We had a joyous Christmas celebration on the morning of Monday, 25th December. The large number of devotees who turned up (around 60) was more than we expected and we actually ran out of chairs and the latecomers had no choice but to sit on the floor! We began with Veda chanting which was followed by bhajans, then English songs dedicated to Swami and wound up with a number of Christmas carols. All these songs were accompanied by a brother on the piano. Our carollers had practised hard with him and sang with much gusto! After prayers, our good old jolly Santa Claus played by one of our members, arrived and warmly greeted all the devotees with laughter and handshakes and distributed presents to them. The morning ended with a vegetarian lunch for all in the community hall.
"Peace on earth will come to stay when we live Christmas everyday."
~ Helen Steiner Rice ~
