Weekly Service Topic and Announcements

Service Announcements for December 8th

Thank you for being a part of our service. If you are new to Self-Realization Fellowship, there are free brochures at the Information
Table on the upper patio and volunteers there that can answer your general questions. We encourage you to visit sandiegotemple.org for the latest news on Temple events. You’ll also find links to join online meditations, view inspirational services and apply for the SRF Lessons. The Lessons give detailed instructions on how to meditate and live a spiritually balanced life.

Christmas Drive
Our Christmas toy drive is collecting toys for underprivileged children at
Rodriguez Elementary school again this year. 98% of the families with
children attending this school live beneath the poverty line and in some
cases, our gifts are the only ones a child receives. To participate, please
bring a new, unwrapped gift to the toy drive table. Or shop online using
the QR code that links to the kids’ wishlist.  If you prefer, gifts can be
delivered to the Temple.  If you’re trying to avoid the shopping
crowds, your monetary donations will go toward purchasing gift
cards for the children. Please note that the toy drive lasts just two
weeks, as the school will be closed for holiday break. Our drive ends
December 15th. For more details, visit the Toy Drive table on the patio.

Temple Christmas Party
Our annual Temple Christmas Party is TODAY, December 8th, from
12 to 2 PM. Join us for fellowship, fun, delicious treats, and a special
visit from Santa! We need volunteers to serve at this joyous event.
Bakers: we need your help too in making Christmas cookies! We
welcome all volunteers to please sign-up to help at the table upstairs.
Following the San Diego Temple’s Christmas Party today, the Young
Adults group will have their “end-of-year”, Christmas gathering at 2:00
p.m., here, inside the Main Temple. We will gather in joy and gratitude,
reflecting on the blessings and growth of our community over the
course of this year. If you’re between the ages of 18 and 40, we’d love
to see you there! Find a Young Adults Representative on the upper
patio to join us and learn more.

All-Day Christmas Meditation
Paramahansa Yogananda said, “At this time of year, the angels in the
ether celebrate Christmas. An Infinite Light shone on the earth on that
first Christmas day, and each year at this holy time the ether is filled
with that Light. To honor Christ in meditation is the real celebration.”
Please join us for the all-day Christmas meditation NEXT Saturday,
December 14th , from 10 AM to 6 PM with a 30-minute break at 2 PM.
Please note: it is customary to bring a piece of fruit as an offering.
To prepare for this sacred occasion, the Sunday night meditations have
been lengthened; the meditation tonight will be from 4:30 to 8:30 PM
and will include our Kirtan group. Energization exercises on the lower
patio will begin at 4:10 PM.

Holiday Greeting cards for Monastics
We welcome you to sign Christmas cards for Brother Chidananda and
the monastics that generously serve at the San Diego SRF Temple. We
plan to send holiday gifts with the cards, so your monetary donations
are appreciated. The cards and donation boxes are located on the upper
patio near the Hospitality Tea table.

Our minister this morning is Sister Ranjana.