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to make this temple the
FIRST TIRTH outside India.
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Jain Center of Southern California
And mail your checks to
P.O.Box 549
Buena Park, CA 90621-0549
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The Jain Center of Southern California (JCSC)
located
in Buena Park, California is a non-profit religious organization
to pursue a goal of practicing, promoting and preserving the Jain
religion. It is governed by a constitution and managed by
Board
of Directors and an Executive Committee
consisting of President, Vice President,
Secretary, Treasurer, Public Relations, and ten Directors, who
are elected by the Jain Center members for a term of two years.
Various Events and On-going Activities
are planned and organized by a number of sub-groups including
Mahavir Mandal,
Jain Center Youth Council (JCYC),
Jain Association of Young Adults (JAYA), and
Jain Seniors Association.
During the year many Dignitaries
from India and other parts of the world visit our center and hold
lectures and discourses in Jainism.
The Jain Center of Southern California has a very rich
History
going back to 1979 when it was established. It has continued to
be an active center for members of all ages. To meet the needs
of our growing community, an ambitious project of expansion and
renovation of our existing facility is already underway. Please
check out the latest update under the
New Building
section. We look forward to seeing you at the
Jain Center!!
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Jain Center Address is:
8072 Commonwealth Ave
Buena Park, CA 90621-2520
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Temple Hours:
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| Monday to Friday:
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7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
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9:00 AM to 8:00 PM |
| Public Holidays: |
9:00 AM to 8:00 PM |
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Following are the Pathshala Dates for the year 2008-2009:
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October 2008 : 12, 19
November 2008: 2, 16, 23
December 2008: 7, 21
Winer Camp 2007: Dec 26, 27, 28, 29
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January 2009: 11, 25
Feburary 2009: 8, 22
March 2009: 8, 22
April 2009: 5, 19
May 2009: 3, 17, 31
June 2009: 7
Graduation Garba: June 20, 2009
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Tender Care Community Outreach Program (TCCO) is requesting volunteers from the community for the following needs:
1. We need few people who would like to give company to a male wheelchair bound person in Chino Hills area.
2. We need someone to go visit a patient in a Buena Park Nursing home.
3. Someone is looking for a babysitter in the Corona area.
4. Every other Thursday, TCCO serves breakfast at the community center in Santa Ana and needs volunteer help. If anyone is interested in going there or want to bring their children, they can do so.
If you can help with any of these activities or need additional information, please contact
Prafulla Shah at (Home) 562-691-6623, (Cell) 562-576-2097 OR email prafullashah@hotmail.com
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Jain Jinendra,
On Sunday, June 28th 2009 (Ashad Sud Saatam) we will be celebrating
Neminath Bhagwan's Moksha Kalyanak. We have a lot of dignitaries
confirmed for celebrating this big festival with us, including Pandit
Abhay Kumar Ji. This could be possible because we have JAINA convention
coming up a week after that.
So, please mark your calendars and attend this festival where we want
to celebrate Neminath Bhagwan's life and re-live the Panch-Kalyanak
Mahotsav.
Following is the program:
9.30 AM to 11.00 AM - Celebrating Neminath Bhagwan's whole life
Garbh, Janam, Tap, Keval Gyaan & Moksha in form of explanations and songs.
11.00 AM to 11.15 AM - Neminath Bhagwan's Abhishek
11.15 AM to 12.00 PM - Neminath Bhagwan's Puja - followed by Aarti
12.30 PM to 2.00 PM - Lunch
2.00 PM to 4.30 PM - Swadhyay (Lecture) by Pandit Abhay Kumar Ji Jain
We will make written material available so that everyone can sing along.
As there will be a lot of people attending the program, please contact
us if you would like to sponsor the Lunch or make a part contribution/donation towards the cost.
For any queries, comments or suggestions, please contact:
Kalpana Shah 909-623-8864 kellyshah5@yahoo.com
Narendra Jain 310-320-5570 nuks_jain@yahoo.com
Suhas Vasani 951-278-0170 suevasani@sbcglobal.net
Jatan Shah 949-468-7523 jatan_shah@yahoo.com
Vina Shah 714-521-4294 pvms5157@yahoo.com
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The beautifully and artistically carved grand entrance door to the temple is now fully operational! This grand entrance will lead to the Greatest Tirth outside of India!!
