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A warm and loving Sairam dear Members,
Hope all of you are having a blessed week!
Last Sunday we had blissful Hanuman Chalisa and Mantra Pushpam learning along with vibrant bhajans from our members on occasion of Ugadi celebrations. A hearty thanks to Swami for giving us all this wonderful opportunity and thanks to everyone who came and participated.
WISHING YOU AND YOUR FAMILY A VERY HAPPY SRI RAMA NAVAMI!
We will be celebrating Sri Rama Navami festival as special bhajans hosted at Sister Madhuri Chandra, this Saturday April 1st from 5:30pm onwards, by singing the glory of Lord Sai Rama to our hearts content!
For millions of men, women, and children, Ramayana, the Rama Story, Stream of Sacred Sweetness, has been for many centuries the perennial source of solace during sorrow, vitality when floored by vacillation, illumination while confounded, inspiration in moments of dejection, and guidance while caught in quandaries. It is an intensely human drama in which God impersonates man and gathers around Him, on the vast world stage, the perfect and the imperfect, the human and the subhuman, the beast and the demon, to confer on us, by precept and example, the boon of Supreme Wisdom. It is a story that plays its tender fingers on the heartstrings of people, evoking lithe, limpid responses of pathos, pity, exultation, adoration, ecstasy and surrender, rendering us transformed from the animal and the human into the Divine, which is our core. – N. Kasturi.
Requesting all parents, members to Join us.
Please find this week's Centre Newsletter, updates from all wings (Devotion, SSSE, Seva & YA) along with Centre Calendar for April 2023 and Zonal/Regional updates.
Sai Ram
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Please check the attached April 2023 Calendar above.
Quick Highlights in April, 2023:
Sri Ram Navami Celebrations – We will celebrate on Saturday, April 1st.
Center Member Meeting during Center Satsang @ Claude Moore on
Sunday April 16 2023
Narayana Seva @ Reston and Manassas on Saturday, April 15th and April 22nd.
Sri Sathya Sai Aradhana Mahotsavam Celebrations @ Claude Moore on Sunday, April 23rd. See attached flyer.
Please mark your calendars so that you can attend the Center with family and friends, and enjoy the bliss of these special programs.
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NO Devotional activities on Sunday, April 2 @ Claude Moore
Sri Rama Navami Celebrations on Saturday April 1st:
With Swami's divine grace, Sri Sathya Sai Center of Loudoun will be celebrating Sri Rama Navami Celebrations @ Sister Madhuri Chandra residence on April 1st Saturday from 5:30pm to 8:30pm.
Address: 24612 Lavender Grove Drive, Aldie 20105.
Agenda:
5:30 PM : Meditative Music
6:00 PM : 21 OMs, Swami's Darshan Video and Chanting Hanuman Chalisa
6:20 PM : Bhajans (Based on the signups received)
8:20 PM : Closing Prayers
Center Member Meeting during Center Satsang @ Claude Moore on Sunday April 16 2023
Sri Sathya Sai Aradhana Mahosthavam Celebrations will be on Sunday, April 23rd 2023 @ Claude Moore Center. See Flyer Below.
Please mark your calendars and Join us by providing your availability using the below RSVP form.
Click here to RSVP
Last day to RSVP is Saturday, April 15th, 2023.
 
Sai Ram
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Sri Sathya Sai Educare (SSSE) Updates
No Regular SSSE Classes on Sunday, April 2nd, 2023.
Important SSSE Reminders:
1. Easwaramma Day Celebrations – SAVE THE DATE for May 6th 2023 (Saturday). Kids have begun practice activities for various cultural demonstrations of what they have been learning on Swami's Educare values. Please make sure to participate in the practice sessions, assist wherever you can and encourage your kids as much as possible.
2. Yearbook Inputs – As an annual tradition, we publish the yearbook that is compiled by the yearbook team throughout the year. We are seeking SSSE kids inputs to the yearbook. If they have great articles on SSSE core values, poems, their understanding of Swami's quotes, or stories/messages that they want to convey, please encourage them to write them, and submit it to our yearbook team. Please remember to include the kid's full name, SSSE group number, and a title for their submission. All submissions can be sent to sse@loudounsai.org or submitted to their gurus. For very young kids such as story group and group 1, if they have a piece of artwork, you can send a picture or submit the hardcopy at our center to the gurus. All submissions(extended) are due by April 10th !
If you are comfortable submitting it directly to google drive, here is the link, but please make sure the details are very clear.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/14nhcudNZYegvdZY4cCJv7v8pA4g5xVBH
Sai Ram
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SEVA UPDATES
Month of April 2023 service activities:
*Earth Day Seva (Cleaning Potomac River): April 22nd**
Sri Sathya Sai Loudoun Center and Sri Sathya Sai South Bethesda Center is partnering with Potomac Conservancy to celebrate Earth Day by cleaning the Potomac River at Matthew Henson Trail on Saturday, April 22nd, 2023 between 9.00 AM and 11.00 AM located at Matthew Henson Trail 12326 Dewey Road Silver Spring, MD 20906.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0d4dafa929a0f8cf8-earth#/
This service is open for adults and children over 13 years of age. We will offer 2 SSL hours for participation. Your consent to the attached waiver form is mandatory.
