Week Ahead 31 July - 6 August

Dear Friends,

Janmashtami Hall Festivals

Sri Krishna Janmashtami celebrations have already begun with ISKCON nama-hattas hosting festivals in local areas. You are warmly invited to spend an evening honouring Sri Krishna. You will be in for a treat with dramas, dance, bhajans, discussions and of course, a delicious vegetarian meal. See week ahead for festivals this week and for the full list please go to http://iskcondurban.net/?page_id=2920

Women’s Day Tea Party

In Vaishnava culture women are respected as mothers and are often considered the first guru. 

Ladies, you are invited to spend a wonderful morning of laughter, love and enlightenment at the Sri Sri Radha Radhanath Temple.

Please see attached poster for more details. 

Saturday, 9 August from 9:30am to 1:00pm. 

Seats are limited and booking is essential: 083 9505 111

Your Week Ahead

Friday, 1 August

6:30pm Bhajans with our youth 
This week’s theme is Krishna in Vrindavan. With Janmashtami fast approaching we would like to build our mood in anticipation of the appearance of Lord Krishna.

Saturday, 2 August

Janmashtami Hall Programmes

4:00pm Sarva Dharma Ashram, Welbedacht East

4:30pm Andra Hall, Marburg, Port Shepstone

5:30pm Pinetown Civic Hall, Pinetown

5:30pm Aryan Benevolent Home, Chatsworth, Unit 6

Sunday, 3 August

3:00pm Love Feast with His Holiness Partha Sarathi Das Goswami

As always, we look forward to seeing you and hope this finds you in the best spirits,

Your friends at Sri Sri Radha Radhanath Temple

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Week Ahead 24 - 31 July

Dear Friends,

Please note that the Temple Room will be closed today, Thursday, 24 July from 1pm - 4pm due to temple restorations. We are removing the altar door.

The Boys Weekend Programme has gained momentum. This weekend they head to the sunny South Coast of KZN.  On Saturday they will be doing harinam, book distribution and prasad distribution on the beach in Port Shepstone followed by a house programme with Sri Hari Prabhu.  On Sunday after the morning programme, there will be a maha-clean up of the Brahmachari Ashram, followed by light snacks and the weekend concludes at the Love Feast. If you wish to join this exciting programme please contact Ananta Gauranga Das 082 783 3599 | agd.rns108@gmail.com

Arjuna Acharya is looking for volunteers to do service at the Book Table. You must have a good understanding of Krishna conscious philosophy & knowledge about the temple history and structure, great interpersonal skills, a passion for sharing Krishna consciousness, some basic administrative skills, and be well presented. You can contact him on 082 781 2944.

Submissions for Srila Prabhupada's Vyasa-puja Book 2014 Closes Tomorrow

You are invited to share your appreciation to Srila Prabhupada by writing an offering/homage for the 2014 Vyasa-puja book.  Please send your offerings to ACBSP2014@gmail.com no later than 25th July. Please note that to meet the printer deadline, there will be no extensions. There is no cost. All enquiries: Haridev Das 039 978 3000

You can view/download the latest Hare Krishna News with the Janmashtami Festival highlights at http://iskcondurban.net/kngdownloads/newsletters/27.pdf

His Holiness Partha Sarathi Das Goswami has made a special appeal to join the worldwide ISKCON campaign to help the displaced devotees in the Ukraine. For updates on the situation go to the website. You can donate at the temple or online  https://sites.google.com/a/niranjanaswami.org/ukrainian-vaisnava-refugee-fund/ 

Your Week Ahead

Sunday, 20 July

3:00pm Love Feast with His Grace Govardhan Prabhu

As always, we look forward to seeing you and hope this finds you in the best spirits,

Your friends at Sri Sri Radha Radhanath Temple

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Week Ahead 16 - 23 July

Dear Friends,

Hare Krishna!

I fondly remember our beloved Nelson Mandela enjoying the ‘Madiba jive’ on stage at the Festival for the Children of the Rainbow Nation in 1997, a major Food For Life initiative which Madiba billed as ‘one of the happiest days of his life’.  With Mandela Day being globally celebrated on Friday, 18 July the Sri Sri Radha Radhanatha Temple will host a special evening kirtan to ‘Chant for Peace’.  

Interestingly the Nelson Mandela Foundation focuses on many areas that Srila Prabhupada emphasised:

• Food Security: Our Food for Life programme, Sunday Love Feasts and several outreach programmes feed the hungry on a daily basis. More especially in line with Srila Prabhupada’s desire, ISKCON has many self-sufficient farm communities across the world and Sri Sri Radha Radhanath Temple has begun the process of acquiring a farm in Thornville.
• Education & Literacy: Bhaktivedanta College of Education and Culture; daily temple programmes with classes based on Srila Prabupada’s books, The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust, Youth Development programmes including Bhakti Yoga Society on campuses, Krishna’s Kids Retreats; are all tools used to educate on topics based on mind, body and soul.
• Shelter & Infrastructure: ‘My temple, Our  temple, Srila Prabhupada’s family’ – a wonderful motto to show that we have a central home and welcome people from all walks of life.  We help build communities, and are now working on a wonderful restoration programme for the Sri Sri Radha Radhanatha Temple.
• Service & Volunteerism: One of the main tenets of the Vedas is service to God.  At the temple there are several service opportunities available to serve God and the community.

We invite you, not only on Mandela Day but whenever you feel inspired to offer your time and talent to become a part of the temple operations and serve the community as best as you can.  Please feel free to contact the temple to see how you can help on Mandela Day and thereafter. 

