| | | | | Dear Friends and Patrons Hope this meets you all well and experiencing Lord Krsna's love! By associating with holy people, by chanting God's name and by living a humble life, our love for God is re-awakened. We extend a warn welcome to all of you for an exciting week of events at ISV. Have a wonderful week! This week we have: Tuesday: Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura's Disappearance day festival Celebrations presided by H.G Vaisesika Prabhu @ 6:00pm Wednesday: Special Evening Program with H.H. Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaj @ 6:00pm Saturday: Srimad Bhagavatam Discourse by H.G Vaisesika Prabhu @ 7:30am Sunday: Annual San Francisco Rath Yatra (No Sunday Feast program at ISV) Watch us Live! In case you are unable to make it, you can also join us through audio conference or watch live broadcast. The details are available at www.IskconSiliconValley.com. | | | TUESDAY, JUL 2 - SRILA BHAKTIVINODA THAKURA'S DISAPPEARANCE DAY FESTIVAL 
Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura (1838 - 1914) is a prominent preceptor acharya in our succession of spiritual masters and disciples coming from Lord Krsna. He was a pioneering spiritual leader, a householder, a magistrate working in colonial India under the British rule, a prolific preacher, writer and a poet. He brought the teachings of Lord Caitanya to the world and re-opened the Marketplace of the Holy Name: Nama Hatta. He wrote over a hundred books on bhakti and thousands of devotional songs (bhajans).
In many ways, aspiring devotees of Lord Krsna today owe a significant debt to Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura for charting the course and laying the foundation for the modern-day Krsna consciousness movement. We welcome you all to join us on Tuesday night to celebrate this auspicious day.
6:00pm Chanting and Hearing about Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura presided by by H.G Vaisesika Prabhu
7:00pm MSF results offering to Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura
7:15pm Pushpaanjali Offering to Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur
7:30pm Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur Aarti & Sandhya
8:00pm Prasadam | | WEDNESDAY, JUL 3 - SPECIAL PROGRAM WITH H.H GOPALA KRISHNA GOSWAMI MAHARAJ  Please join us this Wednesday for a special evening of Gita wisdom and Kirtans with our visiting guest, H.H Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaj. We invite you, your family and friends to take the opportunity to engage in the auspicious hearing of Krishna Katha, ecstatic Bhajans and Kirtans, partake in Krishna Prasadam. 6.00pm - 8:00pm: An Evening with H.H Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaj
8:00pm: Sandhya Arotik followed by Announcements & Prasadam H.H Gopala Krishna Goswami Maharaj. Maharaj is a very senior disciple of Srila Prabhupada. He graduated from the University of Delhi, studied Business Management at the Sorbonne University of Paris on a scholarship from the French Government and later, obtained a Master Degree in Business Administration from McGill University at Montreal. At present, H.H Gopala Krishna Goswami Maharaja is the G.B.C for Mumbai and various other ISKCON centers in Northern India. He is also the Chairman and Trustee of the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust, the world's largest publisher and distributor of Vedic Literatures. Maharaj is well known for his deep commitment and surrender to Srila Prabhupada, his untiring, dedicated efforts to spread the mission of Lord Caitanya globally and his self compassionate nature. | | SATURDAY, JUL 6 - SRIMAD BHAGAVATAM DISCOURSE
 Hearing Srimad Bhagavatam from pure devotees is the most important means of attaining the ultimate goal of life. Through the process of submissively hearing sound vibration and chanting transcendental sound one attains a fearless state, free from darkness, free from doubt, free from the bewilderment of the accepting and rejecting nature of the mind. 7.30am: Srimad Bhagavatam Discourse by H.G Vaisesika Prabhu
10:00am: Guru puja followed by Prasadam | | SUNDAY, JUL 7 - ANNUAL SAN FRANCISCO RATH YATRA FESTIVAL  We cordially welcome you to the most wonderful Sri Jagannatha Ratha Yatrafestival at the Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. Do not miss this wonderful festival where the Lord of Universe, Sri Jagannath along with His brother Balaram and sister Subhadra Devi come on a procession giving unlimited blessings to everyone around!
