A visit and some activities

Four friends from Idaho, Montana and Wyoming visited clusters (communities) in the states, giving impetus to the activities.

Along with children's classes and visits to friends' places, there was also a devotional gathering held on campus. Although there are no pictures from the devotional, below are pictures from the planning meeting during their visit.

Lucas declares his faith in Baha'u'llah, and signs the declaration card to become a Baha'i

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Memorial Service in loving memory of our Dear Suzanne Parker

Friends gathered together at a befitting memorial service, to celebrate the life of our dear Suzanne Parker, who passed away on Tuesday the 22nd of March 2011.

Suzanne was loved by all who knew her, and will be missed dearly. Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers.

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Study, Action and Reflection

Bahai's from Montana and Wyoming met in Billings over the weekend (12-13 March) to study the letters and recent guidance from the Universal House of Justice, and to act and reflect. Let the pictures do the talking...

Panorama of the Study and Reflection Session

Study of the 28 December 2010 Letter from the Universal House of Justice

Practice of an activity from Ruhi Book 2

Practicing an activity from Ruhi Book 1 - Studying a Prayer together

Discussions and Reflections

Panorama of the Study and Reflection Session

Panorama of a Devotional Gathering

Little Josie after the Devotional Gathering

Little Josie smiles at the camera

Zion thinks "Whats in there?"

Zion smiles

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Book 8 in Ennis

Bahai's from Bozeman, Belgrade, Ennis, Idaho and Wyoming gathered together in Ennis, at the Home of Jenn (thank you! :o) to do Book 8. With an extended weekend, we covered more than half the book. It was great fun, and amazing having Derek there! Looking forward to the next session in a couple of weeks.

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Meeting the friends in Billings

A couple of us from the Bozeman Baha'i cluster headed over to Billings, MT last Sunday, for the Nineteen Day Feast, and to meet the friends there. There was good cheer, and great food! All in all, a great trip (except Red Robin was closed because of the Superbowl, so some of us know we have to go back!)

One of Five Thousand?

Extract from a letter by the Universal House of Justice to the Conference of the
Continental Boards of Counsellors, 28 December 2010

"With this in mind, we will call upon the community of the Most Great Name at Ridván 2011 to raise over the next five years the total number of clusters in which a programme of growth is under way, at whatever level of intensity, to 5,000, approximately one third of all clusters in the world at present."

The Feast of Masa'il (Questions)

Some of the Bahai's of Bozeman, Belgrade and Livingston celebrated the Feast of Masa'il (Questions) this evening. The Feast letter from the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the United States of America was about Huqúqu'lláh (The Right of God). An interesting discussion followed the reading of the Feast Letter, where a comparison was drawn between Huqúqu'lláh and, say, the amount of time one dedicates to the Service of the Cause! In other words, as one is to give 19% of one's saving to the Faith, it would be worth thinking about whether it is only relevant and required for one to give 19% of one's time to the Service of the Cause. Now, ofcourse, this is not written anywhere, and by no means is to be taken as an interpretation of the law of Huqúqu'lláh, but is still worthy of thought and consideration. Also, one is to dedicate his/her entire life to the Service of the Cause, so where does the 19% of one's time come into the picture? Is this 19% of one's time, the Right of God? Worthy questions to think about and ponder upon...