Category: Chinmaya Family Events

Chinmaya Family Events

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Sponsor Event: Adopt-A-Roadway Q2 2025 5/10/2025 10 AM

 

When: Once a quarter
Location: Report in front of Apna Bazaar at 10 am PT
Volunteering Opportunity Exclusively For Our Sponsors!
Signup Required

Love is not love if it does not serve and sacrifice.
– Swami Chinmayananda

Hari OM!

As part of our commitment to giving back to the community, our team will remove litter from our adopted street—173rd Street from Cornell Rd to Walter Rd—on a quarterly basis. Beaverton City requires volunteers to be at least 12 years old. Volunteers aged 12-17 must print, sign, and bring the waiver form. The link also provides details about the Adopt-A-Roadway program, safety rules, FAQs, and more, which you may choose to review.

All volunteer work done for Chinmaya Mission Portland and CORDUSA counts toward your total volunteer hours. Volunteering not only enhances your resume but also enables you to give back and positively impact the community. After participating in the event, please ensure you get the initials of our Adopt-A-Roadway coordinator for your volunteer hours.

We also encourage donations to support the humanitarian activities carried out by Chinmaya Mission Portland through CORDUSA . These include efforts like cooking and feeding at homeless shelters, supporting the Oregon Food Bank, offering free English Language Learner programs, assisting refugees, donating school supplies, and more. Your donations will serve as seed money for these initiatives. Please check with your employer about matching grants to double the impact of your contribution today!



PLEASE NOTE: No one under 12 years of age is allowed to participate or to be on-site during a clean-up. Late arrival for the event is NOT possible.

    PLEASE NOTE: As mentioned above, All volunteering programs are exclusively reserved for our annual sponsors. Is your family our current sponsor? *

    Full Name *

    Email Address *

    Mobile Number *

    Age *

    Sorry, all group volunteering events are open only to our current sponsors.

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    Gurudev Jayanti, Graduation & Mother’s day 05/11/2025 9:20AM-1:30PM

    Date & Time: May 11, 2025, & 9:20 AM PT
    Location: “Chinmaya Haridwar” 3551 NE John Olsen Ave
    Free & Open to all, Signup required to attend

    Hari OM!

     

    Mother’s day always has been a big day of celebrations at Chinmaya Haridwar! We celebrate the graduation of our 12th graders on that day with a traditional Paduka Pooja conducted by them to honor and celebrate Pujya Gurudev’s birthday. Please come and participate in the festivities and bless our graduates. Most of them are “lifers” of our Balavihar, listen to their testimonies on how Balavihar education helped in their personality development. This is followed by lunch cooked and served by our men in honor of their wives and mothers because it is Mother’s day!

    The puja of the Guru’s sandals is an expression of our devotion to the Truth that Gurudev symbolized. A Guru stands on his sandals (padukas) and also on the strength of his wisdom. So traditionally the worship of guru-paduka has been an adoration of spiritual wisdom. Paduka Puja is an effective sadhana (spiritual practice) to purify our minds.

    Please RSVP below. Please feel free to bring your family and friends with accurate RSVP numbers.

      Name *

      Email Address *

      Mobile Number *

      Number of People *

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      Show & Tell during Father’s Day celebrations – signup by EOD May 31st 2025

      What: 11th Anniversary of Chinmaya Haridwar Inauguration!
      On Father’s Day June 15 2025
      How: Show & Tell from Bala Vihar, Swaranjali, Vedic Chanting & Hindi groups!
      Signup Deadline: Teachers must signup before May 31st 2025 to participate
      Location: “Chinmaya Haridwar” 3551 NE John Olsen Ave
      Open to our Bala Vihar children

      Hari OM!
      Please read and agree to the guidelines for participating in this event.

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        This is meant to be a show & tell of our Bala Vihar/ Swaranjali / Chanting / Hindi / Study Group from 2024-2025 academic year, not as a cultural or individual performance.

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        The deadline for submissions is May 31st or when 12 slots get filled, whichever happens first.

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        The event will happen on the last day of this academic year. The event will begin at 9:30 AM, followed by the volunteer appreciation & Father's Day lunch.

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        Each item should be within 5 minutes duration.

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        Item will be canceled if participants fail to come 1/2 hour before the scheduled time of their item. No exception.

