IMM used to have a Pastoral Care Committee, a committee that assists individual Friends with whatever difficulties may stand in the way of living in the Spirit. Some Friends have been moved to do this care individually, but conversations in Nominating Committee and beyond suggest that we may be leaning towards doing something more along the lines of communal care again.

Nominating Committee would like to invite you to a conversation on the subject. This is not yet specific planning but gathering folks together for worship sharing. Showing up does not obligate you to participate in future planning/potential committees!

Please join us for worship sharing around the subject of pastoral care in Ithaca Monthly Meeting on Sunday January 31st at 9a before worship.

— Elizabeth Schneider

The start of 2020 seems far in the past. It was before covid-19 when travel was safe. For Angela it meant a chance to go to Florida for a visit with family, and also experience the warm sun. (Click to read more...)

— Garry Thomas

At his sentencing on October 15, in Federal Court in Brunswick, Georgia, Kings Bay Plowshares activist Patrick O’Neill told Judge Lisa Godbey Wood: “This court, by its refusal to consider the lawlessness of weapons of mass destruction, is essentially declaring the end of the world to be acceptable.” (Click to read more...)

Friends can join online Meeting for Worship using a computer, with or without a video camera, or by phone. Join online with this link or from your Zoom app with Meeting ID: 372 632 479 and password: friends. You can also join by phone by calling (929) 205-6099 and entering Meeting ID: 372 632 479 when prompted.

These instructions and more are available in the ithacamonthlymeeting.org site with a big “Connect to Meeting for Worship” button.CONNECT to Meeting for Worship

The Meeting’s Ad Hoc Working Group for Immigrant Support, Ambroise Lumanikio Nganyinoko and Moon Woolf are happy to announce the birth of Damian Ambroise Ngayimoko-Woolf, who was born on December 12 at 11:25p. Ambroise, as many in the Meeting will remember, is the Congolese refugee who lived in the Burtt House for several years, beginning in 2013, upon his release for from the Federal Detention Facility in Batavia, NY. He is still in the process of seeking political asylum with the help of the local chapter of Amnesty International and the Working Group of the Meeting.

The Working Group, with the help of Mary Balfour, has set up an account with Jillian’s Drawers to begin diaper service for Moon Woolf. If members of the Meeting would like to help, they can send checks to Mary Balfour, 26 Lake Shore Road, Lansing, NY 14882. For details, please email mbalfour123@gmail.com. Her Venmo account is: @Mary-Balfour.

— Garry Thomas and Mary Balfour

The minutes from Meeting for Worship with Attention to Business can be found on the right-side column of our website. The minutes from December are here.

Join Friends to watch a brief QuakerSpeak video and discuss what you watched. This week, we will be watching "My Journey as a Transgender Quaker."

IMM Guys’ Lunch

A time together for Quaker men and people who don’t mind talking to them. Bring your lunch and enjoy fellowship.

Join Friends to watch a brief QuakerSpeak video and discuss what you watched.

Women’s Fellowship is Zooming

Bring your knitting, wear your best sweatpants... or not... and join us for an informal hangout. Hope to see you there!

Join us for worship sharing on pastoral care in Ithaca Monthly Meeting. For more information, See lead article, above.

Women’s Chair Yoga now by Zoom

This long-running group, which met for years at the meetinghouse, now runs on Zoom, making it more accessible than ever. To join in, email <jaihari10@gmail.com> The group is about half Friends and half neighbors, nurturing the Inner Light. No yoga experience required. There is a sliding-scale fee. For more info or questions, Nancy Gabriel, 607-339-7123; ntg2@cornell.edu.