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South Kohala News
March B.E. 181
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Special Events - This Month
Feast of Bahá (Splendor)
Naw-Rúz
Please see our calendar for when and where these events will be held.
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Spiritual Assembly of The Bahá’ís of South Kohala
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Contact us for any reason
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From the Spiritual Assembly
Allah’u’Abha! Dear friends,
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As we approach the sacred period of the Bahá’í Fast from March 1st through March 19th, we invite you to reflect on this time of spiritual renewal, prayer, and self-discipline. This annual observance is an opportunity to deepen our connection with Bahá’u’lláh and prepare our hearts for Naw-Rúz, the Bahá’í New Year.
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During these 19 days, adult Bahá’ís in good health abstain from food and drink from sunrise to sunset, engaging in meditation and detachment from worldly distractions. It is a time for heightened devotion, personal reflection, and strengthening our sense of unity as a community.
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If you would like to join in special devotional gatherings or need guidance on observing the Fast, please let us know. We encourage everyone to support one another in prayer and fellowship during this meaningful time.
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Wishing you all a spiritually enriching Fast.
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With warmest regards and loving thoughts,
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The Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of South Kohala
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Universal House of Justice - Ridvan Message 2024
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Attached please find the Ridvan Message from the Universal House of Justice for 2024. Below is a link to an audio recording of it and a link to the PDF version.
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READ IT
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LISTEN TO IT
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December 30th Message from the Universal House of Justice
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If you haven't studied this message yet please download it here.
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Videos Released
Below are three videos that have been released. We highly recommend watching all of them.
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“An Expansive Prospect”: New film explores Bahá’í efforts toward social transformation
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Shrine of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá: Short film explores the journey of the construction project
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Summons to Service
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A segment of "Luminous Journey: Abdu'l-Baha in America, 1912", a 2.5-hour documentary following the travels of Abdu'l-Baha in the United States and Canada. Divided into geographical sequences, the film also includes introductory segments, flashbacks, and a segment on Abdu'l-Baha's passing.
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Children's Corner
Each month we will share something for the children in this section of the newsletter. It may be a video, a website, a project, a song, etc. We hope the children like this and get something from our newsletter as well.
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Detachment is an upbeat 80s dance-pop children's song inspired by a quote from the Baha'i Teachings, "Know that thy true adornment consisteth in the love of God and in thy detachment from all save Him."
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Music Selection
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O my God, aid Thou Thy servant to raise up the Word, and to refute what is vain and false, to establish the truth, to spread the sacred verses abroad, reveal the splendors, and make the morning’s light to dawn in the hearts of the righteous.
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Thou art, verily, the Generous, the Forgiving.
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Song created by Corbin Doak using SunoAI.
Video created by Corbin Doak.
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News and Articles
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Here you will find the latest news from around the world.
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From the Baháʼí World News Service and other sites
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Chile: New publication explores paths to social transformation
SANTIAGO, Chile — How can societies move beyond superficial approaches to change and begin to foster profound social transformation? This question has been at the center of a series of long-standing conversations among diverse social actors in Chile, culminating in a new publication released by the Bahá’í Office of External Affairs of that country titled Social Transformation: Building a New Vision Together.
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The publication synthesizes, through the lens of Bahá’í principles and approaches to social development, the ideas that have emerged from these discussions over the years, which have been held by the Office of External Affairs and brought together academics, civil society organizations, government representatives, and community leaders.
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Mexico: Countering violence in neighborhoods through service
MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s Bahá’í Office of External Affairs has been contributing to a series of discussion forums with diverse voices from government, academia, faith communities, and civil society to explore how recognizing the spiritual nature of human beings can help address the roots of violence and strengthen social cohesion.
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“We need to find different ways of relating to each other that do not feed into cycles of violence,” said Carlos Ceballos, head of the Theology Department at La Salle University and a participant in a recent discussion forum organized by the Office of External Affairs.
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In Conversation: Podcast explores contributions to prevalent discourses in Kazakhstan
BAHÁ’Í WORLD CENTRE — In the latest podcast episode of the Bahá’í World News Service, Lyazzat Yangaliyeva and Timur Chekparbayev, members of Kazakhstan’s Bahá’í Office of Public Affairs, shared insights from their participation in some of the prevalent discourses in their country over the years, particularly those related to societal harmony.
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Mrs. Yangaliyeva and Mr. Chekparbayev reflected on how these insights reveal a growing recognition by social actors of the spiritual nature of social transformation, a recognition which the Office has fostered through forums in which profound questions about society’s future have been explored collectively.
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If you would like to join us for our virtual gatherings but don't know how please click the image below to watch a video on how to use Zoom.
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Keep in touch with us
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Please stay in contact, we have many options for you to connect with us.
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