        Name of the teacher *

        Teacher's Email *

        Teacher's Phone Number *

        Grade or Group *

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        Pathways to Divine Connection – by Pujya Swami Swaroopananda, August 9 – 11 2025

        Date & Time: August 9-11 2025 & 6:00-7:30PM PT
        Location: “Chinmaya Haridwar” 3551 NE John Olsen Ave
        Details: The talk starts at 6 PM, followed by dinner
        Free & Open to all
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        Pathways to Divine Connection: Exploring Navadha Bhakti
        Join us for enlightening discourses by a world-renowned expert on Bhakti! Discover the nine forms of devotion (Navadha Bhakti) as described in ancient scriptures. These talks offer practical insights to deepen your spiritual connection, enhance inner peace, and embrace a life of love and surrender to the divine.  Enjoy a traditional Indian dinner following the talks. Feed your mind, body, and soul at this enriching 3-day lecture series and dinner event!

         

        About Pujya Swami Swaroopananda:

        Swami Swaroopananda left his family’s thriving business in Hong Kong at an early age to seek what he now calls, “real answers to real problems”. Since undergoing intensive monastic training and an exhaustive study of the scriptures at the Chinmaya Mission ashram in Mumbai, Swamiji has spent the last three decades traversing the globe, sharing the wisdom of Vedanta with hundreds of thousands of people.

        Formerly the Regional Head of Chinmaya Mission Australia, United Kingdom, Middle East, Africa, and the Far East, and presently Chairman of the Chinmaya Vishwavidyapeeth Trust (University for Sanskrit and Indic Traditions) and Director of the Chinmaya International Residential School in Coimbatore, South India, Swami Swaroopananda has now been bestowed by Swami Tejomayananda the privilege to also serve as the Head of Chinmaya Mission Worldwide.

        Meet Swamiji, who is heading an organization that is spread across five continents! Come for the 3-day lecture & dinner – feed your mind, body & Soul!

        If you are an out-of-town guest, please click this link to reserve a hotel room at a negotiated rate.

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        Chinmaya Swaranjali Choir sign up by 09/15/2024

        Location: “Chinmaya Haridwar” 3551 NE John Olsen Ave
        Exclusively for our sponsors & a yearly signup is required to participate.

        Hari OM!

        **Language classes, Vedic chanting, Swaranjali (Chinmaya Choir) and volunteering programs are all open only to our current annual sponsors.

        Chinmaya Swaranjali Portland – the musical wing of CMP is open to singers and musicians, of *all ages*. No prior experience is needed.

        Sign-up closes on Sept 14, 2024, Sunday morning. When registering, please mention any musical instruments you play, if applicable.

        This year, we plan to meet after Bala Vihar classes. Re-registration is required even if you were part of Swaranjali last year. Attendance in Bala Vihar is mandatory for students to participate in Swaranjali.

        Parent volunteers played a huge part in the success of Swaranjali in the last few years. If you would like to sign up to help with Swaranjali in any way; help with coordination, organization, acoustics, etc, please do mention that in the sign-up options.

        If you have questions please reach out via email.

        Sincerely in His Service,
        CMP Swaranjali team

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          Parent's/Your name *

          Mobile Number *

          Email *

          Grade (or choose adult) *

          Do you play an instrument? *

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          Re-Start Your Career – workshop

          Location: “Chinmaya Haridwar” 3551 NE John Olsen Ave
          Signup Required

          We all are on this adulting and career journey together, but all of our journeys look different. Likewise, our success will look different.

          Hari OM!

          The Pacific Phoenixes Career Restart Program by Women in Big Data is tailored to empower women aiming to re-enter the workforce following a career break or transition into the technology industry.

          Please sign the waiver below for in-person meetings and workshops conducted for the above program at the Chinmaya Mission Portland facility.

           

            Name *

            Email *

            Mobile *

            Waiver and Release

            In consideration of my family’s participation in the above program, I hereby, for myself and my family, waive and release Chinmaya Mission and its officers, trustees, volunteers, and participants, and all other persons participating in the program, or involved in planning or execution of the program, from all liability or claims arising from any injury to myself, my family or my property. This release shall include, without limitation, all claims for negligence, and shall exclude only claims for willful injury, which exclusion for willful shall extend only to the person committing willful injury and not to any other person. I assert that my family’s participation in Chinmaya Mission activities is voluntary and that I knowingly assume all risks associated, whether such risks are known or unknown to me at this time. I hereby give permission for my family to have their picture/video taken while participating in activities associated with Chinmaya Mission. Said pictures/videos become the sole property of Chinmaya Mission and will be used only for recruiting/information-sharing purposes.