ABOUT THE EVENT

As in the past 16 years, Gurmat Center will be remembering the great Shaheeds of the Sikh nation at the 17th Annual Shaheedi Smagam. Gurmat Center’s goal has always been to promote the message of Sikhi and to remember the legacy of our brave Shaheeds. The Shaheedi Smagam is always held on the 31st of October so our youth can spend a wonderful evening with Sangat.
 

Levels 1 - 6 classes as well as  Gatka classes are officially underway. Click here to view pictures. If you still need to register for September classes, click here. The following programs will begin in October!

For the 40th GCY event, the youth explored the topic of Sikh destination weddings, followed by an hour of basketball fun. Dinner consisted of Shahi Paneer Chaul, salad & Kheer! Stay tuned for the October event announcement. If you are in grade 9 or higher, we’d love to have you come out and join us! 

Next event will be taking place on October 5, 2019. Click on the first link below to see the GCY schedule. 

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Gurmat Center students got the chance to participate in a Youth Gurmat Sangeet Smagam for Guru Nanak Dev Jee’s 550th Prakash Purab on Friday, August 23, 2019. Students performed Kirtan in Raag Goojari and Raag Sarang while also getting a chance to listen to many other Shabads in various Raags. It was amazing to see the youth sing Guru Nanak Dev Jee’s Bani in the same Raags Guru Jee composed the Bani in. 

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Balraj Singh and family had sponsored Saturday's L4H event. The family prepared Langar at the Gurdwara Sahib and served it to the homeless and hungry of Abbotsford at the Salvation Army. See below some pictures of the event. 

Thank you to everyone that came by the Gurmat Center tent on Nagar Kirtan! Click here to view pictures!

A big thank you to Sukhmani Kaur from @basicsofsikhi for visiting the Gurmat Center! Session 3 campers have been singing the Kiddie Sangat nursery rhymes throughout camp and have been so lucky to sing along with Bhanjee herself, as well as Gurprit Kaur from Malaysia.   

For the 39th monthly GCY event, Bhai Gurkeerat Singh spoke about the qualities of a Sant as well as Sant Kartar Singh Jee Bhindrawale. Afterwards, the youth enjoyed a few games of volleyball and dinner. GCY provides a great atmosphere for youth to learn and grow together. The next event will be on September 14, 2019. We hope to see you there! View gallery for more pictures!

We are very proud of our city, Abbotsford, for qualifying in the nationals in the Communities in Bloom program. The judges visited Abbotsford and Gurmat Center was honoured to be invited along with 9 other organizations to represent the great work done in the Abbotsford community.

A big thank you to all the volunteers that took time out of their summer to volunteer at Summer Camp. We greatly appreciate the hard work and effort our volunteers have put in to making the camp a success. We recognized volunteers this weekend by spending an entire day in Vancouver. The appreciation trip started with a hike at Cypress Falls, followed by burritos and brownies for lunch and sports at the Cypress Falls Park. Lastly, many volunteers got to experience dragon boating for the first time with False Creek Racing Canoe Club.