Author: Kathy Black

Our next 3-hour meditation service for September will be held this Tuesday, September 3, in the Greenfield barn chapel, beginning at 6:30 pm with Energization Exercises and ending at 9:30 pm. The chapel opens at 6:15.

Please note that the Greenfield grounds will be closed during the day on Tuesday, September 3, but the gate will be open for the 3-hour meditation service.

Next Sunday, September 8, our Sunday services will be held at the Bethel Community Center. The meditation service begins at 10:30 am and the reading service begins at 11:30 am.

On Saturday, September 21, everyone is invited to attend a work party at Greenfield, beginning at 9:00 am with a brief meditation, followed by work activities. The work party concludes with a light lunch served at 12:30 pm, and both indoor and outdoor tasks are available for all levels of skill and physical ability. Please take advantage of this opportunity for service and fellowship by signing up for the work party if you plan to attend so we can prepare the activities in advance. A sign-up sheet is available on the free literature table, or you can call the Greenfield retreat line at 540-635-5066.

We will be offering a conducted weekend retreat led by SRF monastics at the 4-H Educational Center from Friday, September 27 to Sunday September 29. Registration is required; visit our website, srfgreenfield.org, and click on the Retreats menu at the top of the page; then click Conducted Weekend Retreats to fill out the online reservation form. The suggested donation for the conducted weekend retreat is $125.

We are pleased to offer a light breakfast and a hot lunch during the retreat on both Saturday and Sunday. Two meal options are available – a vegetarian meal or a vegan, gluten-free meal.

The on-line form indicates the meal times, the menu, and the suggested donations for the meals. If you would like to have one or more of these meals prepared for you, please make the appropriate selections during registration. Please note that Tuesday, September 17, is the final day to make reservations for these meals.

Otherwise, registration for the retreat up is open up to the time of the event, and you can also register on-site.

Should you find that your plans change after you register for the retreat, please let us know by sending us a message from the Contact page of our website, or by calling the Greenfield retreat line, 540-635-5066.

Our Sunday services we will be held here at the 4-H Educational Center through most of the remaining year. However, due to schedule conflicts, we will be returning to the Bethel Community Center for some services in September and November. Please check our web site calendar of events page to stay up to date on these service location changes.

Our celebration of Janmashtami, the birth of Bhagavan Krishna, will be held here at the 4-H Educational Center tomorrow evening, Monday, August 26, with a service beginning at 6:30 pm and ending at approximately 8:00 pm. Please bring a flower to this service as a symbol of your devotion, and a donation may be given as a symbol of your loyalty to the work of Self Realization Fellowship.

Our next Inspirational and Prayer service for August will be held this Thursday, August 29, in the barn chapel on the Greenfield grounds.  The service begins at 7:30 pm and the chapel opens at 7:15.

Our next 3-hour meditation service in September will be held on Tuesday, September 3, in the Greenfield barn chapel, beginning at 6:30 pm with Energization Exercises and ending at 9:30 pm. The chapel opens at 6:15.

On Saturday, September 21, everyone is invited to attend a work party at Greenfield, beginning at 9:00 am with a brief meditation, followed by work activities. The work party concludes with a light lunch served at 12:30 pm, and both indoor and outdoor tasks are available for all levels of skill and physical ability. Please take advantage of this opportunity for service and fellowship by signing up for the work party if you plan to attend so we can prepare the activities in advance. A sign-up sheet is available on the free literature table, or you can call the Greenfield retreat line at 540-635-5066.

Our next 3-hour meditation service for this month will be held this Tuesday, August 20, in the Greenfield barn chapel, beginning at 6:30 pm with Energization Exercises and ending at 9:30 pm. The chapel opens at 6:15.

We are offering a one-day silent retreat for women next Saturday, August 24 at the 4-H Educational Center. Lunch will be provided. Pre-registration is required and you can register on the Greenfield web site; click on the Retreats menu at the top of the page, and then click One Day Retreats to fill out and submit the online reservation form. The suggested retreat cost is $50.

