1. Mahasivaratri Celebrations – Feb 15 & 17, 2015
Mark your calendars and plan to participate in all events planned for Mahasivaratri celebrations. The event details are as follows:
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Sun. Feb. 15, 2015
Maha Mrtyunjaya Homa for good health and wellbeing will be performed in the Smrti Hall at 8:35 AM and 11:20 AM
Homa sponsorship: $21 per family Tue. Feb. 17, 2015
Rudrabhiska puja sponsorship with Ksirabhiseka Seva $21 per family
All celebrations are open to public.
Please plan to participate with your family and also inform your non-CMH friends and family so they can take advantage of this once a year special puja.
For complete program details on both days please see the flier
For more infomation about the program and sponsorship please call Jay Deshmukh 832 541 0059. |
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2. Gita Chanting Competition for CMH – Sat. May 2, 2015
As part of Pujya Gurudeva’s birth centenary celebrations, Chinmaya Mission Worldwide has organised an International Gita Chanting Competition.
The first round of competition (Competition for CMH) will be held on May 2.
Bhagavad Gita Chapter 15 has been selected for this year’s competition.
The competition will be held in various groups based on children’s age.
Please visit the Gita Chanting Competition information page for complete details and online registration, both of which will be available from this Sunday.
The Gita chanting classes will be held every Sunday at Chinmaya Prabha from February 08 to April 26 as under:
| Class Times: | Session 1 | Session 2 | ||
| 7:45 AM – 8:30 AM |
10:30 AM – 11:15 AM |
Bala Vihar children are required to attend classes for their respective sessions.
Please bring printed copy of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 15. The files can be accessed from GCC page on our website.
Groups are divided by the age of the child as of Jan 1st 2015.
| Session 1: 7:45 AM – 8:30 AM | ||||
| Group |
Age on Jan 1, 2015 |
Classroom |
Room Number |
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| A | 4 to 6 years | KG-A | N105 | |
| B | 7 to 9 Years | KG-B | N104 | |
| C | 10 to 12 years | 2nd Grade | N103 | |
| D | 13 to 15 years | 2nd Grade | N103 | |
| E | 16 to 18 years | 2nd Grade | N103 | |
| Session 2: 10:30 AM – 8:30 AM | ||||
| Group |
Age on Jan 1, 2015 |
Classroom |
Room Number |
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| A | 4 to 6 years | 4th Grade | S112 | |
| B | 7 to 9 Years | 1st Grade | S110 | |
| C | 10 to 12 years | 11th Grade | N203 | |
| D | 13 to 15 years | 11th Grade | N203 | |
| E | 16 to 18 years | 11th Grade | N203 | |
3. Lock-In for Bala Vihar Grades KG to 2 – Fri. Feb. 27, 2015
The Student Council is holding its annual Lock-In for Bala Vihar children in KG to 2nd Grade. This is a social evening filled with games and entertainment for our children, and is a much awaited event.
Registration: Please sign-up at the desk in Dining Area on February 22nd (In Between the sessions and at lunch)
From: Friday, February 27 7:00 PM
To: Saturday, February 28 8:00 AM
Tickets: $10 for children & $5 for volunteers
A lock-in with so many small children needs a lot of supervision. We are therefore requesting interested adults to sign up at the ticket desk.
Spots are limited to the first 120 children and 30 volunteers. Sunday February 22nd will be the only day to purchase your tickets. Tickets will be available in the Dining Area. If you have any questions please contact the CMH Student Council at cmhstudentcouncil@gmail.com
4. Service Project for Youth at CORD, Sidhbari – July 2015
Chinmaya Organization for Rural Development CORD USA organizes Service visits to CORD centers in India, for high school students every year.
Registration is now open for summer 2015. This year there are two separate service projects. One will be in CORD Sidhbari, in Himachal Pradesh and the other at CORD Siruvani, in Tamil Nadu. Both projects will be held in July and each will last two weeks.
For more information on the service visits please visit CORD USA Service 2015 page.
Chinmaya Mission Houston students who are 15 years and older, and parent volunteers have been participating for the past 3 years and have found these service visits to be extraordinary opportunities to serve others and experience the joy of service. If you are interested in talking to our CORD volunteer please sign up at the welcome desk or contact Vinod Sharma at 713-665-0172.
5. Contribution Statements – 2014
Contribution statements for the period January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014 have been emailed for your tax filing purposes. If you have not received your statement, please write to CMHContributions@chinmayahouston.org or stop by the Contributions Desk.
6. Chinmaya Sadguru Arati – Prarthana Piyusa Page 140
Please bring your Prarthana Piyusa every Sunday for the chanting of this Arati on Page 140.
7. Jnana Yajna with Pujya Guruji Swami Tejomayananda – July 6-13, 2015
Please mark your calendars for a week long Jnana Yajna of evening pravacanas with Pujya Guruji on Bhagavad Gita – Chapter 18.
More details will be available soon.
8. CHYK Camp and Junior CHYK Camp – June 22-26, 2015
CHYK Camp with Acarya Sri Gaurangbhai and Acarya Vivekji
Place: Chinmaya Prabha
Junior CHYK Camp with Acarya Vivekji
Place: Chinmaya Prabha
Please mark your calendars for these two very special camps. More details will be provided in the next few weeks.
9. CMH Accepted for Corporate Matching Gift Programs
Chinmaya Mission Houston has been accepted into the matching gift programs at Chevron, JP Morgan Chase, Shell, Microsoft, Citgo, and Apple and Phillips 66 (recent addition).
These employers match employee contributions made to a company approved non-profit organization. If you are an employee of one of these companies, please avail of this facility by contacting the appropriate department within your organization. Some employers like Chevron even match employee volunteer hours by making a financial contribution that they compute based on the number of volunteer hours an employee has put in.
10. Remember to use AMAZONSMILE – CMH receives .5% of member purchases, as donation
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As announced, please note, that CMH has now been registered with the AmazonSmile program. This means that every time a CMH member buys through AmazonSmile, CMH receives .5% of our member purchases as donation from Amazon. For your convenience this link has now been provided on our CMH website.
We encourage all members to save the above link in their “Favorites” and use this link for future purchases. This change does not cost members anything extra, but will most certainly help with CMH finances. |
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11. Sri Saumyakasi Sivalaya
Temple timing:
| Monday to Friday | 9:00 AM – 12:00 Noon | ||
| 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM | |||
| Saturday and Sunday |
8:30 AM – 2:00 PM | ||
| 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM |
Annual Sponsorship of Pujas at Saumyakasi Sivalaya
To seek the Lord’s grace through out the year and/or on special occasions like Birthdays and Anniversaries, and to have the priest perform Arcana and Arati on your behalf in the temple, please fill out the annual sponsorship form.
Puja Schedule:
| Everyday Arati | 12:00 Noon & 7:30 PM | ||
| Every Monday Rudrabhisekam | 7:00 PM | ||
| Every Pradosa day Rudrabhisekam | 7:00 PM | ||
| Every Saturday Sri Sivasahasranama Puja | 9:00 AM | ||
| Every Caturthi day Ganesa Puja | 6:30 PM | ||
| Every Purnima day Sri Satyanarayana Puja | 6:30 PM |