Participants of the prayer initiative
Weltreligionstag in Bregenz
Contact: Sabine Tabernigg
Josef-Huter-Str. 1, A-6900 Bregenz
Phone: 0043 676-30 40
EMail: info@bayat.at
Contact: Guilda Rahmim
EMail: guildapatricerahim@compuserve.com

Participants of the prayer initiative
Sylvana Simon Kunkel (Moree Plains)
Alan Perkins(Sydney)

For information about a World Religion Day event in Palmerston

Phone: (08) 8945 9122 (bh) or 8931 3026 (ah)

For information about a World Religion Day event in Warwick Shire

Cell Phone:0429 613862

Participants of the prayer initiative
Ramin Aghdasi (Stirling)

Participants of the prayer initiative
Sabrina Dholah-Mortazavi
Adelaide

For information about a World Religion Day event in Marion
Saed Sobhani
marjansaed@yahoo.com

For information about a World Religion Day event in Playford
Contact: The Baha'is of Playford
10 Playford Boulevard Elizabeth, Playford Phone:08 8252 3622

Gold Coast Baha'i community will celebrate World Religion Day on 20th January 2008,

For more information contact:
Devotion committee Gold Coast
PO Box 8723, GCMC 9726
Gold Coast Queensland, Australia

The residents of Mackay, QLD will be hosting an event to mark the World Religion Day on January 20, 2008. This event will be held at The Center, 60 Wellington St. Mackay.

The members of the Top End Bahá'í Community are inviting their friends to celebrate World Religion Day with a multi-faith community function at Casuarina Square Community Room (near Woolworths) in Darwin, Northern Territory, from 2.00 pm on Sunday January 20, 2008.

An inspiring program followed by afternoon tea. The theme this year “Religion as a cause for peace and unity”. We have invited a number of community and religious leaders to participate in the program.

All are welcome and admission free.

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The residents of Pine Rivers, Queensland will be observing the annual WorldReligion Day on January 20, 2008.

The program includes reading passages from the holy scripture of various faiths. This event will be held outdoors, at the John Oxley Nature Reserve. The program will begin at 9.30am.

After the readings a planting of a fig tree will take place at the Memorial Grove within the John Oxley Reserve. This tree is a gift from the Pine Shire Council.

Participants of the prayer initiative

For information about a World Religion Day event in Dhaka

Invitation aux réunions de prières

Béni est le lieu, la maison et l‘endroit, la ville et le coeur, la montagne et le refuge, la caverne et la vallée, le pays et la mer, l‘île et la prairie, où Dieu est évoqué et sa louange glorifiée !

- Bahá‘u‘lláh (1817-1892), fondateur de la foi bahá‘íe

dimanche 16 décembre 2007 15:30 - 17:00 h. et
dimanche 20 janvier 2008 15:30 - 17:00 h. à l’occasion de la Journée mondiale de la religion
http://www.worldreligionday.org/
chez Myriam et Daniel Schaubacher-Taes, 347 avenue Louise, Bruxelles (tram 94, bus 38 ou 60 arrêt Vleurgat)

Prières et méditations interreligieuses pour la paix, pour la solution des difficultés, pour la guérison, pour la santé de notre planète, pour l‘assistance divine, pour plus de tolérance, pour l‘unité et la concorde.

Venez nombreux ! L‘entrée est libre.
Chacun est cordialement invité. Rafraîchissements, suivis d‘une vidéo sur un thème actuel.
Tél: 02 649 99 28 ou 0478 87 29 29 ou 0478 871 271 bahai.bxl@skynet.be

World Religion Day is celebrated every third Sunday in January and hosted by Baha'i communities around the world. In Sofia, it will be held on Sunday, 20January at 16:00, at the Chitalishte St. Kiril and Metodi, Kracna Polyana, Vaskresenie 64.

The purpose of World Religion Day is to call attention to the harmony of spiritual principles and to emphasize that religions must be the cause of unity.

The program for the commemoration in Sofia will include; an opening statement on the purpose of World Religion Day by Alex Zografov -internationally known performer and producer and Dr. Brenda Maxwell - an active promoter of health in North America and of human and women's rights internationally. Professor Evgeny Satchev and Chaplain of prisons,Vassil Marinov will present reflections on the unity of religions as well as several representatives of various faiths who will offer statements, songs or prayers on the same topic, the unity and harmony of religions.

For information about a World Religion Day event in Sofia
Contact:Terry Madison
Public Relations and External Affairs Officer
The Baha’is of Bulgaria
EMail: madison.terry@gmail.com

The Baha'is in Sofia.
Contact: Theodore Bourilkov
EMail: bourilkovi@mbox.contact.bg

Participants of the prayer initiative
Vahid (Santa Cruz)
Ana Lopez (La Paz)

For information about the World Religion Day event in Cochabamba
Contact: Bozorg Zonneveld
Email: bozorg@gmx.net

World Religion Day celebration will be held in Niagara-on-the-Lake, at Grace United Church, Ontario, Canada L0S 1J0.

The aim of this day is to foster the establishment of interfaith understanding and harmony. "Uniting the Hearts" is the theme of this year's event and the ecumenical chaplain at Brock University, Rev. George Addison, will share his thoughts on this subject. Participating in this year's program will be a choir, singers, drummers and various presenters sharing songs, prayers and readings from their faith background. Members of various local churches, as well as the Long House, Baha'i, Jewish, Hindu, Buddhist, and Moslem communities have been invited to take part in the program.

