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posted Jan 27, 2012 7:19 AM by JCNC Technology Team


JCNC Religious Committee 2012 & Religious Volunteer Team

posted Jan 18, 2012 9:39 PM by JCNC Technology Team

Dear JCNC Members:

 

Jai Jinendra,

 

We are pleased to announce the following communication: 

  1. To appoint JCNC Religious Committee 2012, we are inviting you to inform us if you are interested in serving on this committee and serve the Jain Center for Religious programs. Please see below details for the role and responsibility of this committee.
  2. Formation of the Religious Volunteer Team 2012 to augment the JCNC Religious Committee. We need several volunteer’s hands to run the Religious programs, therefore, we request you to sign up and show your interest serving in religious activities/events. We’ll keep your name handy and will contact you as and when help needed as the year progresses. A list of regular and major religious events is available on our website, www.jcnc.org under the “Religious Activities window”.

We will appreciate either you sign up online or sending an email to religious@jcnc.org indicating your interest and the tradition you would like to represent at the latest by January 29, 2012.


Online Sign up Links:

Sign up for Religious Committee for 2012:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHdSeEEtZUdWeDdvU3VNX3BaalQyMEE6MA
 
Sign up for Religious Volunteers for 2012:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dDVSbTNUY1Q5aVh5WWVzbk1Kckx0SWc6MA

 

If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions, please email at religious@jcnc.com or contact Prem Jain, JCNC VP Religious & Yogesh Bapna, JCNC CoVP Religious. Thanks.


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A. JCNC Religious Committee:

 

Role: 

The role of the JCNC Religious Committee is to provide advice to the VP & Co-VP of Religious Programs on religious policies and procedures and to provide support in planning and execution of the religious programs.

 

Committee Composition:

  • The Religious committee will consist of the following members:
  • VP Of Religious programs (Chair of the Committee)
  • Co-VP of Religious Programs (Co-Chair of the Committee)
  • JCNC President
  • Immediate Ex-VP/Ex Co-VP of Religious Programs
  • Community members representing each of the five traditions (Digambar, Shwetambar Murtipujak, Sthanakwasi, Terapanthi and Srimad Rajchandra Mumukshus)
  • Persons representing a tradition should be very familiar with the procedures and processes associated with the tradition

 

Committee Member Duties & Responsibilities:

  • Attend monthly Religious Committee meeting
  • MUST show undisputed and uncompromising respect to each of our traditions.
  • Must be willing to and actively participates and/or leads cross-tradition activities.
  • Should not impose personal views which are not commonly practiced.
  • Pro-actively help in event planning, coordination and execution for a timely delivery of assigned responsibilities and tasks.
  • Take leadership role for at least for two events a year.
  • Religious events are the most important activities at Jain Bhawan and it is the committee members responsibility to take ownership of the assigned tasks and deliver those to the satisfaction and standards practiced at JCNC.  
  • Follow the established policies and procedures at JCNC while being cognizant that JCNC caters to multiple traditions and practicing one tradition should not violate other tradition’s practices.

 

 

B. JCNC Religious Volunteer Team:

 

The Religious Volunteer Team will be formed to augment the JCNC Religious Committee.

 

Role: 

Their role would be to work with the Religious Committee to help plan and execute various religious programs of the respective traditions. For cross tradition programs, we will create an event team from these volunteers.  

 

Volunteer Member Duties & Responsibilities:

  • Support & help in event planning, coordination and execution for a timely delivery of assigned responsibilities and tasks.
  • MUST show undisputed and uncompromising respect to each of our traditions.
  • Should not impose personal views which are not commonly practiced.
  • No regular meetings to attend but attend event meetings for the event that they have signed up for.
  • Follow the established policies and procedures at JCNC while being cognizant that JCNC caters to multiple traditions and practicing one tradition should not violate other tradition’s practices.

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Save the date 4/8/12 - First Diksha ceremony outside India

posted Jan 7, 2012 2:46 PM by JCNC Technology Team   [ updated Jan 10, 2012 11:07 AM ]

Please plan on attending the first Diksha ceremony outside India of Mangalamji under Acharya Shri Chandanaji Maharaj. Program details will be published soon.


Mangalamji is associated with Veerayatan since her childhood. At the young age of 6 years, she memorized Bhaktamar, Kalyan Mandir and Tatwartha Sutra and other Jain stotras.

She has been fortunate, to learn Sanskrit and Prakrit under the able guidance of a very revered and well known scholar Sant Pujya Gurudev, Upadhyaya Shri Amar Muniji Maharaj and Acharya Shri Chandanji Maharaj. Along with Jain scriptures she also studied Hindu and Buddhist texts, with very good communicating skills in English, Hindi, Marathi and Guajarati. Along with the studies she also held the administrative post at  Veerayatan Rajgir for a few years.

For last 17 years, she has been living in Unites States where she was married, and has a beautiful 12 years old daughter “Ruhani”.

Even though she was living in USA for so many years, her heart was with Veerayatan all the while. During her stay in the US she continued her religious studies and worked in various volunteer activities of Veerayatan.

She is blessed with an enchanting melodious voice which has mesmerised and touched  hearts of thousands of people around the world.

With the blessings of Acharya Shri Chandanaji Maharaj, Badi Diksha will happen on April 7th and 8th 2012 at Jain temple, Milpitas. This is probably the first ever occasion in the history of Jain community that an American citizen after living such a considerable period in that culture has decided to become a Jain Sadhvi.


Save your e-waste for collection event at JCNC on February 25th 2012

posted Jan 7, 2012 7:50 AM by JCNC Technology Team   [ updated Jan 13, 2012 6:34 AM ]

We have following great youth projects going on at JCNC. JCNC would appreciate your support to our youth for these projects. Please help out in following ways to make these projects successful. Encourage your children to join JCNC youth community service group. Join us to mentor and to guide our youth.

1. E-Waste collection:

JCNC youth are hosting their first electronics waste collection event on Saturday February 25,  from 11am to 4pm at the Jain Center of Northern California. Televisions, monitors, fax machines, printers, stereo equipment, cell phones and much more will be accepted. All material will be recycled by Greenmouse Recycling, a California State approved collector of e-waste.Proceeds from the fundraiser will benefit JCNC youth activitiesPlease see attached flyer for more details.


2. Food collection for second harvest food bank:

JCNC youth wants to thank you for your support. We collected Jain canned and boxed food for second harvest food bank to feed people in need.


3. Youth bowling afternoon:

Coming soon.


Thanks,
JCNC Youth



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