1. Satsanga Timings Sun. May 15, 2016
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.
2. Special Session on Techniques and Presentation material to represent Hinduism – Saturday May 21, 2016
How many times have we all scrambled for the right techniques and presentation materials, to express ourselves succinctly, when posed with any sensitive Hinduism related topics from non- Hindus? Wouldn’t it be great if we could be a proud representative of our beautiful religion?
To that effect, Chinmaya Mission Houston is now pleased to present our members with a perfect opportunity to enhance our ability to represent our religion, during interfaith discussions and community gatherings
Program details are as under:
Dharma Ambassadors Training
Venue: Smrti Hall
Date: Saturday, May 21, 2016
Time: 2:00 – 3:30 PM
Speaker: Dr. D.C. Rao, Chinmaya Mission Washington D.C. Trustee
The links were sent to you earlier for further details. Interested members are requested to sign up at the Welcome Desk
3. Bala Vihar Re-Enrollment for 2016-2017 – Deadline May 31, 2016
Bala Vihar re-enrollment links and instructions have been emailed to eligible families. Please review the email and respond by the May 31 deadline. Questions pertaining to re-enrollment should be directed to CMHRegistrations@chinmayahouston.org.
4. 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.
5. 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
6. 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.
7. 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