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"Behind our every thought and volition is the infinite spirit of God. Seek Him, and you shall attain complete victory." Paramahansa Yogananda |
| | | May Center Department Monastic Visit in Dallas-Fort Worth
The DFW-SRF Meditation Group held a Center Department Visit the weekend of May 27th-30th, 2016. The 4 day weekend event was filled with inspiration, love and devotion from beginning to end. None went away without feeling a sense of upliftment from being involved with the activities, meditations, and sharing personal, heartwarming stories of their experiences with our members and group.
Our Friday outing was canceled due to bad weather so we gathered for a time of great inspiration in our chapel. The days of activities included a group workshop on Saturday followed by an inspiring video by Daya Mata, "The Aims and Ideals of SRF", meditations, kirtan chanting, Energization Exercises, socials with wonderful vegetarian food, and our Sunday morning inspirational service given by Brahmachari Wolfgang. Brahmachari Lynn spent time with the children during our Sunday service. Great was their enjoyment for this rare opportunity.
Some of us were able to come together to see the Aarti ceremony at the Hindu Temple, close to, us on Monday. Afterward we enjoyed each others company in our India Hall for a lunch, inspiring conversation, and laughter.
We also had a christening of baby Rishik Vohra in our chapel on Sunday. His parents and grandparents were delighted beyond measure for this blessing.
The events had record attendance for our chapel and India Hall. We were joined by very new and long time members, members from far away States, India, and a member that has moved to Zimbabwe, South Africa.
Our ambassadors from Mother Center, Brahmachari Lynn and Brahmachari Wolfgang exemplified what we have all come to know and love about our guru's monastics. They brought heightened awareness of master's teachings on every level and by their example, showed us how to live with great joy.
As a group, we must thank all those that helped make this divine weekend possible. We want to thank those that helped with setup and cleanup of every event, starting with our Day of Service the week before. So many things must come together to make these events possible, from the food planning and delivery, flowers, ushers, drivers, note taking, pictures, and audio visual expertise, all driven by the love for and of our guru Paramahansa Yogananda.
May we hold on to this feeling of harmony, friendship, love and joy that is possible from coming together as Master's large family. Joy, Joy, Joy. |
| | Group General Meeting
We will be having a group general meeting on Sunday, June 5th, 2016. The purpose of the meeting is to bring the group up to date on our progress of the altar update. We will have a visual demonstration of what we have been doing.
We will also have a Treasure's report on our finances and our Building Fund. |
| | Sunday, June 12, Readers Meeting
After services on Sunday, June 12, there will be a meeting of all Service Readers. This is our only meeting this year so it is very important that all readers attend. A light lunch will be provided. |
| | DFW Chapel 2020 Project
Congratulations to our membership!
We are now very close to the $200,000 mark in our Building Fund.
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| | October SRF Regional Youth Retreats in North Texas
Our DFW area will be honored to host a boy’s and girl’s Youth Retreat at the home of Ms. Lynn Meyer at Lake Texoma. This beautiful setting has captured the attention and interest of Mother Center and has been the site of the DFW group's Spring and Fall retreats for many years. We have a map to the location on our website.
The dates for these one day SRF Youth Retreats are:
Girls: Saturday, October, 8th, Youth and Teen Day, given by SRF Nuns
Boys: Saturday, October 15th,Youth and Teen Day, given by SRF Monks.
The links on the SRF Teen Programs page will be active in the near future for more information and registration. Contact information for Youth Services is also available here.
~~Our DFW group will host the monastics from one of the Saturday Youth and Teen Day Retreats for our Sunday services.
SRF Youth Programs in California
The dates for this year's SRF How-to-Live Youth Summer Day Programs
in Encinitas are:
Girls: June 27th to July 1st Boys: July 4th to 8th
We have flyers in the Front Room describing the program and you can visit yogananda-srf.org for complete information and registration. |
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| | Dallas Fort Worth Meditation Group Services Please join us for our services at any of these times: Wednesday evening meditation service at 7:00-8:00 pm
Saturday morning 3 hour meditation service starting at 9:00-12:00 pm
Sunday morning meditation service at 10:00-10:45 am Sunday morning Reading Service at 11:00-12:00 am
Sunday School for children 5 to 13 from 11:00am-12:00pm on Sundays. More information about our services is on the DFW Meditation Group Website. As the official branch of SRF in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, our meditation group has been meeting continuously since 1972. Our History. |
| | For those who are new to Self-Realization FellowshipSelf-Realization Fellowship (SRF) has more than 500 temples, retreats, ashrams and meditation centers around the world offering all interested seekers the opportunity to come together to experience the power of group meditations. Additional information about meditation with videos and the world wide work of SRF can be found on the international web site; Self-Realization Fellowship |
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