You are cordially invited to join us in worship on Sundays at 9:30 AM
Oakland Baha’i Center
For more information: call – 510-534-3883
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Junior Youth Animators Needed in Emeryville, West Oakland, Fruitvale
Mentors - can you be a positive influence for youth aged 12-14? The Emeryville, West Oakland and Fruitvale teaching teams need of Junior Youth tutors. Experience with the Ruhi Institute training is preferable but not necessary to assist in the service efforts.
Where: the Emery Glen Apartments, 6200 Doyle St., Emeryville; Oakland Baha’i Center; Willie Keyes/Poplar Community Center, 3131 Union St, Oakland 94608
For more info contact Farid Hajj at ffaridd9 {at} yahoo.com
Children's Classes Available: West Oakland, Fruitvale
Willie Keyes/ Poplar Community Center, 3131 Union St., Oakland/Emeryville
Children's Classes from 11:30am-1pm
Contact Melissa Hobbs: melma39 {at} yahoo.com
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Junior Youth and Children's Class Service Opportunities
There are several neighborhood children's classes and junior youth groups in and around Oakland that could use your help. Wether you can help on a regular basis, play an instrument for the kids, or bring food one day all assistance is greatly appreciated by the hard working volunteers providing regular service at these various locations.
West Oakland Children's Class Needs Meal Assistance
Willie Keyes/ Poplar Community Center, 3131 Union St., Oakland/Emeryville
Children's Classes from 11:30am-1pm
LOOKING FOR HELP WITH...
Help with Lunches - feeding the participants was very useful - a lot of them are coming from or going to basketball practice. One parent made us take money and brought over a soda and cups to contribute. With Cynthia teaching the children's classes and Denise working every other saturday we have immediate needs for volunteers. about 15-20 lunches a week - funds are available to pay for the food.
Contact Cynthia Barnes for info: malaga6@yahoo.com
LOOKING FOR HELP WITH...
Help with Lunches - feeding the participants was very useful - a lot of them are coming from or going to basketball practice. One parent made us take money and brought over a soda and cups to contribute. With Cynthia teaching the children's classes and Denise working every other saturday we have immediate needs for volunteers. about 15-20 lunches a week - funds are available to pay for the food.
Contact Cynthia Barnes for info: malaga6@yahoo.com
Junior Youth Animators Needed in Emeryville
The Emeryville teaching team is still in need of Junior Youth tutors. Book 5 five training is preferable but not necessary to assist in the service efforts.
Where: the Emery Glen Apartments, 6200 Doyle St., Emeryville, 12:30 PM
Every other Saturday, Nov 7th and the 21st
for more info contact Abena King at aking40@aol.com
Alameda Children's Classes and Junior Youth Group
Thursdays from about 4:15 pm - 5:45 pm on a grassy area at the Esperanza complex in West Alameda. It is a group of 6-7 kids (depending on the week). There is a steady core of 4 girls ages about 7 - 14. The Junior Youth group is making a movie about how to help "bad kids" want to become "good kids". They also want to do monthly fieldtrips. We've shared some of Anna's Presentation and the kids plan to make fliers to invite others to join the group. The younger kids work in a group nearby - one week they helped make the scenery for the movie, and this past week they did a Ruhi 3 lesson. Farid has been so helpful in working with the little ones. And Zeeba and Nika have been helping with the Jr. Youth.
To assist with Children's Classes contact Sarah Porter at sarahlporter@hotmail.com
To assist with Junior Youth contact Zeeba Anvary at zanvary@berkeley.edu
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Birth of Baha'u'llah Celebration
Dear Friends:
The Oakland Community will celebrate the Birth of Baha'u'llah on Nov. 19, 2009 at 7:30pm at the Oakland Baha'i Center. The address of the center is 1434 35th Ave. in Oakland, CA. If you need directions, a ride, or other information, please feel free to call Abena at (510)594-1654.
