Honoring Alex: “I love this day!” On March 8th, founding Gabriel House member Alex Ripplinger transitioned from this life at the age of 32, surrounded by family and friends at his mother’s home, where he lived the last 3 ½ months of his life, following a diagnosis of an untreatable brain tumor. Alex was a read more

Showing Up for One Another This holiday season, I am filled with gratitude for the incredible ways our community at L’Arche Portland comes together in times of need. At L’Arche, we are more than core members, friends, neighbors, or assistants – we are a circle of people committed to showing up for one another with read more

The L’Arche Portland community will deeply miss Robyn, but her memory is alive in so many ways and we feel her legacy each day.

Our new Community Mandate! In June, the community gathered for our annual Summer Picnic and voted with a loud hoorah to approve the final draft of our L’Arche Portland Community Mandate for 2023 -2028! We hope you’re as excited about these goals as we are: As we emerge from the hardships and trauma that Covid read more

Announcing our New Community Leader Greetings L'Arche Portland Family and Friends,  It gives me great pleasure to announce that L'Arche Portland has discerned our new Community Leader/Executive Director, Julia Brown. Julia is a highly qualified and inspiring individual, and we are thrilled to welcome her into this role.   Julia shares the following message:  I am read more

We’re setting goals & celebrating! Greetings L'Arche Portland Family and Friends, We have been busy since I last emailed the community on March 31st, and we have some wonderful updates to share. First and foremost, I'd like to apologize to those of you who have been left out of the loop. We realized recently that read more

Prioritizing Presence at L'Arche Portland: A Slow (Micro) Brewing Process By Regina Maimone, Former Assistant I remember those first impressions of L'Arche Portland that encouraged me to say yes to committing a year to life in community there (that turned into 3.5 years). Mind you, I had spent the last several years of my life read more

Join Us in Sharing Gratitude December 10, 2020 In a year filled with struggle and unease, Ben wants you to know: “I’ll help you.” Ben, a core member at Neahkahnie House, reminds us that we are at our best when we generously respond to the needs of each other. At L’Arche Portland, we laugh, cry, read more

A Place to Call Home by Parker Davis Parker Davis, a former assistant at L'Arche Portland, wrote a powerful reflection about his time at L'Arche Portland, and the many meals he has shared with L'Arche communities around the world. "Underneath the surface, these meals held a sense of communion I wish the entire world could read more

The Story of L'Arche Portland January 31, 2020 How do we begin to share the story of L’Arche Portland? We each have a sacred story, a story of how we found L’Arche. L’Arche Portland also has its own sacred story, a story of how it found us. Last Saturday, January 25th, 25 community members with read more