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SRI SATHYA SAI GLOBAL COUNCIL – ZONE1 (USA- REGION 2)
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A Warm and Loving Sai Ram Dear Members,
Hope all of you had a divine and wonderful Happy week with Swami’s Grace!
With Abundant Grace of Swami, almost 160 devotees came together on Saturday Nov 23 in celebrating Bhagawan’s 99th birthday by singing his glory. It was a blissful celebration with devotees feeling Swami's presence at various times during the offering. We thank Our Dear Swami for giving us this wonderful opportunity to celebrate HIS birthday, and also thank each and every member who served in all areas to make this offering very divine and blissful.
This Sunday December 1st – we will have a Member General Body Meeting and Next Committee Selection Meeting along with Winter Pack seva at Hovatter Elementary school starting from setup at 9:30 am. Requesting all active members to please join if available for more details see below in devotional section.
Subscription: Don’t forget to subscribe to SSSCL YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@loudounsaicenter
and for more details visit website – www.loudounsai.org
Sai Ram
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Sri Sathya Sai Center of Loudoun
Important Announcements
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SSSGC – Sri Sathya Sai Center of Loudoun – Center Officers Selections for Year 2025-2026 and Member General Body Meeting
Selection Meeting is this Sunday December 1st 2024 at Center. PLEASE JOIN
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Winter Blanket SEVA at Center on Dec 1st 2024. Please join us at Hovatter School.
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PARTHI PILGRIMAGE CENTENNIAL YEAR 2025 (July 10-13, 2025) –Registration is now open. We are truly blessed by His Grace to embark on both an inner and outer journey to our spiritual source, Prasanthi Nilayam. Parthi Pilgrimage, set during the centennial year, has been confirmed by the ashram authorities for the auspicious dates of July 10-13, 2025. see flyer below.
REGISTRATION LINK: https://forms.gle/F1e2BnJEXfYNev356
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Sri Sathya Sai Center of Loudoun (SSSCL) Feedback Form – We are requesting all members to provide your feedback about how the center is functioning or anything to improve center operations using the link below.
SSSCL Feedback Form: https://forms.gle/VN64wmpAZFnj322H6
Sai Ram
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“To eliminate the ego, strengthen the belief that all objects belong to God and you are holding them on trust. This would prevent pride; it is also the truth.”
Sri Sathya Sai Baba.
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Sri Sathya Sai Center of Loudoun
Devotional Updates
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Member General Body & Next Committee Selection meeting with Winter pack seva on Sunday Dec 1st @ Hovatter Elementary School.
Tentative Program Details.
09:30 am – 09:45 am: Setup (Please join if available)
09:45 am – 10:00 am: Opening prayers
10:00 am – 10:45 am: General Member Meeting
10:45 am – 11:15 am: Selection Meeting for Committee 2025-2026
11:15 am – 11:45 am: Winter Pack Seva and Closing prayers (11:45 am to 12 pm Wind Up)
Any questions please reach out to Devotional Coordinator Sister Saideepa Amin @ devotion@loudounsai.org.
Sai Ram
Samastha Lokah Sukhino Bhavanthu!!!
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SSSCL – Sri Sathya Sai Educare (SSSE)
Important Announcements:
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Sunday Dec 1st – No SSSE classes @ Hovatter Elementary School.
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SSSGC – Zone1 Pilgrimage in July 2025:
Friendly reminder to consider attending the US Pilgrimage in July 2025. This is a blessed opportunity for parents, children, gurus, and families to experience. If anyone is interested, please complete the rsvp form (link above that is shared in Important announcements.)
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SSSGC – USA: National SSSE| Centenary Birthday Preps |Book and Sadhana Offering. Happy to announce our preparations for His centenary birthday celebrations next year! The greatest gift we can give Sai is our own self transformation. In order to work on ourselves, we are rolling a couple of offerings in which all SSSE Gurus, children AND parents can participate for an entire year!
Everyone has an opportunity to participate in:
1) Sadhana- Devotion in Action! We have an entire list of sadhana/spiritual practices and resources for you based on the 9 Forms of Worship. Parents, children and gurus can choose from the list and practice them as a family, as a class or as an individual. The options are plenty and are flexible to suit any lifestyle/schedule. One can choose prayers and practices from their own faith traditions as well.
If you want to know more about the 9 forms for worship, enjoy this series
2) DEAREST SWAMI- a compilation of Articles, poems and artwork are welcome from SSSE children and Gurus.
You will find all the information here: CLICK HERE
Our endeavor begins on November 23rd 2024 and will end November 23rd 2025. We pray for inspiration, guidance and determination so that what we undertake helps not just each of us, but also our families and communities positively.
