As some of you may know the L'Arche Inverness delegates for the International General Assembly in Atlanta have now been confirmed as Holly Hiles and Tracey O'Mara.
The L'Arche International General Assembly runs only every four years and is going to be held on June 1st - 10th in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. This is an important meeting for all L'Arche communities throughout the world as it gives all the delegates an opportunity to:
- Experience many different languages, religion/ cultures
and encounter celebrations of work and discovery.
This meeting is a very important part of our community's commitment & belonging to L'Arche International. For those who may not know where Atlanta is; there is a map below with Atlanta marked with a red star!
As you can see Holly and Tracey will be travelling many, many miles away...
This meeting will mark an important time of transition for the International Federation as it will be a reviewing the years past and the management, adopt a new mandate, appoint new leadership and board members as well as establishing it's new constitution.
Throughout the 10 days there will be time for the delegates to meet each other and also interact with people and places in Atlanta - the birthplace of Martin Luther King Jr - the youngest man to ever receive the Nobel Peace Prize!
So... Last week our community held a gathering in Braerannoch to begin gathering the information for our delegates (Holly and Tracey) to present at the meeting. Holly prepared a very interesting and accessible slideshow presentation for all of us to ponder over which led to the following questions:
- What makes you happy in L'Arche?
- What is the gift of L'Arche around the world?
- Please draw or paint what is good in L'Arche?
We as a community hope now to gather enough feedback to begin the preparations for the meeting. We are also going to begin fundraising for part of this trip, so if anyone would like to help or donate money - please contact Amy/ Holly our main office on 01463 239615.
Love the new look blog. Also had such a big smile when I scrolled down and saw Dr King. Such an inspirational man. It kind of got me thinking about how inspiring the people of L'arche are also. And how those who dare to dream can make a difference. Also love this: "LOVE DOESN'T MEAN DOING EXTRAORDINARY OR HEROIC THINGS. IT MEANS KNOWING HOW TO DO ORDINARY THINGS WITH TENDERNESS." - Jean Vanier.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your comment David! It is nice to know that you are still keeping in touch with the community... We hope that things are going well for you!
ReplyDeleteStill at Kilravock Castle out Nairn sort of direction. If any L'arche folks fancy a day in the country they would be most welcome. Hope the community has an awesome year. :-)
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