Chinmaya Mission Houston - Announcements for Sept 25, 2022

Bala Vihar & Adult Satsangas.   Sun. Sep. 25, 2022

Satsang timings:

8:35 AM – 10:15 AM        Satsanga I for adults & Bala Vihar grades Pre-KG-12
 
10:30 AM – 11:15 AM      Language classes, Bhajana/Orchestra/Slokathon and adult chanting
 
11:20 AM – 1:00 PM         Satsanga II for adults & Bala Vihar grades Pre-KG-10
 
We have a lot of new members and thus the need to reiterate the importance of adhering to CMH housekeeping rules by which we govern ourselves.
 
Punctuality is an integral part of CMH culture, and we are grateful for your understanding and appreciation of the same. Please give yourself enough time to park and be seated in Smrti Hall/ Sarasvati Nilayam by 8:35 AM (1st Session attendees) and by 11:20 AM (2nd Session attendees). We may have to close the doors before the start of Arati.

Additional Housekeeping Instructions

  • All members must remain seated until the end of their respective Sessions and should not get up and walk out while the Satsanga or Announcements are going on.
  • Turn your cell phones off (or keep it on silence mode) during the Bhajanas and Satsanga in Smrti Hall.
  • Do not stream or record any Pravacana.
  • It is mandatory for at least one parent to be in attendance when children are attending Bala Vihar.
  • Parents of Pre-K children are requested to sit in the “reserved” area in the back next to the Sound Booth.
  • After the Bala Vihar classes, Children in Grades Pre K – 3 must be picked up from their respective classrooms by parents.
To view the Balamandira map please click here.

Bala Vihar Open House                      Sun. Oct. 9, 2022

Please mark your calendars for Bala Vihar Open House on Oct. 9. We will share more details in the upcoming weeks.

Chinmaya Mission Bala Vihar 2022-2023

Chinmaya Mission Bala Vihar is now accepting registrations for 2022-2023 calendar year for grades Pre-K through 12 (Pre-K child should have completed 4 years on or before Sep 11, 2022). Children will attend Bala Vihar in the same grade as their regular school grade.
 
  • Virtual registration is available at chinmayahouston.org until Sep 5th.
  • In-person registration will be available from Oct 2nd onwards.
  • Detailed information will be provided at the time of registration.
  • With exceptions as noted, registration will be open for all grades for both sessions.  Exceptions: 11th and 12th grades are offered in Session 1 only (8:35 – 10:15 AM); Grades 8 and 9 in Session 1 (8:35 – 10:15 AM) are closed for new registration.
 
Many of our Bala Vihar classes are nearing capacity, if we reach maximum capacity during the registration period, we may stop new registrations altogether for those grades.
 
For further details, please send an email to info@chinmayahouston.org.
 

Vedanta Daily App

 
Vedanta Daily was released on August 3. Please download the app on App Store or Google Play, and enjoy Pujya Gurudeva’s messages from Upanisads everyday
 

CMH Bookstore link to purchase CM books

We thank all the members who have purchased and collected their books. Members who could not collect the books, are requested to send an email to cmhbookstore@chinmayahouston.org to arrange your pickup.
 
New registered members, who could not purchase the books, can use the following link to purchase the books with a shipping option.

Making a difference by shopping at smile.amazon.com

Chinmaya Mission receives a .5% contribution of CMH member purchases from Amazon, if you use this link http://smile.amazon.com/ch/76-0287512
 
For your convenience this link has also been placed on our CMH website https://www.chinmayahouston.org/
 
AmazonSmile is also available in the Amazon Shopping app on iPhone and Android phones. See how to activate here.
 
We encourage you all to participate in this endeavour to bring additional revenue to CMH, just by being mindful in using the right link.