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Wednesday Update -- December 18, 2024

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• Staples Orphenians Perform for Y’s Men Tomorrow
• No Y's Men Thursday Meetings December 26 and January 2   
• Upcoming Trip Announced by T&E Committee
• Westport......What's Happening: A Time for Helping
• Hoot Owls to Perform at Senior Center December 20
• Details Provided for January 7 Pequot Museum Trip
• Any Interest in Forming a Mindfulness Group?
• WPD Toy Drive Underway
• Your Unused Eyeglasses May Help Others See
• Y's Man Bud Martin Passes Away
• Y's Man Gary Cosgrave Passes Away at 82
• Seeking the Holiday Spirit in New York City

Staples Orphenians Perform for Y's Men Tomorrow

The Staples Orphenians will perform for Y's Men tomorrow in Church Sanctuary.

The Staples Orphenians, the elite vocal ensemble from Staples High School, will sing us into the holiday season tomorrow with a selection of musical highlights from last weekend's annual Candlelight Concert, as well as some traditional standards of the season.

They will perform in the Sanctuary of the Saugatuck Congregational Church beginning at 10:00 am tomorrow, Thursday, December 19.

Coffee, donuts and bagels will be served as usual in Hoskins Hall from 9:00 to 9:45 am, after which we will proceed up to the Sanctuary. No refreshments are allowed in the Sanctuary. There will be no business meeting.

No Thursday Morning Meetings on December 26 and January 2

After tomorrow's performance by the Staples Orphenians, the next Y's Men Thursday morning meeting will be January 9, 2025.

There will be no meetings on Thursday, December 26 and Thursday, January 2. We wish all Y's Men and their families Season's Greetings and a Happy New Year.

The Trips and Events Committee organizes numerous and varied outings

for the pleasure of club members.  Click the link for more info:

Tuesday, January 7 - The Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center

https://conta.cc/49rGC

Please check the T&E tab on the Y’s Men website for more information on listings

Westport......What's Happening: A Time for Helping Others

The holiday season is an important time to help those in Westport who are not as fortunate as we are. Jen discusses the many opportunities offered through local and town organizations to reach out and help those critically in need.

Hoot Owls to Perform at Senior Center December 20

The Y's Men Hoot Owls will perform a holiday show at the Westport Center for Senior Activities on Friday, December 20 at noon. To attend, sign up for the Holiday luncheon at the Center.

Additional information is available from Hoot Owls Chairman Bob Leng at leng_7@msn.com.

More Details Provided for January 7 Trip to Pequot Museum

A Y's Men trip to the Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center is planned for Tuesday, January 7. Participants are expected to arrive at the Museum, located in Mashantucket, Conn., about 10:30 am.

While information about the trip has been circulated, even more detailed material is provided by clicking here.

Any Interest in Forming an Activity in Mindfulness? 

Paul Epstein recently joined the Y’s Men and would like to start a mindfulness group.

He says that "there is a growing body of research on the benefits of mindfulness for health, healing, and happiness. If there’s enough interest, we can figure out the details together.

"For instance, we might start with a period of meditation followed by a discussion of various teachings. We could then end each session by exploring ways to integrate mindfulness into our daily lives."

He suggests that a first meeting could be held at his home. Paul has taught mindfulness for 50 years, including at the Westport Center for Senior Activities. He also is the author of Happiness through Meditation.

For more information and further discussion, contact Paul at epsteinmb@aol.com

Can You See This?

You may be able to read this, but many others can’t.

They need your help, and now it’s easy for you to give it to them.

 Please bring your unused glasses, whether prescription or just readers, and drop them in the donation box in Hoskins Hall during the coffee hour at tomorrow's morning meeting. Do it then because the Staples Orphenians will be performing at 10:00 am in the Church's sanctuary.

The more pairs you bring, the more people you help, so bring in those unused glasses, or you will have to answer to Jon Fox.

Y's Man Bud Martin Passes Away

Samuel "Bud" Martin, a Y's Man since 1999, passed away this past weekend. He would have been 100 this coming April. Bud was an engineer and a resident of Weston.

Any information about servces will be made available as soon as it is received.

Y's Man Gary Cosgrave Passes Away at 82

Y's Man Gary D. Cosgrave passed away on Monday, December 16. He was 82.

There will be an interment of Gary’s ashes at his family plot at Lakeview Cemetery in New Canaan on Saturday, February 8, at 10:30 am, followed by a celebration of his life at Rive Bistro in Westport from 11:30 am to 2:30 pm.

A full obituary of Gary in the Westport Journal may be read by clicking here.

Searching for the Holiday Spirit in New York City

Y's Man Warren Jahn (left) led Y's Men and guests on a New York City walk on Monday viewing many holiday decorations. With him are Sunil Mehra, Jay Dirnberger, Molly Alger, Julio Perez Fontan, Peter Donovan, and Stan Witkow.

Photo by Jason Dirnberger

Y's Men and guests were led on a walk by Y's Man Warren Jahn in New York City this past Monday "searching for the Holiday Spirit." They walked from the East Village to Rockefeller Center and on the Hi-Line to see some of New York's iconic Christmas decorations.