Two Kriyaban Ceremonies will be held at the main Temple this Saturday, November 7, at 12 p.m. and 5 p.m. These services are open only to those who have formally received Kriya Initiation by an SRF monastic.

To learn more or to register, please pick up a flyer in the Temple or the J Street Chapel foyer. The flyer is also available on the Temple website: https://encinitastemple.org). Please note that the 12 p.m. service is now full.

Also note that the SRF Lessons Study Group is canceled on Saturday, November 7.

Our Temple’s Holiday Drive begins today, and will continue through Sunday, November 22. We will again be helping the Community Resource Center with its Holiday Program. The goal is to acquire 300 units of each of 16 products for distribution to families during the Holiday Season. For further information, please see the list on the back of the Holiday Drive flyer in the foyer. Your donations may be brought to the Temple patio on Sundays.

The Encinitas Young Adults group will meet Saturday, November 14th, from 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. for an all-day retreat on the theme of “Living in Gratitude.” The retreat will begin with a 3-hour meditation at J Street Chapel, joining the greater temple community.

Energization exercises begin at 7:40 a.m. on the chapel patio, and the chapel doors open on each hour of the meditation during chanting periods. After the meditation, we will move to the main temple for a catered lunch and group photo. At 12:30 a monastic will join us in the main temple for an hour long Satsanga. That will be followed by a group activity, and finally a short closing meditation, ending at 3 p.m. Please note that the regularly scheduled monthly meeting on the second Tuesday of November is canceled. We welcome those between the ages of 18-40 to join us for this all-day retreat.

Have you always wanted to learn how to play the harmonium? Or improve your skills? We are happy to announce a Harmonium for Beginners workshop to be held Sunday, November 22 from 12:30-1:30 in the Encinitas Main Temple. The workshop is designed for those who want to learn, or enhance their understanding of, the harmonium basics needed to play Paramahansa Yogananda’s Cosmic Chants. All are welcome, no musical experience is required, and you don’t need to bring a harmonium to the workshop.

Friday, November 6: The Bhagavad Gita Study Group is reading from Volume One of God Talks with Arjuna: The Bhagavad Gita.

Saturday, November 7: The SRF Lessons Study Group is canceled.