Pg Topics

2 Place of Worship Update

Membership Committee

Treasurer Needs Help

3 ZSO -OZCF Joint Navroze Event

Navroze Jashan at OZCF

4 Gala 2016 Letter

Tanya Hoshi—Youth Achiever

5 Gala 2016—Sponsorships

6 Gala 2016—Advertisements

7 Rel ig ion Corner

Recipe by Kermin Byramjee

8 Announcements

9 Advertisements

10 Advertisements

V I S I O N MAY 2016

EVENTS May 1 Maidhyozarem Ghambar (F), 11am

May 24 Zarthost-no-Diso (S). 7pm

SAVE THE DATES Jun 17, 2016 Black Tie Gala

Jun 26, 2016 AGM

Thank You!

As our term ends with the AGM on June 26, 2016 this is my last message as President of OZCF. Time has flown rapidly and it has been a very ex-citing and pleasant journey. Thanks to my board members and the numer-ous volunteers who have whole heartedly dedicated their time and effort towards the cause of OZCF. Both the board and myself have tried our best to add more value to the activities at OZCF and I feel satisfied that we have been considerably successful in achieving our goals.

Our next big event “Magic & Sparkle” is being organized by the fundrais-ing team. This event is our big black-tie fundraiser for our Place of worship on June 17 at the Oakville Convention Center. And we have our AGM on June 26, when the board ends its term and a new board will be selected.

Nomination forms for election of the Board Directors for the term 2016 – 2018 have been mailed. To carry forward the momentum that the current board has generated, OZCF needs enthusiastic and committed individuals to come forward and volunteer in the board. OZCF has provided a great platform to our community to be connected with each other and it is our duty that we provide our time and commitment in whatever capacity possible. As always we need plenty of hands – both young and old – on our various committees, and it is again a sincere request that our members come forward to support us.

Stay blessed always. Good luck!!

Percy Agreras Dastur

President, OZCF

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Need a Mobed?

Our Mobeds are available to help in times of need to offer their guidance & services to the community. Please contact:

Bamji, Ervad Xerxes (905) 702 -1034

Bulsara, Ervad F irdosh (905) 824 -7692

Dastur, Ervad Mehbad (416) 917 -9195

Dhabar, Ervad Jamshed (905) 819 -0089

Kotwal, Ervad Nozer (905) 820 -0461

Madan, Ervad Xerxes (416) 254 -0685

Panthaky, Ervad Jal (905) 568 -4946

Zarol ia, Ervad Kobad (647) 887 -9213

The OZCF prayer room and facility is not open regularly. For personal requests, you may contact the following:

Prayer Room Access

Nozer Kotwal 905-820 0461 nskotwal1@gmail.com

Hall Rentals Cyrus Gazdar 647-294 6462 cygazdar@yahoo.ca

ZRCC Coordinator Armaity Anan-dasagar

905-271 0366 armaity.a@gmail.com

OZCF President Percy Dastur 416-930-9666 president@ozcf.com

Webmaster & Facilities

Rumi Jasavala 905-257-7864 rumijas@hotmail.com

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PLACE OF WORSHIP UPDATE BY PHIL SIDHWA

The various sub-committees of the Place of Worship Advisory Committee are busy working towards pushing this pro-ject towards completion. We are currently focussed on raising awareness of our Atashkadeh/Agiary project within, and outside, our community to raise funds and demonstrate the need for such a facility in North America. A fund-raising strategy has been developed to approach organizations and individuals globally. Our communications sub-committee has been working hard to create a beautiful and informative brochure, to explain our project to world-wide donors, for which we have hired a marketing and communications expert to assist us. We have submitted arti-cles in different journals, and have been interviewed by media, including CBC Radio, to explain our project. We re-cently met with the ZSO and OZCF boards at their joint meeting, and also presented the project to the ZSO Kanoun group at their Navroz celebration. We will be presenting our project at the Fezana AGM on April 29, 2016.

The OZCF Gala committee is gearing activities towards the upcoming Gala, which promises to be a fabulous event, and will hopefully raise a lot of money through generous donations from our membership, so please buy your tickets to support this project.

