An important part of the George Town Baha'i Group is its participation in the Australian Baha'i community, an organization of some 17,000 members and in the international Baha'i community with a worldwide membership of between 5 and 6 million. The official international website is at: bahai.org and there are innumerable websites on the internet for anyone to follow up on their interest in the George Town Baha'i Group and the Baha'i Faith in general.
There is also an extensive literature which can be accessed: (a) on the internet,(b) visiting the George Town library and/or (c) by contacting the George Town Baha'i Group's publicity officer, Ron Price. The George Town Baha'i Group(Reg) is also happy to loan books from its library to those interested in finding out more about this Faith which claims to be the merging world religion on the planet.
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George Town Baha'i Group
Ron Price, Secretary and Publicity Officer |
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6 Reece Street
Pipe Clay Bay
South George Town
Tasmania 7253 |
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Postal Address:
George Town Baha'i Group
6 Reece Street
George Town 7253
Tasmania |
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Municipality:
George Town Council |
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Ph: (03) 6382-4790
Mobile: 0427-755-093
Volunteers Required
Disabled Access Available
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Email:
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Last Updated : 02-04-2009
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Meeting Schedule
The George Town Baha'i Group meets every third Thursday of the month at 2 pm in the CWA Room at 6 Sorell Street in George Town. This is a public meeting open to all, is advertised in the Launceston Examiner, on Tamar FM, City Park Radio, 7LA and ABC radio stations and, occasionally, on WIN and Southern Cross. Each month the focus is on a different topic of relevance, involves readings, informal discussion and afternoon tea.
The Group also meets in the homes of its members every 19 days at a function called "The 19 Day Feast." In addition to the above meetings there are: (a) a set schedule of Holy Days, (b) special meetings organized for travel teachers, friends and guests from out of town and (c) activities and meetings in the wider Tasmanian Baha'i community. There are also "firesides" available to those interested in finding out more about this newest of the world's religion. Firesides are informal visits to the home of a Baha'i or the home of the inquirer or, indeed, chats anywhere a seeker so chooses.
Finally, it should be emphasized that there are Baha'i activities in other towns in Tasmania, on the mainland and internationally which George Town Baha'is attend from time to time and are too numerous to list here. There is now a Centre of Learning in Hobart at the corner of Brooker Avenue and the Tasman Highway where information evenings are held every Tuesday at 7:30 to which all are welcome. |
Membership open to
Membership in the George Town Baha'i Group is open to all who live in the George Town municipality. For those living outside George Town, they can join the Baha'i Faith in the municipality where they live. A person becomes a Bahá’í by recognizing Bahá’u’lláh as the Messenger of God for this age and accepting to follow His laws and teachings and the administrative institutions He established for the unification of humankind. People enroll in a Bahá’í community by signifying such belief and commitment, orally or in writing, to the responsible Bahá'í institution, in this case, the Baha'i Group of George Town(Reg). This is formalized on a small card called a Declaration Card. This card is then sent to the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Australia Inc., 173 Mona Vale Road, Ingleside, NSW, 2101.(Tel: (02) 9998 9222 with a copy to the Regional Baha'i Council for Tasmania PO Box 1126, GPO Hobart, 7001. |
Area Served
The George Town Baha'i Group serves the George Town municipality; other Baha'i communities in Tasmania from time to time are also served by George Town Baha'is. Several more frequently served Baha'i communities by George Town Baha'is are: Launceston, West Tamar, Dorset, Meander and Devonport. Occasionally, local George Town Baha'is also attend regional functions in the Hobart area at the new Baha'i Centre of Learning. National functions in any one of the several main Australian cities and international functions at many places around the world are also part of annual activities in this global organization with some 120,000 localities around the world. |
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