June Activities 2026
Summer beckons! This is a perfect time to participate in community-building, service-oriented activities, as well as those supporting children and youth. Please contact us about collaborating!
Big shout out to all the St. Johns Parade participants – Bahá’í Center hospitality crew offering a comfortable resting place, float decoration group, parade musicians, t-shirt creators, children who walked behind the float and the float driver! The crowd appreciated our message of unity.
See selected activities below: See more on the Activities calendar.
Prayer is our never-failing source of strength.
The Portland, Beaverton, and Vancouver Bahá'í Centers each host Sunday in-person devotional gatherings, with readings from many Faiths, and including children’s education at Portland and Beaverton Centers. There are virtual and in-person gatherings for study and prayer throughout the week. You are warmly invited to all these public activities! No donations accepted, you are our guest.
Devotions: SE Portland
Wed June 3, 6:30 - 8:00pm. We will start with our first Wednesday 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.
Devotions: Oregon City
Wed June 10, 7:00 - 8:30 pm. Inspiration & Rejuvenation! We look forward to sharing together writings, quotations, music and whatever you wish to bring, as it inspires you. Everyone welcome! For more information, please call Karen and Bob Lynch at 503-473-3144.
We will find joy in community fellowship.
Juneteenth: Portland Bahá’í Center
Fri Jun 19, 7:00pm - 9:00pm. Bahá’í Center, 8720 N Ivanhoe St, Portland, OR 97203.
Please join us for a joyful evening of music, rhythm, and fellowship as we celebrate Juneteenth together at the Portland Bahá’í Center.
Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865 — the day enslaved African Americans in Texas finally learned of their freedom, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. It is a celebration of freedom, resilience, culture, and community. We hope you will come enjoy the vibrant rhythms, singing, dancing, and spirit of unity with friends and neighbors of all ages. Please contact secretariatpdx@gmail.com for more information, or call the Center at 503-289-6331.
Dialog and consultation widen our knowledge.
Hybrid Study: Elimination of Racial Prejudice
Weekly on Tuesday, 7:00 - 8:00 pm. Zoom, or call for location. Please join us at The Book Club, where we'll be reading “In Pursuit of a More Superb Mission; Exploring a framework for the elimination of racial prejudice in America,” by Paul Lample. We hope to see you! For more information, please call Mayumi at 360-936-3240.
"Each stage of the Bahá'í Faith's development has unfolded according to the needs of the time, building upon what has come before and laying the groundwork for the next phase of its evolution. Each has challenged the Bahá'ís to attain a more profound understanding of Bahá'u'lláh's Revelation… Mr. Lample proposes a means for applying that same process to the eradication of racism from the fabric of American society—a goal given to the Bahá'ís of that country as an urgent and inescapable responsibility." -Baha'iBookstore.com
Join Zoom Meeting: https://us06web. zoom.us/j/919424 28357?pwd=WnVmN2 p2ZVEvWXRQUVdWSm oxZ2J2QT09
Meeting ID: 919 4242 8357 Passcode: 868122
Find ebook and book here: https://www.bahaibookstore.com/In-Pursuit-of-a-More-Superb-Mission-ePub-P11078
This is a link to the document if you do not have a hard copy: https://bahai-library.com/pdf/l/lample_elimination_racial_prejudice.pdf
Introductory Dialog: Gladstone
Fri June 26, 6:30 - 8:30 pm. Please consider joining us for some thoughtful conversation and fellowship. For more information, please call Jack and Leslie at 503 803-8796.
Dialog: Exploring Bahá’í Teachings
Sun June 28, 4:00 - 5:30 pm. Bahá’í Center, 8720 N Ivanhoe St, Portland, OR 97203. Spiritual conversations welcoming all perspectives in a search for the deeper truths that unite us. Please contact Portland@bahai.us for more information or call the Center at 503-289-6331.
There will be challenges making our vision reality.
Online Dialog: Benefiting from Life's Tests
Fri June 5 and 19, 7:00 - 8:00 pm. Study themes from Fire & Gold: Benefiting From Life's Tests facilitated by Jennifer Seretan. You are welcome to join any time to these discussions which happen on the first and third Friday of each month. This book can be purchased here: Fire-Gold-Benefiting-Lifes-Tests
https://us05web.zoom.us/j/5931066886?pwd=cFZqRzRma2wrYW5lZEp3ZU9kWkRiUT09
For more information, please call Mary Reich 503-995-8959 or email Jen at jens19gems@gmail.com.
NEW: Bahá’í Sacred Writings
This 500-page book is “A comprehensive collection of selections from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh and the Writings and utterances of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, representing the range of the Bahá’í teachings.”
Buy a copy here. Free download here
Find Bahá’í books in local libraries.
Peruse the national Bahá'í Bookstore (some items free, multiple languages).
Dive into the wealth of Bahá'í writings (free).
Wilmette Institute: Start your journey of personal & social change. Our online courses explore the Bahá’í perspective.
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