Our finance team continues to investigate financing alternatives for the Place of Worship and future development; we continue to have discussions with the Town and Region staff on approvals and permitting matters relating to wa-ter and wastewater, infrastructure requirements in the North Oakville East Masterplan; the by-law governance sub-committee has developed a governance structure that will involve numerous North American organization repre-sentatives sitting on the committee for the administration and running of our future Atashkadeh/Agiary. We have invited ZSO and Kanoun representatives to participate and sit on this governance committee to make it inclusive of all Ontario Parsis and Iranians. It is our strong belief and hope that this project will conjoin all Zoroastrians across North America towards a common objective. This is a House of Ahura Mazda, open to all, a place to feel God’s uni-versal presence, to experience spiritual peace, to worship and join a community together in prayer.

We will keep you updated on our progress and urge you to give generously towards this project. To ease the finan-cial pressure on families, we can tailor make a donation program that enables donors to contribute, for example, over a three year period. A prominent Donor Wall will be a feature within our Atashkadeh /Agiary, honouring those who will help to build it. Naming opportunities for specific rooms also exist. We will be pleased to discuss how you would like to be recognized at your preferred gift level. All gifts are most gratefully accepted and all donations will receive an official tax receipt.

This is our time to create a legacy for our children and our faith...with Ahura Mazda's guidance and blessing.

MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE

A Reminder to all those who have not paid their 2016 membership fees, to please do so at your earliest.

This will enable you to vote and / or stand for election on the Board of Directors at the AGM, which is on June 26, 2016.

Also a request to all the members – please make the membership committee aware, if you happen to know about any changes to the members and their families and inform us of births, deaths, weddings, navjote in the com-munity, so that the committee can update the records.

The membership committee also needs volunteers to help in database management and mailing of news-letters.

TREASURER NEEDS HELP

VOLUNTEER NEEDED TO ASSIST THE OZCF TREASURER - ESTIMATED 3 TO 4 HOURS A MONTH

The OZCF Treasurer requires support in entering all docu-mentation and inputting them into QuickBooks.

We are seeking a volunteer who can commit 3 to 4 hours of their time a month. Familiarity with Quick books is re-quired, although at a basic level. Main task will be enter-ing the bills, receipts and other information once a month into Quickbooks. The timing of the work is flexible. Vol-unteer hours can be provided.

If you are able to assist please email TAUZER DALAL at treasurer@ozcf.com

ENTERTAINMENT COMMITTEE NEWS

The OZCF and ZSO held a joint Navroze function on March 25, 2016. Mahveer Javat and his entertainment committee, along with Anaita Ogra from ZSO, put up a grand show at the Apollo Banquet Hall in Mississauga.

The banquet was very well attended and over 370 people ate, drank and danced away the night to the music of DJs Sabby & Bosco. The Presidents of OZCF & ZSO felicitated many volunteers who were honoured for services rendered to the OZCF. Plaques were awarded to our young priests, who have given service to the community, sometimes coming out to pray in the early hours of the day. The recipients were Hormuz Javat, Rushad Bharda, Kev-an Madan, Farhan Panthaki, Kamran Panthaki, Arman Panthaki , Nekzad Illava & Rishaad Unvala.

Other volunteers - Jeroo Madan, Arnavaz Dhabhar & Neville Patrawala - were also award-ed plaques, for the timeless hours helping out with events for the community. Raffle tick-ets were sold by our volunteers and thanks to the efforts of Khurshid Engineer & Gul Patel, we were able to collect a tidy sum. Prizes were given out as the evening progressed and we had many happy guests.

The photo booth run by Nari Mavalvala and his family was, as always, a big hit. The food was very delicious – the starters and the sumptuous dinner that followed was enjoyed by all. The banquet hall was packed to capacity, and the crowd being a perfect mix of seniors, adults and children, had a wonderful time, dancing away until the wee hours of the next day.

