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October 2026 - Issue #12

We welcome Jim Gordon, Home Manager

We are delighted that Jim has joined the staff at Circle Home, taking on the role of Home Manager. He has a Masters degree in Gerontology and a BA in Aging Services. He was a hospice in-home volunteer for over ten years, and has worked in an array of house manager positions for Family Inc., Ulster ARC and other groups. He is currently board chairman of the Ulster County Resource Recovery Agency, and was a long time journalist in the Hudson Valley.

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We say goodbye and thank you to Teri Payne, who has been our part-time Bookkeeper and Administrator for over eighteen months, working with the Finance Committee and our Treasurer as well as with everyone at Circle Home. She was very involved in the re-opening of Circle Home last December, and actively supports the vision and goals of Circle of Friends for the Dying. We wish her well as she moves on to new ventures.

We say thank you to Pamela

Pamela Timmins has served on the Circle of Friends for the Dying Board of Directors since July 2025. In September of this year she has decided to step down. She continues to volunteer with the Outreach Committee, providing information and connecting our community with Circle Home. Pamela is currently a facilitator for the monthly CFD Death Cafés. We thank her for her service on the Board and her continued work as a volunteer.

Circle Home Info Session

Tuesday, October 20th

5:00-6:30pm

100 Wurts Street, Kingston

Tour Jim and Lisa's Circle Home to learn more about who we are, what we do, how we do it, and the many ways you can support our mission of bringing compassionate, end-of-life care to those who need it.

Volunteer and learn skills that will enrich your own life, engage in your community and help others.

Circle Home Foyer

Please email volunteer@circlehome.org if you would like to come, so we have an idea of numbers. Thank you.

CFD Book Group Meeting

1:00-2:30pm

Wednesday, October 14th

at Jim & Lisa’s Circle Home

100 Wurts St

The book to be discussed at this meeting will be We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman.

To participate in this free program, please call or text Heidi Washburn at (845) 399-6274 at least two days before the meeting in order to attend. Come and enjoy the community of other book lovers! All participants are expected to have read the book so that each of us will be able to engage in the discussion.

CFD Death Café

Saturday October 17th

1:30-3:00pm

UUCC, Unitarian Universalists Catskill Congregation

474 Broadway, Kingston

All are welcome for light refreshments at CFD Death Cafés. These are monthly gatherings where participants can relax in a community setting, where we eat treats, drink tea or coffee, and have facilitated conversations around dying and death. The café environment provides confidentiality for shared personal thoughts regarding the end of life. A Death Café is a group-directed conversation with no agenda or objectives. It is a discussion group, not a grief support or counseling session.

Admission is free, but we ask you to register in advance by clicking button below

Click here to register for the CFD Death Café on October 17th

Peace of Mind for Life

Monday, October 19th

Woodstock Library, Dixon Avenue

1:30-3:00pm

Peace of Mind for Life is designed to engage everyone in conversations about end-of-life care choices. The intention is for every person, regardless of age or health status, to make well-informed choices and to complete their Advance Directives. The photo on right shows recent participants with Laurie Schwartz (far right) Facilitator

The program is free but we ask that you register beforehand so we know the number of participants.

Click Here for more Information on Advance Directives Workshops and to register for Monday, October 19th

Click here to register for the three Caregiver Training sessions

Volunteers and Sponsors needed!

We are hosting our first annual golf tournament fundraiser at Stone Dock Golf Course on June 7, 2027. We need volunteers to help with the planning and assistance on the day (perks will be supplied!).

We also need local businesses to sponsor this event. If you or someone you know would like to support our mission, please reach out! You can email or call:

volunteer@circlehome.org or call 845 802 0970

Circle of Friends for the Dying, Inc. | 100 Wurts Street | Kingston, NY 12401 US

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