1. Daylight Saving Time Starts
Remember to move your clocks forward by an hour this Sunday, Mar, 10, as it is the start of Daylight Saving.
2. Satsanga Timings Sun. Mar. 10, 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.
3. Mahasivaratri Pictures
Click here to see the pictures of the beautiful and serene celebration.
4. 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 starts on Sunday Feb. 10.
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) |
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Afternoon Session (10:30 AM to 11:15 AM) |
S 112 (Grade 4 Classroom) |
Grade 3 |
Grades 4 and 5 |
S 107 (Grade 3 classroom) |
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S201 (Grade 8 Classroom) |
S202 (Grade 6 Classroom) |
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For a map to the class room please click here
5. Holi at CMH Sun. Mar. 24, 2019
The colorful and fun festival of Holi will be celebrated at CMH on Mar. 24 after 2nd Session.
Where: CMH Courtyard
When: Sun Mar. 24, after 2nd Session
Time: 1:00 PM onwards
We will have a lot of fun with Holi Fire, Lunch, Music, Games and Colors.
So mark your calendars and get ready to buy tickets in the dining area after each session starting Sun. Mar.3rd, 10th, and 17th
Adults – $10.00
Bala Vihar Kids – $5.00
For further Details click here.
6. “Krishna Leela” – A Dance Drama Sun. Mar. 31, 2019
“Krishna Leela” is a unique Dance Recital based on compositions of Poet Saint Sri Narasimh Mehta. The compositions will be sung by our very own Dr. Rucha Sheth and NIshad Mehta, and dances will be choreographed by Rathana Kumar, Juhi Vyas and Avani Dave. This offering to Bhagavan Krishna and his devotee Saint Narasimh Mehta will truly be an event to remember.
Proceeds from this event will go towards Sri Saumyakasi Sivalaya “Jirnoddhar” projects to bring the temple back to its best condition.
Program Details are as below:
Time: 5:00 PM
Venue: Stafford Civic Center, 1415 Constitution Ave, Stafford, TX 77477
Tickets: $25, $50, $100, $250, and VIP
There are still choice seats available so please hurry up and buy them ASAP! Tickets are on sale at Mission and can be bought in the Dining Area, after both sessions.
You may also buy your tickets online at https://www.tickets2events.com/cmh/ or https://www.chinmayahouston.org/
For further details please click here
Also, please note that this event is open for the entire Houston community, both for tickets and advertisements. So you may want to reach out to your extended family, friends, acquaintances and businesses, so they can benefit from the same.
Brochure/souvenir for the “Krishna Leela” Program
Chinmaya Mission is bringing out a brochure/souvenir for the upcoming “Krishna Leela” program on Sunday, March 31, 2019. All funds raised from the souvenir will be for the temple Jirnodhar projects. We request your help to make this effort a big success. You, your business, your family and friends can do this by sponsoring advertisements in the souvenir.
The advertisement sponsorships are as below:
Back Cover page $5000 Free 5 VIP tickets
Back inside page, $3,000 Free 3 VIP tickets
Front inside page $3,000 Free 3 VIP tickets
Center page $3,000 Free 3 VIP tickets
Full page – $2,000 Free 2 VIP tickets
Half page – $1,000 Free 2 $250 tickets
1/4 page – $500 Free 2 $100 tickets
Please email your advertisements to anilshethmd@gmail.com or deshmukhj@gmail.com.
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