Louhelen April 2014 eNewsletter

Louhelen Bahá'í School

April 2014 eNewsletter

In This Issue

Ministry of the Guardian

Junior Youth Weekend

Creative Arts Festival

Youth Service

Summer Session Dates

Paid Opportunities

April 4-6

The Ministry of the Guardian

With Robert Stockman and June Thomas

Vital to our understanding of the Five Year Plan and the current place of the Bahá'í Faith in the world is an understanding of the role of Shoghi Effendi in the Faith's organization, diversification, and international spread. This course opens with the early life of Shoghi Effendi and follows the Guardianship from 1922 to the establishment of the House of Justice in 1963. Participants will examine the role of the Guardian in protecting the Faith, building the administrative order, expanding the world wide community, beautifying and acquiring Holy places and the vast guidance offered from interpretations of the teachings. A program for all ages is included.

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The weekend will be followed by an optional two-week online seminar planned by the Wilmette Institute, which will provide the participants with a chance to read about and discuss the topic in greater depth. The Wilmette Institute will also extend a 10% discount to the participants to take its "Ministry of Shoghi Effendi" course that starts in June.

April 18-20

Junior Youth Weekend

Various Facilitators

Join other junior youth for a weekend of learning and fellowship exploring your contribution to the transformation of society. Through interactive study, discussions, role playing and the arts, reflection, fellowship, and activities aimed to encourage independent thinking, this weekend is intended to offer spiritual empowerment and support your efforts in engaging in the community around you.

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May 23-26

Creative Arts Festival:
Inspiring and Reflecting Transformation

With Kim Douglas, Sharon Nesbit-Davis, Nathan Davis,
Kevin Locke, Bahhaj Taherzadeh, and others

The Creative Arts Festival is a celebration of the creative process and the arts in community development and social transformation that honors both oral and written traditions. In an age of developing our understanding of the value of diversity, the Festival will feature and welcome folk and literary artists, bloggers, story-tellers, song writers, novelists, playwrights, screen writers and more. In addition to readings and performances, plenary and breakout sessions will stimulate participants. Some topics include Storytelling as Social Action, Spirit & the Creative Mindset, Starting & Maintaining a Blog, From Writing Idea to Writing Proposal, Songwriting, Book Clubs & Meaningful Conversations, Designing Dynamic Devotionals and Transformative Writing inside the Study Circle.

The Festival will turn reading and writing into an engaging and fun community experience, bringing people together to share thoughts, explore ideas and engage in meaningful conversations. The festival is for you whether you are new to the arts or seasoned. The festival is for you if you are an educator wanting to invigorate your classroom or a facilitator of a study circle wanting to provide more creative activities. The festival is for you if you want to start a blog or put music to the Sacred Writings. Come one. Come all. This will be a weekend of learning, action, reflection and consultation. You will leave inspired to fulfill your creative ambitions and to serve your community. Children's classes will be held. A program for all, ages 4 and up is included.

URGENT NEED FOR VOLUNTEERS

Louhelen has an urgent need for short-term and long-term volunteers in the Bahá'í Youth Service Corps (ages 18-25) particularly during the summer program season June-late August, as well as at other times of the year. Volunteers are also needed for service in various departments during weekend programs at all times of the year. If you are able to offer service, please contact kmartin@usbnc.org for more information and to apply.