Weekly Announcements
All CMDFW facilities are closed for Balavihar next weekend (Nov 30 & Dec 1), due to Thanksgiving holiday.
Kartika Maasa Mondays Rudrabhishekam – Last Monday:
- Please join us at Chinmaya Saaket for the final Monday – Nov 25th evening, at 7:30 – 9:00 p.m.
CMDFW Annual Fundraising Banquet:
Good news … we’re sold out! For any last-minute requests (& adjustments) for banquet tickets, please contact banquet@cmdfw.org.
- When: Saturday, December 7 at 5:30 PM
- Where: The Westin Dallas Stonebriar Golf Club & Resort, Frisco
- Questions/Volunteering: Please contact banquet@cmdfw.org
Sharing Sacred Spaces, an Interfaith Initiative:
Earlier this year, Chinmaya Mission DFW joined an interfaith initiative, Sharing Sacred Spaces under The Interreligious Communities Project (ICP) Dallas, Texas 2024-2025, to build relationships with other faith organizations in the community.
- The mission of Sharing Sacred Spaces (SSS) is to encourage dialogue and explore cultural and religious differences by sharing sacred space.
- Founded in 2002 as The Center for Religious Architecture, the organization was a response to the events of 9/11 (September 11th, 2001) and the national climate of cultural and religious misunderstanding and fear
- Participating organizations cut across the major religious faiths
- Beginning on September 19, 2024, the first of the participating congregations – Karya Siddhi Hanuman Temple – opened its doors to extend hospitality to their partner congregations and other visitors. Each ICP congregation will open its doors in turn, with the last visit scheduled at CMDFW-Saaket, for June 5, 2025.
- CM centers in other cities have participated in previous cohorts and had a positive experience and made a positive impact on their communities.
- As a part of this program, mission members are invited to join CMDFW representatives Shri Balachandran (shribalachandran@yahoo.com) and Ambika Cheruvu (ambika0219@gmail.com) for site visits at other participating centers across DFW
- FYI, the next series of visits are scheduled (For website only):
- THURS., FEBRUARY 6, 2025, 6-8:30 PM First Presbyterian Church of Dallas 1835 Young St, Dallas, TX 75201
- THURS., MARCH 6, 2025, 6-8:30 PM Congregation Shearith Israel 9401 Douglas Ave, Dallas, TX 75225
- THURS., APRIL 3, 2025, 6-8:30 PM The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Dallas Temple 6363 Willow Ln, Dallas, TX 75230
- THURS., MAY 15, 2025, 6-8:30 PM M.T.O. SHAHMAGHSOUDI SCHOOL OF ISLAMIC SUFISM 8455 Stonebrook Pkwy, Frisco, Texas 75034
- THURS., JUNE 5, 2025, 6-8:30 PM CHINMAYA MISSION, DALLAS-FORT WORTH 17701 Davenport Rd, Dallas, TX 75252
If you are interested in joining the visit, please register free here: Sacred space visits – register here OR contact Shri or Ambika.
Walk-a-thon T-shirt Contest:
This year’s Theme: My Mission, My family!
Are you a budding artist? Your design could be on a thousand Walkathon T-shirts! But you must hurry and send in your entries no later than January 15, 2025, to walkathon@cmdfw.org.
