Assisting individuals to raise capacity within a neighborhood to take charge of its own spiritual, social and intellectual development.
Sunday, November 28th
Neighbors and friends gather weekly to participate in small circles of learning where each person is their own active agent of learning. Participants from all backgrounds of Faith and experiences come together, strengthen friendships and build skills for service. Currently there are several study circles meeting during the week. Please contact the community building team at cbtrco14@gmail.com to explore what community building means to you. All are welcome to share in the learning and share in the process of building a caring community.
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Our dear neighbor youth, Ryann was presented with the funds raised on behalf of the Jr. Youth's first service project. The Jr. Youth are looking forward to assisting Ryann again with another Parent's Night Out! babysitting fundraiser in the works, coming soon! 
The Jr. Youth Spiritual Empowerment Group at Rigden Farm is all about developing 'spiritual and intellectual excellence' through service to the community. These dynamic jr youth ages from 11-14 are meeting weekly, at the Rigden Senior Center, studying the 'art of service' and creating relationships with each other through study and recreation. This was their first service project. The Jr. Youth came up the the idea of hosting an evening of babysitting in hope of raising funds for a neighborhood youth, Ryann, who is facing challenges with cancer. Words cannot adequately describe how incredible this event was. The Jr. Youth raised over $130 and are looking forward to hosting another evening. There have already been residents within the neighborhood asking when the next Parent's Night Out will be scheduled. 
Jr. Youth and the children played games, colored pages with virtues of 'service' and 'love', ate pizza, graham crackers and milk, watched a movie while some danced, did the hokey pokey and the limbo. What a great evening!
Blessed is the spot, and the house, and the place, and the city, and the heart, and the mountain, and the refuge, and the cave, and the valley, and the land, and the sea, and the island, and the meadow where mention of God hath been made, and His praise glorified. ~ Baha'u'llah
"And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away....And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.... The former things are passed away. And He that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new." The New Testament: Revelation of St. John 21:1-5What a beautiful passage!
"The divine Prophets are as the coming of spring, each renewing and quickening the teachings of the Prophet Who came before Him. Just as all seasons of spring are essentially one as to newness of life, vernal showers and beauty, so the essence of the mission and accomplishment of all the Prophets is one and the same. Now the people of religion have lost sight of the essential reality of the spiritual springtime...."
`Abdu'l‑Bahá: The Promulgation of Universal Peace, p. 127Fellowship and visiting with friends was enlightening and a joy. One of the shared themes of the morning was very profound. It seems that there is a desire for an individual to serve God, but this particular person felt it difficult to contribute. Every single soul can share and contribute to the enhancement and transformation of our communities....the challenge is to develop and cultivate the skills and by using our God given talents. It was wonderful to share this vision of opportunity and plan to cultivate this desire within one of the friends. I am already looking forward to visiting her this week. Thanks so all who made Sunday such a joyful gathering, until next month....
