CommuNIqué - Newsletter of the Bahá'í Community in Northern Ireland
Issue 72 - 8 Kamál 159 - 1 August 2002


BAHÁ'Í COUNCIL FOR NORTHERN IRELAND


Council consults with Auxiliary Board Members

The Bahá'í Council for Northern Ireland was delighted, recently, to spend almost a full day consulting with Ireland's two Auxiliary Board Members, Denis Coyle and Anne O'Sullivan. The discussions were wide-ranging and touched on such vital subjects as clustering, home front pioneering, child education and protection, youth, council plans and the Training Institute process. Further assessments and mutual consultations will be planned in the future.

Clustering Process in the Republic of Ireland

Due to the different arrangements of town and county assemblies the process of clustering proved difficult in the South of Ireland. However, after consultation with the House of Justice the process has been completed and they have eleven clusters. These new geographical areas allow for the future development of some 220 new local Assemblies.

'Why join a study circle?

‘With the growth in the number of enrolments, it has become apparent that such occasional courses of instruction, and the informal activities of community life, though important, are not sufficient as a means of human resource development, for they have resulted in only a small number of active supporters of the Cause…’

‘Systematic attention has to be given by Bahá'í Institutions to training a significant number of believers, and assisting them in serving the Cause, according to their God-given talents and capacities….’

‘The House of Justice was particularly heartened to see that you intend to form study circles…as each study group advances through the sequence of courses , the capacity of each member to serve the Faith increases….’

(Extracts from documents prepared by the International Teaching Centre)

 

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