DECATUR – Members of Baha’i Faith around the world will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the death of Abdu’l-Baha, who died on November 28, 1921.
Abdu’l-Baha was the son of the Founder of the Faith, Baha’u’llah, and ruled the Faith from his father’s death in 1892 until his own death. His funeral in Haifa, Israel, brought together 10,000 people in mourning.
While in the Chicago area, he laid the cornerstone of the Baha’i House of Worship at Wilmette. A few years earlier, when he could not leave what is now Israel, Abdu’l-Bahá had approved the construction of this, the second Bahá’à House of Worship, and had given advice to the American Bahá’à on its location and architectural design basics.
Due to COVID-19, events will be virtual only. For information, visit www.bahai.org.
Photos: Volunteers “feed the hungry” together in Bloomington
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Bags of rice are packed during the “Feeding the Hungry, Together” rice repackaging project on Wednesday, February 20, 2019 at Bloomington High School.
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Reverend Christine McNeal, Senior Staff Chaplain at Advocate BroMenn Medical Center and Church Relations Coordinator, instructs volunteers during the ‘Feed the Hungry, Together’ rice reconditioning project on Wednesday, February 20, 2019, at Bloomington High School.
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Illinois Wesleyan University sophomore Adna Mujovic gives instructions to a group during the “Feeding the Hungry, Together” rice repackaging project on Wednesday, February 20, 2019 at Bloomington High School.
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Linda Lehmann holds a bag as rice is poured into it during the “Feed the Hungry, Together” rice repackaging project on Wednesday, February 20, 2019 at Bloomington High School.
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Becky White, left, and John Hensley seal a package of rice during the “Feeding the Hungry, Together” rice repackaging project on Wednesday, February 20, 2019 at Bloomington High School.
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A full visual display helps volunteers during the “Feed the Hungry, Together” rice repackaging project on Wednesday, February 20, 2019, at Bloomington High School.
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Jan Proeber is leading an “icebreaker†activity during the “Feed the Hungry Together†rice repackaging project on Wednesday, February 20, 2019, at Bloomington High School. During the breaks for assembling the rice packets, people in groups were able to ask questions to get to know each other better.
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Boxes for wrapping bags of rice stack up during the “Feeding the Hungry, Together” rice repackaging project on Wednesday, February 20, 2019, at Bloomington High School.
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Julie Holliday fills a bag of rice during the “Feeding the Hungry, Together” rice repackaging project on Wednesday, February 20, 2019 at Bloomington High School.
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Jan Proeber makes room in a car’s trunk for more boxes of rice during the “Feeding the Hungry, Together” rice repackaging project on Wednesday, February 20, 2019, at Bloomington High School.
LEWIS MARIEN, THE PANTAGRAPH
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Hayden Farris helps fill a bag of rice during the “Feeding the Hungry, Together” rice repackaging project on Wednesday, February 20, 2019 at Bloomington High School.
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John Hensley, in the middle, speaks during the “Feeding the Hungry, Together” rice repackaging project on Wednesday, February 20, 2019 at Bloomington High School. During the breaks during the assembly of the rice packets, the groups were able to ask questions to get to know each other better.
LEWIS MARIEN, THE PANTAGRAPH
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Mabel Lux laughs as she seals a bag of rice during the “Feeding the Hungry, Together” rice repackaging project on Wednesday, February 20, 2019 at Bloomington High School.
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Volunteers work during the ‘Feeding the Hungry, Together’ rice repackaging project on Wednesday February 20, 2019 at Bloomington High School.
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Volunteers work during the ‘Feeding the Hungry, Together’ rice repackaging project on Wednesday February 20, 2019 at Bloomington High School.
LEWIS MARIEN, THE PANTAGRAPH
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Jim Broach joins his group in a round of applause after completing their work on the ‘Feeding the Hungry, Together’ rice repackaging project on Wednesday, February 20, 2019 at Bloomington High School.
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