Participants of the prayer initiative
Marie-Claire Saindon (Ottawa)
Patricia Reid (Hamilton)
Julius Banfai (Niagara Falls)
Rosetta Weston (Georgetown)
Evelyn & Iraj Ashrafi (Halton Hills)
Auntie Mame (Toronto)
Cynthia Kianfar (London)
Penny Fillias (London)
Sheila Idoine (Hamilton)
Debra L. Fuller (Hamilton)
Kumar Khianra (Toronto)
Sandra Saeid Majidy ( Rockwood)
David Ivey (Port Rowan)
Gloria Jackson (Hamilton)

For information about the World Religion Day event in North Bay, ON
Contact: Isabel Mosseler, Program Coordinator
Literacy Alliance of West Nipissing
94 King Street, Suite #2, Sturgeon Falls, Ontario P2B 2Z5
Phone: 705 753 0537
EMail: literacydsl@vianet.on.ca

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For information about the World Religion Day event in Dunnville, Haldimand, ON
Contact: Ron Speer
Phone: 905-774-4504

For information about the World Religion Day event in Oakville, ON
Contact: Laila Eiriksson, Secretary
Bahá’ís of Oakville
EMail: bahaisofoakville@cogeco.ca

For information about the World Religion Day event in Grand Bend
Contact: Gordon Britton
#498. 8 Municipal Drive, Box 429, Grand Bend,
ON N0M 1T0
Phone: 1-519-238-6036
EMail: gordbritton@hay.net

For information about the World Religion Day event in Dunnville, ON
Contact: Ron Speer
Email: ronspeer@mountaincable.net

For information about the World Religion Day event in Oshawa
Contact: Donald Igbokwe
Phone: 1 905 925 9919
EMail: digbokwe9@yahoo.com

For information about the World Religion Day event in Ottawa
Contact: Nathalie Thirlwall
The Atrium at City Hall
110 Laurier St. West

The Baha’is of Delta, BC will have an interfaith event to mark the WorldReligion Day on January 20, 2008 sponsored by the Spiritual Assembly of theBaha’is of Delta

Location:
Delta View Habilitation/Life Enrichment Centre
9321 Burns Drive, Delta, British Columbia

Time: 1:30 - 4:00 p.m.
Interfaith Forum: The Stewardship of the Earth

For more information contact:
The Spiritual Assembly of the Baháís of Delta, BC
Connie Waterman, secretary
604-543-2937 (office)
604-543-2931 (fax)
Email:lsadelta@dccnet.com / deltabahais@gmail.com

The Bahá’ís of Prince George welcome you to an afternoon of celebration of our diverse Religious traditions through song, poetry and music.

The aim of World Religion Day is to foster interfaith understanding and harmony by emphasizing the common denominators underlying all religions

In Honour of our shared responsibility for the care of our world, donations will be accepted for the local Northern Uganda Development Foundation

Avenue
Time: 2:00pm – 3:30 pm
Lunch and refreshments will be served

The Baha’is of Delta are inviting the members of all Faiths to attend an observance to mark the annual World Religion Day in Delta, BC.

Location:
Delta View Habilitation/Life Enrichment Centre
9321 Burns Drive, Delta, BC
Date: January 20
Time: 1:30 – 4:00 p.m.
Interfaith Forum: The Stewardship of the Earth

Phone:
604-543-2937 (office)
604-543-2931 (fax)

The Duncan residents will observing World Religion Day on January 20, 2008. It will be held at the Mercury Theatre, from 2- 4- pm. The theme of this year’s event is “the unification of the hearts of mankind” and the goal is that, worldwide, one million prayers be offered on that day for the healing of the planet. We have invited other religious groups to participate, both in the public celebration and in their own communities.

Our celebration will include a formal devotional program of prayers, readings, music by the Concenti Singers, also be a time for spontaneous prayers, and a time for socializing. There will be displays by visual artists including Darlene Gait, Richard Gibson and others. It promises to be an inspiring and unifying afternoon.

Please join us in this opportunity to meet and pray with people of other faiths and please invite your friends and contacts. Address: 331 Brae Rd. Duncan
It would be most appreciated if people could also bring finger foods – muffins, cookies, fruit, cheese, anything that can be served simply.

Participants of the prayer initiative
Mahnaz Sobhani
Halifax

Fifth annual observance of World Religion Day in Halifax, NS.

In January, members of diverse spiritual communities will come together for the fifth annual observance of World Religion Day with a program of music, dance, prayers and readings from Sacred Writings. The public is invited to attend the celebration which will be held in Saint Matthews United Church, 1479 Barrington. St. at 3 pm, Sunday January 20th. The event is sponsored by the Baha’i Community of Halifax Regional Municipality and St. Matthew’s United Church, and is supported by volunteers from the various spiritual communities. The public is invited to contribute cash or goods to Feed Nova Scotia and the St. Matthew’s Sunday Morning Breakfast Program. A reception will follow the program.

Participants this year include the Mi'Kmaq Kitpu Youth Group; the Beechville Babes dance troupe from Beechville Baptist Church; choirs from Sacred Heart, the Halifax Shambhala Community and the Universalist Unitarian Church and representatives from Saint Matthew's United, Zoroastrian, Jewish, Hindu, Sikh, Baha'i, Brahma Kumaris and Muslim communities. The program will conclude with all participants singing together as a massed choir. Supporting the program will be an opening fanfare by Samba Nova and accompanists that include Dr. Henry Bishop and Pam Mason.

