45th weekly posting of Saudi SAI activities- 27 DEC 07

December 29, 2007

Dear Sai Children, Sai Sisters and Sai Brothers of all 4 Sai SatSanghs in Dammam, Jubail, Jeddah and Riyadh,

Sairam to all of you. This is the last weekly posting of the activities of all four centers for the year 2007.So, come and let us first thank Swami for everything.

O Come Let Us Adore Him,

Sai Baba Our Lord!

Dearest Swami,

Koti pranam at your lotus feet! We devotees of KSA thank you from the bottom of our heart for everything you have given us in this year 2007 in every moment of our life. Swami, it is only for your blessings that we could do the bhajan sessions smoothly. Thank you, thank you our dearest Swami!

We continue with the Forty fifth (45th) postings----

Summary: 1. Total Attendance all over Saudi about 80.

2. Jubail centre is going to celebrate its second anniversary.

Details:

Jubail center held the weekly Satsang on Thursday, 27th Dec at Bro.Wimal's residence. About 9 devotees had attended the bhajan.3 devotees had come from Dammam. Aarthi was taken by Bro. Devadas. The report was given by Bro.Wimal.Thank you Bro.Wimal.

Bro. SwamiMahadevan has conveyed that they are planning to celebrate the 2nd anniversary of Jubail on 18th of January 2008.Bro.SwamiMahadevan

has requested the devotees of Dammam, Khobar and Riyadh to attend. Please kindly send your names to Bro. Mahadevan so that he can plan accordingly.

We Riyadh Sai Family wish the devotees of Jubail,''ALL THE BEST. WE ARE SURE WITH SWAMI'S GRACE THE FUNCTION WILL BE SUCCESFUL"!

Dammam-Khobar centre held the weekly Satsang on Wednesday, 26th December at Bro Vinodh's residence at Khobar. Around 30 devotees attended the bhajan.Aarthi was taken by Bro Devadass.

Report was given by Bro Prem. Thank you Bro. Prem.

Riyadh report-----

Riyadh centre held the weekly Satsang on Thursday, 27th of December. About 40 people attended the bhajan session. Session started with Vedam and then Sai Astothram The bhajan started with "Vigna Vinashaka Gana Natha……" by the enchanting voice of our bhajan guru Bro.Ravi Shankar. There were 14 bhajans in total, ending with "Subramanyam…" sung by the melodious voice of Bro.Pagadala Suresh. Aarati was taken by Bro.Ravi. We could feel the strong Vibration this week too. We are also conducting a special session on 31

st Dec night in the centre to give farewell to the year 2007 and welcome the New Year 2008.

As usual this week also we had Vishnu Sahasranama and Sai Sahasranama.

With this we end the last weekly bhajan session of all the centers of the year 2007.

We have done a lot of functions this year in Riyadh--- "Eswaramma Day, Swami's B'day, Akhanda Bhajan, Christmas, Laksharchana,…..etc.

We Riyadh Sai family Thank------

Bro.Packinathan our National Chair Person for being our inspiration.

Thank you again Bro.Packy!

We are lucky to have you with us!!

Let our Swami shower his choicest blessings to you and your family!!!

Nada Uncle and Aunty!

Thank you both again for everything! (Opening your heart as well as your house for us)

Ravi Shankar, our bhajan Guru .It is for you only that we hear melodious bhajans. Thanks again for giving extra time every week for the bhajan practice.

The whole music group in the first two rows of men side---

Bhajan guru Bro.Ravi Shankar for Keyboard,

Bro.Karthick for Dholak,

Pagadala Suresh & Bro.Suresh Iyengar for Tambourine,

Bro.Packy for Jalra

Chairman of Riyadh centre Bro.Mani Sekhar & Sis.Bhanu- always lively and alert,

Bro.Suresh Iyengar & Bro.Gops our bhajan co-ordinators,

Bro.P.B.V.Rajan for sending the weekly posting to all the centers,

Bro.Suresh Iyengar for writing the bhajan lyrics and sending them in risnet on time,

Sis.Mythelli & Sis.Rama for conducting our Bal-Vikash classes,

Sis.Rama for mailing us every week the weekly bhajan schedule,

Kaushik (S/oManiSekhar) for serving holy water at the end of the bhajan,

Our lead singers (male & female) for practicing and singing for whom the bhajan session continues smoothly,

Study circle co-ordinators,

& last but not the least our thanks to everybody who help in some or other way …….

We end our 45th posting here with these

Divine Words----

Repeat the GAYATHRI - it is a universal prayer. It has three parts, " Dhyana " - meditation on the glory of God as the illumination immanent in the three worlds, upper, middle and lower; it has " Smarana " or picturization of the grace and " Prarthana " prayer for compassion, for the sake of liberation, through the awakening of intelligence that pervades the entire universe, not to any particular name and form of that intelligence, and so, all can use it and be saved by it.

I apologize in advance for any unintentional omissions & mistakes.

Wish You All A Very Happy & Peaceful New Year 2008!

With lots of regards

Renuka Patra

Riyadh sai centre