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"Healing
a Fractured World"
The Baha'i community sponsored a public talk, Healing a Fractured World, by
Dr. David Smith on Saturday, July
24, 2004 in The Conception Bay Room of the Delta Hotel.
This was
delivered to an over-flow gathering as Dr. Smith captivated his
audience with numerous personal stories while delivering the message of
Baha'u'llah, the unity of humankind, in very clear terms. Dr.
Smith is a high ranking officer
of the Baha'i Faith and travels extensively internationally on behalf
of the Faith.
Professionally, Dr. Smith is an Assistant Professor
of Ophthalmology, University of Toronto, a Specialist in Pediatric
Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus Surgery, and a Staff Surgeon at the
Hospital for Sick Children and the Humber River Hospital, both in
Toronto. In his spare time he serves as of the President of the
Canadian Chito Ryu Karate Association, and holds a 6th Degree Black
Belt in Karate and Renshi (Teacher).
Also: Photos from last year's visit (June 2002) - Photos - June 2002
NOVEMBER 13 to 16, 1999
The provincial
Bahá'í
community hosted the first meeting in the province of the National
Spiritual
Assembly. The meetings, held in St. John's, were in recognition of a
coincidence
of anniversaries: the 50th anniversary of the Act of Parliament
incorporating
the Baha'i Community of Canada (April 30), the 50th anniversary of
Confederation
(March 31), the 50th anniversary of first Baha'is living and working in
St. John's, and the 30th anniversary of establishment of Local
Spiritual
Assembly of St. John's. The schedule included the usual business
meetings
of the NSA, community events, media interviews and courtesy calls to a
number of public officials.
The Points of Contact Conference can be considered very
successful.
There were 153 individual registrations for the event, representing all
of the hoped for participants: family members (both hearing and not),
Deaf,
deafened, Hard-of-Hearing, hearing, professionals and others. The
specially
commissioned play "Butterfly Wings" by
Fred
Hawksley was viewed by over 200 enthusiastic people on Friday and
Saturday
nights.
The two keynote speakers
gave very stimulating and thoughtful talks that were well received and
led to very helpful consultation and increased understanding of all
sides
of the many questions. Out of this, there will be more discussions and
consultations that start from the service needs of the individuals,
rather
than organizational needs. A key part of the consultation was the use
of
the Baha'i model of Consultation. A pamphlet on this form of
consultation
was used at the Conference, and is available
here.
MEDICINE , FAITH AND THE HEALING PROCESS
Saturday, June 6, at theArts Annex, MUN, he spoke on
HEALING FOR THE BODY AND SOUL
Both talks were well attended, and lead to interesting discussions.
The
St. John's Bahá'í community made a submission
to the Department of Education, at a focus group meeting on February
12,
1998, in response to a request for comment on the Interim Edition of
the
Curriculum Framework for Religious Education.
The
St. John's community made available, via an announcement in the
Sept/Oct
1994 issue of Bahá'í Canada, a paper on Nineteen
Day Feasts and Holy Days in a Very Different World, stimulated by
the
Holy Year, the 1992 World Congress and by local experience. This paper
is now available at this site, due to a recent request for the
paper
from a friend who was going through old issues of Bahá'í
Canada.
1992:
The Holy Year
This Banner is frequently used at community
events.
The St. John's community made a written
presentation
to the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Delivery of Programs and
Services
in Primary, Elementary, Secondary Education (The Williams Commission).
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