Jain Center of Southern California
In This Issue
- Life Time Tithis
- Upcoming Events
- Dignitary Visits/Shibirs
- US Postal Stamp On Occasion Of Diwali
- Nomination & Election Comm. Appointments
- Paryushan Ekasana, Swamivatsalya & Parna RSVP
- JCYC Events during Paryushan
- Request for Tapasvi Information for Parna
- Tapasvi recognition by JAINA
- Wellness Challenge
- Other News & Events
Life Time Tithis
•9/01 Javeri Chetan - For Kunal & Anuj Javeri birthday
•9/06 Shah Harshad & Raksha - For Svayamprabha & Ochhavlal Shah
•9/16 Gala Rajeev & Darshana - Punyatithi of Shital Gala (daughter of Shantilal & Rajul Gala)
•9/20 Shah Jagrut & Darshana - Birthday of Mahika Shah
•9/23 Modi & Shah family - Birthday of Nagindas Modi
•9/27 Shah Kaushal & Bhavi - For their sister Purviben Shah.
Send a photograph of your loved one to Kinal Modi at [email protected]. Please contact Ketan Parekh at [email protected] for information, questions or any pledges.
Upcoming Events
•Paryushan Mahaparv | August 29 - September 5, 2016
•Tapasvi Parna | September 6, 2016
•Das Lakshna Mahaparv | Sept 6-15, 2016
Dignitary Visits/Shibirs
•Monday - Monday, Aug 29th - Sept 5th: Paryushan Mahaparv - Shri Dhirajlal Pandit.
•Tuesday - Thursday, Sept 6th - Sept15th: Das Lakshna Mahaparv-Dr Ramesh Parekh.
•Friday - Sunday, Sept 16th - 18th: Lectures by Smt Taralaben Doshi.
US Postal Stamp On Occasion Of Diwali Festival.
The U.S. Postal Service just announced today they they will honor the Festival of Diwali with a Forever stamp!
Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard congratulated everyone with the following message:
"Congratulations and thank you to everyone who has worked so hard to get the Diwali stamp approved in the U.S.! The U.S. Postal Service will commemorate the joyous INDIAN festival of Diwali with a Forever stamp on Wednesday, October 5th, at a dedication ceremony which will take place at the Indian Embassy in New York City.
This has been a long and arduous process but this act by the U.S. Postal Service to recognize this special day and to further increase and enrich our nation's tapestry of religious and cultural diversity will be greatly appreciated by many".
To read more on U.S. Postal Service announcement click here.
Nomination & Election Committee Appointments
At the end of this year 2016, 1 Board of Director(BOD) and 7 Executive Committee (EC) Members' positions would become vacant. As Jain Center is growing bigger with lot more activities, we need a lot of help and support from the community members in accomplishing our goals. We need dedicated individuals to lead the Jain Center towards much bigger, better and eventful center.
Following are the outgoing EC/BOD members whose term expires at the end of year 2016.
EC Members:
1. Ajay Shah
2. Kalpesh Jhaveri
3. Ketan Parekh
4. Mahesh Shah
5. Pinal Doshi
6. Ramila Shah
7. Vijay Shah
BOD Member:
1. Yogesh Shah
Jain Center EC has appointed a 3 member Nomination committee which will see the entire process of Nomination for all these positions. They are: Vipin Vadecha - Chairperson, Prerana Udani and Dharmesh Shah.
The EC has also appointed a 3 member Election Committee which will manage the entire process of Election for the positions contested.They are: Komal Desai - Chairperson, Jayana Shah and Surekha Jain.
You will be receiving all information from the Nomination Committee in the days ahead.
Paryushan Ekasana, Swamivatsalya & Parna RSVP
R.S.V.P. stands for a French phrase, "répondez, s'il vous plaît," which means "please reply." The person sending the invitation would like you to tell him or her whether you accept or decline the invitation. That is, will you be coming to the event or not? Etiquette rules followed in most Western cultures require that if you receive a formal, written invitation, you should reply promptly, perhaps that same day.
