1. Satsanga timings – Sun, Feb 18, 2018

	8:35 AM – 10:15 AM	Satsanga I for adults & Bala Vihar grades Pre-KG-12
	10:30 AM – 11:15 AM	Languages & Orchestra Classes
	11:20 AM – 1:00 PM	Satsanga II for adults & Bala Vihar grades Pre-KG-11
	1:30 PM – 2:15 PM	Hindi classes for children in Session II

Please note Bhajana classes are held every other Sunday.

In order to prepare children for the Gita Chanting Competition (GCC), we will have Gita Chanting classes instead of Slokathon, from Feb 4 to Apr. 29, 2018. Slokathon children will attend GCC classes.

Gita Chanting Classes

Chanting Classes for Balavihara children will be held every Sunday at Chinmaya Prabha from February 3rd to April 29th.

Bala Vihar children are required to attend classes for their respective sessions as below:

Class Times for Session 1: 7:45 AM – 8:30 AM
	Group	Grades	Classroom	Room Number
	1	KG-2	KG	N105
	2	3-5	2B	N104
	3 & 4	6-12	2A	N103

Class Times for Session 2: 10:30 AM – 11:15 AM
	Group	Grades	Classroom	Room Number
	1	KG-2	8th	S201
	2	3-5	6th	S202
	3 & 4	6-12	Library Conf Room	N205A

Attached herewith is the Bala Mandir Floor map for ease of reference.

2. Lock-In for Bala Vihar Grades KG to 2nd Grade – Fri, Feb 23, 2018

The Student Council is holding its annual Lock-In for Bala Vihar children in KG to 2nd Grade. This is a social evening filled with games and entertainment for our children, and is a much awaited event.

Registration: Please sign-up at the desk in Dining Area on February 18th (In Between the sessions and at lunch)

From: Friday, February 23 7:00 PM

To: Saturday, February 24 8:00 AM

Registration: $10 for children & $5 for volunteers

A lock-in with so many children needs a lot of supervision. We are therefore requesting interested adults to sign up at the ticket desk.

Spots are limited to the first 120 children and 30 volunteers. Registration is in the Dining Area. If you have any questions please contact the CMH Student Council at cmhstudentcouncil@gmail.com

3. Holi Celebration at CMH Sun. Mar. 4, 2018

We are excited to bring back due to popular demand, the most colorful and fun festival of Holi celebration at CMH.

Where: At CMH premises

When: Sun, Mar 4, after the second session

Time: 1:15 PM onwards

We will have a lot of fun with Holi Fire, lunch, music, games and color. So mark your calendars now. Ticket sales start on Sun, Feb 11 and the prices are as under:

Adults – $ 10/-

Bala Vihar Kids – $ 5/-

For further details please click here

4. Gita Chanting Competition for Bala Vihar children – May 5, 2018

On the occasion of Pujya Gurudeva’s birthday, we conduct Gita Chanting Competition for our Bala Vihar children every year.

This year the competition is on Bhagavad Gita Chapter 16 and will be held on Saturday, May 05.

For complete details of the Gita Chanting Competition, please visit Chinmaya Houston website at https://www.chinmayahouston.org/gcc2018

5. CMH Photo Directory

A Big shout out to those of us who are waiting to schedule their appointments. Please act now and schedule your photo session appointments on one of the dates below:

Dates:

Friday, March 2, 2018 through Sunday, March 4, 2018
Friday, March 9, 2018 through Sunday, March 11, 2018
Friday, March 23, 2018 through Sunday, March 25, 2018

Timings:

Friday: 3:00 PM through 8:00 PM
Saturday: 10:00 AM through 5:00 PM
Sunday: 9:00 AM through 4:00 PM

Link for scheduling: https://booknow-lifetouch.appointment-plus.com/y6yt3ejk/

(Please note this link is also available through our CMH website)

Also, members will have an opportunity to schedule their appointment in person, in the dining area, in between the two sessions on Sun. Feb. 18

6. Remember to use AMAZONSMILE – CMH receives .5% of member purchases, as donation

As announced, please note, that CMH has now been registered with the AmazonSmile program. This means that every time a CMH member buys through AmazonSmile, CMH receives .5% of our member purchases as donation from Amazon. For your convenience this link has now been provided on our CMH website.

We encourage all members to save the above link in their “Favorites” and use this link for future purchases. This change does not cost members anything extra, but will most certainly help with CMH finances.

7. Sri Saumyakasi Sivalaya

Temple timing:

		Monday to Friday	9:00 AM – Noon 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM
		Saturday and Sunday	8:30 AM – 2:00 PM
			5:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Annual Sponsorship of Pujas at Saumyakasi Sivalaya

To seek the Lord’s grace through out the year and/or on special occasions like Birthdays and Anniversaries, and to have the priest perform Arcana and Arati on your behalf in the temple, please fill out the annual sponsorship form.

Puja Schedule:

		Everyday Arati	7:30 PM
		Every Monday Rudrabhisekam	7:00 PM
		Every Pradosa day Rudrabhisekam	7:00 PM
		Every Saturday Sri Sivasahasranama Puja	9:00 AM
		Every Caturthi day Ganesa Puja	6:30 PM
		Every Purnima day Sri Satyanarayana Puja	6:30 PM

8. CMH Worldwide Announcements – non CMH specific

Adi Sankara Mahotsavam April 19 – 23, 2018