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Laura Receives Racial Justice Award : Congratulations to Laura Lawrence as she is honored by the Bethlehem YWCA for her efforts to eliminate racism and empower women on August 13th 2009 at the Candlelight (Blue) Restaurant in Bethlehem. Laura was awarded the 2009 Racial Justice Award and received a copy of a Proclamation recognizing her efforts from the PA State Legislature. In her comments, Laura stated that it was the Baha'i Faith that inspired her to serve the community in this capacity and closed with this quote from Baha'u'llah "...that all nations should become one in faith and all men as brothers; that the bonds of affection and unity between the sons of men should be strengthened; that diversity of religion should cease, and differences of race be annulled -- what harm is there in this? ...Yet so it shall be; these fruitless strifes, these ruinous wars shall pass away, and the `Most Great Peace' shall come..."

Laura Receives Racial Justice Award

Congratulations to Laura Lawrence as she is honored by the Bethlehem Y ...

Updated: Aug 20, 2009 8:38pm PST

Remembering time shared with Denali Knight-Weiler : For 4 months the Lehigh Valley Baha'i Community enjoyed hosting Ms. Denali Knight-Weiler. We all had a fabulous time!

Remembering time shared with Denali Knight-Weiler

For 4 months the Lehigh Valley Baha'i Community enjoyed hosting Ms. D ...

Updated: Jul 24, 2009 9:44am PST

MLK Commemoration- January 2009 : As in past years, the Lehigh Valley Bahai's supported the annual Martin Luther King commemoration jointly sponsored by the Bethlehem Branch of the NAACP and the YWCA.

MLK Commemoration- January 2009

As in past years, the Lehigh Valley Bahai's supported the annual Marti ...

Updated: Jan 23, 2009 9:09pm PST

Our Community and our Friends : Baha'is and their friends don't necessarily need an official event to get together. The Baha'is of the Lehigh Valley PA are not only co-religionists, but friends as well. This site will just offer photos of the friends in informal settings.

Our Community and our Friends

Baha'is and their friends don't necessarily need an official event to ...

Updated: Jun 22, 2008 6:00am PST

Bethlehem (City) LSA 2008 :

Bethlehem (City) LSA 2008

Updated: Jun 21, 2008 7:16am PST

YWCA Study Group Dinner :

YWCA Study Group Dinner

Updated: Jun 21, 2008 5:49am PST

Lotus Temple Photos : Hi. My name is Nathan P. I am a student at Lehigh University . I met your organization when I ran into it at the International Bazaar. Attached are photos that I promised to send to you guys. These are photos of the Lotus Temple that I visited when I went to New Delhi , India .

Lotus Temple Photos

Hi. My name is Nathan P. I am a student at Lehigh University . I met ...

Updated: Nov 11, 2007 9:40am PST

Siena Mae Graduates High School !!! : Congratulations to Sienna Mae and her parents! Next stop: Moravian College.

Siena Mae Graduates High School !!!

Congratulations to Sienna Mae and her parents! Next stop: Moravian Co ...

Updated: Jun 16, 2007 8:05pm PST

Fireside at the Lawrences - March 2007 : We had the great pleasure of having Catherine Mboya as a recent visitor to our community. Catherine is from Kenya and was recently a delegate to the Conference of Women at the United Nations. She is a former member of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Kenya. She spoke to a small group at a "fireside" talk held recently at the Lawrence's. Catherine spoke of her early life in Africa and of her career with the World Bank and the United Nations. She talked also of the rapid progress of the Baha'i Faith on the African continent. A fireside is a presentation on the themes and principles associated with the Bahá’í Faith, usually in a person’s home and followed by a question and answer period. Our community members lovingly open their homes to invite inquirers to learn about the Baha’i Faith, and ask any question that’s on their mind. There are usually other Bahá’ís present to help answer questions. The question and answer period is totally open and the questions don’t have to follow the subject of the presentation. If you are interested in attending a fireside, please contact a Bahá’í in your community or use the resource on our contact page . If you would like to attend a fireside but don’t see one on our calendar that fits your schedule, call anyway and we will be able to accommodate you.

