1. Overflow Parking at CMH on Sundays, in the adjacent Mosque
We are grateful for the overwhelming response in the form of new enrollments this year. However, this caused some parking challenges last Sunday and we want to address the same.
Please note that CMH overflow parking is in the adjacent mosque located on the south side of CMH. Please feel free to park on the front side of the mosque’s parking lot. Please allow yourself a little extra time, so you are seated by the start times indicated below. Thank you for your cooperation.
2. Satsanga timings – Sunday Sep. 25, 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 & 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.
Please click here for the corrected and clean version of the “Guruvandanam” file. Please print and bring it with you every Sunday.
3. CMH Navaratri celebration – Saturday, Oct. 15, 2016
Date: Saturday, Oct. 15 in the evening
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 that we still need to know the number of Bala Vihar children who will be attending the event. Therefore, remember to provide this information when you purchase your tickets online.
All members must have received a link for ticket purchases. If you are a registered member, but have not received an email in this regard, please send an email to CMHRegistrations@chinmayahouston.org
Please note this is a member only event.
For detailed information, please click here
Raas and Garba practice session Sunday, Oct. 02, 2016
The Navaratri spirit is building up. Some preparation ahead of time makes any event more enjoyable. We have our seasoned Raas and Garba members wanting to share the basic steps of this dance form, so we can all thoroughly enjoy the celebration.
Two practice sessions will be held on Sunday, Oct. 02 at the end of both sessions. Please plan to join these fun sessions.
4. CMH Student Council is seeking new members.
We invite CMH Bala Vihar high school students to apply for Student Council. We will be selecting up to 20 new members. Following is the selection process:
- CMH Bala Vihar High School Students to submit a one page essay on “Why I like Chinmaya Mission Houston? Activities I am involved in at CMH”. Please specify for how many years you have been attending the Mission.
- Please send the essay by email to “CMHSTUDENTCOUNCIL@GMAIL.COM”.
- Deadline for submitting the essay is October 3, 2016
- Selection will be confirmed by email on October 10, 2016.
5. Gardening team needs additional volunteers
The gardening team works every Saturday 7.00 AM to 10.00 AM. Interested members wanting to join this team may meet Surendra Mittal ji (832.545.5899) at the welcome desk at the end of each session, for further details.
6. CORD USA CHYK Service Visit – CORD Lathikata, Odisha, India Oct. 15, 2016
Please click here for more details.
7. 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. |
8. 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 |