L'Arche Adelaide

12/03/2026

A beautiful day for our picnic at Bailey Reserve, Clarence Gardens last Saturday 🌻 Happy birthday to Adam and Jenni who are both celebrating birthdays this month 🎂

07/03/2026

⭐️L'ARCHE ADELAIDE'S ART PROJECT ⭐️
🎨 We are seeking expressions of interest from people with intellectual disabilities to participate in our art workshops and exhibitions in 2026.
🎨 The theme of the project is COMMUNITY IN DIVERSITY: “LIFE AS I SEE IT”. Can you paint a picture of `What makes you happy?’ ‘Life through your eyes?’ L’Arche Adelaide would love to help you paint a picture and then exhibit it for you!
🎨 Our first art exhibition will be a part of the South Australian Living Artists (SALA) Festival, for the duration of the month of August 2026 at Pilgrim Uniting Church in Adelaide’s City Centre.
🎨 We will be holding workshops between now and July 2026 where budding artists will work on their paintings with the support and materials they need.
🎨 We held our first workshop during the January community weekend (see photos of a couple of paintings from this workshop). It's exciting to have an upcoming workshop on the Yorke Peninsula in April. The next Adelaide workshop will be held on Saturday 16th May at Adelaide West Uniting Church, Sir Donald Bradman Dr, Brooklyn Park.
🎨 We're excited to have other L'Arche communities around Australia participating too!
🎨 For those who can't or don't want to attend a group workshop we’re going to make available art materials for people to complete their artworks privately or with their own art group.
🎨 Please email larchadelaide@gmail.com to receive an Expression of Interest form. Completed forms need to be returned by Sunday 31st May 2026.
🎨 For more information about the Art Project please contact David Baker (Art Project Facilitator): Email: mataro.road@bigpond.com.

25/02/2026

You are invited to our first gathering for the year 🤗 We will be enjoying a shared picnic lunch with some games afterwards. 🌳🧺
WHEN: Saturday 7th March, 12pm onwards
WHERE: Bailey Reserve, Neville Ave, Clarence Gardens. We will aim to set up in the picnic area near the playground.
WHAT TO BRING: A plate of food to share, byo drinks, a picnic chair or rug, and you're welcome to bring any games suitable for playing in a park (we will have a petanque set there on the day).
RSVP & INFO: Email larchadelaide@gmail.com

18/02/2026

Today, our L’Arche community begins the season of Lent together on this Ash Wednesday.

In L'Arche, we are reminded that we walk this journey side by side, people with and without disabilities, assistants, core members, friends, and families, all equal in our need for support, mercy, and belonging.

As we receive ashes, we hear the words: “Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.”
These words are not about shame. They are about truth. We are fragile. We are human. We depend on one another. And we are deeply loved by God.

Lent invites us to slow down.
To listen more carefully.
To forgive more freely.
To make space in our hearts for tenderness and compassion.

In our homes, this may look simple, sharing a meal, lighting a candle, praying together, laughing around the table, or sitting quietly with someone who needs comfort. These small acts of faithfulness are the heart of our life together.

May this Lenten season be a time of renewal for our whole community.
May we grow in patience with one another.
May we discover again the gift of belonging.
May we walk gently with each other toward Easter hope.

With gratitude for each member of our L’Arche family, we begin this journey together.

03/02/2026

Our annual community weekend was a wonderful time of sharing, discussion, creativity, art, worship, celebration, fun, games and great food. A big thanks to the organising committee, our catering coordinator and everyone who helped out before and during the weekend! 👏👏 Lovely to welcome those who we haven't seen for a while 🥰 Looking forward to a year of many blessings 🙏

16/01/2026

Please see the link to the L'Arche Australia Board Annual Report ...

Dear L'Arche Australia friends and members

Please find below the link to the L’Arche Australia Board Annual Report – December 2025.

https://www.larche.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/National-Board-Annual-Report-Dec-2025-FINAL.pdf

This report reflects a year of shared commitment, faith, and service, grounded in the heart of the L’Arche mission: building communities where people with and without intellectual disabilities share life together, with dignity, respect, and belonging.

As we look ahead, we carry a renewed sense of hope and gratitude. We look forward to continuing this journey together in peace and joy, supporting one another and remaining faithful to the values that unite us.