Fireside at the Lawrences - March 2007

We had the great pleasure of having Catherine Mboya as a recent visito ...

Updated: Mar 21, 2007 7:48pm PST

Service Day : The position of the Baha'i Faith regarding service to others is quite clear... to the extent that work is consciously undertaken in a spirit of service to humanity, Bahá'u'lláh says, it is a form of prayer, a means of worshipping God. Individual Baha'is serve the community in a variety of ways. Some are active members or officers of civic organizations such as the NAACP, the PA Human Rights Commission, and the YWCA Racial Justice Committee. Others serve through artistic expression which uplift soul and spirit. Still others help individuals every day in small yet significant ways. On November 12, 2006 and on prior days, Baha'is joined other friends to repair, paint, landscape, and prepare for sale a residence of a dear friend and co-religionist who is seriously ill and in great need of help. This type of communal activity draws us closer as a community and fulfills the Baha'i dictum that "love manifests its reality in deeds, not only in words -- these alone are without effect".

Service Day

The position of the Baha'i Faith regarding service to others is quite ...

Updated: Dec 10, 2006 3:19pm PST

Veronica's 90th Birthday : Veronica Lupsewicz celebrated her 90th Birthday in October 2006 with members of the LV Baha'i Community and visiting family. In addition, she received cards and notes from scores of well-wishers. Veronica still serves on the Local Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Bethlehem (City), PA. Veronica enjoyed a fulfilling career as an artist/illustrator/author. Click on the link to learn more about her interesting life and to discover her well-regarded children's book, Misty the Manatee

Veronica's 90th Birthday

Veronica Lupsewicz celebrated her 90th Birthday in October 2006 with m ...

Updated: Nov 04, 2006 8:59am PST

Jr. Youth Visit Veronica March 06, 2005 : A group of Jr. Youth and thier teacher pay a visit Veronica. The practice of "home visits" will be instituted throughout the community, and who better to start it than our wonderful youth.

Jr. Youth Visit Veronica March 06, 2005

A group of Jr. Youth and thier teacher pay a visit Veronica. The pract ...

Updated: Oct 16, 2006 5:05pm PST

Study Circle Tutor Training : Bahá'ís are actively engaged in developing knowledge, skills, and spiritual insights that enable them to act as effective human resources and which are vital to the integrated process of personal and social transformation. Presently, such collective learning takes the form of study circles—a local, collaborative, self-directed learning process being undertaken by Bahá’í communities around the world. Recently, Lehigh Valley Baha'is met for a training session to better learn to facilitate future study circles. Participants in study circles often experience a new sense of direction in life, better relationships with family and friends, and a fruitful re-evaluation of the contribution one can make to the wider community. All are welcome in the classes, regardless of their ideas or beliefs. Study Circles are ongoing. If you wish to join one of them please contact us at bahailv@bahailv.org

Study Circle Tutor Training

Bahá'ís are actively engaged in developing knowledge, skills, and sp ...

Updated: Oct 09, 2006 7:53pm PST

Memories : This is the spot to place old photos and miscellaneous items to evoke good memories of our Lehigh Valley Baha'i family. Please let me know if you have anything you wish posted to this gallery.

Memories

This is the spot to place old photos and miscellaneous items to evoke ...

Updated: Oct 09, 2006 6:38pm PST

Bahá'í House of Worship - Sydney, Australia : Our new friend Sara recently returned from a trip "down under", and was kind enough to share these beautiful photos she took of the Bahá'í House of Worship in Sydney, Australia. There are at this time seven Baha'i Houses of Worship around the world, and several in the planning stage. They are places of prayer and meditation for all: a gift from the Baha'is that demonstrates their faith in the oneness of God, the oneness of His Prophets and the oneness of humanity. Although their architectural styles differ widely, the nine sides and central dome common to all of them symbolize at once the diversity of the human race and its essential oneness. Devotional programs are simple, consisting of prayers, meditations, and the reading of selections from the sacred scriptures of the Bahá'í Faith and other world religions. Music is provided by unaccompanied choirs. As conceived by Bahá'u'lláh, the House of Worship is intended as the spiritual center for various dependent institutions dedicated to scientific, humanitarian, educational and administrative service.

