Whether you are a veteran Baha'i, or someone wanting to learn more, this meetup group is for you.  All the areas Baha'i activities in one place - how great is that? Find a fireside, Feast, devotional gathering, Ruhi class...  Plus, we will occasionally post inter-faith activities, as we find them. You have 2 options when joining this Meetup:  1)  receive emails whenever a new event is posted, or 2) receive none, and come here on your own to check for activities. BTW - the easiest way to get a …

"Let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds.  Let us not give up meeting together , as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another - and all the more as you see the Day approaching."                                                                                                                                                                                    Hebrews 10:24-25 NIV    Our group seeks to bring dedicated, faithful Christian Singles …

… Key initiatives:  Cultural Preservation; Educational Achievement, Advocacy; Leadership; Mentoring; Youth and Adolescents; Health and Wellbeing; Strengthening Families; Faith and Community Outreach; Employment and Economy; and more. Why is there a need for the AALR? Census data indicate that in recent decades, African Americans haverapidly moved into the suburbs of Chicago. This migration represents a vast array of talent, resources and expertise. It also presents an urgent need to marshal the l …

The meetup was created to offer support and encouragement to a diverse group of people who are redesigning, reinventing, rediscovering or recareering their lives. The supporters share their wisdom, knowledge, and guidance during the process of creating new beginnings. The loss experienced could be any type of separation from friends, family, finances, and faith. Career changes such as Reduction in Force, Termination, Resignation, or Relocation. Relational changes such as divorce, separation, or …

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans is a faith-based, Fortune 500 financial services company, but what makes Thrivent unique is that as a not-for-profit fraternal organization, Thrivent's mission is to help members live generously.   But what does that mean? Thrivent members are also owners of the organization, and as such, direct our charitable efforts. Members organize as volunteers to work on service projects such as Habitat for Humanity or Feed My Starving Children. We gather to learn more abou …

FAMILY LIFE CENTRAL  Where you get connected with other families, find practical tools to use in every day, real life situations and grow as a family and/or parent (Mom, Dad, married, single, divorced, stay-at-home, working, blended, etc.) through a variety of faith-based courses.   What will the courses be like? Each course will include a warm welcome, a delicious meal, an opportunity to meet others who face the same everyday challenges of life, and practical information and tools that are rele …

With membership in this group, Friends will automatically receive notices of upcoming events, along with reminders, of the Baha'i activities scheduled for the Fox Valley area, including Aurora, St. Charles, Oswego, Batavia, Geneva...

This meditation technique is taught as a science and is practiced by people of many religions, faiths and belief systems. Within you is the "science lab" in which you conduct this "science experiment." The Science of Spirituality (S.O.S.) teaches a meditation process called Jyoti, or Light, Meditation. It's free and anyone can practice it. It should be noted, this is a voluntary meditation program. One stays in their social or religious traditions to practice this meditation. It needs to also be …