28.08.2016 ►JCGB ►First Pathshala (28 Aug 2016) and Pathshala Puja (03 Sep 2016)

Jai Jinendra,

2016-2017 FIRST PATHSHALA: 28 Aug 2016 and PATHSHALA PUJA is on 03 Sept 2016

PATHSHALA: Please note it is on last Sunday of August 28 Aug 2016.
 
We will gather in the Temple for prayers followed by meditation and announcements.

Pathshala time: 10 AM Sharp.
We request all parents and kids to be present 10 min. earlier.
 
Schedule for Pathshala:
10:00 am - 10:30 am: Prayer & General Assembly
10:45 am - 12 45 pm: Religious class & Swadhyay
12:45 pm - 1.30 pm:  Lunch
 
Pathshala location:
Jain Center of Greater Boston
556 Nichols Street
Norwood MA 02062

Registration for 2016-2017 year of Pathshala is OPEN now. Please see Dharmendra Sheti or Nirav Dalal for addition information.
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PATHSHALA PUJA: 03 Sept 2016:
 
IT HAS BEEN OUR TRADITION TO START THE PATHSHALA YEAR WITH ASTHA PRAKARI PUJA AND DEV SHASTRA GURU PUJA.THIS YEAR IT WILL BE ON SEPTEMBER 03rd SUNDAY.

IF YOU HAVE NOT REGISTERED FOR YEAR 2016-17, PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE JCGB.ORG. to find the registration form

To get the PARVA SHEETS, please click the 
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxyM8QDvJgXPME8tdzZkR2JQUkE/view?usp=sharing, 
also can be found on our website.
            
The Astha Prakari Puja and Dev Shastra Guru Puja are on Sunday September 03rd is for all youth.  It is not necessarily only for the Pathashala students. 
 
  All youth must be at the temple by 9:45 AM. 
 
Parents, please read the following instructions.

1.  All children younger than 9 must be accompanied by one of their parents.

2.  Children should wear clean freshly washed traditional Indian clothes; preferably   special puja clothes if they have them. Please do not wear pants, jeans, or shorts.

3.   After wearing puja clothes, children should not eat anything.  The puja clothes cannot be worn in bathrooms.

4. Parents should bring the following items for their children in one dish.

1. One fruit. Please bring only apples or oranges. (Please do not bring soft fruits like banana,      peach, plum, and grapes. Many soft fruits may have fruit flies and it is difficult to handle soft fruits after    the puja.)
   
2. A large size mouth cloth (Handkerchief) 
   
3. 1/3 cup of rice
   
4. Whole almonds (If you have them)
   
5. One piece of dry sweet (e.g.  Barfi or Peda if you have them)
   
6. One to three coins
   

7. Flowers - no more than three (Optional)

Please note that all adults will be permitted to perform puja after the children’s puja program is complete, which may be around 12:30 PM.
  
Everyone must come at 9:45 am.  The children’s puja will start promptly at 10:00 AM. Lunch will be served after the puja.
 
Any questions do not hesitate to contact us.
 
Thank you,
Priya Jain
Pathshala Director
 
Dharmendra Sethi
Pathshala Coordinator.