Please check the attached March 2023 Calendar above.

Daylight Savings time – Please note Daylight saving time, which moves the clocks forward an hour on Sunday, March 12th 2023.
SSSE Yearbook Photo Shoot and P3/Sandwich Seva – Sunday March 12th at Claude Moore starting at 9:30 am.
Parental Workshop – Sunday March 19th at Claude Moore. (more details in devotional email next week).
Hindu(Ugadi/Yugadi/GudiPadwa), Persian and Baha'i New Year – Center will celebrate on  Sunday March 26th. 
Sri Ram Navami Celebrations – We will celebrate on Saturday April 1st.  (look out for RSVP and Bhajan Signup in Devotional Session – LAST Day March 13th).

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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Regular Devotional activities on Sunday, Mar 12th 2023.

09:00-09:40 AM – Setup (Please join if Available)
09:45 AM : Opening Prayers, Swami Darshan Video, Practice Hanuman Chalisa Chanting & Learn Mantra Pushpam
10:30 AM :  P3 & Sandwich Seva by SSSE/ YAs/ Adults at Devotional Hall.
11:35 AM : Closing Prayers & Center Announcements

Sri Rama Navami – RSVP & Bhajan Signup:
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 6pm to 8:30pm. 

Address: 24612 Lavender Grove Drive, Aldie 20105.
Link: RSVP & Bhajan SignUp

Please RSVP and kindly provide us your & your kid(s) 2 Bhajan choices if interested to offer  by Monday March 13th by 11 PM.

Sai Ram!

Sri Sathya Sai Educare (SSSE) Updates

SSSE Yearbook Photo Shoot and P3/Sandwich Seva on Sunday, Mar 12th, 2023 starting at 9:30 AM.

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 to practice 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 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. 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

4. 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!

SEVA UPDATES

Month of March 2023 service activities

*P3 Seva and Sandwich Seva: March 12th @ Claude Moore (Center) 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM** 
Desc: Pack non-perishable snack bags at Claude Moore and drop-off at Centre Ridge Elementary school. Pack sandwiches at Claude Moore and drop-off at Reston shelter. *We encourage all SSSE kids, parents and center members to participate in packing these items.**

*Narayana Seva (dinner at Reston shelter): March 18th**
Desc: Prepare and serve dinner at Reston Shelter located at:11975 Bowman Towne Dr, Reston, VA 20190 on Saturday March 18th, 2023.
Signup link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0d4dafa929a0f8cf8-march4#/

*Narayana Seva (dinner at Manassas shelter): March 25th**
Desc: Prepare and serve dinner at Manassas Shelter located at:10056 Dean Dr, Manassas, VA 20144 on Saturday, March 25th, 2023.
Signup link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0d4dafa929a0f8cf8-march5#/

Sai Ram!

Young Adults Updates

1. YA Re-registration Form: Please look information from YA reps to re-confirm as active YA of the center by registering using below link.
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

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 2022.
The location of the retreat is: Camp Green Lane, 249 Camp Green Lane Road, Green Lane, PA. We are very happy to announce that the retreat website has been launched for our participants to register for the retreat.

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. 

Here is a short video clip of a montage of pictures from last year's retreat which also includes a few glimpses of the new camp site(Camp Green Lane) that will be used for this year's retreat.
https://youtu.be/0lbAG_hV5rM

2. Region 2 Parthi Pilgrimage:  July 4th to 6th 2023.
Camp If you are interested, please register for this pilgrimage by using the link below.
https://forms.gle/Xu6dGfodufVWjrvu7

3. Our Musical offering at Bhagawan's Lotus feet during our Region 2 Retreat from Friday May 26th, 6 PM to Monday May 29th, 12 PM 2023 and Parthi Pilgrimage July 1-6 2023.  Region 2 Pilgrimage is between July 4-6 2023, but there will be practices from July 1-6 2023 as needed after regular darshan times. If you have already registered for Parthi Pilgrimage and said yes to be part of an Adult /YA Musical Program, please use this form to let us know your interest in helping with these programs.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeXRw7KwDCvaL62L-PcpuXdWrv0Cx-68_txDgX0Mx-PwYRJKg/viewform

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.
This pilgrimage is coordinated by our Mid-Atlantic Region (Region2)
Please sign up using the above Registration Form from Region 2.

SSSGC-Zone1 Updates:

Below are the zonal announcements for all members for this week : Click Here

Zone 1 Announcements March 8, 2023

1. SSSGC Medical Camp at Prasanthi Nilayam, from June 29 to July 3, 2023– Registration Open
2. Zone 1 Virtual Ladies Wing Retreat April 15th-16th, 2023–Registration Open
3. SaiLights-Last Day of Submission- Friday, March 17, 2023
4. Prasanthi Networking Event
5. Prasanthi Welcomes Center Leaders

Link to website announcement page:
https://www.sssgc-zone1.org/all-announcements/

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