From now onwards, we will close the Cultural Complex entrance doors on weekdays, except for events taking place in the Cultural Complex.
Please do not open any doors leading into the cultural complex. All weekday swadhyays have already been moved into the Aradhana Hall starting this week.
Necessary sign boards are being posted on entrances. The cultural complex building is huge and needs a lot of maintenance in terms of electricity, cleanliness, restrooms, etc.
All these changes will help us make a lot of savings on these counts. Thanks for understanding and conserving.
Please feel free to contact anybody from BOD or EC if you have any queries.
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Jai Jinendra,
The registration for new session for JCYC Pathshala 2009-2010 has started. Please register at your earliest.
We will continue to use Credit Cards as a preferred way to register your children, as it is convenient to you as well as for us. For your peace of mind, we never store your credit card number/expiry with us. These are availble only with the Bank and nobody else.
There are 2 ways to register:
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1. Register Online by clicking below: (Preferred method)
http://www.jaincenter.net
and click on Pathshala Registration
OR
http://jcyc.nuksjain.com/
and then click on Register Online on the left menu.
2. Download Registration Form from the JCYC website, fill it and mail it along with your check. (cumbersome and time consuming method!) Go Green - Save Paper - Register Online.
Cost of Registration:
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For the 5th year in a row, the costs are unchanged!
Upto June 21, 2009 : $60
June 22 to Sep 10, 2009 : $75
After Sep 10, 2009 : $100
Online Registration is a 3 step process.
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1. Pay the fee using your Credit Card.
2. Note down the order number.
3. If you are a returning student i.e. have been registered for JCYC Pathshala before, you need to login (using your email address and password) on the JCYC Website and complete the regsitration.
All new students would have to fill in all their information.
Mandatory Copy/Security Duty:
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Please note that it is mandatory for one (out of both) parents to register for the Copy/Security Duty for one day out of the whole year. The dates are assigned to you on a first-come-first-served basis, and can get full quickly. So, please select upto 6 preferred dates, in order of preference, and then we will assign one date for you.
Pathshala Dates are given below:
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September 2009 : 13, 20
October 2009 : 11, 25
November 2009: 8, 22 (Back-To-Pathshala: Nov 1)
December 2009: 6, 20
Winter Camp 2009: Dec 26, 27, 28
January 2010: 3, 17, 31
Feburary 2010: 7, 21
March 2010: 7, 21
April 2010: 4, 18
May 2010: 2, 16
June 2010: 6, 13
Graduation Garba: May 22, 2010
If you know somebody who are interested in learning Jainism and Gujrati or Hindi language, please pass on this information to them as well. The minimum age to start Pathshala is 3 years (as of Dec 31,2009).
If you wish to volunteer for any of the Pathshala activities or want to be a teacher of any of the subjects, please let us know. We sure need all the help we can to make this a successful and fruitful experience. Please call Sailes Jain at 714-529-5874 if you can help.
If you have any questions or queries, please send an email to:
register@nuksjain.com or <A href=""mailto:nuks_jain@yahoo.com"
nuks_jain@yahoo.com
Narendra Jain
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Community Outreach Program
(TENDER CARE)
Beginning Sunday, March 22, 2009
Care Packages of Indian Groceries for Families in Need in our community will be available in the Downstairs Garage of the Jain Center from 10AM to 1PM every other Sunday.
We are also looking for people who can assist with the following projects:
RESPITE CARE – Sit with elderly or ill people so family members can rest and refresh themselves
ELDERLY ASSISTANCE – Take elderly shopping or to Dr. appointments
LISTENING EAR – A listening ear or a shoulder to cry on
DERASAR CLEANING TEAMS – Teams to do deep cleaning of Derasar on a regular basis
REFERRAL SERVICE– If you need help with any other issues, please call Prafulla. She will try to help or find resources available
TENDER CARE– This is a community based program to develop a network of volunteers to provide support, assistance, education and referral services for people facing challenges
Please join in this noble cause. For more information or to help, please contact:
Prafulla Shah on prafullashah@hotmail.com or (562) 691-6623
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