CommuNIqué - Newsletter of the Bahá'í Community in Northern Ireland
Issue 64 - 9 Qudrat 158 BE - 12 November 2001 CE


THE BAHÁ'Í COUNCIL FOR NORTHERN IRELAND

Dearest friends,

The Council hopes that everyone in the Northern Ireland community will be able to come and celebrate the launch of the 5-yr Plan and the completion of the first three month goal of the Council, that of setting up the 12 clusters throughout Northern Ireland. The Council would like to thank all those who attended these historic meetings and who are now engaged in initiating activities in these areas.

The Council did suggest the possibility of including parts of the Irish Republic in Clusters around the border - as it seemed to make sense - but the House of Justice has given guidance that this is not practical. They said the following:

"At this time, the House of Justice would not favour having clusters which embrace areas on both sides of the border with Northern Ireland, since that is the territory of a different National Spiritual Assembly."

With prayers for you all.

BAHÁ'Í COUNCIL FOR NORTHERN IRELAND


First Person of Irish Birth to Become a Bahá’í

This year (2001 CE) marks the centenary of the declaration of Dr Frederick D'Evelyn, the Ulsterman who appears to have been the first person of Irish birth to become a Bahá'í. You can find information about him and other early believers on the UK Baha'i Heritage Website.

Through the good offices of the Bahá'í World Centre the Bahá’í Information Office has now obtained photographs of Dr D'Evelyn. One has been placed on the page "The First Irish Bahá'ís" on the Website. Both have been placed in thumbnail and as larger files for downloading for printing in the Picture Gallery.

You can access these at www.iol.ie/~isp/heritage/irish.htm and www.iol.ie/~isp/heritage/pics.htm


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