1. Daylight Saving Time ends at 2:00 AM on Sunday, Nov. 01, 2015

Please remember to turn your clocks back by one hour this Sunday, Nov. 01.

2. Satsanga Timings – Sunday Nov. 01, 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
	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

On Sun. Nov. 1, 2015, Bala Vihar children from Grades Pre-K to Six will spend some time in the Courtyard (if weather is good and the ground is not wet). Please make sure that they are well protected from the cool weather with sweaters/jackets (if necessary) and have their socks on to protect their feet.

Please note Bhajana classes alternate with the Slokathon/Orchestra classes every other Sunday.

3. Annual Dipavali Puja – Sunday Nov. 08, 2015

All members are invited to our Annual Dipavali Puja which includes Ganesa Puja, Sri Laksmi Puja and Sri Visnusahasranama Puja. As per CMH tradition the Puja will be held in two sessions, in the Smrti Hall, on Sunday Nov. 08.

Session I 8:30 AM

Session II 10:30 AM

Please see flyer (to be added) for more details.

Please allow yourselves enough time to walk, park and be seated 10 minutes before time. Let us come with our families, dressed in our festive best, beaming with a heart full of love and smiles, to pray together.

Please remember to bring the following items for Puja:

Coin/Lamp/Account Book in a decorated plate for Laksmi Puja
Lamp in a decorated plate for Visnusahasranama Puja
Yellow Rice and Flowers
A third plate with a lamp for Arati
Prarthana Piyusa
Match Box, Plastic bags, Paper Napkins
Gurudaksina Envelope

3. Dipavali Food Drive by CHYKs Sundays, Nov. 1 & 8, 2015

During the auspicious festival of Dipavali, we offer “Chappan Bhog” to God. This year let us make that offering to Bhagawan through our Food Drive for the needy and contribute to the Houston Food Bank, which feeds more than half a million needy people each year.

Let us all open our hearts and pantries to donate as many pounds of foods as we can!

Our CHYK volunteers will be collecting all food items in the Dining Area after both sessions on Sundays Nov. 01 & Nov. 08, 2015

Items to bring for Donation

Canned fruits (in water or light syrup)
Whole grain pasta
Canned tomatoes (reduced sodium or no salt)
Canned green vegetables (reduced sodium or no salt)
Rice
Peanut Butter
Beans

Items not to bring for Donation

Non-vegetarian items
Homemade food items
Perishable foods
Items with “expired” dates
Baby food

5. Dipavali Puja at Sri Saumyakasi Sivalaya – Tue. Nov. 10, 2015

Sri Astalaksmi Puja will be performed at Sri Saumyakasi Sivalaya on the auspicious occasion of Dipavali on Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at 7:00 PM.
All are invited to participate in the Puja with family and friends and receive Mother Laksmi’s blessings.

Special Puja seva/sponsorship: $21 per family

Sri Laksmi Astottara-satanama seva and arcanas will be performed all day on request.

For further details please see the flyer.

Thursday, November 12, 2015
On the occasion of the Hindu New Year, the temple will be open for extended hours as follows:
8:00 AM-12:00 Noon
5:00 PM- 8:30 PM

6. Parking at CMH

No cell phone use within Mission campus to avoid accident to pedestrians
Speed limit within campus 8 MPH
Follow parking volunteers’ instruction and park as directed by the volunteers
Please keep the littlest members on your sight while crossing the parking lot
No drop off unless directed by the volunteers
Park head on only, no reverse parking please
We are in need of additional parking volunteers, please sign up at welcome desk

7. 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, 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.

8. 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.

9. Sri Saumyakasi Sivalaya

Temple timing:

		Monday to Friday	9:00 AM – 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	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