish. But you can just drop by. Refreshments provided.  See the website:  http://www.nightsofenlightenment.weebly.com/


PICNIC:

When: Wednesday 21 March 2012  3:00 PM until 6:00 PM

Who:  All Cluster AZ21 Friends and friends of Friends (JOIN US!)

Where:     Goodyear Recreation & Parks

  3075 North Litchfield Road, Goodyear, AZ

What:  Come Join us for Picnic, Devotions, Play, Social Time

Bring your sports equipment: Basket Ball, Tennis Gear, Football, Soccer Ball, etc

Information: Sharon Fierro  or Bill Thomson

CONTACT US

If you need more local information, you can e-mail us at donnasweetsongs@gmail.com  or call Donna at 623-313-3156.
Or, e-mail Sharon at Shafierro@aol.com

More contact in the right-hand column.

We look forward to hearing from you!!

Avondale, Arizona Baha'is

Avondale has an active Baha'i group. Check out the right hand column for contact information or e-mail us.
donnasweetsongs@gmail.com
Call 623-313-3156 and Donna will give you info.
Community Feast (Avondale, Peoria, Goodyear, Surprise, Sun City) Friday night, 6:30 p.m., Dec 30th, 2011. Potluck first. Goodyear area. Contact us for info.

PEORIA, ARIZONA BAHA'IS

The Peoria group is growing and we would love for you to join us! Contact Donna at donnasweetsongs@gmail.com  or call 623-313-3156.  We look forward to hearing from you!!

We have study groups to study the Word. And every 19 days a Feast is held, sometimes in the Deer Valley Road and 75th Avenue area.  Other times, we join other communities for picnics, celebrations, etc. Call the above number for info, or e-mail.

SUN CITY, ARIZONA BAHA'IS

Weekly study group "Using spiritual principles in mentoring children" meets every Tuesday, beginning March 8th, from 10:30 to noon in Sun City, south of Grand Avenue, near 110th Avenue. Please contact Dean (below) for more info.

Sun City study class is held Wednesday nights at 7:00 p.m.  Please contact Dean at  headrooster.dean@gmail.com  or, call Dean at 623-217-4639  

Devotionals are held Sundays at 2:00 p.m.  Please contact Dean.

Sun City also holds Heart to Heart Meetings and a "Feast" every 19 days. Please contact Dean for info.

Looking forward to hearing from you!

RACE UNITY

Glendale Public Library
5959 West Brown Street
Glendale, Arizona

EVERYONE WELCOME!!! You don't need to be a Baha'i to join this interfaith discussion in Glendale, Arizona. Come and share your prayers and thoughts with a group of interfaith people striving to gain a better understanding of race and diversity.


January 29, 2012 5959 W Brown from 2p to 4p. Racism and AIDS will be the topic.

February 26th, 2012 5959 W Brown from 2p to 4p

Sunday, March 25, 2012 Race Unity at 5959 W Brown from 2p to 4p

Sunday, April 29, 2012 Race Unity at 5959 W Brown from 2p to 4p

Sunday, May 27, 2012 Race Unity at 5959 W Brown from 2p to 4p

Sunday, June 10, 2012 Special Race Unity Program!! Don't miss it. 5959 W Brown. 2p to 4p.
Race Unity Day was established by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the United States and is observed on the second Sunday of June. There will be a special Race Unity Day Program from 2 until 4 p.m.at the Glendale Main Library,5959 West Brown Street in Glendale on Sunday, in the Large Meeting Room. The program will feature interfaith prayers, and music. This is a very informative and inspiring document published by the Southern Regional Baha'i Council.  EVERYONE is invited,encouraged even urged to attend, to bring others, to share prayers and to dialogue about race unity issues.

