Retreat Program

Friday, August 30th

4:00 PM onwards - Registration and Check in

6:00 - 7:00 PM - Light Dinner

7:00 - 8:00 PM - Devotional Singing (PH)

8:00 - 9:00 PM - Campfire, YA-SSE Bhajan Jam

9:00 PM - Lights out

(All timings in CT)

Saturday, August 31st

5:00 AM - Meditation (PH)

05:45 - 06:30 AM  - Omkaram , Suprabatham (Prayer Hall) Nagarsankirtan to start at  6:00 AM 

06:30 - 07:15 AM - Yoga (Prayer Hall) 

6:30 - 7:30 AM - Tree Planting Seva Session 1 (sign up to volunteer here)

07:00 - 07:45 AM - Breakfast (Dining Hall) 

*Health Screening & Education*  - Cabin 13 - 06:30 AM - 07:30 AM, 12 noon - 1 PM; 06:00 PM - 7:00 PM 

Liquid Love - Blood Donation (Ruth Lodge Foyer) - Sat 9.00 AM - 02.00 PM 

Sri Sathya Sai Book store Open - 7 AM - 7 PM 

08:00 - 08:45 AM - Devotional Singing (Prayer Hall) 

08:45 - 09:00 AM - Announcements  & Welcome Address (Prayer Hall) 

09:00 - 9:45 AM - Speaker Session I Dr. Suresh Govind (Prayer Hall) 

9:45 - 10.45 - Workshop I *Jump the hurdles: Transcending our Limitations*

10:45- 11 AM - Break 

11 AM - 12 Noon - Workshop recap and Q & A (PH)

12 - 1:00  PM - Lunch (Dining Hall) 

01:00 - 03: 00 PM - Sai Family Time -Sweet-a-thon & Eco-friendly Rangoli  (Leibow Lodge, SSE fields)

3 - 3: 15 PM - Break

3:15 - 4:00 PM - Speaker session II - Br. Srinivas Manthripragada (PH)

4:00 - 4:50 PM - Implementing Sai 100 initiatives in Region 5 (PH)

05:00- 05:45 PM - Devotional Singing (Prayer Hall) 

05: 45 - 07:00 PM - Dinner (Dining Hall) 

07:00 - 9 PM - Devotional Music Program (Prayer HALL)

9:30 PM - Lights out

Sunday September, 1st 

5:00 AM - Meditation (PH)

05:45 - 06:30 AM  - Omkaram , Suprabatham (Prayer Hall) Nagarsankirtan to start at  6:00 AM 

06:30 - 07:15 AM - Yoga (Prayer Hall) 

6:30 - 7:30 AM - Tree Planting Seva Session 2 (sign up to volunteer here)

07:00 - 07:45 AM - Breakfast (Dining Hall) 

*Health Screening & Education*  -  Cabin 13- 06:30 AM - 07:30 AM

*Sri Sathya Sai Book store Open - 7 AM - 12 Noon* 

08:00 - 08:45 AM - Devotional Singing (Prayer Hall) 

08:45 - 09:00 AM - Announcements  & Retreat Recap (Prayer Hall) 

09:00 - 9:45 AM - Speaker Session III Dr. Suresh Govind (Prayer Hall) 

9:45 - 10:45 - Workshop III *Walk the Talk - From Sathya to S.A.I*

10:45 - 11 AM - Break 

11 -12:00 PM - Workshop Recap and Guest Speakers Q & A (PH)

12 - 1:30 PM - Lunch (Dining Hall)

1:30 - 2:45  PM - "Strength in Unity" - SSE program (PH) 

2:45 - 3.15 PM - Sai 100 Resolution, Vote of Thanks and Closing Address

3:15 - 3:45 PM - Group Photo

4:00 - 4:45PM - Devotional Singing

5:00 PM - Camp Checkout & To-go Dinner

5:00 - 6:00 PM - Tree Planting Seva Session 3 (sign up to volunteer here)

Monday September, 2nd (Please note change of Location for Monday's session) 

Venue for Monday's Satsang : 

Sai Spiritual Community Center - 70 W Golfview Dr Northlake IL 60164

10:00 AM- 10:05 AM - Multi Faith Prayers

10:05 AM - 11:30 AM - Satsang and Q & A with Guest Speaker Dr. Suresh Govind 

11:30 AM- 11:45 AM - Summary and Closing Reflections

11:45 - 12:00 Noon - Bhajans (Devotional singing) and Closing prayers.

(Light Lunch Prasadham will be served)