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Monday, August 22, 2016

Grand Janmashtami Celebration & Srila Prabhupad Appearance Day Festival @ ISV This Week!

WEEKLY UPDATES: AUGUST 22 - AUG 30, 2016

Dear Friends,

Hope this meets you all well.

In the Skanda Purana, Brahmaji  tells Narada: Krishna Janmashtami is famous in this world. It destroys sins. It is equal to many millions of Yajnas It is equal to many millions of pilgrimages.It brings devotion to Lord Krishna.

This week we have:

Wednesday: Class has been cancelled in preparation for Janmashtami

Thursday:  Grand Janmashtami Celebration presided  by H.G Vaisesika Prabhu, H.H. Giriraj Swami, H.H. Keshava Bharati Das Goswami  & H.H Rtadvja Swami

Friday:   Srila Prabhupad Appearance Day Festival with H.G Vaisesika Prabhu, H.G. Giriraj Swami & H.H Rtadvja Swami

Saturday: Continuation of Srila Prabhupad Appearance Day Festival

Sunday: Sunday Feast Lecture by H.G Vaisesika Prabhu

We extend a warm invitation to you and your family to join us for these Grand Celebrations @ ISV this week.

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.

 

AUGUST 25, THURSDAY : GRAND JANMASHTAMI CELEBRATION

Sri Krishna Janmashtami - Celebrations of divine appearance of Lord Sri Krishna. Devotees all over the world celebrate this festival to express their desire to serve the Supreme Lord and to glorify Him. Please join us to hear from H.G Vaisesika Prabhu and our special honored guests H.H. Giriraj Swami, H.H. Keshava Bharati Das Goswami  & H.H Rtadvja Swami as they take us through a beautiful discourse on various pastimes of Lord Krishna. 

Their Lordships Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Sri Sri Radha Madanamohana and Sri Narasimhadeva are magnificently dressed and adorned with jewelleries and colourful fragrant flowers on this day.  Devotees observe a full-day fast. As a part of the celebrations, the temple has scheduled devotional activities throughout the day, like Kirtans, discussing pastimes of Krishna & much more starting. Lord Krishna’s bathing ceremony – called Abhishek – is witnessed by all attendees while sponsors get opportunity to personally bathe the Lord. 

We extend a warm invitation to you and your family for this auspicious occasion! https://www.facebook.com/events/1034652906590185/  

  • 4:30am Mangala Aartik
  • 5:00am Tulasi Aartik
  • 5:15am Japa
  • 7:15am Guru Puja 
  • 7:30am Darshan Aartik & Kirtana
  • 8:30am Sastra Jam & Hari Katha
  • 12:00pm Raj Bhoga Aartik
  • 1:00pm Kirtan and Hari Katha
  • 2:00pm Devotional Kirtana by Vedic Academy Kids
  • 4:00pm Kirtan and Hari Katha
  • 6:00pm Welcoming Community VIP Guests 
  • 7:00pm Sandhya Aartik
  • 8:30pm Abhishek & Kirtana
  • 10:15pm Announcements & Acknowledgements
  • 10:20pm Kirtan and Hari Katha
  • 12:00am Maha Aartik

 

 

AUGUST 26, FRIDAY: SRILA PRABHUPAD APPEARANCE DAY CELEBRATION

At the advanced age of sixty-nine, Srila Prabhupada traveled from India to the United States on a small cargo ship to deliver the world from the suffering of material consciousness. Join us for the celebration of the Appearance Day of A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, the founder-acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness. H.G Vaisesika Prabhu, H.H. Giriraj Swami, H.H. Keshava Bharati Das Goswami  & H.H Rtadvja Swami will preside over the festival.

8:00am -12:00pm Srila Prabhupada Katha & Offerings
11:45am- Offering of the Janmathami-Vyasa Puja Sankirtana Festival Results
12:00pm - Puspanjali & Srila Prabhupada Aartik
1:00pm Prasadam

 

AUGUST 27, SATURDAY: EXTENDED SRILA PRABHUPAD APPEARANCE DAY CELEBRATIONS

We are pleased to welcome you to the Extended Vyasa Puja celebration of Srila Prabhupad. Only limited number of devotees can be called upon. Those who have written down thier offering will be given first priority, 

7.30am: Offerings to Srila Prabhupad by ISV Community devotees

10:00am: Guru puja followed by Prasadam

 

AUGUST 28, SUNDAY - SUNDAY FEAST LECTURE

We cordially invite you to our Sunday feast program this week. Program includes Kirtan, Bhagavad Gita discourse, Arati and delicious prasadam.

