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1.  General Announcements
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A) SERVICE ACTIVITIES:
October Pillow service – Saturday Oct 12th 2pm to 4pm 
Our monthly pillow making and drain bag making service is scheduled for Saturday Oct 12th at 2pm. Please note the change in location. Address for the service is 4916 Enlightenment Rd, Raleigh NC 27616 (5401 North community) hosted by Subbu and Shoba Devarajan. Please use the signup sheet below to participate in this service. 
Signup for Pillow making service – Oct 12th
 
Avatar Day 2024 – Service activity Oct 19th  
As part of Sri Sathya Sai Avatar Declaration Day 2024 celebrations at Greensboro, NC on October 19th, Greensboro Sai center is collecting items for homeless shelter in Greensboro. Please see the list of items below that you can bring to the event, if you are not planning to attend event, you can drop off items at 719 McRae Rd, Cary by Thursday October 17th. Following items are needed for this service: Toilet paper rolls, paper towels, dish soap/sponge, first aid kits, pillows, blankets, canned beans and vegetables.
 
B) Sathya Sai Avatar Declaration Day 2024 :
We cordially invite you to Sathya Sai Center of Greensboro to celebrate the glory of Lord Sathya Sai on the occasion of Avatar Declaration Day on October 19, 2024. Program starts at 9:30 AM. Breakfast from 8:30 AM onwards.
RSVP Link : https://forms.gle/LPSmLFuhxeRrwT8f9

 
C) Global Akhanda Bhajans -2024 :  As announced in the center, please mark your calendar,  GAB is planned for Saturday, Nov-09th 6:00 AM to Sunday, Nov-10th 6:00 AM at HSNC main hall.

 

D) Ladies wing meet :
Sairam Dear Sisters, Let’s come together for another fun filled RSC Ladies wing meet. Please signup for 10/26 RSC Ladies Wing Meet, kindly use the following signup link to confirm your attendance.
Venue : HSNC Rooms 1&2
Time:   Saturday, Oct-26th, 2.00pm-5.00pm
Signup link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rVsG22CHXcYLJQuyBF0j8Nc8YZg1LEHAGgPn96dt10g/edit?usp=sharing

 

E) Sunday, Oct 13th at HSNC
Sai Center Activities on Sunday Oct 13th @ HSNC Rooms 3,4,5,6: 
  • 3:15PM – Setup 
  • 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Open Bhajan Signup from 3:45PM and Bhajan Practice  
  • 5:10 PM  to 6:15 PM –  Open bhajans, Arati and Closing Prayers
     
F) Regional Updates – Please visit regional section at https://raleighsaicenter.org/newsletter/#regional for various Prasanthi Nilayam updates, zonal, national and regional announcements. Current updates includes happenings in Prasanthi Nilayam, Likhita Japam initiatives, new regional officers for media and medical director, sadhana hour links, Prasanthi updates from Zone 1, ladies wing initiatives etc.,
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2.  Thought for the Week
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If we aspire for peace, how should we work on ourselves?

As we observe the holy Navaratri festival, Bhagawan firmly and lovingly guides us today.

Resolve this day to cleanse the mind of impurities so that you can imbibe the inspiration! Aspirants for mental peace must reduce the luggage they have to care for; the more the luggage, the greater the bother. Objective possessions and subjective desires, both are handicaps in the race for realisation. A house cluttered with lumber will be dark and dusty, and without free movement of fresh air, it will be stuffy and suffocating. The human body too is a house; do not allow it to be cluttered with curios, trinkets, trash, and superfluous furnishings. Let the breeze of holiness blow as it wills through it; let not the darkness of blind ignorance desecrate it. Life is a bridge over the sea of change; pass over it, but do not build a house on it. Hoist the Prasanthi Flag, on the temple, that is your heart. Follow the prescription it teaches – subdue the six enemies that undermine natural bliss in man, ascend the Yoga stage when agitations are stilled and allow the splendour of the Divinity within to shine forth, embracing all, at all times! – Divine Discourse, Oct 12, 1969. –BABA

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4.  Regional Updates
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SSSGC Birthday Medical Camp from November 18-25, 2024.

Aum Sri Sai Ram! With Bhagavan’s Grace the registration is now open for both Medical Professionals and Non-Medical Volunteers for the SSSGC Birthday Medical Camp from November 18-25, 2024.

Medical Professional Registration: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfL3oycLIYLy3qEhKKdIa_wFNNVfi7AAF_q3eS_V9eeg6NraQ/viewform

Non-Medical Volunteer Registration:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfTkH–2NgqkKsaTmygSL_-winbjUHUxF–5GTIXTQEWJUroA/viewform

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Sairam Dear All,

Please see the weekly update for the week of September 30 – October 6, 2024 from Prasanthi Connection Zone 1 Committee. Following up with the zone chairs email, for your convenience Prasanthi Connection Zone 1 team is including the information and links below:

– Email – Week updates of September 30 – October 6, 2024
Email link: https://preview.mailerlite.io/preview/941190/emails/133389020544632135

– Center Announcements – requesting all center presidents to kindly download one page powerpoint slide or image and add to your existing center powerpoint slides. Please spend few minutes to share these updates live with your center members.
Download Slide link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1DCCnacgkUZrFJutlE1QGlfMe57ffSbEx

– “Your Prasanthi Connection’s” – Centennial Birthday Video Offering
Dr. Sethuraman Panchanathan Video Url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00oCAFjhDWM&ab_channel=Zone1PrasanthiConnection

– Need Help with your visit to Prasanthi Nilayam, Puttaparthi, India?
Call us at: +1 (909) 736-0119 or Email us at: zone1@prasanthiconnection.org or Web: coming soon

Sai Inspire :

https://www.sssgc-zone1.org/post/sai-inspires-oct-03-2024/

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5.  YA’s Corner
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YA Satsang with Brother Sai Giridhar – June 28 2024

Sairam. Young adults of Raleigh Sai Center had a wonderful satsang with Brother Sai Giridhar on 28th June. Brother Sai Giridhar shared his divine experiences with Swami and shared insights about the guidance swami gave him in his student life and professional life. Brother Sai Giridhar elaborated the importance of staying in the present and enjoying the journey without worrying about the end result. To re-iterate the power of staying in the present, he conducted a brief mindfulness activity during the satsang. The activity helped YAs understand the transitory nature of thoughts which are likely to be about the past or the future despite our physical body being in the present – that is here and now.

