1. 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.

2. Lock-In Grades KG – 4th – Good Friday, April 2, 2010

CMH Youth Group is organizing lock-in for grades KG – 4. This is one of the most fun filled event that children look for year after year. We highly recommend for you to register early to avoid disappointment. We will limit participation to first 100 children.

We must have 10 parent volunteers signed up by March 21st for this event to go on. Interested parents to offer their seva for this event should see Sri Anshuman Desai between sessions (10:30 to 11:20 AM) at the registration desk next to the book store. Should parents that registered as volunteers do not show up on the day of event the event will be cancelled and the participation fee is non-refundable. There will be parent volunteers meeting at 6:15 PM on Friday, April 2nd, just before the check-in begins.

	Location	Chinmaya Prabha- Enter from Amrit Balamandira Door
	Check in time	6:30 PM Friday April 2, 2010
	Participation fee	$12 per child (first 100) We accept cash or check. Non Refundable should the event be cancelled for any reason.
	Youth Volunteers	$7 per youth (first 30)
	Parent Volunteers	$20 deposit- will be refunded when you come to the event.
	Registration	Pre-registration is required for participating in this event. There will be a special desk setup in dining hall near Sarasvati Nilayam.
	Registration times	Sundays- March 21 and March 28. 10:35 – 11:15 AM and 1:05 – 1:45 PM

There will be no onsite registration and no phone in registration. Registration desk will close once we have 100 children signed up. It is quite possible that the event will be sold out on Sunday, March 21st.

Registration form is available on CMH website. Parents should fill it out before coming to the registration desk. Parent volunteers should also fill out the bottom section of the form and give $ 20 refundable deposit.

Flier provides details about the event and items children should bring. Please mark items (back-pack and Sleeping bags) with Child’s name and grade in large bold fonts.

3. 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.

Note: Deadline for registration is April 4, 2010. Registration desk will be located next to book store and will be open from 10:30 AM – 11:20 AM

Please visit the Gita chanting competition page on the CMH website for complete details for Gita chanting competetion including registration forms and all resources.

4. 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.

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. Sunday Satsanga – Sunday March 28, 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
		Bhajana 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

7. 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 29)	7:00 PM
	Every Saturday Sri Sivasahasranama Puja (Apr 3)	9:00 AM
	Every Caturthi day Ganesa Puja (Apr 2)	6:30 PM
	Every Pradosa day Rudrabhisekam	7:00 PM
	Every Purnima day Sri Satyanarayana Puja (Mar 30)	6:30 PM