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Hindu Temple of Rochester Newsletter Hindu Temple of Rochester 120 Pinnacle Road, Pittsford, NY 14534-1008 http://www.hindutempleofrochester.com Telephone: (585) 427- 8091 June, July, August 2014 Newsletter #3 President’s Column! remarkable and meaningful. Please feel free to contact me EXECUTIVE or any member of the Executive Council for any ideas, Namaste! comments, or feedback. COUNCIL This is your temple and we are here to serve you. Dear Fellow Devotee: Please feel free to contact me at Seva is “selfless service” or work performed without any [email protected] or any Executive thought of reward or repayment. Seva helps in our spiritual President Council member. growth and at the same time contributes to the improvement Sanjay Mathur of a community. This is the art of giving with no need to May the blessings of the Lord be with you all. 585-730-5056 receive, where the act itself is a gift to everyone involved. Seva Cordially is the art of blessed action. Sanjay Mathur Vice President A prominent person, Ram Dass, explains this beautifully: Virendra Sharma “Helping is not some special skill. It is not a domain of rare BOARD OF TRUSTEES 585-586-1855 individuals. It is not confined to single part of our lives. We J R Agarwala Narayan Deshpande simply heed to the call of that natural impulse within and follow where it leads us.” Rama Gupta Virendra Gupta (Chair) Secretary Surendar Johar Rajesh Mehrotra Lakshmi Rao Daniel Scott, another prominent writer says: “Despite our Bal Narang Surekha Gupta 585-442-3552 seemingly unlimited capacity to connect, it is easy to feel Singa Singaravelu Don Shetty limited in a world of dynamic change. Asking questions like “Can I really make a difference? Or “How am I supposed to Treasurer help”? Only serves to delay or avoid action. With Seva the only Temple Hours Jatin Thakkar answer you need is YES! Day Time Mon-Fri 9:00AM – 11:30AM 585- 230-0418 YES, I CAN HELP. YES, I WILL Do THIS, YES THIS IS POSSIBLE. (LOVE –SERVE –GIVE). 6:00PM – 8:30PM Cultural Secretary Sat & 9:00AM – 12:00PM Doing Seva is the ultimate form of Prasad you can offer to the Sun 4:30PM – 8:30PM Vinod Bajaj Divine. It is your temple, everyone’s temple, it is your privilege, Wed Closed except for special 585-442-2525 everyone’s privilege – get involved. Additionally, please occasions contact Cultural Secretary for any donations you would like to make to the temple. Please check the web-site for details. Communications Secretary We plan to start a Youth group in the Temple. They can help in maintaining our garden (maybe planting flowers and Aruna Bhargava vegetables), polishing the lamps, helping out in major Weekly Learning Activities 585-586-2146 celebrations, keeping our Temple clean and at times going Bal Vihar Sundays 9:30AM outside the Temple and participating outside events and giving Hindi Class Sundays 10:45AM Educational Secretary back to our Rochester community. Stay tuned as you will soon hear about this amazing opportunity. Tamil Class Sundays 2:30PM Kusuma Vulapalli 585-292-9907 The temple is planning to conduct a ritual called Pavitra Mrudangam Class Sundays 9:30AM Utsavam this year. Pavitra Utsavam is a very important ritual Dance Class Sundays 3:00PM it is held to be of paramount significance in making amends for Facilities Secretary the various Lapses, Derelictions and Imperfections in the Neila Kohli worship throughout the year. The Utsavam is celebrated during the month of Avani (August 17 through September 16). VOLUNTEER GURUS 585-227-9528 Generally the Utsavam is celebrated for three to nine days. In Sunetra Deore Rajashree Bhagwat our Temple we will celebrate it for three days commencing on Aruna Bhargava Suma Potini Past President Ekadashi day – September 5, 2014. Please mark your calendar and more details will follow soon. There will be many Radhika Ramesh Sandhya Nambiar Ashok Gupta opportunities to participate in havans and pujas. Kusuma Vulapalli Arti Talwar 585-755-2420 Manika Mohan Alka Phatak Your increased participation motivates us to provide more Meera Sampath Sangeetha Ramkumar services and facilities to meet your religious & spiritual needs. Priest Kousalya Prabhakar Raje Sathasivan Please be part of our Temple by visiting with your families and Madhavi Dixit Shruti Pandya L.V. Govind friends as often as possible. Monica Kaplash Neha Bhagat 585-427-8091 We as Executive Committee always try our best to meet your Kusum Shah Sandhya Sarlashkar expectations. We welcome friendly suggestions that can help Mukta Mande Kiran Verma us make your experience of visiting the temple more Trishala Chaudhary Sastry Bhagavatula ABHISHEKAM SCHEDULE (Sponsorship $31) Sri Ganesha Every Monday & 10:00am Sankata Hara Chaturthi 6:00/6:30pm Sri Venkateshwara & Sri Padmavathi 1 st Sat 10:00 am Sri Ram