LOCAL TRIPS

Holy Family School, St. Joseph’s Church: To Lancaster Christmas Show, Saturday, Dec. 9. Cost of $99 includes free parking and deluxe motor coach pickup in Aston, tour manager, shopping at Rockvale Outlet Stores, free coupon booklet and trolley service to stores, smorgasbord lunch at Shady Maple, American Music Theater Christmas Musical “Home for the Holidays.” For information call 610-566-1080.

O.L.P.H. 50and Over: To Virginia Beach and Ocean City, Md., Sept. 4-8. Cost is $525per person, double occupany. For information, call Bill Naimoli at 610-534-9963or 484-832-3390.

G.E. Retirees: To Cape Cod and Martha’s Vineyard, Sept. 27-30. Cost of $600per person, double occupancy, includes Delco pickup and free parking, deluxe motorcoach, tour manager, first class hotel in downtown Hyannis, four meals, Martha’s Vineyard sightseeing tour and ferry ride, Cape Cod National Seashore, Provincetown Dune Tour, JFK Memorial and Olde Mistic Village; to Savannah, Georgia and Charleston, S.C., Sept. 11-16. Cost of $999per person, double occupancy, includes local Delco pickup, free parking on private property, tour escort, deluxe motorcoach, five hotel nights, seven meals, Savannah Trolley Tour, Charleston Sightseeing Tour, Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston Harbor Dinner Cruise, Massie Heritage Center, Beaufort, S.C. sightseeing, Parris Island U.S. Marine Base, Savannah Theatre performance and more. For information, call 610-566-9767.

St. James Alumni Association: To Branson, Missouri plus St. Louis, Sept. 16-23. Cost $1,300per person, double occupancy, includes free parking and Delco pickup in deluxe motorcoach, escorted tour, nine meals, eight days and seven hotel nights, three in Branson, two in St. Louis, two in Ohio, five great shows, Shoji Tabuchi, Hughes Brothers, Brett Family morning show, the Haygoods & All Hands on Deck, plus Anheuser Busch Brewery, St. Louis Gateway Arch photo stop, Branson sightseeing tour, Hollywood Casino and Flight 93Memorial Visitors Complex; to Delaware and Maryland Maritime Magic, Oct. 2-4. Cost of $500per person, double occupancy, includes free parking and Delco pickup, deluxe motorcoach, escorted tour, three days and two nights accommodations in Ocean City, Md., four meals, Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels, Md., Assateague Island Sightseeing Tour with Eco boat cruise, Ocean City life saving station museum, Magic show at the Dickens Parlour Theatre, Discover Sea Shipwreck Museum, Fenwick lighthouse, Cape Henlopen Lighthouse, Tanger Outlets, Rehoboth and Casino at Ocean Downs. For more information, call 610-566-1080. 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 $719per 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 a Summer Mystery Trip, June 26. Cost of $83a buffet luncheon; to Ocean Grove Choir Festival, July 9. Cost of $49includes time for dinner on own at Mastoris’ Restaurant, time to browse the quaint town of Ocean Grove, and the Choir Festival at the Great Auditorium, featuring over 1,000 singers, guest conductors, grand brass ensemble and fabulous Hope-Jones Organ; to tours of Philadelphia landmarks, July 13. Cost of $78includes visits to Boat House Row, Reading Terminal and the Masonic Temple, with tours of two boat club houses led by a real college crew coach, time for lunch on own at Reading Terminal Market plus a tour with dessert tasting, and a tour of Masonic Temple; to Hunterdon Hills Playhouse for “The Land We Love,” July 18. Cost of $109includes a performance of this musical celebrating the U.S. of A.; to New York City for Ground Zero Memorial and Museum, July 22. Cost of $79includes time for lunch on own in area near museum, and admission to museum for self-guided tour; to NYC for Ellis Island, July 26. Cost of $72 includes ferry ride from New Jersey to Ellis Island, guest must book visit to top of statue on own, time for lunch on own, and visit to Mastori’s for dinner on own. Guest must be 18or older; ID required. 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 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 $2,894per 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.