Our Sunday services next week at the 4-H Educational Center will be followed by a fellowship gathering that will begin immediately after the service. Light refreshments will be served, and everyone is invited to attend.

A service celebrating Janmashtami, the birth of Bhagavan Krishna, will be held at the 4-H Educational Center on Monday, August 26, with a service beginning at 6:30 pm and ending at approximately 8:00 pm. Please bring a flower to this service as a symbol of your devotion, and a donation may be given as a symbol of your loyalty to the work of Self Realization Fellowship.

Our next Inspirational and Prayer service for August will be held Thursday, August 29, in the barn chapel on the Greenfield grounds.  The service begins at 7:30 pm and the chapel opens at 7:15.

Our Sunday services we will be held here at the 4-H Educational Center through most of the remaining year. However, due to schedule conflicts, we will be returning to the Bethel Community Center for some services in September and November. Please check our web site calendar of events page to stay up to date on these service location changes.

The first of our two Inspirational and Prayer services for August will be held this Thursday, August 15, the second service will be held on Thursday, August 29 in the barn chapel on the Greenfield grounds.  Both services begin at 7:30 pm and the chapel opens at 7:15.

Our next 3-hour meditation service for this month will be held on Tuesday, August 20, in the Greenfield barn chapel, beginning at 6:30 pm with Energization Exercises and ending at 9:30 pm. The chapel opens at 6:15.

Next Sunday, August 18, our Sunday services will return to the 4-H Educational Center. The meditation service begins at 10 am and the reading service begins at 11 am. Note that due to schedule conflicts, we will still meet here at the Bethel Community Center for some services during September, October, and November.

We are offering a one-day silent retreat for women on Saturday, August 24 at the 4-H Educational Center. Lunch will be provided. Pre-registration is required and you can register through this Friday, August 16, on the Greenfield web site; click on the Retreats menu at the top of the page, and then click One Day Retreats to fill out and submit the online reservation form. The suggested retreat cost is $50.

On August 25, our Sunday services at the 4-H Center will be followed by a fellowship gathering which will begin immediately after the service. Light refreshments will be served, and everyone is invited to attend.

Our celebration of Janmashtami, the birth of Bhagavan Krishna, will be held at the 4-H Educational Center on Monday, August 26, with a service beginning at 6:30 pm and ending at approximately 8:00 pm. Please bring a flower to this service as a symbol of your devotion, and a donation may be given as a symbol of your loyalty to the work of Self Realization Fellowship.

For the most up-to-date information about services and events at Greenfield, please visit the calendar of events page on the our website. Our Sunday announcements are also available there.

Our 3-hour meditation services for this month will be held on this Tuesday, August 6, and on Tuesday, August 20, in the Greenfield barn chapel, beginning at 6:30 pm with Energization Exercises and ending at 9:30 pm. The chapel opens at 6:15.

Our Inspirational and Prayer services for August will be held on Thursday, August 15 and Thursday, August 29, in the barn chapel on the Greenfield grounds, beginning at 7:30 pm. The chapel opens at 7:15.

We will be offering a one-day silent retreat for women on Saturday, August 24 at the 4-H Educational Center. Lunch will be provided. Pre-registration is required and you can register through August 16 on the Greenfield web site; click on the Retreats menu at the top of the page, and then click One Day Retreats to fill out and submit the online reservation form. A downloadable retreat schedule is also available on this page. The suggested cost for the retreat is $50.

Should you find that your plans change after you register for the retreat, please let us know by sending us a message from the Contact page of our website, or by calling the Greenfield retreat line, 540-635-5066.

On August 25, our Sunday services at the 4-H Educational Center will be followed by a fellowship gathering which will begin immediately after the service. Light refreshments will be served, and everyone is invited to attend.

Our celebration of Janmashtami, the birth of Bhagavan Krishna, will be held at the 4-H Educational Center on Monday, August 26, with a service beginning at 6:30 pm and ending at approximately 8:00 pm. Please bring a flower to this service as a symbol of your devotion, and a donation may be given as a symbol of your loyalty to the work of Self Realization Fellowship.

