Sri Rama Navami Celebrations & ISV Maha Cleaning Festival!

WEEKLY UPDATES: April 9 - Apr 27 2019 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 welcome you to the ISKCON of Silicon Valley (ISV) to celebrate the holy festival, 'Sri Rama Navami' - the auspicious appearance day of Lord Rama. We look forward for your association.  Wednesday:  Karma Yoga - The Art of Working...(Bhagavad Gita Chapter 3) by HG. Sundarananda  Prabhu Saturday: Rama Navami Celebrations & ISV Maha Cleaning Festival Sunday Evening: Sunday Feast Lecture by HG. Balimardan Prabhu Exciting Upcoming Event ISV! More details to follow... ISV Picnic (27 April 2019, Saturday): ISV Appreciation Picnic is packed with fun-filled activities and devastating prasadam. HG Vaisesika Prabhu and HG Nirakula Mataji will also join the picnic in appreciation of all the devotees who offered  their labor of love. Do not miss this wonderful opportunity to relax and nourish your soul!  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. WEDNESDAY, APR 10 - LECTURE ON KARMA YOGA - THE ART OF WORKING...(BHAGAVAD GITA CHAPTER 3) Continuing with the inspiration from HG. Chaitanya Charan prabhu  we will continue dive into Chapter 3 of Bhagavad Gita. We invite you, your family and friends to take the wonderful opportunity to hear from H.G. Sundaranda Prabhu. 6.00pm - 8:00pm: Karma Yoga - The Art of Working...(Bhagavad Gita Chapter 3) by HG. Sundarananda  Prabhu 8:00pm: Sandhya Arotik and Narasimha Prayers followed by Prasadam SATURDAY, APR 13 - SRI RAMA NAVAMI CELEBRATIONS  Sri Rama Navami is the auspicious appearance day of Lord Sri Ramachandra. "Simply by hearing about  Lord Ramacandra's life, activities, pastimes, we are associating with Ramacandra. So we take advantage of these days when the incarnation of God appears and we try to associate with Him. By His association we become purified." --- Srila Prabhupada ISV will celebrate Rama Navami on 13 April 2019, Saturday. Festival includes  special lecture, kirtans, bhajans, and delicious prasadam . Please invite your friends and family to this occasion and receive Lord Ramachandra's blessings.  4:30am Mangala Aarti 5:00am Tulasi Aarti 5:15am Japa 7:00am Guru Puja 7:30am Greeting the Deities 8:00am Srimad Bhagavatam Class 9:30am Bhajans by ISV Kids 10:15am Glories of Lord Ramachandra by His Grace Navina Nirada Prabhu 11:45am Rama Navami MSF Offering 12:00pm Rajbhoga Aarti 12:30pm Announcements & Acknowledgments 12:35pm Prasadam 1:30pm ISV Maha Cleaning & Book Distribution Begins SATURDAY, APR 13 -  ISV MAHA CLEANING FESTIVAL ISV Maha Cleaning Festval will be held on 13 April 2019, Saturday from 1:30pm onwards. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu Himself personally organized, washed and cleansed the Gundica temple with His devotees and associates. In this way, we'll do the same and make our temple a befitting place for Sri Sri Radha Madan Mohan to sit. Please come out and bring your family and friends for this unforgettable experience! There will be special Pizza dinner by HG. Bhaktavatsal prabhu for all the devotees who participate in the Maha cleaning event.   RSVP- https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1WPToj1uzHrM1uu6rEyNsVLUgsdMLOzLxuyGhW7I_Gv8/edit#gid=801978931 SUNDAY, APR 14 -  SUNDAY FEAST LECTURE We welcome you and your family to join us for Sunday feast program this week filled with bhajans, spiritual discussion, arotik and delicious feast. 3:00pm - 5:00pm: Sunday Feast Lecture by H. G. Balimardan Prabhu 5:00pm: Sandhya Arotik followed by Narasimha Prayers and Prasadam 7:00pm: Shayana Arati Darshan 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 18th Chapter (verses 40-78) of Bhagavad Gita every day along with one purport from 31 Mar 2019 to 29 Apr 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 31 Mar 2019 to 29 Apr 2019 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tDm0JL7qXajKeh0ImhE4sDSTJAtPvnqZ/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  Email: recite.chad@gmail.com to get more details on this. 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 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   Copyright © 2019 ISKCON of Silicon Valley (ISV), All rights reserved. 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