*Narayana Seva (dinner at Reston shelter): April 15th**
Desc: Prepare and serve dinner at Reston Shelter located at:11975 Bowman Towne Dr, Reston, VA 20190 on Saturday, April 15th, 2023.
Signup link: to be shared
*Narayana Seva (dinner at Manassas shelter): April 22nd**
Desc: Prepare and serve dinner at Manassas Shelter located at:10056 Dean Dr, Manassas, VA 20144 on Saturday, April 22nd, 2023.
Signup link: to be shared
Sai Ram
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Young Adults Updates
1. 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 or Male YA Rep Arjun Sundaram.
Sai Ram
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SSSGC's Regional, National and Zonal Updates
SSSGC (USA) – Region 2 Updates:
1. Our Memorial Day Retreat is going to be from 6 PM Friday 26th May 2023 to 12 PM Monday 29th May 2023. The location of the retreat is: Camp Green Lane, 249 Camp Green Lane Road, Green Lane, PA.
The theme of the retreat is “Love Lives by Giving and Forgiving”.
Please register for the retreat by going to this website. https://region2.sssgc-usa.org/retreat/
The campsite accommodation (specially lower bunks beds) is limited and will be assigned on the first come first serve basis. We, thus, request interested devotees to register as soon as possible. Please also make a note that the registration rate goes up by $10 after April 30th. The last date of registration is 15th May 2023.
The Retreat 2023 Main Schedule is up on our retreat website. https://region2.sssgc-usa.org/retreat/.
Retreat 2023 YA and SSSE Schedules are up on our retreat website. https://region2.sssgc-usa.org/retreat/
Please have a look at the screenshot below in the email. You can click on the YA Schedule or SSSE Schedule button to see the details.
Please note that there are limited on site retreat accommodations. We request you all to register early.
2. Region 2 Parthi Pilgrimage: July 4th to 6th 2023.
If you are interested, please register for this pilgrimage by using the link below.
https://forms.gle/Xu6dGfodufVWjrvu7
SSSGC-USA National Announcements
It is retreat time. With immense pleasure, we would like to invite you all to the following retreats
1. SSSGC-USA California Region Mini Retreat (May 13th-May 14th, 2023)- Flyer attached to Email.
Location: Clayton Valley Presbyterian Church,1578 Kirker Pass Rd, Clayton,CA 94517.
Please contact Chandrasekhar Srinivasan (president.Regionca1@sssgc-usa.org) for more details.
2. .SSSGC-USA Region 2 Annual Retreat (May 26th-May 29th, 2023)- Flyer attached.
Venue: 249 Camp Green Lane Rd, Green Lane, PA18054
Please contact Pradosh Dessai (president.region2@sssgc-usa.org) for more details.
Website: https://region2.sssgc-usa.org/retreat/
3. SSSGC-USA Region 3 Annual Retreat (May 26th-May 29th, 2023)- Flyer attached.
Location – Adventure Ocoee,186 Hawkins Dr, Ocoee, TN 37361
Please contact Vini Raman(president.region3@sssgc-usa.org) for more details.
Website: http://region3.sssgc-usa.org/retreat
4. USA Parthi Pilgrimage 2023 Registration (Gentle reminder)
We are extremely fortunate to have received blessings that enable us to embark on a pilgrimage to our source, Prasanthi Nilayam, from July 4th- 6th, 2023.
“Every living being is on a pilgrimage – whether it is aware of it or not. … The destiny of all beings is to return to their origin.” Sathya Sai Speaks (14.45)
Registration link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeq7l9If1xgjHCh7E769oQIJ2cORtjavIzHdFPueG4P88_U8g/viewform
This pilgrimage is coordinated by our Mid-Atlantic Region (Region2)
SSSGC-Zone1 Updates:
Below are the zonal announcements for all members for this week : Click Here
Zone 1 Announcements March 29, 2023
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Reminder: Zone 1 Virtual Ladies Wing Retreat April 15th-16th, 2023–Registration Open
- Reminder: SSSGC Medical Camp at Prasanthi Nilayam, from June 29 to July 3, 2023–Registration Open for Allied Medical Professionals and Non-medical Volunteers
- Reminder: Seeing Rama through Sai Rama: an offering from Zonal Media Team- Ramayana Quiz for all ages
- Reminder: SSSGC His Legacy Continues, Special Interview with Dr. Axay Kalathia
- SSSGC Canada Cordially Invites all the members to the Sri Sathya Sai Vedic Yajna on Apr 28th, 29th and 30th, 2023
- Workshop On Going Beyond Bhajans at the SSSCLC
- Invitation from Vaishali Sumbly- NYAC New Zealand
- Invitation from Shivendra Kumar, Convenor – SSSGC
- SSSCLC-Extension of registration
- Message For Earth Month From The Green Team – WANNA BE AN EARTH CHAMP?
Link to website announcement page:
https://www.sssgc-zone1.org/all-announcements/
Sai Ram
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Video of the Week
Sri Ramanavami Special | Rama Songs by Various Artistes |
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California-Region-Mini-Retreat.pdf