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 week! 

Sri Sathya Sai Center of Loudoun center activities commenced on last Sunday August 27th with blissful Vratam by all members and thus obtaining our dear lord’s Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba’s blessings on all of us and with continued wonderful and enlightening satsang of Brother Fize Mohammad on Monday August 28th. Please see glimpses of Vratam and full talk of Brother Fize Mohammad below.

SSSCL – NO Center activities on Sunday September 3rd 2023 at Claude Moore due to Labor Day weekend and we will meet for Janmashtami Bhajans @ Bollu’s residence on Saturday September 9th @ 5:30pm (See below in devotional session for details) and first SSSE class @ Claude Moore on Sunday September 10th 2023 from 9:30am onwards.  No devotional Activities on Sep 20 2023 Sunday.

Requesting all members to join with families and pray for world welfare and acquire our divine Sai Maa’s blessings.

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 September 2023 and Zonal/National and Regional updates.

Sai Ram

Please check the attached September 2023 Calendar above.

Quick Highlights in September 2023:

• Sri Sathya Sai Center of Loudoun – Member & SSSE (2023-2024) Registration Form. Requesting all members(Old and New) to utilize below registration form to register you & your family members and also your kids in SSSE for academic year 2023-2024. Last day for registering(Extended) to September 3rd, SUNDAY.

    Link for Member & SSSE Registration – Member & SSSE Registration

• Krishna Janmashtami Special Bhajans on Saturday September 9th @ Sister Bindu Bollu’s residence from 5:30pm onwards. Look for more details in devotional session.

• Sri Sathya Sai Educare (SSSE) – SSSE first class at Claude Moore on Sunday September 10th from 9:30am onwards.

• Sri Sathya Sai Educare (SSSE) – SSSE – Parent Orientation at Claude Moore on Sunday September 17th from 10:00am onwards with SSSE Classes.

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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Sri Sathya Sai Center of Loudoun

Krishna Ashtami Celebrations @ Bollu’s Residence

Saturday, Sep 09th  from 5:30 pm onwards

Address: 24021 Mill Wheel Place, Aldie 20105

05:30 PM – 05:45 PM : Silent Sitting
05:45 PM : Opening Prayers, Swami Darshan Video, Chanting Madhurashtakam
06:00 PM : Bhajans followed by Closing Prayers and Prasadam

We are requesting you and your family to RSVP and sign up for bhajans if interested, Last Day for signups Sept 4th.

Link: https://forms.gle/thVGSRWLBvmJUVc67

Sai Ram

Samastha Lokah Sukhino Bhavanthu!!!

Sri Sathya Sai Educare (SSSE) Updates

  
   FIRST SSSE CLASSES – SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 10th @ Claude Moore from 9:30 AM.

1. Member & SSSE Registration form for Year 2023-2024 
Dear Parents,
Below is the Registration form of SSSE of register your Kids for the academic year 2023-2024 and also use the same form to register as Member(all Old members and New Members). Please do the registration by September 3rd SUNDAY. (Extended)
Link: Member & SSSE Registration

2. SSSE Parent Orientation Meeting on September 17th (Sunday) @ Claude Moore Recreation Center- Please bookmark your calendars and look out for more details from Sister Sai Neeraja in WhatsApp groups.

Sai Ram

SEVA UPDATES

Month of September 2023 service activities:

1. *Narayana Seva (dinner at Reston shelter): Sept 16th**
   Desc: Prepare and serve dinner at Reston Shelter located at: 11975 Bowman Towne Dr, Reston, VA 20190 on Saturday, September 16th, 2023.
   Signup link: To be shared

2. *Narayana Seva (dinner at Manassas shelter): Sept 23rd**
   Desc: Prepare and serve dinner at Manassas Shelter located at:10056 Dean Dr, Manassas, VA 20144 on Saturday, September 23rd, 2023.
   Signup link: To be Shared

        
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
 
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:

No Major Updates.

SSSGC-USA National Announcements

1. In-person SSSGC Region 10 Musical Retreat with Sri Sathya Sai Alumni ” SAI MAHIMA GAO” at Houston, Texas – SAVE THE DATE 09/23/23 

We are very happy to announce that SSSGC Region 10 will be having  Musical retreat on September, 23, 2023-Saturday at Houston, TX. Please see the flyer for more details. This invitation is open to all the regions.

SSSGC-Zone1 Updates:

Below are the zonal announcements for all members for this week : Click Here – https://www.sssgc-zone1.org/all-announcements/

• College Admission Prep Guidance Virtual Workshop: SSSGC Zonal Committee for Awareness of Human Values and Educare (SSSPAVE) is conducting a virtual workshop for college admission preparation on September 9th at 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM EST. Parents and high school students are welcome to register at 

  https://forms.gle/9FkGhZpv9yVFpLSu7. Please see the flyer with more details.

• Sri Sathya Sai Leadership Course is being offered by the Sri Sathya Sai Educational Programs (SSSEP) committee. Registration for this course is open until September 23rd. This course is open to all adults age 18 and over. Duration is 10 weeks long starting from October 14, 2023 until March 30, 2024, every 2nd and 4th Saturdays at 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM EST. For more information, here is the flyer or click here to register. 

• Medical Camp at Prasanthi Nilayam – November 18 – 25 2023: Registration is open for both medical and non-medical professions. Please fill out one of the following registration forms if you would like to volunteer:

  • • Registration for Medical Doctors and Allied Health Professionals

    • Registration for Non-medical volunteers

Link to website announcement page:

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

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

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

Sai Ram

Quick Links: 

• Weekly Zonal Announcements: https://www.sssgc-zone1.org/all-announcements/ 

• Sri Sathya Sai Prema Tharu – 10 Million Trees Global Plantations Drive: www.sssprematharu.org

• Sri Sathya Sai Vidya Vahini Inclusive Education Project (IEP) Volunteering:  https://forms.gle/LkQVbgthQziY3kzr9 Or email at: volunteer.iep@sssvv.org

• “Prasanthi Connect” Mobile App: Google Play Store | Apple App Store | Use QR code

• Call Sai is a program designed to provide assistance to Sai devotees. Call (1-272 CALL SAI; 1-272-225-5724) or visit https://www.callsai.org/

• SaiLights Magazine: Volume 1 | Volume 2 | Volume 3 | Volume 4 | Volume 5 | Volume 6

• Humanitarian Relief and Sri Sathya Sai Global Council Foundation

• Operational Guidelines

• Guidelines, Rules and Regulations

Sri Suktam | With Lyrics & Meaning |

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