Following last months appeal for someone to open this one remaining cluster we now can announce that Harry Coyle has moved from Londonderry and settled in the village of Moy, near Dungannon. This is a very exciting fulfilment of this goal. The Council is still praying for increase in members of Coleraine and Newtownards.
The latest in the series of ‘Deepenings in Derry’ took place on 7th March. Dr Iain Palin dealt with the Universal House of Justice's Message to the World's Religious Leaders and showed how its contents are challenging to all and how they have been received across the world and across the religious spectrum. An effective and emotive PowerPoint presentation was shown as part of the evening.
The Spiritual Assembly of Edmonton (Canada) recently announced the passing of Una Dean. They wrote to the House of Justice asking for prayers at the Shrines for her. The explained that Una had been Knight of Bahá'u'lláh to Malta. She was the daughter of the late Hand of the Cause of God, George Townsend and Nancy Townsend, and widow of Richard (Dick) Dean. She was born on 20 April, 1921, Una moved to Canada in 1957. Since 1995, a year after her diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease, she has lived in the personal care of two loving Bahá'í women, Betty Johnson and Elida Raynor. Una Dean leaves behind her a severely mentally handicapped daughter, Farrah. Una and Dick Dean were founding members of the Alberta Association of Families in Action for the Dependent Handicapped which advocated and was successful in accessing care for handicapped children.
In good health, Una was a devoted Bahá'í and rendered valuable service to the Cause in Ireland, England, Malta and Canada. She was much loved and well-respected by all who knew her. Presently, the National Spiritual Assembly is endeavouring to research Una Dean's Bahá'í history much to the gratitude of the Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Edmonton. Her funeral was held in Edmonton on Wednesday, 12 March.
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