UK Bahá’í News Update
5 November 2019
2 Qudrat 176 B.E
GC-34343
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- Contents:
- Universal House of Justice letters to the Bahá’ís in Iran
- Opportunities to serve at the Bahá’í World Centre
- President of Israel honours bicentenary
- As the world celebrates bicentenary, Bahá’ís in Iran experience added pressure
Universal House of Justice letters to the Bahá’ís in Iran
The National Spiritual Assembly wishes to remind the friends that recent messages of the Universal House of Justice addressed to the believers in Iran – as well as their authorised English translations and Persian translations of selected other messages of the House of Justice – are available on this website. It is opportune to remind you of this because, on 24 October 2019, a special message concerning the Twin Birthdays of the Báb and Bahá’u’lláh was addressed “To the followers of Bahá’u’lláh in the sacred land of Iran”. The National Assembly highly commends this letter to your reading. It is also available in English.
Opportunities to serve at the Bahá’í World Centre
As the vital work of the Cause unfolds in every part of the world, the effective functioning of the Bahá’í World Centre takes on added significance. The World Centre of the Faith – described by Shoghi Effendi as the “pivot of the agencies of the New World Order” – is supported by a flow of believers from a diversity of countries and occupations who arise selflessly to offer a period of service, of varying length, in the Holy Land. The staffing needs at the World Centre are continually changing in light of the evolving demands and available resources. At any given time, there are roles to be filled which require particular competencies or specialized training, and others that simply require a readiness to learn about one’s specific assignment. Due to the nature of service at the World Centre, the essential requirements include an ability to offer 12 months or more and a basic proficiency in English.
Anyone interested in learning more about the possibility of offering a period of service at the World Centre is encouraged to contact the Office of Personnel at serve@bwc.org. Offers of service can also be submitted directly, here.
President of Israel honours bicentenary
President Reuven Rivlin visited the Shrine of the Báb and Bahá’í gardens to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Birth of the Báb. Read more, here >
As the world celebrated bicentenary, Bahá’ís in Iran experience added pressure
Iranian authorities exerted heightened pressure on Bahá’ís around Iran as people in tens of thousands of localities celebrated the bicentenary of the Birth of the Báb. Read more, here >
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