Fourteenth chapter of Sai Satcharitra explains the importance of Charity.
Baba has advised his devotees and followers to lead a moral life,
help needy, love every living being without any discrimination.
Shri Sai Baba of Shirdi’s principles has been collated in a book called “Shri Sai Satcharitra”.
Based on these principles,
Temple focusses its charity mission to feed the hungry and to help the needy.
Baba preached – ‘Spend money in charity and be generous and munificent
The Sri Sakti Peetham of San Marcos is involved in a number of voluntary-service activities
Charity Seva for Local Homeless Shelter – Sundays :
This is an Devotee sponsored Sandwich Seva, where Shirdi Sai Parivaar prepares 108 nutritious lunch sandwiches and delivers it to a homeless local shelters in Local.
The sandwiches are prepared, by adult and youth volunteers (ages 5 and above).
The days for the program are provided above.
This selfless service is done on behalf of the entire Sakti Parivaar family and Temple
provides volunteer certificate and letters for youth volunteers who participate in this program.
If you need additional information,
please visit to the Temple If you are interested in sponsoring the Sandwich Seva in future, please contact one of our volunteers or visit our website available at the temple or donate it online.
Average cost for the weekend sandwich seva is approximately $250.
Sakti Parivaar will procure the necessary items required using the funds from the devotees who have
sponsored for sandwich seva.

01 - Oroweat Whole wheat bread
02 - Cream Cheese
03 - Mixed Vegetable rice
(cooked little to no spice)
04 - Channa/Rajma Gravy only
(Cooked little to no spice)
05 - Pasta
06 - Granola Bars
07 - Bananas
08 - Oranges
09 - Watermelons
10 - Water Bottles
11 - Peanut Butter
12 - Jam
13 - Butter
14 - Milk
15- Nuts

You can help by donating money, food, or goods, or by volunteering your time for tasks like food packing, serving meals, or shopping for those in need at local homeless shelters.
Your money can provide direct support for a shelter's operating costs.
Donate items like canned goods with pull-tabs or snacks like muesli bars. It's best to cont
You can help by donating money, food, or goods, or by volunteering your time for tasks like food packing, serving meals, or shopping for those in need at local homeless shelters.
Your money can provide direct support for a shelter's operating costs.
Donate items like canned goods with pull-tabs or snacks like muesli bars. It's best to contact the temple first to ask what food items they need.
Assist with shopping for groceries or other needed supplies.

Based on your options,
you can participate in a temple's food service
known as prasadam distribution, either by cooking and bringing food or by volunteering to help prepare and serve it at the temple.
The act of offering food is an important part of Hindu worship, and partaking in the blessed food is seen as receiving the deity's grace.
Namaste dear devotees. We are seeing scammers using WhatsApp display pictures of the
SRI SAKTI PEETHAM and our management to call and asking for PIN number and/or money.
Please do NOT entertain or respond to these requests.
HACKING/ Sri Sakti Peetham will never ask for such information and please pass this message on to your friends and family!
Thank you for your continued support to our Temple
& the community!
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