A Peaceful Retreat Center
We offer programs that focus on the teachings of Sant Baljit Singh Ji, like unity in diversity, service to humanity, compassion for all, a natural lifestyle, and devotion to the omnipresent God pervading all. Retreatants focus on these spiritual teachings alongside opportunities to participate in various charitable and service oriented activities, spend time in beautiful nature and learn new skills such as wholesome vegetarian cooking, organic gardening, landscaping, housekeeping and woodworking. Special activities and workshops are offered during the summers and holidays.
Lighthouse Center Oregon regularly partners with other charitable organizations, volunteering time and resources to help those in need. In our charity projects section below, we are pleased to share some stories of these wonderful collaborations. Since 2009, the center has operated Lighthouse Center Bakery and Café. Lighthouse Center Bakery is offering the facilities to Lighthouse Center Oregon volunteers to work with the community in a spirit of caring and sharing to donate bread, soup, food and supplies to people in need during these unprecedented times.
Keep doing good for humanity.
Keep loving humanity.
Keep serving humanity.
Be one with humanity.
Be of some use to humanity.
CHARITY PROJECTS
Actions that make a difference
When we serve humanity, we serve anyone and everyone.
Sant Baljit Singh Ji
Our charity and community service projects strive to serve others with kindness and compassion. We share food and other necessities with those in need and reach out to those who are suffering. Sometimes the simplicity of good wishes and a flower or a basket of food can gladden the heart of someone who is in pain.
Here is a sampling of our activities and events. We hope you enjoy browsing through our stories!
Sharing joy and good cheer with Peace Bread
LCO, December 2020 Every year, Lighthouse Center Bakery (LCB) and Lighthouse Center Oregon (LCO) offer the Peace Bread Charity to welcome the holiday season. This charity project began in 2007 as a small holiday initiative to share joy and good cheer through caring...
Giving to those in need during Thanksgiving
LCO, November 2020 This Thanksgiving, Lighthouse Center Oregon (LCO) availed another opportunity to collaborate with St. Francis Community Kitchen, a local charity in Sutherlin, Oregon. Twice a week, on Mondays and Wednesdays, St. Francis Community Kitchen serves hot...
Oregon Wildfire Emergency Relief continues
LCO, September 2020 On learning about families who lost their homes to the the recent Archie Creek wildfire in Oregon, Lighthouse Center Oregon (LCO) rallied to work with the Salvation Army to support the displaced families. We shared that story in our post Supporting...
Supporting Oregon Wildfire Emergency Relief
LCO, September 2020 Every summer, wildfires threaten the west coast of the United States. This summer, severe thunderstorms, strong, gusty winds and hot, dry terrains resulted in a series of record-breaking megafires that swept across California, Oregon, and...
LCO shares nature’s fresh produce
LCO, September 2020 April through June was a very active time in the garden at Lighthouse Center Oregon (LCO). This year we significantly expanded the variety of garden crops. We needed more areas for planting; but the main growing area had become overgrown with...
LCO continues Covid-19 charitable activities after LCB reopens
LCO, July 2020 Four months ago Lighthouse Center Oregon (LCO) activated its Covid-19 charitable operations. Lighthouse Center Bakery (LCB) had decided to temporarily close as a precaution due to the pandemic. The bakery then offered the use of its facilities for LCO's...
Extending LCO Covid-19 charity network
LCO, May 2020 Lighthouse Center Oregon (LCO) started its Covid-19 Charity Project by helping two food pantries and one soup kitchen in Roseburg. We shared that exciting journey in our post Donating to food pantries during Covid-19. LCO didn't stop there. Inspired by...
Appreciating Mercy Medical Center’s staff during Covid-19
LCO, April 2020 Lighthouse Center Oregon (LCO) contacted the Mercy Medical Center in Roseburg, Oregon, to offer support for their frontline medical staff who have been working hard during the Coivd-19 pandemic. Mercy Medical told us that they were planning a staff...
LCO grows more fresh produce for COVID-19 charity
LCO, April 2020 In the second week of the Lighthouse Center Oregon (LCO) COVID-19 charity project, we realized that we needed more fresh, organic produce in the coming months to keep up with the demand for the wholesome soups we’re making and donating to the charities...
Life is all about caring and sharing. Love has to be there, and then you care. And when you care, then you share.
We must come forward to serve everyone. If everyone felt ready and willing to serve all others, then everyone would serve everyone. Everyone would be taken care of. No one would be deprived of anything, because when you serve, you give everything with love and affection; you do not hold anything back. If no one held anything back, then there would be no shortage of anything. Everyone would then enjoy because everything on this earth was created for our use.