December 15, 2024
Our Sunday-evening meditation, from 6 to 9, will be with kirtan.
The Thursday six-hour meditation begins at 8 a.m. and ends at 2 p.m., with a half-hour break at 11.
And on Friday there is a meditation from 7 to 9 p.m.
Immediately following the service today we invite you to join us for our Christmas Brunch and enjoy Christmas music on the back patio. The Bookroom will be closed due to the Brunch.
Today is the last opportunity to sign the Christmas Card for Brother Chidananda as you exit the chapel after the service.
We will not be having a Day of Service this month. The next one will be in January.
The next Saturday 3-hour meditation with kirtan will be on December 28 from 8 to 1l a.m.
Tuesday, December 31, is New Year’s Eve. If you would like to share in group meditation that day, you have multiple choices. There will be a meditation from noon to 6 p.m., beginning with group Energization Exercises on the back patio. There will be chanting on the hour, and a break from 3 to 3:30.
There will also be a meditation with kirtan starting at 7 p.m. with Energization Exercises, and ending at 12:15 a.m. to usher in the New Year. There will be chanting on the hour and a break at 10. Please enter and exit the chapel during periods of chanting. A detailed schedule will be posted on the bulletin board.
A note from Encinitas Temple: In order to allow the Encinitas Ashram Center personnel to participate in Christmas and the New Year holiday observances, the Encinitas Meditation Gardens will be closed on December 25 and January 1.
Sunday, January 5, is the anniversary of Paramahansa Yogananda’s birthday. We will have a Commemoration Service starting at 7 p.m.
And on Saturday, January 11th, there will be a special 6-hour Meditation from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., in honor of the Guru’s birthday.
These weekly announcements also can be found on the back bulletin board.
Our minister this morning is Bro. Tyagananda.