L'Arche in Portland

CELEBRATING 28 YEARS AT THE COMMUNITY PICNIC

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L'Arche Portland gathered at Montavilla Park on July 11 to

We have a fabulous night on tap for L'Arche Portland

celebrate 28 years of shared life in community together. The

supporters with our Annual Benefit Celebration at the

afternoon celebration brought together over 60 supporters,

University of Portland on Saturday, October 17. Julianne

volunteers, friends and family, board members, associate

Johnson and Michael Allen Harrison headline an incredible

members and daily life members. Cindy Leonard, one of our

team of talented musicians with and without intellectual

core members, led the group in prayer before a picnic lunch,

disabilities. Bid on wonderful auction items and raffles, hear

and ten founding members with and without intellectual

from community members about the impact of L'Arche on their

disabilities presided over a community blessing complete with

lives, enjoy great food, beer and wine, and support our efforts

birthday cake.

to make the world a more peaceful and just place. Thank you
to our wonderful sponsors, listed below.
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Read more and enjoy our gallery of pictures from the event!

SHARING DAILY LIFE TOGETHER

NEWS FROM NEHALEM

NEWS FROM NEAHKAHNIE

Nehalem recently welcomed Jonathan Landolfe as a live-in

Neahkahnie welcomed a new assistant, Ilana Weber in June.

assistant and Jess Weisensee as a community summer

Sean Baird and Annie Murphy-Hagen celebrated their wedding

intern. Marilyn celebrated her 13th anniversary in community

with many from our community in attendance. Neahkahnie

and made a zucchini cake with Keeley for Erin's birthday.

hosted a group of students from Jesuit High School in

Adam was treated to a Hops baseball game by Andrew

Sacramento, California in June. Together with core members

Danner.

player

and assistants, they painted new panels for several of the

autographs and went home with a game ball! Joni, Corrine and

house's ceiling fans. The group cooked dinner for both houses

Meredith went out for ice cream in June. Erin and Corrine went

and helped us bless the new prayer garden at Nehalem.

tent camping with St. Andrew's Parish. Nehalem hosted our

Rodney celebrated his 85th birthday in style with a beautiful

first Dessert with L'Arche, an informal get-together with several

cake and a trip for doughnuts. Cindy and Malou went to the

guests from the wider community who wanted to learn more

Waterfront Pops Festival to see Blondie. Robyn visited the

about us. Assistants from both homes enjoyed their quarterly

Farmer's Market to get fresh veggies and fruits and made a

Assistants Night Out, riding bikes to the food carts and

smoothie. Ben went with Ashley and Ben Luginbuhl for a day

Roscoe's.

on the town.

Adam

went

with

Amanda

L'Arche in the USA

Brown,

got

AMERICANS WITH

SERVING LOVE --

CHANGE IN NATIONAL

DISABILITIES ACT TURNS 25

L'ARCHE STYLE

LEADERSHIP

L'Arche's Laurie Pippenger and Eva-

Special educator and author Rumni Saha

L'Arche USA has a new national leader.

Elizabeth Chisholm attended President

recently visited the L'Arche Irenicon

Tina Bovermann of Atlanta began her 5-

Obama's celebration of the 25th

community outside of Boston,

year term July 1, succeeding Portland's

anniversary of the Americans With

Massachusetts. She recently wrote about

Joan Mahler.

Disabilities Act at the White House on

her experience in an article in the

"In all my years serving L'Arche in

July 20. The President hailed the

Huffington Post:

different roles, I have never met

progress that has been made since

"Looking out for each other is a way of

anybody who is not hooked in by all that

1990 and the need to remove the

life at L'Arche-- we found out. How

happens when we enter relationships

remaining obstacles to a more inclusive

blessed were these people... to have

across differences and abilities," said

nation.

such amazing relationships!"

Bovermann.

Watch the President's address...

Read more...

Read more...

L'Arche Around the World

MA'AN LIL HAYAT

LA VIE L'ARCHE

L'Arche International's Patrick Fontaine

L'Arche's newest edition of La Vie

and Eileen Glass recently visited

L'Arche is available for download. This

L'Arche's newest "community," Ma'an

bilingual magazine contains a treasure of

Lil Hayat in Palestine. Upon reflection,

articles on life in L'Arche communities

they invite us to consider the question,

across 5 continents, reflections from

"What is a community and what does it

Jean Vanier, and beautiful images of

mean to be a member?" The story of

belonging and inclusion from across the

Ma'an Lil Ayat reminds us that

globe.

belonging and community can come in

JEAN VANIER ON RELIGION

AND SPIRITUALITY
"We can use religion to crush people, or
we can use religion to reveal that God
is love." - Jean Vanier
The enigmatic Templeton Prize
Laureate and founder of L'Arche, spoke
about the role of religion and spirituality
in today's world.

many forms.

Read La Vie L'Arche

Watch the video

Learn more about Ma'an Lil Hayat

BIRTHDAYS, ANNIVERSARIES & HOUSE EVENTS

Prayer Night & Simple Supper - Please join with us in prayer
and at the table as we come together as a community.
1st Wednesdays @ 5:00pm
Taize Prayer - Gather with us as we celebrate our practice of
prayer and song.
2nd Thursdays @ 6:45pm
Dessert with L'Arche - We have recast our monthly Home
Tour into a more social gathering over dessert! Who can resist?
Come and see how L'Arche Portland is changing the world one
heart at a time when you join us for an evening in community.
3rd Thursdays @ 6:45 pm
We are celebrating the following milestones for community
members in August and September:

Please RSVP for all events to confirm time and location: 503251-6901 or info@larche-portland.org

Birthdays for Core Members, Associate Members,

Assistants, Board and Support Staff:
8/19 Matt Weisensee
8/24 Matt Casey
L'Arche Anniversaries:
8/29 Keeley Terpstra
9/3 Sean McQueen
9/4 Malou Hiss
9/18 Ben Miller and Corrine Montana
If you would like to join us for someone's birthday or
anniversary celebration, please call 503-251-6901
or info@larche-portland.org

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BECOME A MONTHLY SUSTAINER. SIGN UP FOR EFT!

Help L'Arche Portland better meet ongoing needs by signing up to make
your gift monthly. We can now also set up electronic fund transfers to
making supporting our mission even simpler than ever.
$10/month ($120/year) covers the gap between state funding and
the actual cost of running our L'Arche community for one core
member for a day.
$25/month ($300/year) provides food & household items for 4
core members and 4 assistants for a week.
$50/month ($600/year) provides assistant support of 2 core
members to attend the annual L'Arche core member retreat.
$100/month ($1200/year) helps send one of our homes on
vacation together to bond, refresh and renew.

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