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Food for the Soul: Unity in diversity Wayne Power Peachland Baha’i Community
promised hour has come to enable humanity to build a whole new world of unimaginable beauty and harmony. Bahá’u’lláh “Glory of God” (12 Nov. 1817 – 29 May 1892) claimed to be the prophetic fulfillment and messenger from God of Islam, Judaism, Christianity, Buddhism, Taoism, Zoroastrian, and other major religions. Our current civilization is blessed to have existing major religions or faiths. The Baha’i faith strives to encourage their unity under one God. An example of this is found in the various ways that the “golden rule” message has been expressed differently by different religions. From the beginning of life, every living thing develops through different stages, each stage having its own conditions and requirements. The requirements of the human being’s infancy, childhood, adolescence and maturity can
Is there a logical reason why we have multiple major religions in the world? Baha’u’llah said, “That which the Lord hath ordained as the sovereign remedy and mightiest instrument for the healing of all the world is the union of all its peoples in one universal cause, one common faith.” The Baha’i Faith is a world religion whose purpose is to unite all the races and people in one universal cause and one common faith. Baha’is believe, as followers of Baha’u’llah, that He is the Promised One of all Ages. The traditions of almost every people throughout history include the promise of a future when global unity is established and humankind will live in peace and prosperity. Baha’is believe that the
never be the same. Each stage builds through an organic process of development upon the previous stage and prepares our faculties for the next stage. The life of humanity also develops in stages and Baha‘u‘llah has taught us that we are leaving behind the age of our adolescence and have reached mankind’s age of maturity. The requirements that met the needs of humanity’s adolescence can no longer satisfy the requirements of its maturity. The old methods of living in the past are no longer adequate to meet the needs of the present age of advancement. “The fundamental Baha’i principle enunciated…[reasons] that religious truth is not absolute but relative, that divine revelation is a continuous and progressive process, that all the great religions of the world are divine in origin, that their basic principles are in complete
Medical Services Directory Chiropractor
Dentists
Dr. Peter Stapleton
www.lakesidechiro.ca 4403 2nd St, Peachland
778-479-3232
Pharmacy
Dr. Don MacRae Dr. Phil Kachanoski Dr. Karl Oppenheim Dr. Peter Cormillot Dr. Jeff Krawchuk
Wes Bedford, B.Sc Geoff Davis, B.Sc Garnet Lloyd, B.Sc
Peachland Dental Centre
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harmony, that their aims and purposes are one and the same, that their teachings are but facets of one truth, that their functions are complementary, that they differ only in the nonessential aspects of their doctrines, and that their missions represent successive stages in the spiritual evolution of human society…(shown in our present day civilization).” – The Promised Day is Come by Shoghi Effendi, 1941. Unification of the human family and the building of a peaceful, global society are possible. Unity in diversity of the major religions provides a logical explanation (solution) as a principle for an ever-advancing maturing civilization. Progressive revelation explains this unity. Baha’u’llah said, “The well-being of mankind, its peace and security, are unattainable unless and until its unity is firmly established.”
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Friendship Tuesdays 2nd and 4th 1 pm Carpet Bowling 10 am AA at Noon Noon Bridge (experienced) 6:30 pm
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Iron & Silk Exercise 11 am AA at Noon Noon Bingo - 6:45 pm
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Dr. John Brinkerhoff Dr. Praven Chetty Dr. Alanna Leverrier
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Chiropractor Peachland Chiropractic Dr. Spencer Devenney
250-899-2153 105-4200 Beach Ave., Peachland (Located in Serendipity Salon and Spa)
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Places of Faith St. Margaret’s Anglican Church
Peachland United Church 4421 4th Street
The Bahá’í Faith In Peachland
“In the garden of thy heart, plant naught but the rose of love.”
Sunday, January 20th, 2013
Grace Lutheran Church 1162 Hudson Road West Kelowna, B.C. 250-769-5685
Local Contact:
250-767-0129
Sunday Services
New Contemporary Worship
Sunday Worship 10 a.m. Morning Prayer Tuesdays - 9:30 a.m. Office Hours 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Monday to Friday
Service 10:30 a.m.
Lyn Stewart 250-767-6211 or John Miller 250-767-9270
Sunday School
4th Street & Brandon Ave
National Website:
Service 9 a.m.
Info.Bahai.org
Traditional Worship
P.O. Box 1065 Peachland, BC V0H 1X0
10:30 a.m. Ages 2 thru to Grade 6 www.gracelutherankelowna.com
250-767-3131 www.stmargaretspeachland.org
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Peachland Campus Pastor cell: 250.870.3087 Office: 5848B Beach Avenue
2600 Hebert Road, West Kelowna 250.768.7638 emmanuelnet.ca
Peachland Baptist Church Sunday school for all ages at 9:30 am Church service at 10:30 am (Children’s church during service)
Derek Koch, Peachland Campus Pastor Peachland Campus 10:00 am - Worship Service at Peachland Elementary School
A Friendly Welcome Awaits You At...
Fellowship time with coffee and cookies at 11:30 a.m. Office Hours - Tue, Wed, Thur 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Hall rental contact Doreen 250-767-2132 Sunday Morning Service 10 a.m. Rev. Elaine Diggle
Pastor John Rankin Join us for: Good Music Bible Messages - Great Fellowship
www.peachlandbaptist.com 4204 Lake Avenue
250-767-9232