Dear Friends ~

Happy 2016!! My wishes for all of you is that you stay healthy and hardy in the coming year. Please listen to your bodies and your doctors. If the they disagree remember that a second opinion is always an option. I pray that the coming year be filled with laughter, love and light. It’s hard to believe in the midst of winter that the days are growing longer but it’s true. Join us for lunch whenever you are able. We will be here. Even if the weather is bleak you will find your friends and conversation and soup! There’s a little haven of simple pleasures when you attend the Fellowship on Wednesdays. Enjoying a meal together and chat-ting with friends is so important. I see how you connect and lift each other up with your shared experiences. We have a lovely lineup for January and February that will stimulate your mind and your passions. We’ll celebrate January and February birthdays as well the 100th anniversary of our National Parks Service. Mardi Gras will be festive with beads and jazz and New Orleans-inspired food. And we have two movies lined up focus-ing on the joy of growing older and wiser.

Here’s to a terrific New Year and new adventures with the 60+.

Love and blessings, Colleen

Marble 60+ Fellowship 2016 January/February Newsletter

WEDNESDAY EVENT

HIGHLIGHTS

Jan 6 Happy New Year!

January Series: Stephen Ritz

(starts at 12:30)

Jan 13 January Series: David Brooks

(starts at 12:30)

Jan 20 January Series: Jere L. Krakow

(starts at 12:30)

Jan 27 Movie:

The Second Best Exotic

Marigold Hotel (starts at 12:30)

Feb 3 Mardi Gras!

Feb 10 Ash Wednesday Worship Service

Feb 17 Performer Scott Baker

Feb 24 Movie: Iris

(starts at 12:30)

BLESSINGS FOR

A BOUNTIFUL AND HEALTHY

2016!

Calvin College January Speaker Series: All Church Event

Weekdays, Jan 6 - 26 12:30-1:30pm

From January 6 until January 26, Marble will host live webcasts from Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Calvin College, a top-ranked Christian liberal arts college, engages experts and prominent speakers for one of the leading lecture/cultural arts series in the coun-try. Topics range from global health and interfaith leadership, to social justice, cyber security, autism and the future of Russia. These webcasts in the Marble Loft are open to the public. (See brochure for full lineup of speakers and topics.)

On Wednesdays, 60+ will host the webcasts. Soup ($7) will be served from 11:45am-12:30pm. Marble ministers will join us to intro-duce the series. We have three top-notch speakers scheduled for Wednesdays in January. (See Page 3 for the listing of the Wed. topics.) There will be a brief in-house talkback after each webcast.

Beginning Bridge Class Weds, Jan 6 & 20 1:30-2:30pm Weds, Feb 3 & 17 2:00-3:30pm

Carol Davies-Gross teaches the fundamen-

tals of bridge to enthusiastic beginners. No

registration necessary. Materials provided.

CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS

Monthly Book Club

Paula Hazlewood’s book club will be on hia-

tus during January and February. Please

speak to Paula about your suggestions for

novels and non-fiction works that interest

you. The group will resume meeting once a

month when the weather is warmer.

Knitting & Crochet Class Weds, Jan 13 & 27 1:30-2:30pm Weds, Feb 10 & 24 2:00-3:00pm

Neila Pierre teaches knitting and crochet to all

levels. No registration necessary. Please bring

your own materials. (Limited yarn available.)

Membership Matters! Registration covers Sept 2015 until June 2016

ALL ADULTS ARE INVITED TO JOIN OUR FELLOWSHIP! (TELL YOUR FRIENDS)

Registration is required for participation in our workshops, classes and clubs. Member bene-

fits include bimonthly newsletter by mail, special pricing for holiday meals, discounts on

outings, personalized nametag, and birthday recognition. Please note that the yearly mem-

bership fee is $20. If you are able, become a super supporter for $25 or more. (Scholarships

are available. Contact Colleen.) A new registration form is required each year.

TO BECOME A MEMBER, kindly fill out your registration form and return it along with your

$20 registration fee on Wednesdays or by mail. Checks made payable to: Marble Collegiate

Church. Our mailing address: 1 West 29 Street, NY, NY 10001, Attn: Colleen Cosgrove.

JOIN OUR FELLOWSHIP

Thanks for your Super Support

Thank you for financially supporting the 60+ with your registration fees and other gifts. Your generosity has been expansive. You have given from $20 up to $100 with your registration forms. Several Marble members give to the fellowship by specifying that their Marble pledge goes to support the 60+ lunch program. These kind acts not only help finance our lunch pro-gram but show how much you value the Wednesday Fellowship. Your gifts are appreciated!

Membership required for clubs/classes. Contact Colleen for more info: 212-686-2770 x 220.

Classes meet in the Marble Loft, which is located at 274 Fifth Avenue.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES? Please see Page 4 for information on state of emergency closings.

