Announcements for April 30, 2023

The Seabeck Regional Retreat this year will take place from June 9 to 11. Sister Vinita and Sister Dhira will be leading the silent retreat. Registration for the event will remain open till May 31 on the Center’s website at srfseattlecenter.org. If you are unable to attend the retreat, you are welcome to attend the Thursday Meditation Service on June 8 at 7pm at our Center, and to attend the tea social afterwards to meet the monastics.

All volunteers are invited to join in a webinar training with a security consultant next Sunday, May 7 at 5pm, on Crisis De-escalation Training. The webinar will be particularly useful to Ushers and Greeters in learning how to manage a crisis situation or aggressive individuals visiting the Center, but any volunteer is welcome to attend. If you are interested in joining in the webinar training, please let your Committee Chair know. The session will be recorded for viewing later as well. 

The subject for today’s service is “The Power of Concentration”.

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Announcements for April 23, 2023

The Seabeck Regional Retreat this year will take place from June 9 to 11. Sister Vinita and Sister Dhira will be leading the silent retreat. Registration for the event will remain open till May 31. If you are unable to attend the retreat, you are welcome to attend the Thursday Inspirational Service on June 8 at 7pm, and to attend the tea social afterwards and meet them. 

The subject for today’s DVD service is “The Mother Aspect of God, by Brother Anandamoy”.

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Announcements for April 16, 2023

The Seabeck Regional Retreat this year will take place from June 9 to 11. Sister Vinita and Sister Dhira will be leading the silent retreat. Registration for the event opens at 7pm on Sunday, April 16. Please remain seated for a few minutes after Service today for a message from our Seabeck Coordinator, Kaushik. 

We will be joined by monastics at our Center this year for the first half of Convocation week in August. Sister Premamayee and Brahmacharini Sonia will be present with us for the Convocation talks and meditations.

The Sunday Tea Social Committee invites you to kindly join us for a Spring Celebration Tea Party today following the Reading Service. 

The subject for today’s service is “How to Fulfill Your Role in Life”.

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Announcements for April 9, 2023

There will be an Easter Potluck following the service today. We hope you can stay and share some food and fellowship with us. 

The Seabeck Regional Retreat this year will take place from June 9 to 11. Sister Vinita and Sister Dhira will be leading the silent retreat. Registration for the event opens at 7pm on Sunday, April 16. More details are available on the Center’s website.

The Sunday Tea Social Committee invites you to kindly join us for a Spring Celebration Tea Party on Sunday, April 16th, after the reading service, in celebration of Divine Mother and the enduring delights of Spring. 

The subject for today’s service is “The Resurrection of Christ Within You”.

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Announcements for April 2, 2023

Please join us for our services, meditations, and fellowship opportunities in celebration of Easter.

There will be a Good Friday 3-hour kirtan meditation from 7 – 10 pm on Friday, April 7. 

There will be a pre-Easter 6-hour kirtan meditation, 10 am – 4 pm on Saturday, April 8.

Easter Sunrise Service will take place on Sunday, April 9 from 7 – 8 am. It will be held outdoors unless raining. 

There will be a meditation service at 10am, followed by Reading Service at 11am, and an Easter Potluck at noon. Please bring a vegetarian dish to share. 

All of these events are listed on the Center’s website as well. 

The subject for today’s service is “Jesus Christ and His Teachings”.

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Announcements for Mar 26, 2023

We hope you can join us for our services, meditations, and fellowship opportunities in celebration of Easter.

There will be a Good Friday 3-hour kirtan meditation from 7 – 10 pm on Friday, April 7. 

There will be a pre-Easter 6-hour kirtan meditation, 10 am – 4 pm on Saturday, April 8.

Easter Sunrise Service will take place on Sunday, April 9 from 7 – 8 am. It will be held outdoors unless raining. 

There will be a meditation service at 10am, followed by Reading Service at 11am, and an Easter Potluck at noon. Please bring a vegetarian dish to share. 

All of these events are listed on the Center’s website, and will be published in a newsletter shortly as well. 

The subject for today’s service is “Finding Divine Peace and Balance – a talk by Sri Daya Mata”.

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Announcements for Mar 19, 2023

We hope you can join us for our services, meditations, and fellowship opportunities in celebration of Easter.

There will be a Good Friday 3-hour kirtan meditation from 7 – 10 pm on Friday, April 7. 

There will be a pre-Easter 6-hour kirtan meditation, 10 am – 4 pm on Saturday, April 8.

Easter Sunrise Service will take place on Sunday, April 9 from 7 – 8 am. It will be held outdoors unless raining. 

There will be a meditation service at 10am, followed by Reading Service at 11am, and an Easter Potluck at noon. Please bring a vegetarian dish to share. 

All of these events are listed on the Center’s website, and will be published in a newsletter shortly as well. 

The subject for today’s service is “The Meaning of Reincarnation”.

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Announcements for Mar 12, 2023

We hope you can join us for our services, meditations, and fellowship opportunities in celebration of Easter.

There will be a Good Friday 3-hour kirtan meditation from 7 – 10 pm on Friday, April 7. 

There will be a pre-Easter 6-hour kirtan meditation, 10 am – 4 pm on Saturday, April 8.

Easter Sunrise Service will take place on Sunday, April 9 from 7 – 8 am. It will be held outdoors unless raining. 

There will be a meditation service at 10am, followed by Reading Service at 11am, and an Easter Potluck at noon. Please bring a vegetarian dish to share. 

All of these events are listed on the Center’s website, and will be published in a newsletter shortly as well. 

The subject for today’s service is “Awaken Your Power to Be Happy”.

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Announcements for Mar 5, 2023

We will have our General Membership Meeting today, starting at 12:30 pm.  All are invited to attend to review the Center’s operations with the Managing Council. 

We will commemorate the mahasamadhi of Paramahansa Yogananda on Tuesday, March 7th and the mahasamadhi of Swami Sri Yukteswar on Thursday, March 9th. On each of these occasions we will have silent meditation from 7 – 7:45 p.m. followed by the commemorative service at 8 pm. Please bring a flower and a monetary offering as symbols of your devotion and loyalty to the Gurus. Flowers will be available at the Center also. The ushers will allow late arrivals to quietly enter and join the meditation any time from 7 – 7:45 p.m. preceding the commemorative services.

Following service today, we will have an announcement by the Coordinator, Niriksha Malladi, and we request your presence for that. 

The subject for today’s service is “Guru: Channel of Eternal Blessings”.

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Announcements for February 26, 2023

The Bookroom is having a clearout sale of the DVDs featuring talks by many beloved monks and nuns on the teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda. These are being offered for $1 each or by donation. Please visit the Bookroom after the service to view the selections. 

We will have our General Membership Meeting on March 5, following the Sunday Service. All are invited to attend to review the Center’s operations with the Managing Council. 

The subject for today’s DVD Service is “Opening to God’s Love in Meditation Part 2 – by Brother Anandamoy.”

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