COMMUNITY TRIPS
Notre Dame Golden Age Club:
To Caesars Casino, Atlantic City, June 28. Cost of $56includes transportation, driver tip, $20slot play and a performance of “My Mother Is Italian, My Father is Jewish & I’m In Therapy.” Bus departs Ridley Township Home Depot (above Garden Center) at 9:15a.m.
and departs Caesars Casino at 5:30p.m.; to Delaware
Park Casino, July 10. Cost of $25includes transportation, driver tip and $30slot play. Horses will be running. Bus departs 11a.m. from the Ridley Township Home Depot, departs Delaware Park at 4p.m. For information, call Carol Potter at 610566-2116.
Pink Ribbon Crew:
To Tropicana Casino, June 4. Cost of $35includes $25in slot play. Bus departs Wells Fargo Bank parking lot at 11a.m., returns at 8p.m. Benefits American Cancer Society. Money due by May 14. No refunds. For information, call Cheryl at 610-461-8365or Kathy at 610-613-2295.
Our Lady’s Senior Travel Club:
To Ocean City, Md., Sept. 11-14. Cost of $525includes four days, three nights, Spinmaker Hotel stay just off the beach and boardwalk, three breakfasts, three dinners (one with entertainment), tour of Assateague Island, learn about wild horses, visit to Ocean Downs Casino and more. Optional trip insurance is available. For information, call Dolores at 610544-5098. St. Kevin Parish: To Penn’s Peak for crooner Tony Sands, May 10. Cost of $89includes a sit-down lunch, and Sands’ performance of Sinatra favorites and comedy by Bob Goss; to Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre for “Second Chance,” May 18. Cost of $89includes buffet lunch and a performance of this touching musical comedy saving a church’s Second Chance thrift shop for being torn down; Casino packages May 19, June 8and July 13. Call for details; to Hunterdon Hills Playhouse for “Legends of Pop,” June 12. Cost of $96includes a sit-down lunch and a performance by master impressionists the Mahoney Brothers, taking a journey through a half-century of music featuring Elvis, Neil Diamond, the BeeGees, Billy Joel and more; to Pines Dinner Theatre for “Putting on the Ritz,” June 21. Cost of $87includes lunch with choice of five entrees, and a performance of the musical paying tribute to the Golden Age of Hollywood; to a Caribbean Cruise, Feb. 22-March 3. Costs $845(inside), $960(ocean view) and $1495(balcony) per person, double occupancy, include roundtrip transportation from St. Kevin’s Church to Baltimore, Md. all port charges and taxes (shipboard gratuities are additional), ports of call at Charleston, S.C., Orlando, Fla., Grand Bahama Island, Nassau and Coco Cay (Royal Caribbean’s private island). For information, call Louise at 610-461-6260.
Chester Senior Center: To Harrington Casino & Raceway, last Wednesday of every month. Cost is $25; to Lancaster for an Underground Railroad history day, May 3. Cost of $115for members, $125for nonmembers, includes a three-hour “interactive” Underground Railroad experience that includes the Magic Lantern Theater, live re-enactments, visits to actual Underground Railroad sites, free sweet treats at an Amish Mennonite bakery and more. Lunch is at Shady Maple Restaurant; to Windsor, Ontario, Canada, with an African American history tour, June 9-24. Cost of $700for members, $725for nonmembers, includes, deluxe motorcoach transportation, a Roaring Twenties Rum Runners tour, Windsor River Cruise, visit to a speakeasy, The Road that Led to Freedom tour including Sandwich Baptist Church, Chatham Baptist Church, North American Black History Museum, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, lodging at Caesar’s Hotel and Casino and more, hotel stays, admission to all events, meals, taxes and meal gratuities; National Museum of African American History in Washington, D.C., June 23. Cost is $65. Buses depart from the center. For information and registration, call 610-497-3550. The center is located at 721Hayes St., Chester.
