Ongoing Programs | Dec 2015 - Jan 2016 | | 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 | 12/24 (Magsar Sud 14)
1/8 (Magsar Vad 14)
1/22 (Posh Sud 14) | 6:30 PM (weekday) 6:00 PM (weekend) | Monthly Snatra Puja and Navkar Mantra Jaap | 1/16 - First Saturday of Lunar Month | 9:00 AM | Monthly Bhavna Bhakti | 12/25
1/29 | 7:30 PM | JCYC/JSG/Pathshala/Adult Swadhyay | 1/10
1/24 | 9:40 AM | Weekly Evening Swadhyay | Every Mon,Tue & Thurs | 8:30 PM | | | Shri Adhyatmsar Granth | Monday | By Girishbhai | Shripal Raja's Raas | Tuesday | By Girishbhai | Shri Yogshatak Granth | Thursday | By Girishbhai |
New Year's Day 1/1/16 - Temple will be open from 7:00 am to 8:00 pm.
Please note that there will be no Wednesday Swadhyay till further notice. | | - Friday – 1st January 2016 | New Year Snatra Puja 10 am
- Saturday – 9th January 2016 | Shri Parshvnath Janam Diksha Kalyanak Puja / Ekasna
To take part in Snatra and Kalyanak Pujas contact Padmaben Shah at 714 670 7854 | |
- 1/1 Vadecha, Vipin & Jyoti - Punyatithi of Lilavatiben Devshibhai Vadecha
- 1/13 Shah, Nilesh & Krina - Shah Vimalben Ratilal
- 1/19 Sheth, Samir Komal and Hitesh Kajal - Death anniversary of Shri Satish Mehta
- 1/20 Parekh, Ketan & Bhavana - Punyatithi of Kamalaben Nathalal Parekh
- 1/21 Kamlaben K. Shah and Family - Kirtichandra N. Shah
- 1/24 Sheth,Harshad and Bharti - In memory of Shri Harshadbhai Sheth
Send a photograph of your loved one to Narendra Maniar at . Please contact Ketan Parekh at for information or questions. | | JAYA Event - Dec 20, 2015 | | As we approach end of the year, it’s time to reflect upon and appreciate how fortunate we are with all the great things we have in our life. During this holiday season, we can all give something to help the less fortunate via gifts and donations. JAYA has partnered with Tender Care Community Outreach team and will be serving dinner at First friend’s church in Long Beach on December 20, 2015 This is a good opportunity for everyone to contribute and donate the funds to help support the great cause of feeding the families who are less fortunate and cannot afford the meal. - To donate online: Please go to Jaincenter.net and click Donate and in the comments box - mention JAYA.
- To donate by mail: Please mail the check to Jain Center at 8072 Commonwealth Ave, Buena Park, CA 90621.
Additionally, we are inviting all JAYA members to volunteer and help serve the dinner (Age 15 and up only). Please email to and let us know if you are able to join us to help serve the dinner from 4:30 PM - 7:00 PM on Sunday, Dec 20, 2015 You can choose to help serve food and donate or just give donation only. The address is 850 Atlantic Ave, Long Beach, CA 90813. JAYA Team | | New Year's Day - Friday, Jan 1, 2016 (Program Details and RSVP Link For Swamivatsalya Lunch) | | Program Details: Snatra Puja - 10:00 am onwards, nakaro $101. Aarti, Mangal Divo and Shanti Kalash - Ghee Boli. Swamivatsalya lunch followed by Snatra Puja. To sponsor Snatra Puja, please contact Padmaben Shah at 714 670 7854. To sponsor Swamivatsalya lunch, contact Ketan Parekh at [email protected]. Sponsorship is $2,001. Partial or full sponsorship welcome. Any donation is appreciated.
RSVP for Swamivatsalya Lunch on Jan 1, 2016
Please RSVP for Swamivatsalya lunch on Friday, January 1st using the following link.. http://jaincenter.org/rsvp.php?event_id=194
It is very important that we get an accurate RSVP. Many times we have problem, we do not have enough food or we have excess food that we have to throw away. Either option is not good. We are requesting RSVP for every Swamivatsalya but are not getting cooperation from the community. We request you all again to do RSVP for this event immediately.
From now on we will be posting names of people to thank them for the RSVP. This list will be displayed next to the table where people get plates. Please check if you name is on "Thank You" list.
Jain Center appreciates your cooperation,
| | Shri Parshvnath Janma Diksha Kalyanak (Posh Dashmi Observed) - Jan 9 - 11, 2016 | | Shree Parshwnath Kalyanak Puja/Ekasana - Saturday, Jan 9th 2016 Snatra Puja - 9:30 am onwards, nakaro $101 Parshvnath Kalyanak Pujas followed by Snatra Puja (total 8 pujas) - Each puja nakaro $51 Ekasana - 12:30 pm onwards, sponsorship available For Snatra Puja and Kalyanak Pujas participation contact Padma Shah at 714 670 7854 For Ekasana sponsorship (full - $501 or partial) contact Geeta Khona at 714 872 7283 - Posh Dashami
- Magshar Vad Nom, Dasam, Agiyaras - 3rd, 4th and 5th January 2016
(Margashirsha Krishna Navmi, Dashmi, Ekadashi) Jain Center will observe kalyanaks on following dates, which differ from actual dates/tithis. | 1-09-2016 | Vad Nom (9)
Krishna(K) Navmi | Posh Dasam Aradhna starts | | 1-10-2016 | Vad Dasam (10)
K Dashmi | 23rd Shree Parshvnath | Janam Kalyanak
20 Mala: OM HRIM SHREE Parshwnath ARHATE NAMAH | | 1-11-2016 | Vad Agiyaras (11)
K Ekadashi | 23rd Shree Parshvnath | Diksha Kalyanak
20 Mala: OM HRIM SHREE Parshwnath NATHAY NAMAH | | | Year End Message To The Community | | Jai Jinendra, If you are planning to make donation towards your pledges or convert interest-free loan to donation for outstanding pledges before the end of the year to take tax deduction advantage in 2015, please take care of it as soon as possible or prior to December 31, 2015. You can take care of your donation payments in either of the following ways. - In person: Vipul Udani, Treasurer or Geetaben Khona, Assistant Treasurer.