Art is an integral part of the celebration. Potter Mary Jane Lundy and painter Sharon Hodgson will create works of art during the celebration and on Saturday January 19th, there will be a workshop at 3:00 pm, Artistic Expression of Spirituality, where participants will be invited to create artwork depicting their expression of the unity of religions. The artwork will be displayed at the reception.

Participants of the prayer initiative
Arleigh Hambleton (Powell River, BC)
David Bowie (Halfmoon Bay BC )
Glenn Darling (Sidney, BC)
Floralee Stewart (New Westminster)

For information about the World Religion Day event in Greater Victoria, BC
Contact: Michael Samo
Tel:(250)882-9999
Phone: 250 478-9178

For information about the World Religion Day event in Prince George, BC
Contact: Charlotte Wenninger
EMail: charw@telus.net

For information about the World Religion Day event in Merritt
Contact: Mary Franklin-Brule,Secretary
Local Spiritual Assembly of Merritt, BC.
EMail: lsa_merritt@shaw.ca

For information about the World Religion Day event in Barrie, ON

We are pleased to inform you that our Baháí Community in Barrie, Ontario, Canada, is planning on a day of prayer on Sunday, 20 January 2008.

In addition to obtaining publicity in the local media, we are sending invitations to all religious organizations in Barrie, local government officials and other leaders of thought, and in each neighbourhood where there are Bahá’ís we will be holding devotional meetings for our friends and families. These devotional meetings will be scheduled throughout the day in sequence so that everyone who wishes may participate in one or several or all of them. In fact, there is growing enthusiasm for a core group (open to increasing numbers of course) to begin with dawn prayers at the first household and continue throughout the day going from home to home ending with a final get-together at 7:30 p.m. Each gathering will last about two hours with prayers, refreshments and social time.

Contact:
Lorna Bergner, Secretary of the Spiritual Assembly of the Baháís of Barrie
P. O. Box 1202 Main Station
Barrie, Ontario L4M 5E2

The Abbotsford Baha'i Community is planning an afternoon of entertainment and prayer in an auditorium that holds approx. 400 people. We will invite friends of other faiths to join us but we will choose the prayers.

Cell: 778 908 9273

For information about the World Religion Day event in St. John’s

Participants of the prayer initiative

For information about the World Religion Day event in St. John’s

Participants of the prayer initiative
Corey Tamas (Gatineau)
Farideh Farhadi (Cote St. Luc)

For information about the World Religion Day event in Gatneau
Contact: Mehrdad Kasiri
819-773-8557
Email: kasiri.mehrdad@hotmail.com

For information about the World Religion Day event in Saskatoon, SK
Contact: Bruce Gibson
Fax: 306.955.3725
Saskatoon Bahá'í News Service,Bahá'í Community of Saskatoon,P.O. Box 1633,Saskatoon,SK
Phone: 955-4036
EMail: news@saskatoonbahai.org

For more information about a World Religion Day event in Brazzaville

Participants of the prayer initiative
Guitelle Sabeti (Carouge)
Sara Habibi (Neuchatel)

Participants of the prayer initiative
Arletta Wright (Arica)
Mehrdad & Chris Badiian (Santiago)
Bill Thompson & Ashi Arshadi (Limache)

Participants of the prayer initiative

For information about a World Religion Day event in Limassol

For information about a World Religion Day event in Limassol

Participants of the prayer initiative

For information about a World Religion Day event in Stuttgart

Participants of the prayer initiative
Mona & Cornell Menking
Cumbaya

For information about a World Religion Day event in Tallinn

Participants of the prayer initiative

Participants of the prayer initiative
Denitha Palemar
Colonia, Yap State, Federated States of Micronesia

Information on observances:

Quimperlé

France Bretagne Finistère

A l’occasion de La Journée Mondiale de la Religion, vous êtes cordialement invités dimanche 20 janvier 2008 à 17h30 au Lycée Polyvalent de Kerneusec, 15 boulevard de Kerneuzec à Quimperlé (29300).

Croyants ou incroyants, vous pourrez participer au débat proposé sur le thème : « Au-delà du dialogue interreligieux, le dialogue inter-citoyens ».

Nous poursuivrons les échanges autour d’un pot de l’amitié dans le hall du lycée. Entrée libre.

Cordialement vôtres.

pour les baha'is de Quimperlé
Parvine et Pierre MARTIN 6 Venelle du Colombier 29300 Quimperlé
06.60.94.35.72 tél/fax 02.98.35.15.74 pierremartin19@wanadoo.fr

For information about a World Religion Day event in City of Nice
CENTRE BAHÁ’I
24, Rue Maréchal Joffre – NICE
Tél. : 04 93 73 82 12 – 04 93 87 34 67
Rochan MAVADDAT,Nice

For information about a World Religion Day event in City of Cagnes-sur-Mer
Contact: Salle "Espace Centre" - 5, Ave de Verdun

For information about a World Religion Day event in Thonan
Association Socioculturelle du Chablais / BP 144-74204 Thonon Cedex
Tél.rép. 04 50 70 66 93

