Ongoing Programs | July - August 2015 | | Event | Date | Start Time | Daily Asthprakari Puja | Daily | 7:30 AM | Aarti-Mangal Divo | Weekdays | 8:15 PM | Sat/Sun/holidays | 7:30 PM | Chundadi | Daily in the morning | | Chaudus Pratikraman | 7/30 (Dev Vandan at 2.30 pm followed by Pratikraman),8/13,8/28 | 6:30 PM (weekday) 6:00 PM (weekend) | Monthly Snatra Puja and Navkar Mantra Jaap | 8/15 - First Saturday Of Lunar Month | 9:00 AM | Monthly Bhavna Bhakti | 8/28 (Led by Sadhvi Sanghmitraji) | 7:30 PM | JSG class in Gujarati | Every Sunday until Sept 6, 2015 | 10.00 AM | Weekly evening Swadhyay | Every Mon - Thurs | 8:30 PM | Shri Adhyatmsar Granth | Monday | By Girishbhai | Choud Gunasthanak | Tuesday | By Hasendrabhai | Shrimad Rajchandra Vachanamrut | Wednesday | By Rameshbhai | Shri Yogshatak Granth | Thursday | By Girishbhai | | | Send a photograph of your loved one to Narendra Maniar at . Please contact Ketan Parekh at for information or questions. | | Dignitary Visits / Shibirs | | Guru Purnima Bhavna Bhakti In Aradhna Hall - (August 1, 2015) | | On occasion of Guru Purnima, we will have Param Krupalu Dev Shrimad Rajchandra Bhakti in JCSC Aradhna Hall on Saturday August 1, 2015 from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM. 1. Navkar Mantra 2. Mangalacharan 3. Bhakti Pads by Mumukshus 4. Kshamapana 5. Aarti 6. Mangal Divo 7. Aho Aho Shri Sadguru 8. He Param Krupalu Dev In order to participate, please let us know the bhakti pads by no later than Thursday, July 30, 2015 so that we can plan the program appropriately. Please feel free to contact any one of the following. Please come on time as the Bhakti program will start promptly at 10:00AM | | Registration Is Now Open For "Six Essentials" Shibir (August 8 - 9, 2015) | | "SIX ESSENTIALS" (છ આવશ્યક) Shibir Parmatma Mahavir Bhagwan with utmost compassion for all living beings, has shown the Path of Purification of the SOUL. Everyone can attain Infinite Happiness and Infinite Bliss by ending all kinds of sufferings. He laid down two sets of Paths - one for the Mendicant (Sadhu/Sadhvi) and the other for the Householder (Gruhastha). We as Householders who want to follow that Path should, first of all, have proper & correct knowledge of that Path. Therefore, not only should we find out what the Path is, but also understand how to follow that Path.That is the way to achieve TRUE HAPPINESS & BLISS in our daily life as well as attain the ultimate GOAL. We have arranged a 2 Day Shibir in August, 2015 (Sat/Sun-8/9) to explore, investigate, apply and ultimately imbibe in our day to day life those six essentials (Commands of Bhagwan Mahavir for us). Please join us for an experience of Enlightenment. You will not be disappointed!!! Location: Jain Center (Main Hall), 8072 Commonwealth Ave, Buena Park, CA 90621 This Shibir will be conducted by Shri Girishbhai and the schedule is as follows: SIX ESSENTIALS" (છ આવશ્યક) Shibir: August 8 -9, 2015 | Time | 8/8/15 (Sat) | 8/9/15 (Sun) | 8 -9 am | Breakfast | Breakfast | 9:30-11 am | Session 1 | Session 5 | 11 - 11:15 am | Break | Break | 11:15 - 12:45 pm | Session 2 | Session 6 | 12:45 - 1:30 pm | Lunch | Lunch | 1:30 - 3 pm | Session 3 | Session 7 | 3 - 3:30 pm | Tea break | Tea - Shibir ends | 3:30 - 5 pm | Session 4 | | 5 - 6 pm | Dinner | | All meals are provided for during the Shibir. To register please click on the link below: A paper copy of the registration form is also available at the Jain center information desk. This can be filled out and returned to Amrishbhai Bhojak, Jain Center care taker. If you have any questions about the Shibir, please contact Yogesh Shah by phone at 909-952-9585 or via email at . | | Bhavna Bhakti During Paryushan (Sept 10-16, 2015) | | Paryushan Bhavna Bhakti will be conducted through the talents of several Jain Center members. Participants in Bhavna Bhakti will be separated into different groups. All participants will participate in Stavan practice and the Bhavna Bhakti Committee will communicate the practice schedule, general instructions and the list of available musicians. With participation from each group, the Bhavna Bhakti will be conducted daily during Paryushan from September 10-16 (Thurs-Wed.) Please contact any of the individuals listed below for participation and/or further inquiries. Committee members: Ramilaben Shah (626) 319-2879 Pramod Shah (562) 943-9294 | | Wellness Challenge: Refrain From Having Desserts And Sweets For 1 Week | | For the upcoming weekly challenge we are challenging the participants to "refrain from having desserts and sweets for 1 week". Eating too many of these empty calories has many health effects, the most obvious being major weight gain. Added sugar drives your insulin levels up, messes with your metabolism, and causes those calories to turn right into belly fat. For more information and to participate in the challenge, click here. | | Enrichment and Empowerment (EE) Program - We Need Your Input | | We are excited to announce the launch of the Enrichment and Empowerment Program (EE) at the Jain Center for children and adults! (Please see link for parent survey at the bottom.) MISSION STATEMENT To enrich and empower the JCSC family and create a strong sense of community at the Jain Center, by offering educational and cultural classes for children and adults. EE GOALS - Offer enrichment classes such as Music, 3-D Printing, Robotics, Chess, Dance, etc. to children during non-Pathshala hours, between October thru June
- Create a sense of community among our children as they learn and play together
- Make Jain Center a second home for our children, similar to Chinese and Korean communities
- Offer classes at a nominal cost so more families can take advantage of these classes (offset expense via donations)
- Procure the “best” teachers so that parents are excited to enroll their children
- Develop future leaders of the Jain Center of Southern California
- Offer educational seminars/classes to adults when children are in EE classes, or attending Pathshala
- Expand to offer more adult and youth programs for the JCSC community
We would like to roll out this program in October 2015. To formulate a successful program, we would like to get your child’s AND your input via the attached survey by August, 3, 2015. Please sit with your children as you respond to the survey so their input is considered! Parent Survey – http://survey.constantcontact.com/survey/a07ebaj2i2oic6t2b4v/start If you have any questions, please call Jayana Shah at 714-856-4256. | | | | | |