We will be available mostly on Sundays during December between 10.00 AM to 1.00 PM. - Mail check to: (Please make sure that we receive the mail on or prior to December 31, 2015)
Jain Center of Southern California
Attn: Treasurer
P. O. Box 549
Buena Park, CA 90621-0549 3. Donation to JCSC by Giving Stocks OR Shares you own: This is a friendly reminder to our members that JCSC has a Brokerage Account with TD Ameritrade. JCSC is able to accept donations in Common Stock or Shares. Our members can minimize their capital tax liability by donating their much appreciated stocks/shares directly to the JCSC brokerage account with TD Ameritrade.
Listed below are the necessary details to donate and transfer Shares from any U.S. financial institutions to JCSC brokerage account with TD Ameritrade: - Account # 864038267
- DTC Code # 0188 (This number is required to transfer shares from your financial institution to JCSC account with TD Ameritrade).
- JCSC Tax ID # 33-0612037 if needed.
We encourage everyone to take advantage of this additional opportunity to support the JCSC by donating your much appreciated stocks/shares and minimize your tax liability for the year.
If you have any questions regarding how to proceed with donation by Shares, please feel free to contact JCSC Treasurer or our any members of our Executive Committee.
We appreciate your continuous support to our Jain Center (JCSC) | | Guest Comments in Visitors Book at JCSC | | Jai Jinendra,
Our center draws visitors of diverse backgrounds from places both near and far. Many times they write their comments in our Visitor Comment book. We have included some of them here. Please read them. These remarks make us proud of our center.
Some comments: - Sweety Ajay Jhaveri from Hong Kong wrote on 15 Aug 2015, "Our Jain Derasar In Southern California is very clean and very organised."
- Anant Krishna from Orange, CA said on 21 June 2015, "The temple is beyond words. It is something out of this world. Thank you for the wonderful hospitality."
- R. K. Patalia from Mombasa, Kenya mentioned on 25 Oct 2015, "The derasar is a beautiful replica. Our visit was worth a jatra."
- Harish Parekh from Fremont, CA stated, "We had an excellent experience of having my daughter's wedding, reception and all vidhis in the hall under the blessings of 24 tirthankars. The committee had provided selfless support."
Please CLICK HERE to read more comments from the guests. | | Tender Care Community Outreach Program (TCCOP) October Update
ACC (Anekant Community Center)
Our efforts of serving the community is continuing with your gracious support.
We are continuing our weekly routine of serving breakfast and monthly dinners, providing groceries, and visiting lonely patients.We have started serving breakfast to Mental Health Assoociation of Orange County once a month. We want to thank our sponsors for last month: - Ronav Patwa
- Sachi & Sailesh jain
- Hansa & Keerti Shah (Chicago)
- Parul & Mahesh Sampat
- Nayana Patel for sponsoring Dinner at Long Beach Church.
- Sandeep & Ammie Thakkar for giving Breakfast and needed items for Mental Health Association, Santa Ana.
- Anonymous for donating a pallet of grocery to Giving Children Hope
- Bhavana & Jitu Shah for providing grocery to shelter in Buena Park.
We can celebrate yours or other family member's birthdays, anniversaries or any other special occasions meaningfully by sponsoring an event or if you want to help us in any of our projects please contact us.
Thank you in advance for your contributions.
Please call 714-856-4256 or contact any of us at the following:
Smita Doshi:
Sachi Jain:
Darshna Shah:
Jayana Shah:
Prafulla Shah: | | Wellness Challenge - Be Active For At Least 15 To 30 Minutes Everyday | | For the upcoming weekly challenge we are challenging the participants to "work up to being active for at least 15 to 30 minutes each day.” Exercise can help prevent excess weight gain or help maintain weight loss. When you engage in physical activity, you burn calories. The more intense the activity, the more calories you burn. You don't need to set aside large chunks of time for exercise to reap weight-loss benefits. If you can't do an actual workout, get more active throughout the day in simple ways - by taking the stairs instead of the elevator or revving up your household chores. It takes only a few minutes every day. When you cultivate a seed with love, the more it blossoms. For more information and to participate in the challenge, click here. | | Samuhik Bhakti At Irvine Center:
Please attend Samuhik Bhakti organized at Irvine Mandir on Sunday, December 20, 2015.
Time- 9:30a.m to 10:45a.m
Venue- 1732 Reynolds Ave, Irvine CA 92614
Contact Maltiben Mehta on 949-551-4569 or for further information. | | | | | |
