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Dear Family & Friends,
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Communication Coordinator
Kristen Stangas |
ICSC Hires First Full-Time Communication Coordinator
It's a great pleasure to announce that
S
ister Kristen Stangas has joined the ICSC
team as our first full-time Communication Coordinator.
Kristen has been part of the community for many years and brings a wealth of
talent, energy and a results-driven spirit with her.
You've already seen some of her
work with our new weekly e-newsletter. In the coming months insha'Allah, you can also expect to see a redesigned website along with clearer, dynamic and more cogent communication about our programs, activities and services.
Hiring Kristen is part of our overall strategy to elevate our programs and services for you and your family, making the ICSC a mosque for the 21st century Muslim family.
Please join me in welcoming Kristen to the ICSC.
May God guide us all as we strive only in His cause.
Wa Salaam,
Omar Ricci
Chairman
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Featured Events & Articles
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Dr. Sherman Jackson Will Give Friday
Khutba on November 13th
Dr. Sherman Jackson is an American scholar, an author, and the King Faisal Chair of Islamic Thought and Culture and Professor of Religion and American Studies and Ethnicity at the
University of Southern California.
Next week Friday, November 13th, we will be blessed to have him visit and give the khutba. Please join us at 1:00 p.m.
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Let's get spiritual! The Religious Committee has planned a Family & Spiritual Night for November 14th. It will be a night of family, prayer, and fun for all ages. That night, we will feature two speakers from our community - Edina Lekovic and Omar Badr. Following the scheduled event, we will enjoy a dinner catered by Hatam Restaurant and have a variety of fun activities and games for the children. For more information, and to RSVP, please check our
website.
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ICSC Food Pantry:
Give to Fill Your Soul
How my plan to do nothing last weekend resulted in a life-changing experience.
Last Saturday, I woke up and scuttled to the kitchen to turn on my tea kettle, then plopped down on the couch. It was my day off, and I had planned all week to do nothing more than stay in my pajamas all day and do some light cleaning and relaxing at home. As I stared out the window while waiting for my water to boil, I felt the sun shining down on my face and...
Click here to read more
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"Homeless to Homeowner"
Did you miss our screening of "Homeless to Homeowner" last weekend?
View more photos from the event
here
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Looking Ahead
November 7th - November 15th
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Saturday (11/7)
10:00 a.m. - ICSC Food Pantry
Sunday (11/8)
10:00 a.m. - Breakfast
10:30 a.m. - Parenting Circle
11:15 a.m. - Highlights of the Qur'an Tafseer
12:00 p.m. -
"War on Homelessness"
(Panel discussion with Dr. Karima Hirani & Karim Gowani. Followed by a brainstorming session on how to get involved)
Tuesday (11/10)
1:00 p.m. - Jumma'a Prayer &
Friday Khutba by
Dr. Sherman Jackson
Sunday (11/15)
10:00 a.m. - Breakfast
10:30 a.m. - Parenting Circle
11:15 a.m. - Highlights of the Qur'an Tafseer
12:00 p.m. -
"The Power of Gratitude - A Journey from the Inside Out"
(The spiritual context and practical application of gratitude - Saleh Kholaki and Kristen Stangas)
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Want to get involved?
We're working on updating our volunteer database right now. If you are interested in sharing your time and talents with ICSC, please send us an email with your name, phone number, and email address to let us know how you want to get involved. Contact
Kristen Stangas
Current Volunteer Opportunities
-
ICSC Food Drive (Every Saturday morning @ 9:45am)
- Experienced photographers to help take photos at our events
- Experienced babysitters/child care providers to help with children at events
- Greeters, set-up, and floaters for Family & Spiritual Night (November 14th)
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Muslim Youth Group (MYG)
Our Youth Group is gearing up for a few upcoming events.
We meet every Sunday from 11-1 in the Youth Room on the 2nd floor.
This Sunday (11/8):
Diane Gonzales, from the FBI, will come visit and speak at our meeting surrounding Online Security.
Family & Spiritual Night (11/14):
MYG President, Omar Badr, will be giving a short speech.
A ropes course, team building activity, is in the works for December! More info to come.
If you have any questions or want to get involved, please contact our Youth Coordinator,
Yusif Lee or
Omar Badr
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What's new at New Horizon?
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Shoe Drive
Do you have any old shoes? From now until December 16th, New Horizon is collecting old pairs of shoes as a fundraiser through
funds2orgs.
All donations will be packaged and sent to those in need.
Goal
: 2,500 pairs of shoes
Current #
: 575 pairs of shoes
Reward to New Horizon
: $2,500
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"Honoring our Past, Celebrating our Future"
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Our New Horizon School is hosting an event called "Honoring Our Past, Celebrating Our Future" tomorrow, November 7th @ 5:00 p.m. We will be welcoming our new Principal, Hadir Elsayad, and honoring our sponsors and alumni. For more information about the event and how to participate, please check the New Horizon
website
or call (213) 480-3145.
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Need information about Sunday School or New Horizon?
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We are open for prayers five times a day, every day. Iqama is ten minutes after the athan is called. You can find prayer times on our
website.
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"Charity erases sins
just as water extinguishes fire."
(Al-Tirmidhi 614)
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FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
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