1. Pick up your Poster boards
Please pick up your poster board this Sunday. They will be placed on tables in Smrti Foyer and dining hall.
Smrti Foyer Last names starting from A – L
Dining area Last names starting from M – Z
2. 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 AM
Selection of verses for each group:
| Group |
Grades |
Verses to memorize |
Verses to learn meaning / explanation |
|
| 1 | Kg – 2 | 1 –10 | None (Word list) | |
| 2 | 3 – 5 | 1 – 20 | 3,4,5,8,9,10,12,13,15 (meaning) | |
| 3 | 6 – 8 | 1 – 28 | 3,4,5,8,9,10,12,13,15 ( short explanation) | |
| 4 | 9 – 12 | 3,4,5,8,9,10,12,13,15, 21 |
3,4,5,8,9,10,12,13,15, 21 (explanation |
Please visit the Gita chanting competition page on the CMH website for complete details.
3. Contribution Statements for the year 2009
A few days back we emailed the following contribution statements:
• 2009 contribution statements
• Contributions made for the relief efforts in Haiti. CMH has sent a check to “Doctors Without Borders” for this purpose.
• Haiti donations qualify for tax relief on 2009 tax returns. See IRS site for details.
If you have not received your contribution statement please stop by the Contributions Desk or email CMHContributions@chinmayahouston.org
4. Sunday Satsanga – Sunday March 7, 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 |
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 (Mar 8) | 7:00 PM | |
| Every Saturday Sri Sahasranama Puja (Mar 13) | 9:00 AM | |
| Every Caturthi day Ganesa Puja | 6:30 PM | |
| Every Pradosa day Rudrabhisekam (Sat, Mar 13) | 7:00 PM | |
| Every Purnima day Sri Satyanarayana Puja | 6:30 PM |
Upcoming Events:
Ramanavami Wednesday March 24, 2010-02-26