For the team that is planning for Ekasana, Swamivatsalya and Parna this is important from a practical point of view, because they need to know how many people to count on and how much food to prepare. With unreliable RSVP count, either we are short of food or have too much food and neither situation is desirable. JCSC Food/Ekasana committee urges all the community members to please RSVP in time, using the link below, so they can properly plan as tremendous time and effort goes in planning process. Your understanding and cooperation will be greatly appreciated.
Below is the link for RSVP for Ekashana, Swamivatsalya and Parna during Paryushan at the Jain Center.
Please click on the link below to register:
http://jaincenter.org/event-details.php?event_id=211
JCYC Events During Paryushan
During the holy period of Paryushan, JCYC will be organizing the following activities for kids of all ages. We request you all to come to the temple during these days and take part in these activites.
Here are the events that we have scheduled for the events for the kids during Paryushan.
Friday, September 2, 2016
•Gahuli Night (Rice/rangoli)
•Guru Sthapana
Saturday, September 3, 2016
•Game Day in the afternoon during Mahavir Jayanti
Sunday, September 4, 2016
•Cultural Day in the afternoon
Take this opportunity to actively participate in these events.
Request For Tapasvi Information for Parna at JCSC
Paryushan Parva has started and Parana will be held at JCSC on Tuesday, September 6, 2016
Please see the attached Tapasya form. This form will be available at the center also. Children meeting the criteria listed in the children's form and adults doing 8 or more days of fasting are requested to fill out the adult's form and send it to Ashok bhai Savla at .
Again, you can CLICK HERE for the children's form and CLICK HERE for the adult's form..
We request all Tapasvis doing fasting for Eight or More days to join Group Parnas at our Center on Tuesday, September 6th, 2016. Please call Ashok Savla on 626-372-4246, if you have any questions.
NOTE: Please provide the information by Sunday - September 4, 2016.
Tapasvi Recognition By JAINA
JAINA will recognise all Tapasvis by publishing their name and City in their eNewsletter and on their website www.jaina.org.
Eligibility:
Adults (18+): 8 or more Upvas
Youths (Below 18 years): 3 or more Upvas
Please email your Full Name, Adult/Youth, City and Number of Upvas at [email protected] by September 15 2016.
Wellness Challenge - Do Not Eat After Sunset Or Fasting, Aymbil, Ekashnu Each Day.
For the upcoming weekly challenge, we are challenging the participants to "Do not eat after sunset or Fasting, Aymbil or Ekashnu each day." Similarly, it is also acceptable to follow the challenge of eating 4 hours before you go to bed. Medical research proves that it is essential for you to have time between your dinner and sleep, so you have enough time to digest your food. If it's less than 4 hours, the food then gets stored in fat reserves (which are ultimately the hardest to lose). If you are interested in learning more and participating, click here.
Other News & Events
1) Animal Sanctuary in Boulder, Colorado.
Shaleen Shah and his wife have started an animal sanctuary (Panjrapole) in Boulder, Colorado, USA since the past one year. In this year, they have not only saved the lives of 30+ animals, but have also saved thousands more through their outreach and education to promote a pure vegetarian lifestyle.
They have started the Luvin Arms Animal Sanctuary. They have created a small booklet to tell their story, and show the work that they are doing.
Please view the digital copy of booklet, and a couple of videos here:
https://www.luvinarms.org/ahimsa/
With Paryushan coming up around the corner, it maybe a great time to talk about the work of saving lives and putting 'Ahimsa into Action' for our community.
Please support this organisation by reading about it and spreading word of mouth about the same.
For any further questions please contact Shaleen Shah on (904) 612-6000
www.LuvinArms.org
www.facebook.com/luvinarms
Kinal Modi
Public Relations
Jain Center of Southern California