Participants of the prayer initiative
Brian Dholah
Strasbourg

Celebration de la Journee Mondiale de la Religion à Lyon, France Dimanche 20 janvier 2008 à 14h30

Venue : Maison des Passages, 44 rue Saint Georges (vieux Lyon), 69005 Lyon
Contact : Annick Elziere, 17D rue des Noyers, 69005 Lyon 04.69.70.83.87 ; 06.71.50.17.04
Email: annick@annickelziere.com
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Participants of the prayer initiative
Sally-Ann Hoyne (Sanquhar)
Edwin Graham (Craigavon)
Lynne Roberts (Aberdeen)
Shelagh Gudmundsson (Dunfermline)
Wendy Keenan (Glasgow)

For information about a World Religion Day event Dunfermline
Contact: Kehler Kuhbor
City Hotel in Dunfermline, Dunfermline
Phone: 01383 720066
EMail: Kehler_kuhbor@yahoo.com

For information about a World Religion Day event in Torquay, Devon
Contact: Carole
EMail: mother.club@blueyonder.co.uk

For information about a World Religion Day event in Godalming
Contact: Carolyn Neogi
Phone: 0044 1483 41577
EMail: GodalmingBaha'is@aol.com For more information about a World Religion Day event in Norwich
Contact: Tony McCarthy
Phone: 0 1603 625502
EMail: tonymccarthy@onetel.com

For more information about a World Religion Day event in Ryde
Contact: Ian Digby
Isle of Wight

For more information about a World Religion Day event in Surrey
Contact: Joyce Spath
The Baha'is of Cranleigh
Phone: 44 1483 274979
EMail: jespa@supanet.com

Participants of the prayer initiative
Cayenne

For information about a World Religion Day event in Hong Kong

Participants of the prayer initiative

The Baha’is of Jacmel will celebrate World Religion Day by offering prayers and readings of Holy Texts

Venue: 5 Rue Ste Anne, JACMEL, Haiti

Participants of the prayer initiative
Frances Madden (Dublin)
Vincent (Sligo-Leitrim)
Tina Salter (Waterford)
Earl Redman (Ballinagh)

For information about a World Religion Day event in Dumfries
Contact: Venus Carew
Phone: 01387 262321
EMail: venuscarew@onetel.com

For information about a World Religion Day event in Omagh
Contact: Rosemary Jamshidi
13 Knocksilla Pk
Phone: 02882245647
EMail: rjrj69uk@hotmail.com

Participants of the prayer initiative

Participants of the prayer initiative

Participants of the prayer initiative
Mohan Vijayakumar (Santnagar, Delhi )
Nanda Lakra (Delhi)
Naysan Sahba (New Delhi)
Sabine Bhanot (New Delhi)

Participants of the prayer initiative

Participants of the prayer initiative

For information about a World Religion Day event in Reggio Emilia
Contact: Alessandra Bonezzi
The Baha'is of Reggio Emilia
EMail: alessandra.bonezzi@libero.it

For information about a World Religion Day event in Bologna
au centre Baha’i, 17, Allée Léopold Goebel

For information about a World Religion Day event in Bologna Paolo La Notte
Contact: Bari
LSA secretary
Phone: 0805613494
Paolo.lanotte@fastwebnet.it

For information about a World Religion Day event in Saronno
Contact: Sala Nevera Comune di Saronno
Via Varese
Saronno - 21047, Italia

Giornata Mondiale della Religione
Domenica 20 gennaio 2008
ore 15.30
Casa della solidarietà “A. Dubceck”
Via del Fanciullo, 6
Casalecchio di Reno - BO

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Participants of the prayer initiative
Arwyn Hainsworth (Tokyo)
Hiro Okada (Sagamihara City, Kanagawa Prefecture )
Hiroko Ando(Takamatsu City)
Shannon Higgins (Tokyo )
Bruce Haendel (Fukuoka City)
Marilyn Higgins (Yamaguchi)

Participants of the prayer initiative
Tim & Diana Schaffter (Bishkek)
Aida Ibraeva (Bishkek)
D. Roy(Kyrgyzstan)

Participants of the prayer initiative

National Baha’i Center, Colombo
For information about a World Religion Day event in Colombo

For information about a World Religion Day event in Luxembourg

Participants of the prayer initiative
Nabil Hassim

For information about a World Religion Day event in Chisinau
Contact: The Baha'is of Moldova
EMail: nsabaha@ch.moldpac.md

Participants of the prayer initiative

For more information about a World Religion Day event in Bamako,

Participants of the prayer initiative

Participants of the prayer initiative

Participants of the prayer initiative

Participants of the prayer initiative

Participants of the prayer initiative
Kaveh Hassankhani (Merida Yucatan)

Participants of the prayer initiative
Naeim Ghalili
Khoo Kim Poh
Jothee Ramasamy

Participants of the prayer initiative
Young Layli (Kota Kinabalu)
Flora wong (Sandakan)
Anidha (Seremban)

Participants of the prayer initiative
Thurairatnam Rasalingam (Subang Jaya)
kavitah (Kajang)
Ananth Mariappan (Subang Jaya)
Kasturi Thurairatnam (Subang Jaya)
Shanmuga Nathan (Semenyih)

Participants of the prayer initiative

Participants of the prayer initiative

Participants of the prayer initiative

Participants of the prayer initiative
Kathy Gilbert (Raglan, Waikato)
Gayl de Boer (Hamilton)

