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Announcements October 20, 2013 - Chinmaya...
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The Chinmaya Mission
Pittsburgh FAMILY
Announcements October 20, 2013
Questions: [email protected] or 412-925-9646 www.chinmayamissionpittsburgh.org
Pre K Class
• Pre K class – This class is for children aged 3&4 – The theme is to learn about Hinduism in a
FUN way • Teachers
– Visala Muluk – Vallikun Kathiresan
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Kindergarten Class
• Alphabet Safari – The kids will use the alphabet to learn about
dharma – Teachers
• Sasikala Krishnamoorthy • Hema Murthy • Deeptha Cowlagi
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GRADE 1 Classes
• Ramayana – Through the story of Rama, the children will
learn crucial values they can use in their lives – Teachers
• Lakshmi Sekhar • Smita Gite
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Grades 2-3 Class
• Bala Bhagavatham – The kids will learn about the
divine stories from Bhagavatam, in an age-appropriate manner
– Teachers • Sheela Ganesh • Siddu Malikarjun
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Grades 4-5 Class
• Symbolism in Hinduism – Why does Lord Ganesha have a large
stomach? Have you noticed the jewel on Lord Vishnu’s crown?
– The kids will learn about how symbols are used to convey meaning in Hinduism
– Teachers • Sujana Mulukutla • Sravani Hotha
Questions: [email protected] or 412-925-9646 www.chinmayamissionpittsburgh.org
Grade 6-7 Class
• PO Box Mr. God – Who is God? What is God? Where is God? – The children will explore these key questions,
and when the are ready, they will write a letter to Mr. God
– Teachers • Aparna Shankar • Satish Muluk • Sharmila Subramaniam
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Grade 8-9 Class
• Hindu Culture – Why do Indian women wear bindu? Why do
Hindus greet each other with “namaste”? What does it mean to follow dharma?
– This class teaches students about Hindu culture
– Teachers • Ganesh Krishnamoorthy • Madhu Kudaravalli
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Grades 10-12 Class
• Gita, Chapters 7-12 – The Gita is known across the world as
a shining jewel of Hindu philosophy – The students in this class will
continue learning from this divine work
– Teachers • Suresh Mulukutla • Sriram Palghat • Shuba Sriram
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Youth Seva
• Our Youth Seva program teaches our children to think about sharing and caring
• Last year, the group raised over $1200 for CORD
• All children are invited to join – please email [email protected]
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Community Seva
• Our Community Seva Program allows everyone an opportunity to serve
• Please join or get more info by e-mailing – [email protected] OR – [email protected]
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Language Classes
• We are incredibly fortunate to have dedicated teachers of native languages – HINDI – SANSKRIT – TAMIL – TELUGU – GUJARATI
• Want to sign up? Willing to teach? – e-mail [email protected]
Questions: [email protected] or 412-925-9646 www.chinmayamissionpittsburgh.org
Hindi Classes
• HINDI teachers – Ritu Thamman – Monica Aggarwal
• Classes 9:30 to 10:15 am, except the 1st Sunday of each month
• Want to sign up? Willing to teach? – e-mail [email protected]
Questions: [email protected] or 412-925-9646 www.chinmayamissionpittsburgh.org
Sanskrit Classes
• SANSKRIT teachers – Jyotsna Kalavar, Pushpa
Viswanathan, Kris Gopal • Classes 9:30 to 10:15 am • Want to sign up? Willing to
teach? – e-mail [email protected]
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Language Classes
• TAMIL teachers – Saroja Chandrasekaran – Vallikun Kathiresan – Seetha Natesan – Rajalakshmi Shankar
• Classes 9:30 to 10:15 am, except the 1st Sunday of each month
• Want to sign up? Willing to teach? – e-mail [email protected]
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Language Classes
• TELUGU teacher – Bindu Madhavi Gutti
• Classes 9:30 to 10:15 am, except the 1st Sunday of each month
• Want to sign up? Willing to teach? – e-mail [email protected]
Questions: [email protected] or 412-925-9646 www.chinmayamissionpittsburgh.org
Language classes
• GUJARATI • Teachers: Avani and
Khyati • Sundays at 1230 pm to
115 pm
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SAT Classes
• The very popular SAT classes will resume this year
• Classes are at 1 pm • The primary coordinator this year is
– Chandra Sekhar • Want to sign up? Willing to teach?
– e-mail [email protected]
SAT Training
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PARENT SATSANG
• Balavihar is designed to teach children,but the adults are not forgotten!
• Our Assembly is intended for the whole family
• From 11am to 12pm, we have a Parent Satsang led by a Guru well-versed in Vedanta
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Jnaana Yagnas
• CMP holds spiritual discourses several times a year.
• Chinmaya Misssion Acharyas from all over the world come to share their wisdom through evening lectures about various topics
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Our Volunteers
• Everyone that you see helping at CMP is a volunteer
• Do you have an interest in helping? – Please contact [email protected]
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Lunch Program
• Our ever-popular lunch program is only possible because of a committed group of volunteers, as well as lunch sponsors
• If you would like to volunteer or serve as a sponsor, please contact – [email protected] – [email protected]
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REGISTRATION
• Please be sure to REGISTER if you have not done so. Registration is required for all our programs.
• We will communicate by email with all registered families. There is no obligation incurred by registering.
• It’s FREE and EASY. Please talk to one of the following – Gopal Krishnamoorthy – Daks Murthy – Satish Muluk – Mahesh Mallikarjun
• OR you can email [email protected]
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Suggestions or Comments?
• We are always looking for new ideas and ways to get better. Don’t hesitate to talk to any teacher with your thoughts.
• OR you can email [email protected]
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Opening Prayer to be led by the students!!
• Like last year, the students will lead the Opening Prayer at the Assembly
• If your child is interested, please have them sign up at the front desk area or email [email protected]
Questions: [email protected] or 412-925-9646 www.chinmayamissionpittsburgh.org
Online Information
• Missed an announcement? Need to see the full Balavihar calendar?
• You can access this slideshow or our calendar ONLINE at any time
• Go to www.chinmayamissionpittsburgh.org and follow the links
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Weekly announcements
Entire year’s calendar
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CMP Student’s Day!!
• It’s early in the Balavihar year, but please mark key dates related to the annual Student’s Day – Students Day
• JUNE 1, 2014 (SUNDAY, 1030am to 4 pm) – Note that this year, we’ll have Students Day on a
SUNDAY – We will identify a separate venue for Student’s
Day, to accommodate the large number of students – stay tuned for details
– Rehearsals for Student’s Day will be held on the first 3 Sundays in May (May 4, 11, and 18), from 12-6pm
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We strive to be on time! Please do the same
• Swami Chinmayananda, our Mission’s founder, made it a ‘religion’ to be on time, and we seek to follow his example
• Please arrive to Assembly at 10:25 am or earlier.
• NEW: At 10:30 am, doors to the auditorium will be closed. If you arrive after 10:30 am, please view the Assembly using the large monitor in the lunch area
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CMP Family Camp October 25-27, 2013
• SAVE THE DATE: OCTOBER 25-27, 2013 • We are very excited about our first CMP FAMILY • CAMP. • This is an ideal opportunity for the whole family
to participate in spiritual education • Chinmaya family camps are famous for having
age-appropriate teaching and for being a lot of fun for the whole family
• Registration is almost complete – please email [email protected] to find out if additional space is available