August 2012 – Bahá’ís of Redwood City

Informative Meetings

Devotional Gathering enhanced by “Notes of Kin”

August 18, 2012

On July 22nd 2012 a Devotional Gathering in Redwood City was enhanced by live music from Dena and Billy Harris of the Notes of Kin music group (notesofkin.com). Visiting our area briefly, Dena and Billy […]

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Shrine of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá: Emerging Shrine a symbol of peace and service to humanity

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BIC: Re-envisioning the future of work

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BIC New York: Equality of women and men necessary for response to climate crises

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United Kingdom: New podcast explores relationship between religion and media

A newly launched podcast by the Bahá’ís of the UK invites journalists to profound discussions on how

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Devotional Gathering enhanced by “Notes of Kin”

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