1. New Member Orientation – Sun. Feb 22, 2015

On Sunday Feb. 22, we will be having an orientation for new members or those who have never attended a CMH orientation so far. We encourage all new members to avail this opportunity to learn a little bit more about our facility and its program.

Time: 10:20 AM

Place: In the classroom across the library on the second floor.

2. 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

3. 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
A	4 to 6 years	KG-A	N105
B	7 to 9 Years	KG-B	N104
C	10 to 12 years	2^nd Grade	N103
D	13 to 15 years	2^nd Grade	N103
E	16 to 18 years	2^nd Grade	N103

Session 2: 10:30 AM – 8:30 AM
	Group	Age on Jan 1, 2015	Classroom	Room Number
	A	4 to 6 years	4^th Grade	S112
	B	7 to 9 Years	1^st Grade	S110
	C	10 to 12 years	11^th Grade	N203
	D	13 to 15 years	11^th Grade	N203
	E	16 to 18 years	11^th Grade	N203

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. Chinmaya Sadguru Arati – Prarthana Piyusa Page 140

Please bring your Prarthana Piyusa every Sunday for the chanting of this Arati on Page 140.

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. Satsanga Timings – Sunday Feb. 22, 2015

	8:35 AM – 10:15 AM	Satsanga I for adults & Bala Vihar grades PreK-12
	10:15 AM – 11:00 AM	Language & Orchestra/Slokathon classes for children in Session I & Adult Chanting Class
	11:20 AM – 1:00 PM	Satsanga II for adults, CHYKs, Bala Vihar grades PreK-11
	1:30 PM – 2:15 PM	Language classes for children in Session II

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

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.

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