September 13th, 2022 marks the 30th anniversary of Gurmat Center! Here is a picture of Gurmat Center’s first ever class from 1993! With Guru Jee's Kirpa, we have been able to educate our youth about Sikhi and serve Guru Sahib over the past three decades. Gurmat Center is incredibly grateful for the continuous support from the Sangat and the contributions made by families over the past 30 years. We do Ardaas that Guru Sahib continues to shower their blessings so this Seva can continue for many years to come.

A very successful school year staff meeting was held. This wonderful group of Sevadars do Seva in various departments such as Punjabi, Santhia, Sikh Studies, Gatka and the Gurmat Center Office. This meeting allowed staff to reconnect and discuss about the upcoming school year!

 Over 40 youth Sevadars joined together in a volunteer orientation. This orientation helped familiarize themselves with the weekly Seva that they will be doing for the entire school year! These wonderful Sevadars will volunteer in Punjabi and Kirtan classes, the Gurmat Center office and the Dharam Parchar Store. 

The Abbotsford Nagar Kirtan took place last week after 3 years. Here are some highlights from the Gurmat Center tent!

 Sangat came together for GCY which was led by special guest speaker Bhai Harman Singh! After a wonderful and engaging discussion on ideological assimilation, everyone went outside to play an exciting game of Capture the Flag. We concluded the evening with pizza and dessert!

These amazing Sevadars have done many weeks of Seva during this year’s summer camp. All the Sevadars went on a volunteer appreciation trip and had a fun-packed day! Sevadars went to Wild Play Mapleridge to take part in a fun treetop adventure course and had burritos for lunch! Then, everyone headed to glow-in the dark bowling. The trip ended off with ice cream for dessert! At the end of the trip, some Sevadars were recognized with custom t-shirts since they did Seva for all 6 weeks of summer camp! 

For the month of July, GCY was facilitated by Jaskarn Singh. There was wonderful discussion on "Creating Societal Change Through Sikhi" followed by a fun game of musical chairs! The evening was concluded with a yummy pizza dinner and ice cream sundaes for dessert!

Our wonderful parent Sevadars! From giving bheta and grocery shopping to preparing Langar and everything in between, the Awards Ceremony would not have been possible without parents’ support! 

30 youth Sevadars came together to support the admin team in running the Awards Ceremony. It was a wonderful weekend doing one another’s Sangat as everyone worked incredibly hard to prepare as well as wrap up the entire event! On Saturday, Sevadars met for 6 hours, followed by a 5:00 am start on Awards Ceremony day. These young Sevadars were the first to arrive and last to leave. They played a big role in ensuring the event ran smoothly.