Thursday, March 27, 2008

TOWN OF VIENNA BAHA’I NEWSLETTER March-April 2008

UPCOMING EVENTS

One World Baha’i School—every Sunday between 10 AM and 12:15 PM at the

Northern Virginia Baha’i Center, Sterling, Virginia

Devotional: Second Thursday of each month 8 PM at the Ferdowsi home

Thank you Barbara and Vahid for hosting and everyone in the community for contributing to such a wonderful Feast of Baha (Splendor)/Naw Ruz Celebration on Friday, March 21st.

LSA Meeting, Tuesday, April 1st, at 8 PM.

Feast of Jalal (Glory) on Tuesday, April 8th, at the Ferdowsi home.

Fundraiser for the NOVA Baha’i Center at the Center, Friday, April 11th, 6:30 PM, Dinner served. $15 per adult/$6 for children 6 and under. Tickets available at the Center

Fairfax Cluster Reflections Meeting, Saturday, April 12th at the Northern VA Baha’i Center at 4 PM.

Cascade of Colors Musical Extravaganza-Fund Raiser at the Northern Virginia Baha’i Center, 7 PM, Saturday April 19th. Tickets: $20. On sale at the Center.

First Day of Ridvan (Holy Day celebration) Annual Election of the LSA: Sunday, April 20th, at 7:30 PM at the Roshanian home.

Feast of Jamal (Beauty), Sunday, April 27th, 7:30 PM. Location to be announced.

Ninth Day of Ridvan (Holy Day)—Monday after sunset/Tuesday before sunset, April 28-29. Event to be announced.

2008 Town of Vienna Council Invocation Dates: Mondays at 8 PM: June 16, October 5th, and December 1st

THIS YEAR’S GOALS

Fund Goals: $650 per month: $250 to the NBF; $200 to Baha’i Center; $50 to Kingdom

Project for Chilean Temple; $150 retained in Local Fund.

Seven Non-Fund Goals: (1) Institutes (5 or 7); (2) Devotionals once a month; (3) Children’s Classes (OWBS and Neighborhood Classes); (4) Community Outreach/Service; (5) Teaching; (6) LSA Development; and (7) Media/Publicity.

Goal Coordinators: (1) Institutes-Kamelia; (2) Devotionals –Barbara; (3) Community Outreach/Service-Farzad; (4) LSA Development—Vahid; (5) Social Activities—Houman; (6)Teaching—Fariba; (7) Media/Publicity—John.

WELCOME NEW TOV MEMBERS: We lovingly welcome our new members: Sagar Shah, Michael, Carol (Dunlap), Andrew, and Bryant Scruggs, Hayat (Gafair), Maher, Sara, Merit (Mimi), and Safa Bibawy, and Kamran, Kambiz, and Rezvan Ghafari. So nice to have you in the Town of Vienna community.

OUR DAILY BREAD PROJECT: The Town of Vienna community will be aiding “Our Daily Bread” which identifies & addresses the unmet fundamental needs of Fairfax County residents and empowers the community to help our neighbors maintain self-sufficiency by collecting, storing, & distributing canned goods and non-perishables for needy individuals/families. Thank you everyone for bringing canned goods to the last Feast. The Sundays open for helping with deliveries are: July 20th, July 27th, August 3rd, and September 7th.