Please visit our website (srfgreenfield.org) for more information about Greenfield, especially our calendar of events page.  To subscribe to our email list for notices of schedule changes, and other news about Greenfield Retreat, click the Contact tab to fill out the subscription form.

Our 3-hour meditation services for this month will be held on Tuesday, August 6, and Tuesday, August 20, in the Greenfield barn chapel, beginning at 6:30 pm with Energization Exercises and ending at 9:30 pm. The chapel opens at 6:15.

Our Inspirational and Prayer services for August will be held on Thursday, August 15 and Thursday, August 29, in the barn chapel on the Greenfield grounds, beginning at 7:30 pm. The chapel opens at 7:15.

We will be offering a one-day silent retreat for women on Saturday, August 24. Lunch will be provided. Pre-registration is required and you can register through August 16 on the Greenfield web site; click on the Retreats menu at the top of the page, and then click One Day Retreats to fill out and submit the online reservation form. A downloadable retreat schedule is also available on this page. The suggested cost for the retreat is $50.

Should you find that your plans change after you register for the retreat, please let us know by sending us a message from the Contact page of our website, or by calling the Greenfield retreat line, 540-635-5066.

If you like to visit Greenfield, the grounds are open from 9 am to 5 pm Tuesday through Sunday. You are welcome to walk the grounds and enjoy the gardens and meditation benches, or stroll around the ponds. A handicapped-access public restroom is available on the grounds for visitors’ use. Please note that the cottages and their porches are for the use of retreatants staying on the grounds, and we ask that you respect their privacy while on the grounds.

 

 

Our next Inspirational and Prayer service will be held this Thursday, July 25 in the barn chapel on the Greenfield grounds, beginning at 7:30 pm. The chapel opens at 7:15.

Although Thursday, July 25, is also Mahavatar Babaji Commemoration Day, we will instead celebrate this event on Sunday, July 28 at the Bethel Community Center, beginning at 10:30 am and ending at approximately 11:45 am. Please bring a flower to this service as a symbol of your devotion, and a donation may be given as a symbol of your loyalty to the work of Self Realization Fellowship.

Following the commemoration service, our reading service will begin at 12:00 pm and end at 1:00 pm.

Our next 3-hour meditation service will be held on Tuesday, August 6 in the barn chapel on the Greenfield grounds, beginning at 6:30 pm with Energization Exercises and ending at 9:30 pm. The chapel opens at 6:15.

We would like to ask everyone to help contribute to the atmosphere of stillness and devotion by maintaining silence when entering the chapel, as well as at the close of service, prior to leaving the chapel. By doing so, we continue the peace we achieve during meditation, both for ourselves and for others.

 

 

Please note that our 3-hour meditation service scheduled for Tuesday, July 16, is cancelled due to our convocation program. Our next Thursday evening Inspirational and Prayer service will be held on July 25 in the barn chapel on the Greenfield grounds, beginning at 7:30 pm. The chapel opens at 7:15.

Although Thursday, July 25, is also Mahavatar Babaji Commemoration Day, we will instead celebrate this event on Sunday, July 28 at the Bethel Community Center, beginning at 10:30 am and ending at approximately 11:45 am. Please bring a flower to this service as a symbol of your devotion, and a donation may be given as a symbol of your loyalty to the work of Self Realization Fellowship. Following the commemoration service, our reading service will begin at 12:00 pm and end at 1:00 pm.

We will be streaming daily events from the 2024 Convocation at Laurel Ridge Community College in Middletown, VA, and we hope you will be able to join us. The event presentations begin tomorrow July 15, and run through Saturday, July 20, with events throughout the day. Registration is required, and you may register for the entire week, for individual days, or for partial days. You may also register on-site. Please note that lunch reservations are no longer being accepted.

A link to our registration form can be found at the top of the Home page on our web site, www.srfgreenfield.org. The registration page also offers a schedule of the available events, suggested donations, and map information for Laurel Ridge Community College.

