{"id":1233,"date":"2023-03-31T17:04:09","date_gmt":"2023-03-31T21:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/region2.sssgc-usa.org\/loudounsaicenter\/?p=1233"},"modified":"2023-08-29T13:37:44","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T17:37:44","slug":"ssscl-newsletter-april-2nd-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/region2.sssgc-usa.org\/loudounsaicenter\/announcements\/ssscl-newsletter-april-2nd-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"SSSCL Newsletter – April 2nd 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"
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SaiRam Dear Members.\u00a0 Please find below the latest Sri Sathya Sai Center of Loudoun Newsletter.<\/p>\n
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Please Note No Center Activities and SSSE Classes on April 2 2023 as we have Special Rama Navami Bhajans on April 1 2023. More Details below.<\/b><\/div>\n
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A warm and loving Sairam\u00a0dear\u00a0Members,<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Hope all of you are having a blessed week!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Last Sunday we had \u00a0blissful Hanuman Chalisa and Mantra Pushpam learning along with vibrant bhajans from our members on occasion\u00a0of Ugadi celebrations<\/font>. A hearty thanks to Swami for giving us all this wonderful opportunity\u00a0and thanks to everyone who came and participated.<\/font><\/p>\n

WISHING YOU AND YOUR FAMILY A VERY HAPPY SRI RAMA NAVAMI!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

We will be celebrating Sri Rama Navami festival<\/strong> as special bhajans hosted at Sister Madhuri Chandra, this Saturday April 1st from 5:30pm onwards<\/strong>, by singing the glory of Lord Sai Rama to our hearts content!<\/em><\/span>
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For millions of men, women, and children, Ramayana, the Rama Story, Stream of Sacred Sweetness, has been for many centuries the perennial source of solace during sorrow, vitality when floored by vacillation, illumination while confounded, inspiration in moments of dejection, and guidance while caught in quandaries. It is an intensely human drama in which God impersonates man and gathers around Him, on the vast world stage, the perfect and the imperfect, the human and the subhuman, the beast and the demon, to confer on us, by precept and example, the boon of Supreme Wisdom. It is a story that plays its tender fingers on the heartstrings of people, evoking lithe, limpid responses of pathos, pity, exultation, adoration, ecstasy and surrender, rendering us transformed from the animal and the human into the Divine, which is our core. – N. Kasturi.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Requesting all parents, members to Join us.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Please find this week's<\/strong> Centre\u00a0Newsletter, updates from all wings (Devotion, SSSE, Seva & YA)\u00a0<\/strong>along with Centre Calendar for April 2023<\/strong> and Zonal\/Regional <\/strong>updates.<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Please check the attached April 2023 Calendar above.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n
Quick Highlights in April, 2023:<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

\nSri Ram Navami<\/strong>\u00a0Celebrations – We will celebrate on <\/span>Saturday, April 1st.\u00a0
<\/strong>Center Member Meeting during Center Satsang\u00a0@ Claude Moore on\u00a0<\/b><\/font><\/p>\n

Sunday April 16 2023<\/b><\/font><\/font>
\nNarayana Seva <\/strong>@ Reston and Manassas on Saturday<\/strong>,\u00a0April 15th and April 22nd<\/strong>.
\nSri Sathya Sai Aradhana Mahotsavam<\/strong> Celebrations @ Claude Moore on Sunday, April 23rd<\/strong>. See attached flyer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Please mark your calendars so that you can attend the Center with family and friends, and enjoy the bliss of these special programs.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Subscription:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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NO Devotional activities\u00a0on Sunday, April 2 @ Claude Moore\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Sri Rama Navami Celebrations on Saturday April 1st:<\/strong><\/span><\/u><\/span>
\nWith Swami's divine grace<\/strong>, Sri Sathya Sai Center of Loudoun will be celebrating Sri Rama Navami Celebrations @ Sister Madhuri Chandra residence on April 1st Saturday from 5:30pm to 8:30pm<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Address<\/strong>: 24612 Lavender Grove Drive, Aldie 20105<\/b><\/span><\/span>.<\/b><\/span><\/span>
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\n5:30 PM : Meditative Music
\n6:00 PM : 21 OMs, Swami's Darshan Video and Chanting Hanuman Chalisa
\n6:20\u00a0PM : Bhajans (Based on the signups received)
\n8:20 PM : Closing Prayers<\/span><\/p>\n

