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Number of Visitors since March 1997: 38715017
BOOKS ONLINE
First Online book is now available for reading under the Education page. Professor Mehr's book: The Philosophy of Zarathushtra is now available in Farsi, all 255 pages Online.
11th CULTURAL and EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE:
The Council on Persian Culture under the auspices of California Zoroastrian Center will have its 11th Cultural and Educational conference on December 6th 2008. The Theme of this year conference is related to “Our Youth and Their Life in Diaspora”. Conference will have several speakers and between speeches we will have musical programs, cultural shows and dances. Please click here for more information.
SAN DIEGO CENTER FUNDRAISING :
The purchase price of San Diego's Zoroastrian Center, has been reduced to $900,000. All contingency terms have been removed, and we are planning to close escrow after we complete the fund raising within the next 45 days. Please support this effort by making a donation. All donations are tax deductible. Contact the California Zoroastrian for donations or any questions.
Elections were recently held and a new seven member group of people, dedicated to serve the community were elected as the new Board of Directors of the California Zoroastrian Center. The elected include: Mr. Bahram Goshtasbi, Mrs. Mahnaz Dinyari, Mr. Ardeshir Jamshidi, Mr. Bahram Soroush, Mr. Parviz Manoochehri, Mrs. Mahin Kooshesh, Mrs. Farideh Ghibi.
Similarily, a several new Life Members were also recently nominated and voted on to serve the community in the future. Their names include: Mrs. Nassrin Ordibeheshti, Mr. Shahriar Afshari, Ardeshir Baghkhanian, Mrs. Guilda Kassravi, Mr. Mehrdad Mondegari, Mr. Paviz Mazdiyasni, Mr. Behrooz Mehrkhodavandi, Mr. kaykavoos Varjavand.
The California Zoroastrian Center Is recognized by IRS as non profit charitable religious organization. CZC will send you an IRS accepted receipt for any amount of donation. Donations to CZC are TAX DEDUCTIBLE for personal and business taxpayers. If you are an INDIVIDUAL or BUSINESS OWNER who are claiming or qualified to claim TAX DEDUCTION for DONATION on your yearly INCOME TAX form , please remember CZC on your annual donation list. Simply write a check and pay to the order of "California Zoroastrian Center" and drop it off or mail it to the Center, and a receipt will be sent to you.
For the last 2 years boxes have been installed in the front hall for suggestion and complains by member's. Only letters with legitimate signature, address and phone number will be read. (This is done to prevent those none members with personal or questionable motivation trying to change the course of our Center's progress.)This serves as a feedback for constantly improving the way our center functions and serve Zoroastrian community as a whole.
In addition last year current Board of Directors approved to dedicate their last meeting of each month to those members who wish to meet with Board members and personally give their suggestion or even complaints freely in Farsi or English. For further information call czc office manager at 714-893-4737
Services
Religious
The
California Zoroastrian Center performs various kinds of religious
services. These services include but are not limited to the
Wedding ceremonies in the ancient Persian and Zoroastrian
traditions, reading Jashans for health and happiness, Porse for
blessing of those who have passed away and other ceremonies.
Mobed Bahram Shahzadi is the head of the religious affairs at the
center. Please contact the center for detailed information.
California Zoroastrian Center Z-Journal and Chehre Nama Online
Zoroastrian Journal and Chehre Nama are now available on the web at http://www.czcjournal.org . Read all current and past editions on the web. Please help and support the Center to build and expand the online versions of Z-Journal and Chehre Nama. Contact the site with your constructive comments.
Digital Gathas Online
California Zoroastrian Center is in the process of developing Gathas in MP3 digital streaming format, in multiple languages and moving them to the web for the world access. Several tracks have already been developed in Farsi and English. Please see 'Educations' section to hear Digital Gathas.
Farsi , Gatha, and Avesta Classes
Farsi classes for all ages have been in session since early 1997.
Sessions are conducted on weekends and open to the public. Anyone
with a desire to learn Farsi is encouraged to participate. For
more information please contact the center.
Cultural
California Zoroastrian
Center performs cultural services through various activities such as
annual seminars and conferences. Our goal is to preserve and
promote the Ancient Persian culture and the messages of Zarathushtra
for all mankind. Please see the "cPc" section on this site
for more details.
Social
All social activities are
conducted at the center. These activities are mostly performed
during weekends. Please contact the center for more details.
A Brief Summary of the California Zoroastrian Center
The Center celebrates religious and national festivals, holds religious, cultural and social classes in English and Farsi, arranged talks by scholars, holds music concerts and painting exhibitions, and publishes a quarterly bulletin with articles on religions, history, culture, news, and calendar. To this day, it has published five books on Zoroastrianism. It has hosted the Fifth North American Zoroastrian Congress and the First North American Zoroastrian Youth Congress, and sends its representatives to both the congresses being held every two years alternately in the cities with prominent Zoroastrian population in North America. The Center is an active founding – member of FEZANA, the Federation of Zoroastrian Association of North America. It has established close relations with Zoroastrian and related organizations all over the world, particularly India, Iran, Pakistan, and Europe. It has counseled and helped new immigrants to settle in America.
The start from scratch to its present of the largest Zoroastrian center outside Iran, Pakistan, and India, during a short period of ten years has warranted Herculean efforts. It has been the faith, high spirits, philanthropy, and team work to achieve all that has been achieved .And it will be the same Faith, high spirits, philanthropy and team work that will continue to promote the California Zoroastrian Center for the Zoroastrians particularly in southern California and in North America as well as for all those who are interested to know more about Zoroastrianism.
Donations by members and friends, some remaining anonymous, help the Center to meet its expense. The center has its Youth wing. The youth are active in holding religious meetings, literary gatherings, sports, and concerts. May Ahura Mazda, Lord Wise, help us all in our daily lives.
This website is provided for informational purposes and as a convenience to our visitors. We have tried to ensure that the information contained in this site is accurate and we reserve the right to make changes and improvements at any time and without notice. With respect to information available from this website, once in a while during the site maintenance periods there may be some slight changes that may not have been updated on the site yet. Please do call us if you have any questions.