Special thanks go out to the entertainment committee - Jeroo Madan, Hormuzd Engineer, Arnavaz Dhabhar, Zarina Gutta , Mahveer Javat & Anahita Ogra from ZSO, whose efforts made up for a very successful evening.

NAVROZE JASHAN AND CELEBRATION

On Monday March 21, the OZCF hosted a Khushali nu Jashan followed by dinner. The event was sold out; there were more than 200 people present. The hall looked elegant with flowers in yellow and purple, tables set with purple tablecloths and rose petals.

Seven mobeds participated in the Jashan that evening. A big thank you to Khushroo Bharda, Rushad Bharda, Nekzad Illava, Hormuz Javat, Kevan Madan, Xerxes Madan and Khushroo Mirza for officiating at the Jashan. Armaity Anandasagar, Pauru Chaturvedi, Ma-rukh & Rohin Hilloowalla, Khorshid Jobani, Gulrukh & Cawas Patel and Marzi & Kermin Byramjee, sponsored the evening’s dinner, flowers and chasni. We are, as always, grateful to all the families for the donation of stum meals, flowers, fruits and all other items for the five days of the Fasli muktads. Each gatha day ends well with Khurshed Patel and Hozi Patel leading the congregation in singing the excerpts of the gathas.

A very big thank you to Ervad Nozer Kotwal who always organizes the prayers for the Muktad days, the young mobeds who gave up their March break to come out and pray, and all other mobeds, who participated in the muktad prayers. Thank you also to Fred Golwalla, without whose organizational skills and tireless work all week long, we could not have managed.

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The Gala Team is working feverishly to make this year’s Gala memorable and fun!

The theme for OZCF’s Gala 2016 is An Evening of Magic & Sparkle, and is sure to be a fantastic experi-ence. The Evening will raise funds for the building of our first AtashKadeh/Agiary in Canada. We rely heavily on the generous contributions of people like you, who care about, and are an integral part of the local com-munity.

Join us on Friday June 17 at the Oakville Conference Centre to celebrate this glamorous, exciting and magical evening. Enjoy bidding on the live and silent auctions, try your luck on the Wheel of Fortune, and enjoy a delicious dinner, followed by dancing to a live band.

Contribution options are included in this Newsletter.

Make sure you don’t miss the opportunity of being part of this historical event.

Look forward to seeing you all on June 17, 2016.

Tickets: Cawas Patel @ 905-542-0237 cawasgul@gmail.com

Advertising: Meher Panthaky @ 905-568-4946 meherpanthaky@yahoo.ca

Sponsorship & All Other Inquires: Kermin Byramjee @ 905-845-3480 or Rumi Jasavala @ 905-257-7864

Magic & Sparkle Gala 2016

YOUTH ACHIEVER OF THE MONTH—TANYA HOSHI

Zoroastrian filmmaker Tanya Hoshi is producing a comedy web series called How to Buy a Baby, which is about a couple struggling to get preg-nant, thus resorting to IVF treatment. The web series will explore the ex-pensive world of infertility, where many couples dish out thousands of dol-lars at the chance to have a baby, without any guarantee of results. The writer of the series, Wendy Litner, is going through IVF herself and is using the platform of comedy and storytelling to reach out to others who may be going through the same thing.

The web series is competing for the Independent Production Fund during March and needs all the attention it can get in order to attract potential funders. Please view the teaser, subscribe, like and comment to support Tanya in making this series come to life.

Tanya completed her Honours Bachelor in Cinema Studies from University of Toronto in 2013 and has completed the Sheridan College Advanced Film and Television program. In 2015, Tanya was selected to be a member of the competitive CMPA screen-based production program. Tanya is current-ly an Associate Producer at Mercury Films in Toronto. When she isn't work-ing in film, Tanya teaches music in the Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Program, where she trains cadets and composes music for them. Tanya urges any young aspiring filmmakers to reach out to her for any advice.

