Namaste,

Satsangh : We are thankful to a kind family who are celebrating their child's 1st birthday by treating all the students of Balvihar. To honor their wish, Balvihar Cafe will be serving either Plain, Cheese or Masala Dosa with Sambhar and Chutney. A token will be distributed to all students, which will then be redeemed by giving it to Anu Auntie or Raj Uncle. Please take 5 minutes to go to basement to collect the lunch.

 

Namaste,

Balvihar Cafe Menu

Namaste,

• Diwali to Christmas Toy Drive Nov 18th - Dec 16th.
• Hoodies are here!
• Midterms on Dec 16th.

Namaste,

Hope you all had an auspicious Diwali Celebration at home. Lord Raama returned to his kingdom in Ayodhya to the welcome of thousands of lit homes! A promise of Raama Rajya was established! This is why we celebrate Deepavali since so many centuries. A tradition that we hope will thrive with our kids and future generation. We dream of a world where we do good and honor values.


November 11th 2018 is our HTS Balvihar Celebration. We request all Balvihar students to be punctual so we can start Mantra chant together. 
Timeline :
9:45 am : Mantra Chant
10:00 : Religion 1 & 4 Basement for Arts
            Religion 2 & 3 Ganga room Dharma Quiz.
10:45 : Switch activity for classes
11:30 : Lakshmi Pooja & Aarti
12:00 : Lunch collection from Lobby.
12:15 : Fireworks in basement weather permitting.
 

We would like to Thank Hiren & Sejal Patel for donating fireworks for HTS Balvihar second year in a row! Thank you to all the volunteers teams who have been giving their time, energy and resources for Balvihar. Let us give our kids a wonderful Deepavali Celebration!

Namaste,

28th October Sunday is our Dussera Celebration day,  we will not be having classes. This festival is also known as Vijaya Dashami. It is a very important day marked all around the world by people of Indian Origin to celebrate the Victory of Good over Evil. It is the end of Navaratri and dedicated to Durga Ma's pooja as well as recreating the time tested lesson of how the mighty and wrong fall everytime to the values of 

9:45 am - 10 : 00 : Mantra
10 - 10:15 : Aarti
10:30 - 11 :  R1 & R4 Arts with Chinna Uncle in Ganga room, R3 will do games in basement, R2 - games in Krishna and Yamuna rooms.

11-11:30 :  R2 & R3 - Arts in Ganga room, R4 games in basement, R1 - Games in Yamuna & Krishna rooms.

11:35  :  Assemble in Temple hall for Satsangh with Soham Uncle.
11:45  :  Line up for lunch boxes and head out for Ravan Dahan.

Namaste,


Our Teachers are our Pride! Their selfless contribution to our children's education is what has helped us build a strong Balvihar. This Sunday we celebrate them!

Encourage your family to create any art, dedication or gesture of contribution in form of flowers, cards or crafts to bring a smile to our 30 + teachers. Our culture is one of the only in the world that puts Guru at a pedestal of Bhagwan. We will join in a circle before Aarti to sing the mantra to the teachers and echo our appreciation in harmony!

Satsangh: 
We are extremely excited to receive the founder of Modi Toys who launched their famous Ganesha plush toy few weeks ago. We invited them to give our Balvihar kids a chance to buy their own plush toy and or a book about "How Ganesha broke his tusk" and they said.. Yes!
Theirs is a story of entrepreneurship and perseverance. As immigrants from India, this brother sister duo represent the journey of staying connected to our roots and making the best of it! We look forward to seeing you all be a part of Satsangh! This will make for a perfect Diwali gift for your little ones.


Balvihar Cafe Menu : Idli, Vada, Samosa, Tamarind Rice, Yogurt Rice.

Namaste,

Lehigh Valley looks so beautiful with the early morning fog easing up into the bright leaves yet undecided into changing colors.  With that spark in your minds, let's hear it for the volunteer parents who help us bring 150 pieces of fruits, 150 packets of snacks, set up the tables - chairs, clean up before and after the Balvihar. There are so many little things that happen behind the scene and Bhagwan has always blessed us with helpful, proactive people and their little kids who take pride in making our tasks faster and fun! Dhanyawaad         .

We thank the Teachers who use their Friday, Saturday nights to study the subjects, send emails, whatsapp messages and prepare content for their students. We are so excited for all of our 150 students registered this year who make our mornings bright and wonderful. Their fresh and raring smiles brightening the Mandir! Our week is that much more powerful when we start it with our souls recharged!

   

October 14th is Teacher's appreciation Day at Balvihar. We will be inviting our Teachers to a special breakfast to honor them.  If you want to help us make it special for them, please reach out at HTSBalvihar@gmail.com no later than Oct 10th to be part of the planning! You may also want to make cards, arts to fill their hearts with happiness and bring it on October 14th 2018 class.

 Satsangh : Our beloved teacher Shri. Chinna Sir will be sharing how Ability, Motivation and Attitude matters in everything we do. He has a remarkable perspective and is a role model to our community with multitasking and organization. Karuppan Family has been with HTS for many years and their ongoing support is a relentless source of strength for us. Chinna sir and Dr. Nachu also teach Religion 3 in Balvihar, we invite you and your family to participate in this inspiring share.