CommuNIqué - Newsletter of the Bahá'í Community in Northern Ireland
Issue 80 - 12 Bahá 160 BE - 1 April 2003 CE

NEW RESPONSIBILITIES FOR COUNCIL

The National Spiritual Assembly has announced further devolution of responsibilities to the four Bahá'í Councils in the United Kingdom

DEVOLUTION OF BAHÁ'Í EDUCATION OF CHILDREN

The Bahá'í Council for Northern Ireland wishes to inform the friends that our National Spiritual Assembly has devolved the responsibility for Bahá'í education of children to the Council. The Council responsibility will be:

• The systematic pursuit of Bahá'í education of children in line with the requirements of the five-year plan.
• The support of established local Children's Classes.
• The responsibilities to ensure that the Child Protection and other compliance procedures and guidelines developed by the National Assembly are applied appropriately.
• To replace the role of the Children's Bahá'í Education Service in regard to the Bahá'í Community Schools.

This will have a direct impact on the development of Children's classes open to all and we would ask the community to pray for the guidance of this Council in the development of such an important aspect of the Five Year Plan.

TRANSFER OF RESPONSIBILITY TO COUNCIL FOR ASSOCIATION OF BAHÁ'Í WOMEN

Our National Assembly has given the responsibility of the work of the Association of Bahá'í Women to the Bahá'í Council for Northern Ireland. They state:

‘In order to align the work of the Associations of Bahá'í Women in the United Kingdom more closely with the processes of the five year plan, the National Spiritual Assembly has decided to transfer responsibility for directing, shaping and supervising the work of the Associations to the Bahá'í councils with immediate effect.’

The Council greatly looks forward to developing the integration of this very important principle into every aspect of Bahá'í life and that we continue to develop a community where the dignity of every individual is honoured and respected

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