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Peaceful Presence: Prayers for Peace

In the midst of difficult times, Multifaith Voices for Peace and Justice will host “Peaceful Presence,” a monthly prayer service on the evening of the 11th of each month, offering a time of quiet multifaith prayers for peace and strength for the journey.  All are welcome: those of all faith traditions and of no defined faith, those who are suffering at the hands of their own government, those who need a pause in the midst of intensive work on behalf of others, and all who would like to pray with others for the well-being of all.  The prayer time will include elements from several religious traditions.

Each month we will meet at a different place of worship.

Peaceful Presence: Prayers for Peace

In the midst of difficult times, Multifaith Voices for Peace and Justice will host “Peaceful Presence,” a monthly prayer service on the evening of the 11th of each month, offering a time of quiet multifaith prayers for peace and strength for the journey.  All are welcome: those of all faith traditions and of no defined faith, those who are suffering at the hands of their own government, those who need a pause in the midst of intensive work on behalf of others, and all who would like to pray with others for the well-being of all.  The prayer time will include elements from several religious traditions.

This month’s event is hosted by Baha’i Community

Each month we will meet at a different place of worship.

The Vision of Race Unity

The Local Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of San Jose is sponsoring a special four session study of “The Vision of Race Unity” — a statement from the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of the United States, that examines and proposes solutions for America’s most challenging issue: racism.

The study will be co-facilitated by Bob Henderson and Maya Bohnhoff and will run from January 8th to January 29th at the regular Baha’i Family School Sessions from 10:30 to 11:45  AM. Everyone is welcome to join us at 10:00 AM for songs and prayers!

Baha’u’llah, Prophet Founder of the Baha’i Faith wrote:

“The All-Knowing Physician hath His finger on the pulse of mankind. He perceiveth the disease, and prescribeth, in His unerring wisdom, the remedy. Every age hath its own problem, and every soul its particular aspiration. The remedy the world needeth in its present-day afflictions can never be the same as that which a subsequent age may require. Be anxiously concerned with the needs of the age ye live in, and centre your deliberations on its exigencies and requirements.”
(Bahá’u’lláh, The Tabernacle of Unity, para 2.5)

Racial unity is clearly one of the “present-day afflictions” that Baha’u’llah speaks of in this statement. These study sessions are offered in the hope that we can inspire and empower the friends to work on this most pressing issue in their individual lives and their interactions with others.

About the facilitators:

fullsizerenderBob Henderson lives in Santa Clara County. He is married with six kids. He has worked for the past 25 years as a law enforcement officer. He is a member of the Baha’i Faith and has worked extensively in various areas of community development. He believes a key element in building a peaceful world community begins with constructive and honest dialogue amongst all races, cultures and religions.

 maya1bwMaya Bohnhoff is a New York Times Bestselling writer of speculative fiction. She, her husband and three children are all members of the Baha’i Faith. Maya blogs frequently at mayabohnhoff.com, bahaiteachings.org, commongroundgroup.net and bookviewcafe.com

Learn About Baha’i

Santa Teresa Inter-Faith Committee Invites you to come and learn about the Bahá’í Faith Our Speaker will be Summer Henderson.

The Bahá’í Faith began with the mission entrusted by God to two Divine Messengers—the Báb and Bahá’u’lláh in Persia. The Báb, the Herald of the Bahá’í Faith, appeared in the middle of the 19th century, announcing a second messenger to come. Bahá’u’lláh—the “Glory of God”—is the Promised One foretold by the Báb and all of the Divine Messengers of the past. Bahá’u’lláh delivered a new Revelation from God to humanity.

Together, We Can Do Miracles

The Bahá’ís of San Jose are hosting a series of interfaith devotional gatherings entitled ”Together, We Can Do Miracles.” Each meeting will focus on a different spiritual quality or virtue that, if put into action can empower each of us to change the world around us and hopefully inspire others—whether religious or not—to recognize the spiritual power of their thoughts, words, and actions to make this world ”blossom as the rose.”

July’s theme will be ”Compassion in Action”, August’s is ”Love in Action.” Please join us and bring something to share—a passage from scripture, a poem, a song, a reading that inspires you (and a snack, if you’re so inclined).

”It is incumbent upon every man of insight and understanding to strive to translate that which hath been written into reality and action…. That one indeed is a man who, today, dedicateth himself to the service of the entire human race.” — Bahá’u’lláh

To Light a Candle: A Film by Maziar Bahari

Iran stops the Baha’i from teaching and studying at the university, but they do teach, and they do study. Since 1987 the Baha’is started BIHE, an underground university with hundreds of students in Iran, and dozens of teachers in Iran and around the world. Through powerful interviews, exclusive secret footage shot by citizen journalists, rare archival material and dramatic letters written by a Baha’i prisoners currently in jail in Iran, To Light a Candle shows how a small minority has defied the brutal systematic religious persecution through non-violent resistance and educating their youth. The screening of the film will be followed by Q & A with former staff and student of the Baha’i Institute of Higher Education. Learn more about the campaign at educationisnotacrime.me