NEWSLETTER JULY 2017

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1 NEWSLETTER JULY 2017 Contents Forthcoming Events... 2 Library... 3 Gurmat School... 3 Youth Professional Development (YPD)... 3 Medical Clinic... 4 Counseling Services... 4 Community Outreach and Media Relations... 5 Treasurer s Report... 5 Visiting Jatha Bhai Pritpal Singh Bains Jatha will be performing at Palatine Gurdwara in evening Diwan from Wednesday July 5 th till Sunday July 9 th.

2 <> siqgur prswid ] Ç Ç 1280 Winnetka Street, Palatine, IL Phone: (847) Website: contactus@srschicago.org 501 (c) (3) Non-Profit organization IRS Tax ID# R Board of Trustees ************* President Mahanbir Singh Brar Executive Secretary Pardeep Singh Gill Treasurer Jasbir Kaur Mann Religious Secretary Harjit Singh Gill School & Library Jasbir Kaur Saluja Public Relations Surinder Kaur Singh Construction Gian Singh Seahra Langar Gurmit Singh Bains Trustee Tajinder Singh *********** Constitution Implementation Committee *********** Chairperson Subhash Singh Secretary Balwant Singh Hansra CIC Member Dawinder Singh Rangi Guru Pyari Sadh Sangat Ji, Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh!! NEWSLETTER July 2017 We are almost by the finish line in acquiring the 'Church Property'. The closing that was scheduled for June 28 th, 2017 has been rescheduled for the next week. The SRS Sangat have poured their hearts out in reaching beyond the expected Collections of Donations. We have a team of Sangat members, who worked tirelessly in achieving beyond what was expected. All of you deserve BIG CONGRATULATIONS for donating more than 50% of the purchase price. Also, we know, some of us are not totally convinced about the project and hence have not contributed towards the purchase of the new property, but we know in their heart of hearts, they would also be a part of this history. Actually, the beauty of being a part of SRS is that we all, through the membership, do own this property irrespective whether one has or not contributed towards this cause. So, we hope, everyone, keeping aside any differences, will come forward and donate for this cause. The SRS Gurmat School finished up the session with the highest ever enrollment. Congratulations to all the students and thanks to all the parents who also were dedicated to the cause of bringing their children to the school. Please follow the Newsletter and announcements in Diwan Hall for all the future programs and enrollment for session. Please do not get late as the classes fill up fast. We had two BOT meetings in the month of June. There were some very important resolutions made and passed. One of the most important resolution pertains to all of us. Few days ago, we got an from a neighbor of ours. He mentioned that he, while riding his bike, was almost run over by a car coming out of our parking lot. The driver was blinded by the cars parked on the street (Winnetka St). Because of these cars, there is an accident waiting to happen. BOT has passed a resolution to stop the parking of cars along Winnetka St. 'No Parking' signs will be posted soon. We request the SRS Sangat to NOT PARK on Winnetka St. The Annual General Body meeting will be held on August 6, 2017 from 11 am to 12 pm. The Sangat is requested to please express their views in a very concise and specific manner. The proceedings will be recorded. Please make yourself available for the meeting. The BOT also passed a Resolution to start the process to approach State of Illinois to commemorate 'Saragarhi Day' on the lines of as passed in the State of Virginia. S. Satnam Singh Aulakh will spearhead the efforts. 1 P a g e

