1. Swamini Supriyanandaji’s visit to CMH Mon-Wed Apr. 22-24, 2019
Swamini Supriyanandaji, head of Hong Kong center and author of children’s story books, will be visiting Houston. Please mark your calendars to benefit from this wonderful opportunity.
Please note the updated timings for the whole program.
Monday evening’s pravacana will start at 7:30 PM, so that it is
convenient for members to reach Mission in time and take
advantage of this special pravacana.
Tuesday’s Workshop will start at 9:30 AM, so that it is convenient for parents to drop off their children at their school and be at Mission on time for the Workshop.
The program will be as follows:
Apr. 22 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM Pravacana by Swamini Supriyananda
Apr. 23 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM Workshop for Shishu Vihar
for teachers/parents/grandparents
April 24 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM Workshop continued –
Shishu Vihar Demo Class with
children/teachers/parents/grandparents
For futher details please click here
This workshop is focused on curriculum for children of ages 2-5. All interested teachers, parents, and grandparents of little children will immensely benefit from this seminar.
Pravacana and workshop are open for public. If you know anyone interested in Chinmaya Mission activity for this age group, you can encourage them to participate.
More details will be available during announcement on Sunday.
If you have any question, please talk to the registration table set-up in the dining area or send an email to info@chinmayahouston.org
2. Gita Chanting Competition (GCC) for Bala Vihar children on May 4, 2018
On the occasion of Pujya Gurudeva’s birthday, we conduct Gita Chanting Competition for our Bala Vihar children every year.
This year the competition is on Bhagavad Gita Chapter 17 and will be held on Saturday, May 04.
All related details for GCC are now available on our website. On line registration is available.
https://chinmayahouston.org/gcc2019
GCC Classes
To prepare for the Competition, Gita Chanting Classes are being offered for Balavihara children every Sunday at Chinmaya Prabha from February 10th to April 28th. Please bring a printed copy of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 17 to the class.
Class schedule is given below. Children are required to attend classes for their respective session.
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Group 1 & Pre KG, – 2
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Group 2 Grades 3 -5
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Group 3 & 4 Grades 6 – 12 |
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Morning Session (7:45 AM to 8:30 AM) |
N 105 (KG classroom) |
N 104 (Grade 2B Classroom) |
N 103 (Grade 2A Classroom) |
For the map of the class room please click here
3. Bala Vihar Re-Enrollment for 2019-2020
Bala Vihar re-enrollment is underway for the 2019-2020 academic year. Eligible families will be receiving the online re-enrollment link by email. Please fill out the online form and submit it as soon as you can.
Please verify your individual forms, and make necessary edits to ensure that the following information is correct:
- Grade the Bala Vihar child will be attending in September 2019
- Session you would like to attend for the year 2019-2020
- Enter proper selection for extra class option – only one extra class can be selected.
- Please check all the pre-filled information and make changes where required.
Deadline to fill out Bala Vihar re-enrollment form is May 31, 2019.
Questions pertaining to re-enrollment should be directed to CMHRegistrations@chinmayahouston.org
4. CMH Summer Schedule May 20 thru Sep.07, 2019
Last day of this year’s Bala Vihar and Sunday adult Satsanga classes is May. 19, 2019. The next academic year will start on Sep. 08, 2019.
During the summer months we have other activities planned including Jnana Yajnas. More details will be provided as we go.
5. Jnana Yajna by Pujya Gaurang Uncle Jul.04 to Jul. 07, 2019
Drg Drsya Viveka
This summer we will have an opportunity to soak in a beautiful text – “Drg Drsya Viveka”. Even more exciting is the fact that it will be conducted by our very own Pujya Gaurang Uncle.
Date: Thur. Jul. 04 thru Sun. Jul. 07, 2019
Time: 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM with a 30 min. break from 10:30 AM to 11:00 AM
6. Jnana Yajna at CMH by Swami Ramakrishnananda – Aug. 18 – 23, 2019
We are happy to announce that this year, Swami Ramakrishnananda ji will be conducting the Jnana Yajna at Chinmaya Mission Houston. Swamiji has a unique and jovial style of communicating with his audience, which makes his discourses very entertaining and enlightening, be it Vedanta, Gita, Bhagavatam, Ramayana or even a course in Easy Sanskrit.
The schedule for the pravacanas will be as below:
- Aug. 18 – Aug. 23 Krishna – The CEO
Time: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
(episodes from Bhagavatam and Mahabharatam)
- Aug. 19 – Aug. 23 Brahma Sutra Adhyasa Bhasyam Time: 7:00AM –8:30 AM
(Theory of Superimposition)
Please mark your calendars and plan to attend this special Jnana Yajna in the Summer of 2019.
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, at this link < http://smile.amazon.com/ch/76-0287512, CMH receives .5% of our member purchases towards donations.
For your convenience this link has now been provided on our CMH website https://www.chinmayahouston.org/
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. Satsanga Timings Sun. Apr. 21, 2019
7:45 AM – 8:30 AM Adult Chanting & GCC Class
8:35 AM – 10:15 AM Satsanga I for adults & Bala Vihar grades Pre-KG-12
10:30 AM – 11:15 AM Language, GCC & Orchestra
11:20 AM – 1:00 PM Satsanga II for adults & Bala Vihar grades Pre-KG-10
1:30 PM – 2:15 PM Hindi Language Classes for Session II Bala Vihar
No Slokathon classes from Feb 10 to Apr 28, 2019
To prepare children for the Gita Chanting Competition (GCC), we will have Gita classes instead of Slokathon, from Feb 10 to Apr. 28, 2019. Slokathon children will attend GCC classes.
Please note Bhajana classes are held every other Sunday.
9. Sri Saumyakasi Sivalaya
Temple timing:
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9:00 AM – Noon 5:30 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 throughout 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
10. CMH Announcements – non CMH specific
Worldwide
- A. Chinmaya Mission’s International Magazines
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