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A warm and loving Sairam dear Members,
With Swami's grace we had a lovely and blissful Shivaratri celebration at Sister Madhavi Damaraju's residence! Close to 100 of Swami's devotees came together to sing the glory of Lord Sai Shiva. The energy is prodigious. We Thank our Dearest SWAMI, Damaraju's for opening up their residence and all of you for your active participation and encouragement.
We have several exciting events planned over the next couple of months. Please stay tuned for updates.
We will have our Regular Devotional, SSSE activities this Sunday Feb 26th starting at 9:30 AM@ Claude Moore Center.
Please find this week's Centre Newsletter, updates from all wings (Devotion, SSSE, Seva & YA) along with Centre Calendar for Mar 2023 and Zonal/Regional updates.
Om Sai Ram!
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Regular Devotional activities on Sunday, Feb 26th 2023.
09:30 AM : Be at the Venue – Claude Moore
09:45 AM : Opening Prayers, Swami Darshan Video, Learn & Practice Hanuman Chalisa Chanting
10:15 AM : “Glory of the Divine Names of Sri Sathya Sai” – 108 Names of Bhagawan(Ashtothra) Satsang (see below for more details)
10:50 AM : Bhajans (See Below Signup Sheet)
11:35 AM : Closing Prayers
2023 Festival Hosting Signup:
With Bhagawan's divine grace, SSSGC Center of Loudoun will be providing an opportunity to all members to sign-up for hosting special festival bhajans for the year 2023. Please see the sign-up link for 2023 Festivals (Select ONLY one option.)
Click Here: SSSCL 2023 Festival Hosting Signup Form Last Day of your signups is Thursday, March 02nd, 2023.
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Sri Sathya Sai Educare (SSSE) Updates
Regular SSSE Classes on Sunday, Feb 26th, 2023.
Important SSSE Reminders:
1. Easwaramma Day Celebrations – SAVE THE DATE for May 6th 2023 (Saturday). Kids have begun the signup, 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. SSSE Seva Day and Photo Shoot Day – SAVE THE DATE for March 12th, 2023 (Sunday). Kids are required to mandatorily participate in the Seva activity as they cherish the joy of participating in making food for those in need. This is at the regular center timings on Sunday, so there should be no calendar conflict for anyone. We also request the parents to participate and join the seva activity. We have a Photo Shoot for the yearbook on the same day. Kids are required to come in appropriate dress code (white and white) as instructed by their gurus. This will really help the Yearbook team a lot.
3. First Sunday of every month (SSSE Bhajans) – Please mark your calendars that the first Sunday of every month is 'mostly' dedicated for SSSE bhajans unless there is a special event or calendar conflict with other center activities. Please encourage kids to participate in Bhajan workshops, sign up for bhajans and practice regularly.
4. 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 are due by March 20th !
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
5. Sunday March 19th – Please mark your calendar(Change in date) to join our initiative for Sai Harmonious Homes. This is a special satsang designed for parents to ask any questions on how to engage their kids in our spiritual upbringing. This workshop cum satsang is strongly encouraged for SSSE Parents.
Sai Ram!
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SEVA UPDATES
Narayana Seva(Manassas shelter): February 25th SATURDAY
Desc: Prepare and serve dinner at Manassas
Shelter located at:10056 Dean Dr, Manassas, VA 20144 on Saturday January 28th, 2023.
Signup link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0d4dafa929a0f8cf8-february5#/
Sunday March 12th 2023: P3 and Sandwich Seva @ Claude Moore Center. Look for more details from the Seva Coordinator.
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
2. FEB Seva Opportunity from South Bethesda on Feb 26th at Pyle Middle School from 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm. Interested YAs please reach out to Varsha or Arjun for details.
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. Region 2 Memorial Day Retreat will be held from Friday May 26th, 6PM to Monday May 29th, 12PM 2023 at Camp Green Lane, 249 Camp Green Lane Rd, Green Lane, PA 18054.
https://campgreenlane.com/
If Interested to be part of various Devotional and SSSE activities, please reach out to your Center Officers.
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
1. Parthi Pilgrimage 2023
With HIS divine grace and blessings, we are immensely happy to share with you all that, we will be having our SSSGC-USA pilgrimage to Divine abode Prashanti Nilayam from July 4th- July 6th, 2023.(please see the attached flyer).
This pilgrimage is being led by our Mid-Atlantic Region (Region 2)
Please signup using above Registration Form from Region 2
2. Regional Team for SSSGC-USA North Central Region (Region 5)
With Swami’s grace, I hope you and your families are doing well. It's only your spirit of unity that kept the Sri Sathya Sai devotees of the North Central region (Region 5) aligned with the Prasanthi Nilayam and the Sri Sathya Sai Global Council (SSSGC). May Swami's blessings be always with you all.
Along with the creation of SSSGC-USA, We need to form a new regional team for the North Central region (Region 5) . Based on the nominations we received and the discussions we had with senior members and advisors in the North Central region (Region 5), it’s with immense pleasure, I would like to announce the new team of regional officers that will work with you on the spiritual path Swami has laid out for us. The new team brings a lot of experience, energy, and most importantly an unwavering commitment to Swami's teachings and a sacred bond of love with the Prasanthi Nilayam. Please join me in congratulating the new regional team that will embark on the most sacred journey of self-transformation by leading the North Central region (Region 5) of the SSSGC-USA.
I request your continued support and cooperation to the new regional team.
SSSGC-Zone1 Updates:
Below are the zonal announcements (6 total) for this week for all members:
Click the link below to view the announcements on our Zonal website:
Announcements for the week of February 22, 2023
https://www.sssgc-zone1.org/zonal-chair/zonal-chair-announcements-week-of-february-22-2023/
Sai Ram!
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Video of the Week
Celebrations of Maha Shivaratri @ SSSCL | Feb 18, 2023
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