“True silence is the rest of the mind; and is to the spirit, what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment.”

Don’t pass up the dish-to-pass

Friends, please note we are gathering to share food once again. The next dish-to-pass (post MfW brunch) is on the calendar for October 2nd at the Third Street Meetinghouse. Please check the listserv for further information.

Preparing for the “Hear” After: Writing Your Memorial Minute

Friends, save the date for Monday, November 14th.

New York Yearly Meeting—and our Farmington-Scipio Regional Meeting especially—has suffered painful losses recently. This makes this workshop feel all the more relevant and timely.

Barbara Chase, Bronwyn Mohlke, Gina Varrichio, and Melanie-Claire Mallison invite you to a one evening workshop on “Preparing for the ‘Hear’ After: Writing Your Memorial Minute” (PHA:WYMM)—to be held over zoom on Monday, November 14th. We will start with a half hour of open worship beginning at 6:30pm, and then move into the PHA:WYMM session at 7:00.

We will discuss what we like to hear in a Memorial Minute, use some questions to begin to create our own Memorial Minute, and perhaps share favorite Memorial Minutes we’ve read. We'll then move into small chat rooms to talk about our draft documents or whatever concerns or cares arise. Finally, we will come together again to wrap up. Our intention is to end at 9:00 p.m., but some of us are willing to stay and discuss Memorial Minutes for as long as folks want! (Well, within reason....)

Please sign up by Thursday, November 10th, so we know who to expect, and can send you the zoom information and advance materials:

Join us for what promises to be an engaging and enlightening conversation on the “hear” after!

— PHA:WYMM Coordinators: Barbara Chase,

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

Join Friends to watch a brief QuakerSpeak video and discuss what you watched. In person at the Third Street Meetinghouse or through Zoom. You can also join by phone by calling (929) 205-6099 and entering Meeting ID when prompted.

This committee meeting is open to all who would like to attend. Please feel free to come and bring your own concerns or interests. At this time we are meeting via Zoom; use the gray button below or:

Meeting ID: 891 7172 6300

Passcode: earthcare

You can also join by phone by calling (929) 205-6099 and entering Meeting ID when prompted.

Men’s Fellowship

First Thursdays, Friends, join us at Ithaca Bakery! Quaker men—and anyone who wants to hang out with Quaker men—are warmly invited.

Please send agenda items to the Clerk by the preceding Monday. (Contact information is at the bottom of this newsletter.)

Women’s Fellowship

Please join us every third Friday evening for a friendly, informal gathering. We are back to meeting in person. The current plan is to again gather in the Meetinghouse courtyard, but please check the listserv or contact Kris Altucher to confirm. Bring knitting or snacks... or not!

Join Friends to watch a brief QuakerSpeak video and discuss what you watched. In person at the Third Street Meetinghouse or through Zoom. You can also join by phone by calling (929) 205-6099 and entering Meeting ID when prompted.

This is an “open” committee, meaning that all are welcome; participation does not go through the Nominating Committee process. Please feel free to come and bring your own concerns or interests. At this time we are meeting via Zoom; use the gray button below or: 

You can also join by phone by calling (929) 205-6099 and entering Meeting ID when prompted. If you have any questions, please call Elizabeth Schneider 607-351-0057.

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.