The Old South Village Pub’s house-made Yorkshire Pudding is topped with thinly sliced roasted beef, horseradish mayo and served with beef au jus. www.oldsouthpub.com Warm Beef Yorkies from the Old South Village Pub Directions Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Whisk together eggs and milk until they are foamy, and then mix with flour and salt. Do not overmix. Allow the batter to rest at room temperature for 30 minutes. Add about a teaspoon of fat to each cup of a muffin tin. Place the tin in the oven to heat for five to seven minutes. Fill each cup of the muffin tin to about half full, and return the tin to the oven for 10 to 12 minutes, or until the puddings are crisp and golden brown. Serve immediately, drizzled with remaining melted butter as desired. Recipe yields 12 Today, L’Arche London operates three houses in Byron and Westmount, each with four or five core members who are living with intellectual disabilities. Assistants live there too, offering support as needed and creating a home with the core members. “The homes are vibrant places of belonging where core members and assistants live together,” explains Mary Bee Creating a World Where Everyone Belongs Creating a world where everyone belongs is at the heart of L’Arche London and is front and center of everything they do. At L’Arche, people with and without intellectual disabilities live, work, and play together, discovering the gifts and abilities of one another and creating meaningful relationships and community connections. L’Arche London is part of the International Federation of L’Arche communities worldwide. Founded in France in 1964, there are now more than 150 L’Arche communities in over 38 countries, organized by zones and regions. L’Arche London is one of eight communities in the L’Arche Ontario region. In 1991, a small group of parents of children living with intellectual disability decided they wanted a L’Arche community in London. They began gathering to talk and dream, celebrate birthdays, and support one another. Over time, they welcomed other families to share meals, faith, and celebration. This core group continued meeting until they formed a board in 1994, and then in 1997, L’Arche London officially began with the opening of Cana, their first home.
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Haworth, Community Leader/Executive Director of L’Arche London. “It feels like family, with everyone contributing, living side by side, and using their unique gifts to create community.” L’Arche London also built the Gathering Place in Lambeth as a home for their offices and a place to offer dynamic programming that addresses the wider community need for programs that offer meaningful work and engagement for anyone living with intellectual disability. The Gathering Place has several music, art, drama, therapeutic movement, and cooking programs. A popular one is Monday Morning Music Club, a free, dynamic sing-along where everyone who wants gets to lead. The programs at L’Arche London are not only engaging, but they’re also innovative. The Bonjour Café was the first café in London founded and run by people with intellectual disabilities. It has recently reopened after a long closure due to COVID. L’Arche London also offers adult education and vocational programs, such as Quest, TAYke Off!, Camp, and DISH that help people find community and develop life skills and leadership. L’Arche London’s impact goes beyond their homes and programs. They encourage their core members to engage with the larger community through several kinds of outings such as walks in local parks, participation in their church communities, seasonal events and markets, grocery shopping, and attending sports events, to name a few. Creating a world where everyone belongs means honouring the unique gifts of everyone with and without an intellectual disability and fostering relationships that acknowledge those gifts. “We know communities are better when the talents, experiences, and insights of people with intellectual disabilities are shared,” says Mary Bee. “L’Arche London wants to be a bold sign in the world that everyone belongs!” For more information about L’Arche London and its programs, visit www.larchelondon.ca, call 519-652-9778, or email office@ larchelondon.org. Photos courtesy of L’Arche London
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