SRI SATHYA SAI GLOBAL COUNCIL – ZONE1 (USA- REGION 2)

A Warm and Loving Sai Ram Dear Members,

Hope all of you had a fun and blessed summer week! 

Last week we completed our Last Summer Devotional Satsang & Bhajans at Sister Sahiti Vedantam's residence, we thank Sister Sahithi Vedantam’s family for hosting bhajans all summer. 

As we do every year, this year's Sai Picnic is on Sunday August 13th at Shelter 4 – Algonkian Regional park. Please make time with your family to be part of this fun filled Sai event. See below for more details.

See below for more details.

Please find this week's Centre Newsletter, updates from all wings (Devotion, SSSE, Seva & YA) along with Center Calendar for August 2023 and Zonal/National and Regional updates.

Sai Ram

Please check the attached August 2023 Calendar above.

Quick Highlights in August 2023:

• Aug 13th – SSSCL Sai Picnic at Shelter 4 – Algonkian Regional Park from 9 am to 3 pm.

• Aug 27th – Sri Sathya Sai Vratam @ Claude Moore Recreation Center – look out for details from Devotional Coordinator.

• Sri Sathya Sai Center of Loudoun – Member & SSSE (2023-2024) Registration Form. Requesting all members(Old and New) to utilize below registration form to register you & your family members and also your kids in SSSE for academic year 2023-2024. Last day for registering is August 27th, SUNDAY.

          Link for Member & SSSE Registration – Member & SSSE Registration

Please mark your calendars so that you can attend the Center with family and friends, and enjoy the bliss of these special programs.

Subscription

Don’t forget to subscribe to SSSCL YouTube Channel:  

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

No Center Devotional on Sunday August 13th

Sai Ram Dear Members,

As part of Bhagawan's 98th birthday celebration, we will be taking up these 2 INDIVIDUAL sadhanas starting Aug 17th to Nov 22nd, 2023.
   1. 10 mins silent sitting
    2. Tapovanam reading.
Anyone interested, pl signup using this link. – https://forms.gle/P8ckSin1wjWFMexAA

Sai Ram.

Sri Sathya Sai Educare (SSSE) Updates

  
   NO SSSE CLASSES – SUMMER BREAK.

1. Member & SSSE Registration form for Year 2023-2024 
Dear Parents,
Below is the Registration form of SSSE of register your Kids for the academic year 2023-2024 and also use the same form to register as Member(all Old members and New Members). Please do the registration by AUGUST 27th SUNDAY.
Link: Member & SSSE Registration

2. SSSE Parent Orientation Meeting on September 10th (Sunday) @ Claude Moore Recreation Center- Please bookmark your calendars and look out for more details from Sister Sai Neeraja.

Sai Ram

SEVA UPDATES

Month of August 2023 service activities:

1. *August 13th Loudoun Sai Center Picnic RSVP form and Food Signup Form:
Sri Sathya Sai Center of Loudoun VA will be having Center Picnic on Sunday August 13 to enjoy nature created by Swami, have some Sai Fun with center members, and to kick off 2024 academic year.
Venue: Shelter 4 – Algonkian Regional Park
47001 Fairway Dr, Sterling, VA 20165
Timings: 9 am to 3 pm (If available please help with setup starting at 8:30 am)

2. *Narayana Seva (dinner at Reston shelter): Aug 19th**
Desc: Prepare and serve dinner at Reston Shelter located at: 11975 Bowman Towne Dr, Reston, VA 20190 on Saturday, August 19th, 2023.
Signup link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0d4dafa929a0f8cf8-august4#/

3. *Narayana Seva (dinner at Manassas shelter): Aug 26th**
Desc: Prepare and serve dinner at Manassas Shelter located at:10056 Dean Dr, Manassas, VA 20144 on Saturday, August 26th, 2023.
Signup link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0d4dafa929a0f8cf8-august5#/

        
Sai Ram

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
2. SSSCL YA group has many service opportunities at Center, if you are interested to be part of any Seva, Devotional, SSSE support or help. Please reach out to our Female YA Rep Varsha Rao or Male YA Rep Arjun Sundaram.

3. Please reach out to our YA reps Varsha Rao or Arjun Sundaram if you are interested in helping with Games at SSSCL Sai Picnic on August 13th, Sunday.
 
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

SSSGC's  Regional, National and Zonal Updates

SSSGC (USA) – Region 2 Updates:

No Updates for this week.

SSSGC-USA National Announcements
No Updates for this week.

SSSGC-Zone1 Updates:

Below are the zonal announcements for all members for this week : Click Here – https://www.sssgc-zone1.org/zonal-chair/zonal-chair-announcements-week-of-august-9-2023/

• Sri Sathya Sai Leadership Course by SSSGC Zone 1 Educational Programs Committee (SSSEP).

• Non-Medical Volunteers registration for the Medical Camp at Prasanthi Nilayam from Nov 18  to 25, 2023.

• All Medical Doctors and Allied Health Professionals are invited to register to serve in the Sri Sathya Sai Global Medical Council in Prasanthi Nilayam from November 18 – 25, 2023. Please fill out the following registration form.

Link to website announcement page:

https://www.sssgc-zone1.org/all-announcements/

You can share your feedback by using “Contact Us” on our zonal website at 

https://www.sssgc-zone1.org/

Sai Ram

A Picnic with the Lord | Prakriti & Paramatma | May 2, 1994 | Kodaikanal |

Jai Sai Ram!

Saideepa Amin (devotion@loudounsai.org) 
Sai Vajra Neeraja (sse@loudounsai.org)  
Vijay Konkimalla (seva@loudounsai.org)  
Arjun Sundaram (yamrep@loudounsai.org)  
Varsha Rao (yafrep@loudounsai.org)  
Prasanthi Babu (vp@loudounsai.org)
Raghavendran Srinivasan (president@loudounsai.org)

!! Samastha Lokah Sukhino Bhavanthu !!

LOVE ALL SERVE ALL .   HELP EVER HURT NEVER