The Bahá'í Faith
Focussing on Pastoral Care Needs

Selected Sources with Reference to Pastoral Care
   When Your Patient is a Bahá'í, Bahá'í Medical Association of Canada, 1996
       A brief overview of the approach to illness and healing.
   Health and Healing - A Bahá'í Perspective, LSA of Warwick (UK)
       A brief overview of the approach to illness and healing. This pamphlet and many others are available on line at:
         http://www.netcomuk.co.uk/~vickers/warwick_bookshop/pages/leaflets.html
   Ageing - Challenges and Opportunities, Dr. A-M Ghadirian, Oxford, George Ronald, ISBN 0-85398-329-1
   Alzheimer's Disease - Eclipse before Sunset, A-M. Ghadirian, M.D., Riviera Beach, Palabra Publications, ISBN 1-890101-19-2
   Substance Abuse, A  Bahá'í Perspective, A-M. Ghadirian, M.D., Bahá'í  Canada Publications, ISBN 0-88867-136-9
   The Violence-Free Family - Building Block of a Peaceful Civilization, H. B. Danesh, M.D.,  Ottawa, Baha'i Studies Publications, ISBN 0-920904-28-9
   The Journey of the Soul, John Hatcher, Bahá'í Canada Publications, ISBN 0-88867-124-5
   Sexual Ethics in the Bahá'í Faith,Stonehaven Press (www.stonehaven-press.com)
   Bahá'í Funeral Practices, National Spiritual Assembly of Canada, 1993
       Guidance for individuals and funeral directors.

Some Other References (Bahá'í Statements and Pamphlets)
   The Bahá'ís magazine, Bahá'í International Community, 1992 (being updated See link below))
       An overview of the Faith, its history, its principles, its global coverage, its governance, ...
   Bahá'í Faith and Its World Community pamphlet,  The Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of St. John's
       A brief statement of its principles. On this site as a part of the School Resource Materials
   Who is Writing the Future?, Bahá'í International Community, 1999
   The Turning Point for All Nations, Bahá'í International Community, 1995
   The Prosperity of Mankind,  Bahá'í International Community, 1995
        These three documents are available on-line at the Bahá'í International Community site listed below.
        Some are on this site, at the links to Documents
   Bahá'u'lláh, a Statement by the Universal House of Justice, 1992
   The Promise of World Peace, Universal House of Justice, 1985
   Bahá'u'lláh, God's Messenger to Humanity, NSA of the Bahá'ís of the United States
   The Bahá'í Faith and the Family, NSA of the Bahá'ís of Australia

The Key Bahá'í Websites:

International

   The Bahá'í World Community (The primary site of the Baha'i world community)
        www.bahai.org

   Bahá'í International Community (A reference library of statements presented to the United Nations, and at UN and NGO conferences on a wide range of topics)
        www.bic-un.bahai.org

   The Bahá'í World World News Service (Press Releases from the Baha'i International Community)
        www.bahaiworldnews.org

   One Country (The quarterly publication of the Bahá'í International Community)
         www.onecountry.org.

   The Bahá'ís magazine (electronic version)
        www.bahai.com/thebahais/

National

   The Canadian Bahá'í site
        www.ca.bahai.org

Local

   The Bahá'í Communities of Mt. Pearl and St. John's (This present site)
        www.sji.ca/bahai
 

Main Local Contacts (Area Code (709) as needed)

Provincial Contacts

 The Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of St. John's
 P.O. Box 91
 St. John's   NL  A1C 5H5
 722 6630

 The Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Mount Pearl
 P.O. Box 781
 Mt. Pearl   NL  A1N 2Y2
 368 7556

 The Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Corner Brook
 P.O. Box 75
 Corner Brook   NL  A2H 6C3
 632 3002

 The Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Happy Valley-Goose Bay
 P.O. Box 2204, Stn B,
 Happy Valley-Goose Bay NL  A0P 1E0
 896 7077

National Contact

 The Bahá'í National Centre
 7200 Leslie Street
 Thornhill, ON L3T 6L8
 (905) 889 8168
 "The National Spiritual Assembly of Canada" <secretariat@cdnbnc.org>

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