Bahá'í House of Worship - Sydney, Australia

Our new friend Sara recently returned from a trip "down under", and wa ...

Updated: Oct 01, 2006 2:13pm PST

Milestones : This section is sort of a miscellaney to mark events, or to inform others, or just to plain "brag", of those things that are important to individuals within the Lehigh Valley Baha'i community. If you have anything to add, please send it to mailto:bahailv-contact@yahoo.com

Milestones

This section is sort of a miscellaney to mark events, or to inform oth ...

Updated: Aug 07, 2006 8:31pm PST

Greetings from Jeanette - Fasique's Graduation : June, 2006 - My, how time flies! Our dear friend Jeanette sent these pictures of her beautiful daughter's High School graduation. Next stop: college. Congratuations, Fasique, we all wish you every sucess!

Greetings from Jeanette - Fasique's Graduation

June, 2006 - My, how time flies! Our dear friend Jeanette sent these p ...

Updated: Jul 04, 2006 12:06pm PST

Conference at Green Acre - April 2006 : Some members of the community were pleased to attend the program "Leasing, Purchasing, and Managing Local Baha'i Centers" at Green Acre Baha'i School, Eliot, Maine. In attendance were folks from California, Michigan, Texas, Colorado, New Jersey, Maine, New Hampshire, Ohio, Illinois, Maryland, and Virgina. As always at Baha'i Conferences, many new friendships were formed. The facilitators, members of the Baha'i Center Assistance Corp., were wonderful and a lot of useful knowledge was gained.

Conference at Green Acre - April 2006

Some members of the community were pleased to attend the program "Leas ...

Updated: Apr 10, 2006 8:34pm PST

Green Acre Baha'i School July 2005 : The Lawrence and Kita families spent 5 days at Green Acre in July 2005. The adults studied sections of The World Order of Baha'u'llah and the children enjoyed classes and many happy activities. Green Acre Bahá'í School is a retreat and conference center operated by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States. Located in Eliot, Maine, on the banks of the Piscataqua River, it has served as a center for the study of religion and peace since the 1890s. Green Acre welcomes people of all faiths. For information regarding upcoming events click on their website at http://www.greenacre.org.

Green Acre Baha'i School July 2005

The Lawrence and Kita families spent 5 days at Green Acre in July 2005 ...

Updated: Nov 19, 2005 6:45am PST

Nancy Ward Concert : In July 2004, the fine Baha'i singer, Nancy Ward, gave a wonderful concert concert at Little Pond. Nancy is one of Canada's finest singers and writers. Her songs range from profound to humorous. This was just one of many events open to the public at Little Pond retreat in Nazareth. For information concerning future events, contact them at www.littlepond.org

Nancy Ward Concert

In July 2004, the fine Baha'i singer, Nancy Ward, gave a wonderful co ...

Updated: May 02, 2005 6:54pm PST

Old Friends send greetings :

Old Friends send greetings

Updated: Dec 30, 2004 12:05pm PST

Dr. Suheil Bushrui's visit : The reknown Baha'i scholar, Professor Suheil Badi Bushrui, gave a public lecture at Moravian College on October 14, 2004. Professor is a distinguished author, poet, critic, translator, and media personality who is well known in the United States, the Middle East, India, Africa, and the Arab world. Presently, Prof. Bushrui is the first incumbent of Bahá'ì Chair for World Peace at the University of Maryland, a position to which he was appointed in July 1992. Prof. Bushrui has a long record of promoting intercultural and interreligious understanding. In large part, this work has been built on two main Baha'i inspired themes -- the commonality of all religions and the essential oneness of the human family.

