December 23, 2009

Dear Devotees,

This message has five announcements from the Bharatiya Temple of Lansing.
 
1)   Jain Puja on Sunday December 27 at 11:00 AM:
The Jain group of Lansing  performs Jain puja on the fourth Sunday of each month from 11 AM to 12.30 PM.  This month's puja will be on December 27.

2)   Fourth Sunday Program on Sunday December 27 at 11:30 AM:
The monthly Fourth Sunday Puja will be on December 27. The puja will begin with a short prayer to Lord Ganesha at 11:30 AM, followed by the chanting of Vishnu Sahasranama and singing of bhajans, and ends with Aarati.
 
3) New Year's Day Program on Friday January 1, 2010:
We will celebrate New Year's Day 2010 (Friday, January 1, 2010) with prayers, puja and a havan for world peace starting at 8:30 AM. You are cordially invited to attend and participate in the program, which is posted at http://lansingtemple.org/misc/NewYear2010Program.pdf
 
4) The Temple is booked for a private function on 2nd January 2 from 4PM to 8 PM. Only the sanctum will be available to devotees.
 
5) We thank the Indian community for the great response to the joint appeal from the Temple and the India Cultural Society for donations to The Greater Lansing Food Bank. As in past years, the community has responded generously. About $17,000 was collected and turned over to the Food Bank at a ceremony on December 10.  We applaud the efforts of Jai Bhagwan Jaglan, Madan Lalwani, Bidhan Redey, and Shivkumar Singh in spearheading this effort.
 
We wish you and your family happy holidays and a healthy and prosperous New Year.

Sincerely,

Bharatiya Temple of Lansing
955 Haslett Rd
Haslett, Michigan 48840.

Phone: (517) 339-6337