3 SPECIAL THANKS: BOT offers special thanks to all the hardworking members of Sangat. These Sangat members put in immense amount of time in saving our society a lot of money. They are never looking for recognition and work selflessly. When you see the nicely manicured lawns, well pruned trees and shrubs, planted flower plants, SRS kitchen Garden, snow plowed parking lots, regular dissemination of SRS information, organizing and running SRS Gurmat School, access to a well-organized SRS Library etc., these are the hardworking individuals, who make this happen. We, on behalf Sangat, pray to Akaal Purakh to BLESS them with CHARDI KALAA. Also from time to time, Sangat members drive long distances to bring and also offer their homes in keeping our guest Kathakaars / Raagi Jathaas / Dhaadi Jathaas and offer the comfort of their homes. From time to time, BOT will recognize individuals who have contributed towards betterment of our society. Forthcoming Events Special dedicated Diwan s will be held for the following events: Sirjana Diwas Sri Akal Takht Sahib Prakash Sri Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji Sunday, July 2 nd 7:45 AM to 1:30 PM Wednesday, July 5 th 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM Shaheedi Bhai Mani Singh Ji Sunday, July 2 nd 2017 Sahej Paath of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji Begins - 9:45 AM Sunday, July 9 th 2017 Shaheedi Bhai Taru Singh Ji Sunday, July 9 th 2017 Sahej Paath Bhog of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji - 9:15 AM after Aasaa Di Vaar Sunday July 9 th Diwan will be dedicated to this occasion. Sahej Paath of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji Begins - 9:45 AM Sunday, July 16 th 2017 Sahej Paath Bhog of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji - 9:15 AM after Aasaa Di Vaar Sunday July 16 th Diwan will be dedicated to this occasion. Shastra Dharan Diwas Sri Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji (Miri-Piri Diwas) Prakash Sri Guru Harkrishan Sahib Ji Friday, July 21 st :30 PM to 8:30 PM Sunday, July 23 rd 6:45 AM to 1:30 PM Shaheedi Bhai Udaam Singh Ji Monday, July 31 st 2017 Sukhmani Sahib Paath s Santhya Sunday August 6 th Diwan will be dedicated to this occasion. Every Saturday Sukhmani Sahib Paath s Santhya is being held at Palatine Gurdwara by Bhai Parminderjit Singh from 3:30 PM to 6:00 PM. Visiting Jatha Bhai Pritpal Singh Bains Jatha will be performing at Palatine Gurdwara in evening Diwan from Wednesday July 5 th till Sunday July 9 th. Birdh Saroop Agan Bhet Seva If you have Birdh Saroop of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji that you want to either exchange or do sanskaar, please bring the Saroop to Gurdwara Sahib on or before Saturday July 8 th Please call Bhai Parminderjit Singh, Head Granthi at phone # before bringing the Saroop. This will ensure appropriate arrangements can be made to take care of Birdh Saroops beforehand. It is request that you DO NOT leave Birdh Saroops or Pothis unattended anywhere else in Gurdwara Sahib premise.

4 Library Accomplishments: 2017 Summer Reading Program has been running successfully. Sangat has shown overwhelming response. 85 participants have already registered for the program. Announcement at large Library is seeking additional volunteers for Sunday coverage between the hours 10:00am to 1:30pm. Training will be provided. Please come see us at the library on Sundays if interested. Please contact for more information Gurmat School Accomplishments: school year ended on June 4 th. 95% children took their final exams. Result day and Sports day was on June 17 th where parents, teachers and children had good fun. Upcoming Events/Activities: Annual Gurmat Camp will be held from July 24 th till July 28 th. Registration is open and will strictly close on July 16 th. Registration form can be downloaded from Please submit completed forms in Gurmat School Office before July 16 th, along with the camp registration fee. New registration for next school year will begin from July 23 rd. Registration link will be ready within a week and will be available on our website. Announcement at large Volunteers are needed during Gurmat camp. If interested, please PrincipalSRSSchool@srschicago.org with your availability for a day /days and time. Youth Professional Development (YPD) The Youth Professional Development program is targeted to drive the following traits within the members: SAT preparation College application help (i.e. essays, interviews, program selection, etc.) Career insights Professionals presentations on various career related topics Accomplishments: Adult Computer Literacy Classes are being conducted by the YPD youths. Many sangat members have taken advantage of this service. They bring their computer, cellphone issues that Youths/ IT team help resolve. 3 P a g e