For information about a World Religion Day event in Marlborough
Contact: Shalom Del'Monte-Aberhart
Phone: 03 578-1572
EMail: shalomss@xtra.co.nz

For information about a World Religion Day event in North Shore City, Auckland
Contac: Yana Tiara Liauw
Tel: 483 4408. For information about a World Religion Day event in Takapuna
Contact: Sue Heathwaite
Takapuna Senior Citizen's Hall, The Strand, Takapuna.
Phone: 410 2812

Participants of the prayer initiative
Alex Burias (Iligan City, Mindanao)
Dale Rutstein (Makati City)

Participants of the prayer initiative
Nidia Elizabeth Britez
Encarnación-itapúa

Participants of the prayer initiative

Participants of the prayer initiative
Margo Akermark(Falkenberg)
Sima Zahrai (Lund)
Azam Mansson (Vinslöv)
Nancy Fries (Västerås)

For information about a World Religion Day event in Uppsala, Sweden
Contact: Jörgen Mattsson
Phone: (46) 18 46 01
EMail: uppsala@bahai.se

Participants of the prayer initiative

Phil Christensen (Tshwane - Pretoria )
Joshua Masha (Johannesburg)
Martin Konstant (Tshwane )
David Vincent (Tshwane)

Participants of the prayer initiative

For information about a World Religion Day event in Bratislava

For information about a World Religion Day event in Thonan

Participants of the prayer initiative

Participants of the prayer initiative

Nigel Whitehouse

Participants of the prayer initiative

Participants of the prayer initiative

Participants of the prayer initiative
Nabil Ali (Hoover- Birmingham )
Nina & Jim Rhodes (Birmingham)
Paula Bailey (Alabaster)

Participants of the prayer initiative
Marcia Brehmer (Chino Valley)
Andrietta Lee (Flagstaff)
Virginia & Peter Dindy (Carefree)
Lal & Dheena Fernando (Phoenix)
Gary & Penny Boivin (Phoenix)

Participants of the prayer initiative
Arthur E Gregory (Redlands)
Sarah G Sharafi (California)
Paria (Orange County, East)
Sheila Foruzan (Los Angeles)
Ashkan E (Jonobeh)
Fariba Baseri (Los Angeles)
Sima Nekoui (Seal Beach)
Houman Vafai (Fremont)
Bita (San Dimas)
Nick Savage (Del Norte County)
Afsaneh Jalali (Benicia)
Julianna Berry (Los Angeles)
Ali Reza (Los Angeles)
Kaveh Baghaee (Mission Viejo)
Rob McGrady (Belmont)
Sholeh Peyman (Granite Bay)
Michael Eissinger (Fresno)
Petale Juliet McDowell (Santa Barbara)
Elizabeth Belton (Freedom)
Mehrivar Meknuni (Los Angeles)
Farzin Mohtadi (Mission Viejo)
Lindsey Lugsch (Los Angeles)
Bryn Deamer (San Rafael)

World Religion Day 2008
Dearest friends gathering together in prayer,

While everyone strives to get together in this busy world with so many important activities going on in our lives I decided not to rely solely on those who could gather in one place at a particular hour. I have the opportunity that day to be with many friends in my community and each time I meet with new friends we can share the attached prayer. Through the grace of God I have been enabled to encourage my family, friends, co-workers and neighbors to also think of each other as we pray for the world from wherever we are on that day on whatever time. Working together in this way I can visualize a spiritual network of prayer across the country and the world.

Baha’is in our community are engaged in inviting our neighbors to join us in regular gatherings for spiritual upliftment and empowerment through devotions, forming Bahai spiritual education classes for all ages and awakening to the multitude of opportunities to serve humanity in powerful ways. We are particularly focusing on small group study circles and devotions, childrens classes, spiritual empowerment groups for junior youth, and learning to understand how to support the youth of the world in their endeavors to serve humanity in these and many other ways. We each have the spiritual capacity to contribute to the betterment of the world.

I have distributed prayer cards (attached is an electronic copy) to all of my friends and family either in person or by email and encouraged them to include the prayer in their personal devotions on January 20, 2008 and for each friend who has accepted, I have given an extra prayer card to a friend.

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The Baha'is of Shasta County, CA will be observing World Religion Day on Sunday, January 20, 2008 by offering prayers for the unification of the hearts of all mankind.

The program will include Children from different faiths talking about their traditions and beliefs. Guests are asked to bring an ornament of their faith or a note card with a writing of peace to be placed on the Unity Tree.

Guests are welcome to bring dishes that are representative of their holy day celebrations.

Venue: 15222 La Paloma Way, Redding, CA 96001.

Time: 4 p.m.

World Religion Day: to support the request that Baháís worldwide participate in “offering prayers for the unification of hearts of all humanity on the next observance of World Religion Day, Jan. 20, 2008, the Local Spiritual Assembly of the Baháís of Aurora, Colorado will encourage its community to hold individual devotional gatherings with their friends, neighbors, etc., setting a goal of at least 19 participating households.

For more information contact:
Judy Waller, corresponding secretary
Local Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Aurora
P.O. Box 460556
Aurora, Colorado 80046
U.S.A.

Email:

The Baha'is of Lakewood, Colorado are planning on hosting a World Religion Day event with a public fireside at our local public library. This event will attract the public to attended study circles and devotions held at Lakewood.

