1. Newsletter -- January 2013
MESSAGE FROM JIM nefit from our message,
and we will benefit from
Dear Spiritual Light Center Family and Friends: their presence among us.
Any concerns we may have had about the Winter Solstice Let’s get 2013 off to a
and the end of the Mayan calendar are safely behind us now. wonderful start. It prom-
And so I say to you all, with confidence, HAPPY NEW ises to be a good year (if
YEAR!! It never ceases to amaze me that the older I get, the we so intend!).
faster the years go by.
Namasté
I trust that you have some excellent intentions that will be- Jim Swanson
come reality as we move through the new year together. In
last month’s newsletter, I suggested that it wasn’t too early to
lay out the course that we want to follow in 2013; and if you OUR VISION STATE-
haven’t created your annual list of intentions (or resolutions) MENT
yet, it still isn’t too late.
The Spiritual Light Center
While you are considering your own personal intentions, is a peaceful and joyful fel-
please create a few for the Spiritual Light Center. What
lowship of individuals,
would you have it be? What could the Center have, or do, to
carry out its mission? What things are we doing that need to centered in love, dedicated
be done differently? What things are we doing that we might to the God within, and
want to stop doing? You can let any member of the Board of honoring the many paths
Trustees have your input, which is vitally necessary for our to truth.
continuing progress.
OUR MISSION
One of my own intentions for 2013 is directed toward this
newsletter. I want it to contain articles, long or short, written STATEMENT
by you about your journeys along your spiritual paths, and
about what you’ve encountered along the way. Poems are We seek to develop our
solicited, and we can include photographs or art work as well. highest selves by continu-
Please give us the benefit of your creativity. If you are creat- ous sharing of spiritual
ive but don’t care for publicity, we can always credit “An- ideas, in an environment
onymous” for your submissions. of unconditional love and
Another of my intentions for the Spiritual Light Center is to respect for others.
see our membership increase by at least 50% by the time of
our annual membership meeting next August (100% would
be better). That intention can’t be manifested by simply wish-
ing it so. Whenever you encounter a like-minded person in
these beautiful mountains, invite them to attend our Sunday
Celebration or one of our evening gatherings. They will be-

2. UPCOMING EVENTS
Saturday, January 26, 2013 at 2:00pm
Saturday, January 26, 2013
The Creative Thought Center in Waynesville, NC, is sponsoring a at 2:00pm
concert, I Choose Love, at the Hart Theatre in Waynesville per-
formed by Shawn Gallaway. Additionally on Sunday, January 27, A celebration of the Life of
Mr. Gallaway will be offering a workshop, called HE/SHE/WE – The Richard Ferrarini will be
Privilege. held at the Macon County
Community Center on Geor-
This event is a joint fundraiser for The Creative Thought Center and gia Road. It will be in the
REACH of Haywood County. It will certainly be an inspirational Meeting Room. Please bring
event for all. finger foods and prepare to
celebrate and remember the
Please reply by email to The Creative Thought Center at waynesvil- life of this wonderful man that
lectc@aol.com, attention Rev. Frank Kish for further details regard- was lived so very well.
ing the concert, the workshop, and how to obtain tickets or call 828-
246-2794 for more information.
0NGOING EVENTS in studying the Workbook in A January 20, 11 a.m.
Course in Miracles. This has a
the Fellowship Hall powerful message. Expertly Thea SummerDeer, herbalist
Every Tuesday at 5:15pm- led ed by Arthur Cataldo. with a strong Native American
tradtion, will speak on “Sacred
Join our insightful group as we
Last Sunday of the Month- Family: Coming Home to Who
watch a selected film of a spir-
Join us following our Sunday We Really Are”.
itual nature, followed by dis-
Celebration for a pot luck
cussion to develop our evolu-
lunch. Bring a covered dish January 27, 11 a.m.
tion.
and join us for food and enjoy-
ment. Dr. Luci Swanson will be shar-
Every Wednesday at 6:30pm-
ing her wisdom in a talk about
Musicians and singers gather
UPCOMING SPEAKERS “Oneness”. Luci is a long-time
to share their love of music.
member of our community and
Everyone is welcome. Please
has studied Earnest Holmes for
call Tom Tyre at 421-0520 for January 6, 11 a.m. many years.
more information.
Kim May, who comes to us
February 3, 11.a.m.
Every other Thursday, 5:15 highly recommended by Rev.
pm- Please join us for our Frank Kish, will speak to us on Carol Harrison
meditation group led by Dr “Empowerment Through Focus”.
Richard Kimball. He begins February 10, 11 a.m.
with an informative discussion Janurary 13, 11 a.m.
To Be Announced
on the practice of meditation
followed by walking and then Dale Allen Hoffman, the
February 17, 11AM
sitting meditation. Call Richard renowned Aramaic scholar we
enjoyed so much in September, Dr. Jim Swanson
at 371-3425 for details.
returns with the topic “I AM the
Every Thursday at 6:30pm- Light”. February 24, 11AM
Come to a group discussion
Lesley Reifert-Hughes

3. BOARD OF TRUSTEES
President.......................................................... Dr. Jim Swanson
Vice President ........................................................... Kay Smith
Secretary ................................................................... Bill Groves
Treasurer.................................................................... Clark Kell
Assistant Treasurer........................................... Carol Murley
Trustee-at-large ........................................... Richard Kimball
The Board of Trustees meets at 10 a.m. on the second Sunday of
each month. Members are welcome to attend.
New life, New beginnings
New Beginnings Full of prospect and dreams
New Being poured forth
Crystal Waters, Pure Streams.
All Yesterdays gone
Memories distant and past
A New Life beckons
A Time to grow on
It's calling our Souls
Old moments have passed.
We bring it to Being
Our Hearts are made whole.
A Path to the Future
The Journey yet is unknown
No opportunities missed
In search of new Vision
Our Life starts afresh
Of seeds yet unsown.
We embrace our new Being
With Divine we enmesh.
~~~ Bill