The Canterbury Bankstown Multifaith Peace Offering brought together people from various religious backgrounds, all unified by a desire for peace and understanding. Representatives from different faith groups came forward to share inspiring readings, each conveying a message of compassion, unity, and love. This exchange reminded everyone that, while our paths may differ, our goals for peace and harmony remain the same.
For their October Unity Meeting observing Avatar Declaration Day honouring Sri Sathya Sai Baba, members in the NSW Region of the SSSIO Australia joined together in service, assembling 1,000 birthing kits for the Birthing Kit Foundation Australia.
On a chilly and windy afternoon on the 15th of September, members of the Baulkham Hills Sai Centre came together in collaboration with the NSW Region team to cook and deliver 32 warm food packs and 64 water bottles to members of the community who are living it tough on the streets of the Sydney CBD.
National Tree Day is an event that the SSSIO in Australia has supported for many years. This year’s event was no exception with all regions of the organisation participating in community and private plantings. In total, nearly 4000 trees, shrubs and grasses were planted by over 100 members of the organisation aged from 1.5 – 82 years.
On the 4th of August, members of the SSSIO NSW Region came together in collaboration to pack and deliver useful materials and warm food to members of the community who are living it tough on the streets of the Sydney CBD.
The Sri Sathya Sai Centre of Melbourne, the first established in Victoria, last year celebrated its 40th anniversary. In keeping with the teachings of the founder of the SSSIO, one of its important activities has been service to the community, particularly those in need. For over 25 years one of those important service projects has been feeding the needy at the Queen Victoria Market.
In May 2024, the SSSIO facilitated two face-to-face workshops on Reflective Clinical Practice for Healthcare Workers with an underlying theme of, ‘Reconnecting with the Heart of Healthcare’. They consisted of presentations by two eminently qualified and experienced professionals, Dr. Rajat Gyaneshwar and Dr. Swaran Naidu.
The Mother’s Day Classic Walk is a national community event aimed at raising awareness of, and supporting research to address, breast and ovarian cancer. For some years now, the Ladies Program of the SSSIO in Australia has been supporting this worthy event. Once again, this year the groups throughout Australia had members participate in the various walks organised by the Mother’s Day Classic Foundation.
The Birthing Kit Assembly Day activity was organised by the Service Wing of the ACT Region. The service was done to support ‘The Birthing Kit Foundation of Australia’, an organisation dedicated to providing a clean and safe birthing environment for women around the world who for reasons of isolation, cultural choice, or poor transport have little or no assistance during childbirth. By providing a clean birthing kit, these mothers will have the resources to reduce infection and its possible dire consequences.
A unique service program that has been running for a year. It combines physical activity dedicated to God with a virtual journey around Australia where selected service activities are identified and performed in real time in areas along the way.
