Schedule

Location: Temple Room

7am – 9am
Morning Program & Special Class by Jaya Krishna Das

12pm – 4pm
Harinam, Book Distribution & Distribution of 1000+ Prasad Cookies with Sacred Street Party in Watford Town Centre

6pm – 7:30pm
Special Class by Kripamoya Das & Gaura Arati

Prasadam Times | Seva Hall
9am Breakfast
5pm Dinner (until 6:30pm)

“Everyone should follow the example of Jayananda. I am very proud that I had such a nice disciple. If possible Jayananda’s picture should be hung in the ratha of Lord Jagannatha, and in all of our temples a day may be set aside for holding a festival in his honor, just as we do on the disappearance day of the other great Vaisnavas.” – Srila Prabhupada Letter to Ramesvara, New Delhi, 11 May 1977

After the disappearance of Jayananda Das on May 1, 1977, His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada instructed devotees all over the world to commemorate the event every year as they would any great Vaishnava’s disappearance day.

Jayananda was always ready to do whatever was necessary to push on Krishna consciousness. He was expert at everything: cooking, preaching, Deity worship, public relations, sankirtan, selling incense, construction, and everything else it takes to run a temple. He was a tireless worker. He would be the first one up in the morning and the last one to sleep at night. It was Jayananda who was always running out to get the flowers, Jayananda who was washing dishes and making sure the kitchen was clean, Jayananda who was often missing class while he was out doing some service, and Jayananda who was always encouraging others to go out and preach, and setting the example himself.

Whatever assignment he was given, he would always get done, even if he had to suffer personally for it. No matter how hard he was working, he would never stop for a nap during the day. He seemed to be inexhaustible.

From a Back to Godhead article by Kalakantha dasa. Click here to read more