weekend of April 28 to 30 to attend the 20th Bermuda Baha'i National Convention.

The purpose of the annual convention is to elect the national administrative body known as the National Spiritual Assembly, and to consult on the affairs of the Baha'i community.

The Baha'i Faith has no clergy and the activities of the faith in a country are directed by the administrative bodies who were newly elected at last week's convention.

The first National Spiritual assembly in Bermuda was elected 20 years ago at the inaugural convention.

At that time, the late Madam Ruhiyyih Rabbini, who passed away in January in Haifa, Israel represented the Universal House of Justice, the supreme institution of the Baha'i faith world-wide.

The Baha'i election process is unique as there are no prepared ballots, no nomination system and no electioneering.

Every adult member of the Baha'i community is eligible for election and after prayer, each delegate writes down the names of the nine people he or she thinks best exemplify the qualities of loyalty, selfless devotion, a well trained mind, of recognised ability and mature experience.

Greetings from the convention were sent to the Universal House of Justice, and to the Continental Board of Counsellors for the Americas.

Representing the Continental Board of Counsellors at the convention was Dr.

Eugene Andrews of the US, who is an Auxiliary Board Member with responsibility for Bermuda.

Newly elected: National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Bermuda are pictured in front of the Baha'i National Centre of Bermuda. From left to right in the back row are; Anthony Ball, Evelyn Cann, Kristina Haynes, Shirley Fagundo, and Derick Symonds. Pictured from left to right in the front row are Johann Wong, June Saltus, David Kendell, and Arlene Brock.