5 Upcoming Events/Activities: YPD team to continue with the SAT prep for students who need them An Adult Computer Literacy Class will be held weekly every Sunday at 11 AM in the YPD room. YPD Students will be participating in SRS Kar Seva Announcement at large: Please contact at if you have any questions. Please visit the following Facebook page for more information: Medical Clinic Accomplishments: Our Doctors and Nurses are doing a great service. Sangat is taking advantage of this free medical advice. Upcoming Activities: Following is the schedule of the attending doctors o o Dentist doctor Time: once a month Sunday from 10:00 AM to 10:30 AM 23-July Dr. Amrit Virk Dentist Medical doctor Time: Every Sunday from 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM 2-July Dr. Harpreet Kaur Ghuman Emergency 9-July Dr. Jasvinder Chawla Neurologist 16-July Dr. Jasvinder Chawla Neurologist 23-July Dr. Hargurmukh Pal Singh Psychiatrist 30-July To Be Decided Announcement at large: A dental hygiene educational session will be held in SRS Gurdwara in the month of August. Interested Sangat member or Dentists, Hygienist please contact the SRS main office. Doctors interested in contributing their seva, one Sunday a month or Specialist (such as Gynecologist, Chiropractic, Dietician, Physical Therapies etc.) on need basis. Please contact prempal@srschicago.org for the scheduling. Counseling Services Management at SRS Chicago started this new service. A qualified retired social worker is available for consultation every Sunday from 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM in the Medical Clinic. One can discuss personal and private non-medical matters in full confidence. From the long list of items covered, a few are listed below: Domestic Violence/other issues Women s Health related issues Child abuse, bullying, rape, sexual abuse 4 P a g e

6 Referrals to appropriate government agencies for any further help General information Community Outreach and Media Relations SRS Chicago supports and hosts many community outreach events. Accomplishments: SRS represented Sikh faith in an interfaith meeting coordinated by the Elmhurst city hall office. The city wanted to hear from the various church groups, how they can serve its community better. Upcoming Activities: Following events are planned at Palatine Gurdwara: "Moms Demand Action..." This is a grass root group of activists against gun violence. They are looking for networking and build relationship with our community and meet like-minded people and explain their mission. They will also go to Oak Creek and participate in 6K run and other activities in Oak Creek shooting 5 th anniversary. Train the Trainers About 60 College graduates, who will be teaching the world religion class in high school will be visiting our Gurdwara Students visiting Gurdwara Sunday July 30 th, 2017 from 11 AM to 1 PM Tuesday July 18 th, 2017 at 1:15 PM Gaurav Singh and Parminder Singh Mann will facilitate this event Tuesday July 22 th, 2017 from 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM Announcement at large: BOT has assigned Surinder Kaur to co-ordinate all the community outreach activities. Anyone wanting to participate in the Outreach activities, please contact BOT Surinder Kaur or SRS main office. Treasurer s Report Status SRS Bank Accounts, May 2017 INCOME/EXPENSE MAY 2017 INCOME EXPENSES TOTAL INCOME MAY 2017 $36, MAIN EXP. TOTAL TOTAL EXPENSES $36, ELECTRIC $1, GAS $ TOTAL DEPOSIT $59, WATER $ PHONE $ TCF BANK TOTAL WITHDRAWALS $75, GROCERY $1, CHASE BANK WITHDRAWALS $8, SALARY $15, TCF BANK BALANCES MORTGAGE INTEREST $8, CHECKING $71, MMA $2, BUILDING MAINTENANCE $ TOTAL TCF BOTH ACCOUNT $73, P a g e

