1. CMH Summer Schedule May 26 thru Sep. 07, 2019
Our Summer Schedule is now in progress. During the summer months we have other activities planned including Jnana Yajnas, details of which are outlined in the items below. The next academic year and regular adult Satsanga will start on Sunday, Sep.8, 2019.
2. Bala Vihar Re-Enrollment Confirmations for 2019-2020
Bala Vihar re-enrollment confirmations for the new Bala Vihar year starting September 8, 2019 have been emailed.
If you had missed filling out the re-enrollment form, you will need to re-register your children. Please make sure to register during Bala Vihar open registration on August 11 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon to ensure that your Bala Vihar registration is complete.
If you had filled out re-enrollment forms and have not received a confirmation, please email CMHRegistrations@chinmayahouston.org.
3. New Member Registration for Bala Vihar 11, 2019
Date: Sunday, Aug. 11
Time: 9:00 AM – 12:00 Noon
Place: Chinmaya Smrti Hall
- Bala Vihar New Registration will be conducted in Chinmaya Smrti Hall by our Welcome team. Detailed information will be provided at the time of registration.
- Registration will be open for all grades for both the sessions on the above two dates.
- No Registrations will be done for Bala Vihar during September 2019.
- Many of our Bala Vihar classes are nearing capacity, if we reach maximum capacity during registration period, we may stop new registrations altogether for those grades in September.
Please share the above information with interested family and friends.
Use the entrance from the courtyard into Smrti Hall to meet with the Welcome team for new registration.
4. Upakarma – Thread Changing Ceremony at Sivalaya – Wed. Aug 14, 2019
Sri Saumyakasi Sivalaya will conduct Upakarma (thread changing ceremony) on Wednesday, August 14, 2019. Upakarma is an annual ritual during which individuals who have gone through the Upanayanam ritual and wear the sacred thread get a new sacred thread and renew their commitment to the study of the Vedas. Devotees will be provided all the materials required to perform the puja including sacred thread.
Interested individuals should register at Sri Saumyakasi Sivalaya or send an email to sgs2680@gmail.com or skethire@hotmail.com
Puja Schedule:
7:15am – 7:30am Puja preparation and Seating
7:30am – 9:15am Upakarma Puja
Puja Contribution: $21/Individual, $31/Family and Daksina to the priest
5. 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.
Bhiksa Opportunity
Members have a humbling opportunity to offer Breakfast, Lunch, and/or Dinner Bhiksas during the course of the Jnana Yajna.
Dinner Bhiksa Aug. 18 thru 23 at 9:15PM At CMH
Breakfast Bhiksa Aug. 19 thru 23 at 8:45 AM At CMH/Host’s Home
Lunch Bhiksa Aug. 18 thru 23 At Host’s Home
Interested members may contact Bharati Sutaria at 281-933-0233, for further details.
6. Mahatma Gandhi Library City Wide Contests – Bala Vihar Participation opportunity
Here is an opportunity for our Bala Vihar children to engage in, during the summer. Several contests are being organized including Essay, Speech, iTribute, Coloring and Poster. The submission deadlines are around Sep. 22, 2019.
Attached herewith is a flyer and a link to the website for further details.
There is something for every age group. We encourage our children to participate and enrich themselves with this experience.
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. Sri Saumyakasi Sivalaya
Temple timing:
| Monday to Friday |
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
9. CM Worldwide Announcements – non CMH specific
B. Chinmaya Archives – Inspiring story of the 1st Jnana Yajna
In commemoration of 3rd August, Pujya Gurudev’s Mahasamadhi Day, Pujya Swami Swaroopananda glorifies Swami Chinmayananda, as the one who knows the Eternal.
Chinmaya Archives takes us on a memorable journey to December 1951, when a young Swami Chinmayananda is about to launch the first Jnana Yajna.
This inspiring story is available at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElieU-fArq4&feature=youtu.be
For more details visit http://archives.chinmayamission.com/gurudev/RelivingTheFirstJnanaYagna1
B. CORD USA Service Visits: Winter 2019
CORD Siruvani & Deuladiha: December 22nd, 2019 to January 3rd, 2020
- For details please click here