December Activities 2025
Although our wishes for peace increase at this season, our actions must make it a reality, in small and global ways. The Bahá’í writings contain guidance for achieving peace in the family, community, and the community of nations. You are invited to discuss this with Bahá’í friends as part of your actions.
Contact your nearby Bahá’í friends, we’d love to talk!
From The Promise of World Peace:
“At this writing, the expectant voices of Bahá’ís can be heard despite the persecution they still endure in the land in which their Faith was born. By their example of steadfast hope, they bear witness to the belief that the imminent realization of this age-old dream of peace is now, by virtue of the transforming effects of Bahá’u’lláh’s revelation, invested with the force of divine authority. Thus we convey to you not only a vision in words: we summon the power of deeds of faith and sacrifice; we convey the anxious plea of our co-religionists everywhere for peace and unity. We join with all who are the victims of aggression, all who yearn for an end to conflict and contention, all whose devotion to principles of peace and world order promotes the ennobling purposes for which humanity was called into being by an all-loving Creator.
In the earnestness of our desire to impart to you the fervour of our hope and the depth of our confidence, we cite the emphatic promise of Bahá’u’lláh: “These fruitless strifes, these ruinous wars shall pass away, and the ‘Most Great Peace’ shall come.”
Read a short talk by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá on world peace.
See many Peace Resources 2025.
Selected activities: See more on the Activities calendar. The Portland, Beaverton, and Vancouver Bahá'í Centers each host weekly in-person devotional gatherings on Sunday, and there are virtual and in-person gatherings throughout the week. You are warmly invited to all these public activities! No donations accepted, you are our guest.
Hybrid Study: Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah
Every Tuesday, 7-8 pm. Bahá’í Center, 4016 E 13th St, Vancouver, WA 98661 and online. Dear Friends, Please join us at The Book Club, where we’ll be reading "Gleanings" by Bahá'u'lláh. We hope to see you! For more information, please call Mayumi at 360-936-3240.
"Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh is an extremely important compilation that sets out the Bahá'í teachings on a myriad of subjects." -Baha'iBookstore.com
Free ebook: https://www.bahaibookstore.com/Gleanings-from-the-Writings-of-Bahaullah-Free-ePub-P9481
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Devotions: SE Portland
Wed. Dec. 3, 6:30pm - 8:00pm. We will start with our interfaith devotional program, followed by a potluck dinner. You're invited! Please let us know if you are joining us so that we can plan accordingly for the dinner. For more information, please call the Moshtael-Hill family, 503-282-0783.
Online Multi-Faith Devotions: Gladstone
Every Sunday, 11:00 am-noon. You are cordially invited to share interfaith devotions, with a different theme each week.
For more information, please call Jack at 503 803-8796.
Join Zoom Meeting
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Devotions: Oregon City
Wed. Dec. 10, 6:00-7:30 pm. Inspiration & Rejuvenation! We look forward to sharing together writings, quotations, music and whatever you wish to bring, as it inspires you. We begin each gathering with a potluck supper. Everyone welcome! For more information, please call Karen and Bob Lynch at 503-473-3144.
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