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👉🏽This week includes news on the Parent Study Circle kickoff. 

🌸 Sai Center Activities – This Week 🌸

📅 Sun, Oct 4th | 📍 HSNC Rooms 3–6

🕞 3:15 – 4:00 PM – Setup

🎶 4:00 – 5:00 PM – Parent's Study Group 

We will begin our interactive series on parenting with the 5 human values. This week we discuss Chapter 1 of the book, Human Values - the Heart of Dynamic Parenting. All parents welcome!

Join the Whatsapp group to get a copy of the text for pre-read: contact Elyse at elyse.karthik@gmail.com to join.

🎶 5:00 – 6:00 PM – Bhajans - Sai Premam🎵

🪔 6:00 – 6:15 PM– Bhajans & Aarati 🪔

Addresses are visible when you go to the RSVP page (see note below). 

1. Oct 10 - Pillow Making Seva. RSVP

2. Oct 11 - Dinner Drop-off Seva at the Men's Shelter. RSVP 

3. Oct 17 - Medical Camp at the Consulate of Mexico. If you're interested, please contact Manisha at service@raleighsaicenter.org

4. Oct 24 - Rise Against Hunger Unity in Diversity 2026. Sign up - scroll to the bottom to see the available times.

5. Oct 27 - Fresh Fruit Seva. RSVP

RSVP pages require either a page password (contact an officer if you need one) or better yet, for you to login on the top using Google authentication.

Retreat season is definitely upon us, and we have many opportunities for our center to help serve. There are 6 tabs on the sign-up sheet, so please take a moment to review them all and see where you can get plugged in: link. 

The first 3 tabs are open to all center members and do not require retreat attendance to participate in service. (PS. Registration closes this Friday, so there’s still time to sign up!)

This Sunday, we have a special Regional workshop by the Go Green team, in concert with the Ladies Wing. Click Read More to learn more.

The next SSSE Guru Training session is Apr 11-12. Even if you have taken the training before, if you have not done so within the last 3-4 years, we encourage you to re-take the training to be up to speed with the evolution of the program. 

Our annual Memorial Day Regional Retreat is in Greensboro this year. The registeration link has details on the venue, hotel reservations, and more.

🗓 Dates: Friday, May 22nd – Monday, May 25th, 2026

🌸Retreat Theme: 

“One Sai. One Family. One Resolve – Unity in Devotion, Strength in Service”

Click read more below to see posters with more information

• SSSE children will be singing at Sai Madhuram on April 5.

• Reminder Sai Samarpan is due Apr 1. more info

Sis. Madhavi explored how parents are applying Swami’s teachings to balance love and discipline, see children as divine trusts- not possessions - and let parenting itself become a path of sadhana and self-transformation.

The annual Parthi pilgrimage by US devotees from all over the country is July 21-23. (If you are not familiar, the annual pilgrimage is when a large contigent of devotees visit Prashanthi Nilayam together and participate in darshan, bhajans, and other activities as a group). If you are interested in joining, please fill out this form.

If you would like your children to participate in the SSSE program, please complete the registration by March 10. 

Sai Samarpan is a magazine compiling various creative offerings by the SSSE children to Swami, released every year on Eashwaramma Day. Please encourage your children to submit their offerings no later than April 1. Individual SSSE groups have specific instructions that are shared in class and on the specific WhatsApp groups.

Read instructions and submit your offerings at: Samarpan | Raleigh Sai Center

Annual Medical Camp during Guru Purnima has been confirmed for July 26-30th. There are opportunities for both medical and non-medical volunteers - please click below to read more and register.

We have the movie Anantha screening this weekend on Tamil, Telugu and Hindi. The movie features stories of Swami's miracles. It will be shown in three different houses by language on March 14. Click here to view locations and timings. 

Watch trailer in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi

Our very first SSSE member spotlight, and it's a good one! It's got Spotify, cricket, and peace, all wrapped into one. Meet Sai Anshul Govind Raj, Group 3 SSSE student, who brings Swami along for all of this! 

We have a special guest speaker joining virtually this week - Sis. Soumya Panchanathan. Sis. Soumya was raised in Swami's fold and has been blessed with so many Swami experiences, including Swami picking her husband, Bro. Panch Panchanathan (who recently served as the NSF Director and was awarded Padma Shri last year). Soumya has been a Young Adult advisor and is an incredible source of insight and love on many topics, not least of which is parenting.  

