Annual Report 2017 and National Convention programme
National Spiritual Assembly
nsa@bahai.org.uk
13 April 2017
6 Jalál 174 B.E.
To all believers in the United Kingdom
Dearly loved Friends,
The National Spiritual Assembly is pleased to share with you a copy of its Annual Report for the year 173 B.E. (2016-17). It is also available for download from the UK Bahá’í Resources website: https://resources.bahai.org.uk/welcome/messages-from-the-national-spiritual-assembly/annual-reports/
The Annual Report reviews the achievements and learning of the Bahá’í community of the United Kingdom during the last year. The sections of the report are as follows:
Introduction
1. Advancing the Process of Entry by Troops
1.1 The emergence of a programme of growth—Towards the first milestone
1.2 Strengthening the pattern of action—Towards the second milestone
1.3 Embracing large numbers and managing complexity—Towards the third milestone
1.4 Enhancing institutional capacity
1.5 Funds of the Faith—The Lifeblood of the Cause
2. The Regional Board of Trustees of Ḥuqúqu’lláh for Ireland and the United Kingdom
3. Office of Public Affairs
3.1 Participation in the discourses of society
3.2 Relations with government and defence of the Faith
3.3 Media
3.4 Web
3.5 Bicentenary plans
4. Other Arenas of Activity
4.1 Faroe Islands
4.2 Intellectual life of the community
4.3 Institute for Studies in Global Prosperity
4.4 Spiritual health and protection of the Bahá’í community
4.5 Properties
4.6 Bahá’í Society for Persian Arts and Letters
4.7 Bahá’í Histories Project
4.8 Many other areas
5. Bahá’í Population Statistics
6. Institutions, Agencies and Committees of the UK Bahá’í community
7. Staff and Volunteers at the National Ḥazíratu’l-Quds
The National Assembly hopes that a reading of this report will be informative, encouraging and inspiring to the efforts of all who labour throughout the United Kingdom with such love and diligence in the path of service to Bahá’u’lláh.
In addition, we would like to take this opportunity to remind all the friends that registration is still open to attend the annual National Convention, to be held this year at the Best Western Plus Stoke-on-Trent Hanley Moat House Hotel from 29 April until 1 May, which is a Bank Holiday Monday. For full information please see the Convention website, http://www.bahaievents.org.uk/wp/national-convention-2017/ Please also find enclosed a copy of the programme for the occasion.
The National Assembly looks forward to welcoming you to National Convention.
With loving Bahá’í greetings,
Patrick O’Mara,
Secretary