NEHALEM
NEWSPAGE
L'Arche Nehalem 8501 SE Stephens
Portland, OR 97216
(503) 251-6901 Fax: 251-6952 e-mail: mail@larche-portland.org web
site: www.larche-portland.org
JUNE 2005
Our mission is to create a place to call home for people with developmental disabilities and those who share life with them.
L'Arche Nehalem Spring Social 2005
The L'Arche Nehalem Board of Directors Spring Social takes place Wednesday, June 8, at the beautiful Historic Laundry Building at Mary's Woods, Marylhurst (West Linn), Oregon. Hors d'oeuvres and beverages will be served from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Beloved teacher and community advocate Sr. Kathleen Stupfel, snjm, will speak from 6:45-7:15 p.m. on "The New Cosmology: Recognizing the Presence of God and the Interdependence of All in Our World." Admission is free, donations will be gratefully accepted. For more information, call 503-251-6901 or click "Spring Social 2005" for complete info, maps, and directions.
Ice
Cream Social
Sun, June 12, 2:00-3:30 p.m.,
Neahkahnie House
to celebrate L'Arche Nehalem's 18th Anniversary.
Come help us honor the commitment of all the members of our
community
and to officially welcome Susan Mitchell, snjm, as our new Community
Leader.
NEWS
Jeff Deeks has completed a year-long discernment process and decided to live more independently while continuing to share in the life of L'Arche Nehalem as an extended community member. His sister, Ellen Dimm, is helping Jeff find a housemate and develop supports for living in a house or apartment.
Jeff's upcoming move (targeted for September, 2005) will create an opening for a new core member at Nehalem House. If you know anyone who might want to explore the possibility of becoming a core member in our community have them contact Susan Mitchell (503-251-6901).
L'Arche Nehalem is in the process of instituting a Community Council to offer wisdom and counsel in an advisory capacity to the Leadership Team concerning community issues, decisions, and long-range planning. The Council will comprise the Community Leader, Community Coordinator(s), two assistants, and two extended community members. It will meet every other month on the second Wednesday. Extended community member terms are for one year, renewable for up to three consecutive years. Qualities of Council members include: commitment to the mission of L'Arche, ability to reflect upon the meaning of situations from the perspective of faith, and concern for the common good of the community. If you feel called to consider serving the community in this capacity, call Susan for more information (503-251-6901).
Thank you to Justin Wilcox who left his role as live-in assistant at Nehalem House at the end of May. We are grateful for his presence with us this past year. Justin will continue to live in Portland and stay involved as a supporting member of L'Arche Nehalem.
A special birthday wish to John Hartwell on his 50th birthday June 7. Blessings in abundance!!
Jeff Deeks will be performing in PHAME Academy's production of "TITANIC" at PCC Sylvania June 25 (7:00 p.m.) and June 26 (2:00 p.m.). Plan to attend one of the performances if you can!
We still have a couple of beautiful handmade pottery L'Arche mugs for sale ($16 each) to benefit L'Arche US Western Region. They make great gifts! Call the L'Arche office (503-251-6901) to reserve your mug.
LIFE IN THE HOMES
- Noah's Bagels and Stumptown Coffee for donations for our May coffeehouse
- Barb Cabot and the Aurora Choir for tickets to their June 5 concert.
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Wed., June 22, 7:00 p.m. Neahkahnie House |
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June 1: Dan Barcia (5 years) June 29: Jeff Deeks (7 years) July 1: Marilyn Petruzzelli (3 years) |
CELEBRATION & EVENT CALENDAR
Wed., June 8, 6:00-8:00 p.m., Mary's Woods, Marylhurst: L'Arche Spring Social Event
Sun., June 12, 2:00-3:30 p.m., Neahkahnie House: Ice Cream Social for Nehalem's 18th Anniversary
Wed., June 15, 7:00 p.m. Nehalem House: Dan Barcia’s 5th Anniversary
Wed., June 22, 7:00 p.m. Neahkahnie House: Prayer Night th
Sat., June 25, 7:00 p.m., and Sun., June 26, 2:00 p.m., PCC Sylvania: PHAME Academy's "TITANIC" th
Wed., June 29, 7:00 p.m. Nehalem House: Jeff Deeks’ 7th Anniversary
Whatever their gifts or their limitations, people are all bound together in a common humanity. Everyone is of unique and sacred value, and everyone has the same dignity and the same rights. The fundamental rights of each person include the right to life, to care, to a home, to education and to work.
Also, since the deepest need of a human being is to love and to be loved, each person has a right to friendship, to communion and to a spiritual life.
If human beings are to develop their abilities and talents to the full, realizing all their potential as individuals, they need an environment that fosters personal growth. They need to form relationships with others within families and communities. They need to live in an atmosphere of trust, security and mutual affection. They need to be valued, accepted and supported in real and warm relationships.
The Charter of L'Arche