Thank you to everyone who has contributed to this work and to our shared mission.

07/01/2026

Our annual community weekend is only 10 days away, on Saturday 17th & Sunday 18th 🤗 You are welcome to attend all or part of the weekend. For catering purposes, please rsvp as soon as possible. More details in the post below, or you are welcome to email larchadelaide@gmail.com if you have any queries.

We are looking forward to our 2026 Annual Community Weekend - Saturday 17 (9am - 8:30pm) & Sunday 18 January (10am - 2:30pm) at St Francis of Assisi Anglican Church Hall, 835 South Rd, Clarence Gardens. You are welcome to come to all or part of the weekend. It’s always a great weekend of fellowship, discussion, creativity, music, worship, fun and games, and great food. We'd love you to promote this weekend to groups, friends and family.
A promotional flyer is at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1int0UjcgbvMJ2PKnAdOdFzQ4iatfxgN3/view?usp=sharing
The programme is at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-OIu1IHYqs_-QFuHhD1KU_9R1NW8XEuN/view?usp=sharing

07/01/2026

It's not long to our art project's first workshop on Saturday 17th January; please see details in the original post. We welcome all those who would like to participate.

⭐️L'ARCHE ADELAIDE'S ART PROJECT ⭐️
🎨 We are seeking expressions of interest from people with intellectual disabilities to participate in our art workshops and exhibitions in 2026.
🎨 The theme of the project is COMMUNITY IN DIVERSITY: “LIFE AS I SEE IT”. Can you paint a picture of `What makes you happy?’ ‘Life through your eyes?’ L’Arche Adelaide would love to help you paint a picture and then exhibit it for you!
🎨 Our first art exhibition will be a part of the South Australian Living Artists (SALA) Festival, for the duration of the month of August 2026. It will be held at Pilgrim Uniting Church in Adelaide’s city centre.
🎨 We will be holding several group workshops between January and July 2026 where budding artists will work on their paintings with the support and materials they need.
🎨 The first workshop will be held during our community weekend on Saturday 17th January, 1.30-4pm at St Francis of Assisi Church Hall, 835 South Road, Clarence Gardens. For those who can't or don't want to attend a group workshop we’re going to make available art materials for people to complete their artworks privately or with their own art group.
🎨 Please email larchadelaide@gmail.com to receive an Expression of Interest form. Completed forms need to be returned by Saturday 10th January 2026.
🎨 For more information about the Art Project please contact David Baker (Art Project Facilitator): Email: mataro.road@bigpond.com.

31/12/2025

Happy New Year everyone 🎊 wishing you peace, love & joy for 2026 🥰

As we step into this new year, we give thanks for the friendships, shared moments, and simple joys that make our communities a home. May the year ahead be filled with hope, belonging, compassion, and love for one another. Wishing you peace, joy, and many beautiful moments together in the year to come.

L'Arche Australia

25/12/2025

Merry Christmas to our L'Arche Adelaide community ❤️ Wishing you peace, joy & love ❤️

Merry Christmas to all L’Arche communities across Australia and around the world.
May this special season be filled with peace, joy, love, and togetherness. We give thanks for the gift of community and friendship, and we wish you all a Christmas filled with hope and gentle moments shared with one another.

15/12/2025

We are deeply saddened by what happened at Bondi Beach. Our hearts are with everyone affected, the victims, their families, and the wider community.

In moments like this, we stand together in grief, compassion, and solidarity.

We stand with all the people impacted, and we send our love, strength, and support during this difficult time.

30/11/2025

Today the L'Arche Adelaide community shared worship with the St Francis of Assisi Anglican community, celebrating the beginning of Advent. The first candle on the Advent wreath was lit, and it symbolises HOPE 🕯 (Mark, our community member is 3rd from the left in this photo).
We'd like to take this opportunity to wish you a blessed Christmas and that it offers you an opportunity to celebrate the birth of Christ. Amidst all the hustle and bustle that so often seems to accompany this time of year, remember those for whom Christmas will be a difficult time - those grieving, sick or alone. If you are one who prays, then pause and pray - and perhaps, if possible, offer help, and make this Christmas just a little less sorrowful. 🙏