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SRI SATHYA SAI GLOBAL COUNCIL – ZONE1 (USA- REGION 2)
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A Warm and Loving Sai Ram Dear Members,
Hope all of you had a divine and wonderful Happy week with Swami’s Grace!
With the abundant grace of Swami, we had our regular Devotional Satsang and SSSE classes last Sunday Dec 8 at Hovatter Elementary. SSSE Students also practiced Christmas Carol Singing to be offered at Senior Center in Fairfax 3 – 4 pm coming Sunday Dec 15 2024.
New Center Officers for next term Jan 1 2025 – Dec 31 2026, announced on Dec 1 Sunday and APPROVED by Zonal, National, Regional Teams
Devotion Coordinator – Sister Sai Shanthi Bade
SSSE Coordinator – Sister Sugandhie Hapangama
Seva Coordinator – Brother Ramakrishna Gundala
YA Female Representative – Mahaniya Shrinivasan
YA Male Representative – Kruthik Nadella
Vice President – Sister Rajashri Sankavaram
President – Brother Ramesh Mallina
Thank you Swami 🙏
Subscription: Don’t forget to subscribe to SSSCL YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@loudounsaicenter
and for more details visit website – www.loudounsai.org
Sai Ram
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Sri Sathya Sai Center of Loudoun
Important Announcements
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Christmas Celebrations at Hovatter Elementary this Sunday Dec 15th followed by SSSE Carol Singing Seva at Garden assisted living center, Fairfax. More details below in the SSSE Section.
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New Year Eve Bhajans on Tuesday Dec 31st from 9 pm to 12 am. Please RSVP if you are available to join. Last day for RSVP is Friday Dec 20th
Link: https://forms.gle/set53pjSUsoBJj5Y9
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PARTHI PILGRIMAGE CENTENNIAL YEAR 2025 (July 10 – 13, 2025) – Registration is now open. We are truly blessed by His Grace to embark on both an inner and outer journey to our spiritual source, Prasanthi Nilayam. Parthi Pilgrimage, set during the centennial year, has been confirmed by the ashram authorities for the auspicious dates of July 10-13, 2025. see flyer below.
REGISTRATION LINK: https://forms.gle/F1e2BnJEXfYNev356
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Sri Sathya Sai Center of Loudoun (SSSCL) Feedback: We are requesting all members to provide your feedback about how the center is functioning or anything to improve center operations using the link below.
SSSCL Feedback Form: https://forms.gle/VN64wmpAZFnj322H6
Sai Ram
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“When Jesus declares that he is the Son of God, he becomes entitled to the paternal majesty and power. These he can claim only when he grows in the qualities that his Father has. As a result, he attains mergence, which leads him to assert, “I and my Father are one.”
Sri Sathya Sai Baba.
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Sri Sathya Sai Center of Loudoun
Devotional Updates
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Regular Devotional Satsang on Sunday Dec 15th @ Hovatter Elementary School from 9:00 AM onwards.
Tentative Program Details.
9:00 AM – 10:15 AM – Setup (Please join if available)
10:15 AM – 10:30 AM – 21Oms, 21 Samastha Lokah, Swami Darshan Video, Nama Likitha Japam ( 5mins of writing “Om Sri Sai Ram”, Please bring your books)
10:30 AM – 10:50 AM – Swami Divine Discourse & Christmas in Prasanthi Nilayam
10:50 AM – 11:25 AM – Open Bhajans (English or any) & Swami Bhajan
11:25 AM – 11:35 AM – Closing Prayers
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SSSGC – USA: Sadhana Hour session is scheduled for tonight, Friday December 15th at 9 PM EST. Dr. Venkata Ramana, with the help of Hari Subramanian will teach 10th Anuvaka during tomorrow’s session. We will continue with learning the remaining two Anuvakas of Rudram during the next two Fridays and with that we will be wrapping up Sadhana Hour sessions. Please join.
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Zoom Meeting link: https://bit.ly/SSSGCUSASadhanaHour
Any questions please reach out to Devotional Coordinator, Sister Saideepa Amin @ devotion@loudounsai.org.
Sai Ram
Samastha Lokah Sukhino Bhavanthu!!!
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SSSCL – Sri Sathya Sai Educare (SSSE)
Important Announcements:
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Sunday Dec 15th – Carol Singing Practice @ Hovatter Elementary School from
9:30 AM to 11:30 AM followed by offering Christmas Carols at Center Christmas Celebrations.
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Christmas Carols Singing Seva by our SSSE kids at
Garden assisted living center – 4310 Forest Hill Dr, Fairfax, VA 22030 as part of Christmas celebrations from 3 – 4 pm on Sunday Dec 15th.
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SSSGC – National SSSE| Christmas Choir in Prasanthi Nilayam:
The Overseas Choir- Directed by Dr. Tanja Goldberg, featuring a selection of Christmas songs from around the world.
“Casting for the play, Overseas Choir, and Children’s Choir” will take place in Prasanthi Nilayam on December 14, 2024
All children between the ages of 6 and 16 are welcome to participate. email @ PrashantiChristmas2024@gmail.com for more information. Please see attached flyer for more details.
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SSSGC – Zone1 Pilgrimage in July 2025:
Friendly reminder to consider attending the US Pilgrimage in July 2025. This is a blessed opportunity for parents, children, gurus, and families to experience. If anyone is interested, please complete the rsvp form (link above that is shared in Important announcements.)
