Fwd: Memorial Day May 24-25 Weekend Kirtan Festival And Spiritual Children's Festival

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Dear Devotees, Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.Hare Krsna! Just an update on the Festival. Many people have confirmed they are coming so we are expecting quite a nice festival for the weekend. We are especially looking forward to the expert kirtan devotees that have already agreed to come as mentioned in the initial announ cement. So far HH Jayadvaita Swami, HH Chandramauli Swami and HH Dhanurdhara Swami are coming and we are waiting

confirmation from a few other senior devotees. We will let you know. In case you did not get it, I am sending the invitation and program again. Your servants, Raval Family Letter we sent out earlier and program details. Dear Devotees,Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.This year due to other obligations we could not host

the Panihati Festivalin June. The only dates we had available were on Memorial Day weekend. Forthis year Dhanurdhara Swami, who inaugurated this festival eight years ago,suggested that we hold the same type of festival, but without the Panihatitheme. Devotees could hold their own cida-dadhi festivals on a smaller scalearound the actual date with their own prospective spiritual communities. Wewill call our festival 'Memorial Weekend Kirtan Festival (and spiritualchildren's festival).The basic program will be first class kirtan. Akincana Krishna dasa hasagreed to organize this and Ananta Govinda and Acyuta Priya and others fromfrom Brooklyn have agreed to come.Last year Jaya Subhadra organized a wonderful program for the children. Sheis expanding this year so bring your children. They will love it and you arefree to attend the kirtan and class as long as you arrange the supervisionof the children with her first. Last year we had a children's tent, withengaging arts and crafts with spiritual themes, a magic show, a children'skirtan, and snacks throughout the day. There are also plenty of playgroundactivities for the children. For those who would like to stay overnight we will also have dynamiclectures, kirtan and prasadam the next morning. That's May 24th. (Seeschedule below.)We heartedly welcome devotees to our home to enjoy this festival with

theirfamilies.If you haven't been to our house, it has wonderful facility to serve allthedevotees. The schedule is below. Please RSVP at kuldipraval so that we canget a good idea how many people will attend and if you are planning onstaying over-night so we know what type of accommodations will be needed.We are working on places to stay for people who would like to stayovernight. If you need accommodations just contact us and we will send youthe contact information so that you can directly confirm it yourselves. Lastyear we were able to accommodate everyone for free.If any devotees would like to

volunteer for service they can also pleasecontact us.As the feast is at 5:30 PM, my family will again arrange the famous GujaratiBhel Puri starting at 11:30 AM for those who come before the program whichstarts at noon.One other special highlight: At the beginning of last year's festival wehadthe first grain ceremony for Kisor, Kesava and Priya, the triplets of KisoriRadha and Gopa Kisor. In the tradition of multiple birth grain ceremoniesthis year we will have the first grain ceremony of Kalpa Vrska andLaghima'stwins Ghanashyam and Bhakti Priya.We will inform you of senior devotees attending when we secure

definitivecommitments.Here's the schedule and the directions are below.Saturday, May 24, 2008Noon: -- Kirtan Begins/ first grain ceremony4:00 PM -- Lecture on Nam Tattva (To be announced.) 5:00 PM - Offering aroti, kirtan and feast7:00 PM- Kirtan continues Sunday, May 25, 20088:30 AM- Srimad Bhagavatam class (To be announced.)9:30 AM-Light Prasadam10:00 AM- Kirtan program2:00 PM- Nam Katha2:30 PM -Lunch PrasadamLooking forward to seeing you.Your servants,The Raval

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