HINDU SANDESH HARI OM MANDIR Hindu Society of Metropolitan Chicago Non Profit Organization under IRS Sec. 501 (3) VOL. 68 No. 04, April 2015 6 NORTH 20 MEDINAH ROAD, PO BOX 433, MEDINAH IL 60157 Phone: 630 980 0900, www.hariommandir.com Executive Board Indrajit Sarkar President 847 508 8194 Anil Saxena Vice President 630 221 0054 Anita Rawal Secretary 630 229 4603 Gopal Tiwari Treasurer 630 860 2774 Ashok Sharma Publication 630 550 6693 Sham Taxali Inside Property Mgmt. 630 543 2776 Ramesh Bhardwaj Outside Property Mgmt. 630 830 9918 Aarty Singla Special Events 630 479 3661 Usha Verma Food & Prasad 708 544 7241 Meaning: Victory to you, O Hanuman, Who is the ocean of wisdom and virtue, Victory to the lord of the Monkeys, Who is the enlightener of the three words. Board of Trustees Ayodhia Salwan Chairman 847 985 7004 Nirmal Bagga Vice Chairman 847 998 5662 Mohan Karamchandani Secretary 630 932 9327 Naveen Paul 518 312 4657 Ram Verma 630 529 4509 Mahendra Thakkar 630 665 8125 Subhash Sharma 630 653 0553 Amar Singla 630 543 5171 ************************* MANDIR TIMINGS ************************* Open: 8:00am 1:00pm Open: 3:00pm 8:00pm Close: 1:00pm 3:00pm **Except Saturday, Sunday, Holidays & Special Events Priests: Pandit Dinesh Kumar
April 2015 PROGRAMS 08:00 am Everyday MANGLA AARTI 11:00 am 11:30am Every Sun. 12:00am -1:00pm Every Other Sun. 8:00 pm Everyday SHAYAN AARTI VEDIC HAVAN HINDI / RELIGIOUS CLASSES Sat. April 4th 7:30pm - 10:00pm DEVI JAGRAN: Bhajans by Mr. Subhash Sharma & Mandali Sponsors: Kumar&Anita Chandra, Anupama&Sanjay Gupta, Kanchan&Sanjay Karan, Payal&Himanshu Jain, Shalini&Manish Verma Sun. April 5 th 11:30am - 1:00pm Congregation: Pravachan on Bhagavad Gita By Mr. Yash Chaudhary Sponsors: Mohini & Bhagat Rawat Tue. April 7th 6 :00pm 8:00pm Sunderkand and Hanuman chalisa path by Pt. Dinesh ji & Suchitra Sarkar Hanuman Jayanthi Celebration Sponsor: Open / Sponsor ( s ) Welcome Wed. April 8 th 1:30pm 3:30 pm LADIES SATSANG Sun. April 12th 11:30 am 1:00pm Congregation: Bhajans by Shweta Kothari HOM ANNIVERSARY & BASAKHI Sponsors: Singla and Garg Family Tue. April 14th 7:30pm 8:00pm HANUMAN CHALISA PATH by Pt. Dinesh ji & Suchitra Sarkar Sun. April 19th 11:30am 1:00pm Congregation:AMRITVANI PATH by Goldy-Happy, Rekha-Kailash Mehta and Rama Kapoor group Sponsors: Sushma & Swati Agarwal Sun.April 19th 4:00pm 6:00pm SADHU VASWANI SATSANG: All are Welcome Tue. April 21st 7:30pm 8:00pm HANUMAN CHALISA PATH by Pt. Dinesh ji & Suchitra Sarkar Sun. April 26th 11:30am 1:00pm Congregation: Pravachan by Didi Rameshwari Devi Ji (Please, see attached flyer) Tue. April 28th 7:00pm 8:00pm HANUMAN CHALISA PATH & BHAJANS by Madhu Kalia & Mona Sharma Dinner Prasad: Open / Sponsor ( s ) Welcome UPCOMING EVENTS: HANUMAN JAYANTHI CELEBRATION TUE. APRIL 07TH 06:00 pm 8:00 pm HARI OM MANDIR ANNIVERSARY & BASAKHI CELEBRATION SUN. APRIL 12TH 11:30 am 1:00 pm
