Private Area for NYC Baha'is

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Events

The Baha'i International Community is seeking hospitality for one or two weeks beginning Saturday, February 24, 2007 for two of its delegates to the United Nations 51 st Commission on the Status of Women (CSW). The delegates will need to stay together as one is an adult and the other a young girl. They will be representing their National Assembly at the CSW and will be from either India or Tanzania . If you are interested in exploring the possibility of hosting two BIC delegates during the CSW, please contact Dorothy Longo at dlongo@bic.org or 212-803-2518.

Seeker Event 3-fold brochure for June, 2005

The feast locations will be as follows:

New: Cluster Progress Report 3

Useful Information & Forms (arranged alphabetically)

Please send the following by email to secretariat@bahainyc.org or call 212-674-8998:

For address changes within New York City we need:
Your Name
NYC Address
Phone Number
Email Address
Baha'i ID Number
Former Address

Annual Report

2008-2009 Annual Report

Booking the Center

If you are planning a meeting or event and need to book the center, please read the following Baha’í Center Guidelines and call the Baha’í Center office to book the space. Please note: all bookings are subject to Assembly approval.

Cemetery and burial Information

The New York City Baha’í Community has established a Baha’í Cemetery at the Rose Hills Memorial Park in Putnam Valley. Please read the Fact Sheet for more information. Also Importance of Informing Family Members of Final Arrangements is a useful guide for planning burial arrangements. Please let the Assembly know who to contact in case of emergency by filling out the Emergency Contact Form.

Election Responsibilities
This document describes the responsibilities of Baha'i voters.

Emergency Contact Form

Please let the Assembly know who to contact in the case of an emergency by filling out this Emergency Contact Form.

Expense/Reimbursement Report

Do you spend money on food or flowers for Feasts, devotional gatherings or other events? If so please fill out a expense report so that your contributions can count as a contribution to the fund! This form also serves as a reimbursement report for committee or Assembly expenses that have been approved by the Assembly prior to the expenditure.

Feast and Holy day Schedule

Please be aware that Brooklyn and Queens usually hold their feasts on the same night as the Center Feast, and Bronx is usually the Saturday afternoon following the Center Feast.

Fund Contributions!

You can sign up to make automatic contributions to the local fund using your credit card. Print out the Automatic Contribution System Form, fill out the information and drop it off at the Baha’í Center office or send it to the Office of the Treasurer at 53 East 11^th Street, New York, NY 10003. For more information, please look at this handout on automatic contributions.

Maps of Sectors (Boroughs)

Ever wonder how many Baha’ís are in your neighborhood? Check out these maps and find out. If you need a community list call (212-674-8998) or email (secretariat@bahainyc.org) the Baha’í Center office and one will be sent to you.

Political Involvement

January 12, 2003 letter from the Universal House of Justice about an appropriate Baha'i approach to politics and current events.

Service Opportunities

Do you want to be of service in the NYC Baha'i community? Here is a list of Service Opportunities to get you started!

Study Circles
Do you want to join a study circle in your neighborhood? Here is the most current list of upcoming study circles.

Teaching Materials

Do you need some information to give to a friend or colleague about the Baha’í Faith? Use this 3 Fold Pamphlet on the Faith, specific to New York City. Print it out back-to-back and fold it into three sections. If you want tot tell your friends about the many wonderful events happening here, print out the Public Announcement Invitation which lists upcoming public events in the NYC Baha’í community. You can also print out listings of the various firesides and devotional gatherings in the following sectors (boroughs).

Work Suspended Letter for Holy day

There are nine Baha’í Holy Days on which work should be suspended and children should not attend school. If you need a letter to give to your employer or school, print out the work suspended letter provided by the Assembly.

Feast and Holy day Schedule

Here is a schedule of Center Feasts and Holy Days.

Hosting a Feast!

Are you planning to host a Feast in your neighborhood? Then check out the LSA Guidance To the Feast Host and print out a Feast Report. Use the Feast Report to record the attendance, and upcoming neighborhood feasts and to communicate the feast suggestions to the Assembly. Then simply send it to the Baha’í Center along with the fund contributions that were collected at your neighborhood feast.

Would you like some ideas for what to include in the devotional portion of the Feast? Check out the possible Feast Devotion Programs for each Baha’í month listed below. If you are chairing a feast please read the guidelines for Feast chairs.

Baha (Splendor)
Jalal (Glory)

‘Azamat (Grandeur)

Masa’íl (Questions)

Sharaf (Honor)
Sultan (Sovereignity)

‘Ala’ (Loftiness)

Latest Feast Materials!

If you missed the last feast or just didn’t get a chance to read all the materials, here is your chance!

Feast of Ala 3/1/06:
Feast Materials
Treasurer Report
Feast Letter
Feast Letter LSA
Featst Report

Feast of Mulk 2/7/06:
Feast Materials
Treasurer Report
Feast Letter
Feast Letter LSA

Feast of Sultan 1/18/06:
Feast Materials
Treasurer Report
Feast Letter
Feast Letter LSA

Responses to Feast Suggestions!

The Assembly takes all feast suggestions into consideration when consulting about issues affecting the community. It also attempts to respond in writing to as many feast suggestions as possible. Here are the Assembly’s written responses to Feast Suggestions over the last year. Here are the most recent responses to Feast suggestions.

Sector Coordinating Committee Mandate

Queens Mandate

5-Year Plan & Cluster Materials

So what is a cluster? And how are we, New York City doing in the 5-Year Plan? What are New York City’s goals in the 5-Year Plan? If you have questions like these or you lost your copy of the NYC Five-Year Plan (Jan 12, 2002), you have come to the right place.

The overall aim of the Five Year Plan is to prepare NYC to receive a large influx of new believers. We invite you to view this informative presentation (Power Point format) created by the Auxilliary Board Members on the 5-Year Plan, entitled Growth.

The Auxilliary Board Members will answer all your questions about Clusters. In addition they have created a Cluster Information Package that includes an outline of all the important aspects of the 5-year plan.

Check out New York City’s progress thus far in the 5-year plan by reading the Cluster Assessment document from our First Cluster Meeting on October 25, 2002 and our Second Cluster Meeting of February 1st, 2003.

Additional resources are the following 2 letters from the Regional Council and the statistical maps of the various Sectors (Boroughs).

Study Circles
Do you want to join a study circle in your neighborhood? Here is the most current list of upcoming study circles.

Private Area for NYC Baha'is

Feast Materials

Latest Feast Materials!

Sector Coordinating Committee Mandate

5-Year Plan & Cluster Materials

Pastoral Care