Announcements
Below are some pictures taken during our first Sunday service in January.  Classes Are Beginning It's not too late to sign up for our classes which began this week. Rev. Karen is teaching "Tools for Spiritual Living," on Wednesdays from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at The Gables Clubhouse, 701 N. Montgomery Street. This class teaches the basics of metaphysics to deepen spiritual awareness and provide powerful spiritual tools for creating the life you want to live. Rev. Marilyn Miller will be teaching Practical Mysticism, the dates and times to be determined. This class provides the framework for the student to live a more mystical life in present time. This course is ideal for anyone seeking to deepen his or her own awareness of the Divine reality in daily life. Contact Rev. Karen (805) 640-3743, or Rev. Marilyn at (805) 640-0498 to enroll. Want to Sing? If so, come to Sherry Owen's home, 506 Shady Lane, here in Ojai on Friday, January 18, at 5:30 p.m. Our Symphony of Life Choir is beginning rehearsal for an upcoming performance. Spiritual Cinema Night Our Spiritual Cinema Night resumes on Friday, January 25, with Waste Land, a poignant film about the transformative power of art. The film follows contemporary artist Vik Muniz as he returns to his native Brazil to photograph the lives of catadores, entrepreneurial garbage pickers in the world's largest landfill, Jardim Gramacho, on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro. As Muniz gets to know and collaborate with his subjects, we witness the transformational power of art at work. We also come to appreciate the courage, resilience, and dignity of even these "lowliest" of workers. Waste Land was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Feature Documentary. It won the Audience Award for World Cinema Documentary at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, the Amnesty International Human Rights Watch Award at the 2010 Berlin Film Festival, and the Best Documentary Award at the Grande Premio de Cinema Brasileiro. Doors open at 6:30 and the movie begins at 7:00 p.m. The event is by love donation ($10 suggested) although no one is turned away for lack of funds. The film is shown at Casa de la Luna Retreat Center located at 710 S. La Luna Avenue in Ojai. There is parking on the property.  Silent Meditation Retreat Randee Vasilakos, our Symphony of Life practitioner, will be facilitating a Silent Meditation Retreat at Meditation Mount on Saturday, February 9, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. There will be readings, walks in nature, and chanting. Bring your lunch (also in the silence). This is a wonderful opportunity to spend some quiet time in the stillness with the Self. Cost: $25 prior to February 2; $30 thereafter or at the door. Online registration available at www.solsc.org.  Symphony of Life Book Club Our book club selection for the month of January is Pudd'head Wilson by Mark Twain. We will have our next meeting to discuss the book on Friday, February 8, at 7:00 p.m. If you love to read, you will enjoy reading and discussing books with our current book club members. You are welcome to join in at any time. Dessert is served during the meetings. Contact Rev. Karen at (805) 640-3743 to find out more info. Sacred Service Event Sign up now to volunteer for our quarterly Sacred Service Event which will be held on Wednesday, January 30, from 3:30 to 8:00 p.m. The Symphony of Life will be providing, cooking and serving a full-course dinner to 25 members of the Ojai Valley Family Shelter at the St. Andrews Community Building located at the corner of Bristol Road and Ojai Avenue. Begin your year in service as a giver! A sign-up sheet is available at the Symphony of Life Spiritual Center on Sunday. Mystical Mediterranean Odyssey June 27 - July 6, 2013 Join Rev. Karen on an amazing Mystical Mediterranean Odyssey from the holy city of Rome, Italy to Istanbul, Turkey, cities filled with architectural wonders and monuments to the faiths that inspired them. There will be morning and evening meditations, led by Rev. Karen throughout the voyage. As we go back in time, we will take our own personal inward journey in discovery of the mystical in us. Below is the flyer which contains more information. 
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