NEHALEM NEWSPAGE

L’Arche Nehalem, 435 SE 85^th Ave., Portland, OR 97216

Office: 503-251-6901 Fax: 503-251-6952 E-mail: mail@larche-portland.org Web site: www.larche-portland.org

JUNE 2009

Our mission is to create a place to call home

for people with developmental disabilities and those who share life with them.

Mark Your Calendar

L’Arche Nehalem’s 22^nd Anniversary Ice Cream Social Saturday, June 27, 1-3pm, Neahkahnie House

NEWS

This month you will find a copy of our newly minted L’Arche Nehalem Mandate enclosed with your Newspage. After many months of listening, sharing, and prayer, the Mandate Discernment Team led the community in a wonderful day on May 9th to affirm and celebrate our new mandate. We also joyfully and gratefully affirmed Susan Mitchell, snjm in her “yes” to being our Community Leader through this next Mandate. Special thanks to the Mandate Discernment Team, who put a great deal of time, creativity, and care into shepherding the community through this process! Our Mandate Discernment Team Members were: Joe Condon, Clarissa Schoenberg, Monica Ranaghan, Alison Hilkiah, Dan Barcia and Patty McNally.

Doug Westberg will be leaving his Business Manager/ Development Coordinator position June 30.  We are deeply grateful for his service to our community these past 10 years, and for the commitment, creativity and energy he has brought us.  The financial management and fund development systems he has helped put in place provide a strong foundation for our community to continue to grow and develop.  Please come thank, honor, and bless Doug at our potluck celebration for him at Neahkahnie House, Thurs. June 25 at 5:30p.m.

Attention Nurses: Volunteer at L’Arche Nehalem!

Our community needs a nurse consultant to provide training and delegation in specific nursing tasks for our core members. For retired nurses, this volunteer time can count towards your license. Time commitment involves visits to L’Arche once every 2 to 3 months (2 hours/visit). If interested or for more information, please contact Colleen Casey, 503-708-2523.

LIFE IN THE HOMES

Nehalem House welcomed four Holy Names Sisters to dinner in April.

Marilyn Petruzzelli has been keeping up with Portland Parks and Rec bowling and walk/ roll.

Cindy Leonard and Marilyn attended an all day trip to the Portland Zoo with Portland Parks and Rec.

Cindy and Amy Barcia enjoyed a symphony concert at the Zoo.

The homes welcomed Terese and Katie from L’Arche in Massachusetts (friends of Bennett Comerford) for a weekend.

THANK YOU!

Many thanks to Marty and Dante Petruzzelli, who donated a digital camera to the community. It has already been appearing at community celebrations and capturing the many fun and poignant moments in our homes.

Volunteer Cynthia Crystal cooked delicious meals in each of our homes during the month of May. Also helping in the homes and/or cooking meals were Steve Kreager, Ji Young, and Marshall Goldberg. Thank you, one and all!

Key Bank Volunteers who performed yard work at Nehalem House.

Dee Dee Weber for giving respite at Neahkahnie, and congratulations on completing orientation.

All those involved with planning and putting on the Board Social.

Thank you to the Gorciak family who donated a lovely patio furniture set to Neahkahnie House.

Many thanks to Colleen Casey who has served as our skilled and cheerful nurse delegation consultant for the past several years. Please see the announcement above if you know any nurses who would be interested in replacing Colleen in this role.

CELEBRATIONS & MEETINGS

Please join us if you can!

Thurs. June 4, 7:00p.m., Neahkahnie House: Taize Prayer Night

Wed. June 10, 7:00 p.m., Nehalem House: Meredith Zubel’s Birthday Celebration

Wed. June 17, 7:00 p.m., Neahkahnie House: Prayer Night

Wed. June 24, 7:00 p.m., Nehalem House: Meredith Zubel’s 3rd Anniversary Celebration

Thurs. June 25, 5:30-7:00 p.m., Neahkahnie House: Thank You and Blessing for Doug Westberg

Sat., June 27, 1-3 p.m., Neahkahnie House: L’Arche Nehalem 22nd Anniversary Ice Cream Social

BIRTHDAYS	ANNIVERSARIES
June 5: Patty McNally June 21: Meredith Zubel	June 1, 1987: Cindy Leonard June 24, 2006: Meredith Zubel June, 2007: Katie McDonald joined the Board

WISH LIST

Lawn mower

Cookie sheets

Garden hose nozzle (Neahkahnie)

Food processor

Full size mattress pad (Nehalem)

Gift cards for grocery, variety, dining

“Days away” space for assistants (can be apartment, “mother-in-law apartment,” cabin, house-sitting, etc., one-time or long-term)

Community is the place where people grow in love and peacemaking. That is why it is imperative for communities to grow, expand and deepen; and for many new ones to be founded and supported. To-day war has become too dangerous; it could bring an end to our planet and to the human species. We are all called to grow in love and forgiveness.

- Jean Vanier, Letter (thanks to L’Arche Canada)

Getting a paper copy? Would you like to save us a stamp and receive the Nehalem Newspage electronically? Please drop us an email at doug@larche-portland.org or call us at 503-251-6901.

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