NEXT CONFERENCE CALL : JULY 15, 2010 / 12:00                                                         

Sue Mosteller and Jocelyn Girard will give the Word.

SUE MOSTELLER is a Sister of St. Joseph and a long-time resident of L’Arche Daybreak in Richmond Hill. Sue’s L’Arche experience embraces work in the homes, as Community Leader, and work with L’Arche International. She worked closely with Henri Nouwen and others to vision the Dayspring at Daybreak. She gives retreats in and outside of L’Arche, and has written three books. Today Sue is retired, lives at Daybreak, and works mainly with Henri’s works as a member of the Henri Nouwen Legacy Trust.

JOCELYN GIRARD is the Community Leader of L'Arche Montreal. Jocelyn Girard was born in 1962 and has been married to Céline Therrien for 26 years. Together, they adopted five children, two of which with an intellectual disability. Jocelyn holds a doctorate in Theology, specializing in Pastoral Studies. He taught theology as a part-time lecturer for 10 years and worked in a computer service company, in Quebec and then in Paris. While in France, he and Céline felt compelled to join L’Arche, in 1998, in the L’Arche community of La Vallée, where from the very beginning Jocelyn was called upon to be a community leader. After a four years mandate, he chose to come back to Canada with his wife and children. He was then called to the leadership of L’Arche Montreal, where he became community leader in March 2003. Jocelyn will leave his role in L’Arche Montreal a few days after the June retreat. This retreat therefore has a very special meaning for him.

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Beginning with supper Monday June 14 through Sunday June 20 2010 after breakfast, there will be a Covenant Retreat held at Manoir D'Youville (Châteauguay).

The retreat is open to assistants who are intentional or confirmed members (or the equivalent if a membership process has not been lived), long-term board and associate members, as defined in the L’Arche Canada Membership document. This invitation is extended to those who have already announced a covenant in L’Arche, as well as those who desire to deepen their understanding of a covenant in L’Arche. This retreat is an opportunity to explore covenant and its meaning. It will begin with an exploration and sharing on this topic. There will not be an opportunity to announce a covenant at this retreat.

This is to announce the 2010 meeting of Community Leaders, which will take place in Montreal (Châteauguay) from supper May 25 to May 28, 2010.

Please complete the online registration form.

Participation fees are $350 per participant.

The meeting will take place at: 

Manoir d'Youville
498, boulevard d'Youville
Île Saint-Bernard, Châteauguay
Québec, Canada, J6J 5T9
Tél: (450) 692-8291
Télec: (450) 692-7370
Courriel: info@manoirdyouville.com

If you have any questions, do not hesitate to call at the L’Arche Canada office at 514-844-1661.

Hollee Card
National Coordinator

 Silas Donham and Sylvie Morin will give the Word.

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Thank you for applying to the Journey of L'Arche retreat. As you know, this retreat will be offered between May 3 (starting with dinner) and May 9 (ending after breakfast) at the Villa Saint-Martin in Montreal.  If you have any questions or concerns about the retreat please calls at 514-844-1661.

February 8, 2010

Dear Participants,

We would like to confirm to you that the Advance Leadership Learning (ALL) will take place this February in Montreal with just some minor changes to help us come together. The program was first planned to be held from February 20 to 26 and the registration fee for each participant was $900. Due to a lower registration of participants and to help us keep on budget, we have decided to reduce the amount of days that we will be meeting together and also the registration fee for each participant. The Advance Leadership Learning (ALL) will now take place from Monday February 22nd after dinner until Friday February 26th after lunch, and the new registration fee is $750 per participant.

Because we had already reserved accommodations for February 20th and 21st, if some participants have a desire to arrive earlier in Montreal to enjoy a small visit of the city, you are welcome to do so at your own expense. We will be charging a lower cost of $65 per night for these extra nights. Participants who are interested in this offer, please let Guillaume know at grichard@larche.ca by Thursday February 11th.

Again, the topic is Emotional Intelligence. Be watching for an email from us giving you the information to take the EQ profile on the computer.

We are looking forward to seeing you in Montreal.

Best regards,

Shannon Ronald, Coordinator - Shannon@wamail.net
Raphael Amato
Hortense de Villers
Danielle Thibeault
Bob Sackel

The HR Workshop is two weeks away and we already have 35 people registered for the workshop. So far, participants from eighteen communities will be attending. 

Priority will be given to the following ten communities which have not yet registered any participants: L’Arche Antigonish, L’Arche Halifax, L’Arche Saint-John, L’Arche Beloeil, L’Arche Joliette, L’Arche L’Etoile, L’Arche Le Printemps, L’Arche Mauricie, L’Arche Comox Valley, L’Arche Lethbridge and L’Arche Saskatoon.

If you belong to one of these ten communities and are interested to register more than one person, please let me know as we have a limited number of rooms available. If anyone from the other eighteen communities is also interested to register more participants at this point, please contact me directly first at dthibeault@larche.ca or 604-568-5776

From November 5 to 7, 2009, the General Assembly of L'Arche Canada brought  together representatives from each local community.

Assembly 2009 Assembly 2009 is now over.

Results of the votes: Follow the counting of the votes on Webcast No. 13.

Webcasts:

The 16 webcasts broadcast online during Assembly 2009, animated by Linda Morin from L'Arche Mauricie and Jeff Fidelak of L'Arche Edmonton will remain online so that you can have a look at the Genereal Assembly's highlights.

• Click here for the webcasts:

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Just as happens all the time in L'Arche, where people who have or don't have intellectual disabilities share work and daily life, this spiritual deepening is a time of shared intimacy between companions walking two by two, here on an interior road.

For the first time this year, from January 28 through the 31st, 30 Canadian and American Development Officers, board members and volunteers involved in L’Arche community fundraising have met at Villa Saint Martin in Pierrefonds, Montreal.

The workshop is designed to enhance and build on the challenging skills required in the role of fundraiser.