Author: Kathy Black

Please note that regular Sunday services will be held here at the 4-H Educational Center next Sunday, December 31.

Our monthly 3-hour meditation service for January will be held on Tuesday, January 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.

On Friday, January 5, we will commemorate the birthday of Paramahansa Yogananda with a service held here at the 4-H Educational Center, 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. The service will be followed by birthday cake and a period of fellowship.

On Saturday, January 6, we will have a special meditation in honor of Paramahansa Yogananda, beginning at 10:00 am and ending at 4:00 pm, also at the 4-H Educational Center. Please bring a fruit as a devotional offering, and a donation in a white envelope may be offered.

For email notices of service cancellations, schedule changes, volunteer opportunities, and other news about Greenfield Retreat, you can subscribe to our information sharing list. To subscribe, visit srfgreenfield.org, click the Contact tab at the top of the page, and submit the subscription form on the Contact page.

Our monthly Thursday evening Inspirational and Prayer service will be held this Thursday, December 21, beginning at 7:30 pm, in the barn chapel on the Greenfield grounds. The chapel opens at 7:15.

Please note that regular Sunday services will be held here at the 4-H Educational Center on Sunday, December 24 and December 31.

Our monthly 3-hour meditation service for January will be held on Tuesday, January 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.

On Friday, January 5, we will commemorate the birthday of Paramahansa Yogananda with a service held here at the 4-H Educational Center, 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. The service will be followed by birthday cake and a period of fellowship.

On Saturday, January 6, we will have a special meditation in honor of Paramahansa Yogananda, beginning at 10:00 am and ending at 4:00 pm, also at the 4-H Educational Center. Please bring a fruit as a devotional offering, and a donation in a white envelope may be offered.

For complete information about our service schedule and locations, please visit the listings on our web site calendar of events page on the Greenfield website, srfgreenfield.org. Our Sunday announcements are also available on the website.

Next Saturday, December 16, we will have our All-Day Christmas Meditation, from 10:00 am to 5:30 pm, here at the 4-H Educational Center. Please bring a fruit as a devotional offering, and a donation in a white envelope may be offered. Please make note of the following points:

• Please be sure to come early, and be prepared to stay at least until the intermission. No one will be permitted to enter the chapel once the meditation has begun. Arriving early will also give you time to become comfortably settled and calm before the meditation begins.
• You may bring a meditation armrest, if you wish to practice the Aum Meditation Technique during the meditation.
• If you have a cough or cold, you should meditate at home, rather than attend the all-day service. Paramahansa Yogananda insisted on scrupulous observance of this practice when he conducted the Christmas meditation.

For additional guidance on preparing for this service, please see the informational sheet Instructions for Devotees, available on the free literature table.

Our monthly Thursday evening Inspirational and Prayer service will be held on Thursday, December 21, beginning at 7:30 pm, in the barn chapel on the Greenfield grounds. The chapel opens at 7:15.

For complete information about our service schedule and locations, please visit the listings on our web site calendar of events page on the Greenfield website, srfgreenfield.org.

Our monthly 3-hour meditation service will be held this Tuesday, December 5, 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, December 10, a Christmas fellowship gathering will be held immediately after the service. Light refreshments will be served, and everyone is welcome to attend.

On Saturday, December 16, we will have our All-Day Christmas Meditation, from 10:00 am to 5:30 pm, here at the 4-H Educational Center. Please bring a fruit as a devotional offering, and a donation in a white envelope may be offered. For guidance on preparing for this service, please see the informational sheet Instructions for Devotees, available on the free literature table.

Our monthly Thursday evening Inspirational and Prayer service will be held on Thursday, December 21, beginning at 7:30 pm, in the barn chapel on the Greenfield grounds. The chapel opens at 7:15.

For complete information about our service schedule and locations, please visit the listings on our web site calendar of events page on the Greenfield website, srfgreenfield.org.

Our monthly 3-hour meditation service for December will be held on Tuesday, December 5, 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 Sunday, December 10, a fellowship gathering will be held immediately after the service. Light refreshments will be served, and everyone is welcome to attend.

On Saturday, December 16, we will have our All-Day Christmas Meditation, from 10:00 am to 5:30 pm, here at the 4-H Educational Center. Please bring a fruit as a devotional offering, and a donation in a white envelope may be offered. For guidance on preparing for this service, please see the informational sheet Instructions for Devotees, available on the free literature table.

As winter weather approaches, we want to remind you that after a major weather event, please check to find out if we are having service by visiting our web site, www.srfgreenfield.org, or by contacting Greenfield at 540-635-5062 to hear a notification announcement on the answering machine. In addition to general road and weather conditions, we are also subject to the closing policies of the 4-H Educational Center.