Participants of the prayer initiative
Mahdad Saniee
Connecticut
Sam Murray
New Canaan

Pembroke Pines celebrates World Religion Day.

Last year the Baha'i Assembly initiated the Celebration and the UN Chapter of Broward County joined to cosponsor. When we asked to use the Library's Auditorium, the Library joined in cosponsorship also. Then, just In the middle of the program, and since the place was so crowded, the Vice Mayor who delivered the Mayor's Proclamation, suggested to have a larger place for such events. As a result, instantly, we were given the City's Susan B. Katz Theater for this year.

Last month the City Manager of Pembroke Pines approved for the City Newspaper to cover the event and for the City's PR to do the publicity.

The youth/children group of following religions will share what they have practiced to do at their own gatherings:

American Indian - Baha'i - Buddhist (Chinese) - Buddhist (Vietnamese) - Catholic - Christian - Hindu - Jewish - Muslim - Sikh - Zoroastrian.

We cordially invite you and your friends to add to the success of this, now a City Government involved program, by attending and enjoying this Celebration.

When: Sunday, January 20th at 1:30 pm
Where: Susan B Katz Theater at 17189 W. Sheridan St. Pembroke Pines, FL. 33331

Participants of the prayer initiative
Walter Klein (Weeki Wachee)
Haleh (Jacksonville)
Satya Ebrahimi (Tamarac)
Janice Gadelha (Pasco County West)
Pat (Polk County)
JoAnn Pangione Arcos (New Port Richey)
Rabon Sanders (St. Petersburg)
Carla Jeffords (Juno Beach)
Iris Tarafdar (Boca Raton)
Soheila Kabiri (Seminole)
Polly Dawes (Deerfield Beach)
Denise Godsey (Pasco County East)
Andrea Davidson (North Sarasota County)
Haven B. Cook (Tallahassee)

Participants of the prayer initiative
Paige Crosslin (Atlanta)
Eric Marshall Price (Decatur)
Perry Ram(Duluth)
Maken Imcha (Forsyth)
Massih Kharazmi (Sandy Springs)
Sahar Sharifpour Kazemi (Suwanee)
Jesma L M Evangelista (Buford City )
Paul Vaughn (Southwest Cobb County)
Neda (Roswell),
Richard Pellegrino (South Cobb County)
Joan McGovern (Forsyth Co.,)
Behnaz Yavari (Cumming)
Banafsheh (Cumming),
Lea Danielsen (Forsyth)
Samar Vojdani (North Gwinnett)
Marjan Yavari (Johns Creek)
Shahin Egrari (Atlanta)
Sarah and Charlie (Powder Springs)
Hoda Mardon (Atlanta)
Roya Grimes (Forsyth County)
Nasrin Lotfi (Fulton County North, Milton)
Enoch Olinga (Gainesville)
Marie Peart (Roswell )
Riana Vafadari (Johns Creek)
Mary Lara (North Gwinnett)
Mouzhan & Akwanza Mangum (Forsyth County)
Farhad Vojdani (Forsyth County)
Pejman Vafadari (Johns Creek)
Natalie Nightingale (Cobb County Southwest )

The Baha'is of Eatonton/Putnam County will be observing World Religion Day on Sunday, January 20, 2008 by inviting all the citizens and all the churches to offer prayers for the unification of the hearts of all mankind. To accomplish this objective a letter has been sent to the Editor of the eekly newspaper, the Eatonton Messenger. It encourages everyone to jointhe members of the Baha'i Faith in prayer, includes the Prayer for Mankind, and suggests this is a wonderful way to begin the Birthday celebration forDr. Martin Luther King, Jr. who believed in and fought for the oneness of mankind. In addition a letter has been send to all the churches in thecommunity encouraging them to join us in prayer also and providing the Prayer For Mankind and the Prayer For America.

An event to mark the World Religion Day will be held on January 20, 2008 in Alpharetta, GA. Hosted by the Baha’is of Johns Creek

The participants will offer prayers from many faiths for the advancement of harmony in the family of humankind.

ALL ARE WELCOME. ADMISSION FREE.

Place: BAHA’I CENTER
10690 Jones Bridge Road
Alpharetta, GA 30022

Participants of the prayer initiative
Hartson Doak (Ewa)
Neda Ghalili (Lana'i)
Robin Doak (Kapolei)

Participants of the prayer initiative
Mojgan Bowers (Wilmette)
Terry J. Cassiday (Aurora)
Marla Thomas (Northbrook)
Valerie Smith (Chicago)

The Baha’i House of Worship in Evanston, Illinois will be having a devotional program at 12:30 on Sunday, January 20th in observance of World Religion Day. The program will begin at 12:30 p.m. with devotionals.

Ellen Price, Assistant Director
Office of Communications
U.S. Baha'i National Center
1233 Central Street - Evanston, IL 60201

Participants of the prayer initiative
Jo Hewitt (Indianapolis)
Nathan Loghmani (Indianapolis)
Kamal Moosavi (Indianapolis)
Douglas A. McAdam (Kokomo)

Participants of the prayer initiative
Jay Cardwell (Shreveport)

Participants of the prayer initiative
Teresa Frankhauser (Springfield)
Warren Odess-Gillett (Hadley)
David Gray (Cambridge)
Brett Gamboa (Cambridge)
Dilip Soman (Westford)

A gathering has been organized in Cape Cod to mark the annual observance of World Religion Day.

