Awaken the Jesus Within!

At this time of the year, people from many lands, many faiths and cultures are gathering at Prasanthi Nilayam to celebrate the holy festival of Christmas and honour the birth of Jesus Christ. Each year, on the occasion of Christmas Day, Sri Sathya Sai Baba gave a discourse to those gathered there to remind us of our divine nature and to share the message and life of Jesus.  He cautioned us to avoid regarding Christmas as an occasion of feasting and revelry, but as an opportunity to resolve to follow the teachings and example of Christ.

He reminded us that it is our destiny to journey from humanity to divinity. On this journey, there are many obstacles and trials. God takes birth in human form from time to time, to teach man how to overcome the obstacles and reach the goal of divinity. On the occasion of Christmas Day, 1982, Swami urged “Awaken the Jesus Within You!”

Dec 25th 2022, Sunday:  SSSCL – NO CENTER ACTIVITIES @ Claude Moore due to Christmas.

Sai Ram dear members,

Hope you are all doing well with Swami’s divine blessings. We wish you and all your family members a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

We have completed the SSSCL Officer nomination process and are happy to announce the new office bearers for the 2023-2024 term. I would like to thank the selection committee (Priay Kowdley, Suneeta, Anupma, Lalith), Regional and National committee members for all the support and effort throughout the selection process.

Listed below are the new office bearers:

President: Raghavendra Srinivasan

Vice President: Prasanthi Babu

SSSE Coordinator: Karthik Srinivasan

Devotion Coordinator: Sai Deepa Amin

Service Coordinator: Vijay Konkimalla

Female YA Rep: Varsha Rao

Male YA Rep: Arjun Sundaram

Hearty Congratulations to all the new committee members. Praying Swami to guide the new office bearers and request all members to support them in conducting the center activities and progressing in this spiritual journey. The new office bearers will begin serving in their new roles starting January 1st, 2023.

Also I would like to thank Prasad Nistala (Vice-president), Rajashri Sankavaram (SSSE Coordinator), Prasanthi Babu (Devotional Coordinator), Ramesh Mallina (Service Coordinator), Ravindra Anantha (Male YA Rep) and Kirthana Srinivasan (Female YA Rep) for their dedication, coordination and effort in conducting the center activities for the past two years.

On behalf of our current committee members, I sincerely thank Swami for giving us the golden opportunity to serve HIM and our center.

Sai Ram

SPECIAL New Year Eve Celebrations on Saturday , Dec 31st

Hosted by Brother Vivek and Srilakshmi Baisetty.

24139 Dark Hallow Cir, Aldie, VA 20105

09:00 PM : Light Snacks

10:00 PM : Silent Meditation

10:15 PM : Opening Prayers, Swami Darshan Video, Swami Message

10:30 PM : Bhajans, Closing Prayers

12:01 AM : Welcoming New Year 2023

Bhajan Signup Link: Bhajan Signup Link for New Year Eve Bhajans

Sri Sathya Sai Educare (SSSE) Updates

NO SSSE Classes on Sunday, Dec 25, 2022

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Seva Updates

Narayana Seva(Manassas shelter): December 24th

Desc: Prepare and serve dinner at Manassas

Shelter located at:10056 Dean Dr, Manassas, VA

20144 on Saturday December 24th, 2022.

Signup link:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4DAFA929A0F8CF8-december3

Click here for more Seva Updates

Devotional Updates

NO Regular Devotion Activities on Sunday, Dec 25, 2022

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Center Updates

SSSCL 2022 Christmas Celebrations video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6kZEPwkKYY

SSSCL Swami 97th Birthday Celebrations video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8Qc4tZmsFA

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https://www.youtube.com/@loudounsaicenter

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Sri Sathya Sai Global Council (SSSGC) Updates: Check the latest announcements online

SSSGC-YALST:  Sri Sathya Sai Global Council – Young Adults Leadership Programme for Self Transformation

The programme was officially launched  during the 97th Birthday Celebrations in the morning session, on 23 Nov 2022 at Kulwant Hall in Prashanthi Nilayam. The official launch video, brochure and flyer with registration details are provided below.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kpMf9EGQ98y-qyU0NWQoDuvqT3B2z7dy/view?usp=share_link

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Tdmec-ZW9FNi4D7P1BTqU61B_60wXvBt/view?usp=share_link

SSSGC Region2 | YA retreat [14-15 Jan] 2023 Make a note of the date!

We are planning to facilitate a YA Retreat in January on Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th in the Central Jersey area – exact venue and details on the program will be communicated soon! This weekend also happens to be the MLK day holiday long weekend for many.

Please save the date and plan to attend with your peer YAs for an enriching satsang!

Call Sai Seva Program: Call Sai, where you are never alone, is a program designed to provide assistance to Sai devotees by connecting them to appropriate resources in a confidential manner. All it requires is a phone call (1-272 CALL SAI; 1-272-225-5724). For more details on the Call Sai program, please visit https://www.callsai.org/

Kishore Nadella (president@loudounsai.org)

          Prasad Nistala (vp@loudounsai.org)    Rajashri Sankavaram (sse@loudounsai.org)

            Prasanthi Babu (devotion@loudounsai.org)      Ramesh Mallina (seva@loudounsai.org)

                     Ravindra Ananth (yamrep@loudounsai.org)     Kirthana Srinivasan (yafrep@loudounsai.org)  

!! Samastha Lokah Sukhino Bhavanthu !!