Ninety-four year old Greta Percival, the oldest Bahá’í in Samoa who declared her faith in 1957, dances at the jubilee celebrations marking the 70 th anniversary of the Bahá’í Faith in Samoa and the 40 th anniversary of the Bahá’í House of Worship.
As the Government of Samoa and villages all over the country prepare to welcome the Commonwealth Heads of Government to Samoa, the Bahá’í community is finalizing its own plans to mark the auspicious occasion..
For the upcoming global meeting, the Bahá’í community will host two Interfaith Services at the Bahá’í House of Worship at Tiapapata to which all the Commonwealth Heads of Government and their delegations are invited.
With approximately 80% of the peoples of the world belonging to a faith community or professing a religious/spiritual belief, religious organisations and actors have huge potential in helping to tackle the many pressing issues including the impending climate crisis.
As with all devotional services at the Bahá’í House of Worship, both Interfaith Services are open to the general public and feature short programs of prayers and readings in various languages from the scriptures of the World’s religions.
Starting at 10am on Sunday 20th and Sunday 2 th , the two devotional programs will be followed by short musical performances in the Visitor Information Centre.
Singer-songwriter Klare KuOlga, a musician from Papua New Guinea known for blending jazz, acoustic soul, and RnB with world music, will share songs from her new album, Breathe.
She will be accompanied by Natalia Mann (harp) and Lila Meleisea (alto saxophone), musicians of Samoan descent living in Australia.
Together with Grace Vanilau, this dynamic trio formed the group Sunga, releasing the album “Songs of Polynesia” twenty-one years ago, in 2003.