Schoolhouse Center: To the Philadelphia Museum of Art for “Watercolor in the Age of Homer and Sargent,” May 9. Cost of $55 includes motor coach transportation, admission, including a ticket to see the new exhibit, and a headset so that you can enjoy the exhibit at your own pace. Tickets must be purchased by April 10. Tickets are limited to 25; to a River Lady Paddlewheel Historic Lunch Cruise, July 18. Cost of $90includes choice of Chicken Franchaise, Chicken Marsala, Chicken Parmesan, Filet of Salmon or Penne Vodka during a cruise of Toms River and Barnegat Bay, N.J., followed by a stop at Seaside Heights Boardwalk. Bus leaves at 8:30a.m., returns at 6p.m.; to Rainbow Dinner Theater, Lancaster County, for “Sex, Please, We’re Sixty,” Oct. 3. Cost of $92 includes full buffet, show, all taxes and gratuities, and a performance of this mad cap comedy farce with door slamming zaniness. Bus leaves at 9:30a.m., returns at 6p.m. The center is located at 600Swarthmore Ave., Folsom. For information, call 610-237-8100or visit the center.
Upper Chichester Senior Citizens Club:
To Flight 93Memorial and Johnstown Flood Memorial, June 21. Call for details; to Niagara Falls, Canada, Sept. 11-15. Cost of $719 per person, double occupancy, includes a guided tour of the Niagara Area, Niagara on the Lake wine tasting, Niagara Hornblower Cruise up close to the falls (weather Permitting), visit to Niagara Fallsview Casino, admission to Niagara Falls Imax Theater. guided tour of Hamilton, Ontario, admission to Hamilton’s Botanical Gardens. tour of Dundurn Castle, Chocolate Fx Tour and visit to Rossi Glass Works, roundtrip motorcoach, four nights accommodations at the Clifton Victoria Hotel, Niagara Falls, Canada, four breakfasts and four dinners. Bus departs from Upper Chichester Municipal Complex. For information, call Dot at 610-485-6284. Middletown Township Parks and Recreation: To Bethlehem Sands Casino, May 15. Cost of $37includes $20slotplay and $5food voucher; visit 100gaming tables, 3,000slot machines, restaurants and outlet stores; to NYC for 9⁄11 Museum and One World Observatory. Cost of $99 includes time for lunch on own before visit to Ground Zero Memorial, visit to the observatory and time on own for dinner. Must book as soon as possible; to Princeton, N.J., May 23. Cost of $67includes guided tour of Revolutionary War sites, walking the same path as Gen. Washington during the Battle of Princeton, and assuming anecdotes from tour guide Mimi who had 13relatives fight in the war, with time for shopping and lunch on own afterward; to Washington, D.C. for Monuments You Always Wanted to See, June 3. Cost of $84includes a guided tour of D.C.’s most well-known memorials, including the FDR, Martin Luther King, Korean War, Vietnam War, World War II, and Signer’s memorials, and a buffet lunch at Vantagepoint Restaurant on top floor; to Cape May Zoo and Day On Own in Town, June 6. Cost of $55 includes zoo admission donation; to NYC for “War Paint” on Broadway, Sept. 23. Must book ASAP. Cost of $158includes time for lunch on own before a 2p.m. performance of the hit musical featuring Patti LuPone and Christine Ebersole. For information, call 610-565-2700, ext. 241. Checks made payable and sent to Middletown Township, PO Box 157, Lima, PA 19037.