Next Young Adult satsang will be organized in the end of July or early August.

GAYATHRI BEADS BRACELET SERVICE

SERVICE TO MAN IS SERVICE TO GOD

Sairam,

We will chant and energize beads using the power of Gayathri Mantra, make them into bracelets and offer it to people in need like hospital patients and people in senior care homes.

Steps to follow:

TAKE ONE BEAD IN YOUR HAND
CHANT GAYATHRI MANTHRA 108 TIMES WHILE HOLDING THE BEAD
AFTER CHANTING 108 TIMES, PRAY THIS BEAD HELP SOMEONE
KEEP THIS ENERGIZED BEAD SAFELY IN A SEPARATE BAG FROM THE OTHER BEADS
PRAY AND ENERGIZE AS MANY AS POSSIBLE
ONCE READY, EMAIL  ya@raleighsaicenter.org  TO DELIVER AND RECEIVE MORE BEADS
BEADS WILL BE CONVERTED TO BRACELETS AND GIVEN TO HOSPITAL PATIENTS OR SENIOR CARE HOMES

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6.  RSC Service Activities
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NEW  ANNOUNCEMENT(S)! :
* In-person breakfast service – Saturday Oct 19th at 4:30am
Our monthly in-person breakfast service to support Raleigh men’s shelter is scheduled on Oct 19th at 4:30am to prepare and serve breakfast. You can also signup for ingredients and drop off by Friday, Oct 18th by 7pm at 719 McRae Rd, Cary, NC. If you are coming for the service, you can bring ingredients along with you. Please use the signup sheet below to participate in this service
* In-person Dinner service – Saturday Oct 19th at 2:30pm
Our monthly in-person dinner service to support Raleigh Men’s shelter is scheduled on Saturday Oct 19th at 2:30 pm to prepare and serve dinner at the shelter. There is an option to signup for both cooking and serving. You can also signup for ingredients and drop off at drop off by Friday, Oct 18th by 7pm at 719 McRae Rd, Cary, NC . Please use the signup sheet below to participate in the in-person dinner service
* Avatar Day 2024 – Service activity Oct 19th
As part of Sri Sathya Sai Avatar Declaration Day 2024 celebrations at Greensboro, NC on October 19th, Greensboro Sai center is collecting items for homeless shelter in Greensboro. Please see the list of items below that you can bring to the event, if you are not planning to attend event, you can drop off items at 719 McRae Rd, Cary by Thursday October 17th. Following items are needed for this service:
Toilet paper rolls, paper towels, dish soap/sponge, first aid kits, pillows, blankets, canned beans and vegetables.
* Hurricane Helene Relief efforts service in Ashville, NC
Regional service is planning Hurricane Helene Relief efforts service in Ashville, NC. There is an opportunity to serve in person and also support with supplies. For more information please use the document below.
To participate in active service projects, please see list below.
Service name and Date/time Service Activity Details Locations & Sign up
Sunday Food Service: Men’s shelter – Raleigh (Every alternate Sunday)   Preparing food at Volunteer homes and drop at common place. Volunteer will deliver at Raleigh Men’s shelter by 2pm 1420 S Wilmington St, Raleigh, NC 27601Please click here to sign up for Sunday service.
SAI Tutoring Program Volunteers provide weekly one to one tutoring via Zoom to an underserved elementary school student from the Durham Public School district. The focus is on ELA and math enrichment and also providing mentorship. NOTE: Please contact service@raleighsaicenter.org if you are interested in getting involved.
Growing Sai’s Love – Garden project RSC’s pilot program Growing Sai’s Love to help our Sai Community members get more self-reliant by learning to grow their own fresh, healthy vegetables, fruits, flowers, in their backyard. Members can also use these for service and center activities. NOTE: Please contact service coordinator service@raleighsaicenter.org if you would like to participate in this service.
Raleigh Men’s shelter Breakfast service Monthly Breakfast service on 3rd Saturday to support Raleigh Men’s Shelter. Please drop off items at 719 McRae Rd, Cary on 3rd Friday of the month by 7pm so volunteers can take supplies to the shelter on Saturday morning to cook and serve breakfast.
Recycling project Recycling project that involves used batteries, medication(s), small electronics and bulbs.  NOTE: Please contact service coordinator service@raleighsaicenter.org if you would like to participate in this service.
Pediatric Clinic Food Distribution Project This bi-weekly project involves distributing grocery bags to Lincoln Community Health Center Pediatric Clinic’s families in need. Any identified family visiting the pediatric clinic who is facing food insecurity will be given a grocery bag filled with dry/canned goods as well as a list of local food resources in the Durham area. Signup sheet has instructions and Grocery list
 Food drive for Inter-faith Food Shuttle, Durham by Group 3 SSSE Students every month  Group 3 SSSE students form leads in their communities and conduct food drive. Please contact Group 3 teachers for more information. Collected food will be delivered during first week of every month atInter-faith Food Shuttle

2436 S. Miami Blvd, Suite 200-9

Durham, NC
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