MANGAL AARTI PROGRAM:
5:00am Mangal aarti/ Kirtan
5:30am Sri Nrsingadeva Prayer
5:35am Tulasi aarti/ Kirtan
5:50am Welcome announcements
6:00am Congregational Japa
6:30am Srimad Bhagavatam Class by HG Jayarasheswari Devi Dasi
7:15am Guru Puja/Kirtan
7:30 am onwards Garlands & Decorations
EVENING FESTIVITIES:
5.00pm Guru Puja / Kirtan
5.15pm Welcome Announcements
5:25pm Srila Prabhupada memories - Movie
6:30pm Gaura aarti / Kirtan
6:55pm Sri Nrsingadeva Prayer
7:00pm Announcements
7:05pm Adharam Madhuram' by Hladini Group
7:35pm Announcements
7:40pm SRI KRISHNA MAHA ABHISHEK (Kalash & Bhoga Offerings)
8:40pm Announcements
8:45pm Special JanamastamiPresentation by Sunday school
9:00pm Certificate giving ceremony for BCEC students
9:10pm Games
9:40pm Kirtan time
10:10pm Announcements
10:15pm Krishna Janamastami Class by HG Vaisnava Dasa
11:00pm Countdown kirtan
12.00pm Midnight aarti & kirtan
Sponsorships:"If anything is donated to a devotee of lord Visnu in the name of lord Visnu,the charity is said to be pure and the only solution for liberation."[Hari Bhakti Vilasa,11.64,Skanda Purana]
Sponsor a KalashIf you and your family would like to participate in the bathing ceremony(Mahabhiseka Ceremony) of lord Krishna,please don't forget to sign-up for a kalash-$108/family so may we may reserve one for your family.
**Janamastami Maha Feast**............$251
**Janamastami special Sringara**......$351
**Special
Midnight Floral dresses**....$301
**others**
Please contact Krsna smaran Devi Dasi(
kavitabalram@yahoo.com) or call @
416.648.3312.
Volunteering:For service opportunity,please contact Prema Gaurangi Devi Dasi (
premagaurangi.jps@hotmail.com)
About Janmashtami:(Fasting till midnight) paritranay sadhunam
vinsaya ca duskrtam
darma-samsthapanrthaya
sambhavami yuge yuge
"To deliver the pious and annihilate the miscreants, as well as to restablish the principles of religion, I Myself appear millennium after millennium."
In Bhagavad-gita, the Lord says that" His appearance, birth, and activities, are all transcendental, and one who understands them factually becomes immediately eligible to be transferred to the spiritual world. "
– Chapter 3: Birth of Lord Krishna, Krishna Book by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.
The sublime meaning of Sri Krishna's birthday is His arrival for a reunion festival of loving exchanges with His eternal ecstatic servants.Janamastami is therefore an advent of the deliverer.
You may find a beautiful class on Janamastami by Srila Prabhupada here
http://prabhupada.krishna.com/janmashtami-lecture-london
Offerings for Sri Krsna"If one offers Me with love and devotion a leaf, a flower, fruit or water, I will accept it."(BG-9.26)
You are invited to bring vegetarian offerings (no onion, garlic, eggs, vinegar) of food for Krishna.[In brand new aluminium one or two serving sized container]
*Nothing store-bought. Must be fresh and home-made.
*No tasting or sampling. Krishna must be the first to taste your offering.
Kirtan Etiquette Workshop On Saturday August 16th,2014 @ 9.30am(sharp) by His Holiness Bhaktimarga Swami.
This workshop is open to everyone. We encourage all of those who are engaged in kirtan seva at ISKCON Brampton -Kirtanyas, kartal players, Mrdanga players and other musical instruments to attend this workshop. This is one of the GBC's resolutions to follow proper kirtan etiquette in all ISKCON centres.
*Handouts will be provided please do confirm your attendance ASAP with Aindra Dasa.(
vdussoye@gmail.com)
*Prasadam will be served.
**Please stay behind for maha-clean up**
Maha Clean-up & Temple DecorOn Aug 16th,2014
We humbly request everyone to stay behind for the pre-Janamastami festivities and help with the cleaning of the temple.
Appearance of Srila Prabhupada(Fasting till noon)celebration on Aug 18th,2014 @ 7.00pmSponsorships:**Srila Prabhupada Maha Feast**..........$251
**Pushpabhiseka Ceremony**...............$151
About Vyasa Puja Celebration"Sri-Guru-Carana-Padma,Kevala-Bhakati-Sadma,Bando Mui Savadhana Mate"
"The lotus feet of the spiritual master are the abode of pure devotional service.I bow down to those lotus feet with great care and attention."
-[Prema-bhakti-candrika]
Vyasa-puja is an annual celebration by the devotees of Lord Krishna to offer homage to their guru, or spiritual master. Vyasa-puja means “worship of Vyasa,” Vyasa being the compiler of the Vedic scriptures and thus the original spiritual master.
