1. Chinmaya Jyoti Arrival Event postponed from Sat. Apr. 30 to Sun. May 08
Please note, that due to 90% chance of rain on Sat. Apr. 30, the event to receive the Chinmaya Jyoti has been moved to next Sun. May 08.
Please look out for further details in class this Sunday and also via email.
2. Satsanga Timings Sun. May 01, 2016
We will have regular Satsang on May 01
8:35 AM – 10:15 AM Satsanga I for adults & Bala Vihar grades PreK-12
10:30 AM – 11:15 AM Language & Orchestra/ Slokathon
classes for children in Session I
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
Please note Bhajana classes alternate with the Slokathon/Orchestra classes every other Sunday.
3. Bala Vihar Re-Enrollment for 2016-2017
Emails have been sent to Bala Vihar families regarding Bala Vihar re-enrollment eligibility and deadline. Links for online re-enrollment will be emailed to eligible families in the month of May.
4. Upanishad Ganga – all 52 Episodes now on DVD at our Book Store
Upanishad Ganga series is conceived and inspired by Pujya Guruji Swami Tejomayanad, directed by Dr. Chandraprakash Dwivedi of Chanakya fame.
Art Direction by Nitin Desai – four time national award winner and a whole fleet of renowned actors and singers. The entire series was earlier aired on India’s national Doordarshan channel.
The sequential flow of Upanishadic concepts has been knitted into one string of 52 episodes. The entire Upanishadic wisdom is presented in this amazing series starting from Vedic culture, to cultural values for individual and the society and the practical steps to actualize this wisdom. This is a MUST WATCH.
For details, please click on https://www.chinmayahouston.org/pdfs/UPANISHAD_GANGA_LIST.pdf
We are delighted to announce that the above is now available for order at our CMH book store as a set of total 12 DVDs for just $ 150/- . This can be a perfect gift for special occasions such as graduations, birthdays, weddings etc.
5. Senior Seva Program available at CMH
We would like to remind all CMH seniors that we offer Senior Seva Program to all our members. Please give us the opportunity to serve you when in need. Kindly do not hesitate to contact us if you need help or assistance for recovery after ill-health or a major surgery. Following are the co-ordinators of this program. You can reach any one of them.
Jhanvi Thakar – (281) 546-9219 thakar.jhanvi@gmail.com
Vijaya Byali – (832) 212-8476 vsbyali@gmail.com
6. Announcing CORD USA Summer Service Visits 2016
CORDUSA offers this opportunity to High School Bal Vihar students to travel to India to practice serving the underprivileged and experience the rewards of a sewa bhava first hand. Due to the incredible experience provided by this service visit, the demand for the number of spots has been increasing steadily. This year CORDUSA is offering the following opportunities:
Service Visit 1: CORD Siruvani, Tamil Nadu: July 10-23, 2016
Service Visit 2: CORD Sidhbari, Himachal Pradesh: July 10-23, 2016
You may apply at – http://goo.gl/Swn5x8 For further information visit:
For additional details, you may sign up at the welcome desk and a CORDUSA volunteer will call you.
7. Smrti and Bala Mandira doors to be locked at the start of each session
As announced before, we have started to lock the Smrti and Balamandira doors after the classes start in each session. A big ‘Thank you’ to all members for understanding and complying with this policy, and we encourage all to keep up the practice.
8. Online sign-up for Gurudeva’s Paduka Puja
As you all know on the special occasion of Pujya Gurudeva’s birth centenary (2015-2016), to express our endless gratitude to the great Master, the families of Chinmaya Mission Houston are performing the Guru Paduka Puja every Sunday before the Adult Satsanga in both sessions.
It is a memorable opportunity for all members to offer their devoted regards for Pujya Gurudeva and for his spiritual mission. Please sign up to perform the Paduka Puja in this auspicious centenary year.
To reserve a spot please go to our web site “chinmayahouston.org/padukapuja” and fill in your information.
We will also have a signup sheet for Paduka Puja at the Welcome Desk, in addition to the online signup option.
If you have any questions regarding Paduka Puja please send an email to CMHPadukaPuja@chinmayahouston.org
9. 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, at this link http://smile.amazon.com/ch/76-0287512, CMH receives .5% of our member purchases towards donations.
For your convenience this link has now been provided on our CMH website https://www.chinmayahouston.org/
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.
10. Sri Saumyakasi Sivalaya
Temple timings:
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 Sri Saumyakasi Sivalaya
To seek the Lord’s grace throughout 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, pleasefill out the annual sponsorship form.
Puja Schedule:
Everyday Arati 12:00 Noon & 7:30 PM
Every Monday Rudrabhisekam 7:00 PM
Every Saturday Sri Siva Sahasranama Puja 9:00 AM
Every Caturthi day Ganesa Puja 6:30 PM
Every Pradosa day Rudrabhisekam 7:00 PM
Every Purnima day Sri Satyanarayana Puja 6:30 PM