Newsletter – March 15, 2014

DAY DATE TIMING PROGRAM DESCRIPTION COMMENTS

Saturday 03/15/14 05:30 PM - 08:00 PM Chaumasi chaudas- Dev Vandan 1:00-4:30 Pm pratikraman

Sunday 03/16/14 09:45 AM - 10:45 AM Hindi Class 11:00 AM - 01:00 PM Study Class

Saturday 03/22/14 06:00 PM - 12:00 AM Fund raising dinner

Sunday 03/30/14 10:00 AM - 01:00 PM Baar Bhavnani Puja # 2

Monday 03/31/14 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Snatra Puja Besto Mahino - Chaitra Mahino

Sunday 04/06/14 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Hindi Puja

Monday 04/07/14 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM Ayambil Oli - Start

09:45 AM - 10:45 AM Hindi Class Sunday 04/13/14 10:00 AM - 01:00 PM Study Class

10:00 AM - 12:30 PM Ayambil Oli - End, Palitana Tuesday 04/15/14 Yatra

07:00 AM - 08:30 AM Snatra Puja Wednesday 04/16/14 09:00 AM - 11:00 AM Ayambil Oli Parna (for Tapasvis Only)

10:00 AM - 02:30 PM , Sunday 04/20/14 Actual Day 4/13/14 Swami Vatsalya

09:45 AM - 10:45 AM Hindi Class Sunday 04/27/14 11:00 AM - 01:00 PM Study Class

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Snatra Puja Besto Mahino - Vaishakh Wednesday 04/30/14 Mahino Fund Raising Dinner on March 22, 2014 !!

We would like to invite you to our Fundraising Dinner that will be unlike any other you have been to yet!! New This Year – Invite friends outside of the Jain Community as well to an evening they won’t forget!! Please RSVP for this event at the temple website: http://jsgd.org/rsvp.php

Please feel free to forward this invitation along!

Thank you, Akshay and Shweta Chairs Jain Society Fundraising Dinner 2014

Panch-Kalyanak PUJA at the on March 23 Bipin and Sohini Shah (and their Family) invite all Sangh Families to celebrate Bhagwan’s Panch-Kalyanak Puja, together. This auspicious event is scheduled on next Sunday, March 23, ( Phalgun Vad – Saatam ) at 10:00 AM at the Jain temple. It will be followed by Swami-Vatsalya Lunch. This puja day happens to be a day before Shri Adeshwar Bhagwan’s Janma-Kalyanak and Diksha- Kalyanak Tithi (Falgun Vad – Aatham).

Please do RSVP by Monday, March 17 at link below or by calling the sponsor family at 248-442-WISH (9474). Please join all together, to come to our Temple, to participate this very enjoyable and auspicious Puja.

RSVP Link http://tinyurl.com/n65dmym

LIVE and HELP Others around us to LIVE.. ALWAYS...

Pranaam and Jai Jinendra!

From Bipin and Sohini Shah [email protected] 248-842-9465 (cell)

Pandit Champakbhai Mehta’s Swadhyay in Detroit from March 30 to April 5

Pandit Champakbhai Mehta will be in Detroit for swadhyay from March 30 to April 5th. Champakbhai graduated from the renowned Mehsana Pathsala.and teaches in Mumbai. He has celebrated Paryushan in number of countries outside the . We are fortunate to have him in Detroit for the first time.

Sunday March 30- Perform Bar Bhavna Puja with Sangh

Monday to Friday March 31 to April 4 11 Am to 12.15 PM and 7.45 Pm to 9.15 PM-Subject will be announced Later Saturday April 5 - 9.30 AM to 12.15 PM

Spiritual Discourse by Ben Shri Ratna Prabhu

Ben Prabhu from Mission , Delhi will be in Detroit and has accepted our invitation to deliver spiritual discourse at our temple. Ben Prabhu is fluent in Gujarati, Hindi and English. She is very effective in delivering her message in all three languages seamlessly. Ben Prabhu will lead us in guided meditation after the discourse. We invite all our members to take advantage of this unique opportunity.

Subject: Spiritual Dimension of Pooja Rituals Date: April 26, 2014(Saturday) Time: 11.00AM to Noon- Discourse Noon to 12.30 PM Guided Meditation Location- Jain Temple, Farmington Hills

Ayambil Oli" will start from April 7th, 2014

This year's "Ayambil Oli" will start from April 7th, 2014. If you wish to do Ayambil, please write your name on the sheets provided on bulletin board at the temple – either complete Oli or on daily basis or send an e- mail to [email protected] at least two days in advance. This is very important as this will help the volunteers prepare the food accordingly.

Anyone wanting to do Ayambil is requested to bring their own thali, vatko, glass, spoon and napkin. - Bharti Shah / Shital Shah / Sohini Shah / Neena Shah

JAIN PANCHANG 2013-14 (Thanks to Chandreshbhai Doshi for preparing this)