WEDNESDAY LUNCH & FELLOWSHIP Lunch in The Marble Loft at 274 Fifth Ave. 11:45am in Jan/Noon in Feb

Please join us. 60+ membership is not required to enjoy lunch and entertainment hour.

Catered food for January and February! To help keep us warm during the chilly winter months we will have a catered meal every Wednesday. Please bring potluck treats and des-serts to share on our Soup and Salad Wednesdays. Celebrate Mardi Gras on February 3 with a New Orleans inspired buffet. PRICING: Soup and salad is $7 per person. Buffet lunches are $12 members/$15 guests.

Please note: To accommodate the January Speaker Series lunch service begins at 11:45am.

Jan 6 Soup and Salad ($7) with January birthday cake and coffee/tea.

Jan 13, 20 & 27 Soup and Salad ($7) with potluck dessert and coffee/tea.

Feb 3 Mardi Gras Celebration and February birthdays! ($12 member, $15 guests).

Feb 10, 17 & 24 Soup and Salad ($7) with potluck dessert and coffee/tea.

Entertainment Hour 12:30pm Jan 6-27 & Feb 24 / 1:00PM Feb 3-17

Please note that the January Series is a remote webcast. See Page 1 for more information.

Jan 6: January Series - Harvesting Hope and Cultivating Minds: Stories from the South Bronx. NYC educator Stephen Ritz transformed an in-class science project into an inner-city training program for ‘green jobs’ and environmentally-friendly food production.

Jan 13: January Series - The Road to Character. Author David Brooks, a prominent politi-

cal commentator and bi-weekly OpEd columnist for the New York Times, explores the

road to inner life and the way to greater success through selflessness.

Jan 20: January Series - National Parks: America’s Greatest Treasure. Recently retired

historian and superintendent for the National Parks Service, Jere L. Krakow helps cele-

brate the 100th anniversary of our National Parks Service with tales of connecting stu-

dents and citizens with our National Historic Trails.

Jan 27: Movie of the Month: The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015) Richard Gere joins Judi Dench and Maggie Smith’s retirement community. Begins at 12:30 (122 mins).

Feb 3: Mardi Gras! Manhattan School of Music brings Jazz to the Loft, follows Mardi Gras buffet ($12 members/$15 guests)

Feb 10: Ash Wednesday Worship in the sanctuary at 1:00pm. Open to All. (Ashes offered after the service.)

Feb 17: Performer extraordinaire Scott Baker entertains with sleight of hand and mind.

Feb 24: Movie of the Month: Iris (2014) A documentary celebrating 90+ fashion maven and business woman Iris Apfel. Begins at 12:30 (122 minutes).

Marble 60+ Adult Fellowship is a diverse community of active adults from all over the NYC Metro

area. We gather on Wednesdays for social, cultural and spiritual fellowship. All are welcome

regardless of religious affiliation. For more info. contact Colleen

Cosgrove, 212-686-2770 x 220 or visit www.marblechurch.org.

Marble Collegiate Church, Dr. Michael Brown, Sr. Minister

Fellowship Hall: The Marble Loft at 274 Fifth Avenue, between 29 & 30 Streets

Mailing address: Marble Collegiate Church, One West 29 Street, NY, NY 10001

COMMUNITY CORNER January Birthdays

Violette Carver Carol Davies-Gross Camille DeFrino Lacrasia Duchein Chris Nork

February Birthdays

Liliane Akyali

February Birthdays (cont’d)

Angelo Benevento Joanne Ebersbach Betty Hedrick Marie Jacobson Judy Lubrano Vickie Nahorn Neila Pierre Marie Thompson

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY

Marble has instated a system to keep folks safe during perilous weather. Marble will shut its

doors when NYC schools are closed or a state of emergency has been declared. This means

that the Fellowship will not meet when either of those situations exist. If the weather is ques-

tionable, please listen to the news to see if Marble will be opened or closed on Wednesday.

STAMPS FOR THE WOUNDED OUTREACH

Support ‘hobby therapy’ for wounded Veterans by collecting cancelled US and foreign stamps. Joanne Ebersbach regularly sends in packages of stamps to Dr. Alan Rosen of the Lyons Inter-national Stamp Club which administers the program. Our November donation was acknowl-edged with a letter of thanks. Commemorative and high-valued stamps are most in demand. Leave one quarter of an inch or more border of paper around all sides of the stamp. Drop off stamps on Wednesdays in the collection box. Joanne will send another package in the spring.

UPDATES HOUR CHILDREN, INC. CHRISTMAS PROJECT

The Fellowship gave generously to our 2015 Christmas project. Together with the Women’s

Ministry, we purchased toddler socks, clothing and other items for incarcerated and recently

released mothers. We also collected $98 towards the purchase of new toddler clothing.

Items were distributed by the Long Island City non-profit Hour Children, Inc.