Clergy and lay leaders of various faith traditions will share transformative experiences from their spiritual journey during the 10 a.m. service Jan. 20 at Unity Church of the Light, 147 Walton Ave.

Speaking will be Rabbi David Freelund of the Cape Cod Synagogue of Hyannis; the Rev. David Akin, deacon of St. Pius X Catholic Church of South Yarmouth; Jim Kershner, leader of the Cape Sangha (Buddhist); Steve Brown (Unitarian Universalist), the Rev. Lawrence Brown (Hindu), Judith Partelow (the Baha'i Faith) and the Rev. Steve Carty Cordry (Unity).

Participants of the prayer initiative
Nica Treadwell (Rockville, Montgomery County Central)
Dale & Kathleen Lehman (Baltimore)
Larry Miller (Annapolis)

Participants of the prayer initiative
Ron Rash (Golden Township (Mears))
Aaron Rash (Shelby Twp. Oceana County)
Seth Hopkins (Branch)
Anisa Hayes (White River Township (Montague))
Lara Vaughn Goldsmith (Lansing)
Judy Cools (Hamlin Township)
Candy Hopkins (Branch Township, Mason County)
Lance Martinez (Montague)
Cadence (Muskegon)

Participants of the prayer initiative

Participants of the prayer initiative
Behrad Majidi (Greater St. Louis area)
Lynn & Gene Phillips (Hattiesburg)

The Steelville Baha'i Group (numbering 3 adults) will have their third annual observance of World Religion Day on January 20, 2008..

Time: 4:30 - 5:30 PM

Venue: Steelville Telephone Company Meeting Room
Highway 8
Steelville, MO 65565

The public is invited.

Participants of the prayer initiativeContact: Ljuana Nicholson

Greensboro, NC. Will be hosting an event to mark the World Religion Day on January 20, 2008.

The basic program is:
City proclamation
Interfaith children's choir.
Verses from the Qur'an
Hindu dancers and prayers
Oneness of Religion by a Baha'i youth
Hebrew Academy youth choir
International Girl Scout ceremony
Christian choir.

Participants of the prayer initiative
Carolyn B McCormick (Lumberton)
Tom Hayes (Greensboro)
Shawn (Hendersonville)
Cathy Hamrick (Wilmington)
Quanta Dawn-Light (Charlotte)
Navid Nematollahi (Charlotte)
Bruce Barick (Wake County)
Dell Campbell (Charlotte)

Information on observances:
Greensboro

The Greensboro, NC recent observances have been sponsored by FaithAction International House and the Piedmont Interfaith Council with support of the Baha'i community which has had members on both boards. In 2007 the event was expanded from an "in-house" event to a more public venue and greater promotion. It was held at the Greensboro Historical Museum which has an auditorium and lobby area. The presentations were an interfaith effort and well attended given a freezing rain. For 2008 the host will be a synagogue with support from the adjacent Hebrew Academy. Naturally representatives of other faiths are being invited. The program is well under way and will be shared when complete.

For more information:
Contact: Tom Hayes
tsh@suttonkennerly.com
Tel: (336) 855-0993

Participants of the prayer initiative
Nina Karamallis (Morris Township)
Pieter Ruiter (Hillsborough)
Bob Weber (Haddonfield)
Cathy Weber (Hamilton Township)
Elizabeth Caran (Hamilton Township)

Participants of the prayer initiative
Aram Rowhani (Reno)
William Garbett III (Las Vegas)
Ian Kalamakuikahi Tong (North Las Vegas)

Participants of the prayer initiative
Don Plunkett (Cortland, Westchester County)
Winyan Luta(New York City)

The Muse of Life Society will be sponsoring the prayer initiative for World Religion Day 2008 with a special interfaith celebration of birth, life and spirituality, beginning at 2 p.m. The event will be hosted by the internationally-renowned Verba family, including concert pianist, composer, teacher, philosopher, writer Josef Verba, and his parents, violinist Julia Verba and violist Michael Verba. Weaving together gifts of divinely-inspired music with gifts of interfaith prayers for peace, their presentation will include a magnificent recording of Beethoven's 9th Symphony "Ode to Joy" conducted by Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, and a rare collection of video footage of some of the world's greatest musicians.

Time: 2:00 pm to 6:00pm

693 East Avenue at Oxford Street(entrance on Oxford Street side)
Rochester, NY 14607

Participants of the prayer initiative
Johanna Wu (Columbus)
Julie Stewart (Columbus)
Sunnie Southern-Boukerrou (Cincinnati, Hamilton County)
Gayle Hoover (Lima)
Lee Anne Olson (Bellefontaine)
Alexander M Zoltai (Kettering)

Participants of the prayer initiative
Jerry Crissinger (Yukon)

Participants of the prayer initiative
Bill Dvorak (Gladstone)
Kurt Hein (McMinnville)
Dan Haug (Pendleton)
Omid Meshkin (Portland)
Steve Dighton (Douglas County)
Brynne Haug (Pendleton)

World Religion Day will be observed in Astoria, OR with a musical, spiritual presentation on 6 of the worlds great religions. Theme: "How do we honor Unity in Diversity?". The format will be 5 to 10 min to speak to the focus question & the same for chanting/ prayer/dance or singing to help us experience each presenters Spiritual practice. The first hour will feature the first 3 historically revealed Faiths, of the 6 we have chosen, so Hindu, Jewish, Buddhist. Then after intermission Christian, Islam & Baha'i. The program begins at 7PM at the Performing Arts Center at 16th and Franklin Sts. and is absolutely FREE!

