1. Satsanga Timings – Sunday Oct. 12, 2014

	8:35 AM – 10:15 AM	Satsanga I for adults & Bala Vihar grades PreK-12
	10:15 AM – 11:00 AM	Language & Bhajana 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

2. Annual Dipavali Puja – Sunday Oct. 19, 2014

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 Oct.19. Session I    8:30 AM Session II 10:30 AM

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. Gurudaksina Pledge

In keeping with our traditional Guru Sisya Parampara, it is that time of the year when we express our gratitude for Pujya Gurudeva’s teachings with our humble offerings in the form of our annual Gurudaksina.

We urge all members to open their hearts and pockets, and provide these essential funds to enable the flow of this pious river of spiritual knowledge in and through CMH.

The Gurudaksina letter and pledge forms were emailed last week. If you have not received the email, please write to CMHContributions@chinmayahouston.org.

4. Chinmaya Naada Bindu Music Concert at CMH – Sunday Oct 19, 2014

We are pleased to announce an evening concert of divine music, at Chinmaya Smrti, by the Directors of our Chinmaya Naada Bindu, Chinmaya Vibhooti, Pune. This concert will include a Flute concert by Shri Himanshu Nanda, and a vocal concert by Smt. Pramodini Rao.

Where:  At Chinmaya Smrti – Chinmaya Mission Houston

When:   Sunday, Oct. 19 2014

Time:    5:30 PM to 7:30 PM

Chinmaya Naada Bindu (CNB) is a residential gurukul for Indian Performing Arts, dedicated to foster Indian classical music and dance forms through education, research and performance. Inspired by Pujya Guruji, Swami Tejomayanandaji’s vision, CNB propagates India’s Vedic heritage through the Performing Arts in a nurturing spiritual environment.

The admission to the concert is free and all members are invited to attend.

5. DVDS of Samskrta Camp classes & Samskrit Learning sets now ready for pickup

The DVDs for all 7 classes of the Samskrit Camp and the Samskrit learning sets are now ready for pickup at the book store. 

All those who ordered these DVDs are requested to pick them up from the book store.

6. CMH receives .5% of member purchases from Amazonsmile, as donation

We are pleased to announce that CMH is now registered with the Amazonsmile program. This means that every time a CMH member buys through AmazonSmile, which is the same as Amazon, CMH will receive .5% of our member purchases towards donations. This is a great opportunity to increase contributions to CMH, without spending anything extra.  Please note that members cannot claim tax deductions for this 0.5%, as this is Amazon.com’s contribution, and not the member’s contribution.  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 us members anything extra, but will most certainly help with CMH finances – let us remember that every drop counts, and our membership is so large that before we know we will have a bucket full.

7. 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