Chinmaya Mission Houston - Announcements for November 12, 2023
Annual Dipavali Puja & Gurudaksina Sunday, Nov. 12, 2023
All members are warmly invited with families to join the entire CMH family for our most auspicious and joyous Dipavali morning Puja. This Puja includes Ganesa Puja, Sri Laksmi Puja and Sri Visnusahasranama Puja.
Puja will be held in one session in the Smrti Hall starting at 9:30 AM.
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Please bring the following items for Puja:
● Coin/Lamp/Account Book in a decorated plate for Laksmi Puja
● Lamp in a decorated plate for Visnusahasranama Puja
● Yellow Rice and Flowers
● Prarthana Piyusa
● Match Box, Plastic bags, Paper Napkins
● Gurudaksina Envelope – Note: Please enclose your completed annual
Gurudaksina pledge form in the envelope. If you submitted your Gurudaskina earlier, please enclose the confirmation receipt emailed to you. For your convenience, the Contribution team will also be emailing confirmation receipts again on Saturday (November 11, 2023) morning.
Please fulfill your pious duty in offering your Gurudaksina at the conclusion of puja.
Come early and be seated by 9:15 AM.
Please note that due to our Annual Dipavali Puja, there will be no Bala Vihar classes and Adult Satsanga on Nov. 12.
2024 Gurudaksina Links Emailed on October 25th
Personalized Gurudaksina links have been emailed on October 25th to all members for you to offer your Gurudaksina during this auspicious time leading up to our Dipavali puja. If you have not received your Gurudaksina email, please write to CMHContributions@chinmayahouston.org by Friday, November 10, 2023.
Dipavali Puja at Sri Saumyakasi Sivalaya – Sunday, Nov. 12, 2023
Sri Saumyakasi Sivalaya will perform Sri Astalaksmi Puja on the auspicious occasion of Dipavali on Sunday, November 12, 2023.
We invite you to participate in the Puja with family and friends and receive Mother Laksmi’s blessings.
Schedule:
Sunday, Nov. 12, 7:00pm – 8:00pm Sri Astalaksmi Puja & Arati
Special Puja seva/sponsorship: $21 per family. Sponsor Online
For more information click here
Dipavali Food Drive by CMH Student Council Sunday, Nov. 12, 2023
CMH Student Council has organized a Dipavali Food Drive for the Houston Food Bank.
High school volunteers will be accepting food items on November 12th.
Following are the most needed items:
Canned beans
Canned fruits
Canned vegetables
Dry pasta
Dry beans
Rice
Peanut butter
* Non perishable items only*
CMH Book Store Annual Sale
Our bookstore is having an annual holiday sale till the end of the year. A purchase of 5 children’s books will have a 10% discount. Please avail of this opportunity to get great Dipavali and holiday gifts to your loved ones.
Bala Vihar Families – RSVP Needed for Jyotirlinga Puja by Nov. 15, 2023
We are excited to have our Bala Vihar children participate in the auspicious occasion of Jyotirlinga Puja on the evening of Friday, November 24, 2023. We need an accurate headcount of children for organizing the activities. Please RSVP on behalf of your child(ren) by November 15th! The invitation was sent to all Bala Vihar families on Monday, Oct. 30, 2023. We look forward to sharing this divine experience with you!
Sri Saumyakasi Sivalaya: Kumbhabhisekam and Jyotirlinga Yatra – Fri, Nov. 24 to Sun, Nov. 26, 2023
Sri Saumyakasi Sivalaya invites you to participate, with friends and family, in the first grand Kumbhabhisekam ceremony since its inauguration. Kumbhabhisekam is performed to re-invite and reinvigorate the divine energies of the deities and also spiritually energize the participants and the community around.
In addition to the Kumbhabhisekam, also get the divine experience of visiting all the 12 Jyotirlinga Mandirs right here in Houston. The temple team is preparing to install beautiful replicas of all twelve Mandirs here in our Sivalaya courtyard. At the conclusion of the rituals and Homas we will perform Abhisekam to the Temple Gopuram, which is the Siva Linga on top of our Sivalaya.
We look forward to your participation and your sponsorship for this major event.
For more details please click here
You can also find the program and sponsorship details at the Saumyakasi Sivalaya Kumbhabisekam
Balavihar and Adult Satsanga Closings
Please note that there will be no Balavihar classes and adult satsanga on Sunday, Nov. 26 for Thanksgiving break. Instead we are having the Maha Kumbhabhishekam event at our Sivalaya from Friday, Nov. 24 through Sunday, Nov. 26
There will be no Balavihar classes and adult satsanga during the winter break on Dec. 24th & Dec. 31st. We will re-open on Jan.7th 2024.