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ZANT News - February 2017 1

www.zant.org February 2017

A Publication of Zoroastrian Association of North Texas

ZANT NEWS

We welcome and encourage feedback from our community. Please send comments or suggestions to [email protected] or mail to ZANT, 1605 Lopo Road, Flower Mound, TX 75028-1306

Paitishahem Gahambar 2, 6

ZANT Bylaws Amendment Meeting 2

Religion class, Vohu Manah group 2

Jashn-e Sadeh Announcement 4

SuperBowl 51 Party 5

NouRuz Announcement 7

Kid’s Corner 8

Weekend Wonders 4 Kidz 10

Past Events in Pictures 12-15

ZANT Membership Form 16

ZANT Address:

Zoroastrian Center of North Texas 1605 Lopo Road Flower Mound, TX 75028-1306

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President

Vice President Treasurer Secretary Social Director Director Director

Jamshed Jamadar Kashmira Contractor Mehroo Madeka Charlotte Kharas Pearl P. Balsara Persis Shroff Bahrassa Monaz Karkaria

ZANT UPCOMING EVENTS

Jan. 21: AGM / Jashn-e-Sadeh

Jan. 31: SuperBowl Party RSVPs due

Feb. 5: SuperBowl Party

Feb. 10: Gahambar RSVPs due

Feb. 12: Religion Class / Vohu Manah Group

Feb. 18: Bylaws Meeting / Gahambar

Mar. 11: Unity Park— ZANT Hvarshta Project

Mar. 12: Religion Class / Vohu Manah Group

Mar. 17: ZANT NouRuz Celebration RSVPs due

Mar. 18: Panjeh Prayers

Mar. 25: ZANT NouRuz Celebration

Apr. 9: Religion Class / Vohu Manah Group

Apr. 23: Dallas Interfaith Council visits ZANT

Apr. 28-30: FEZANA AGM in Houston

May 13: ZANT Sports N Carnival


Feb.14-18, 2017 are the Paitishahem Gahambar days according to the Shenshahi calendar. Pait-

ishahem Gahambar is the “Feast of bringing in the Harvest”….it’s celebrating Ahura Mazda’s crea-

tion, “Earth”. So let’s celebrate this Gahambar together in February at the ZANT Center!

This Gahambar is being sponsored by Monaz & Hormuzd Karkaria.

Date : Saturday, February 18, 2017

The Gahambar dinner is FREE, but contributions are requested to meet the ZANT Center operat-

ing expenses.

Please send check made to “ZANT”, to ZANT Center, 1605 Lopo Road, Flower Mound, TX 75028.

Contribution by February 10, 2017:

Kids (ages 3 to 10 ): $5 / person

Members (adults): $10 / person

Non-members (children & adults) - $15 / person

Penalty of $10/person after February 10, 2017 person

RSVP: [email protected] latest by February 10, 2017.

ZANT PROPOSED BY-LAW AMENDMENTS’ MEETING

PAITISHAHEM GAHAMBAR CELEBRATION

ZANT Board has been working on some By-Law changes with interested sub-committee members.

The proposed areas of change are:

ZANT Membership definition

Staggering of ZANT Board elections

Coincide the ZANT Year-end and Board Term

Mandatory audit requirement

The sub-committees would like to share their findings and recommendation with the General Body.

For this, a General Body meeting is scheduled before the Gahambar dinner.

Date: Saturday, February 18, 2017

Time: 6:30pm

We look forward to your participation in the discussions.

CHILDRENS’ RELIGION CLASS AND VOHU MANAH GROUP

Our next Childrens’ Religion class will be held on Sunday, February 12, 2017. Please be at the ZANT Center by 10:45 a.m. so we can have the Prayers & Tandarosti for kids in the Prayer Room at 11 a.m. For further details about the class please contact Pearl P. Balsara.

The Vohu Manah group will continue our study of the Ushtavaiti Gatha. Have some tea and snacks to feed your body and some enlightening conversation to feed your soul! The group will meet on Sunday, February 12, 2017 at 2:00pm at the ZANT Center Library. For further details about the Vohu Manah Group, please contact Anahita Sidhwa .


Remembering Aspy Mistry

We are saddened to inform you of the passing away of Aspy Mistry, in California on January 4

2017.

Aspy and his wife Roda moved to Bedford in 1989 and im-

mediately got involved with the Zoroastrian community in

Dallas and ZANT. Having lived in New Jersey they were

amazed at land prices in this area and they convinced many

in the community that acquiring a permanent home for

ZANT could be a possibility. Roda served on the ZANT Board

from 1990-1992 and in June 1991 they hosted the very first

meeting for a building, in their home. Although it took twen-

ty years to achieve that dream, Roda and Aspy remained

staunch supporters for building the ZANT Center with their

encouraging words and deeds. When they moved to south-

ern California they continued similar efforts and helped to

make a Center in that area a reality.

Aspy was born in Mumbai, he had an older brother Noshir and a younger brother Jangoo. Aspy

worked as a Radio Officer on the ship during the early 60’s. Their family moved to the US and

made New Jersey home for many years. They were active members of ZAGNY.

Aspy’s loving personality made him a favorite Uncle for many kids. At Christmas he delighted in

dressing up as Santa Claus to give the little ones a thrill. At parties he made it a point to seek out

the children and play games with them. He remembered our birthdays and you could expect to

receive a hand-written card with beautiful calligraphy, reaching you by mail on exactly the right

day. He and Roda were both avid gardeners and had taken the training to become master gar-

deners. Their home was always open to all and they hosted many friends, some for many weeks

at a time. Genuinely generous and kind, Aspy was a happy and compassionate person who was

always willing to lend a helping hand.

