Chronology of the Bahá'í Faith in Canada

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2007 29 Nov The passing of Angéla Szepesi (b. 9 April 1920, Igló, Hungary (now Spisska-Fova-Ves, Slovakia)). She was buried in the Malloch Road Cemetery in Arnprior. [DRDA13; Obituary]

She first learned of the Faith from Val (Mrs Hayden Nichols neé Valeria Lamb in Lisbon in 1948. Val had been taught by Beulah Storrs Lewis in 1936 in Los Angeles. [DRDA157]

She pioneered to her native Hungary, Säo Paulo, Brazil, various place in Canada and spent three and a half years in Martinique.

In 1995 she published her first autobiography, it was in Hungarian. Her English autobiography was called Dreams, Nightmares, and Dreams Again and it was published in 2000 by White Mountain Publications. [DNDA76]

Her Master's thesis at Laval University was A proposed world order: Baha'i teachings and Institutions 1968. [DRDA120,144]

In Memoriam; Angela Szepesi; Dreams, Nightmares, and Dreams Again; Arnprior, ON
2007 21 Nov The election of the Regional Council of Québec. Those elected were: Monique Robert, André Bergeron, Nabil Nakhostine, Leyla Shodjai, Laurie Zrudlo, Nicole Lachance. Ilya Shodjaee-Zrudlo, Marilyn Ghadirian, and Anne Skeaff. Regional Council, appointment of; Quebec, Canada
2007 14 Nov In a letter to the Students, Staff, Parents and Supporters of Maxwell International School the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Canada announced that the school would close (at the end of the term). Financial considerations were cited as the reason.
  • Maxwell had provided an accredited academic program for grades 7–12 leading to British Columbia high school graduation certification.
  • The school had been established in 1989 as a non-profit educational institution with a strong emphasis on the performing arts. The Maxwell Dance Workshop used dance, music and drama to challenge young people to find new solutions for the issues facing their generation.
  • The school also had an ESL (English as a Second Language) program to accommodate foreign students who came from diverse religious and cultural backgrounds. [Maxwell International School on A-Channel News]
  • Maxwell International School, Canada; - Bahá'í inspired schools; Dance; Dance Workshop; Shawnigan Lake, BC
    2007 9 - 11 Nov The Bahá'í Medical Association of Canada (BMAC) held an international conference in Montreal on the theme "Balancing the Social and Spiritual Determinants of Health". It was attended by 110 people and was chaired by National Spiritual Assembly member Dr David Smith. [Canadian Bahá'í News Service 23NOV2007] Bahá'í Medical Association of Canada; Montreal, QC; Quebec, Canada

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