Dear Śrīla Prabhupāda,
Please accept our most humble obeisances at your divine lotus feet. All glories to Your Divine Grace.
On this sacred day of your appearance, we, the devotees of ISKCON Oakville, offer our heartfelt gratitude for your causeless mercy. It is only by your compassion that a small community like ours has any connection at all to Kṛṣṇa, His holy name, and His service.
This past year has been one of steady and meaningful progress. By your blessings, our weekly Sunday gatherings continue with consistency, bringing together a sincere group of devotees eager to hear, chant, and serve. While the numbers may appear modest, the depth of commitment is growing, and this gives us great hope. We are especially encouraged to see more devotees taking up the serious practice of chanting sixteen rounds, gradually shaping their lives around your instructions.
By your divine arrangement, we were most fortunate to welcome a beautiful twelve-inch pañca-dhātu Lord Narasiṁha Deity at our center. His presence has deepened the devotional mood of our community, reminding us daily of the shelter and protection available to those who take refuge in the Lord. We pray to serve Him in a way that pleases you, knowing that without your mercy, we have no qualification.
We are also preparing for our third annual Ratha-yātrā at Bronte Lakeshore Park. It will be held on July 4. What began as a hopeful attempt has now become a growing offering to your mission. We humbly pray for your blessings that this year’s festival may be successful – not in material terms, but in its ability to touch hearts, awaken devotion, and connect souls to Kṛṣṇa through the chanting of His holy names.
Our Sunday programs, youth engagement, and festival celebrations continue steadily, sustained by your teachings and the association of devotees. We see more individuals moving from casual participation to genuine commitment, and we recognize this transformation as your direct mercy working through your instructions and books.
Śrīla Prabhupāda, we are deeply aware of our shortcomings – our lack of purity, consistency, and realization. Yet, we take shelter in your assurance that even a small, sincere effort in Kṛṣṇa consciousness is never lost. Please continue to guide us from within and without, so that we may remain steady, humble, and united in your service.
Kindly bless us that ISKCON Oakville may always remain an instrument of your compassion – a place where your teachings are lived, where the holy name is chanted sincerely, and where conditioned souls find a path back to Kṛṣṇa.
We pray for the strength to serve you cooperatively, without pride or distraction, and to contribute, however insignificantly, to your grand mission.
With deep gratitude and devotion,
Your aspiring servants,
The devotees of ISKCON Oakville