Saadh Sangat Ji,
Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh!!
As the Sangat is aware of the Amrit Sanchar Ceremony in April 2016 where Sikh Rahat Maryada was violated. One of the participant Bhai Surinder Singh took part in it. This was without the knowledge of Sikh Gurdwara DC Management. Today Bhai Sahab apologized to Smooh Sadh Sangat in the presence of Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji.
Click on the link below to see the highlights of SikhGurdwara DC from Jan-Apr 2016.
DC Gurdwara-Jan to April- 2016 Highlights
Saadh Sangat Ji,
Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh!!
Please join us for Sikh Day Parade on 07May,2016 to celebrate Sikh presence in America. PFA the brochure for details.
Gathering place: National Mall lawns near 19th Street and Constitution Avenue
Kirtan Diwan: 10:00 am
Parade Starts at 12:30 pm &
Ends at 3rd Street and Madison Dr. at 02:30pm
Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh!!
Amardeep Singh’s book event, Lost Heritage — the Sikh Legacy in Pakistan is planned at UMD on June 12, Sunday at 03:00PM.
PFA the flyer and visit our website for details.
URL: https://sikhgurdwaradc.org/
Saadh Sangat Ji,
Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh!!
There is an event to increase the awareness of the Sikh American culture and identity, cultivate cultural sensitivity and widen the discussion around Montgomery County’s diverse communities. Come and join us to build stronger relationships in our community.
Date: 29-Apr-2016
Time: 11:30 AM to 01:00 PM
Venue: Executive Office Building, Auditorium,
101 Monroe Street, Rockville, MD, 20850
Sikh Gurdwara DC URL: http://sikhgurdwaradc.
Amrit Sanchaar is planned to happen in GNFA Gurdwara. Details are as follows:
Date: 13-Apr-2016
Time: 6AM (try to be there at 6AM or so)
Venue: 12917 Old Columbia Pike, Silver Spring, MD 20904
NOTE: Please do come after taking full bath including head.
Directions: General Directions from various starting points
From Baltimore:
Take 95 South, and take exit 33A towards Burtonsville
Left at Route 29 South
Right at Musgrove Road
Left on Old Columbia Pike
12917 Old Columbia Pike will be on your left side
From Ellicot City and Columbia:
Route 29 South
Right at Musgrove Road
Left on Old Columbia Pike
12917 Old Columbia Pike will be on your left side
From Northern Virginia:
Beltway (Rt. 495) to Silver Spring
From the Beltway, take Route 29 (Colesville Rd) North (Exit 30 A)
Take exit for Randolph Road West
Make first right on Old Columbia Pike.
12917 Old Columbia Pike will be on your right side before Musgrove Road
From Virginia Gurudwara Sahib (SFV):
Take 123 North and right on Braddock Road. Take Beltway North towards Tysons Corner/Bethesda/Silver Spring
From the Beltway, take Route 29 (Colesville Rd) North (Exit 30 A)
Take exit for Randolph Road West
Make first right on Old Columbia Pike.
12917 Old Columbia Pike will be on your right side before Musgrove Road
We are pleased to announce that Indian Embassy is celebrating Vaisakhi on 23-Apr-2016. So, we need 40 volunteers to attend the celebration in the form of groups having two members each. If you are interested, then please drop me an email with details of both members as a team with below mentioned information for both before 11 AM of 03-Apr-2016.
Details required: Name, Age, Email and Cell
Planned Celebration Date: 23-Apr-2016
Last date to volunteer: 03-Apr-2016 (latest by 02:30PM)
Volunteer by:
Email at: connect@sikhgurdwaradc.org OR
Message at: https://sikhgurdwaradc.org/
Within Sikh Gurdwara DC: Meet Sevadar Harjeet Singh Sachdeva (Media coordinator) on 03-Apr-2016, between 12:30pm to 2:30pm for last minute entry
If anyone misses the deadline but still is interested, then please drop me an email and I will put you on waitlist and you might get a chance for the same. There is no harm in sending details to try.
Note: Group of 2 members required and 20 couples/groups would be selected directly from the Indian embassy and will receive invitation directly from them without any role of Sikh Gurdwara DC. We can only forward these details to them.
The Sikh community in Canada is really strong and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has his share of men and women from the community that he really depends on. He recently boasted that he had more Sikhs in his cabinet than even Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi does (the latter has two). Trudeau’s cabinet is certainly more diverse than it has ever been — it has an equal number of men and women (15 each, excluding the PM), and there are four Sikh and two aboriginal ministers.
These Sikh ministers in Trudeau’s cabinet have fascinating back stories. Here’s a look at the Punjab brigade in Canada’s cabinet.
Navdeep Bains: Navdeep Singh Bains, minister of innovation, science, and economic development, with his mother Ajit Bains and his niece Rumeet Bains in Ajit’s home in Brampton.
Amarjeet Sohi: Federal infrastructure minister Amarjeet Sohi’s success is an immigrant’s dream.
Harjit Sajjan: Canadian Minister of National Defence Harjit Sajjan invented a gas mask he could wear with his turban.
Among Sajjan’s many achievements is his patent on a gas mask that can be used while wearing a turban.
Bardish Chagger: Minister of tourism and small industries Bardish Chagger’s first entry to politics was when she was 13 years old.
References:
http://www.huffingtonpost.in/
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/
Please join us in attending diwan on Sunday, 3/27/2016.
We will have Bhai Harjeet Singh Ji (nephew of Prof. Darshan Singh Ji) performing at DC Gurdwara from 11:00 am to 12:00 noon.
Program Schedule
Asa di vaar – 8:00 am to 10:00 am
Sukhmani Sahib – 10:00 am to 11:00 am
Kirtan by Bhai Harjeet Singh Ji – 11:00 am to 12:00 noon
Kirtan by Bhai Surinder Singh ji – 12:00 noon to 1:15 pm
Langar – 1:45 pm
Saadh Sangat Ji,
Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh!!
There is a seminar on “Free Akal Takhat” taking place at George Mason University (flyer attached) on Friday, March 4 at 7:30pm.