Get ready for Summer Camp 2023! Registration and volunteer applications open on June 1st. Join us for a fun-filled camp with lots of time for Seva, Simran, Sangat, Sakhis, Gatka, Sikh activities, Sports and much more! Swipe for more details. 

You are invited to the 30th Annual Awards Ceremony! Gurmat Center has been celebrating student success and accomplishments at the Awards Ceremony since 1993. The 2022 – 2023 school year marks the 30th year of the Awards Ceremony and we have a very exciting and eventful day planned for all Gurmat Center students and families to enjoy! Read the post for more details about the Awards Ceremony!

Our 5th Student Skills Presentation took place on April 30 during Sunday Youth and Family Darbar. The Friday level 2 class read a Kavita for the sangat, presented moharni, counting in Gurmukhi numbers, and more! May Guru Sahib Jee bless them with a lifetime of learning! 

Dastar tying classes are finally underway! What a beautiful sight to see the sons and daughters of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Sahib Jee learning and practicing to tie Dastars.

With Maharaj’s Kirpa, we have a great team of Sevadar teachers. This new program would not have been possible without them as well as the the families and individuals that sponsored the installation of lighting, mirrors, and Dastar cloth.

On April 30, during Sunday Youth and Family Darbar, Puneet Kaur spoke about Bhagat Puran Singh Jee. Puneet Kaur is a Gurmat Center Sevadar and a student in the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji Santhia Class. Recently, she read a book in Punjabi about Bhagat Puran Singh Jee and their teachings. She shared what she learned with the Sangat and we are all so proud of her! The presentation was followed by a Q&A session where Sangat got the chance to ask any Sikhi related questions they have. Come to Sunday Youth and Family Darbar every Sunday from 5:30-7:00 PM!

The guest speakers for GCY for the month of April were Ajeet Singh and Ekaager Singh. Recently, these young Singhs attended the annual Montessori Model United Nation Conference in New York. Ajeet Singh & Ekaager Singh presented on the United Nations, their experience with the conference and led the Sangat through an interactive activity! The presentation was followed by a competitive game of 5 second rule. The program ended off with pizza and ice cream sundaes.

This past week, we were visited by our friends across the street from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Gurmat Center Sevadars gave them a tour of different areas of the Gurdwara Sahib. They got a chance to visit Darbar, have Karah parshad and Langar all while learning about the importance of it all! They also got a chance to learn more about Sikhi such as learning about the kakaars. 

On April 23 during Sunday Youth and Family Darbar, our Tuesday/Friday level 4 Nitnem Santhia class had the opportunity to share one of the Nitnem Banis they have received Santhia for, ਤ੍ਵ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ਸਵੱਯੇ. What a blessing to be able read Bani in Maharaj Jee’s hajoori. All students received their appreciation certificates during their class! 

On April 16, Bhai Bhupinder Singh Jee spoke at Sunday Youth and Family Darbar. Bhai Sahib shared a beautiful presentation on how Sikhi should be implemented in family life. It was so nice to have Bhai Sahib return to speak at Sunday Darbar. Bhai Sahib has been connected with Gurmat Center for many decades. They did weekly Katha Seva at Sunday Darbar in the early 2000’s, taught Gatka and Sikh Studies, and fulfilled the role of administrator. We cannot wait to have Bhai Sahib join us again!