{"id":1050,"date":"2023-04-09T09:28:52","date_gmt":"2023-04-09T09:28:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gsy.org.sg\/?page_id=1050"},"modified":"2023-04-13T16:59:37","modified_gmt":"2023-04-13T16:59:37","slug":"sewa-opportunities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gsy.org.sg\/sewa-opportunities\/","title":{"rendered":"Sewa \/ Volunteer Opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1050\" class=\"elementor elementor-1050\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1252b18c elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1252b18c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2bc99971\" data-id=\"2bc99971\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64439e4 elementor-cta--layout-image-right elementor-cta--mobile-layout-image-above elementor-cta--skin-classic elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"64439e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/gsy.org.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Inside-Page-Banner-1.jpg);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Inside-Page-Banner-1\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSelfless service is done without any thought of reward\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__description elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSewa \/ Volunteer Opportunities\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b4b28c5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b4b28c5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8999e75\" data-id=\"8999e75\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-61c23cd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"61c23cd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad00694\" data-id=\"ad00694\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6719436 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6719436\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Activities in the Gurdwara are usually carried out by members of the sangat – each doing his\/her part for the common good on a purely volunteer basis.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>Sewa<\/em> <\/strong>(selfless service without any expectation of reward, etc) is an important and integral part of the Sikh religion. Sewa can take many forms, such as cleaning the Gurdwara or utensils, assisting in the preparation of food in the Langgar (community kitchen) assisted by the sewadars, or outright monetary contributions.<\/p><p>We encourage everyone to do their part and obtain the blessings of the Guru. If you can spare the time to help out in the <strong>Langgar<\/strong>, please do so. Timings are given in our<a title=\"programmes\" href=\"\/monthly-programmes\/\"> programme sheets<\/a>, with the most workload on Sunday mornings.<\/p><p>You can also help to <strong>sponsor<\/strong> the Langgar for a particular event or programme (eg. <strong>parontha di sewa<\/strong> for morning programmes). Contact the sewadaars or any of our management committee members for more information or give us a call.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a73ed28\" data-id=\"a73ed28\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4baeddf elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4baeddf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;rotateInUpLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"734\" height=\"544\" src=\"https:\/\/gsy.org.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/gsy-sewa.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1062\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gsy.org.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/gsy-sewa.jpg 734w, https:\/\/gsy.org.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/gsy-sewa-300x222.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 734px) 100vw, 734px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Ladies helping to prepare chappatis<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-df48051 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"df48051\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a6b9b5a\" data-id=\"a6b9b5a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd6b5a2 elementor-view-default elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"cd6b5a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;bounceIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-khanda\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-da23fa5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"da23fa5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bfecb55\" data-id=\"bfecb55\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1cdb7b9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1cdb7b9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b05e1a\" data-id=\"5b05e1a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04e4b1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"04e4b1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-5131\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5131\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Types of Sewa<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-5131\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-5131\"><p>There are three types of sewa: <strong>tan<\/strong>, <strong>man<\/strong> and <strong>dhan<\/strong>.<\/p><ul><li>tan (physical sewa)<\/li><li>man (mind; share knowledge or other skills)<\/li><li>dhan (wealth; donations)<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>The three aspects of sewa are equally important.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-5132\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5132\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Examples of Sewa<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-5132\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-5132\"><ul><li>Preparing langar (eg. making chappatis, cutting vegetables)<\/li><li>Serving meals in the langar<\/li><li>Washing cooking utensils \/ used utensils<\/li><li>Maintaining Gurdwara premises<\/li><li>Arranging shoes<\/li><li>Feeding the poor (eg langar outreach)<\/li><li>Organising various activities (for adults or kids)<\/li><li>Donating Dasvandh (ie. 10% of one’s income)<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-5133\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5133\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How do I participate?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-5133\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-5133\"><p>There is no formal process for anyone to take part in sewa. Simply show up to help in the langar, or to clean the premises, etc.<\/p><p>However, if you would like to organise an activity (picnic; free medical checks) or hold a class (eg. Sikh story-telling for children), please approach us to discuss further.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-41135a9\" data-id=\"41135a9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-376b3ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"376b3ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>One who performs selfless service (sewa), without thought of reward, shall attain his Lord and Master (God; Waheguru).<br \/>SGGS 286<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a3c305 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0a3c305\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You shall find peace, doing sewa (selfless service).<br \/>SGGS 25<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d78e68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d78e68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the midst of this world, do sewa, and you shall be given a place of honour in the Court of the Lord.<br \/>SGGS 26<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-500c4fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"500c4fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>He who is turned towards the Guru finds repose and joy in sewa.<br \/>SGGS 125<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Selfless service is done without any thought of reward Sewa \/ Volunteer Opportunities Activities in the Gurdwara are usually carried out by members of the sangat – each doing his\/her part for the common good on a purely volunteer basis.\u00a0 Sewa (selfless service without any expectation of reward, etc) is an important and integral part [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1050","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gsy.org.sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1050"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gsy.org.sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gsy.org.sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gsy.org.sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gsy.org.sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1050"}],"version-history":[{"count":74,"href":"https:\/\/gsy.org.sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1050\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1937,"href":"https:\/\/gsy.org.sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1050\/revisions\/1937"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gsy.org.sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1050"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}