SaiRam Dear Members,
Please find below the latest Sri Sathya Sai Center of Loudoun Newsletter.

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





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 a lovely center wide seva (P3 & Sandwich) activity led by our SSSE kids, parents, YA's and members! The energy all around was so intense and really reflected. A hearty thanks to Swami for giving us all this wonderful opportunity and thanks to everyone who came and participated.

“Swami says that the nutritive value and energy from food comes only when it is swallowed and digested, rather than just chewed. Similarly, the profound benefits of Swami’s teachings on human values parenting occur only through practice and implementation of these values into our daily lives.” 

We will have this Sunday March 19th starting at 9:30 AM @ Claude Moore Center, “Harmonious Homes – Human Values Parenting” satsang facilitated by Sister Maha Karthik and will have interactive activities and more food for thought. 

Requesting all Parents to Join the Satsang.

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

Sai Ram!

Center Newsletter – March 19th 2023


Please check the attached March 2023 Calendar above.

Quick Highlights in MARCH, 2023:

SSSE Bhajan Workshop – In Person, Saturday March 18th at 24809 High Plateau Ct, Alide VA 20105 from 12:30 pm to 2pm, interested SSSE kids please attend.
Parental Workshop – Sunday March 19th at Claude Moore. (more details in devotional email next week).
SSSE Bhajan Workshop – Online, Saturday March 25th via Zoom.
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.  

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

Center Address: 46105 Loudoun Park Lane Sterling VA 20164.


Regular Devotional activities on Sunday, Mar 19th 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
10:15 AM : Parental Satsang – “Harmonious Homes” facilitated by Sis. Maha Karthik
11:15 AM : Bhajans
11:35 AM :  Closing Prayers & Center Announcements

Sri Rama Navami Celebrations:
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.
Tentative 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

Sai Ram

Center Address: 46105 Loudoun Park Lane Sterling VA 20164.


Sri Sathya Sai Educare (SSSE) Updates

Regular SSSE Classes on Sunday, Mar 19th, 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


SEVA UPDATES

Month of March 2023 service activities

*Narayana Seva (dinner at Reston shelter): March 18th**
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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**

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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 for information from YA reps to re-confirm as active YA of the center by registering using the 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

4. SSSSGC – USA Region 2 New Media Coordinator, Ranjeesh Chandran has been appointed as the new media coordinator for our SSSGC-USA Region 2. This change is due to  our current media coordinator Raghavendra accepting to become the  President of the SSSGC  Loudoun Sai Center earlier this year.

5. Inclusive Education Project (IEP) – Vidya Vahini, 
As announced before: Sri Satya Sai Vidya Vahini is undertaking a special project “Inclusive Education Project” (IEP). Registration link for Inclusive Education Project (IEP) undertaken by Sri Satya Sai Vidya Vahini (SSSVV) is given  

https://forms.gle/LkQVbgthQziY3kzr9  Or email at: volunteer.iep@sssvv.org

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 15, 2023

1. Seeing Rama through Sai Rama: an offering from Zonal Media Team.
2. SSSGC Medical Camp at Prasanthi Nilayam, from June 29 to July 3, 2023 – Registration Open.
3. Zone 1 Virtual Ladies Wing Retreat April 15th-16th, 2023 – Registration Open.
4. February Issue of the Prasanthi Global News, 2023.
5. Prasanthi Welcomes Center Leaders-Registration Open.
6. Message from SS Naganand Trustee SSSCT.
7. Message from Phil Dietlien, SSSGC, Zone Chair 6.
8. Structure and Operations of SSSGC & The Role of Sri Sathya Sai Centers.
9. How to Participate in the 10 Million Trees Green Mission | Sri Sathya Sai Prema Tharu.

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

Sai Ram
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Jai Sai Ram!

Saideepa Amin (devotion@loudounsai.org
Karthik Srinivasan (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

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May Swami's Love flow through All

At his divine lotus feet,

Sri Sathya Sai Center of Loudoun Committee

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