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Sponsor Event: Navaratri Puja & Dandiya 10/12/2024 5:00PM

Date & Time: Oct 12, 2024 & 5:00 PM PT
Location: “Chinmaya Haridwar” 3551 NE John Olsen Ave
Sponsor Event, RSVP required to attend

Hari OM!

It is time for Navaratri Celebrations at Chinmaya Haridwar!
PLEASE NOTE: Due to space limitations, this event is exclusively reserved for our annual sponsors.

“Nava-ratri” literally means “nine nights.” Navaratri is divided into sets of three days to adore different aspects of the supreme goddess. In the first three days, the Mother is invoked as a powerful force called Durga in order to destroy all our impurities, vices, and defects. For the next three days, the Mother is adored as a giver of spiritual wealth, Lakshmi, who is considered to have the power to bestow on her devotees inexhaustible wealth. The final set of three days is spent worshipping the mother as the goddess of wisdom, Saraswati. In order to have all-around success in life, we need the blessings of all three aspects of the divine mother; hence, the worship for nine nights.

The festival is celebrated in different ways in different parts of India. In Delhi, numerous events around Ramlila mark the celebrations, while in West Bengal, Durga Puja captures the essence of the festival. In Gujarat, it is celebrated by performing the Garba dance while in South India, celebrations take the form of Bommai Golu or Navratri Golu – the artistic display of dolls. We include all these in our festivities at Chinmaya Haridwar!

Chinmaya Mission Portland will be celebrating Navaratri on Saturday, October 12, 2024.  After Puja, we will be doing child-friendly Dandiya Raas followed by dinner.

    PLEASE NOTE: As mentioned above, due to space limitations, this event is exclusively reserved for our annual sponsors. Are you a current sponsor? *

    Name *

    Email Address *

    Mobile Number *

    Number of People *

    Would you like to help making Prasad? *

    Thank you for volunteering to help with Prasad, we will be in touch

    Sorry, due to space limitations, this event is open only to our current sponsors.

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    Karwa Chauth at Haridwar 10/19/2024 at 3:30 PM

    Date & Time: Oct 19, 2024 & 3:30 PM PT
    Location: “Chinmaya Haridwar” 3551 NE John Olsen Ave
    Free & Open to all, signup required to attend

    Hari OM!

     


    The festival is celebrated in the month of ‘Kartik’, just after the full moon. ‘Karwa’ means small earthen pot and ‘Chauth’ stands for the fourth day of the dark fortnight (Krishna-Paksha). On this occasion, married women keep fast for their husbands’ long life and prosperity.

    Karwa Chauth is not just a mere festival. The underlying significance of Karwa Chauth can make you understand its value of it. Traditionally, the festival is celebrated by several women in one place, all dressed up in glorious saris and ornaments. They put mehndi on their palms and worship the moon together. A ‘pujarin’ or a lead woman conducts the whole function. After seeing the moon, they break their fast by taking water and food from their husbands.

    For Puja at Chinmaya Haridwar, please bring the following:

    1. Puja Thali/plate & Lota
    2. Some dry fruits in a Ziploc
    3. Tlight for lighting lamp. Lamps must NOT be placed directly on our carpet.
    4. Place something like cash, cloth, etc. for gifts usually given to mother-in-law or any elders.
    5. Cloth to cover the plate

    You can wear any traditional Indian dress with bangles and jewelry etc. If this is your first Karwa Chauth, we suggest you wear something bright.

    Before sitting down for puja, fill up a puja Lota with water and leave it in your puja place. After the moonrise, you will use this water and lamp for doing the puja before eating dinner. We can give you more guidance when you come for puja.

    Please note that we have a talk by Brahmacharini Stuti Chaitanya right after, so we will end Karwachauth program at 5:00PM sharp

    Signup below:

      Name *

      Email Address *

      Mobile Number *

      Number of People *

       

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      Sponsor Event: Diwali at Haridwar 11/2/2024 5:00PM

      Date & Time: November 2 2024 & 5:00 PM
      Location: “Chinmaya Haridwar” 3551 NE John Olsen Ave
      SPONSOR EVENT. RSVP IS REQUIRED TO ATTEND.

      Hari OM!

      Diwali Celebrations at Chinmaya Haridwar!
      PLEASE NOTE: Due to space limitations, this event is exclusively reserved for our annual sponsors.

      Diwali is a time for families to come together, strengthen bonds, and share joy and blessings with one another. It is a beautiful and vibrant festival that brings people from different communities and backgrounds together to celebrate the values of light, love, and goodness.

        PLEASE NOTE: As mentioned above, due to space limitations, this event is exclusively reserved for our annual sponsors. Are you a current sponsor? *

        1. Please bring your “Book of Hymns (Sacred Hymns To Spread Your Wings)” with you to participate in the Puja.

        2. Feel free to bring Diwali sweets to share, sweets must be in an unopened box, and please mark allergens as appropriate. You must hand it over to our festival coordinators as soon as you arrive.

        3. Please note that because we are space-limited, it is a sponsor-only event. As our annual sponsor, you are welcome to bring your extended family (limit 10), please add the appropriate number when you RSVP.

        4. Bring your firecrackers to celebrate together, you MUST hand them off to our volunteers with a "Chinmaya Mission" vest to be checked out.

        5. We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone who does not follow our instructions completely.

        Name *

        Email Address *

        Mobile Number *

        Number of People *

        Can you join the Diwali Dinner Prasad team? *

        Thank you for volunteering, we will be in touch

        Sorry, due to space limitations, this event is open only to our current sponsors.

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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

          Name *

          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.