WHAT’S ON: Add these events to your September social calendar

• St Dominics Newcastle hosts Stargazing Evening with Angus Burns and Celestron
  September 1: St Dominics Newcastle will host the Stargazing Evening with Angus Burns and Celestron at the Douthwaite Centre from 18:00 – 21:00.
  Entry is free. Bring the entire family and join us at St Dominics for a wonderful evening of star and moon entertainment, as we host Mr Angus Burns and Celestron South Africa for an enlightening experience! The evening is a community-based project, and there are three Celestron telescopes up for grabs for children under the age of 18. There will be food stalls available on the evening. Last year’s event drew a large crowd, and this year we hope to attract an even larger crowd. Food will be on sale, and we are hoping families can come and enjoy the evening doing something different.

• Hindu Dharma Newcastle to host the 24th Annual Inder Pooja and Maha Yajna
  September 3: The Hindu Dharma Newcastle will host the 24th Annual Inder Pooja and Maha Yajna at the corner of Dixon and St Thomas Street from 8:00.
  The benefits of the prayers are to alliate poverty, vanquish viruses, better health, atonement of sins, divine protection, Rains, Grains and Peace. Priests will also conduct Ma Saraswathi Puja (Goddess of Knowledge) for students to focus in their studies and to attain success.
  The program includes a Peace walk starting at 07:00, discourses, soul elevating bhajans (collective hymns) and 1008 ahuthi hawan.
  Parsadh and lunch will be served.
  For more information contact the Hindu Dharma Newcastle on 034 317 1889 or alternatively, 82 658 5782.

• Home Meah Child & Youth Care Centre to host AGM
  September 7: Home Meah Child & Youth Care Centre will host its annual general meeting at 16:00 at Bergsig Church (corner of Duiker and Steenbok Streets). Contact Susan Theunissen at 064 091 0017 for more information.

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