As this event is a pot luck, please feel free to bring some delicacy of your choosing. However, if you are unable to bring anything but yourself and your love of the Blessed Beauty, we welcome you!
We hope that you'll join us for a night of feasting and celebration for both the body and the soul.
Abena King
The Oakland Community will celebrate the Birth of Baha'u'llah on Nov. 19, 2009 at 7:30pm at the Oakland Baha'i Center. The address of the center is 1434 35th Ave. in Oakland, CA. If you need directions, a ride, or other information, please feel free to call Abena at (510)594-1654.
As this event is a pot luck, please feel free to bring some delicacy of your choosing. However, if you are unable to bring anything but yourself and your love of the Blessed Beauty, we welcome you!
We hope that you'll join us for a night of feasting and celebration for both the body and the soul.
Abena King
Annual Unity Feast 2009
Annual Unity Feast to Commemorate ‘Abdu’l Bahá’s Visit to Oakland, CA – A Retrospective
October 17th , 2009 -Willie Keyes Community Center – West Oakland
“The affairs of this world are to be accounted as nothing compared to the joy and heavenly happiness of meeting the friends of God.”
– Abdu’l Bahá, Promulgation of Universal Peace, p.7
On Saturday, October 17th , we hosted one of the
most successful Unity Feasts ever held in the
Oakland community – over 70+ adults and children
attended! The highlights of the program included the
performance ( twice!) of “We Are Drops” by the
Willie Keyes Children’s Class for their assembled
parents and friends, led by veteran Bahá’í musicians
Ron and Carol Lyles from Stockton, CA; delicious
and plenteous food coordinated by Ron Shigeta,
Mike T. of Berkeley, and the many friends who
brought wonderful, delectable dishes to share; the
camaraderie and fellowship of the many Bahá’ís and
friends who came from near and far to celebrate our
unity, our diversity and who we are as children of
God!
This was the first Unity Feast we have ever held in a
neighborhood community center, and the first time
in West Oakland – a receptive area where we have
an on-going, Saturday children class which started
during our 5th IPG this past spring. The class has
approximately 14 children of African-American and
Latino descent who live in the immediate vicinity of
the community center.
It was a glorious, wonderful afternoon: the children
were excited, eager to help and a challenge to keep
focused! Luckily, the Center has a jungle gym and
swings outside so that the children could play
outside as we prepared for the Unity Feast. Our
children practiced their songs with Ron and Carol
(and learned a new one – “Justice is the Way”; as
guests arrived, the children helped with name tags
and handing out the programs (which were
thoughtfully and excellently prepared by Dustin Guinee). The mother of two of our
girls gave a standing ovation
to Ron Lyles’ beautiful and
stirring rendition of the Lord’s
Prayer which was performed
to bless the food (an African-
America tradition).
After serving the food, the
Unity Feast program included
a wonderful slide show about
‘Abdu’l Bahá which Dustin
Guinee put together: the children were fascinated by the pictures of Abdu’l Bahá, and
Dustin did a fantastic job of
presenting the diverse history of His
life and our Faith for the seekers
present. We also had the bounty of
an interesting, informative and bi-
lingual (Spanish and English) talk
by Casia Freitas of the Santa Cruz
Bahá’í community on the
importance of education, and the
Bahá’í Writings on universal
education. The Unity Feast also
included prayers for mankind and
America in English, Spanish,
Tongan, and featured readers from
Albany (Affy and Lennie Olinga);
our elders were present -Mr. and
Mrs.Ghiami (who made delicious Persian rice) and
so many dear friends Berkeley, Oakland, Walnut
Creek, Lafayette, Richmond, Hercules, and San
Leandro who came to join in the fun and spiritual
companionship.
