1. Satsanga Timings – Sunday Jan. 19, 2014

	8:35 AM – 10:15 AM	Satsanga I for adults & Bala Vihar grades PreK-12
	10:15 AM – 11:00 AM	Language & Orchestra/ Slokathon classes for children in Session I Chanting class for adults
	11:20 AM –   1:00 PM	Satsanga II for adults, CHYKs, Bala Vihar grades PreK-11
	1:30 PM –   2:15 PM	Language classes for children in Session II

 We are studying Bhagavad Gita Chapter X in the adult class.

2. Swami Tapovanaji’s Arati – Please print and bring to class

We will be chanting Swami Tapovanaji’s Arati on the next two Sundays – Jan. 19 & Jan. 26. Please click here to print the same and bring it to the class.

3. Essay Contest for High School Students – “Embracing Tolerance”

– Rice University – Deadline: Feb. 06, 2014

The Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance at Rice University is holding an essay contest under their program “Embracing Tolerance Essay Contest 2013-2014” for High School students, in the Houston area. The deadline for submitting their essay to Rice University is February 6, 2014.

This writing prompt for this essay is very interesting. It essentially asks: What does practicing religious tolerance mean–or really look like?

We encourage all our High school students to participate. The interested students can get all the details for this contest at http://boniuk.rice.edu/

4. Study Group on Viveka Cudamani with our member Sri Anand Gupta

Every Wednesday 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM

At Chinmaya Prabha in the room under Sivalaya

5. Sri Saumyakasi Sivalaya

Temple timing:

		Monday to Friday	9:00 AM – 12:00 Noon
			5:00 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	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