Lock-In Grade 5-8 Friday, February 20, 2009

After a successful family night, CMH youth group will organize a Lock-in for grades 5-8 on Friday, February 20. Tickets will be sold only on February 8 and February 15 after both sessions. Registration fee is $12 per participating child. A registration desk will be set up next to the book store. You may download the registration form (click here), print and complete the form, sign the permission slip, and bring it with the applicable fee to the registration desk.

We need about six adult volunteers for this event and cannot hold the event without sufficient adult participation. Adult volunteers – please sign up at the registration desk as well.

Subscriptions for Chinmaya Mission Magazines

‘Tapovan Prasad’, ‘Balavihar’, ‘Mananam’ and ‘Chinmaya Udghosh’ are excellent magazines published by Chinmaya Mission. ‘Tapovan Prasad’ (published from India) and ‘Mananam’ (published from USA) are addressed to adult spiritual seekers, ‘Balavihar’ for children and ‘Chinmaya Udghosh’ for youth are published from India. We encourage CMH members to subscribe to these magazines. You may purchase a subscription to these magazines on Sunday at the book store or you may place an order on line at http://chinmayapublications.com/dept.php?id=12

Mahasivaratri Celebrations February 22-23, 2009

Join us with your family and friends for the very special two-day Mahasivaratri celebrations.

Program Schedule:

Sunday, February 22

6:00 – 6:30 PM: Continuous Om Namah Sivaya Chanting

6:30 – 8:00 PM: Maha Mrtyunjaya Homa (Smriti Hall)
Participate in a powerful ritual to evoke Lord Siva’s blessings for good health.

8:00 PM: Arati (Smriti Hall)

7:30 PM: Arati at temple, as usual.

Monday, February 23

9:00 – 11:30 AM Rudra Abhiseka
Participate in this ritual to bring peace, prosperity and family togetherness.

7:00 – 7:30 PM Continuous Om Namah Sivaya Chanting

7:30 – 8:30 PM Mahalinga Abhiseka
Perform Mahalinga Abhiseka with your family and receive Lord Shiva’s blessings.

8:30 PM Special Arati

9:00 PM Silence – Meditation

12:00 Midnight Maha Arati

Temple Hours:

Sunday Feb. 22: 8AM – 2:30PM, 5 – 9PM

Monday Feb. 23: 6AM – Midnight

Sponsorship amounts are listed below. They may be submitted at the contribution desk or at the temple.

• Special Arcana for Siva: $11
• Maha Mrtyunjaya Homam: $51
• Rudra Abhiseka: $101
• Mahalinga Abhiseka: $101

The program is open to public on both the days.

For further information please contact Jay Deshmukh: (832) 541 0059

2009 Gita Chanting Competition – May 9, 2009

We will have Gita Chanting competition for Bala Vihar children on occasion of Pujya Gurudeva’s Janma Jayanti on May 9, 2009.
For all information regarding Gita Chanting Competition, please go to our website at https://www.chinmayahouston.org/gcc2009
For registration, print registration form and bring it to Gita Chanting Competition Registration Desk.
All the required material for Gita Chanting competition is posted on the website which you can download/print.

Classes for Gita chanting competition will start from Sunday Feb 8, 2009.
                Session I :    8:00 AM – 8:45 AM
                Session II:    1:30 PM – 2:15 PM

Parking On Sundays

Please park inside sliding gate on Sundays when you are attending Sunday satsangas.

Parking outside sliding gate is reserved for temple visitors.

A Request to Parents of Children in Pre-K – Grade 3

Please make sure you pick up your children from their Bala Vihar class immediately after the class.

Web-based Samskrta Course by CIF

Chinmaya International Foundation (CIF) introduces the “Easy Sanskrit Online Study Course.” This course covers the salient aspects of Grammar and learning without unduly burdening students with many details. For course details visit http://www.easysanskrit.chinfo.org

Sri Saumyakasi Sivalaya Activities

Below are the activities at the temple through February 28, 2009:

Siva Rudrabhisekam – Every Monday, February 7 and February 28 – 7:00 PM

Siva Sahasranama Puja – Every Saturday – 9:00 AM

Sri Satyanarayana Puja – On Purnima (February 8) – 6:30 PM

Sri Ganesa Puja – On Sankatahara Caturthi (February 12) – 6:30 PM