Sri Sathya Sai Baba Center of Quad Cities

General Information• Quad Cities include: - Moline (Illinois) - Rock Island (Illinois) - Bettendorf (Iowa) - Davenport (Iowa)

Weekly Bhajans• Bhajans held from 4 PM to 5 PM every Sunday• Held at different location every week by rotation• Bhajans start with Gayathri mantra, followed by Lingashtakam and Bhajans• Attended by approximately 20 members every week• Bhajan practice every week from 3:30 PM – 4:00 PM

Special Bhajans• Special bhajans held in addition to weekly bhajans• Maha Shivrathri• Rama Navami• Easwaramma Day• Guru Purnima• Ganesh Chaturthi• Krishna Ashtami• Dussehra• Diwali• Akhanda Bhajans• Swami’s Birthday• Christmas • New Year’s Eve

Membership• Over 30 members from 10 families• Includes Young adults and Children

Primary Activities• Weekly Bhajans• Special Bhajans• Study Circle • Service Activities• Bal Vikas• Library• Mini-Retreat• Invited Speakers for Satsang

Study Circle• Held once a month - every 2nd sunday for one hour 4 - 5 PM• Study Circle coordinator assigns topics• Using “Guidebook for Sri Sathya Sai Study Circle” for selecting discussion topics• One person leads every topic, followed by discussion with all members• Regularly attended by 15 to 20 members

Service Activities• Cooking and serving lunch for 70 to 110 homeless people at a Homeless Shelter in Davenport, Iowa• Sing bhajans and play musical instruments to entertain residents at the Handicapped Development center in Davenport, IA • Cook and Serve meals at Quad City Hindu Temple to raise funds for the temple

Sri Sathya Sai Baba Center of Quad CitiesMini-Retreat on May 2nd, 2009• Attended by over 90 members• Members from several centers - Quad City Center - Iowa City Center - Des Moines Center - Rockford Center

Morning Bhajans Evening Bhajans

Guest Speaker – Dr. Ratnakar

Sri Sathya Sai Baba Center of Quad Cities

Bhajan Mandir in Bettendorf

Bhajan Mandir in Moline

Bhajan Mandir in Bettendorf

Bhajan Mandir in Moline

Sri Sathya Sai Baba Center of Quad CitiesPilgrimage to Parthi

Pilgrimage Participants Pilgrimage Participants

Vedam Practice Class