May 2015 PROGRAMS 08:00 am Everyday MANGLA AARTI 11:00 am 11:30am Every Sun. 12:00am -1:00pm Every Other Sun. 8:00 pm Everyday SHAYAN AARTI VEDIC HAVAN HINDI / RELIGIOUS CLASSES Sat. May 2nd 7:30pm - 10:00pm DEVI JAGRAN: Bhajans by Mr. Subhash Sharma & Mandali Sponsors : Open / Sponsor ( s ) Welcome Sun. May 3rd 11:30am - 1:00pm Congregation: Pravachan by Swami Shashwatanand Ji Sponsors: Seetha Gunda Tue. May 5th 6 :00pm 8:00pm HANUMAN CHALISA PATH by Pt. Dinesh ji & Suchitra Sarkar Sponsor: Open / Sponsor ( s ) Welcome Sun. May 10th 11:30 am 1:00pm Congregation: Bhajans by Devotees and cultural prog. By Children Mothers Day celebration Tue. May 12th 7:30pm 8:00pm HANUMAN CHALISA PATH by Pt. Dinesh ji & Suchitra Sarkar Sponsor: Open / Sponsor ( s ) Welcome Wed. May 13th 12:00pm 3:00 pm Mother s Day Lunch and cultural prog. By Mothers Sun. May 17th 11:30am 1:00pm Congregation:AMRITVANI PATH by Goldy-Happy, Rekha-Kailash Mehta and Rama Kapoor group Sun. May 19th 4:00pm 6:00pm SADHU VASWANI SATSANG: All are Welcome Tue. May 19th 7:30pm 8:00pm HANUMAN CHALISA PATH by Pt. Dinesh ji & Suchitra Sarkar Sponsor: Open / Sponsor ( s ) Welcome Sun. May 24th 11:30am 1:00pm Congregation: Pravachan on Bhagavad Gita By Mr. Yash Chaudhary Sponsors: : Open / Sponsor ( s ) Welcome Tue.May 26th 7:00pm 8:00pm HANUMAN CHALISA PATH & BHAJANS by Madhu Kalia & Mona Sharma Dinner Prasad: Open / Sponsor ( s ) Welcome Sun. May 31 st 11:30-1:00pm Congregation: By Senior citizens Sponsors: Senior citizen Group UPCOMING EVENTS: MOTHER S DAY CELEBRATION BY THE YOUTH SUN. MAY 10TH 11:30 am 1:00 pm MOTHER S DAY CELEBRATION BY THE MOTHERS WED. MAY 13TH 12:00 noon 3:00 pm
ANNUAL ANNIVERSARY OF HARI OM MANDIR You are cordially invited to celebrate the Hari Om Mandir's 28th Anniversary celebration on Sunday April 12, 2015. Mandir's management has started a tradition to acknowledge the services of past Presidents, Chairmen and Devoted members on the annual anniversary. The Havan has been scheduled to start at 11.30 am for their health and well being. We also pray to Lord Krishna to give peace to the soul of our beloved brothers & sisters who were the Founder members and true devotees of Hari Om Mandir. We want to remember their hard work and contribution with a positive note, so family members may bring flowers, ghee and fruits/halwa for the havan. We would request to all of you pleasee bring your family and Friends to make this beautiful event more success. BOT Chairman Ayodhia N. Salwan President Indrajit Sarkar AKHAND RAMAYAN PATH PLEASE ATTEND WITH YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS PROGRAM 28th March,2015 Saturday: Pooja Begins : 10.000 AM Akhand Ramayan Path Start : 11.000 AM 29th March, 2015 Sunday: Akhand Ramayan Bhog : 11 AM Bhajan & Kirtan : 11 AM 1 PM Aarti & Prasad : 1 PM
Please contact Ms. Usha Verma @ (708) 544 7241 to sponsor food. Lunch Prasad : After Aarti (Every Sunday) Dinner Prasad: 8.00pm 8.30pm (Every Tuesday) * Thanks to all the food sponsors of March 2015: Sada and Sudesh Rajput, Nirmal Bagga, Usha Verma, Tina and Sanjeev Thawaney, Brij & Vijay Sharma & family FOOD SPONSORS OPEN/ SPONSORS WELCOME, PLEASE WRITE YOUR NAME ON THE FOOD SPONSOR S CALANDER for Sundays and Tuesdays in 2015 MEMBERSHIP FORM Name: Spouse s Name: Children s Names Address: City: State: Zip Code: Phone: Email Address: Sandesh by Email: yes no Membership: ( ) Annual Membership $35; ( ) Life Member Membership $750. Paid by ( ) Check ( ) Cash, Information requested is for the use of Mandir mailings only. *** MAIL YOUR MEMBERSHIP FORM TO HARI OM MANDIR or Put in MANDIR DONATION BOX or Give it to Mandir OFFICE DONATION RATES FAMILY TREE 2 ¼ INCH LEAF : $ 1, 