News & Announcements
In addition to listening to announcements following Meeting for Worship, Friends in Ithaca Monthly Meeting tend to rely on three sources of information in order to stay in touch with all the happenings related to our community:
- The newsletter. The monthly newsletter is printed and distributed at Meeting for Worship—most often on the last Sunday of a month, but occasionally the timing works out such that it is the first Sunday.
- The listserv. The listserv can serve as a more timely source of information about meeting events than the newsletter.
- Marilyn’s list.For broader postings relating to peace and social action concerns in the community, meeting has relied on Marilyn Ray’s mailing list. To join Marilyn’s list, contact Marilyn at mlr17@cornell.edu.
News Archive
 | Stained Glass Design May 24th, 2011 | Tony is presenting his design for the stained glass in the front hall window. He writes "I tried to keep the design from being deliberately 'pretty' or overly decorative, but rather to try and capture what I hold dear about our community." more » |
| First meeting in the new Meetinghouse April 7th, 2011 | On Monday the City of Ithaca building inspector approved our Certificate of Occupancy. I didn't report this on Monday because he also said... more » | |
| Moving in! April 9th. April 3rd, 2011 | ||
| Contractor Begins Work October 10th, 2010 | The construction contract with Latipac was signed on September 20 and work is well underway. Electricity is turned on and temporary stairs are in place between the first and second floors. After removing the flooring in the kitchen and first floor bathroom areas it became apparent that rather than attempting to repair the existing floor structure, it made more sense to simply remove that existing structure and pour new concrete slabs. more » | |
| Meetinghouse Project Budget September 16th, 2010 | ||
| Options to narrow the project August 29th, 2010 | We now have updated construction costs and a complete project budget. The expenses for the project exceed our available funds but we have options for scaling back the scope of the project to bring expenses in line with income. See details in the document Meetinghouse Project Finances more » | |
 | New Meetinghouse Benefit Concert August 14th, 2010 | |
| Quaker Retreat 2010, Aug 28-31 August 14th, 2010 | ||
| Trustees Report June 24th, 2010 | Pledges are at $265,000 toward our goal of $350,000. Trustees approved moving forward with a minimal "warming" kitchen though changes are possible. We discussed fundraising event ideas in general and the Benefit Concert scheduled for Sept. 18 in particular. The interior demolition on the Meetinghouse is moving along. | |
| Demolition update Thursday, June 18 June 18th, 2010 | The interior dividers in what will be the meeting room are gone, and it’s possible to imagine it as a meeting room now. What remains to be done? The back part of the first floor, and the whole second floor. Demolition offers a rare and valuable form of fellowship. I saw our Treasurer take a sledgehammer to a pile of masonry like a superhero. I saw seven-year-olds tearing into drywall. ("Be careful there," a child in my First Day School class warned me solemnly from the other side of a wall. "There are wires in there.") more » |
