Thank You For A Successful Open Day 

Thank you to those who came along to our Open Day last Friday. Look at all the generous donations we received for our raffle sale. We are touched by the amount of support from our friends and family which made it such a special day. 

 It was great to see so many familiar faces and we are pleased to have met some new friends too. 
We are well on our way to reaching our fundraising goal of attending the L'Arche Jubilee in July. 
Our grand total for the day was £551.27!
Thank you to everyone who helped make it happen. 

If you are interesting in making a donation towards our attendance of L'Arche Jubilee or would like more information on what it is please contact the  Holly at: holly.hiles@larche.org.uk
or tel: 01463239615   

We look forward to hosting another open day in the near future, until then keep checking out our blog for upcoming events.   

Our Easter Holidays

Thank you to all who attended out Easter Celebrations.
We began with the Footwashing ceremony at Ness Bank church on Maundy Thursday. Rev. Fiona Smith joined us for our feast and we are grateful for her hospitality in the church hall. Alison Francis; a volunteer and long term friend of L'Arche Inverness helped prepare for the day and we are ever so thankful.
The Stations Of The Cross followed on good Friday with Syd playing the role of Jesus. We had a gorgeous warm and sunny day for the occasion which made the walk around Braerannoch's garden all the more enjoyable. Anne Richter; an assistant in Brae, set up our prayer space very beautifully as you can see in the the picture.
Easter Sunday was a huge success and again the weather was absolutely gorgeous. We had a great turn out of friends and family and enjoyed singing, dancing and playing games. The highlight of the day was taking part in our Easter Egg hunt where little handmade Rabbits were found; kindly donated to us by the Knitting Ladies from St Mary's in Beauly.  We hope everyone Enjoyed their Easter.
 

Sad news as we say goodbye to a dear friend

It is a sad time for L'Arche Inverness as we say goodbye to our dear friend Barbara Wilson.
Barbara sadly passed away on Saturday 22nd March 2014.

Barbara had been admitted to hospital for some treatment and while it had always been our intention to welcome her back home unfortunately it was not to be the case. We are to be comforted by the fact the staff at the hospital were amazing, they looked after Barbara's every need in such a compassionate manner and welcomed family and friends at all times.

Barbara in latter days was never alone in hospital;she was surrounded by family, friends and community members day and night. Those who knew and loved her well supported her throughout the last days of her life.  

Barbara had been a member of L'Arche Inverness since 1986 and will be sadly missed by all.

Mactalla will be hosting a story telling on Tuesday 1st April at 7pm.
All those who wish to pay their respects may do so during the evening. 
The funeral will take place at the Inverness Cathedral Wednesday 2nd April at 11am. Followed by internment at Alness Cemetery at 1pm. 
A light buffet lunch will be served at Mactalla; please feel free to arrive any point after the service.  

For further information please phone main office for details.