Aspy is survived by his wife Roda, his children Percy and Khoosnam and their spouses Laura

and Cawas Commissariat and grandchildren Eric, Amy, Ava and Cyrus.

May his soul rest in peace!

We offer our prayers and heartfelt condolences to the families for their loss.

CONDOLENCES ...

Cavas M. Desai died peacefully on Dec 27th, 2016, aged 88 at his home in Pune, India.

Fondly loved husband of Hutoxi Desai, father of Monaz Kapadia and Freyan Anklesaria. Also

much loved and remembered by son-in-laws Mehernosh Kapadia and Geve Anklesaria and

grandchildren Sanaya and Hormuz Kapadia, and Danesh and Delna Anklesaria.

On January 5, 2017, Homai Dadabhoy Wadia, mother of Percy and Soli Wadia passed away in

Mumbai, India. She was 89 years old.


KIDS’ CORNER

Khordeh Avesta…...

When you carry a AVESTA….. the devil gets a headache,

When you open it ...he collapses

When he sees you reading it … he faints

When he sees you reading it … he flees

(Source : Internet)

Religious Class:

At our January Religious class, our little ones went over the Zoroastrian calendar - 30 days, the name for each day and the meaning of the name and how it relates to us / our lives. We used a visual aid chart divided into 30 days and 30 flash cards with pictures/symbols to match up to the days and reinforce our learning. Wow - each day has a special name - pretty cool! Some repetition re-quired and we will be oh so smart!!

Our middle-age group had a dis-cussion on A Few Great Zoroastri-ans -

Kae Khusraw and Adar Gush-nasp

Dastur Adarbad Mahrespand

Dastur Ardaviraf

Nikbanu & Pir-E-Sabz

Zarathushtra & the Miracles he performed

Dastur Meherji Rana

We ended the class discussing about the “Nirangdin Kriya” & its efficacy challenged in the 1960s!

Mr. Eddie Edujee made a presentation on Holis-tic Health and Healing in the Zoroastrian Reli-

gion at the ZANT Center in December. In the January class, the teens got a chance to view a PowerPoint presentation based on the infor-mation presented by Mr. Eduljee. Of particular interest were his steps to holistic healing incor-porating the principles of the Amesha Spentas. This perspective led to a productive discussion on what constitutes healthy living and how im-portant our physical environment is for our mental and spiritual well being.

Thank You!

We are very grateful to our Parent Volunteers for catering lunch for our kids & adults & a monthly Birthday Cake, at each Religious Class. We’d like to thank the Buhariwalla, Godiwalla & Sidhwa families for January class lunches & Balsara family for the cake!

Children’s Religious Class:

Our next religious class will be held on Sunday, February 12, 2017. Please be at the ZANT Cen-ter by 10:45 a.m. so we can have the Prayers & Tandarosti for kids in the Prayer Room at 11 a.m. For further details about the Reli-gious Classes, please contact Pearl P. Balsara .


WEEKEND WONDERS 4 KIDZ

Weekend Wonders 4 Kidz ... Making weekends wonderful, one kid at a time, one bag at a time, one week at a time!

WOW... WHAT A YEAR!

2016 was an amazing year for Weekend Wonders 4 Kidz.

We grew beyond our wildest dreams and our efforts have provided hundreds of bags of food to feed hungry children.

Since our inception we have encountered so many children that go hungry, so many families that are in need and so many people in general that require help and support.

Our item of the month for January is empty bags. Yes, please save your empty grocery bags for us. We use them to make up the packs. It's also a great way for you to recycle!

Please remember if your kids are in need of service hours, we are happy to award hours for food donations!

Thank you, as usual, for all your help and support.

Happy New Year!!


DESIGN A FEZANA LOGO

In 2017, the Federation of Zoroastrian Association will celebrate 30 years of its founding. To mark the occasion, FEZANA announces a competition to design a logo for the organization. The new logo will become the official logo of FEZANA and will be used on FEZANA website, social media sites, business cards, letterhead, posters, souvenir trinkets and gifts, or anywhere else FEZANA chooses.

The logo should have a Zoroastrian theme and reflect FEZANA’s Mission. It may reflect any as-pect of Zoroastrian religion, culture, architecture, iconography, social custom, tradition, philos-ophy, etc. that the artist chooses. It should be professional in appearance and appropriate for a North American charitable organization like FEZANA. It should have universal appeal, but be of relevance – stylistically and otherwise – in North American society, and particularly, in the North American Zoroastrian communities that FEZANA serves.

Notwithstanding these requirements, young artists who may not have the technological tools to create professional looking logos are encouraged to participate. If the artist’s concept and de-sign win the competition, FEZANA will assist in transforming the design into a functional logo. As such, artists of all ages are encouraged to participate in the competition.

For further details please visit the website: https://fezana.org/logodesign or contact Arzan Sam Wadia, Vice-President, FEZANA at [email protected] for any inquiries, clarifications, ques-tions or comments.


PAST EVENTS — YALDA CELEBRATION, DEC. 17, 2016


PAST EVENTS — RELIGION CLASS, JAN. 8, 2017

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Membership rates per person:

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(Nov. 1, 2016 to Oct. 31, 2017)

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