Apartment in Bristol – 17 Royal York Crescent
National Spiritual Assembly
nsa@bahai.org.uk
21 October 2016
7 ‘Ilm 173 B.E.
All believers in the United Kingdom
Dearly loved Friends,
The National Spiritual Assembly is delighted to share with you the following heart-warming message of 28 September 2016, sent on behalf of the Universal House of Justice in relation to the property at Royal York Crescent, Bristol:
Your email letter …, sharing news about the apartment at 17 Royal York Crescent and plans for its future development, has been received by the Universal House of Justice. It was happy to learn of the progress made, and you may be assured of its prayers at the Sacred Threshold that the efforts to restore this historic property may be blessed with divine confirmations.
This was sent in response to the news that the Bristol City Council had approved changing the property’s official use to be as a place of prayer and meditation. As explained in our letter to the community dated 20 September 2016, this is an important step towards being able to restore the apartment, to the extent possible, back to the appearance it had when it was twice graced by the presence of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá just over a century ago.
In this connection, the National Assembly wishes to express its warm gratitude for the devoted efforts of the all the friends who have contributed, in any way, to this special project.
With loving Bahá’í greetings,
Patrick O’Mara,
Secretary