Wednesday, March 20, 6:30 p.m.
You are all invited to a dinner celebration of the new year at Alverno College Conference Center (Sister Joel Read Center). A short program will be followed by a buffet dinner served at 7:00 pm (sunset). There is no charge and all are welcome.
Please join the Bahá’ís of Milwaukee in celebrating Ayyám-i-Há on Friday, March 1st from 6pm-8:30pm in the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee Student Union Ballroom, 2200 E Kenwood Boulevard, Milwaukee 53211. There will be a short spiritual program followed by music, food, games for all ages, and gifts for children. There will also be a table set up for friends who would like to participate in a Bahá’í book swap/donation. For any friends who wish to make contributions to the cost of the event, the LSA of Milwaukee would kindly invite you to make a donation to the national fund instead, recognizing the charitable spirit of our intercalary days
Note New Location for Saturday, Feb. 23 Talk!
Developing Emotional Resiliency Skills for Baha’is
Facilitator: Dr. Suzanne Popke, Educational Psychologist & Licensed
Professional Counselor
February 23, Saturday, 10 AM
1637 Foxridge Ct., Middleton, Wisconsin
The gathering is free and open to anyone who is interested.
A psychologist and a Baha’i for over 40 years, Suzanne will facilitate a discussion on how to become more resilient when coping with stress in our lives. Suzanne has a cable television show in Whitewater, Wisconsin called “Psychology in Whitewater” where she interviews people from different backgrounds about how they cope with various types of life stress. Her show has included interviews with numerous
area Baha’is. Discussion at the event on Feb. 23 will focus on coping strategies suggested while viewing a taped interview with Loralee and Barry Uhlenhake, long-time Baha’is from Racine, Wisconsin.
Dear friends,
We have set the future dates for our community discussions about race. We have chosen Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America by Michael Eric Dyson for our next book and will start reading that next time. The United Methodist Church of Whitefish Bay, 819 E Silver Spring Dr, graciously continues to offer space for our meetings.
Walnut Room #111 on these Thursdays, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. (Note the change of time!)
February 21, 2019
March 21, 2019
April 18, 2019
May 16, 2019
June 20, 2019
July 18, 2019
August 15, 2019
September 19, 2019
October 17, 2019
November 21, 2019
Not meeting in December
January 16, 2020
We hope with this advanced notice you can mark your calendars and join us. Do not worry if you do not have a copy of this book: “Tears We Cannot Stop.” We will read it aloud or perhaps listen to the author read it aloud! This will stimulate discussions which will be helpful to all of us.
Please feel free to post or invite others too!
Greetings,
Ellen Parmelee and Kathy Wurzer
Milwaukee Cluster Report
Below is a list compiled at the January Cluster Reflection
meeting of actions we are hoping everyone in the cluster can
participate in. Beginning now, we can gear up our energies for the
intensive growth period during which we are to try to find receptive
souls with which to speak of the teachings of the Baha’i Faith.
We wish to specifically call your attention to the “TOSA Together”
sponsored Celebration of Black History Month. This will be held at the
Wauwatosa Public Library on the evening of February 21st at 7:00pm.
We are encouraging everyone who is interested to attend. The “Amazing
Faiths Dinner” is an event hosted by Milwaukee Interfaith and they are
handling a limited number of invitations through their membership –
prayers for support are welcome.
YOU CAN HELP WITH ONE OR MORE OF THESE ACTIONS
We are going to start the fourth quarter of the Cluster activity
period:
UNFORTUNATELY, THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. STAY TUNED FOR MORE INFORMATION IN JANUARY 2019
Dear Friends,
We hope you join us at our next meeting on Dec 13 at 6:30 pm. We have
not met in a while due to life’s twists and turns, so this is the
continuation of our last meeting. At the first meeting, we were
sharing writings, consulting and talking about where we want our group
to go moving forward. Our second meeting was focused and action plan
oriented with connecting it to the 5 year plan. We are continuing to
develop our action plan at this meeting. You do not have to make a
commitment to be part of the action plan to attend this meeting unless
of course you choose to do that. We would certainly welcome that
participation! It is just helpful to us to have additional input in
our consultation process for this part of the meeting.
Since we are speaking about the action plan and the 5 year plan, this
meeting will be for Baha’is. We hope you can join us!
Reading the last couple of feast letters prior to coming would be
helpful. Especially recommended is “Teaching and the Quest for
Justice,” dated Jan. 31, 2018 and the “Message for the Feast of
Qudrat,” dated Nov. 3rd, 2018 along with the letter and the excerpt
from the Universal House of Justice linked therein. These are
available from the main page after you log in to https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bahai.us&data=02%7C01%7C%7C463d2cd77963414aad1d08d652164354%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636786652901710451&sdata=5obZrVgJr2g3Z9SxaRxtuR8hYc%2BUaWffr7r51g6zFfM%3D&reserved=0.
