1. Daylight saving time starts – Sunday March 14, 2009

It is that time of year again – remember to set your clocks 1 hour forward Saturday night to be ready for daylight saving time on Sunday.

2. Guruvanadanam – prayers for Sunday class

Please Click here for Guruvandanam – verses for prayer to the teacher. Please print the pages and bring them for Sunday satsanga. We will be chanting these verses every Sunday.

3. If you have not picked up your Poster boards …

We still have about 100 posters which have not been claimed. It could be because you could not find it or you were out. If you have not picked up your poster and would like to have it back, send an email to info@chinmayahouston.org with the following details: Name, Last name and Phone number. In the subject line, please put: “poster pick up request”.
We’ll collect all the request till March 27, 2010. We will announce the pick-up date and place in coming weeks.

4. Gita Chanting Competition

Gita chanting competition will be held on May 8 on occassion of Pujya Gurudeva’s birthday. Bhagavad Gita Chapter 8 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

To register fill out the registration form (one per participant) and bring to the Gita chanting competition registration desk by April 4, 2010 along with registration fee – $ 5 for each participant.

The Gita chanting classes will be held every Sunday at Chinmaya Prabha from March 7 to May 2 as follows:
Session I: 8:00 – 8:45 AM
Session II: 1:30 – 2:15 PM

Please visit the Gita chanting competition page on the CMH website for complete details.

5. Acarya Sri Gaurangbhai’s Jnana Yajna at San Diego – Fri-Sun, April 2-4, 2010

Acarya Sri Gaurangbhai will be conducting a Jnana Yajna at San Diego in April. He will give 5 discourses on Karma Yoga – Bhagavad Gita Chapter 3. If you have friends and/or relatives in that area, you can inform them about this Jnana Yajna. For more information please click here.

6. Ramanavami at Sri Saumyakasi Sivalaya – Wednesday March 24, 2010

We will have special celebrations and Puja at Sri Saumyakasi Sivalaya on March 24, 2010.

The program will be as follows:

      11:00 AM         Sri Ramaraksa Stotra Puja
      12:00 Noon      Arati/Prasada
      07:30 PM         Sri Ramaraksa Stotra Puja followed by Arati/Prasada

Temple will be open between 8:30 AM – 1:00 PM and 5:00 PM – 8:30PM

Sri Rama Astottara-sata-nama Archana will be performed on request.

If you wish to sponsor any of these pujas the rates are 21 dollars for Sri Ramaraksa Stotra Puja, and 11 dollars for Sri Rama Astottara-sata-nama Archana

Please register for the puja ahead of time to help the volunteers plant the event. The forms are available at the Temple desk or at the Contribution desk in the mission. Members are encouraged to register before Sunday March 21st.

7. Sunday Satsanga – Sunday March 14, 2010

Plan to be seated in the class before starting time for each session – i.e. 8:50 AM for session I and 11:20 AM for session II.

The schedule will be as follows:

8:50 AM – 10:30 AM	Session I	Satsanga for adults
		Bala Vihar PreK-Grade 12

10:30 AM – 11:15 AM		Language classes for children
		Slokathon/Orchestra classes for children
		Spanish class for Adults

11:20 AM – 1:00 PM	Session II	Satsanga for adults
		Bala Vihar PreK-Grade 11
		Satsanga for Alumni

8. 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 (Mar 15)	7:00 PM
	Every Saturday Sri Sahasranama Puja	9:00 AM
	Every Caturthi day Ganesa Puja	6:30 PM
	Every Pradosa day Rudrabhisekam	7:00 PM
	Every Purnima day Sri Satyanarayana Puja	6:30 PM

Upcoming Events:
Ramanavami Wednesday, March 24, 2010