4:00pm - 6:00pm: Sunday Feast Talk by H.G Vaisesika Prabhu

6.00pm: Sandhya Aartik followed by Announcements and Prasadam

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 $301 only

 JANMASHTAMI CELEBRATION SPONSORSHIP 2016

This year Sri Krishna Janmastami, Lord Krishna’s divine appearance day, falls on August 25th, Thursday.

We are planning a spectacular festival. Starting 4:30am until 1am, for the Krishna’s pleasure. Time will be filled with continuous bhajans, kirtanas, talk about Krishna, puja offerings etc,. ending with the midnight ararti, kirtana and prasadam distribution. Free dinner, prasadam feast, will be served to all. There will be also special children’s activities.

Traditionally, Janmastami is time of giving. Devotees give, donate towards, and sponsor the worship of Sri Krishna. Having said that, we have sponsorship and service opportunities as we are expecting over 7000 visitors to come to the temple throughout the day. We humbly request you to extend your support this year to celebrate Lord Krsna's birthday in grandeur. 

SPONSORSHIP DETAILS: 

There are different ways you could contribute to the festival as well as to the various projects at ISV. Kindly make a pledge by clicking on the link below. For any questions regarding donation please reach out to Damodar Prabhu @ deepakc108@gmail.com or hansapriya8@gmail.com

We will be performing a really Beautiful Kalash Abhishek this year and you can help Pujari’s bathe the Sri Radha Krishna on His birthday and receive His divine blessings.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AB3b-ccuWKkfq_FFwboei5xuO6IMmeNO0kHbrneCHqU/edit?usp=sharing

PLEASE NOTE: All donations over $1008 will allow you to offer Abhishek to our Sri Radha Krishna. 

We have prepared a list of services and the approximate time slots where you can enroll for services. Our humble request is that please sign up for services (same/multiple) throughout the day since that is the only way we can ensure that we have sufficient volunteers to cover the event and take care of all aspects to make program successful. If you any questions please email hansapriya8@gmail.com or Braja Vilasini (Bhavani) @ bhavanitanikella@gmail.com  or Hari Sankirtana Prabhu @ hariharan.r.iyer@gmail.com

We're using VolunteerSpot (the leading online signup and reminder tool) to organize our upcoming activities. Here’s how it works in 3 easy steps:

1) Click this link to see our services signups on VolunteerSpot: http://signup.com/go/WwxrUA

2) View the activities listed and choose the slots you like.(click on 'View' button in front of the activity)

3) Sign up! It's Easy — you will NOT need to register an account or keep a password on VolunteerSpot.Just give you email id for signing up the slots.

Note: VolunteerSpot does not share your email address with anyone. If you prefer not to use your email address, please contact me and I can sign you up manually.

 

BHAGAVAD GITA AS IT IS - Chapter A Day (CHAD)

CHAD is a worldwide alliance of devotees who chant at least one chapter of Bhagavad-gita As It Is every day. Please join us everyday @ 5:45am.

Online Meeting Link: https://join.freeconferencecall.com/sanatanagandharvika

Dial-In Number (United States): (563) 999-2090, Access Code: 123936

Email: recite.chad@gmail.com

 

KIRTAN MELLOWS AT YOUR HOME

We often have melodious hari kirtan and bhajans at devotees' homes in the bay area. Below are a couple of sample videos of the blissful program:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcCgwx4P-sw 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6isiWMLFGc

If you would like to experience the sweet taste of holy names, please indicate your interest via this form http://goo.gl/forms/i01lk6drf3. A volunteer will send you an evite when a Kirtan Mellows event would be scheduled near you. 

VEDIC EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN

Vedic Academy offers Sunday School for kids from age group 3 - 15 yrs every Sunday from 4 - 6pm 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 408 718 1588

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