New Sunday Feast Timings & Other events at ISV this week!

WEEKLY UPDATES: Aug 6 2019 - Aug 14 2019 View this email in your browser Dear Friends and Patrons Hope this meets you all well and experiencing Lord Krishna's love! We extend a warm welcome to you and your family to join us for the classes and xciting  events this week at ISV!  This week we have: Wednesday: Gita Wisdom by H.G Vaisesika Prabhu  @ 6:00pm Saturday: Srimad Bhagavatam Discourse by H.H Bhakti Rasayana Sagar Swami Maharaj  @ 7:30am Sunday: Sunday Feast  Discourse by H.H Bhakti Rasayana Sagar Swami Maharaj  @ 4:00pm Update: Beginning August 11, 2019, Sunday Feast Program will begin @ 4pm.  Updated Sunday Feast schedule is included in the email below. 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, AUG 7-  GITA WISDOM Please join us this Wednesday for an evening of Gita wisdom and Kirtans.  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: Gita Wisdom & Kirtan by H.G Vaisesika Prabhu 8:00pm: Sandhya Arotik and Narasimha Prayers followed by Prasadam SATURDAY, AUG 10 - DISCOURSE ON SRIMAD BHAGAVATAM 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.H Bhakti Rasayana Sagar Swami Maharaj 10:00am: Guru puja followed by Prasadam SUNDAY, AUG 11 -  NEW SUNDAY FEAST TIMING We welcome you and your family to join us for Sunday feast program this week filled with bhajans, spiritual discussion, arotik and delicious feast. 4.00 pm - 5.30 pm - Sunday Feast Discourse by H.H Bhakti Rasayana Sagar Swami Maharaj 5.30 -  6.00 pm - Gaura Aarti, Narasimhadeva Prayers 6.00 pm - Announcements followed by Prasadam 7.30 - 7.45 pm Shayan Aarti 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 Chapter 2 (verses 37 – 72) of Bhagavad Gita every day along with one purport from 28 Jul 2019 to 25 Aug 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 28 Jul 2019 to 25 Aug 2019. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AxZj501LYxr4O7b_G20TNG91zzfAGXaI/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 http://isv-vedicacademy.com/ 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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