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THANKS TO ALL WHO CAME FOR GUNDICA

Gundica Marjana was held last Sunday and lots of devotees came from the congregation to help out cleanse the temple. Thanks to all who came and did a nice job.

25TH ANNIVERSARY OF SRI SRI RADHA GAVARDHANADHARI

This saturday is the 25th anniversary of the installation of Their Lordships Sri Sri Radha-Govardhanadhari at our Hare Krishna farm near Murwillumbah. This is sure to be an ecstatic program with all the devotees from the farm so if you have time to get away from the big smoke for a day then it will certainly be worth the trip. The program is:

Radha Govardhanadhari's 25th anniversary

At New Govardhana, Murwillumbah

Date: Saturday 19th July
Time: 4pm

Programme Details

4.00pm Bajans

4.30pm Reminiscences of installation

5.30pm Abhiseka

6.00pm Candlelit Gaura Arati.

6.30pm Feast

Gifts will be offered to their Lordships and those attending are invited to bring their offerings.

For more information see: http://www.newgovardhana.com

Sri Sri Radha Govardhanadhari

AYURVEDIC CONSULTANT TO SERVE DEVOTEES

Amardeep Singh Prabhu, a qualified Ayurvedic and Naturopathic doctor, has offered his services to consult on any health issues.

Consultations will be held from 2.00 pm - 5.00 pm on Saturday afternoons at the temple at 95 Bank Rd, Graceville. Bookings are essential, you can phone 0421 424462 or email ayur_science@yahoo.com.au

JANMASTAMI CELEBRATION COMING UP

Janmastami is coming our way, with the celebration of Lord Krishna's birth to be held on August 20th. The programme will be advertised soon, but will include midnight arati of Lord Krishna, dramas, bharat natyam dance and cultural events, as well as a delicious feast for all guests.

Preparations are well under way, and there are lots of opportunities for sponsorship. You can offer to sponsor the Lord's clothes, flower arrangments, prasadam for pilgrims, and more. For more information regarding sponsorship please contact Sakhi Rai Prabhu at shreeji@in.com.au

SEVA FOR LORD KRISHNA

On Saturday evening we were glorifying the Lord's seva and how we can make spiritual advancement through practical devotional service. Lord Krishna says in the Gita that he gives the intelligence how to come to Him, to those who are constantly engaged in the Lord's seva.

To facilitate this we are offering the chance to all congregational members to perform some little seva, and make a great contribution to the activities of the temple. Presently we have about 5 full time devotees who are fully engaged in many different services trying hard to maintain all the activities of the temple. As with everything there is a lot of behind the scenes work that goes into the programmes such as Saturday feast, Sunday feast, running Govindas restaurant, Hare Krishna Food for Life, Krishna's Cafe, daily Deity seva, morning worship programmes, etc.

Of course many congregtational devotees work or study full-time, so their time is limited. Therefore we are asking if any members feel they could spare 2 hours in every month to come and do some practical seva in the temple.

This amount should be manageable by most, but at the same time it will be a great help to the temple if many families can come forward and offer this time for the Lord's seva. As they say, "Many hands make light work."

Areas where seva can be performed include:

kitchen and food preparation - cutting vegetables etc
temple maintenance work - if you have plumbing skills or electrical skills
gardening - planting flowers, weeding etc.
catering programmes - serving out and assisting in catering programs
prasadam distribution - serving prasadam ar assisting at Govindas, Food for Life or Krishna's Cafe.
computer skills - web page maintenance etc.

If you have any specific skills, we can take down your details and contact you regarding these at a later date.

Please think about how you can assist the activities of the temple. Its a great way to come closer to the community of devotees.

Any enquiries can be directed to me at deva@in.com.au or just reply to this e-mail.

Hope this meets you well,

your servant,
Deva Gaura Hari das