UK Bahá’í News Update
6 November 2020
15 Qudrat 177 B.E.
Contents:
– Shrine of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá: Structure rises above foundations
– National memorial meeting
– Extract from the compilation on Social Action
– Australian Prime Minister and MPs mark community’s centenary at Parliament
– Peace Week: Role of global governance in establishing peace
Shrine of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá: Structure rises above foundations
Since the completion of the foundations for the Shrine of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, the first vertical elements are now being raised. The subterranean portion of the structure, which will lie beneath the circular geometry, is also beginning to take shape. Work is advancing to lay the concrete platforms that will provide stability to the landscaping berms on either side of a central plaza.
Read more and see photographs, here >
National memorial meeting
The friends are warmly invited to join the online memorial gathering for Farzam Arbab and Douglas Martin, former members of the Universal House of Justice, and Violette Haake, former member of the International Teaching Centre. It will be held online on Zoom, on Sunday 22 November at 1930hrs.
Join Zoom Meeting using this link >
Meeting ID: 811 3946 8218
Passcode: Light
Extract from the compilation on Social Action
The important new compilation on Social Action, prepared by the Research Department at the request of the Universal House of Justice, is now available from Bahá’í Books UK in book form. It can be purchased here at the cost of £6. The compilation can also be read online here >
