Heartland Bahá’í School, July 20-22, 2018

Urbana Bahá’í Center, Urbana, IL

No need to look for blue flyers in the mail this year – registration is now paperless! We are using CVent technology for registration and this e-mail serves as your notification to learn more about registration, fees, room rates, and meal fees by going to the link listed below. We are so pleased to offer you this convenient way to register. We are looking forward to warmly welcoming you to Heartland Baha’i School and seeing you this summer!

TO REGISTER, GO TO: Heartland Baha’i School Registration

To contact the Registrar,

Audrey Compere, by email:

heartland-reg@nbs.usbnc.org

or Phone: 847-331-4504

Like us on Facebook!  https://www.facebook.com/HeartlandBahaiSchool/

The Children’s classes in Milwaukee and Waukesha would like to invite
the community to join them on a day trip to the House of Worship!
**Please pack your own picnic lunch to enjoy at the park.**

Itinerary (all times approximate):
10:00am Meet at Park and Ride: Southwest corner – Lot on south side of
College Ave. and west side of I-94. 1500 W. College ave
12:00 noon arrive at Baha’i House of Worship
12:30pm Afternoon Devotions with Choir in the Temple
1:00-2:30pm Picnic Lunch in Gillson Park (a short walk across the
street)
2:30pm depart
4:00pm arrive back at Southwest corner Park and Ride (I-94 and College
Ave.)
To facilitate drivers and riders, a small registration form is being
provided (contact squarie@yahoo.com ). If your car will be full or
you wish to follow an alternate itinerary, there is no need to
complete the form- we will be happy to see you there!

Much love,
Kathy Wurzer and Sarah Johnson

Baha’is & Friends Resiliency Retreat in Whitewater

Date: Sunday, July 29, 11 AM thru 4 PM

Place: Nelson Salisbury House at 404 W. North St. in Whitewater, Wis.

Come join us for a few hours to build up your resiliency skills.
Activities will include:

Video presentations by Wisconsin area Baha’is

Potluck Lunch (Pizza & beverages provided)

Facilitated Discussions

Meditation Practice

We will have video presentations by the following area Baha’is:
Barry & Loralee Uhlenhake (Racine)
Kathryn Brown (Beloit)
Ellen Wallen (Madison)
Caroline Juzenas (Racine)
Surprise Guests (Whitewater)

RSVP to Suzanne Popke at intsim@idcnet.com

If the weather is good after the retreat, everyone is welcome to walk
the meditation labyrinth at Buryat Fields (Popke farm just outside
Whitewater.)

Feast of Rahmat/Mercy
Bay View Library Community Room
2566 S. Kinnickinnic Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53207
Saturday 6/23/2018 – 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM

Feast of Kalimat/Words
Martin Luther King Library Community Room
310 W. Locust St. Milwaukee, WI 53212
Saturday 7/14/2018 – 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM

Feast of Kamal/Perfection
Villard Square Library Community Room
5190 N. 35th St. Milwaukee, WI 53209
Saturday 8/4/2018 – 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM

The Milwaukee Baha’is will observe the Martyrdom of the Bab on Tuesday, July
10th at the UW-Milwaukee Student Union, 2200 E. Kenwood Blvd. from
11:30 am to 1:30 pm in Room 347.

There will be a program and refreshments.

Street parking is available or use the garage under the Union entering
off of Kenwood.

Green Lake Baha’i School
August 24-26, 2018 in Green Lake, WI

We are pleased to announce the 2018 Green Lake Baha’i School. This year’s theme is: Race Unity and Social Action viewed through the Lens of the writings of Shoghi Effendi. Look for details to come about exciting programing, speakers, musicians and more! Registration will open soon. If you would like to reserve housing now, call 920-294-3323.

Green Lake Baha’i School Committee

“The principle of the Oneness of Mankind— the pivot round which all the teachings of Bahá’u’lláh revolve…”-­ShoghiEffendi

Our TrueBrother’s Letters:  Study of Shoghi Effendi for Personal and Collective Transformation

We are pleased to announce our upcoming Heartland Baha’i School sessions. Join Bahá’ís and friends of the Bahá’í Faith in study, recreation, and the arts, alongside one another in a loving environment.

Session One
July 20-22, 2018 in Urbana, IL

Session Two
October 26-28, 2018 in Oregon, IL

www.heartlandbahaischool.com

For more information, please email or message:
heartland-reg@nbs.usbnc.org
https://www.facebook.com/events/173887856549787/

Our next community discussion on a Safe Place to Talk About Race is coming up soon. The United Methodist Church of Whitefish Bay, 819 E Silver Spring Dr, continues to graciously offer space for us to meet.

Walnut Room #111 on Thursday, June 21, 7 to 9 p.m.

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: A Safe Place To Talk About Race. It is designed to stimulate discussions that have been so interesting and helpful to all of us. Please feel free to invite others too!

The Baha’i Community of Cedarburg will host another Human Family Reunion
to celebrate the oneness of mankind on National Race Unity Day, Sunday, June 10 from 2 – 4 p.m. at the Cedar Creek Park, N54 W5900 Portland Road in Cedarburg.

The event will include an ice cream social, presentation of the Spirit of Unity Award, children’s activities and music. Please save the date and bring friends – there is no charge for the event.

The new film about the Bab, “The Gate,” will be shown in our area on WISN channel 12 on June 10th at 3 pm. The LSA will also show the DVD of the film at another time. Speaking of amazing films, you will be awed by this new production called “A Widening Embrace” at  http://www.bahai.org/widening-embrace/

11 June 2018 Update:  Sorry but this event has been cancelled.

From the Same Dust, a Baha’i group, is holding a potluck dinner and discussion of recent guidance letters, Monday, June 11th at 5:00 pm at the home of Kathy Wurzer, 6075 N. Kent Ave., Whitefish Bay, WI 53217.

There are weekly devotional and spiritual discussions on Wednesdays at 2:00 p.m. at the Starbucks at the corner of Farwell Ave. and Brady Street:

1677 N Farwell Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53202

Milwaukee Baha’i Feasts for Summer 2018

Feast of Nur/Light: Zablocki Library Community Room
3501 W. Oklahoma Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53215
Saturday 6/9/2018 – 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Feast of Rahmat/Mercy: Bay View Library Community Room
2566 S. Kinnickinnic Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53207
Saturday 6/23/2018 – 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM

Feast of Kalimat/Words: Martin Luther King Library Community Room
310 W. Locust St. Milwaukee, WI 53212
Saturday 7/14/2018 – 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM

Feast of Kamal/Perfection: Villard Square Library Community Room
5190 N. 35th St. Milwaukee, WI 53209
Saturday 8/4/2018 – 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM

“Connecting Faith, Environmental Justice and Sustainability”

Huda Alkaff, the founder and director of Wisconsin Green Muslims.

Sunday, April 29, 10 am a.m. at the Unitarian Church North, 13800 North Po rt Washington Rd, Mequon 53097.

For more than a decade, Wisconsin Green Muslims, a volunteer
environmental justice group, has been celebrating April as Interfaith
Earth Month, and recently leading several initiatives, such as the
Faith and Solar, Faithful Rainwater Harvesting ‘FaRaH’, and Faith
Communities for Equitable Solar. How can the unifying powers of
sunlight and water, as sacred gifts, bring people of faith and
spirituality together to build relationships, strengthen community,
and care for Earth, our common home?

A children’s Ridvan celebration will be on Sunday morning, April 29 at
the Schlitz Audubon Nature Center. Copy and paste this link into your
browser for more information:

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Sarah Johnson and Kathy Wurzer