PN: No Sunday Feast Program @ ISV on Jul 7th
11:00 am: Parade begins at Transverse Dr. & John F. Kennedy Dr.
12 noon: Festival begins at Sharon Meadows by Children's Park If you would like to sponsor a Sunday Feast, to commemorate a special occasion (like birthday or wedding anniversary) or just in general, please write to us at isvconnect@gmail.com. We will offer the bhoga to the Deities and serve prasadam to all the devotees in your name. Donation amount for the Sunday Feast is $351 only | | BHAGAVAD GITA AS IT IS - Chapter A Day (CHAD) 
"As Arjuna set aside his bow and arrows, let us set aside any sense of confidence in our own abilities so that we may hear Krsna's words with full heart and attention.This kind of submissive hearing is the primary requirement for advancement in spiritual life. The devotee who hears Krsna's words with a submissive heart immediately feels an ingress of causeless knowledge and detachment." – H. G. Vaisesika Prabhu CHAD is a worldwide alliance of devotees who chant at least one chapter of Bhagavad-gita As It Is every day. Please recite Chapter 2 (verses 1 – 36) of Bhagavad Gita every day along with one purport from 27 Jun 2019 to 27 Jul 2019.
CHAD PLUS
We invite you to participate in CHAD PLUS . It's an extension of CHAD and is based on the Shloka book of Srila Prabhupada! Every day CHAD PLUS members should chant the designated BG chapter AND (+) the chosen SB verses listed below.
Below is the link to download the CHAD Plus SB Verses for 27 Jun 2019 to 27 Jul 2019.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_UaE5WFPboWa9veM29nnlyPhUSvXst_k/view?usp=sharing
http://www.readchad.com/chad-calendar/ Daily 10 Minute CHAD Calls - You may also recite with devotees every weekday by joining daily conference calls from
More CHAD resources www.readchad.com
https://www.facebook.com/bhagavadgitachad | | | | KIRTAN MELLOWS AT YOUR HOME 
The temple organizes melodious hari kirtan/bhajans & Hari Katha at people's homes all over the Bay Area. You can either join in or host such a unique, spiritually uplifting experience to gain the mercy of the Lord, gain positivity and feel instant bliss
See examples of kirtan videos: bit.ly/kirtanexamples
See what the hosts think: bit.ly/kirtanfeedback
See Kirtan FAQs: bit.ly/kirtanfaqs To experience the bliss of kirtan/katha, please text/call Govinda Das @ 408 634 4478 or submit your interest here (https://goo.gl/forms/bGsUpvA5KQuQlUl73). | | ISV's (New) NAVADWIP PRESCHOOL | | |  Navadvip Learning Center, an educational initiative of ISV is offering fun-filled cultural & academic up-bringing of the children.
Pre-School: For 2 to 5 year old kids (Part time & Full time options available).
After School-Program: For 5-11 year old kids (3-6 pm). Pickup service from school available
Locations: Sunnyvale & Pleasanton
The curriculum is based on California (CA) state standards educational structure as well as the Indian Vedic Culture. A foreign language Sanskrit with structured instructions will also be a part of the curriculum.
For further info,
please visit our facebook page: fb.com/NavadvipLC or
the website www.nineislandsschool.com or
email us at navadviplc@gmail.com
call us at 408.746.5306
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Vedic Academy offers Sunday School for kids from age group 0 - 15 yrs every Sunday from 3 - 7 pm where kids learn about Vedic Culture, Slokas, Stories & Lessons from Bhagavad Gita, Srimad Bhagavatam etc., Bhajans and participate in Arts & Crafts, Dramas and much more.
For more information, please visit www.vedic-academy.org or send an email to vedicacademy108@gmail.com or call 650-248-6297
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