San Fernando Meditation Group
of
Self-Realization Fellowship
Services
Meditation Service
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The Meditation Service is held every Sunday morning before the Readings Service, from 8:00 am - 8:45 am. After the opening prayer a short devotional or inspirational reading is taken from one of the SRF publications. This is followed by a period of devotional chanting and then approximately 30-35 mins of silent meditation.
Readings Service
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This service occurs every Sunday morning from 9:00 am - 10:00 am. It consists of scriptural readings from the Bible and Bhagavad Gita, a main reading from Paramahansa Yogananda's lectures, and periods of devotional chanting and silent meditation. This service always ends with the healing affirmation for body, mind and soul.
Commemoration Services
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Each year these services are held with a devotional ceremony. The 2025 dates are:
5th Jan Paramahansa Yogananda's Birthday
11th Jan Paramahansa Yogananda Commemorative Meditation service
7th Mar Paramahansa Yogananda's Mahasamadhi
9th Mar Sri Yukteswar's Mahasamadhi
18th Apr Good Friday service
20th Apr Easter Sunrise service
10th May Sri Yukteswar's Birthday service
25th July Mahavatar Babaji's Day​
16th Aug Janmashtami (Bhagavan Krishna's Birthday service)
26th Sept Lahiri Mahasaya's Mahasamadhi
30th Sept Lahiri Mahasaya's Birthday service
20th Dec All-Day Christmas Meditation service
Commemoration Services are held in the evening from 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm.
The exception to this includes:
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Good Friday Service
5:45 am - 6:45 am Easter Sunrise Service
10:00 am - 4:00 pm All-Day Christmas Meditation
10:00 am - 4:00 pm Paramahansa Yogananda Commemoration Service
9:00am-10:00am If a Commemoration Date should fall on a Sunday
Prayer Service
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On the last Sunday of every month a 20 min SRF Prayer service is held after the Main Weekly Service from 10:00 am - 10:20 am. During this service we practice the Healing Technique as taught by Paramahansa Yogananda.
Inspirational Service
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Will be held on only the first Thursday of every month, 6-7pm.
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Kirtan Service
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Will be held on only the third Thursday of every month, 6-7pm.
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Long Meditation Service
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Will be held every Saturday, 4-6pm.
Convocation
Self Realization Fellowship members from around the globe will meet online and in Los Angeles from 22nd June -28th June 2025 to take part in the annual Convocation. Convocation is also held online for those who cannot make it to Los Angeles.
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Awake: The Life of Yogananda
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This documentary movie was shown at Daaga Hall, UWI, St. Augustine (north-eastern end of campus) on Tuesday, 21st June, 2016 at 10am and 6pm. Public was invited. FREE ADMISSION. Schools were invited for the 10am showing. It was also shown at Waterloo Secondary School in 2023 and at NALIS, Port of Spain in 2024.
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Saturday, 21st June, 2025 - UN declared International Day of Yoga (11th year).
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Trailer for AWAKE: THE LIFE OF YOGANANDA - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyLkg3uDe1c
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Beloved God, no more with words but with the burning flame of my heart's love I worship Thee.
-- Paramahansa Yogananda