21.06.2024 - JSGD - Newsletter

Jain Society of Greater Detroit

JSGD TEMPLE 26TH ANNIVERSARY

Dear Society Members,

Jai Jinendra & Pranam,

Our temple is celebrating 26th Anniversary of our temple, taking place from June 28th to June 30th, 2024. We are blessed to have Shri Megh Nandu Ji gracing us with his presence and performing the religious activities throughout these three days.

Program Details for the Three Days:

On Saturday, June 29th, Sponsor families who have taken Bhagwan Abhishek are requested to arrive by 8:30AM.

On Sunday, June 30th, Sponsor families who have taken Bhagwan Dhwaja should arrive by 9:00AM.

For the 18 Abhisheks on Saturday, June 29th, members are welcome to bring the Bhagwan Murti from home for the Abhishek. Those bringing their Bhagwan from home must also bring four Angluchana and Ashtaprakari Puja items.

Gheeboli and Aadesh of Gheeboli Details:

Friday, June 28th:

• Aarti

• Mangal Divo

• Shanti Kalash

Saturday, June 29th:

• Surya Darshan

• Chandra Darshan

• Ashtaprakari Puja in Gabara

• Aarti

• Mangal Divo

• Shanti Kalash

• Dhwaja on the Main Shikhar

• Dhwaja on the Guru Gautam Swami Shikhar

• Dhwaja on the Padmavati Devi Shikhar

If you are interested in volunteering, please sign up on the sheet posted on the notice board or through the link provided here. Kindly mention your availability along with your contact number so we can coordinate with you.

Thank you, EC and BOT

JULY 2024 JSGD SCHOLAR VISIT ANNOUNCEMENT

Dear Society Members,

Jai Jinendra & Pranam,

Jain Society of Greater Detroit Presents Scholar Shri Shrenikbhai Gala for Swadhyay

શ્રી આનંદઘનજી પદ સ્વાધ્યાય
અવધૂત યોગી શ્રી આનંદઘનજી મહારાજા એક અવ્વલ કક્ષા ના સાધક અને પ્રભુભક્ત છે. શાસ્ત્રીય પદાર્થો અને પોતાના અનુભવ જ્ઞાન ને સરળ શૈલી માં ઢાળનારા કવિ છે. એમના દ્વારા રચાયેલ વર્તમાન ચોવીશી ના સ્તવન અને પ્રભુ પ્રાપ્તિ ના તલસાટ માં થયેલ સ્વાનુભૂતિની સ્પર્શના ના સંવેદનરૂપ 110 પદો ની પદ્ય રચના માં અરિહંત પરમાત્મા ની પરાવાણી નો સ્પર્શ થાય છે. વારંવાર ગાવાનું મન થાય એવા સરળ પદો માં ગંભીર આશયો સમાયેલા છે માટે એમની રચનાઓ માટે કહેવાયું -
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Monday, July 8th – Friday, July 12th 7:00 - 8:30 PM EST
Saturday-Sunday, July 13-14th - 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM EST
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JSGD 2024 YATRA REGISTRATION

Dear Society Members,

Jai Jinendra & Pranam,

This year our plan for Yatra is to go to Toronto; Canada on July 27th and 28th.

Our plan is to take at least one bus with 50 Yatris. If you are planning to join; please mail your form with a deposit and Passport / Green card Information to Dipak Shah. NO RESERVATION VIA PHONE CALL.

The 2nd bus with additional 50 yatris will be subject to availability of bus and getting fully filled up, as well as hotel rooms being available. Therefore, once the first 50 spots are filled, we will place subsequent registrants on the waitlist until everything gets confirmed.

The registration will be based on a first-come first-served basis.
The cost is $150/adult (18+) and $50 for youth (age 5 to 17).
Please fill out the registration form and submit along with your payment to the Yatra committee before ASAP.

FOR The word file of the form please CLICK HERE.

For any questions or sponsorship opportunities / Sanghpati – please contact anyone from the Yatra Committee organizer.

Thanks and Jai Jinendra

Dipak (Panna) Shah – – 734-620-6149
Nikhil (Smita) Kothari – – 734-999-0399
Paras (Jugna) Veera – – 317-370-8124
Vinay (Sneha) Shah – – 248-703-0619

MICS Technology Camp for Seniors - Congratulations to the JSGD Team

Dear Society Members,

Jai Jinendra & Pranam,

Message from the MICS team --

On behalf of the entire MICS team, we would like to congratulate the JSGD Team for a very successful and effective Technology Camp, conducted at the Jain Temple on June 9, 2024.

The camp was very well attended by ~100 Seniors and several volunteers.

In addition to the informative presentation sessions conducted by several MICS Volunteers, our 30+ Youth and Adult Volunteers did one-on-one consultations & problem-solving with the Senior members. These sessions helped them to understand multiple features of technology and at the same time using technology in a safe & harmless manner. The response overall was overwhelming.

The team of volunteers from Jain Temple was highly enthusiastic, very gracious and well organized. The volunteers served sumptuous food with a lot of Love & affection + Warmth & ‘Bhakti’. Everyone from MICS team highly appreciated their efforts and gestures.

As requested, we have attached is a PDF file of the entire presentation deck from the Camp. Please feel free to post it on the JSGD website so that all the members (including those who could not attend) can benefit as well.

In addition, we would appreciate if you can post a link for taking a survey related to the "Indian-American Community Center - Needs Assessment". Here is a link:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSetCBpflRt_FPk8wneoAWIY9Zd98ddKka6A2L0h9RRpQlDyJg/viewform

This will help in appropriate prioritization of the needs of Seniors, Youth and Adult members of the community, right at the design stage of the potential Indian-American Community Center.

Thanks again for a wonderful experience.

We look forward to working with you in your future projects.

On behalf of Michigan Indian-American Community Services (MICS)

Vikas Bhutada, President, MICS
Lalit Sethi, Board Chair, MICS