Center Member Meeting during Center Satsang\u00a0@ Claude Moore on\u00a0<\/b><\/font>\u00a0Sunday April 16 2023<\/b><\/font>
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Sri Sathya Sai Aradhana Mahosthavam Celebrations<\/strong><\/span><\/span> will be on <\/span>Sunday, April\u00a0 23rd 2023 @ Claude Moore Center<\/strong><\/span>.\u00a0See Flyer Below.<\/p>\n

Please mark your calendars and Join us by providing your availability using the below RSVP form.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>
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Last day to RSVP is Saturday, April 15th, 2023.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Sri Sathya Sai Educare (SSSE) Updates<\/span><\/u><\/span><\/h3>\n

No Regular SSSE Classes on Sunday, April 2nd, 2023.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Important SSSE Reminders:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

1. Easwaramma Day Celebrations – SAVE THE DATE for May 6th 2023 (Saturday)<\/span>.<\/strong>\u00a0Kids have begun\u00a0practice activities for various cultural demonstrations of what they have been learning on Swami's Educare values.\u00a0Please make sure to participate in the practice sessions, assist wherever you can and encourage your kids as much as possible<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0<\/strong>Yearbook Inputs\u00a0<\/strong>– 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\u00a0<\/span>sse@loudounsai.org<\/a><\/span><\/a><\/strong>\u00a0or submitted to their gurus<\/strong>. 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.\u00a0<\/span>All submissions(extended)\u00a0are due by April 10th<\/strong><\/span><\/span> !<\/span><\/p>\n

If you are comfortable submitting it directly to google drive, here is the link, but please make sure the details are very clear.<\/span>
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SEVA UPDATES<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/font><\/h3>\n

Month of April 2023 service activities:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

*Earth Day Seva (Cleaning Potomac River): April 22nd**<\/font><\/em><\/strong><\/span>
\nSri Sathya Sai Loudoun Center and Sri Sathya Sai South Bethesda Center is partnering with Potomac Conservancy to celebrate Earth Day<\/strong> by cleaning the Potomac River at Matthew Henson Trail on Saturday, April 22nd, 2023 between 9.00 AM and 11.00 AM located at Matthew Henson Trail 12326 Dewey Road Silver Spring, MD 20906.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.signupgenius.com\/go\/10c0d4dafa929a0f8cf8-earth#\/<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

This service is open for adults and children over 13 years of age. We will offer 2 SSL hours for participation.\u00a0Your consent to the attached waiver form is mandatory.<\/span><\/p>\n

*Narayana Seva (dinner at Reston shelter): April 15th**<\/font><\/em>

\nDesc: <\/span><\/strong>Prepare and serve dinner at Reston Shelter located at:<\/span><\/span>1<\/span>1975 Bowman Towne Dr, Reston, VA 20190<\/span> on Saturday, April 15th, 2023.
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*Narayana Seva (dinner at Manassas shelter): April 22nd**<\/font><\/em>

\nDesc: <\/span><\/strong>Prepare and serve dinner at Manassas Shelter located at:10056 Dean Dr, Manassas, VA 20144 on Saturday, April 22nd, 2023.<\/span>
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1. <\/font>YA Re-registration Form<\/strong><\/span>:<\/span> Please look for information from YA reps\u00a0to re-confirm as active YA of the center by registering using the link below.<\/font>
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SSSGC's\u00a0 Regional, National and Zonal Updates<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

SSSGC (USA) – Region 2 Updates:<\/strong><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

