Vivekananda Vedanta Society of Chicago invites you, along with your friends and family to

Sri Sri Durga Mahashtami Puja, Tuesday, September 30, 2025.

Morning Worship:

10:30 am: 16-item ritual worship of The Divine Mother, Chanting from The Chandi, and Talk
12:30 pm: Flower offering and prasad (lunch)

Evening Worship:

6:30 pm: Devotional Signing for The Divine Mother
7:30 pm: A brief worship, Aarti, and Talk
8:30 pm: Flower offering and prasad (dinner)

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Vivekananda Vedanta Society of Chicago invites you, along with your friends and family, to

Annual Fundraiser, Sunday, October 12, 2025.

Location:

Matrix Club, 808 Illinois Rte 59, Naperville, IL 60540

Speakers:

Swami Ishatmananda, President, Vivekananda Vedanta Society of Chicago
Rebekah Coffman, Curator of Religion and Community History, Chicago History Museum
Neil Mendelson, Entrepreneur and Innovative Thinker

Programs at Vedanta Ashrama

Sunday Service Lectures at 11:00 am

• The Upanishads: 7^th, 21^st and 28^th September

Wednesday Classes at 7:30 pm (Online only)

• Pancham Veda: The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna: 3^rd, 10^th, 17^th, and 24^th September

Evening Vesper (Aarti) at 7:00 pm

• Everyday

Every 2^nd Saturday at 7:30 pm

• Ramnam: 13^th September

Programs at Home of Harmony

Saturday “Know and Love” series Programs at 4 pm

• "Stronger Together: Stories from an Interfaith Partnership" - Sara Trumm, Director,
  Lutheran School of Theology and Romana Manzoor, Executive Vice President, American
  Islamic College: 6^th September
• A Special Presentation on Spiritual Awakening - 13^th September
• "The World Needs Our Spiritual Practice More Than Ever" - Rev. Tessen Stuart Ericksen, Spiritual Teacher, Zen Buddhist Temple: 20^th September
• "Maa Durga The Remover of All Sufferings" - Swami Ishatmananda: 27^th September

Sundays at 11 am at Home of Harmony

• Yoga Class (Email here: yogameditationhoh@gmail.com)

Swami Ishatmananda's Program Outside of the Center

First Friday at 7:00 pm at Naperville Public Library (95th Street), IL

• Ramayana: The Saga of an Eternal Personality: 5^th September

First Saturday at 11:00 am at Vivekananda Spiritual Center of the Hindu Temple of Greater Chicago, Lemont, IL

• Fragrance of Vedanta: Practical Messages of the Bhagavad Gita Lecture Series "Knowing The Truth": 6^th September

First Sunday at 6:30 pm at Bengali Association of Greater Chicago, IL

• Sri Ramakrishna Kathamrita (Bengali): 7^th September

Other Programs

• North America Vedanta Conference (NAVC.info) Huntsville, AL: 12^th to 14^th September
• "130 Years of Vedanta in Detroit" - Organized by Ramakrishna Ashrama, Warren, MI (flyer: 14^th September at 5:30 pm