Maha Kalash Abhshek on Janmashtami!

Janmashtami is the most important and significant festival of the year. It is held in celebration of the birthday of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Krishna, himself. At ISV, We will celebrate Krishna Janmashtami with a special  Maha Kalash Abhishek on Aug 15th, 2017. This is your once a year opportunity to personally bathe the deities of Radha and Krishna in the Maha Kalash Abhishek. By sponsoring a Kalash, you and your family will receive a  free conch of Maha Vishnu! Most importantly, by performing service to Lord Sri Krishna with love and devotion on Janmashtami, you will certainly receive His special blessings.  Do not miss this rare chance to participate in the bathing ceremony of Radha and Krishna and pour the auspicious Abhishek over the Lords deity forms.  Please sign-up ASAP, by filling out the form below since the number of Conchs are very limited.  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1yHmOecg4__ot8G6TJSE5kaQ-5FZ9pyDzrxs_jBj2rvU/edit?usp=sharing For more info, please. Contact: Balimardana Das balimardana@gmaIl.com Sincerely,  ISV Festival Team Copyright © 2017 ISKCON of Silicon Valley (ISV), All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you signed up to receive information regarding our events and programs Our mailing address is: ISKCON of Silicon Valley (ISV) 1965 Latham Street Mountain View, Ca 94040 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list

Annual San Francisco Rath Yatra and Events @ ISV this week

WEEKLY UPDATES: JULY 24 - JULY 30 2017 View this email in your browser Dear Friends and Patrons Hope this meets you all well and experiencing Lord Krsna's love! With great happiness in our hearts, we invite you and your family to the Annual Rath Yatra (Chariot Festival) at San Francisco Golden Gate Park! Please note that we will not be having our regular Sunday Feast program this week at ISV.  This week we have: Wednesday: Gita Wisdom by H.G Vaisesika Das Saturday: Srimad Bhagavatam Discourse by H.G Vaisesika Das Sunday:  Annual San Francisco Rath Yatra (No Sunday Feast program at ISV) We extend a warm welcome to you and your family to join us for the classes and events this weekend 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. DONATE WITH ESPP STOCKS   We are happy to bring to you the option of donating with your ESPP stocks to ISKCON of Silicon Valley. Now you can donate to any of our projects using your stocks and all you have to do is to send an email to deepakc108@gmail.com with the details and Damodar Vamsidhari Das will guide through the process. Thank you for your consideration! WEDNESDAY JULY 26 - GITA WISDOM   Please join us for a an evening of Gita wisdom and Kirtan with H.G Vaisesika Prabhu.  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 6.00 pm: "Gita Wisdom" by H.G Vaisesika Das 8:00 pm: Sandhya Arotik followed by Prasadam SATURDAY, JULY 29 - SRIMAD BHAGAVATAM   Srimad Bhagavatam is the galitam phalam, or ripened fruit, of all Vedic knowledge. It is exactly like amrita, for by hearing its recitation we can cross beyond birth and death. There are ten subject matters and when studied together, these ten subject matters fully establish the Supreme personality of Godhead, Bhagavan Sri Krishna, as the transcendental Absolute Truth. Join us to deep dive and experience transcendental wisdom as explained in the great classic text, Srimad Bhagavatam.  7.30am:  Srimad Bhagavatam Discourse  by H.G Vaisesika Das 10:00am: Guru puja followed by Prasadam SUNDAY, JULY 30 - ANNUAL SAN FRANCISCO RATH YATRA FESTIVAL We cordially welcome you to the most wonderful Sri Jagannatha Ratha Yatra festival 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! 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 $301 only 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 dial in 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 Website: www.readchad.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.  ISV's (New) NAVADWIP PRESCHOOL Navadwip Preschool is a new education initiative of ISV that is meant for kids of age 3 to 5 year old. It is  open Monday thru Friday from 9 am to 12 noon and is located in Sunnyvale at the intersection of El Camino and Mary. The start date is November 29, 2016. You can enroll for this preschool for your child at the earliest. The curriculum is based on California (CA) state standards educational structure as well as Vedic Culture. A foreign language Sanskrit with structured instructions will also be a part of the curriculum. Maximum of 15 children can be enrolled in this session.  For further info, please visit the website www.nineislandsschool.com or email us at info@nineislandsschool.com. 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   Copyright © 2017 ISKCON of Silicon Valley (ISV), All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you signed up to receive information regarding our events and programs Our mailing address is: ISKCON of Silicon Valley (ISV) 1965 Latham Street Mountain View, Ca 94040 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list

Preparing for Lord Krsna's birthday - Distribute Krsna books to everyone!

View this email in your browser Dear Friends and Patrons Lord Krsna's divine appearance day - Sri Krsna Janmashtami - is soon approaching and here at ISV we have begun preparations for the major festival of the year.  As we prepare to welcome Lord Krsna into our hearts, here is a wonderful opportunity to receive unlimited blessings and auspicious in our lives. At Iskcon of Silicon Valley (ISV), we have taken a goal to atleast distribute 1000 "Krsna - The Supreme Personality of Godhead" hardbound books to anyone and everyone in the Bay Area as an offering to Sri Krsna for his birthday this year.  Krsna, The Supreme Personality of Godhead tells the story of Krishna's life from Srimad-Bhagavatam,the summit of the ancient Vedas from India. This book is presented as a collection of beautiful readable short-stories and illustrations. It forms a biography of the life of Krishna, who was present in India five thousand years ago. The book has beautiful state-of-art paintings depicting the pastimes of Lord Krsna.  The stories develop from Krishna's birth to His childhood and youth. Krishna plays with His boyfriends in the forest while looking after the cows and calves and incidentally He kills so many demons. On some full-moon nights He dances with Radha and His beautiful girl friends, the gopis in the rasa lila. His valor and chivalry being the King of Dwaraka is also wonderfully depicted.  By engaging in this activity of sharing about Krsna to the people of Bay Area, not only our devotion to Lord increases manifold but also brings so many people closer to Him. Here are some of the ways you could participate in this wonderful project: 1. Pledge to personally distribute Krsna books by August 15 (Krsna Janmashtami).  2. Sponsor for Krsna books to be placed in hospital, prison houses, old age homes etc. One case consists of 16 books and sponsorship cost is $108. 3. Join our volunteers in the weekends at various venues in the Bay Area to distribute the books.  If you would like to pledge to distribute Krsna books on your own to family, friends and colleagues and/or sponsor for the books, please fill out this form to choose your pledge level and we will reach out to you. We have special rewards for everyone who participates. This is a wonderful family activity and your children can appreciate and benefit from our rich Vedic culture.  Thank you very much! With gratitude Your friends at ISV Copyright © 2017 ISKCON of Silicon Valley (ISV), All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you signed up to receive information regarding our events and programs Our mailing address is: ISKCON of Silicon Valley (ISV) 1965 Latham Street Mountain View, Ca 94040 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list