Wing: Devotion
Nationwide Gayatri Chanting
As part of Canada’s 150th birthday celebrations, we as a Sai community wished to contribute to the success, happiness and peace of our Country. Thus, at a National level, we implemented a project of 150 hours of continuous Gayatri chanting with participation invited across the country starting on June 24th 2017 and concluding on July 1st 2017, a total of 150 hours.
The Warmth of Christmas
A community devotional singing program held every month was scheduled for Sunday, December 10, 2017. About 35 members of the Cooksville Sai Centre including children, young adults and parents volunteered in this musical program called “Melody of Divine Love” to perform a special Christmas program.
Straight from the Heart
2017 Navaratri Celebration in Cooksville
The Sathya Sai Centre of Cooksville celebrated Navaratri to commemorate Mother Sai.
Second Region 2 Young Adults Bhajan Session
On June 9, 2017, the second Region 2 young adults bhajan session was held at the Sathya Sai Centre of Middlefield, with over 30 young adults along with adults in attendance.
An Interfaith Event in Alberta
The Edmonton Sai Centre received an invitation to participate in an interfaith event on June 28th, 2015 in the town of Whitecourt, Alberta which is a smaller resource-based community about two hours northwest of Edmonton. The event was sponsored by the Ahamadiyya Muslim Jama’at and hosted by Reverend Alwin Maben, the local United Church minister.
First Region 2 Young Adults Bhajan Session
On March 12, 2017, the first Region 2 young adults bhajan session was held. The session was attended by over 50 young adults along with adults from the various centres.
Love and Serve Your Motherland
In hosting community celebrations for Canada’s 150th birthday, the Sathya Sai Centre of Toronto-York takes pride in the opportunity to partner with Canadian Heritage.
Canada Day—150 Years, a Commemorative Birthday
The Sathya Sai Centre of Cooksville had the opportunity to organize two prayer sessions to celebrate the happy occasion of Canada’s 150th commemorative birthday, oneness with its diversity, and unity of colours.
Observation of Aradhana Mahotsavam 2017
Across the country, programs to observe Sathya Sai Baba’s Aradhana Mahotsavam were held, spanning from Montreal in the east to Vancouver in the west. April 24 and the weeks preceding this important event has become a time of personal reflection for SSIO members on the nature of their relationship to Sathya Sai Baba.