7 CHASE BANK WITHDRAWALS $12, SCHOOL $ CHASE BANK BALANCES CHASE CHECKING $49, KIRTAN/DHADI JATHA $1, TOTAL BOTH BANK BALANCE $123, CLEANING $3, SAVING (NEW PROPERTY ACCOUNT) $215, IT GROUP $ LOAN $8,170, Income May 2017 RECEIPT # DATE SANGAT MEMBER NAME CHECK CASH CREDIT G /1/17 GUPAT $1, G /1/17 GUPAT $1, G /2/17 GUPAT $1, G /2/17 GUPAT $1, G /4/17 HARINDER KAUR HUNDAL $51.00 G /4/17 ANA SINGH $11.00 G /5/17 PARABHJOT SINGH $51.00 G /5/17 PRABHJOT SINGH $ G /5/17 MANIDER SINGH $ G /5/17 LANGAR GOLAK $2, G /5/17 HIRA S SAINI $21.00 G /5/17 LOVEDEEP SINGH DULAT $ G /5/17 GAGAN DEEP SINGH $51.00 G /7/17 LOUVEDEEP SINGH DULAT $ G /7/17 MANJIT BADH $ G /7/17 HARCHAND SANDHU $ G /7/17 JAGROOP SINGH SANDHU $20.00 G /7/17 KIRPAL SINGH RANDHAWA $51.00 G /7/17 GUPAT $ G /7/17 HARMEET S KHAIRA $ G /7/17 HARPREET M SINGH $ G /7/17 SATVINDER KAUR $ G /7/17 SUKHWINDER KAUR $10.00 G /7/17 JASWINDER K NAGRA $51.00 G /7/17 AMANDEEP K CHEMMA $21.00 G /7/17 ARJUN WALIA $11.00 G /7/17 DAVINDER SINGH RANGI $50.00 G /7/17 PARMINDER S WALIA $ G /7/17 MANHOAR SHAH $51.00 G /7/17 SIMRAN SUBLOK $51.00 G /7/17 SUKHWINDER SINGH $50.00 G /7/17 PARMINDER SINGH MANGAT $ G /7/17 SUNDAY GOLAK CHARAWA $2, P a g e

8 TOTAL=$ G /7/17 SATINDER PAL SINGH $ G /8/17 ANU SINGH $11.00 G /8/17 KULDEEP SINGH $21.00 G /8/17 MONU KALSI $11.00 G /8/17 TIA ARORA $ G /8/17 GURPREET SINGH $20.00 G /8/17 GURMEET BAWA SINGH $51.00 G /8/17 AMANDEEP KAUR $42.00 G /8/17 GUPAT $ G /13/17 PRABNEER SINGH $21.00 G /13/17 GURMIT SINGH DHILLON $ G /13/17 PARMINDER JIT SINGH $58.00 G /13/17 RAJINDER SINGH $ G /14/17 GURTEJ $5.00 G /14/17 DARSHAN KAUR $31.00 G /14/17 GAGAN GULATI $ G /14/17 BHOLA BRAR $25.25 G /14/17 GUPAT $11.00 G /14/17 AMARDEEP SINGH $11.00 G /14/17 MANISH GULATI $21.00 G /14/17 HARVINDER SINGH $21.00 G /14/17 SOKHI SINGH $21.00 G /14/17 MANRAJ SINGH $51.00 G /14/17 BIBI WAZIR SINGH $21.00 G /14/17 AMARIT PAL SINGH $20.00 G /14/17 GURDIP S SIDHU $20.00 G /14/17 GURDEV SINGH $20.00 G /14/17 PARMINDER S SAINI $ G /14/17 AULAKH, MANGT $ G /14/17 DALBIR SINGH $21.00 G /14/17 JAGDEEP GHUMAN $ G /14/17 MALWINDER S SANGHA $ G /14/17 CHAHHAL $21.00 G /14/17 P KUMAR $21.00 G /14/17 RISHABH SINGH $20.00 G /14/17 DHAMAN PREET SAHNI $51.00 G /14/17 AMANDEEP SINGH KULAR $ G /14/17 SUNDAY GOLAK CHARAWA $3, G /14/17 LANGAR GOLAK $ TOTAL=$ G /16/17 MANU KALSI $ P a g e