You may watch the series (NSFW) on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLqSlmok9KA | https://www.facebook.com/howtobuyababy https://twitter.com/howtobuyababy | https://www.instagram.com/howtobuyababy/

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GALA 2016—SPONSORHIP

The OZCF’s 2016 Gala theme is An Evening of Magic & Sparkle, and is sure to be a memorable experience. The Gala will raise funds for the building of our first Agiary in Canada. We rely heavily on the generous contributions of people like you, who care about and are an integral part of the local community. Contribution options include:

Platinum 10 complimentary tickets to the event & a full page advertisement in the Brochure

$20,000

Gold 6 complimentary tickets to the event & a full page advertisement in the Brochure

$15,000

Silver 4 complimentary tickets to the event & a half page advertisement in the Brochure

$10,000

Bronze 2 complimentary tickets to the event & a half page advertisement in the Brochure

$5,000

GALA SPONSORSHIP LEVELS

GALA WISH LIST FOR SILENT AUCTION ITEMS Art Portraits, landscapes, photography, sculptures Culinary Experiences Restaurant certificates, culinary classes, catering, dinners Electronics TV/DVD; PCs/Laptops; iPods; iPads, GPS navigation devices; Sound systems; PlayStation; Nin

tendo Wii; Xbox; printer; scanner; fax Entertainment Theatre tickets; dinner theatre packages; ballet, comedy club, winery dinner and limo package Fine Apparel Cashmere cardigans, shawls, tops, gift cards from clothing stores Fine Foods & Wines Fine food baskets, premium wines, scotch, and ice-wines Gift Cards Retail, restaurant, misc. Services Home Décor & Crystal chandelier, crystal candle holders, food processor, wine fridge; wine Appliances racks, carpets/area rugs Home Services Landscaping services, house cleaning services, painting Jewellery Swarovski; watches Leisure Activities Spa packages; massage packages Saris Garas, elegant saris Travel Vacation packages, weekend away, B&B, Air Miles, car rentals/lease

We ____________________________________________________________________________________________

(Company Name/Contact)

Agree to Sponsor at _______________________________________________ (Level: Platinum/Gold/Silver/Bronze)

and / or agree to purchase ____________________ (Page Size) advertisement at the cost of $_____________.

Attached is the art work/ business card together with the cheque made payable to OZCF. For more information please contact Kermin Byramjee at Kermin101@gmail.com or Rumi Jasavala at rumijas@hotmail.com You can also visit 2016 Gala Registration Link on our website at www.ozcf.com

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GALA 2016—ADVERTISING

DIGITAL AD SUBMISSION

Mac or PC files. (Mac preferred).

The preferred format for ads is a high-res press ready PDF.

The PDF can be made from many different applications but the fonts MUST be embedded.

The best way to make them is in Acrobat distiller when using Microsoft word processing programs. i.e.: Word or Publisher or Cute PDF Writer which should be set up as a printer on your PC – www.cutepdf.com

From more professional programs such as Indesign or QuarkXpress upto version 9.0, they can be directly exported.

We can accept the latest versions of Illustrator, Indesign and QuarkXpress upto version 9.0 files, which would have to include the fonts and graphics.

It is ok to outline the fonts.

Ads created in Photoshop (.jpg, .tif, .eps or .psd) should be a minimum of 300 dpi (preferably higher if there is type in the ad).

Scans of colour ads should also be at least 300 dpi (or more).

Black and white line art should be scanned at 900 dpi (or more).

GALA PROGRAM BOOK ADVERTISING

Back Outside Cover $550

Back Inside Cover $450

Front Inside Cover $450

Full Page - 5 ½” x 8 ½” $350

Half Page – 5 ¼” x 4” $200

Quarter Page – 2 ¾” x 4” $125

Business Card – 2” x 3” $75

Gala Program Book Advertising Agreement

We ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ (Company Name/Contact) agree to purchase __________________________________________, advertisement at the cost of $______________________

(ad size i.e. Full Page, Half Page; etc.)

Attached: Art work/ business card in the specified format (see below).

Attached: Cheque made payable to OZCF in the amount of $__________________

Credit card payment made on line on ____________________ (Date).