Resurrection Alumni, Family, and Friends:
To Rome, Siena, Florence and Venice, May 18-26. Costs from $3,545per person, double occupancy, includes roundtrip air from Philadelphia to Rome and air return Venice to Philadelphia, guaranteed departure group tour with English speaking tour guide, transportation in small motorcoach or luxury van, first class hotels with daily breakfast, welcome dinner, farmers lunch, wine tastings, farewell dinner, Rome arrival and Venice departure transfers, Rome sightseeing to Piazza Navona, Spanish Steps, the Pantheon, Trevi Fountain, the Baroque quarter, guided visit of the Vatican, Siena, beautiful medieval city, Florence, Tuscan Countryside, plus Michaelangelo’s masterpiece David, to Florence train for high speed train to Venice, tour Venice including St. Mark’s Square, the Doges Palace, the Rialto Bridge, the Grand Canal and more; to Canadian Rockies and Glacier National Park, June 30-July 6, 2017. Costs from $2,894 per person, double occupancy, include roundtrip home-to-Philadelphia International Airport sedan transportation, roundtrip transfers to and from Calgary Canada airport, roundtrip air between Philadelphia and Calgary, seven days/six nights escorted tour, nine meals (six breakfasts and three dinners), hotel stays in Westin, Cedar Creek Lodge and Fairmont Banff, visit Calgary and majestic Canadian Rockies, Columbia Falls, Montana, Glacier National Park, Banff, stay three nights in the Castle in the Rockies, Grand Fairmont Banff Hotel, Gondola Ride to Summit of Sulphur Mountain, experience the Icefields Parkway and Waterfall and Glacier Parks, see snow capped mountain ranges and more. For information, call 610-892-1166.
St. Madeline Travel Club:
To Southeast Coast and Bahamas cruise with Royal Caribbean on the Grandeur of the Seas; Feb. 1-10, 2018. Passport is required. Costs from $891per person, double occupancy (final payment due Oct. 3) include 10days/nine nights, pre-cruise get-together, round trip transportation to Baltimore Pier, tips, port charges, taxes and fees, ports of call at Charleston, S.C.; Orlando (Port Canaveral) and Miami, Fla.; Nassau and CocoCay, Bahamas; two full days of cruising, all meals, activities and onboard entertainment. For information, contact Carole and Paul at 610-461-0443or st.mads.travel. club@gmail.com
St. Francis Over 50Club:
To Resorts, May 15; Golden Nugget, June 19; Golden Nugget, July 17. Cost of $23 includes $25slot play. Bus departs 10a.m. For information, call Bob Hodgson at 610-449-2956; to the National Centre for Padre Pio, Sept. 16. Cost of $45(box lunch available for additional $13) includes tour of the church, chapel and museum. Guests may bring their own lunch (mark name on bag); there is also a small cafe at the center. Bus leaves at 9a.m. and returns around 5:30p.m. To order lunch, make check payable to Nina D’Amico. For information, call Maria Santone at 610-544-7664or cell 610-745-0820.
The Knights of Columbus:
To Cape Cod, Martha’ Vineyard and Nantucket Island, May 14-18. Cost of $720per person, double occupancy, includes Delco pickup with free parking on private property, five meals, Heritage Hotel accommodations in Hyannis, five days/four nights, deluxe motorcoach, escorted tour includes Martha’s Vineyard sightseeing tour and ferry ride, Nantucket sightseeing tour and ferry ride, Cape Cod National Seashore, Sand Dune Riding Touring Provincetown, JFK Memorial and Old Mistick Village; to a Bermuda and Bahamas Cruise on Royal Caribbean’s Grandeur of the Seas, May 18-27. Costs from $1,338per person, double occupancy, include roundtrip transportation to Baltimore, Md., cruise terminal, port charges, taxes and fees, $50per cabin shipboard credit, ports of call in Kings Wharf, Bermuda, Nassau and Cococay, Bahamas, meals and entertainment on board ship and travel protection. For information, call 610-892-1133.
O.L.P.H. 50and Over: To American Music Center for “Vegas Legends,” June 8. Cost of $83includes lunch at Shady Maple and a performance of this show featuring the music of Vegas favorites Elvis Presley, Wayne Newton, Paul Anka, Tom Jones, Celine Dion, Donny & Marie, Garth Brooks and more with Vegas-style dancing and stage production. For information, call Bill Naimoli at 610534-9963or 484-832-3390.
Briarcliff Seniors: To Bird in Hand Dinner Theater, June 20. Cost of $89 includes lunch and a performance of a cooking show hosted by two Mennonite women filled with excitement, confusion and fun; To Resorts Casino for impressionist Karen Grainger, Nov. 13. Cost of $48includes show ticket, $10slot play and $20food voucher. For information, call 215-715-5004.