Our program at the community college will present most, but not all, of the available Convocation events. Please remember that you must register separately for Convocation on the SRF website if you plan to watch livestreamed Convocation events in your home or on your mobile device, or view the online events at a later time.

You can find information about the online Convocation program, along with registration instructions, at convocation.yogananda.org/.

 

Please note that our 3-hour meditation service scheduled for Tuesday, July 16, is cancelled due to our convocation program.

Our monthly Thursday evening Inspirational and Prayer services for July will be held on July 11 and July 25 in the barn chapel on the Greenfield grounds, beginning at 7:30 pm. The chapel opens at 7:15.

Although Thursday, July 25, is also Mahavatar Babaji Commemoration Day, we will instead celebrate this event on Sunday, July 28 at the Bethel Community Center, beginning at 10:30 am and ending at approximately 11:45 am. Please bring a flower to this service as a symbol of your devotion, and a donation may be given as a symbol of your loyalty to the work of Self Realization Fellowship.

Following the commemoration service, our reading service will begin at 12:00 pm and end at 1:00 pm.

The Self-Realization Fellowship 2024 Convocation will be held in Los Angeles July 14 through July 20. Registration for the SRF Convocation online program is required; please visit the Convocation website at convocation.yogananda.org to register and to see the schedule of online events.

We will be streaming daily events from the 2024 Convocation at Laurel Ridge Community College in Middletown, VA, and we hope you will be able to join us. The event presentations begin Monday, July 15, and run through the following Saturday, July 20, with events throughout the day. Registration is required, and you may register for the entire week, for individual days, or for partial days. Please note that lunch reservations are no longer being accepted

You can register for the Greenfield Convocation events up to the start of the program.  A link to our registration form can be found at the top of the Home page on our web site, www.srfgreenfield.org. The registration page also offers a schedule of the available events, suggested donations, and map information for Laurel Ridge Community College.

Our program at the community college will present most, but not all, of the available Convocation events. Please remember to register separately for Convocation on the SRF website if you plan to watch livestreamed Convocation events in your home or on your mobile device, or view the online events at a later time.

Again, you can find information about the full Convocation program, along with registration instructions, online at convocation.yogananda.org/.

Please note that our Sunday services will be held as usual at the Bethel Community Center on July 14 and 21.

Our next 3-hour meditation service will be held this Tuesday, July 2, in the Greenfield barn chapel, beginning at 6:30 pm with Energization Exercises and ending at 9:30 pm. The chapel opens at 6:15.

Please note that the Greenfield grounds will be closed throughout the day on Thursday, July 4.

Our monthly Thursday evening Inspirational and Prayer services for July will be held on July 11 and July 25 in the barn chapel on the Greenfield grounds, beginning at 7:30 pm. The chapel opens at 7:15.

Our 3-hour meditation service scheduled for Tuesday, July 16, is cancelled due to our convocation program.

The Self-Realization Fellowship 2024 Convocation will be held in Los Angeles July 14 through July 20. Registration for the SRF Convocation online program is required; please visit the Convocation website at convocation.yogananda.org to register and to see the schedule of online events.

We are very happy to announce that we will be streaming daily events from the 2024 Convocation at Laurel Ridge Community College in Middletown, VA, and we hope you will be able to join us. The event presentations begin on Monday, July 15, and run through the following Saturday, July 20, with events throughout the day. Lunch will be available each day. Registration is required, and you may register for the entire week, for individual days, or for partial days, Please note that lunch reservations must be received by this Wednesday, July 3. We will not be able to take reservations for lunches after that date.

Registrations for the Greenfield Convocation events will be accepted up to the start of the program.  A link to our registration form can be found at the top of the Home page on our web site, www.srfgreenfield.org. The registration page also offers a schedule of the available events, lunch menus, suggested donations, and map information for Laurel Ridge Community College.

Our program at the community college will present most, but not all, of the available Convocation events. Please remember to register separately for Convocation on the SRF website if you plan to watch livestreamed Convocation events in your home or on your mobile device, or view the online events at a later time.

Again, you can find information about the full Convocation program, along with registration instructions, online at convocation.yogananda.org/.