1. New Bala Vihar Year & 2 Session Satsangas start Sunday Sep. 11, 2016
Our New Bala Vihar year and two sessions of classes will start from September 11, 2016. The timings will be as under:
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8:35 AM – 10:15 AM |
Satsanga I for adults & Bala Vihar grades PreK-12 |
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11:20 AM – 1:00 PM | Satsanga II for adults, CHYKs, Bala Vihar grades PreK-11 |
- A special program has been planned for the first 30 minutes of the opening day.
- After the first 30 minutes, we will have regular satsanga and classes.
- All children from PreK to Grade 12 should come straight to Smrti.
- Please make sure that children do not carry any bags or books with them.
We encourage all adults and children to wear festive Indian clothes to herald the spirit of the Bala Vihar New Year.
Please plan to come early and try to be seated by 8:30 AM for the first session and 11:15 AM for the second session.
After the Bala Vihar classes Children in Grades Pre K – 3 must be picked up from their classroom by parents.
To view the Balamandira map please click here
Bhajana, Slokathon, Orchestra and Language classes will start from Sun. Sep. 18
2. New Bala Vihar registrations for year 2016-2017 – frozen for month of September 2016.
After the new registrations in Bala Vihar during last month, most of our classes are full.
We will not be accepting any new registrations (either at Chinmaya Prabha in person, or through email), during month of September 2016.
You may contact our welcome team or check our website in October for the status.
3. CMH Navaratri celebration at the New Stafford Center –Sat. Oct. 15, 2016
Please save the date for now and click here for more details.
Detailed announcement to follow next week
4. ” On a Quest” movie on the life of Swami Chinmayananda, is now available at CMH Bookstore.
We have limited copies of this eagerly awaited DVD.
5. Service Project for Youth at CORD, Sidhbari
Announcing CORD USA Winter Service Visits 2016!
Service Visit 1: CORD Thamaraipakkam, Tamil Nadu: Dec 18 – 30, 2016
Service Visit 2: CORD Deuladiha, Odisha: Dec 25, 2016- Jan 6, 2017
All of these service project visits have been very successful, considering the dramatic impact that it has had on the participants. This is also a great opportunity to earn volunteer hours for college applications.
This is a wonderful practical exercise to compliment all the years of Bala Vihar learning.
Interested members may click here for further details
To apply please click here
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, 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. |
7. 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 |