Many, many heartfelt thanks to the Spiritual
Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Oakland for their loving
support, guidance and spiritual investment and to the
West Oakland teaching team: Safa & Sami
Homayoon, Denise Banister, Francisco “Paco”
Rendon, Dustin Guinee, Ron Shigeta, Meghan
Morris; also to Director Roy Oducayen and Asst
Director Joy Sledge of the City of Oakland staff at
the Willie Keyes Community Center
and to EVERYONE who participated, who made
desserts (THANKS, Gordon & Nora Gullett!!), who shared a laugh, who brought their
children, who sang, socialized or
who simply prayed for the glorious
day we had together to remember
our beloved Master!
Ya Baha’u’Abha!
October 17th , 2009 -Willie Keyes Community Center – West Oakland
“The affairs of this world are to be accounted as nothing compared to the joy and heavenly happiness of meeting the friends of God.”
– Abdu’l Bahá, Promulgation of Universal Peace, p.7
On Saturday, October 17th , we hosted one of the
most successful Unity Feasts ever held in the
Oakland community – over 70+ adults and children
attended! The highlights of the program included the
performance ( twice!) of “We Are Drops” by the
Willie Keyes Children’s Class for their assembled
parents and friends, led by veteran Bahá’í musicians
Ron and Carol Lyles from Stockton, CA; delicious
and plenteous food coordinated by Ron Shigeta,
Mike T. of Berkeley, and the many friends who
brought wonderful, delectable dishes to share; the
camaraderie and fellowship of the many Bahá’ís and
friends who came from near and far to celebrate our
unity, our diversity and who we are as children of
God!
This was the first Unity Feast we have ever held in a
neighborhood community center, and the first time
in West Oakland – a receptive area where we have
an on-going, Saturday children class which started
during our 5th IPG this past spring. The class has
approximately 14 children of African-American and
Latino descent who live in the immediate vicinity of
the community center.
It was a glorious, wonderful afternoon: the children
were excited, eager to help and a challenge to keep
focused! Luckily, the Center has a jungle gym and
swings outside so that the children could play
outside as we prepared for the Unity Feast. Our
children practiced their songs with Ron and Carol
(and learned a new one – “Justice is the Way”; as
guests arrived, the children helped with name tags
and handing out the programs (which were
thoughtfully and excellently prepared by Dustin Guinee). The mother of two of our
girls gave a standing ovation
to Ron Lyles’ beautiful and
stirring rendition of the Lord’s
Prayer which was performed
to bless the food (an African-
America tradition).
After serving the food, the
Unity Feast program included
a wonderful slide show about
‘Abdu’l Bahá which Dustin
Guinee put together: the children were fascinated by the pictures of Abdu’l Bahá, and
Dustin did a fantastic job of
presenting the diverse history of His
life and our Faith for the seekers
present. We also had the bounty of
an interesting, informative and bi-
lingual (Spanish and English) talk
by Casia Freitas of the Santa Cruz
Bahá’í community on the
importance of education, and the
Bahá’í Writings on universal
education. The Unity Feast also
included prayers for mankind and
America in English, Spanish,
Tongan, and featured readers from
Albany (Affy and Lennie Olinga);
our elders were present -Mr. and
Mrs.Ghiami (who made delicious Persian rice) and
so many dear friends Berkeley, Oakland, Walnut
Creek, Lafayette, Richmond, Hercules, and San
Leandro who came to join in the fun and spiritual
companionship.
Many, many heartfelt thanks to the Spiritual
Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Oakland for their loving
support, guidance and spiritual investment and to the
West Oakland teaching team: Safa & Sami
Homayoon, Denise Banister, Francisco “Paco”
Rendon, Dustin Guinee, Ron Shigeta, Meghan
Morris; also to Director Roy Oducayen and Asst
Director Joy Sledge of the City of Oakland staff at
the Willie Keyes Community Center
and to EVERYONE who participated, who made
desserts (THANKS, Gordon & Nora Gullett!!), who shared a laugh, who brought their
children, who sang, socialized or
who simply prayed for the glorious
day we had together to remember
our beloved Master!
Ya Baha’u’Abha!
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