Chinmaya Mission Houston - Announcements for September 20, 2026

Bala Vihar Open House & Satsanga Timings Sunday, Sept. 20

Session I

Bala Vihar grades PreK-12 – Children will go directly to their classes at 8:35 AM.

8:35 AM – 9:45 AM – Adult satsanga

9:45 AM – 10:15 AM – Bala Vihar Open House/Adult satsanga (continued)

10:30 AM – 11:15 AM – Ganesha Visarjan (NO extra classes)

Session II

Bala Vihar grades PreK-12 – Children will go directly to their classes at 11:20 AM.

11:20 AM – 12:30 PM – Adult satsanga

12:30 PM – 1:00 PM – Bala Vihar Open House/Adult satsanga (continued)

We invite all Bala Vihar parents to attend the Bala Vihar Open House for Pre-KG to Gr-12 on Sunday, September 20. In addition to the regular satsanga, all parents are requested to go to their children’s classrooms for the Open House during the last 30 minutes of the satsanga.

We encourage both parents to attend the Open House. If you have more than one child in Bala Vihar, each parent chooses to attend one child’s class. If only one parent is planning to attend, choose to attend the youngest child’s grade. Please do not try to do grade-hopping, instead you can meet your older child’s teacher after finishing up in the youngest child’s grade.

Please note the following:

Children will go directly to their classrooms.
Children should not bring any bags/books.
Language/Bhajana/Orchestra/Slokathon/Adult Chantingclasses will not be conducted to accommodate the open house.

To view the Balamandir map, please click here

Pujya Gaurang Uncle’s 80th Birthday Celebrations Sunday, Oct. 11

ChinmayaMission Houston is delighted to celebrate the 80th birthday of our beloved Acharya, Pujya Gaurang Uncle, on Sunday, October 11.

Individual invitations have been sent to all our members by email. We thank all who have already sent their RSVPs. If you have not yet responded, kindly send your RSVP as soon as possible — only one RSVP per family. Please contact info@chinmayahouston.org if you have not received your invitation.

Let us come together as a family to celebrate and honor the life, love, and teachings of Pujya Gaurang Uncle, and to seek his continued blessings.

At Pujya Uncle’s request, please do not bring any gifts for this occasion.

Navaratri Saturday, Oct. 24

Mark your calendars for the CMH Navaratri celebrations on Saturday, Oct 24th at Gujarati Samaj of Houston.

Additional details will be shared in the coming weeks.

CORD USA winter service visit 2026 Chaperone Application

We’re excited to announce that applications for CORD USA Winter Service Visits 2026 are now open for chaperones! For more information, click on CORD USA WINTER SERVICE VISIT