1. Satsanga Schedule  – Sunday Apr. 3, 2011

		8:00 AM –  8:45 AM			Gita Chanting Class for children
		8:50 AM – 10:30 AM			Satsanga I for adults, Bala Vihar grades PreK-12
		10:30 AM – 11:15 AM			Language, Slokathon/Orchestra classes for children Chanting, Spanish classes for adults
		11:20 AM – 01:00 PM			Satsanga II for adults, Yuva Kendra and Bala Vihar grades PreK-11
		01:30 PM – 02:15 PM			Gita Chanting Class for children

2. CMH BalaVihar Teachers’ Training –  April 21-24, 2011

Acarya Darshana Auntie will be conducting Bala Vihar Teachers’ Training during the above dates.

Training Program details are as under:

	Friday, April 22, 2011	9:00 AM – 5:00 PM	Teachers’ Training Seminar
	Saturday, April 23, 2011	9:00 AM – 5:00 PM	Teachers’ Training Seminar
	Sunday, April 24, 2011	9:00 AM – 1:30 PM	Teachers’ Training (Contd.)

3. Gita Chanting Competition – Saturday, May 7, 2011

Gita chanting competition for Bala Vihar children will be held on the occasion of Gurudeva Chinmayanadaji’s birthday celebration. Bhagavad Gita Chapter 9 is selected for this year’s competition.

The competition will be held in 4 groups:

Group 1 :  Grades KG – 2           Group 2 :  Grades 3 – 5
Group 3 :  Grades  6 – 8            Group 4 :  Grades 9 – 12

The following is a table showing the selection of verses for each group:

Group	Grades	Verses to memorize	Verses to learn meaning / explanation
1	Kg – 2	1 –10	None (Word list)
2	3 – 5	1 – 20	4,10,11,13,14,17,18 (Meaning)
3	6 – 8	1 – 34	4,14,17,18,22,26,27,31,34 (Short explanation)
4	9 – 12	4,14,17,18,22,26,27,30,31,34	4,14,17,18,22,26,27,31,34 (explanation)

The Gita chanting classes will be held every Sunday at Chinmaya Prabha from March 6 to May 1 as follows:
Class  I:  8:00 – 8:45 AM
Class II:  1:30 – 2:15 PM

Please visit the 2011 Gita chanting competition page for complete details.

4. Jnana Yajna by Guruji – June 27, 2011 – July 4, 2011

Pujya Guruji Swami Tejomayanandaji will conduct a Jnana Yajna at Chinmaya Prabha on Astavakragita, a vedic dialogue between King Janaka, and his guru, Astavakra on attaining knowledge, detachment, and liberation.

Schedule for discourses will be as follows:

	Mon, June 27	6:45 PM –  8:15 PM
	Tue – Fri, June 28 – July 1	6:45 AM –  8:15 AM 6:45 PM –  8:15 PM
	Sat – Mon, July 2 – July 4	8:45 AM – 10:15 AM 10:45 AM – 12:15 PM 6:45 PM –   8:15 PM

Mark your calendars for this very special event and plan to enjoy a series of discourses by Guruji. Please note that this is a public event. Encourage your friends and relatives to attend this Jnana Yajna.

Bhiksa during Jnana Yajna

During the Jnana Yajna from June 28th – July 4th, members will have an opportunity to offer bhiksa to Guruji. There will be breakfast, lunch and dinner bhiksas. Interested members are requested to sign up at the welcome desk. The Bhiksa coordinator will contact you with further details.

5. Sri Saumyakasi Sivalaya

Temple timing:

		Monday to Friday	8:30 AM – 12:00 Noon
			5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
		Saturday and Sunday	8:30 AM – 2:30 PM
			5:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Puja Schedule:

		Everyday  Arati	12:00 Noon & 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