SaiRam Dear Members.  Please find below the latest Sri Sathya Sai Center of Loudoun Newsletter.
Please join for Regular Devotional Activites and SSSE Classes @ Claude Moore Rec. Center. 
More Details about Devotional, SSSE, and Seva Activities below.

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

A Warm and Loving Sai Ram Dear Members,

Hope all of you had a divine and wonderful and Safe SNOW week!

With Swami's grace, we had wonderful “Sankranti/Pongal/Lohri/EID” celebrations with lovely bhajans offered by members to our Dear Lord. We thank each and everyone of you for your participation(see below a few pictures from the event).

Please Note: We have major events lined up at the Center and National Level during the next couple of months.

  • National Youth Retreat – Feb 16-18, 2024 in Atlanta.

  • Maha Shivarathri – March 8, 2024 6 PM to March 9, 2024 6 AM (12 Hours).

  • Aradhana Day – April 28th 2024

Please mark your calendars and stay tuned for more updates in the coming days.

This Sunday, January 21st please also join us for Regular Devotional & SSSE classes at Claude Moore Recreation Center. Looking forward to seeing all the members at the center.

See below for important details.

Please find this week's Centre Newsletter, updates from all wings (Devotion, SSSE, Seva & YA) along with Center Calendar for January 2024 and Zonal/National and Regional updates.

Sai Ram

CENTER NEWSLETTER – JANUARY 21st, 2024

Please check the attached January 2024 Calendar above.               

Quick Highlights in JANUARY 2024:

This weekend Sunday Jan 21st, Regular Devotional & SSSE Classes at Claude Moore Center from 9:30 AM onwards.

Look for more details from Devotional and SSSE Sessions.

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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Don’t forget to subscribe to SSSCL YouTube Channel:  

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

SaíRam!

CENTER ADDRESS: 46105 Loudoun Park Lane Sterling VA 20164.

Sri Sathya Sai Center of Loudoun

This Sunday, Jan 21st 2024 from 09:45 AM onwards @ Claude Moore Center, we will have Devotional Session and Bhajans offerings by members.

Tentative Agenda: 

09:00 AM – 09:45 AM : Setup (Please join if available)

09:45 AM – 10:55 AM : 21 OMs, Chanting 21 times “Samastha Lokah”, Chanting “Om Sri Sai Ram”, Swami Darshan Video, Learning Shivopasana & Satsang on discussing “Om Sri Sathya Sai Sat Purushaya Namah”.

      (YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XSm_ZbGTwg&t=359s)

Lyrics : https://sssbalvikas.in/courses/uncategorized/shivopasana-manthram-vedam/

10:40 AM – 11:30 AM : Bhajans and Closing Prayers

Any questions please reach out to Sister Sai Deepa at devotion@loudounsai.org.

Sai Ram

Samastha Lokah Sukhino Bhavanthu!!!

Sri Sathya Sai Educare (SSSE) Updates  

Regular SSSE Classes this Sunday Jan 21st @ Claude Moore from 9:25 am onwards.

Group 4 SSSE Kids are invited to the below series along with SSSE Gurus:

The SSSE Group of Austin invites you to the next session of “Work Is Worship”Group 4 Speaker Series. We’re very excited and honored to have Mrs. Sarika Pradhan as our January guest speaker. She will be speaking and interacting with the students on this topic. Attached is the flyer. 
Date and Time – Sunday, January 28 at 10 am CT / 11 am ET / 8 am PT for 75 min.

***PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE IN TIMINGS FOR THIS ONE SESSION*** 

(We made it earlier as our speaker lives in India and our usual time would have been too late at night for her.)

Registration Link – https://forms.gle/xcELP3FNzCaaW2QP7

Speaker of the month – Mrs. Sarika Pradhan, Secretary of the Social Welfare Department (Government of Sikkim, India)
Registration deadline is Friday, January 26. The conference link will be sent out to registrants only. 

Any questions on SSSE related activities please reach out to Sister Sai Vajra Neeraja @ sse@loudounsai.org

Sai Ram

SEVA UPDATES

Month of January 2024 service activities:

  1. Narayana Seva (Dinner at Reston shelter): January 20th**

    Desc: Prepare and serve dinner at Reston Shelter located at: 11975 Bowman Towne Dr, Reston, VA 20190 on Saturday, January 20th, 2024.

    Signup link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4DAFA929A0F8CF8-47007820-january#/

  2. * Narayana Seva (Breakfast at Leesburg shelter): January 27th**

    Desc: Prepare and serve breakfast at Leesburg Shelter located at:19520 Meadowview Ct, Leesburg, VA 20175 on Saturday, January 27th, 2024.

    Signup link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4DAFA929A0F8CF8-47007823-january#/

For any Seva related questions, please reach out to Brother Vijay @ seva@loudounsai.org.        

Sai Ram

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

  1. National Youth Retreat –  February 16 – 18, 2024 in Atlanta. More details to follow.

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

SSSGC's  Regional, National and Zonal Updates

Updates from DMV Centers:

None.

SSSGC (USA) – Region 2 Updates:

  1. We are very happy to announce that with Swami's grace we will be having a Sailent Retreat in our Region 2  in March 2024.

    Dates: 4 PM 15th March (Friday) to 12 PM 17th March(Sunday) 2024. (Please note the change of dates)

    Location: Vraj Temple,  51 Manor Rd, Schuylkill Haven, PA 17972. (This has heated rooms and auditoriums)

    NB: The Sailent Retreat dates have been moved from Feb to March to avoid conflict with the national youth retreat that is happening during Feb 16-18th 2024 in Atlanta and also to reduce the risk of unfavorable weather.

  2. SSSGC Region 2 Annual Memorial Day Retreat: in May 2024

    Time and Dates: 5 PM 24th May (Friday) to 12 PM 27th May 2024 (Monday).

    Location Camp Green Lane (249 Camp Green Lane Rd, Green Lane, PA 18054)

    An online retreat planning meeting is scheduled for Feb 3rd 2024. Details will follow.

SSSGC-USA National Announcements:
None.
SSSGC-Zone1 Updates:

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

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

Sai Ram

Quick Links: 

Tutored by Sai to Teach His Children | Prof Kumar Bhaskar | Satsang from Prasanthi Nilayam

Tutored by Sai to Teach His Children | Prof Kumar Bhaskar | Satsang from Prasanthi Nilayam

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



May Swami's Love flow through All

At his divine lotus feet,

Raghavendran Srinivasan

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Sri Sathya Sai Center of Loudoun Committee

(https://loudounsai.org)