We had a very special guest, Dr. Soumya Panchanathan, who has had many great experiences with Swami. She has taught SSSE for over 20 years, and is currently on the SSSE Curriculum Team and the National Training Team. She joined us for our first PSC Zoom session, and really offered so much insight. Listen to her and read the notes - you won't regret it! 

We discussed practical ways to teach kids gratitude, generosity, and financial wisdom—from shared meals to family conversations that shape values more powerfully than words alone.

From demanding a miracle to living many, Vijaya Vijayakumar's journey with Swami spans continents and near-death escapes, from feeling His protection in Africa to pressing His feet in Parthi. The stories will give you goose bumps!

The Ladies Wing hosted the second monthly study circle. Our discussion explored the concept of Bhakti (devotion) as the easiest and safest path to attain Jnana (supreme wisdom) and liberation. 

Shivarathri is around the corner! Bhajans will be on Sunday, February 15. Please sign up here and indicate how long you can stay as we're evaluating if we can have bhajans from 6 pm to 6 am.

We discussed practical ways to teach kids gratitude, generosity, and financial wisdom—from shared meals to family conversations that shape values more powerfully than words alone.

More info on each of these service activities is available by clicking "Read More". Addresses are visible when you go to the RSVP page (password required - contact an officer if you don't have it).

1. Pillow making service on January 10. RSVP

2. Breakfast service at the shelter on January 17. RSVP

3. DInner service at the shelter on January 17. RSVP

4. Fresh fruit service on January 25. RSVP

Friction in relationships, like stones polishing each other, fosters personal and spiritual growth. Members explored turning differences and parenting challenges into opportunities for self-reflection, empathy, and unity through mindful communication.

You've heard of people's faith being amplified by going to Shirdi, Parthi, or Thirupathi, but meet Krishna Kumar (affectionately KK!), who went to Israel to become more connected to Swami! 

Shilpa led us on a discussion of Harmonius Homes program, which is a structured family harmony program from the Sathya Sai Educare program. The link contains valuable resources including guidance from Bhagawan, which parents found valuable to navigate the daily challenges. 

Aditi led a follow-on session on identifying limiting beliefs from actual situations in the last week. The group discussed how these beliefs affected our children.

Aditi led a follow-on session looking at limiting beliefs from parenting interactions in the last week. As a group, they idenfied how fear from these limiting beliefs affects the healthy development of our kids.

Meet Siva Prasad, whose journey began as a mischievous child in Balavikas and grew into a life of devotion and service. From trials to blessings, his story is a beautiful reminder of Swami’s grace. 

📍 HSNC Rooms 3, 4, 5, 6

🕒 3:00 – 4:00 PM Setup

📖 4:00 – 5:00 PM Study Circle

🎶5:00 – 6:15 PM Bhajans and Aarti

Studying the guide, 108 Mirrors to Know Thyself on Bhagawan’s 108 divine names. We focused on three verses.

• Gayathri Beads Bracelet Service - sanctify bead bracelets for hospital patients and senior care residents

We had a discussion on parenting from fear vs. parenting with HEART. Through improv skits, we showed how HEART skills can help us get better outcomes.

• Prayer Bracelet Project  - reciting prayers during bracelet making. Receipients are interested hospital patients 

• Vibhuti Packets for Festivals

• Virtual Meetings - virtually on Thursday 3:00 pm to discuss applying Swami’s messages in everyday life. 

For more info, email: seniors@raleighsaicenter.org

• Prashanti Medical Camp - medical volunteers register for camp from November 8-24, 2025. Need to volunteer min 7 days 

• National Go-Green - latest video

• Regional Updates 

  • Regional updates deck

  • “Your Prasanthi Connection’s” – Centennial Birthday Video Offering. Smt. Anitha Krishna Video

  • Help with your Prasanthi Nilayam visit - call ‪+1 (909) 736-0119‬ or email zone1@prasanthiconnection.org

Homework (click read more below for updates and more info) 

Pre-SSSE: Practice new bhajan every day

Group 1: Spiritual diary

Group 2: Spiritual diary

Group 3: TBC

Group 4: TBC

 new Rise Against Hunger

As part of a global movement to end hunger, we are partnering with Rise Against Hunger to package over 100,000 meals for children and families around the world who are facing food insecurity. Learn more. 

We also have several recurring service activities - see the upcoming ones below or learn more about these.