Renew your mind, body, and spirit through the wonderful heaing powers of prayer and meditation.

Get a break from the cold of winter and travel with us to a beautiful tropical paradise. A great way to get a vacation without the long plane flight! Learn some interesting facts as well!

Start the new year off right! Learn the connections between the mystic, religioun, and our spiritual selves.

Join us for a lively presentation and discussion of interracial marriages.  Interracial couples will share their experience with the audience and address key challenging issues in such relationships. 

In celebration of Black History month.

Join us for a lively presentation and discussion as we share our experiences and address challenges in promoting the equality of women and men.

In honor of Women's History Month

Mary Lou McLaughlin, a Director of the Greater Chicago Chapter of Women for International Peace and Arbitration (WIPA), has been an emissary to China for WIPA's project to improve the status of women and girls in China, which WIPA is undertaking at the request of the UN, and on invitation of the All-China Women's Federation.

Her presentation introduces WIPA, describes the Spring Buds project, relates some recent experiences (with slides), and gives a status report on the current situation and progress.

This event is presented in celebration of Asian American Heritage Month.

Please join us for a family picnic to celebrate Race Unity Day.

Fun ... games ... activites ... music & dance performances of various cultures. Bring your own food to enjoy while getting acquainted with people of different races.

This two-part series will explore the meaning of spirituality. Each presentation will be followed by an open-forum discussion. Please join us for this exciting event.

Drs. Harfoush and Koul are scientists by education and training. They currently work in the financial marketplace as head of the Financial Engineering and Development group at Bank One and Quantitative Research Analyst at ABN-AMRO. Their past lectures have covered topics such as Science in Wall Street, In Search of the Buck, Mysticism and Faith, Money and Spirituality, and Eastern Philosophy.

"The happiness of mankind will be realized when women and men coordinate and advance equally, for each is the complement and helpmeet of the other." (from the Baha'i Writings)

"If the religious beliefs of mankind are contrary to science and opposed to reason, they are none other than superstitions and without divine authority, for the Lord God has endowed man with the faculty of reason in order that through its exercise he may arrive at the verities of existence." (from the Baha'i Writings)

Slide show and lecture taking the audience on a virtual tour of this ancient sacred site of the Inca people of Peru.

Dr. Mahmoudi presents a perspective on what the Baha'i community regards as the most challenging issue facing America today.

Come and share your views and opinions, contribute to the diversity, and help us unite the world.

Cliff Luxion, an investor, real estate broker, and construction consultant, with over 25 years of business experience, will share insights from the Bahá'í writings on economics for the new world order.

Ronald Precht is a member of the National Advisory Board of the United Nations Association of the US, and past president of the Illinois division of the UN Association. He is a communications professional with diverse experience in national and international public relations and management.

Dr. Mohindra has studied many religions from around the world and through his many travels. He will speak about the unifying spirituality of the religions and how we can attain peace through these shared ideas.

Dr. Mahmoudi is the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Northeastern Illinois University. She will speak about the events held May 22-23 on Mount Carmel in Haifa, Israel, and present a video of the project and the dedication of the recently completed edifices of the Bahá'í World Centre and the magnificent cascade of terraces that now ascends the mountain from the historic Templar Colony at the foot of the mountain to its summit.

Dr. Mohindra has studied many religions from around the world. He specks to us this time about the greatness of God's love and how we can use it in our lives to attain a greater sense of spirituality.

Cliff Luxion, an investor, real estate broker, and construction consultant, will share insights from the Bahá'í writings on the nature of education in the new world order.

Dr. Nazerian's career as a university professor and his work as a trainer for planning and systematization has offered him many opportunities to interact with the diversity of humanity. The theme of Unity In Diversity is a central one in the Bahá'í Faith, as Dr. Nazerian will explain and explore.

Ronald Precht is a member of the National Advisory Board of the United Nations Association of the US, and past president of the Illinois division of the UN Association. He is a communications professional with diverse experience in national and international public relations and management.

A frequent speaker on the Bahá'í Faith at meetings, in panel discussions, and on television and radio, tonight Mr. Strasburg will discuss a central theme of the Bahá'í Faith.