9 G /16/17 PUSHINDER S PUNIA $ G /16/17 JASMEHAR KAUR $11.00 G /20/17 SUNIL $10.00 G /20/17 GURDEV SINGH $51.00 G /21/17 DALJINDER SINGH $ G /21/17 SOHAN SINGH $11.00 G /21/17 AMARDEEP SINGH $ G /21/17 MALHI FAMILY $21.00 G /21/17 GURUNANAK TRUCKING $51.00 G /21/17 BALWINDER S CHATHA $ G /21/17 HARCHAND SINGH SANDHU $21.00 G /21/17 HARCHAND S SANDHU $ G /21/17 HARCHAND S SANDHU $ G /21/17 RAJESH VERMA $20.00 G /21/17 KIRPAL S RANDHWA $51.00 G /21/17 GURAJIT S GILL $11.00 G /21/17 GURAJIT S GILL $5.00 G /21/17 SUNBIR S GILL $5.00 G /21/17 SUNITA K GILL $5.00 G /21/17 LAKHBIR S CHOHAN $51.00 G /21/17 RAJINDER S JATHA $47.00 G /21/17 HARISH C SAWNEY $70.00 G /21/17 GUPAT $ G /21/17 OM PARKASH $21.00 G /21/17 RASIM PARVIN $ G /21/17 MAKHAN SINGH $21.00 G /21/17 ANURAG AHUJA $11.00 G /21/17 SURJIT AHUJA $11.00 G /21/17 HARGURMUKH PAL SINGH $ G /21/17 GURMAIL SINGH $10.00 G /21/17 BAWA HARJANT SINGH $11.00 G /21/17 GUPAT $ G /21/17 RANGER CONST. $ G /21/17 SHIELA BLANCO $37.37 G /21/17 MANDEEP SINGH PANNU $ G /21/17 GURMIT S DHILLON $ G /21/17 ACHHAR SINGH $ G /21/17 ANAHDBIR SINGH $21.00 G /21/17 SUNDAY GOLAK & CHARAWA $3, TOTAL=$ G /22/17 PANNU $ G /22/17 RAMANJIT SINGH $ P a g e

10 G /23/17 MOHINDER SINGH $ G /23/17 GURMIT SINGH DHILLON $51.00 G /23/17 JASBIR SINGH BHALLA $ G /25/17 GUPAT $20.00 G /25/17 BALBIR SINGH $11.00 G /25/17 AMARDEEP SINGH $ G /25/17 JASPAL SINGH $10.00 G /26/17 JASPAL SINGH $5.00 G /26/17 BHAI GURCHARAN SINGH $ G /26/17 BAVA HARJANT SINGH $11.00 G /27/17 BHUPINDER SINGH $20.00 G /27/17 GUPAT $21.00 G /27/17 PUSHPINDER S PUNIA $ G /27/17 SAMINDER S MONGA $ G /27/17 AMARDEEP SINGH $ G /27/17 ELVIS $20.00 G /28/17 THANDANI FAMILY $11.00 G /28/17 BIKRAMJIT SINGH $51.00 G /28/17 GUPAT $11.00 G /28/17 PARKASH KAUR $10.00 G /28/17 GUPAT $ G /28/17 PAUL SINGH $ G /28/17 GURU NANAK TRUCKING $ G /28/17 GUPAT $11.00 G /28/17 BALJINDER S SANDHU $11.00 G /28/17 DHONOA FAMILY $31.00 G /28/17 MANJIT S DHONOA $31.00 G /28/17 MANPREET SINGH $21.00 G /28/17 PURI FAMILY $10.00 G /28/17 GURBIR SINGH $ G /28/17 GURVITA SETHI $21.00 G /28/17 HARKIRAN KAUR GREWAL $51.00 G /28/14 GURDISH SINGH GILL $ G /29/17 ANISH RAMRAKHAYANI $21.00 G /29/17 SUNDAY GOLAK & CHARAW $3, G /29/17 SUNDAY GOLAK $1, TOTAL=$ $4, $28, $2, PAY PAL $ G. TOTAL=$ $ $36, Bhul Chuk Maaf Karni Pardeep Singh Gill Executive Secretary Comments and suggestions, e*mail to: ExecutiveSecretary@srschicago.org 9 P a g e

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