1. \u00a0<\/strong>Our Memorial Day Retreat<\/strong><\/span> is going to be from 6 PM Friday 26th May 2023 to 12 PM Monday 29th May 2023.<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>The location of the retreat is: Camp Green Lane, 249 Camp Green Lane Road, Green Lane, PA.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The theme of the retreat is <\/span>“Love Lives by Giving and Forgiving”.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Please register<\/strong><\/span> for the retreat by going to this website. https:\/\/region2.sssgc-usa.org\/retreat\/<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span>
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The campsite accommodation (specially lower bunks beds) \u00a0is limited and will be assigned on the first come first serve basis. We, thus, request interested devotees to register as soon as possible.\u00a0Please also make a note that the registration rate goes up by $10 after April 30th. The last date of registration is 15th May 2023.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Retreat 2023 Main Schedule<\/strong><\/span> is up on our retreat\u00a0 website.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>https:\/\/region2.sssgc-usa.org\/retreat\/<\/span><\/a>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Retreat 2023 YA and SSSE Schedules are up on our retreat website<\/span><\/strong>.<\/span> <\/span>https:\/\/region2.sssgc-usa.org\/retreat\/<\/a><\/strong><\/span>
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Please note that there are limited on site retreat accommodations. We request you all to register early.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

2. Region 2 Parthi Pilgrimage:\u00a0\u00a0July 4th to 6th 2023.<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nIf you are interested, please register for this pilgrimage by using the link below.<\/span>
\nhttps:\/\/forms.gle\/Xu6dGfodufVWjrvu7<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

SSSGC-USA National Announcements<\/strong><\/u><\/span><\/span>
\nIt is \u00a0retreat time. With immense pleasure, we would like to invite you all to the following retreats<\/p>\n

1. SSSGC-USA California Region Mini Retreat (May 13th-May 14th, 2023)- Flyer attached to Email.<\/strong>
\nLocation:\u00a0Clayton Valley Presbyterian Church,1578 Kirker Pass Rd, Clayton,CA 94517.
\nPlease contact Chandrasekhar Srinivasan (president.Regionca1@sssgc-usa.org<\/a><\/a>) for more details.<\/p>\n

2. .SSSGC-USA Region 2 Annual Retreat (May 26th-May 29th, 2023)- Flyer attached.
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\nVenue: 249 Camp\u00a0Green Lane Rd,\u00a0Green Lane, PA18054
\nPlease contact Pradosh Dessai (president.region2@sssgc-usa.org<\/a><\/a>) for more details.
\nWebsite: https:\/\/region2.sssgc-usa.org\/retreat\/<\/a><\/p>\n

3. SSSGC-USA \u00a0Region 3 Annual Retreat \u00a0(May 26th-May 29th, 2023)- Flyer attached.
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\nLocation –\u00a0Adventure Ocoee,186 Hawkins Dr, Ocoee, TN 37361
\nPlease contact Vini Raman(president.region3@sssgc-usa.org<\/a><\/a>) for more details.
\nWebsite: http:\/\/region3.sssgc-usa.org\/retreat<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

4.\u00a0<\/em>USA Parthi Pilgrimage 2023 Registration\u00a0 (Gentle reminder)<\/strong>
\nWe are\u00a0 extremely fortunate to have received blessings\u00a0 that enable us to embark on a pilgrimage to our source, Prasanthi Nilayam, from July 4th- 6th, 2023.\u00a0
\n\u201cEvery living being is on a pilgrimage \u2013 whether it is aware of it or not. … The destiny of all beings is to return to their origin.\u201d\u00a0Sathya Sai Speaks\u00a0(14.45)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Registration link:<\/u><\/strong><\/span>
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This pilgrimage is coordinated by our Mid-Atlantic Region (Region2)<\/span><\/p>\n

\nSSSGC-Zone1 Updates:<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Below are the zonal announcements\u00a0for all members for this week :\u00a0Click Here<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Zone 1 Announcements March 29, 2023<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n