The Wayfarers Choir have become internationally known since their role in the London conference and appearance in the video of the gathering.
In support of International Women’s Day they are inviting you to a Fund-Raising Candlelight Devotional at Merville House, Merville Garden Village, Newtownabbey, on Sunday 8 March at 8 pm (please arrive by 7.30).
The evening will include music, dance and prayers. Afterwards tea, coffee, home baking and fresh fruit will be served. Those attending are asked to bring a donation for UNIFEM or to buy the UNIFEM CD (£6.95) after the devotional. So that the organisers have an idea of how many people are attending, RSVP by Thursday 5 March.
Sunday 5 April 2009
Shalom Community Resource Centre, 12 Cliftonville Road, Belfast . (Opposite Belfast Royal Academy)
3 pm
Grace Pritchard MBE was born in 1916 in Killybegs, Co. Donegal, where her father Canon Flemming, was the local Church of Ireland Rector.In 1954, she met Jane Villiers-Stuart whose children attended the school. It was Jane who later invited her to a Bahá’í meeting and introduced her to Lady Kathleen Hornell, and Grace became a Baha'i in 1959. A few months later she pioneered to Bangor, Co. Down, to help form the first LSA there. Through Grace, a number of others heard about the Faith and later became Bahá’ís. Among these were Peggy Harrison-her friend from College days, Christina Pasquali (nee Bailie) and Greta Galbraith. In 1968, Grace was invited to become Principal of the biggest Nursery School in N. Ireland, which was situated on the New Lodge Road. When the 'troubles' began in 1969, she found that the school was caught in the crossfire. On some occasions she actually brought the children and parents from the school to stay at her home in Bangor-her son recalled once having twenty-three people in the house! It was such a life of dedication that eventually saw her awarded with an MBE- one of the few Bahá’í in the British Isles ever to receive this honour. Apart from her Bahá’í activities, she was also dedicated to caring for her husband Colin, who had been shell-shocked in World War Two. She finally passed away in March 2008, just a few months after her husband.
PB
The Summer School will once again be taking place at the popular Lorne Centre just outside Belfast.
The dates for the school are the 20th – 26th of July.
The theme is Our Mission: Building a World Civilization.
For further information contact the Registrar, Negin Elliott.
The next set of "Deepenings in Derry":
Friday 27 March The Báb Speaker: Keith Munro
Friday 17 April Bahá'u'lláh Speaker: Eddie Whiteside
Friday 15 May 'Abdu'l-Bahá Speaker: Orang Agahi
Friday 12 June Shoghi Effendi Speaker: Iain Palin
All meetings held in the Bahá'í Centre, 5 Clarendon Street, Londonderry Starting 8 pm. .
Every Sunday morning, 11 am, in the Bahá'í Centre, 5 Clarendon Street.
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