The first delivery of structural steel has arrived!

Now the construction crew will assemble the beams like an erector set, fastening and tightening the bolts, and eventually welding them into place. By the end of the week we should be able to see significant progress in the framework of our building.

This Sunday, we are having a congregation-wide “beam signing.” JRC members have been invited to write their names, messages, blessings, etc. on one of the steel beams before it is installed for posterity. True to form we never pass up an opportunity to gather together for ritual purposes…