ACTIVITIES
Events and Socials
Saturday 13 December, 12 noon: Christmas social at Ryland family home, 13 Palmer Avenue, Strathfield, phone 8721 6804.
All are warmly welcome. We appreciate contributions of vegetarian food/fruit juice at socials.
Sunday 18 January, after the service: AGM and lunch in our chapel (2008 reports from Managing Council plus annual elections for Council Members, Service Readers and Sunday School & Teen Group Teachers for 2009).
Sunday 22 February, after the service: Social in our chapel
March 27–30, 2009: 3-day silent retreat at Hartzer Park in Burradoo.
Book Room
Our Book Room is open on Sunday from 12:05 pm and on Thursday from 8:20 pm. No sales on Fridays or after special services - sorry.
We have the comprehensive selection of SRF books, current SRF magazine, photographs, CDs and DVDs.
Sunday School
Sunday School is held in our chapel once a month after the Readings Services from 1 pm to 2 pm on:
16 Novemeber
15 February
All children age 4-12 are welcome.
For more information please email us.
Teen Group
The Sydney Centre runs a Youth Group from 13 years of age and up. It meets from 12:45 to 2:30 pm on the first Sunday of each month:
1 February
Its purpose is to give teenagers the opportunity to develop or further develop spiritually according to Self-Realization Fellowship teachings and to use those teachings to support them in their everyday lives. We have a group of dedicated youth taking part in it.
For more information please email us
Young Adults
Young SRF members, age between 18-30, can connect with others on the same spiritual path at http://www.yaoneworld.org.
Compassion Committee
"Compassion toward all beings (daya) is necessary for divine realization, for God Himself is overflowing with this quality. Those with a tender heart can put themselves in the place of others, feel their sufferings, and try to alleviate it." |
The role of the committee is to offer prayers and, if suitable, practical support, to SRF devotees at times of need. This is primarily a praying group. It is also a fulfilling work for devotees who want to serve but can’t be actively involved in regularly attending the Centre. All requests for prayers are sent to their elected coordinator, who distributes the requests to the praying members. There is usually a list of about 30 people who receive daily prayers for about 3 months.
For more information and the requests for prayers please email us.
Monastic Visit
For more information please follow this link.
Kirtan and Meditations
Kirtan meditations include longer periods of devotional singing to God accompanied by traditional Indian instruments including a harmonium, cymbals, tablas, and a tamboura.