100.00 3 ¼ INCH LEAF : $ 3, 100.00 4 ¼ INCH LEAF : $ 5, 100.00 6 INCH LEAF : $ 7, 500.00 7 ½ INCH LEAF : $11,000.00 Tile at Hanuman Statue Donation For a 12" x 12" tile is $1100.00 Donation For a 24" x 36" decorated marble tile is $11000.00 LIFE MEMBERSHIP : $750.00 MARBLE TILE : $500.00 CONDOLENCES Heartfelt condolences to Johari Family on the death of Mr. Om Johari; Rawat family of Taj Mahal Restaurant on the death of Mr. Partap Singh Rawat and Vipan & Sangeeta Wadhera Family on the death of Sh. Vishwamitra Bahuja (Father of Sangeeta Wadhera). Let us all pray for the departed soul to rest in peace and may lord Krishna give the family the strength to control them at this moment of grief.
HARI OM MANDIR CELEBRATES HANUMAN JAYANTHI ON - 07 th April Tuesday PROGRAM 07 th April, Tuesday: Sunderkand Paath Aarti & Prasad : 6.00 PM 8.00 PM : 8.00 PM!!! MEANING!!! I surrender to Hanuman, the messenger of Lord Rama, whose speed is as swift as the mind and as swift as the wind. Who has controlled his sense organs and is the most intelligent among the intelligent ones; who is the son of vayu and the chief of the monkey tribe. General Instructions for Host Family Please help your Mandir to be environmentally responsible and take care of the earth and everyone s health by following these guidelines: 1. The Mandir provides compostable/biodegradable 5 compartment trays, spoons, small bowls, water and tea cups, napkins, and tablecloths. 9 plates available if needed. Please do NOT bring any products of your own. $50 donation requested for first 150 people, $20 for every 50 people more. 2. The Mandir provides drinking water. If you would like to provide water, please bring water in gallon size jugs. Please do NOT bring water bottles. 3. Please contact the President, Secretary or Manager to arrange for 1 volunteer person to be present at all times at garbage disposal area to guide devotees in proper disposal of garbage as in the chart: Bin Label Bin Color What Goes In the Bin Composting Green Compostable plates, spoons, bowls, cups, napkins, all food, flowers and dirty newspaper. Nothing else NO plastic, aluminum, water bottles etc. Recycling Blue Water bottles/jugs, clean paper, empty cardboard boxes Please RINSE first with water: Aluminum trays/lids, milk jugs, tin cans and glass bottles. NO food or liquids. Trash Grey Everything else. Bucket For all liquids water, tea etc. (Cups in Composting bin.) 4. Please use green color compostable garbage bags for composting bin, clear color bags for recycling bin and black color bags for trash bin. 5. When full, please dispose the green composing garbage bags in the dumpster outside labeled Composting/Organics, the clear recycling bags in dumpster labeled Recycling and the black trash bags in dumpster labeled Trash. Please dispose empty cardboard boxes in the Recycling dumpster.
THANKS TO ALL THE DEVI JAGRAN SPONSORS! Please Register for Year 2015 Devi Jagran s. 3rd Jan. EB & BOT member and families 7th Feb : Grover Family 7th March: Sada & Sudesh Rajput family 1st Aug. 5th Sept. 3rd Oct. 21 st March: Brij Sharma & Family (Navratre) 4th Apr. : Kumar&Anita Chandra, Anupama&Sanjay Gupta, Kanchan&Sanjay Karan, Payal&Himanshu Jain, Shalini&Manish Verma 2nd May 6th June 17 th Oct.: Navratre Jagran 7th Nov. 5th Dec.: 4th July