Dr. Suheil Bushrui's visit

The reknown Baha'i scholar, Professor Suheil Badi Bushrui, gave a publ ...

Updated: Dec 11, 2004 10:47am PST

Pace of Grace Retreat : On the weekend of November 26, several folks from the Lehigh Valley and other locales in Pennsylvania participated in a very special program, a "Pace of Grace", facilated by the internationally acclaimed speaker and author, Linda Kavelin Popov. A psychotherapist for many years, Linda has been on many talk shows, including Oprah, and has her own 19-episode TV series. She is the author of several books, including the international best seller The Family Virtues Guide and the highly acclaimed Sacred Moments. Linda is a member of the Baha'i Faith. A Pace of Grace offers a four-part program to Purify Your Life, Pace Yourself, Practice the Presence, and Plan a Sustainable Life. It contains Ten Rules for Health which can free you from stress, and support you to live with joy, balance and vitality. The participants in this workshop were highly enthusiastic and all felt that it was a spirutally transforming experience. Information regarding Pace of Grace can be found at www.paceofgrace.net . The session was held at the beautiful Little Pond Arts Retreat. Little Pond is conveniently located in Narareth PA and offers a variety of performance and workshops dedicated to exploring the union between Creativity, Work and Faith — all with the aim of advancing the Spirit within Art. Information can be found at www.littlepond.org

Pace of Grace Retreat

On the weekend of November 26, several folks from the Lehigh Valley an ...

Updated: Sep 26, 2004 9:08pm PST

Farewell Party for Corsino Family : On June 16, 2004 we said farewell to Jeanette, Devin, Fasique, and Mykael Anthony who decided to move to Florida. They will be missed by the Lehigh Valley Baha'i Community and we wish them well. The Lawrence's were pleased to host the party which included many of Jeanette's friend and relatives.

Farewell Party for Corsino Family

On June 16, 2004 we said farewell to Jeanette, Devin, Fasique, and My ...

Updated: Jul 17, 2004 5:55am PST

Baha'i House : This section is devoted to news regarding the property at 5007 Freemansburg Ave in Bethlehem Twp which, hopefully, will be the future home of the Lehigh Valley Baha;i Center.

Baha'i House

This section is devoted to news regarding the property at 5007 Freeman ...

Updated: Feb 09, 2004 9:54am PST

West Family Pilgrimage : The West Family (Jim, Ruhiyyah, Ben, and Marzi) recently returned from Israel where they had the bounty of visiting the Administrative and Spiritual center of the Baha'Faith. This is not to be confused with a vacation. It is a pilgrimage to sacred sites and it is a very special and spiritual experience. I am sure that the Wests will be more than happy to tell you about this unique event and will share some of the joy they felt. Meanwhile, please enjoy the photos!

West Family Pilgrimage

The West Family (Jim, Ruhiyyah, Ben, and Marzi) recently returned from ...

Updated: Feb 02, 2004 7:26pm PST

Friends in Florida : The Bowermans recently visted southern Florida and visted several Baha'i friends who used to live in the Lehigh valley. They were kind enough to share these photos with us.

Friends in Florida

The Bowermans recently visted southern Florida and visted several Baha ...

Updated: Feb 02, 2004 6:44pm PST

Baha'i Sunday School : Every other Sunday from 9:30 until noon the Baha'i Community of the Lehigh Valley sponsors Sunday School. The school is held in Whitehall TWP, PA. The classes range from pre-school through adult. The Sunday School is administered by a committee appointed by the Local Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Bethlehem Twp and is run as a service to the entire community --- both Baha'i and non-Baha'i alike.

Baha'i Sunday School

Every other Sunday from 9:30 until noon the Baha'i Community of the Le ...

Updated: Oct 30, 2003 6:37pm PST