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name & Contact Person ________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ Telephone Number Email Address _____________________________________________ _____________________ ____________________ __________________ Street Address City Province Postal Code Date ______________________________

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RELIGION CORNER

Date Day Time Activity Shenshai (Roj & Mah) Fasli (Roj & Mah)

May 24th Tuesday 7:00 PM Zarthost-no-Diso (S) R - Khorshed M - Dae

July 1st Friday 11:00 AM Maidhyoshem Ghambar (F) R - Tir M - Tir

Aug 12th - 16th Fri - Tue All Day Muktad (S)

August 17th Wednesday 7:00 PM Navroze (S) R - Hormuzd M - Farvadin

August 22nd Monday 7:00 PM Khordadsal (S) R - Khordad M - Farvadin

September 4th Sunday 11:00 AM Farvardyan (S) R - Farvadin M - Farvadin

September 5th Monday 7:00 PM Dasturji Kukadaru Baj R - Behram M - Farvadin

September 16th Friday 11:00 AM Paitishahem Ghambar (F) R - Aneran M - Sherevar

October 16th Sunday 11:00 AM Ayathrem Ghambar (F) R - Aneran M - Meher

December 26th Monday 11:00 AM Zarthost-no-Diso (F) R - Khorshed M - Dae

January 1st, 2017 Sunday 11:00 AM Maidhyarem Ghambar (F) R - Sarosh M- Dae

WHAT IS THE IMPORTANCE OF SAROSH YAZAD IN THE ZOROASTRIAN RELIGION?

By Ervad Ramyar Karanjia of Dadar Athornan Institute

Sarosh Yazad is one of the most important Yazads, who is given the title of Saalaar-i-Daamaan-i-H ormazd– is “Commander of the creations of Ahura Mazda. The 17thday of the Zoroastrian calendar month is dedicated to him. He is a co-worker of Ardibehst Ameshapand.

Sarosh Yazad presides over divine guidance, inspiration, intuition and revelation. He gave the divine revelation to Prophet Zara-thushtra and divine guidance to many other kings like Gayomard, Jamshed and Faridun

An important function of Sarosh Yazad is to protect the souls of the living as well as the dead. Immediately after death, when the soul leaves the body, its state is like that of a new born child. Sarosh Yazad looks after such souls for the first three days and nights, till the Individual Judgement takes place on the dawn of the fourth day after death. Sarosh Yazad is also present at the time of the Judgement.

Sarosh Yazad is closely connected with holy words of prayers. He is called tanu-maanthra that is his body is made of words of prayers. He is responsible for taking our prayers to the divine world. That is why we start all our prayers with Sarosh Baaj.

Sarosh is the most powerful Yazad at night. He protects people against all evil. That is why we have a tradition of saying “Sarosh Yazad Panaahbaad” – May Sarosh Yazad protect you” before going to bed, which is like Zoroastrian “Good Night”

Sarosh is the only Yazad in whose honour there are two Yashts in the Khordeh Avesta – Sarosh yast Vadi to be recited only in the Aiwisruthrem Geh and other Sarosh Yash Hadokht which can be recited for the rest of the four Gehs.

CHICKEN CURRY FOR 50 PEOPLE

INGEREDIENTS

4 Large onions finely (OR 8 - 10 tbsp of Fried Onions) 2 lb Tomatoes finely chopped (OR 2 large cans diced tomatoes) 4 Chicken Broth (900 ml) 4 Tomato paste (13 fl. Oz) 4 Patak’s Madras Curry Paste (4 medium or 2 hot & 2 mild) 16 lb. Boneless chicken legs cubed 4 Boxes Maggie Coconut Milk Powder 350 gm each (each box add 4 cups of water) 1 Bunch curry leaves Green chillies to taste 4 tbsp ginger paste 4 tbsp garlic paste

RECIPE BY KERMIN BYRAMJEE—CURRY IN A HURRY

7 lb Potatoes cubed and boiled Salt to taste 4 tbsp Oil Paprika (Optional for colour)

METHOD:

In a large pot heat oil Add onions, ginger and garlic and fry till softened Add chicken and curry paste and cook till chicken is sealed Add tomato paste and fresh (or can of diced) tomatoes Add chillies and curry leaves and cook for a few minutes Add coconut milk and stock and simmer for ½ hour or 1 hour Add boiled potatoes and cook for 10 minutes Season to taste.

