August 5, 2009
Dear Devotees,
This message has six announcements from
the Bharatiya Temple of Lansing.
1) Reminder: Fun, Fitness, and
Fundraiser 5-kilometer Walk on Saturday August 8:
Details are posted at: http://lansingtemple.org/misc/walk.pdf
By walking 3.1 miles (5 kilometers) with your spouse/kids/family or just by
yourself--this should take less than an hour even if you chat and walk--you
will not only get healthier and have fun, but you will also be helping to
generate funds for your temple. That is because the temple has got sponsors who
are donating an amount to the temple for each walker. Already we have a
collective pledge of $70 per participant completing the walk, and we are
in the process of getting more sponsors. All you have to do is to show up at Hartrick Park Pavilion, 3685 Hulett
Road, Okemos, MI 48864 on August 8 any time between 9:30 AM and 11 AM, register
for the walk (there is no registration fee), and walk the 5 kilometers along a
specified route. The more the number of participants, the more is the fund raised for the temple. Thank you in advance for your
participation.
2) Special time for Saturday morning program
at Temple on August 8:
To allow devotees time to
take part in the Fundraiser Walk (see above), the usual Saturday morning
program at the Temple will start 30 minutes early. The Suprabhatam
program for all the deities will begin at 9 AM and Abhishekam
to Lord Venkateswara will start at 9:45 AM.
3) Bhajan-Sandhya program on Saturday August 8
at 6:30 PM to honor Sharmaji:
The program, consisting of
bhajans and speeches, will be from 6:30 to 9 PM. It
will be followed by a pot-luck dinner. Details are posted at http://lansingtemple.org/misc/Sharmaji_Farewell.pdf.
Dr. Kumar Arun
has taken the lead in organizing this program. Any donation or gift must be
given directly to Sharmaji or his family.
4) Reminder: Sponsors are invited for the
Second Sunday Birthday/Anniversary Havan on August 9.
This monthly program, from
11 AM to 12:30 PM, was started last month (July). The inaugural program was a
great success, with about 20 sponsors who celebrated their birthdays, anniversaries,
and graduations with the havan. We hope to see an
even bigger response for the August 9 event, when the havan
will be for Lord Shiva. To sponsor, please contact any one of the following:
Ajay Bhargava, 517-347-3718, youngrehab@sbcglobal.net
V.K. Jain, 517-203-0888, jainvk@comcast.net
Rajat Shah, 517-349-7762, shah.rajat@comcast.net
Temple Priests
5) Krishna Janmashtami
will be celebrated on the
evening of Thursday August 13. Details will be announced soon.
6) Retreat with Swami Bodhananda
on August 21-22:
Swamiji, who is well-known to our community, will
conduct a Retreat at our temple on the evening (7 to 9 PM) of August 21 and all
day (9 AM to 4 PM) on August 22. Please mark your calendar, for the Retreat is
on a topic that is sure to be of interest to all: "Crisis to
Confidence: Practical Wisdom from Upanishads and Bhagavad
Gita." Details are posted at: http://lansingtemple.org/misc/Swami_Bodhananda_August2009Retreat.pdf
Sincerely,
Bharatiya Temple of Lansing
955 Haslett Rd
Haslett, Michigan 48840.
Phone: (517) 339-6337