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SSSGC – USA: National SSSE| Centenary Birthday Preps |Book and Sadhana Offering. Happy to announce our preparations for His centenary birthday celebrations next year! The greatest gift we can give Sai is our own self transformation. In order to work on ourselves, we are rolling a couple of offerings in which all SSSE Gurus, children AND parents can participate for an entire year!
Everyone has an opportunity to participate in:
1) Sadhana- Devotion in Action! We have an entire list of sadhana/spiritual practices and resources for you based on the 9 Forms of Worship. Parents, children and gurus can choose from the list and practice them as a family, as a class or as an individual. The options are plenty and are flexible to suit any lifestyle/schedule. One can choose prayers and practices from their own faith traditions as well.
If you want to know more about the 9 forms for worship, enjoy this series
2) DEAREST SWAMI- a compilation of Articles, poems and artwork are welcome from SSSE children and Gurus.
You will find all the information here: CLICK HERE
Our endeavor begins on November 23rd 2024 and will end November 23rd 2025. We pray for inspiration, guidance and determination so that what we undertake helps not just each of us, but also our families and communities positively.
We have an entire team of loving and dedicated teachers who have put this together. If you have any questions please email the following ID- sadhana-education@sssgc-usa.org
All other details for submissions for the book or the sadhana/spiritual practice can be found in the URL above.
Any questions on SSSE related activities please reach out to SSSE coordinator, Sister Sai Vajra Neeraja @ sse@loudounsai.org
Sai Ram
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SSSCL – SEVA UPDATES
Month of December 2024 Seva Activities
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Narayana Seva: Dinner at Reston Shelter (December 21st)
Desc: Prepare and serve dinner at Reston Shelter located at: 11975 Bowman Towne Dr, Reston, VA 20190 on Saturday, December 21st, 2024.
Signup link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4DAFA929A0F8CF8-53672450-december#/
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Narayana Seva: Breakfast at Leesburg Shelter (December 28th)
Desc: Prepare and serve breakfast at Leesburg Shelter located at:19520 Meadowview Ct, Leesburg, VA 20175 on Saturday, December 28th, 2024.
Signup link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4DAFA929A0F8CF8-53672517-december#/
For any Seva related questions, please reach out to Seva Coordinator, Brother Vijay @ seva@loudounsai.org.
Sai Ram
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SSSCL – Young Adults Updates
YA Re-registration Form: Please look for information from YA reps to re-confirm as active YA of the center by registering using the link below.
YA Re-Registration Form
If you have any questions and (or) looking for more YA updates, please reach out to our Female YA Rep Varsha Rao @ yafrep@loudounsai.org and Male YA Rep Arjun Sundaram @ yamrep@loudounsai.org
Sai Ram
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SSSGC's Regional, National and Zonal Updates
Updates from DMV & Region 2 Centers:
None.
SSSGC (USA) – Region 2 Updates:
None
SSSGC-USA National Announcements:
None
SSSGC-Zone1 Updates:
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Sai Inspires:
Please find the latest updates from SSSGC Zone-1 (USA, Canada and West Indies). We highly encourage all of you to share this newsletter with all your center members, Young Adults and SSSE community. https://conta.cc/4fju6YS
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SSSGC cordially invites all SSSGC members globally to participate in the first-ever Astottara Sahasra Sayiswara Lingarchana to be held at Prashanthi Nilayam on February 17, 2025.
The offering, which forms a part of the centenary celebrations, will involve the worship of 108 configurations of 1,116 Lingas, each centred around a representation of Bhagawan.
Registration is required for the 1796 devotees who will participate in this Archana. Kindly register yourselves and your family members using the link below.
https://vedastudy.net/parthi2025/browser/#/registration
You are all welcome to participate in this wonderful event at the Supreme Abode of our Beloved Lord, Prasanthi Nilayam.
For additional information, please contact pnc@sssglobalcouncil.org
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SSSGC – SSSSO, India – Athi Rudra Maha Yagnam at Prasanthi Nilayam: With Bhagwan's Divine Blessings and as a part of the Centenary Celebrations of Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba, there will be a Sri Sathya Sai Satamanam Visva Santhi Lok Kalyana Athi Rudra Maha Yagnam performed at the Sai Kulwant Hall at Prashanthi Nilayam from 14th to 25th February 2025.
All devotees from around the world are welcome to the yagnam. The yagnam will be telecast live worldwide for everyone to follow and participate in the proceedings.
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Prasanthi Connection Zone 1 Weekly Updates:
Please see the weekly update for the week of December 9th 2024 – December 15th 2024 from Prasanthi Connection Zone 1 Committee. Following up with the zone chairs email, for your convenience Prasanthi Connection Zone 1 team is including the information and links below:
– Email – Weekly updates of December 9th 2024 – December 15th 2024
Email link: https://preview.mailerlite.io/preview/941190/emails/139889717746337465
– “Your Prasanthi Connection” – Centennial Birthday Video Offering – *Br. Ashwin Bala Video Url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRJNdC33x10&ab_channel=Zone1PrasanthiConnection
– Need Help with your visit to Prasanthi Nilayam, Puttaparthi, India?
Call us at: +1 (909) 736-0119 or Email us at: zone1@prasanthiconnection.org
You can share your feedback by using “Contact Us” on our zonal website at
https://www.sssgc-zone1.org/
Sai Ram
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How Swami Wanted Carol Singing to be Full of Fun, Joy and Harmony | Dr Shailesh Srivastava | Satsang
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Copyright (C) 2024
Sri Sathya Sai Center of Loudoun, VA.
(Affiliated to Sri Sathya Sai Global Council)
All rights reserved.
Our Website address is:
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Christmas2024_PN.pdf