

Weekly Announcements – July 13, 2025
Our Minister will lead a special class to review the Kriya Yoga Meditation Technique at the main Temple today, at 12:30 p.m. Please bring your SRF Kriyaban card or your SRF Lessons app for admittance. Also, as a courtesy to others attending the class, kindly make a special effort to arrive on time.
If you would like to visit the Encinitas Hermitage where Paramahansa Yogananda resided, spent much time in deep, divine communion with God, and wrote Autobiography of a Yogi, please note that it will open today, from 12:00-2:00 p.m. Please visit encinitastemple.org and click on “Make reservations to visit SRF Hermitage.”
Our Temple Meeting takes place this Tuesday, July 15, from 7 – 8:30 p.m. at the main Temple. The meeting begins with a short inspirational talk followed by a half-hour meditation, Temple updates, Q&A (Questions and Answers) on Temple matters, and an Autobiography of a Yogi study class given by the minister. All are welcome.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star. This coming Saturday, July 19, we will know where you are. Join us for our joyful Kirtan Under the Stars event on the Encinitas Ashram Grounds at 215 K Street, from 7 – 9 p.m. You are invited to an evening of devotional chanting with the SRF Monks’ Kirtan Group. This is a family-friendly event, and all are welcome to participate! Parents with young children will have a special seating area near an activity and storytelling tent. No registration is necessary. You may wish to bring a shawl, sweater, or jacket to ward off the chill. Please enter through the K Street gate, beginning at 6:30 p.m. You may pick up a flyer in the foyer.
Please note that the Saturday SRF Lessons Study Group is canceled for this event.
We will celebrate Mahavatar Babaji Commemoration Day on Friday, July 25. The service will begin at 7 p.m. and end at 8:30 p.m. It is customary to bring a flower and a donation in an envelope. Families attending will be invited to come forward at the beginning of the offerings. Both the main Temple and the J Street Chapel will be open for meditation between 6 and 6:45 p.m.
Saturday, July 19: The SRF Lessons Study Group is canceled.
Sunday, July 20: The Bhagavad-Gita Study Group is reading from Volume One of God Talks With Arjuna: The Bhagavad-Gita.