BAHA'IS PERSECUTED IN IRAN TODAY

Please pray for these Baha'is in Iran.
http://www.kidsidebyside.org/2011/05/letter-of-a-brother-his-call-for-deeds-not-words-to-end-violations-of-human-rights-in-iran/

On Thursday, March 29th, there will be a special one-time-only showing of a new documentary on the plight of the Iranian Baha'is.
The showing will be at the Shea 14 Harkins Theaters (7354 E Shea Blvd Scottsdale, AZ 85254). Tickets are $15.00. Doors open at 7:00. Movie begins at 7:30. Everyone is encouraged to buy tickets in advance because space is limited.

If you need further information or would like to purchase tickets, contact (Azita Mehrazar from Paradise Valley: 602-999-8830, azitamehr@aol.com). Tickets are also available at Saffron Market, 15688 N Pima Rd # C3 Scottsdale, AZ 85260 (480) 998-0968Information about the movie and all screenings around the country is also online at http://www.iraniantaboo.com/

SYNOPSIS:
Reza Allamehzadeh, an Iranian-Dutch filmmaker banned from entering his homeland, enlisted the aid of friends who clandestinely filmed inside Iran in order to explore this century old taboo. IRANIAN TABOO tells the story of an Iranian Baha’i woman, Nadereh and her 14-year-old daughter who decide to sell all of their belongings and leave their homeland, to take refuge in the West.
IRANIAN TABOO takes us across continents from Turkey to Israel, and from the U.S. to Iran and gives us a unique insights into the persecution of Baha’is of Iran, from the underground Baha’i University (BIHE) to the oppressed Baha’i peasants of the Eival village in the northern province of Mazandaran. The film includes never seen before interviews with some of the most respected Iranian scholars, authors and politicians, speaking about the persecution of Baha’is in Iran.

BAHA'I BOOKS AVAILABLE

If you're interested in reading more about the Baha'i Faith, here are some examples of the many good books available.

Free software for downloading free world religious literature:  http://bahai-education.org/ocean/

Two dollar books: http://www.globalperspective.org/

"Baha'u'llah and the New Era, An introduction to the Baha'i Faith" by J.E. Esslemont, a classic. Available at http://www.bahaibookstore.us/ or on Kindle at http://amzn.to/lCsDSf

History of Baha'u'llah's life:  "The Story of Baha'u'llah, Promised One of All Religions" by Druzelle Cederquist. Available at http://www.bahaibookstore.us/ or at Amazon at http://amzn.to/jeOWRL

Prefer to read some of the Holy Writings? A good start is "The Divine Art of Living, Selections from the Writings of Baha'u'llah" by Mabel Paine at Amazon at http://amzn.to/jM1Vz4 or http://www.bahaibookstore.com/

Interested in Biblical prophecy? Read "Thief in the Night" by William Sears. Available at Amazon at http://amzn.to/mIL4Sr

Like to read about real-life heroines? Read "Rejoice in my Gladness: The Life of Tahirih" by Janet Ruhe-Schoen. It's the true story of a woman martyred for her beliefs in 1852. Her last words were "You can kill me but you can't stop the emancipation of women." Includes history of Persian culture. For the serious student.  http://amzn.to/qUmUtg  

Another book of Tahirih's life is "Tahirih Unveiled" by Julia Older, in poetry form. http://amzn.to/qetAae

This book about Tahirih's life is Recommended by this blog's author, although I admit it can be hard to find. Written in novel form by Clara Edge. http://tinyurl.com/7cpmf92

To read a book about Baha'i perspectives of life after death: "Life Death and Immortality The Journey of the Soul" by Terrill G. Hayes. Can be found on Amazon at http://amzn.to/mBg5Pp

FAVORITE QUOTES

"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

"Science is but a greater knowledge of God's universe." -- George Washington Carver

"In my Father's house are many rooms." -- Jesus Christ John14:2

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

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

"I have yet many things to say to you but you cannot bear them now.
When the Spirit of Truth comes He will guide you into all truth.
He will bring glory to Me by taking from what is Mine
And making it known to you."    Jesus Christ  John16:12-14

"I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them also
and they will heed My voice.
So there shall be one flock and one shepherd."  Jesus Christ John10:16

BAHAI VIEW ON CHRISTIANITY

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