Parivar & Sunderkand Puja 2nd Saturday 10:00 am Lord Murugan Sri Valli & Devayani 3rd Sunday 10:00 am Sri Radha Krishna & Maa Durga 4th Saturday 9:45 am 4TH Sunday Puja 4th Sunday 10:00am Sri Hanuman & Sri Kartikeya Every Tuesday 10:00 am Sri Shiva & Sri Parvati Every Monday & 10:00am Every Pradosham 6:00/6:30 pm June 2014 Events Shree Venkateshwara and Venkateshwara Abhishekam Jun 07, 2014 10:00 AM Padmavathi Abhishekam Hindi Annual Day Jun 08, 2014 10:00 AM Hindi Class Annual Day Swami Ramkamal Das ji Lecture Lecture Series Jun 8-14, 2014 Details in Flyer Series Sri Rudram Chanting Pradosham Jun 10, 2014 6:30 PM Shiva Parvati Abhishekam, Bhajans, Bhog & Aarti Poornima Jun 12, 2014 6:30 PM Satyanarayana Pooja Sunderkand Paath Sunderkand Jun 14, 2014 10:00 AM Please contact for sponsorship: Vinod Bajaj (585-442-2525) Sri Murugan Abhishekam Jun 15, 2014 10:00 AM Sri Murugan Abhishekam Sankata Hara Chaturthi 5:30 PM Sri Ganesha Abhishekam Swami Bodhananda Saraswati Lecture Series Jun 20-22, 2014 Details in Flyer teaching 4th Sunday Host Pooja Jun 22, 2014 10:00 AM Host Puja, Special Graduation Puja Sri Rudram Chanting Pradosham Jun 24, 2014 6:30 PM Shiva Parvati Abhishekam, Bhajans, Bhog & Aarti Mata-ki-Chowki Jun 28, 2014 Details in Flyer Mata-ki-Chowki Temple is closed : June 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th 2014 The dates and times of the events are subject to change. For more information, please visit the facebook page of the temple at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Hindu-Temple-of-Rochester/356997137647036 July 2014 Events Shree Venkateshwara and Sri Venkateshwara Abhishekam Jul 05, 2014 10:00 AM Padmavathi Abhishekam Sri Rudram Chanting Pradosham Jul 09, 2014 6:30 PM Shiva Parvati Abhishekam, Bhajans, Bhog & Aarti Samuhik Special Satyanarayana Guru Poornima Jul 11, 2014 6:30 PM Pooja Sunderkand Paath Sunderkand Please contact for sponsorship: Jul 12, 2014 10:00 AM Vinod Bajaj (585-442-2525) Sankata Hara Chaturthi Jul 14, 2014 6:30 PM Sri Ganesha Abhishekam Sri Murugan Abhishekam Jul 20, 2014 10:00 AM Sri Murugan Abhishekam Sri Rudram Chanting Pradosham Jul 23, 2014 6:30 PM Shiva Parvati Abhishekam, Bhajans, Bhog & Aarti Host Puja 4th Sunday Host Pooja Jul 27, 2014 10:00 AM Please contact for sponsorship: Vinod Bajaj (585-442-2525) Adipooram Jul 30, 2014 6:30 PM Karthika Abhishekam Temple is closed : July 2nd, 10th, 16th, 24th, 31st 2014 Community Engagement: The temple has always been and will always be engaged in the support and welfare of its members and the Indian community at large. Our president has always said in his message that this is your temple and we are here to serve you. A good example of community engagement came up when a devotee from Syracuse requested that the temple provide spiritual guidance to her relative who was terminally ill and in a hospice in Syracuse. The temple provided all necessary assistance and even offered to find a priest who could do that in the devotees’ native language. (Request to do so was made by devotee). The temple is here to serve you and if you know someone who needs help, please do NOT hesitative to call the communications secretary or any other EC member. All their contact details are in this newsletter. You can also contact us from the temple web site, and we will make all attempts to respond in a timely manner. August 2014 Events Shree Venkateshwara and Sri Venkateshwara Abhishekam Aug 02, 2014 10:00 AM Padmavathi Abhishekam Sri Rudram Chanting Pradosham Aug 08, 2014 5:30 PM Shiva Parvati Abhishekam, Bhajans, Bhog & Aarti Vara Lakshmi Vratam 7:00 PM Sri Maha Lakshmi Vratam Sunderkand Paath Sunderkand Aug 09, 2014 10:00 AM Please contact for sponsorship: Vinod Bajaj (585-442-2525) Poornima 6:30 PM Satyanarayana Pooja Rig Upakarma, Yajur Upakarma, Avani Avittam/Thread Change; Aug 10, 2014 8:00 AM Rakshabandhan, Gayathri Japam Shri Raghavendra Aradhana Aug 12, 2014 6:30 PM Sri Raghavendra Swami Aradhana Sankata Hara Chaturthi Aug 13, 2014 6:30 PM Sri Ganesha Abhishekam 7:00 PM – Janmashtami Aug 16, 2014 Sri Krishna Astami Midnight Sri Murugan Abhishekam Aug 17, 2014 10:00 AM Sri Murugan Abhishekam Sri Rudram Chanting Pradosham Aug 22, 2014 6:30 PM Shiva Parvati Abhishekam, Bhajans, Bhog & Aarti Host Puja 10:00 AM 4th Sunday Host Pooja Aug 24, 2014 Please contact for sponsorship: Vinod Bajaj (585-442-2525) Sama Upkarma, Swarna Gauri Aug 28, 2014 Vratam 10:00 AM Sri Ganesha Abhishekam Aug 29, 2014 Sri Ganesha Chaturthi 6:30 PM Sri Ganesha Vratha Pooja Temple is closed : August 6th, 14th, 20th, 27th 2014 Temple needs your involvement—here is HOW? SINCERE REQUEST FROM EXECUTIVE COUNCIL By becoming a member or renewing your membership. By taking an active part in the administrative team or Temple Please be considerate committees.
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