The ceremony takes place on the spiritual master’s appearance day (a respectful term for “birthday”). Disciples honour their guru because he authentically transmits the teachings of Vyasa.
Although the International Society for Krishna Consciousness has many spiritual masters, or acaryas, Srila Prabhupada, its founder-Acharya, holds a permanent position of special esteem. So just as when he was physically present (1965 through 1977), each year his disciples and followers gather on his appearance day to praise him and recall his glories.
**Details of the program will be posted shortly**
IB's 2ND Festival of ChariotsWHAT: An Indian multi-cultural festival will be celebrated with entertainment for Children and the whole family. There will be live music, singing, Kids performances, book fair, question & answer booth and free vegetarian snacks. A special feature of the celebration is the Ratha Yatra Parade, the oldest known parade in the world, and the Festival of India.
WHEN: Saturday, August 23, 2014, 11 am to 4pm;
WHERE: Gage Park, Brampton
WHO: All are welcome. Free admission. Wholesome fun for kids and the entire family
SPECIAL: VERY VISUAL event with colourful traditional costumes and flower decorations.**
Photography is permitted**All are warmly invited to attend this joyous, colourful festival, free of charge. Take advantage of a rare chance to experience the vibrancy of India, right here in Brampton.
For more info, please contact:
Aindra Dasa.
email: iskconbrampton@gmail.com
http://iskconbrampton.blogspot.ca/p/ratha-yatra.html**Please note that ISKCON Brampton is a nut free environment in order to support those with allergies. Your cooperation is appreciated**
On 10th August Sri Jagannath Mandir Kuala Lumpur celebrated Sri Balaram Purnima in a grand manner .The festival started from mangala arati .The whole atmosphere was filled with joy. Later for deity greeting more congregation members gathered in the temple hall. When the curtain was opened the Lordships gave darshan with new multi-coloured outfits. Darshan arati was followed by Guru Puja. Then the Lordships Sri Sri Krsna Balaram was brought to the abhisheka mandapa and They were bathed with many auspicious items. After abhishekam while the Lordships were being dressed up H.G Simheswara Prabhu , Regional Secretory ISKCON Malaysia, spoke and inspired everyone highlighting the glories of Lord Balarama. Read more › 
Vaishnava summer camp at Fruska Gora mountain takes place every year since 2004. 
This years' Bhakti Retreat in Switzerland had special momentum. The organizers' goal was to facilitate spiritual experiences as much as possible - which they evidently did. Lots of devotional association, kirtan and katha was embedded in detailed care for life's necessities (like nourishing and delicious food) and a breathtaking landscape filled with energy which rejuvenated the body and mind during the breaks. 
This is a recorded video of Srimad Bhagavatam class of Sura dasa (ACBSP) given in Los Angeles 13 August 2014 
Madhudvisa Prabhu, one of the most prominent pioneers of our Melbourne Hare Krishna Yatra, is no more. We holded a memorial ceremony in his honour, at the New Dwarka Iskcon Temple of Los Angeles. 
The holy name and the Lord Himself are the same. Krsna personally positioned the chanting of His holy name at the very top of all auspicious activities. He is fully independant, autocratic and omnipotent. All processes have come into force due to His energy. He invested karma kanda with his material energy, and jnana kanda with his impersonal energy. Krsna then invested of His own accord His entire personal potency in the syllables of His holy name. There is no point in objecting to these arrangements. An intelligent person will therefore carefully avoid offending the allpowerful name of the Lord. 
Simply by namabhasa chanting one gains all the results of the paths of karma and jnana. So if mere namabhasa offers such wonderful results, then surely the pure name will offer so much more, unlimitedly. Therefore, whatever results the scriptures say are gained from chanting are easily obtainable by the devotee who is attached to the pure name. 
The exaggerations in the karmakanda section of the Vedas appeal to ambitious materialists. Concessions to selfishness are absent from the scriptural presentation of the method of chanting the holy name in pure devotion. The scriptures frankly declare that the results of the karmakanda process are merely transient sensual enjoyments, whereas the results of chanting the holy name and engaging in Krsna's service are eternal and permanent. 
This is where the kids want to be and where the parents want their kids to be.
Its not a theme park, there certainly are no merry-go-rounds but there's a guarantee that all children will enjoy this experience. The volunteers in Krishna-land are individually CRB checked and cleared. So guests can trust their children are safe!
The attractions for the little ones and the young at heart include stage performances, puppet shows, a treasure hunt, arts and crafts for the creative, face painting, a bouncy castle and the opportunity to engage in yoga. If that's not enough, children are given the opportunity to swing the beautiful Radha and Krishna dolls and if children missed the famous Rathayatra festival, they can see and play with Their Lordships Jagannatha, Baladeva and Subhadra dolls. 
I am Anandradhe devi dasi, an insignificant servant in Srila Prabhupadas mission.
Our dear Srila Prabhupada has written many nectarian poems.
H.H.Jayapataka Swami has given us 27 verses in the book Vrindavane Bhajane of which we have attempted only 10 extracts.