With best wishes,

Krsangi Radhe Dasi

Communications Officer

Your Week Ahead

Friday, 18 July

#MandelaDay

Join in the 67 minutes of “Chant for Peace” at 7:00pm.

Mantra is infused with special potency to change the minds and hearts of people. We hope that as many people as possible will come and chant with us for the upliftment of our country. 

Saturday, 19 July

Harinam & Book Distribution

10:00am Starting in Victoria Street Market

Sunday, 20 July

3:00pm Love Feast with His Holiness Partha Sarathi Das Goswami honouring The incorporation of ISKCON in New York

Workshop on Deity Workshop for Beginners 

with His Grace Swarup Damodar Prabhu from 11:00am - 12:30pm

Tuesday, 22 July

Ekadasi

Fast from all beans, grains and legumes

Wednesday, 23 July

Break Fast  06:46 - 10:17

Srila Prabhupada's Vyasa-puja Book 2014

You are invited to share your appreciation to Srila Prabhupada by writing an offering/homage for the 2014 Vyasa-puja book.  Please send your offerings to ACBSP2014@gmail.com no later than 25th July. Please note that to meet the printer deadline, there will be no extensions. There is no cost. All enquiries: Haridev Das 039 978 3000

Devotees in the Ukraine require urgent assistance. Please go to https://sites.google.com/a/niranjanaswami.org/ukrainian-vaisnava-refugee-fund/ 

There is a vacancy in the administration department at Sri Sri Radha Radhanath Temple for a full time position involving general administration, including administration of donor and devotee cultivation programmes, and management of employed staff. We are looking for a devotee with strong interpersonal and administrative skills, who can serve with limited supervision. Expected working times are from 8am to 4.30pm from Monday to Friday. Please submit your application in the form of a brief CV to ramvijay@iskcondurban.net by Sunday, 20^th July 2014.

As always, we look forward to seeing you and hope this finds you in the best spirits,

Your friends at Sri Sri Radha Radhanath Temple

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Week Ahead 9 - 16 July

Dear Friends,

Sri Sri Radha Radhanath Temple is your temple, it is our temple, and by Srila Prabhupada’s grace, we are all part of a spiritual family that has benefitted so much from the existence of this temple. In 2015 we will celebrate our Temple’s 30th anniversary and have decided to make two major offerings to the Deities: to renovate the temple to its original majesty and to preserve the natural resources Krishna has given us.  We all have a rare opportunity to share in the repair and renovations project. You can be part of the change by sharing your wealth, contacts, and knowledge to help with the restoration. We now have a restorations office and you can contact Kamala Sundari. Office hours: Tuesday - Friday 9:00am - 1:30pm | 031 403 3328 | temple@iskcondurban.net.

Srila Prabhupada's Vyasa-puja Book 2014

You are invited to share your appreciation to Srila Prabhupada by writing an offering/homage for the 2014 Vyasa-puja book.  Please send your offerings to ACBSP2014@gmail.com no later than 25th July. Please note that to meet the printer deadline, there will be no extensions. There is no cost. All enquiries: Haridev Das 039 978 3000

Bhakti Katha from the Take Care of Krishna office announced that we have only 22 days available for the rest of the year to take care of Krishna. 

Boys Weekend Programme — Every Weekend

Come for the day or spend the entire weekend at the temple for an unforgettable spiritual holiday. Contact Ananta Gauranga Das 082 783 3599 | agd.rns108@gmail.com

The travelling sankirtan party distributed 300 books at the Grahamstown National Arts Festival. They will be leaving for the Northern Cape this week.

Your Week Ahead

Wednesday, 9 July

5:00pm His Holiness Lokanath Swami’s Vyasa-puja 

Saturday, 12 July

10:00pm Harinam on the beachfront starting at the old snake park

Srila Sanatana Gosvami’s disappearance day

First month of Chaturmasya begins— Fast from green leafy vegetables for one month

Sunday, 13 July

3:00pm Love feast with His Holiness Partha Sarathi Das Goswami on the teachings of the Six Gosvami’s and their relevance in our lives. 

Wednesday, 16 July

Srila Gopala Bhatta Gosvami’s disappearance day

As always, we look forward to seeing you and hope this finds you in the best spirits,

Your friends at Sri Sri Radha Radhanath Temple

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Weekend News

Dear Friends,

22 Devotees will join the Cape Town devotees in Grahamstown for the National Arts Festival. The team is made up of book distributors, cooks, mechanics, and kirtaneers. The devotees will hold a Jagannath Chariot Parade, Food For Life, harinam and book distribution. 

Students and learners are still enjoying their holidays and we have arranged a few extras events at the temple.

Saturday, 5 July

9.30am Padayatra with Sri Sri Gaura-Nitai in Burlington Heights

4.00pm Special Programme: The Glories of Tulasi Maharani with Atri Rsi Das

Sunday, 6 July

3.00pm Sunday Love Feast with His Holiness Partha Sarathi Das Goswami

The Durban Festival of Chariots Gift Store is hosting a sale this Saturday and Sunday (5 & 6 July) at Sri Sri Radha Radhanath Temple. 

They have just unpacked a wide variety of gopi outfits (children and adults), kurtis, scarves, kurtas and T-shirts (children and adults), dhotis and much more. 

Venue: Prasad Marquee

Trading times: 10am - 6pm.  

We look forward to seeing you this weekend and hope this finds you in the best spirits,

Your friends at Sri Sri Radha Radhanath Temple

T: 031 4033328  |  F: 031 4034429  |  www.iskcondurban.net  |  temple@iskcondurban.net

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