When: Saturday, January 19th, 2008, 7PM,

Where: Performing Arts Center, 16th & Franklin Sts, Astoria, Oregon.

Tel:503-325-1963

A musical presentation is organized to mark the World Religion Day in Astoria, OR on January 19, 2008. The theme for this event is "How do we honor Unity in Diversity?" Among the presenters are six religions. The format will be 5 to 10 minute speech by each presenter on the selected theme. The first hour of the program will feature Hindu, Jewish, Buddhist faiths and after intermission Christian, Islam & Baha'i presenters will offer their thoughts.

The program begins at 7.00 P.M.
Location: Performing Arts Center, 16th & Franklin Sts. Astoria, Oregon 97103

Admission: FREE.

Cellular: 503-440-6942

The Spiritual Assembly of Albany invites all Baha'is, friends and family to an interfaith prayer gathering for World Religion Day, Sunday January 20, 2008, at 3:00 pm at the Fairmount Grange, 835 North Albany Rd. NW, Albany.

The goal of the WRD Global Prayer Initiative is one million prayers for peace, unity and understanding offered worldwide on that day. Pledges from over 80 countries are already made.

Please post and distribute the attached flyer in your community. A letter has been sent to all the clergy in Albany inviting them to participate in the prayer initiative with their congregations that Sunday.

The York County Council of Churches (YCCC) invites you to attend an interfaith cultural event, A Celebration of Faiths at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, January 20, 2008. The event will be held in the York College Recital Hall in Wolf Hall. The faith based cultural event is open to the public withoutcharge. It is being held to celebrate World Religion Day and the York interfaith community dialogues, which took place throughout York County thisfall. The York County Community Foundation provided a Venture grant for the dialogues. Representatives of many of the faiths that were part of the dialogues will have participants in the program

The event will begin with prayer in recognition of World Religion day and to join with others across the globe to pray for the healing of our planet.

Featured performers will be Hindu dancer, Shruthie Amin; Native Americans, Frank Littlebear and the RedVisions Dance Troupe; Mormons, TeriSue and Mike Abramson; Jewish songsters, Robert Korn and Iris Katz; Christian Praise Group, Eagle Christian Ministries; Bahai musicians, and Muslim poetry read by Ahmed Seifullah

Email: jmaruskin@yccchurches.org

Participants of the prayer initiative
Anne Bivans (Whitehall)
Becky Alexander (Philadelphia)
William T. George (Moore Township)

Participants of the prayer initiative
Bill and Gail Black (Easley)
Parvin Llewis (Pickens County)

Participants of the prayer initiative
Seowah Khan (McLaughlin)

Participants of the prayer initiative
Sina Eghrari (Nashville)
Kati O Grady (Tracy City)

Participants of the prayer initiative
Shara Haghjoo (Corpus Christi)
Zohreh Haghjoo (Hewitt/Waco)
Robert L. Haugen (Schertz)
Brenda Khozein (Waco)
Gilbert L. Rucker (Victoria)
Sherri van der Wege (Arlington)
Robin Castle (Corpus Christi)
Christine Obura (Greater Houston)

Participants of the prayer initiative
Karen Anne Webb (Centerville)

Participants of the prayer initiative
Diana Neupane (Newport News)
Gisou Ravanbaksh (Loudon)
Kenley Mays, Sr (Lynchburg)
Bill Collins (Mount Vernon)

Participants of the prayer initiative
Neda Sedghi (Mercer Island )
Jesse Fallahi (Seattle)
Jean Luhrs (Monroe)
Irene Mazer (Lakewood)
Jan Teal (Federal Way)
Teri Rhan (Mountlake Terrace)
Lenore Lawrence (Lakewood)
Jolie Haug (Pullman)

Dear Friends; Join us for a community potluck 11:30AM through 1:00PM at INTERFAITH COMMUNITY CHURCH at 1763 NW 62nd Street in Ballard WA, 98107.

WORLD RELIGION DAY is always on the third Sunday in January each year and reminds us to honor, respect and learn about all faith and spiritual traditions. Our potluck will begin with prayers from many traditions as a blessing for our meal. Read more here: www.worldreligionday.org..

INTERFAITH COMMUNITY CHURCH
1763 NW 62nd Street
Seattle, WA 98107
206.783.1618
interfaithcommunitychurch@yahoo.com
www.interfaithcommunitychurch.org

Participants of the prayer initiative
Colin Christensen
Washington, DC

Participants of the prayer initiative
Russell Schroeder (Lake Geneva)

World Religion Day in Malawi will be held on January 20, 2008. A special program for youth is being arranged.

The residents of Lilongwe, Malawi will be observing World Religion Day on Sunday, January 20, 2008 by offering prayers for the unification of the hearts of all mankind.

The program will include :Prayers, Speech, Music

Venue: National Baha'i Centre, Area 14 Lilongwe .
Time: 9:30am

For more information contact:
National Baha'i Centre
Telephone:(265) 09 355 758
Email: zmaxi2000@yahoo.com/maxwellzingani@gmail.com