L’Arche North Carolina

Accessible Yoga
2021-07-13 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York)
All are welcome to join us for this inclusive and accessible yoga session. Take a break during your day and join with friends from L’Arche North Carolina (USA) and L’Arche Fredericton (Canada).

We are grateful to Sarah Henderson for leading this inclusive and accessible yoga session.

https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAldu6hrjsqGNyAGLajN8VQBcJ80Rijd2ie

commUNITY karaoke - Summer Fun!
2021-06-24 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
Join L’Arche Frederick, L’Arche Long Island, and L’Arche North Carolina for a fun-filled musical evening on Zoom!
The theme for the evening is SUMMER BEACH FUN. For fun, you’re welcome to come in your favorite Hawaiian shirt, beach hat, and/or sunglasses! All are welcome to attend this Solidarity Social. We ask that participants attend with any supports needed so that all might engage fully. If there are any accommodations that we might offer, please email info@larchenc.org.

Y'all Belong Here: an inclusive sacred space
2021-06-16 14:00 - 14:40 (America/New_York)
All are welcome to join us for a 40-minute interfaith virtual prayer service on Wednesday, June 16 at 2pm EST. This inclusive gathering is hosted by L’Arche Atlanta and L’Arche North Carolina. We’ll lead some reflections, and look forward to hearing your thoughts as well as we explore the theme of PEACE together.

Click here for Zoom link.

Cooking with Community - June 6 @ 3pm
2021-06-06 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
Online cooking class meets community gathering!
Join our Community Leader, Laura Steed Lorino, and her neighbor Kyla for a Zoom cooking class. No ovens or cooking experience needed. We will be making peanut butter power balls! Gather the ingredients below and join us Zoom. We will all make them together. Or, simply join us on the Zoom for fun, laughter, and community.
Click here for Zoom link.

Ingredients List:
1-1/2 cup quick oats
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/3 cup honey
1/4 cup mini milk chocolate chips*
1/4 cup mini m&m’s*
dash vanilla
*Can use 1/2 cup dark mini chocolate chips instead of 1/4 cup milk chocolate and 1/4 m&m’s for a healthier snack.

Y'All Belong Here: An Inclusive Sacred Space (on Zoom)
2021-05-19 14:00 - 14:30 (America/New_York)
All are welcome to join us for a 30-minute interfaith virtual prayer service on Wednesday, May 19 at 2pm EST. This inclusive gathering is hosted by L’Arche Atlanta and L’Arche North Carolina. We’ll lead some reflections, and look forward to hearing your thoughts as well as we explore hopefulness together.
All religious and/or non-faith traditions are welcome in this gathering.
May 19 Zoom link:
https://zoom.us/j/92222088822?pwd=[REDACTED]

May the FOURTH Be With You: CommUNITY Karaoke Event
2021-05-04 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York)
Join us for a fun-filled musical evening on Zoom.
We are partnering with L’Arche Frederick and L’Arche Long Island for a Solidarity Social of fun, laughter, and music!
Click here to register for this Zoom event.
The theme for the evening is STAR WARS — for fun, come in your favorite Star Wars or space attire.
All are welcome to attend! Come and make new friends and gather with the community.
Go to https://tinyurl.com/LarcheKaraoke sign up in advance to sing a song (advance sign-up is not required, but encouraged).
We ask that participants attend with any supports needed so that all might engage fully. If there are any accommodations that we might offer, please email info@larchenc.org

A Conversation about Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution
2021-04-12 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York)
Join us on Monday, April 12th, at 6:00pm EDT, for a panel discussion on the award-winning documentary, Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution. Our panelists, Heather Morgan, Rahsaan Ellison-Johnson, and Theo Latiolais will share from their experiences, talk about the intersections of theology and activism, and explore ways that communities like L’Arche might learn and grow from the examples provided in the film.
All are welcome to attend. Click here to register in advance for this Zoom event:

*Image from cripcamp.com
Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution is a 2020 American documentary film directed, written, and co-produced by Nicole Newnham and James LeBrecht. Barack and Michelle Obama serve as executive producers under their Higher Ground Productions banner. Crip Camp had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2020, where it won the Audience Award. It was released on March 25, 2020, by Netflix and received acclaim from critics. It has received an Academy Award nomination for Best Documentary Feature. Crip Camp also available to stream for free on YouTube, where it has over 140,000 views.
Watch the documentary for free on YouTube; Or, you can stream it on Netflix. *Please note, Crip Camp is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for “some language including sexual references.”
Meet our panelists:

Heather Morgan:
Heather Morgan is a pastor in Barrie, Ontario in Canada, an hour north of Toronto, where she is working on her master’s of divinity degree. She has two grown kids, and between them, they have seven wheelchairs. Heather has spent a lot of her life finding ways to not just survive with a disability, but to thrive, and is now working on ways of expanding those ideas in the church. In her free time, Heather likes to watch comedies on Netflix or go on runs with her husband Trevor in her racing chair.

Rahsaan Ellison-Johnson:
Rahsaan Ellison-Johnson currently serves as Associate Director of Services to Students with Disabilities at California State University, Sacramento. He received his B.A. in English with a minor in Ethnic Studies from the University of the Pacific in Stockton, CA. As an undergraduate student, Rahsaan was involved with several social justice student groups and identified his career path in Student Affairs. Rahsaan received his M.A. in Education from the University of the Pacific and acquired experience in Student Affairs in his roles as a Diversity Coordinator and Safe Zone Program Assistant in Multicultural Affairs, and as a Disability Service Provider, Academic Coach, Coordinator, and Assistant Director of Services for Students with Disabilities.

Theo Latiolais:

Theo Latiolais has served as the Director of External Affairs at L’Arche USA for the past two years. His primary focus is on spreading the word and raising awareness of L’Arche in the United States. He also helps support fundraising and recruitment efforts. He grew up in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa since his mother worked for the United Nations World Food Programme. He now lives in Portland, Oregon with his extremely talkative snowshoe cat. His passions include weightlifting, biking, playing guitar, home recording, and Popeye’s chicken sandwiches.

Black Disabled Lives Matter
2020-09-07 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Online at L’Arche NC Live or Facebook
In the 2020 uprising for for black lives, disabled activists are calling us back to the narratives of black disabled people within the movement of Black Lives Matter. On September 7, as part of on-going work within the board of L’Arche North Carolina towards dismantling white supremacy and broadening our commitment to anti-racism, we will center the work, activism, and ally ship for black disabled lives in a panel discussion between Mr Kendrick Kemp and the Rev Dr. Latonya McIver Penny. Join us!

Mr Kemp is a theologian, teacher, preacher, writer, father, disability consultant, and founder of Black Liberation Theology of Disability.

Dr. LaTonya McIver Penny is a wife, mom, daughter, pastor and Executive Director that loves to love, support, advocate with and for people of all abilities.

L'Arche Prayer Night
2019-09-10 19:00 - 20:00 UTC | The Catholic Community of St. Francis of Assisi, 11401 Leesville Rd., Raleigh, NC, 27613, United States

L'Arche Prayer Night
2019-05-02 18:00 - 19:00 UTC | Duke Memorial United Methodist Church, 504 W Chapel Hill St, Durham, NC, 27701, United States
Discover the spirituality of L’Arche by joining us for prayer night. We will reflect on God’s love with song, liturgy, art, and discussion. Prayer night is accessible for people with intellectual disabilities and open to anyone who wishes to learn more about L’Arche.

No RSVP is required! However, if you’d like to let us know you’re coming, visit our Facebook event, and share with your friends!