We have an entire team of loving and dedicated teachers who have put this together. If you have any questions please email the following ID- sadhana-education@sssgc-usa.org
All other details for submissions for the book or the sadhana/spiritual practice can be found in the URL above.
Any questions on SSSE related activities please reach out to SSSE coordinator, Sister Sai Vajra Neeraja @ sse@loudounsai.org
Sai Ram
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SSSCL – SEVA UPDATES
Month of November 2024 Seva Activities
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Narayana Seva: Breakfast at Leesburg Shelter (November 30th)
Desc: Prepare and serve breakfast at Leesburg Shelter located at:19520 Meadowview Ct, Leesburg, VA 20175 on Saturday, November 30th, 2024.
Signup link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4DAFA929A0F8CF8-52925236-november#/
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Winter Pack SEVA Packing (December 1st)
We will pack winter kits this coming Sunday December 1st at the center. Signup will be sent to have volunteers signup to join for distribution at Washington DC Parks on Saturday December 7 in the morning. More details will be shared by Seva Coordinator Brother Vijay.
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Old/Used Eyeglasses Donation Drive
As part of this service activity we are collecting old/used eyeglasses(Including reading and child). These eyeglasses will be dropped off at the Eyeglass Recycling center of Northern Virginia. Donated previously owned eyeglasses will be distributed to those in need around the world. Please bring it to the Center on Sunday.
For any Seva related questions, please reach out to Seva Coordinator, Brother Vijay @ seva@loudounsai.org.
Sai Ram
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SSSCL – 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
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4 Additional Openings available. SSSGC Region 2 Fall YA Retreat 2024 Registration | November 29th – December 1st.
If you have not yet registered and are interested in attending the Region 2 Fall YA retreat, they have four additional slots available.
November 29th – December 1st, 2024 (Thanksgiving Weekend) at the Vraj Temple in Schuylkill Haven, PA.
The Retreat will be centered around the theme, “The Attitude of Gratitude.”
Please register using this link
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CENTENARY MUSICAL SYMPHONY: YA’s
Sairam, Dearest Young Adults,
We are thrilled to announce the Global Musical Symphony in honor of Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba's Centenary Celebrations, themed Karishye Vachanam Tava. This special tribute, featuring singers and instrumentalists from around the world, will be a centrepiece of His Centenary Celebrations at Prasanthi Nilayam.
We invite all talented performers from SSSGC centers to participate! The registration deadline for SSSGC Zone 1 members has now been extended until November 23, 2024.
Participants can register their interest as a musician or vocalist (eligible ages: 18–45 in November 2025). Once registered, the Audition Team will reach out with further instructions.
Feel free to share this opportunity with all interested YAs and members. This is a unique chance to contribute to His divine celebration!
Registration Link: https://bit.ly/3YQSFHZ
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
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SSSGC's Regional, National and Zonal Updates
Updates from DMV & Region 2 Centers:
None.
SSSGC (USA) – Region 2 Updates:
None
SSSGC-USA National Announcements:
None
SSSGC-Zone1 Updates:
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Prasanthi Connection Zone 1 Weekly Updates
Please see the weekly update for the week of November 25th 2024 – December 1st 2024 from Prasanthi Connection Zone 1 Committee. Following up with the zone chairs email, for your convenience Prasanthi Connection Zone 1 team is including the information and links below:
– Email – Week updates of November 25th 2024 – December 1st 2024
Email link: https://preview.mailerlite.io/preview/941190/emails/138943938282128960
– “Your Prasanthi Connection” – Centennial Birthday Video Offering – *Br. Ramana Moorthy Video Url: https://youtu.be/-nPrlx9NfsI
– Need Help with your visit to Prasanthi Nilayam, Puttaparthi, India?
Call us at: +1 (909) 736-0119 or Email us at: zone1@prasanthiconnection.org
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Sai Inspires
Please find the latest updates from SSSGC Zone-1 (USA, Canada and West Indies). We highly encourage all of you to share this newsletter with all your center members, Young Adults and SSSE community.
https://conta.cc/48FeXiQ
You can share your feedback by using “Contact Us” on our zonal website at
https://www.sssgc-zone1.org/
Sai Ram
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🔴Sri Sathya Sai Center of Loudoun – Bhagawan's 99th Birthday Celebrations on Nov 23rd 2024 ✨
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Copyright (C) 2024
Sri Sathya Sai Center of Loudoun, VA.
(Affiliated to Sri Sathya Sai Global Council)
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