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Wednesday, August 10, 2016

Harinam Sankirtan & H.G Vaisesika Prabhu's Classes @ ISV This Week!

WEEKLY UPDATES: AUG 9 - AUG 16, 2016

Dear Friends,

Hope this meets you all well. We hope you had a wonderful weekend.We extend a warm welcome to you and your family to join us for the classes and events this week at ISV and hear Krishna Katha from H.G Vaisesika Prabhu! 

“The thoughts of My pure devotees dwell in Me, their lives are fully devoted to My service, and they derive great satisfaction and bliss from always enlightening one another and conversing about Me.” (Bhagavad-gita 10.9).

 This week we have:

Wednesday:  Seminar on "Valuable Lessons from Jaganantha Rath Yatra" - Part 2 - by H.G. Shyama Rupa Prabhu.

Friday:   Harinaam Sankirtan in Palo Alto  @ 6:59pm

Saturday : Srimad Bhagavatam class by H.G Vaisesika Prabhu               

Sunday:   San Francisco Rath Yatra

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.

 

AUG 10, WEDNESDAY : SEMINAR ON VALUABLE LESSONS FROM RATH YATRA

We extend a warm welcome to you and your family to join us for a Seminar on "Valuable Lessons from Jagannath Rath Yatra"  - Part 2 by HG. Shyamarupa Prabhu @ ISV   .

6:00pm: Seminar on "Valuable Lessons from Jagannath Rath  Yatra" - Part 2  by H.G. Shyam Rupa  Prabhu

8:00pm: Sandhya Arati followed by Prasadam

 

AUG 12, FRIDAY: HARINAM SANKIRTAN IN PALO ALTO

Please come and take part in this wonderful activity of distributing the holy name for the pleasure of Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu who is Krishna Himself and  started the Sankirtan movement, chanting of the holy name of Krishna in congregation.

 

When: Friday, Aug 12 @ 6.59pm (Please come as early as possible)

Where: Lytton Plaza on University Avenue (220 University Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301)

 

 

AUG 13, SATURDAY - SRIMAD BHAGAVATA DISCOURSE

Join us for this enlivening Srimad Bhagavatam discourse by H.G.Vaisesika Prabhu and boost your inner faith to serve Guru, Srila Prabhupad and Krishna!

7.30am: Srimad Bhagavatam Class by H.G Vaisesika Prabhu

10:00am: Guru puja followed by Prasadam

AUG 14,SUNDAY - SAN FRANSCISO RATH YATRA 2016

 

 
 

JANMASHTAMI CELEBRATION SPONSORSHIP

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

SUBCRIBE TO VEDIC WISDOM -  NECTAR DROPS

In this world of fast paced technology and racing schedules, the elite and comman man alike need droplets of refreshing wisdom to protect their peace, spirituality, and happiness. Vedic Nectar Drops, an initiative of ISV, aims to meet this goal by sending weekly droplets out to all subscribers to keep their weeks inspired and refreshed. If you are interested in receiving every week, please send an email to vedicstudygroup@gmail.com

 
 

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