O u r c o n d o l e n c e s t o a l l t h e b e r e a v e d f a m i l i e s

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C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S O N B I R T H

Aiden Kapadia born on March 11th to parents Hanoz and Ferzin Kapadia, proud big sister Ella, grandparents Viraf and Pouru Kapadia and Sarosh and Dilnawaz Bulsara. Congratulations to the whole family!

O B I T U A R I E S

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Moti Balsara, w/o Russi Balsara, d/o Late Mehra and Manecksha Nanavati and g-d/o Late Khan Bahadur Ardeshir Mama, sister/o Late Kavus and Late Freny Nanavati and Hoshang Nanavati, m/o Khorshed Tooth and Navroze Balsara and g-m/o Zara, Emma, Aidan, Justine and Mehra passed away on February 26, 2016. Moti Balsara was a past President of the ZSO.

Bejan Sidhwa on March 2, 2016. He was the husband of Dinoo, father of Dinshaw, Phil and Shahroukh, grandfather of Michelle, late Darius, Farokh, Lila, Danny, Jehan, Kashmira and Arman, and great grandfather of Cyrus and Archer.

Havovi Engineer on March 22, 2016. Havovi was the wife of late Noshir Engineer, mother of late Gulnar Agboat, Shernaz Chan and Roxaine Engineer. Havovi was Aunt to Julia Agboat, Mother in law to Percy Agboat and Grand-mother to Christina Agboat. Havovi was pre-deceased by her sister Bakta Agboat, brothers Dinshaw, Phiroz and Adi Engineer.

Nani Kapadia on April 6th, 2016 at the St. Catharines General Hospital. Nani was the beloved husband of Roshan and father of Farhad and Sharokh. Brother of Kersi and Pervez.

Mucca Bhesania, wife of late Framroze Bhesania and mother of Bapsy (Russi) Surti on April 09, 2016 in Kolkata, India. Mucca Bhesania led a good and loving life and selflessly served the Zoroastrian community in Kolkata for decades in numerous ways. She leaves behind and will be sadly missed by her loving relatives and a host of dear friends. May her soul rest in peace.

Pesi Jagus, Husband of Dolly, Father of Havovi Mehta Belair and Grandfather of Vahishta.

Goolu Screwalla on Thursday April 7th 2016. Sister of Late. Minoo and Belhi Screwalla of Mumbai, India.

Dear Zoroastrian Community,

We are thrilled to invite you to the 15th Zoroastrian Games to be held June 30 - July 4, here in beautiful Chicago! You can learn more about the 2016 Zoroastrian Games and register on our website at www.zgames2016.com.

Registration is open until May 29th. For travel purposes, please plan to arrive on June 30th for on-site registration. Some finals and closing ceremo-nies will be held July 4th. The Zoroastrian Games attracts hundreds of Zoro-astrian athletes from around the world and features competitive tourna-ments in basketball, volleyball, swimming, track, tennis, and table tennis. This year, we are featuring a new surprise event as well: golf!

Three evening events will spotlight Chicago’s diversity in food, entertain-ment and nightlife as a world-class destination city: Rendezvous @ Reza’s, The Chicago Experience, and our glamorous Red-Carpet Gala banquet.

Please feel free to e-mail chicago.zgames@gmail.com with any questions and one of our representatives will be happy to assist you.

Best wishes,

Your 2016 Z Games Committee

For further information please contact Nilufer Mama at 416-962-2200 Ext. 4227

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CALLING ALL STUDENTS! Searching for youth with a passion for planning! The OZCF needs young volunteers for its Youth Committee. We’re looking for enthusiastic young people interested in helping to organize events that would attract their peers. Know someone who would be interested? Email us at newsletter@ozcf.com