We will continue to hold our Sunday services here at the Northern Virginia 4-H Educational Center through the month of December. For complete information about our service schedule and locations, please visit the listings on our web site calendar of events page on the Greenfield website, srfgreenfield.org.

Our monthly 3-hour meditation service for December will be held on Tuesday, December 5, 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 Sunday, December 10, a fellowship gathering will be held immediately after the service. Light refreshments will be served, and everyone is welcome to attend.

We would like to remind 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.

A Women’s Kriyaban Retreat is being offered this Friday, November 17 through Sunday, November 19 at the 4-H Educational Center. Pre-registration is required; however, all available spaces have been filled. To be added to a wait list, visit our website, srfgreenfield.org, click on the Retreats menu at the top of the page, and then click Women's Kriyaban Retreats to fill out and submit the online reservation form.

Our monthly Thursday evening Inspirational and Prayer service will be held this Thursday, November 16, beginning at 7:30 pm, in the barn chapel on the Greenfield grounds.

For email notices of service cancellations, schedule changes, volunteer opportunities, and other news about Greenfield Retreat, you can subscribe to our information sharing list. To subscribe, visit srfgreenfield.org, click the Contact tab at the top of the page, and submit the subscription form on the Contact page.

A Women’s Kriyaban Retreat is being offered November 17 – 19 at the 4-H Educational Center. Pre-registration is required; please visit our website, srfgreenfield.org, to register. Click on the Retreats menu at the top of the page, and then click Women's Kriyaban Retreats to fill out and submit the online reservation form. A downloadable retreat schedule is also available on this page. The suggested donation is $350 for those staying on the Greenfield grounds and $250 for those staying offsite.

Our monthly 3-hour meditation service for November will be held on Tuesday, November 7, in the Greenfield barn chapel, beginning at 6:30 pm with Energization Exercises and ending at 9:30 pm.

Beginning next Sunday, November 12, we will return to the 4-H Educational Center for all of our Sunday services. The meditation service will be held at 10 am and the reading service will begin at 11 am.

Our monthly Thursday evening Inspirational and Prayer service will be held on Thursday, November 16, beginning at 7:30 pm, in the barn chapel on the Greenfield grounds.

For complete information about our service schedule and locations, please visit the listings on our web site calendar of events page on the Greenfield website, srfgreenfield.org.

Please note that the Women’s One-day Retreat scheduled for Saturday, October 28, has been cancelled. A Women’s Kriyaban Retreat has been scheduled for November 17 - 19. Pre-registration is required; please visit our website, srfgreenfield.org, to register and view or download the retreat schedule.

Our regular Sunday services for October 29 have been cancelled in lieu of Brother Chidananda’s satsanga. Pre-registration for this event is required, and all available seats are spoken for at this time. Any additional registrations will be placed on a waiting list.

Also note that on Sunday, November 5, we will not be meeting at the 4-H Educational Center as previously announced, and we will instead be meeting at the Warren County Community Center that day. For this date only, the meditation service will begin at 1:30 pm, and the reading service will begin at 2:30 pm. We will return to our previously scheduled services at the 4-H on Sunday, November 12.

Our monthly 3-hour meditation service for November will be held on Tuesday, November 7, in the Greenfield barn chapel, beginning at 6:30 pm with Energization Exercises and ending at 9:30 pm.

For complete information about our service schedule and locations, please visit the listings on our web site calendar of events page. The Sunday announcements are also available on the home page of our website.

Our monthly Thursday evening Inspirational and Prayer service will be held this Thursday, October 19, beginning at 7:30 pm, in the barn chapel on the Greenfield grounds.

Our next Sunday service on October 22 will be held here at the Warren County Community Center.

Please note that the Women’s One-day Retreat scheduled for Saturday, October 28, has been cancelled. A Women’s Kriyaban Retreat has been scheduled for November 17 - 19. Pre-registration is required; please visit our website, srfgreenfield.org, to register and view or download the retreat schedule.

Our regular Sunday services for October 29 have been cancelled in lieu of Brother Chidananda’s satsanga. Pre-registration for this event is required, and all available seats are spoken for at this time. Any additional registrations will be placed on a waiting list.

Also note that on Sunday, November 5, we will not be meeting at the 4-H Educational Center as previously announced, and we will instead be meeting at the Warren County Community center that day. For this date only, the meditation service will begin at 1:30 pm, and the reading service will begin at 2:30 pm. We will return to our previously scheduled services at the 4-H on Sunday, November 12.

For complete information about our service schedule and locations, please visit the listings on our web site calendar of events page. The Sunday announcements are also available on the home page of our website.