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— Bahá’u’lláh (The Kitáb-i-Aqdas, p. 29)

 
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Date: 2007-05-31 12:13:55
November 2006

Kingdom Project - Chilean Temple Initiative eNewsletter — November, 2006

Dear Friends,


We offer our warmest greetings to you and your loved ones during this special season of giving! We are delighted to send you our Fall 2006 issue of the Kingdom Project e-newsletter featuring:

  • Highlights of the restoration progress at the Bahá'í House of Worship in Wilmette, including the extensive summer cleaning and waterproofing of the Temple, re-roofing of the second and third levels, continuing installation of the new monumental stairs, pylons, and cornices, and the recently begun terrace cladding
  • Latest designs of the new Temple Visitors Center to be completed in 2010
  • Heartwarming stories of giving from around the country to support the Chilean Temple Initiative
  • Our new Chilean Temple Honor Cards and online pledge form
  • Insightful article about alabaster, the stone that will robe the new Temple of Light

We hope that these stories and updates will warm your hearts, as they have ours, and will inspire you in your ongoing efforts to build the Kingdom and the Temple of Light! Please visit the Kingdom Project and Chilean Temple websites for regular updates, stories, interviews, travel logs, and more.

 

With warmest Bahá’í Greetings,

Campaigns Office

Bahá'í National Center

More Glorious Than Ever

More Glorious Than Ever

With this summer's Temple restoration projects nearing completion, the beloved Mother Temple of the West stands more glorious than ever, in her original luminous white beauty, as if beckoning all of mankind to God's Eternal Kingdom. [ read more ]

New Temple Visitors Center: A Befitting Welcome to the Holiest House of Worship

New Temple Visitors Center: A Befitting Welcome to the Holiest House of Worship

Some have wondered why the need for an additional $5 million for the new Temple Visitors Center. The initial concept envisioned for the building was a small, simple, yet elegant design estimated at $1.5 million when the Kingdom Project was launched in 2000. [ read more ]

Children Bake for Chile

Children Bake for Chile

Four Children in Burlingame, California raised $425.25 for the Chilean Temple by baking and selling their treats at the Unit Convention in October. [ read more ]

Chilean Temple Honor Cards

Chile Temple Honor Cards

The new Chilean Temple Honor Cards have arrived! You can make a contribution to the Chilean Temple in honor of loved ones, special occasions, or just because. Designed to be used for all occasions, the Chilean Temple Honor Cards make wonderful gifts for Bahá’í Holy Days, birthdays, anniversaries, and more! [ read more ]

What is Alabaster

What is Alabaster?

With the Chilean Temple Initiative underway, Bahá'ís everywhere are eagerly anticipating the completion of the last of the continental Mashriqu'l-Adkhárs in Santiago, Chile. The Temple of Light, as it is being called, is set to be made out of Spanish alabaster and cast glass. [ read more ]

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