St. James Alumni Association: To Niagara Falls and Toronto, June 11-15. Costs from $688per person, double occupancy, include Delco pickup with free parking on private property, escorted tour with Niagara Falls boat cruise, Niagara on the Lake sightseeing tour, Toronto sightseeing tour, admission to CN Tower, dinner and show at “Oh Canada Eh,” four nights accommodations at Country Inn & Suites hotel conveniently located within walking distance to the Falls, and total of five meals. Passport required. For information, call 610566-1080.
Friendship Circle Senior Center: To
a luncheon cruise on the Spirit of Baltimore, Sept. 15. Cost of $100 includes roundtrip motorcoach transportation to Baltimore, lunch aboard the ship, free time for shopping around Inner Harbor, taxes and tips. $50nonrefundable deposit due by July 15; balance due by Aug. 15. The center is located at 1515Lansdowne Ave., in St. Bernard’s Hall on the Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital campus. Ave. For information and registration, contact Program Coordinator Donna Schumacher at 484-534-2033or dschumacher@scs-delco.org
G.E. Retirees: To Washington, D.C., May 26-28. Cost of $430per person, double occupancy, includes Delco pickup with free parking, deluxe motorcoach, tour director, two night in Hyatt Hotel in Arlington, tw breakfasts, visits to Kennedy Center, World War II, Lincoln, Vietnam, Korean, FDR, MLK, Air Force and Iwo Jima memorials, Capitol, Washington Monument, mall, Air & Space Museum, National History Museum and others, Old Town, Alexandria, Arlington National Cemetery and more; to a New England Rail and Sail in scenic New Hampshire, June 1-4. Cost of $699per person, double occupancy, includes Delco pickup with free parking on private property, tour escort on motorcoach, four days and three nights, five meals, boat cruise on Squam Lake, train excursion with dinner in Pullman dining car, Fadden’s General Store, Cog Mountain Rail and Visitors Center at base of Mt. Washington, Kellerhaus Candy Store, Conway Valley train excursion and more. For information, call 610-892-9767.
St. John’s on the Hill Senior Organization:
To Newport, R.I., Sept. 11-13. Cost of $440includes visits to the Rosecliff, Breakers and Marble House mansions, a narrated sightseeing cruise on the scenic Newport Harbor, a guided tour of Newport’s 10Mile Ocean Drive, two breakfasts, one dinner, one lunch, time for shopping at Newports’s Brick Marketplace and more. For information, call Barbara at 484-645-4533.
Norwood Senior Social Club: To Dover Downs Casino and Resort, May 16-18. Cost of $349includes two breakfasts, two dinners, slot play bonus and trips to Byler’s Country store and the Rehoboth Outlets; to Blue Army Shrine, June 13, call for details; to Miraculous Medal Shrine, July 13, call for details; to a 100th anniversary pilgrimage to Fatima, Lourdes and Medjugorje, Oct. 7-18. Call for pricing. The Marian journey includes celebration of the Our Lady of Fatima feast day at the apparition site with a plenary indulgence, Mass in Medjugorje, Bosnia and Herzegovina, at St. James Church with visits to surrounding shrines, climb Mt. Krizevac and visit Apparition Hill with time for devotional prayer and participate in International Ceremonies, two days in Fatima and then an overnight in Borgos, Spain, concluding in Lourdes, France, with visits to the healing baths, apparition site the Cave of Massabielle, and the Basilica of St. Pius X for daily Mass. Accommodations, air, breakfasts and dinners are included. A “Meet and Greet” with prospective pilgrims is held at 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays May 10(documentary of an eyewitness at the Miracle of the Sun) and June 7(the story of Bernadette in Lourdes) at the Saint Gabriel Rectory, 233 Mohawk Ave., Norwood,; to Ireland for the World Meeting of Families with Fr. David Fernandes, June 2018. Call for details. For pricing and information, contact Helen Holroyd at helenshorizons@ gmail.com or 610-213-4141.