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Volunteer Opportunities at the 42nd Annual Festival of India – July 12-13, 2014!
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With summer in full swing, the excitement surrounding the 42nd Annual Festival of India (Ratha-Yatra) is growing as each day passes!

The Festival of India has always relied on the power of volunteer efforts to make it the amazing success that it is today. Volunteering also means meeting incredible, new people while helping to make one of Toronto’s most astonishing summer events a reality. 

Whether posting flyers and posters across the city or helping on the days of the festival itself, the heart and soul of the Festival of India are the volunteers who make it happen! 

Join our enthusiastic and energetic team and be part of the Festival of India family!

To sign up and register to be a volunteer, please click here and you will be directed to our online form. Once you have signed up, one of our friendly Volunteer Coordinators will be in touch. 

For all general questions and/or concerns, please feel free to contact: 
Volunteer Coordination Team
Festival of India (Toronto)
1-888-535-3378 ex: 52
volunteers@festivalofindia.ca

Stay tuned for more exciting information about the festivities leading up to Festival of India!


Next Town Hall – Sunday, April 20th – 3:30PM
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We are very excited to announce that ISKCON Toronto will be hosting our next Town Hall on Sunday, April 20th, 2014 from 3:30pm to 5:30pm in Govinda’s Dining Hall.  This Town Hall will present an opportunity for our vibrant Hare Krishna community to come forward and engage in a productive, two-way dialogue about our Hare Krishna temple and community at large.

The Town Hall will begin with a small presentation from the ISKCON Toronto Temple Council, highlighting the successes, challenges and financial developments over the last several months.  After this, we will open up the dialogue to our entire community to share their thoughts, dreams, concerns and suggestions about how we can continue to grow our temple and community. This Town Hall will be different in that we will have our auditor present to go over the past year’s financials and aid in answering any financial question the community may have.

Please accept this as a warm invitation for you to come and attend our Town Hall.  We continue to host these Town Halls every three months in an attempt to increase the communication between the temple management and our dear congregation. 

If you are unable to make it to the Town Hall, but would like to share some ideas, suggestions or feedback, please feel free to email us at templecouncil@torontokrishna.com.

We hope to see you on Sunday, April 20th – please feel free to pass along this warm invitation to your devotee friends!  Hare Krishna!

Sincerely,
The ISKCON Toronto Temple Council
templecouncil@torontokrishna.com
www.torontokrishna.com

Krishna’s Funskool Begins This Sunday!
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Would you like to have your children learn Vedic culture in a fun-filled, hands-on atmosphere? If yes, then bring them to Krishna’s Funskool! The Hare Krishna Temple in Toronto has been offering Sunday classes for children ages 5-12 for several years. Lessons are based on the Bhagavad Gita, Upanishads, Srimad Bhagavatam and other Vedic literatures. The Sunday School program is designed to give the children a rich experience of the Vedic culture. 

When does the new session begin?

Sunday, September 8th

What time? 

Classes will be held from 6:30 p.m. to 7:20 p.m.

Where?
 In Govinda’s Dining Hall.

What classes are taught?
 Children will learn a variety of spirtual topics, including “Devotional Practices,” “What Makes Someone God?” “The Material World and the Spiritual Sky,” “Who Am I?” “Bhagavad Gita,” “Vaishnava Behavior,” and “Animals in the Vedas,”to name a few.

Registration Information
• One Sunday School session lasts 2 months. There are 5 sessions per year.
• Registration fees are $15 per child per session, $10 for the second + child.
• No new registration is allowed in the middle of a session. Parents can enroll
   their children for the following session.

We hope you will take advantage of this opportunity for your children to strengthen and reinforce their Vedic upbringing. The students develop positive, spiritual friendships with other children and learn how to make Krishna Consciousness part of their everyday life. For more information about registration or classes, please contact us at kids@torontokrishna.com.

Join Us for Snana-Yatra Festival this Sunday!
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A sure sign that the annual Festival of India (Ratha-Yatra) is just around the corner is the annual Snana-Yatra festival (Sunday, June 30, 2013)! Snana-Yatra, a wonderful festival, wherein Lord Jagannatha, Lord Balarama and Lady Subhadra will be bathed amidst amazing kirtan and chanting!

After this bathing ceremony, all three fall ill and go into seclusion in order to get better.  After two weeks, They will re-emerge for Festival of India (Ratha Yatra).  It is important that the temple is clean for when Lord Jaganatha makes His appearance after recuperating from being ill for two weeks.

Thus, as tradition every year, we will be cleaning the temple as part of Gundica Clean Up.  This is following the example set by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who held the first Gundica Clean Up some 500 years ago. Please join us at 11:00am on Sunday, June 30th to help clean a part of the temple!

During the Ratha-Yatra Festival on July 13-14, Lord Jagannātha will once again come before the public. Thus, for thirteen days after the bathing ceremony, Lord Jagannātha is not visible to any visitors! Don’t miss out this last opportunity to see Lord Jagannatha before His grand festival!

The schedule for the day will be as follows (subject to change):

   11:00am – Gundica Clean-Up Begins
   6:00pm to 6:30pm – Kirtan (Arati)
   6:30pm to 6:45pm – Welcome & Announcements
   6:45pm to 8:00pm – Bathing Ceremony (Snana-Yatra)
   8:00pm to 8:30pm  – Kirtan (Arati)
   8:30pm to 9:30pm – Vegetarian Feast (Prasadam)

Join Us for Snana-Yatra Festival this Sunday!
→ The Toronto Hare Krishna Blog!

A sure sign that the annual Festival of India (Ratha-Yatra) is just around the corner is the annual Snana-Yatra festival (Sunday, June 30, 2013)! Snana-Yatra, a wonderful festival, wherein Lord Jagannatha, Lord Balarama and Lady Subhadra will be bathed amidst amazing kirtan and chanting!

After this bathing ceremony, all three fall ill and go into seclusion in order to get better.  After two weeks, They will re-emerge for Festival of India (Ratha Yatra).  It is important that the temple is clean for when Lord Jaganatha makes His appearance after recuperating from being ill for two weeks.

Thus, as tradition every year, we will be cleaning the temple as part of Gundica Clean Up.  This is following the example set by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who held the first Gundica Clean Up some 500 years ago. Please join us at 11:00am on Sunday, June 30th to help clean a part of the temple!

During the Ratha-Yatra Festival on July 13-14, Lord Jagannātha will once again come before the public. Thus, for thirteen days after the bathing ceremony, Lord Jagannātha is not visible to any visitors! Don’t miss out this last opportunity to see Lord Jagannatha before His grand festival!

The schedule for the day will be as follows (subject to change):

   11:00am – Gundica Clean-Up Begins
   6:00pm to 6:30pm – Kirtan (Arati)
   6:30pm to 6:45pm – Welcome & Announcements
   6:45pm to 8:00pm – Bathing Ceremony (Snana-Yatra)
   8:00pm to 8:30pm  – Kirtan (Arati)
   8:30pm to 9:30pm – Vegetarian Feast (Prasadam)