Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Town of Vienna Baha'i Newsletter February-April 2012

Saturday, February 18th: Consolidation efforts at the Vienna Park Apartments complex: visiting friends we’ve met and as well as those we have yet to meet. Details will be separately provided.

Saturday, February 25th, 12:30 PM to 7 PM: Regional Baha’i Council (SE) sponsoring a workshop called “Using Information for Community Building” at the NOVA Baha’i Center for a quorum of LSA members from each community within the RBC’s Clusters.

Sunday, February 26th, 5 PM: New date for Ayyami-Ha Celebration at the Northern Virginia Baha’i Center hosted by the Loudoun LSA’s Holy Day Committee

Wednesday, February 29th, 7 to 9 PM: Interfaith Devotional at the Patrick Henry Library. [Also Monday, April 9th, 7-9 PM]

Thursday, March 1st, 7PM: Special showing of “Iranian Taboo”, a documentary film on the persecution of the Iranian Baha’is following the 1979 Revolution, at the Bethesda Row Cinemas. The NSA is encouraging the friends (especially the friends from Iran) to attend.

The FAST occurs from sunset March 2 to sunset on March 20th.

Friday, March 2nd, 7:30 PM: Feast of Ala (Loftiness) at the home of Kamran and Rezvan Ghaffari.

Naw Ruz celebrated on Tuesday evening, March 20th: Event to be announced.

Wednesday, March 21st, 7:30 PM: Feast of Baha (Splendor) at the home of the Russo-Motlagh family.

TOV Baha’is will provide the opening invocations at the Town of Vienna Town Council meetings in 2012 on Mondays, April 2, September 24, and December 3 at 8 PM.

Sunday April 8th, 5 PM: Feast of Jalal (Glory) at the home of the Yazdani family.

Interfaith Devotional at Ferdowsi’s home -evening of the second Thursday of each month. Contact the Ferdowsi’s to confirm.

Junior Youth Group meets on Saturdays at the Scruggs home. Contact Carol to confirm.