1.   New Bala Vihar Year & Adult Satsangas start    Sun. Sep. 8, 2019

We are excited to start the new Bala Vihar year and Adult Satsanga from this Sunday Sep. 8, 2019. All teachers and sevakas have been working with zeal in preparations for the Opening Day.

The timings will be as under for the opening day:

8:30 AM – 10:15 AM Satsanga I for adults, Bala Vihar grades PreK-12

11:15 AM – 1:00 PM Satsanga II for adults, Bala Vihar grades PreK-10

• A special program has been planned for the first 20 minutes of the opening day.
• After the first 20 minutes, we will have regular satsanga and classes.
• All children from Pre K to Grade 12 should come straight to Smrti and must be seated by 8:30 AM for the first session, and 11:15 AM for the second session.
  Anyone who is not seated by this time may have to sit in the dining area.
• Please make sure that children do not carry any bags or books with them.
• Please note that the main door to Chinmaya Prabha will close at 8:45 AM & 11:30 AM.

We encourage all adults and children to wear festive Indian clothes to herald the spirit of the Bala Vihar New Year.

After the Bala Vihar classes, Children in Grades Pre K – 3 must be picked up from their respective classrooms by parents.

To view the Balamandira map please click here

Please note that in the Adult Satsanga, Uncle will be taking Gita, Chapter 16.  Please bring the same to class.

Slokathon, Adult Chanting, Orchestra, Bhajana and Language classes will start from Sun. Sep 15.

2.  Parking Overflow on Opening Day – Sun. Sep. 08, 2019

Parking is always a little challenging for the first few weeks of the new academic year.  You may choose to park in the parking space in the front section of the adjacent mosque.  The gate in-between the mosque and CMH will remain open for your convenience.  Once the Mission parking lot is full, you will be directed by volunteers/ guards to go towards the mosque.  Kindly adhere to their direction in this regard.  Plan to come a little early so you have ample time to park and walk in.

3.  Study Group by Poojya Gauarang Uncle on Updesa Sara starting Wed. Sep. 11, 2019

Vedanta is a deep and serious subject and to explain it in simple terms is a rather difficult task.  However, Bhagavan Ramana Maharsi has succeeded in presenting this serious subject in an extremely simple, attractive and beautiful way in Updesa Sara.

Poojya Uncle will lead an in-depth study on the above topic in a study group atmosphere.

The class will be held every Wednesday starting Sep. 11, in the 4th grade classroom at Mission. Please use the North door between the Book Store and the Contribution Desk to enter the Building.  The door will close at 7:30 PM

4. Pre Event Sessions for youth Sep. 07 & Sep. 15, 2019

We all know that the Indian Prime Minister, Modiji is visiting Houston on Sep. 22nd. As a part of that event a couple of pre event sessions have been organized for High School and college students, on Sep. 07 & Sep. 15.  They could choose to attend either day since both days have the same program.

This session will help our second generation students understand various current topics about India and clarify any questions they might have. There will be 5-6 stations set up with experts in those areas presenting videos etc. Please register your students who are in High School or college. It will be very useful for them.

Please click here <insert file> for the detailed flyer which has a link and a QR code that can be used to register.

Sign up here: www.tinyurl.com/HIHOU

5. CMH Navaratri Garbha         Sun. Oct. 06, 2019

Please save the date for this exciting event.  More details will be available in the coming weeks.

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.

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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
		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

A. Camp Name: Vedanta Unveiled 2019   –      Oct. 20 -30, 219

Annual Vedantic Retreat with Pujya Guruji Swami Tejomayananda

For details please click here

1. B. 27th Chinmaya Mahasamadhi Aradhana Camp – Jul. 30 – Aug. 03, 2020

For details please click here