Allah’u’Abha,
From the Same Dust
building a welcoming and diverse community
For meeting location, please contact kmwurzer@gmail.com
Milwaukee Cluster Reflection Gathering
Keeping the Momentum Growing
Dear Friends,
The Milwaukee Cluster will soon enter the next cycle of growth
starting February through April 2019. The three-month cycle of
activities represents our effort of community building. ‘Religion
has often, in the past, produced the good individual. The primary
object of Bahá’u’lláh’s religion is to produce the good society.
Our next Cluster Gathering —
Date: Saturday, January 12, 2019
Time: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Place: The Wauwatosa Public Library, in the Firefly room on the ground
floor.
I would like to suggest the following. Prior to the upcoming
gathering, might we each consider and reflect on the steps listed
below to help prepare and hone our collective vision based on the
nature and reality of our community.
All are encouraged to participate in our upcoming reflection and
planning meeting. ‘When all voices are heard collective thoughts
through dialogue unfold and everyone’s understanding advances
together.’ May we all become increasingly involved in the life of
society, promoting unity and collaboration.
With warmest Baha’i love,
Natalie Kahn
847-942-7899
nat.kahn@gmail.com
There is an opportunity for children ages 8-12 to attend a camp this
coming summer in which the intended purpose of the camp is for
children to develop friendships with other children of a different
race, ethnicity, or economic status. If your child would be interested
in this, please contact Kathy Wurzer at kmwurzer@gmail.com.
Devotionals in Muskego
December Sunday evenings
7:00 PM to 8:30 PM
Dear friends,
We warmly invite you to our home every Sunday evening in December for
a devotional. All are welcome. for more information please contact saeiansamuel@gmail.com
Please join me for prayer gathering to help create moments of new
inspiration in a space that invites “thinking deeply.”
At the end of the devotional, participants are invited to share their
reflections, their own experiences. A wonderful process such as this
nourishes deeper levels of compassion for others and creates new
friendships. It offers to those who may have not had the opportunity
to connect at this level with others.
… [A]ll should gather together, and, harmoniously attuned one to
another, engage in prayer; with the result that out of this coming
together, unity and affection shall grow and flourish in the human
heart. – Abdu’l-Baha, Selections from the Writings of Abdu’l-Baha, pp. 94-95.
Saturday, Dec. 15 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Natalie Kahn Residence
Any questions please contact Natalie at nat.kahn@gmail.com 847-942-7899 (Text or calls accepted)
RSVPs are helpful.
Dear friends,
You are all warmly invited to join us at the upcoming Feasts.
Feast of Masa’il / Questions
Wednesday, December 12th
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
UWM Student Union, Room 143
2200 East Kenwood Blvd
Milwaukee, WI 53211
Feast of Sharaf / Honor
Saturday Dec. 29th
1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Martin Luther King Library Community Room
310 W. Locust St.
Milwaukee, WI 53212
Feast of Sultan / Sovereignty
Friday, January 18th
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Rommy Rohani Residence
3462 N. Bartlett Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53211
Looking for Feast locations and hosts:
The LSA has decided to hold some Feasts on the actual Feast night and
some on weekends. This will allow believers who work on the weekend to
attend some of our meetings.
Due to a library limit of 12 meetings per year per group, we cannot
hold all 19 Feasts each year in libraries. Can you hold a Feast in
your home? The Local Spiritual Assembly invites believers to offer to
host Feasts. No need to do it all. We can help you by bringing food,
drinks, or a selection of devotional readings. Please contact Terry
Hart at 414-353-7879 or email LSAMilwaukee@gmail.com. Coming up, the
Feast of Mulk / Dominion could be held on Wednesday evening, February
7th or on the following weekend.
Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of Milwaukee
The Baha’is of Racine will host their monthly Interfaith Devotional and Discussion on Saturday, October 27, at 2:00 pm in the home of Barry & Loralee Uhlenhake, 3223 Wright Ave. in West Racine. The topic will be “What Happens When We Die? — Grief, Loss, Comfort & Hope.”
People of all faiths or none at all share prayers, music, poetry, and readings of their choice; join in light refreshments; and finish with a congenial discussion on the topic. The more that participate, the richer the experience.
For questions or directions, please call 262-672-5269.
Barry Uhlenhake
The Baha’is of Racine
Please come and join the friends of Milwaukee in celebrating the Twin Holy Birthdays of Baha’u’llah and The Bab on November 10th from 6 pm -8:30 pm at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Student Union room 191 (not room 240 as previously posted).
We will begin with a program of stories, prayers, music, and children’s activities about the lives of The Bab and Baha’u’llah. Refreshments will be served and we invite you to stay for the latter portion to a showing of the film “The Gate: Dawn of the Baha’i Faith.”
Look forward to seeing you there.
Loving greetings,
The Bahai’s of Milwaukee
Young adults, youth, and junior youth are welcome to join a Friday night group at 6pm to study Rubi books 1 and 5 at the home of Dan and Misky Gruel. For more information, please contact Carmel Morgan-Weisberg at carmelmw@gmail.com or Lauren Vinsant at vinsantlg@gmail.com.
A Baha’i discussion and devotional meeting is held every Wednesday at the
Starbucks on Brady Street at 2 pm. This Starbucks location will close on October 26th. A new location will be announced.