The Building Begins. L Arche Kapiti: Weekly Wave. (29 April 13 May, 2016)

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1 L Arche Kapiti: Weekly Wave (29 April 13 May, 2016) The Building Begins IMPORTANT DATES We re so pleased to announce that after many years of dreaming, praying and waiting, L Arche Kapiti is about to move forward in building two new homes at 5 Tongariro Street! Above are images of the outside of the homes that the architect has designed with the L Arche community s input. Expect building to commence as early as next week. Now, the entire site (including the hall), is off limits, as it s now officially a building site, and the locks have been changed on the hall to secure a safe zone. We look forward to the days ahead, and are enjoying these exciting times! Thank you to those who hoped and prayed with us, and always believed we d come to this day. A big thank you too goes to Mike Redman and the Accommodation Committee who ve worked tirelessly over the past few years to find suitable accommodation, and to our Project Manager, Dave Sowry, who s already gone above and beyond to ensure we get the quality homes that the Core Members and Assistants deserve.

2 LOOKING AHEAD Sunday 15 May, :30: Shared lunch at Alison MacDonald s home on a lifestyle block in Te Horo (50 School Road). Alison has recently joined the Fundraising Committee that Joan O Dea chairs. There are animals to enjoy. Please bring a plate and a spare folding chair if you have one. Tuesday 17 May, 2016: 9:30: Office Prayer (all are welcome) 11:00-2:00: Community Council (office) Wednesday 18 May, 2016: 10:00: Desert Day at St. Paul s Anglican Church (Kapiti Road). The stained glass window creator will come and share his story of creating it, and it will be a time to reflect on one s journey in L Arche. Saturday 21 May, 2016: Let s Build a Church fundraising and art/craft sale event at Waikanae Community Hall to raise funds for new Our Lady of Kapiti Church. L Arche to have a booth. Joan O Dea organizing. Thursday 26 May, 2016: 5:30 pm: Ngatiawa s Mid-Winter Christmas. This is a favourite every year, and Ngatiawa puts this event on largely for L Arche s benefit. Come, bring a plate, and come ready with a song, poem or performance as there s an open-mike time after dinner. Tuesday 31 May, 2016: 3:00: Board Meeting (office) Mid-Winter Christmas at Ngatiawa River Monastery (Thursday May 26th at 5:30 pm)

3 Let s Build a Church: Discovering Ourselves (Saturday 21 May, 2016 Community Hall, Waikanae) Come to the L Arche booth at The church fundraiser, Let s Build a Church event on 21 May, 2016 in Waikanae. At the L Arche stall, you can buy homemade cards and artwork. Val Roberts will also have crafts from Kenya there on sale. Come also to see the work of Johannes Sijbrant, psychologist turned artist in his retirement. Johannes does incredible icon work and magnificent paintings, many of which are set in historical times. Many of you know that Johannes used to lead many Formation sessions at L Arche Kapiti about various topics in his field, and we ve greatly missed him since he s retired almost a year and a half ago. Johannes still remains a Friend of L Arche. Lift Up to God Pray for Stephen and Kim who were without their mums for the first time this past Mother s Day. Continued prayer for Anna Capewell (former Assistant battling cancer) Pray for Sister Judith who s in Rome with her Dominican Sisters. Pray for a joyous and enriching time for her. The Sisters are to have an audience with Pope Francis! Sister Judith will then head to Ireland and be back with us after June 10th. Pray for the safe and good laying of the foundations and building of the exteriors of the new L Arche homes in the coming months Pray for Assistant Chris Windust, that we d be able to keep him with L Arche Kapiti after his current visa expires at the end of May. Pray for Mike Noonan as he heads to Edinburgh to take-up the role of Community Leader there.

4 Visit to Anna Capewell (11 May, 2016) Many of us had a nice visit to Anna Capewell (second from left) this past Wednesday. She s been battling acute leukemia and still wants many prayers for a full recovery. Anna misses everyone at L Arche, and she received a lot of love, especially from the Core Members who prayed with her. Anna was a live-in Assistant back in , and she went with Laura to Trosly to meet Jean Vanier. Anna longs to get back to the Wellington Free Ambulance, where she s a paramedic. Requests Leighanne s requesting a volunteer piano teacher. Is this a skill that you have that you d like to pass along? If so, give Leighanne a call at Arahata House at We need stories! Val Roberts is currently compiling good stories and anecdotes with the Core Members, their families and friends to go in each Core Member s Life Book. However, we re really lacking some interesting, fun or quirky stories. If you have a great story or reflection about a Core Member, give Val a ring at: or her at: val.roberts@xtra.co.nz. Each Core Member has to give permission for any story to be used in their book of course.

5 Karaoke Night (7 May, 2016 Our Lady of Kapiti New Church Fundraiser) Kim, Tamzin and all from L Arche hogged the stage at Karaoke Night at Coast Community Church last Saturday. It was a blast!

6 Happy Mother s Day!!! Above: Arahata House was invited to Levin for Mother s Day to visit with Leighanne and her mum, Irene. Below. Leighanne presents a beautiful, framed watercolour painting that she did for her mum. Julie went to visit her mum s grave, and Tam saw her mum as well. Our hearts go out to Kim and Stephen this year, as it was their first year without their mums. Opposite page: Leighanne displaying her various Special Olympics medals over the years her main event in the pool was the 50m backstroke!

7 Stephen in IHC Art Awards! Congratulations to Stephen his artwork has been selected to be one of the 100 finalists in the IHC Art Awards. The original piece has been shipped to Wellington for further judging. Good luck Stephen. And a big congratulations to all the Core Members who submitted fabulous pieces of artwork this year!

8 Look who s marching in the parade! Stephen s ANZAC Day Pics

9 Arahata House had a lovely dinner visit from Ewen and Gillian Laurenson a week ago. Surprise, surprise Kim vacuuming in the background :) May Birthdays: 21st: Brenda Crooks 22nd:Noeline Waller 24th: Peter Andrews 25th: Catherine Carruthers May anniversaries: Christopher Windust (2015) Candice Wilson and Niza Wilson-Chirwa (2014) Want to Give But Don t Know How? We first and foremost need lots of prayer. We also love people to give their time and get to know us at L Arche Kapiti, as friendship is the best gift of all. If you want to give a financial gift, we d appreciate contributions to our bank account via internet banking: Thank you for your support!