Our Calendar
Our event calendar is looking a little bare at the moment. Do you have an event that you'd like to add to the calendar? Please let us know!
Talk: Dr. Kevin Walsh DDS
The Rotary Club Wolfville - Mud Creek is hosting a talk at our building. Attend and be inspired by hearing from this amazing individual!
Image description: A person stands on the snow wearing full winter gear, including goggles, a face covering, and large hiking boots. The words "Save the Date, Mud Creek Rotary, Thursday, May 9 , 2024, L'Arche, second floor 7:00AM, Dr. Kevin Walsh DDS" hover over the photo in cartoon sky and clouds. Below the image, text reads, "To date, he has summited five of the Seven Summits, the highest mountains on each of the sevon traditional continents. Left to conquer are Mount Elbrus in Russia and Carstensz Pyramid in Indonesia. In December 2023, he summited Mount Vinson in Antarctica. Join us as he shares his adventure "
Access Awareness Week
The Partnership for Access Awareness Nova Scotia committee, also known as "PAANS" committee is excited to host the 38th Access Awareness Week in Nova Scotia from May 26th to June 1st, 2024. This year's theme is "Communities for All: Taking Action on Access Awareness."
For 37 years, Nova Scotians have organized community events during Access Awareness Week to bring attention to the importance of removing barriers for people with disabilities. Through public awareness, community partnerships education and dialogue, Access Awareness Week aims to foster an environment of equal participation for persons with disabilities.
To learn more, please visit the website for the host of this event, the Nova Scotia League for Equal Opportunities.
*Please note: L’Arche Homefires is not an organizing partner or host of this event. Please direct any questions to the organizing group in question by visiting this website: https://nsleo.com/access-awareness-week-nova-scotia/
Access Wolfville Open House
Stop by the Community Room at L'Arche Homefires between 5pm and 6:30pm on Monday, May 27 to learn about the social model of disability, to celebrate we have made and to help us identify barriers that still need our attention.
This is an event filled with interactive learning, sharing, snacks and surprises.
The theme for Access Awareness Week is Communities for All - Taking Action on Access Awareness so join us and share your ideas, insights and lived experience to help us make Wolfville more accessible!
*Please note: L’Arche Homefires is not an organizing partner or host of this event. Please direct any questions to the organizing group in question by visiting the event post or using the contact info below:
Contact:
Barb Shaw
Manager of Communications and Strategic Initiatives
902 679-9124 | Email
Open House - Apple Blossom Festival Event
We’re hosting an Open House to engage the community, develop friendships and celebrate our achievements. If you have never been to our building before or if you are interested in learning more about what we do, please RSVP and join us!
L'Arche Atlantic's Online Art Show: Creative Melody
Please join us Friday, May 3, at 12:30pm Atlantic Time for a simple closing celebration. We'll look back on the art that's been shared, and meet some of the artists who created it.
Everyone is welcome!
Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83692416084
Image description: A pink background with a title in dark blue font reads, "Creative Melody L'Arche Atlantic's Online Art Show." Four images of colourful art are in a row with the title, "Everyone Welcome" placed overtop of the images. The text underneath the images reads, “Join us for a closing celebration of this incredible month of art! We’ll look back at the art we shared and meet some of the artists who created it! Friday, May 3 at 12:30pm Atlantic Time on Zoom, https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83692416084.”
Autism Acceptance Month Flag Raising
What: Autism Acceptance Month Flag Raising
Where: County of Kings Municipal Complex (181 Coldbrook Village Park Drive)
When: Tuesday, April 2nd @ 2pm
April is Autism Acceptance Month, and to help kick it off Autism Nova Scotia will be raising our flag at the County of Kings!
We invite you to join us on Tuesday, April 2nd at 2PM as we celebrate the beginning of this meaningful month.
This is both an indoor and outdoor event, so please dress for the weather! Light refreshments will be available.
*Please note: L’Arche Homefires is not an organizing partner or host of this event. Please direct any questions to the organizing group in question by visiting the event post: https://www.facebook.com/AnnapolisValleyChapter/posts/pfbid0naeV5B7xadtAz2buTFV8JswCbvFTJuFuBr611RvuTaXVYFQwqjZkhHzoH9e3k4YXl
World Down Syndrome Day Flag Raising and Proclamation
The ceremony will be held at 8:45 in the Municipality of the County of Kings council chambers at 181 Coldbrook Village Park Drive in Coldbrook.
Each year, on March 21st, we celebrate members of our families, as well as our communities, on this symbolic day. The date of March 21st (3/21) is chosen to represent the important date as Down syndrome, medically known as T21, is a third copy of the twenty first chromosome, meaning both are represented by 3/21.
A proclamation will be read, and a flag will be raised, to bring awareness to individuals living with Down syndrome, and to celebrate the important roles they play in our lives, as family members, friends, and contributing members of our community.
Read Proclamation by Mayor Muttart.
*Please note: L’Arche Homefires is not an organizing partner or host of this event. Please direct any questions to the organizing group in question by visiting the event post: Visit Facebook event page.
Community Gathering
This month’s community gathering focuses on the theme of Spring. Everyone is welcome to join. If you are not a part of community already and would like to come, please email development@larchehomefires.org.
Agenda:
▪ Welcome / outline of gathering agenda.
▪ Share the light moment
▪ An activity that brings people together
▪ Core-Values moment
▪ L’Arche Canada/International moment
▪ MAP highlight
▪ Appreciation shout out by Community Council
▪ Acknowledge the months birthdays, anniversaries, new core-members & assistants!
Neighbours' Meal with the Wolfville Area Inter-Church Council (WAICC)
No cost, all welcome!
We’ll share soup, bread & salad, and members of WAICC will offer short reflections on how the simple actions of a meal mirror the Christian life as they experience it in community.
When we gather, share food, and go out nourished to meet a world in need, we taste what it means to live the whole life of faith.
Advent Spiral Candle Lighting Ceremony
For more information about this event, please email as@alexandersociety.org or call 902-582-3888
Art Show
Location: L’Arche Homefires Community Hall
341 Main Street, Wolfville
You're cordially invited to the L'Arche Homefires Art Show, a celebration of creativity and community, taking place on Saturday, November 18. This event promises to be a visual feast and an opportunity to support a great cause.
