Portland Center
of Self-Realization Fellowship
ANNOUNCEMENTS
June
Portland Center is pleased to announce that beginning August 2nd, Portland Center will open 40 minutes earlier on Sundays. The schedule for Kirtan on the last Sundays will remain the same. Thank you to the Ushers and Readers who volunteered to modify their schedules to make these longer meditations possible.
Registration begins on June 14th for the All-Day Silent Retreat at Alton Collins Retreat Center, to be held September 19th. Flyers are now available in the Information Room and registration forms will be available June 14th.
Portland Center’s June/July e-newsletter (the ENL) was sent to everyone on the mailing list on June 1st. If you didn’t receive it, check your spam or other email addresses you use. If you haven’t already signed up, you may do so at portlandcentersrf.org or fill out a form at the Newcomer’s Table in the foyer.
Everyone is encouraged to review the requirements to be a voting member, in order to be able to vote on important decisions as they arise, including expenditures over $1,001. An eblast will provide a link to register/re-register, or you can register at Portland Center’s website if you haven’t already done so.
June 21st is Portland Center’s third Sunday Friendship Tea, as well as Father’s Day and the International Day of Yoga. Light refreshments will be provided by the Hospitality Committee. This could be a good opportunity to introduce others who may be interested in this path to SRF and Portland Center.
The Portland Center Picnic on July 18th is another opportunity to connect family and friends with your fellow devotees.
Please see anyone serving today if you have questions or would like more information.
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Flyers for the fall retreat at Alton Collins are available in the Information Room. Registration begins June 14th.
Mark your calendar for Portland Center’s annual picnic on Saturday, July 18th.
Our chapel is available every Tuesday evening from 6:30-9:30 pm for silent open meditation, meaning you may come and go as your time allows. The silence and vibration of the chapel is conducive to deeper meditation and prayer.
You are invited to enjoy the Spring flowers blooming in our back meditation garden. Please enter and exit through the Sunday School/Social Room door.
Hunger doesn’t stop after the holidays. We are continuing to collect non-perishable food items for our neighboring school, which you may leave in the white box in the Information Room. The table in the Family Room has items available for members in need.
Those who wish to stay in the chapel a little longer to enjoy the meditative atmosphere are welcome to do so. We ask those who want to converse with one another after the service to kindly meet in the foyer or Information Room to preserve the silence of the chapel. Thank you for your consideration.
As a courtesy to those members who are allergic to fragrances, please refrain from wearing perfumes, colognes, or scented hair products when attending services at Portland Center.
Thank you for supporting Portland Center with your skills and financial donations. If you would like to contribute online, you can send funds through Zelle to portlandcenterdonations@gmail.com or you may write a check. Checks payable to "Portland Center" will be deposited locally and support our Center's activities and expenses. Checks payable to "Self-Realization Fellowship" are sent to SRF headquarters in Los Angeles, to support SRF's worldwide activities. Checks may be mailed to our address at 356 NE 80th Avenue, Portland 97213.
Volunteering at Portland Center is a wonderful addition to one's sadhana, or spiritual practice. The Flower Committee is seeking creative and dependable volunteers to help with the flower arrangements that are an integral part of Portland Center Inspirational and Commemorative services. Would you like to learn a new skill or expand your current flower skills? You may fill out a Volunteer Application on our website.
We encourage everyone to read Portland Center’s current e-newsletter, which contains important and inspiring information. You may sign up on our website or fill out a form at the Newcomers Desk, if you aren’t already receiving it.
Portland Center's website now includes a new section about the history of the Portland Center of SRF, originally compiled by the late Kent Hathaway. Follow the Home page tab to the “Our Center” page.
Our Kirtan Group leads the Sunday morning services on the last Sunday of each month, beginning at 8:00 with the SRF Energization Exercises. You may also enter or leave during periods of chanting at 9:00 and 10:00.
If you know of people in need of healing prayers, you may submit their name in the prayer box in the Information Room. These names are submitted confidentially to the Mother Center, where they are prayed for by the monastics every day for three months. You may also request prayers on SRF’s website at www.yogananda.org.