Rich Chamberlin, an IT professional by day and a novelist by night, presents an adaptation of Stephen Covey's renouned training course, The Seven Habits of Highly Successful People - this version based on the eternal principles of great world teachers.

Dr. Mohindra has studied many religions from around the world. He speaks to us this time about the role of youth in shaping the destiny of the world's future and achieving the dream of world peace.

Our speaker, Morris Taylor, is an author, workshop facilitator, and designer of numerous business workshops. He has lived and traveled in many places around the world, and has extensive experience with our topic of uniting all the peoples of the planet.

Please join us and take part in an interactive discussion on this most important issue!

All are welcome. For further information, please call 630-904-9006 or 630-416-3525 ,

Our speaker, Dale Spenner, Executive Directory of Big Planet and former Coordinator of the Bahá'í Publishing Trust, will help us inderstand the need for spirituality in ourselves and the world.

All are welcome. For further information, please call 630-904-9006 or 630-416-3525 ,

Please join us for an "armchair tour" of the Bahá'í House of Worship in Wilmette, Illinois, unique to North America and a modern marvel in architecture. We'll learn about its history and why it was built, then delve into the intriguing topic of "What does 'Worship' mean?"

Our speaker, Yvor Stoakley, is an attorney and has worked extensively with the DuPage Interfaith Resource Network.

All are welcome. For further information, please call 630-904-9006 or 630-416-3525 ,

Cliff Luxion, a real estate broker and construction consultant, who also has an extensive background in world history and the Bahá'í Faith, will share insights from the Bahá'í writings on this important topic.

All are welcome. For further information, please call 630-904-9006 or 630-416-3525 ,

Unity of Mankind is a central theme of the Bahá'í Faith, but achieving it in a population of ethnic and cultural diversity involves many challenges. Dr. Mohindra, a physician and lecturer on religion and cultural diversity, will explore some of the challenges and opportunities in pursuing this goal.

All are welcome. For further information, please call 630-904-9006 or 630-416-3525 ,

Prayers and readings from the Baha'i writings

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Ronald Precht is a member of the National Advisory Board of the United Nations Association of the US, and past president of the Illinois division of the UN Association. He is a communications professional with diverse experience in national and international public relations and management.

All are welcome. For further information, please call 630-904-9006 or 630-416-3525 ,

Valerie Dobbs has created and taught unique children's classes for the past several years, in her native Ireland as well as here in the Chicago western suburbs.

All are welcome. For further information, please call 630-904-9006 or 630-416-3525 ,

A frequent speaker on the Bahá'í Faith at meetings, in panel discussions, and on television and radio, tonight Mr. Strasburg will discuss a central theme of the Bahá'í Faith.

All are welcome. For further information, please call 630-904-9006 or 630-416-3525 ,

Dr. Mohindra, a native of Kenya, is a physician and a lecturer on religion and cultural diversity.

All are welcome. For further information, please call 630-904-9006 or 630-416-3525 ,

A frequent speaker on the Bahá'í Faith at meetings, in panel discussions, and on television and radio, tonight Mr. Strasburg will discuss a central theme of the Bahá'í Faith.

All are welcome. For further information, please call 630-904-9006 or 630-416-3525 ,

Does it seem as if the world is spinning out of control? Have you ever wondered how to get virtues back into your life? Then Join us to discuss this hot topic.

All are welcome. For further information, please call 630-904-9006 or 630-416-3525 ,

It is being increasingly recognized that the nation's and the world's problems (corporate fraud, extremes of wealth and poverty, terrorism, genocide, etc. etc.) will remain intractible, and indeed increase, until mankind is willing to face the spiritual roots of the issues.

Ronald Precht, a communications professional with diverse experience in national and international public relations and management, examines the issues and the relevant spiritual principles, and characterizes solutions that can be obtained through application of the teachings of Baha'u'llah.

All are welcome. For further information, please call 630-904-9006 or 630-416-3525 ,

The world's affairs seem to be driven by political issues. How can people unite to make progress when the political issues are working to divide them?

Our speaker, Morris Taylor, author, workshop facilitator, and designer of numerous business workshops, will examine the nature of politics, the role it plays in shaping thought and action, and what we can do to make progress toward solving problems and working to improve the condition of mankind.

All are welcome. For further information, please call 630-904-9006 or 630-416-3525 ,