1. Regular Saunday satsanga – Sunday Aug 22, 2010

 We will have Adult satsanga, Bala Vihar and CHYKs class this Sunday. The class timings will be as follows:

       10:50 AM – 12:30 PM     Adult Satsanga, CHYKs class and Bala Vihar classes for grades PreK through 11

2. New Bala Vihar Year

Our 2010-2011 Bala Vihar year starts September 12, 2010. Bala Vihar enrollment confirmations are being emailed on August 11, 2010. Please review and respond if needed no later than August 14, 2010. If you have not received your Bala Vihar enrollment confirmation please email CMHRegistrations@chinmayahouston.org.

3. Chinmaya Mission Houston photo directory

Photo sessions for CMH Photodirectory 2010 started on August 5, 2010.

Photo sessions dates are Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from August 5 to August 29.

Photo sessions times:

        Thursdays & Fridays        4:00 PM to 9:00 PM

        Saturdays & Sundays    10:00 AM to 9:00 PM

Place: Tapovana room (basement of Sivalaya)

If you have made an appoinyment for your photo session, please remember your appointment date and time, and make sure you are there for the photo session.

If not, please visit www.chinmayahouston.org/photo-session-scheduling to schedule your own appointment.

For any questions, please contact Jay Deshmukh at 832 541 0059 or email deshmukhj@gmail.com

4. Upakarma – Thread Changing Ceremony at Sivalaya – Tuesday Aug 24, 2010

Sri Saumyakasi Sivalaya will organize Upakarma (Thread changing) ceremony on August 24th, 2010. Upakarma is an annual ritual during which Brahmins get a new sacred thread and renew their commitment to the study of the Vedas.

The ceremony will be lead by Sri Ganesaji and will last for one and a half hours. Devotees will be provided all the materials required to perform the puja including sacred thread. Interested individuals should register at Sri Saumyakasi Sivalaya or send an email to skethire@hotmail.com.

Puja time: 6:30 – 8:00 AM (please be seated inside Sivalaya by 6:15 AM)

Contribution: $31/Individual + Daksina to the priest.

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