Hindu Catholic Dialogue Commemorative Brochure 20150523

Author(s): United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
Publisher: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

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Durga Temple (A Tax-Exempt Non-Profit Organization) 8400 Durga Place, Fairfax Station, VA 22039
Phone: 703-690-9355 www.durgatemple.org
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Since its inauguration in March 1999, Durga Temple of VA has served the Hindu community's religious, cultural, educational, and social needs in Northern Virginia area. The temple offers: BalGokul; Discourses on Gita and other Dharmic Scriptures; Indian Language classes; Yoga for adults and children; Music, Dance and SAT Classes; Sr. Citizen Group; Monthly free health clinic and awareness sessions and more. Highly acclaimed & renowned Spiritual Swamis and Gurus visit the temple on a regular basis to deliver religious teachings, Bhajans (Devotional chanting) and impart their knowledge and wisdom to our community
We celebrate all major Hindu Festivals and other important days. Some of them are: Navratras, Diwali, Holi, Shivaratri, Ganesh Pooja, Janamashtami, Ram Navmi, Buddha Jayanti, Karva Chauth, Hanuman jayanti, etc. The temple places special emphasis on programs for the young and our youth. The temple participates in the Fairfax county initiatives, Community Seva (service) Inter-faith dialog, and various outreach activities.
The temple has four full-time Pandits and Acharyas (Priests) and is governed and managed by a Board of Trustees and an Executive Board. Plans are underway to expand the current facility to serve the growing community.
There has been a growing interest among non-Hindus in learning about Eastern traditions, especially Hinduism, the third largest religious in the world. We are happy that the HinduCatholic Dialog will take place at the Durga Temple of VA. All guests and visitors are most welcome. We look forward to a continuation of our interaction with followers of other faiths.
Hindu American Community Services Inc.
10710 River Road, Potomac, MD 20854 www.hacsiusa.org SERVICE TO HUMANITY IS SERVICE TO GOD LOVE ALL SERVE ALL
HACS
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Hindu American Community Services Inc. (HACSI) was incorporated in 2009 for mobilizing the spirit of giving of Hindu Americans to assist those in the larger community who find themselves in adverse circumstances. HACSI's focused programs are the following: Food For The Needy: This is HACSI's flagship program. Volunteers from HACSI and its two dozen affiliated organizations prepare close to 110,000 meals a year at DC Central Kitchen (DCCK). About half the meals are served in DCCK facility and the remaining distributed through shelters housing the homeless, battered wome, needy seniors and school children. Assistance to Bhutanese Refugees: About 1,500 Hindu and Buddhist refugees have been resettled in the Washington-Baltimore region. HACSI programs of assistance include computer education for students and seniors, donation of computers to school-going children, periodical heath fairs for free medical check-up, and monthly meetings to enable the Bhutanese families to keep in touch with their religious and cultural heritage. Benevolent Fund to help members of the Hindu and Bhutanese communities to cope with financial emergencies due to calamities such as death or protracted illness. Support to Inter-Faith Educational Activities: HACSI funded the distribution of the PBS documentary "Asian and Abrahamic Religions: a divine Encounter in America" to 350 high schools in D.C, Maryland and Virginia. Additionally, HACSI has underwritten a part of the cost of training programs that will help social studies teachers to use this documentary as teaching material in US high schools. HACSI has also provided support to Interfaith Conference of Metropolitan Washington to strengthen the dissemination of its Strengthening Teaching About Religions (STAR) publications. Supporting the Hindu Soldiers Serving in US Military: HACSI has been sending care packages to Hindus in active duty. It assisted the Hindu Chaplain in the US Military by organizing cultural programs and providing Indian food during major Hindu Festivals at Walter Reed Military Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland.
HACSI is an IRS-approved 501 (0) (3) entity and all donations to HACSI are tax-exempt. For more information about HACSI, Please contact: K.Venkatraman, Chair Person, 301-646-1232. or visit website: www.hacsiusa.org
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