1. Satsanga timings: Sun. Oct. 16, 2016
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8:35 AM – 10:15 AM |
Satsanga I for adults & Bala Vihar grades PreK-12 |
| 10:30 AM – 11:15 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 |
Please note Bhajana classes alternate with the Slokathon/Orchestra classes every other Sunday.
2. CMH Navaratri celebration – Sat. Oct. 15, 2016
We only have a handful of tickets remaining, that may be purchased through the links sent to your email ids, until we reach maximum capacity.
Date: Saturday, Oct. 15
Place: New Stafford Centre at Cash Road, in Stafford, TX
Time: 7:30 PM to 11:30 PM
Tickets: (price includes dinner)
Members $ 20/- each
All Bala Vihar children – Free
Please note this is a member only, ticketed event.
For detailed information, please click here
3. CMH Annual Diwali Puja & Gurudaksina – Sun. Oct. 30, 2016
All members are invited to join our Annual Dipavali Puja which includes Ganesa Puja, Sri Laksmi Puja and Sri Visnusahasranama Puja, to be followed
by Gurudakshina. As per CMH tradition the Puja will be held in two sessions in the Smrti Hall.
Session I 8:30 AM
Session II 10:30 AM
Please click here for more details.
4. Dipavali Puja at Sri Saumyakasi Sivalaya – Sunday October 30, 2016
Sri Astalaksmi Puja will be performed at Sri Saumyakasi Sivalaya on the auspicious occasion of Dipavali on Sunday, October 30, 2016 at 7:00 PM.
All are invited to participate in the Puja with family and friends and receive Mother Lakshmi’s blessings.
Special Puja seva/sponsorship: $21 per family
Sri Laksmi Astottara-satanama seva and arcanas will be performed all day on request.
Monday, October 31, 2016
On the occasion of the Gujarati New Year, the temple will be open for extended hours as follows:
8:30 AM- 2:00 PM
5:00 PM- 9:30 PM
5. Announcement from Contributions Desk
Gurudaksina letter and pledge forms have been emailed. If you have not yet received the email, please contact the Contributions Desk on Sunday or write to CMHContributions@chinmayahouston.org.
6. Dipavali Food Drive by CHYKs
During the auspicious festival of Diwali, let us make the 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 and youth members will be collecting all food items in the dining area after both sessions in the entire month of October (9, 16, 23 & 30).
In lieu of food, you can also donate money to Houston Food Bank. Please click on the link and pledge your donation as an individual member of Chinmaya Mission Houston. http://www.houstonfoodbank.org/donate/donate-money/.
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
7. CHYK Camp at CMH- MLK Weekend Jan. 13 – 16, 2017
Face everything and Rise Retreat: Will you conquer fear, or will fear conquer you?
The Houston CHYKs would like to invite you all to join us for a fear-fighting weekend guided by Acharya Vivekji from Niagara Falls at the Face Everything and Rise Retreat over MLK weekend Jan 13-16, 2017. The camp will focus on overcoming fear and coping with the stress it causes.
It is open to CHYKs 11th grade and up, and will take place in the CM Houston center and at a nearby hotel. Registration is now open, at https://www.chykwest.com/houstoncamp2017/. Early Bird Registration lasts until October 31st for $160 (this includes all materials, meals and accommodations for the camp) and please RSVP to our Facebook Event to stay updated.
Feel free to email chykhouston@gmail.com with any additional questions you may have.
8. Remember to use AMAZONSMILE – CMH receives .5% of member purchases, as donation
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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. |
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9. Sri Saumyakasi Sivalaya
Temple timing:
| Monday to Friday |
9:00 AM – Noon 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM |
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| 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 |