Schoolhouse Center: To see Tony Award nominee Josh Groban in “Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812” On Broadway, June 14. Cost of $199 includes transportation, a ticket to the “War and Peace” inspired show, a four-course meal with complementary glass of wine at Pergola Des Artistes, as well as all gratuities. Adults of all ages are welcome and membership is not required. Book by May 20; 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 $92includes 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 610-2378100or visit the center.

Chester Senior Center: To Harrington Casino & Raceway, last Wednesday of every month. Cost is $25; to Windsor, Ontario, Canada, with an African American history tour, June 19-24. 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; to the National Museum of African American History in Washington, D.C., June 23. Cost is $65; to Green Dragon Flea Market in Lancaster. Cost of $40for members, $50for nonmembers, includes motorcoach transportation and driver tip, lunch on own at Golden Corr al, and many indoor and outdoor vendors at the market featuring jewelry, clothing, shoes, house wares, books, antiques, cosmetics, Amish Market and more. Bus departs the center at 8a.m.; to a Wildwood Family Fun Day, Aug. 7. Cost is $32for adults, $22for children 12and under. Buses depart from the center. For information and registration, call 610-497-3550or visit www.scs-delco.org. The center is located at 721Hayes St., Chester.

St. Made line Travel Club: To Southeast Coast and Bahamas cruise with Royal Caribbean on the Grand eur of the Seas; Feb .1-10,2018. Passport is required. Costs from $891 per 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 610-4610443orst.mads.travel.club@gmail.com

Friendship Circle Senior Center: To a luncheon cruise on the Spirit of Baltimore, Sept .15. Cost of $100 includes round trip motor coach transportation to Baltimore, lunch aboard the ship, free time forInner Harbor, taxes and tips. $50 non refundable deposit due by July 15; balance due by Aug .15. The center is located at 1515 L ans dow ne Ave ., in St. Bernard’ s Hall on the Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital campus. Ave. For information and registration, contact Program Coordinator Donna Schumacher at 484-534-2033 or dschumacher@scs-delco.org

St. John’ s on the Hill SeniorOrganization: To Newport, R. I ., Sept .11-13. Cost of $440 includes visits to the Rose cliff, Breakers and Marble House mans ions, a narrated sightseeing cruise on the scenic Newport Harbor, a guided tour of Newport’ s 10 Mile Ocean Drive, two breakfasts, one dinner, one lunch, time for shopping at Newport s’ s Brick Marketplace and more. For information, call Barbara at 484-645-4533.

The Knights of Columbus: To Cooperstown, N.Y. ,for National Baseball Hall of Fame & Museum, Aug.6-7. Cost of $330 per person, double occupancy, includes two-day admission, Del co pickup with free parking, tour guide on board motor coach, overnight hotel accommodations, one meal, and a membership package for each passenger including complimentary admission to the Hall of Fame for 1 full year &10% discount and free shippingon purchases from the Museum Store, catalog and website; to Quebec City and Montreal, Canada, Sept.10-15. Cost of $980 per person, double occupancy, includes Del co pickup with free parking, tour director on board deluxe motor coach. Tour includes Quebec City sightseeing and Montreal sightseeing tour, Notre Dame Ba silica, Saint e Anne de Beau pre, Montmorency Falls, Casino de Montreal and New York State Capitol and more. Passport required for this tour; to Memphis and Nashville, Oct .27- Nov .2. Cost of $1,299 per person, double occupancy, Del co pickup with free parking, tour guide on board motor coach, eight meals, Memphis sightseeing tour, Grand Ole O pry performance, Elvis tour at Grace land, Memphis Rock‘ n’ Soul Museum, Sun Studio, O pry land Hotel and Delta River boat ride, Nashville Nightlife Theatre, Country Music Hall of Fame and more. For information, call 610-892-1133.

Over 50 Club-Ridley Park: to Sands Bethlehem Casino, June 14. Cost of $30 includes $20 slot play and $5 food credit, and time for shopping at outlet mall attached to casino. Leave sat 9:30 a.m ., returns at 5:30 p.m .; to American Music Theater, Sept .20. Cost of $87 includes lunch, one hour with artist to create a chalk picture to take home, and a performance of “Vegas Legends .” Bus leave sat 9;15,return sat 7:30. For information, call Barbara at610-534-9390. Bri ar cliff Seniors: To Resorts casino, A. C. with cruise on ocean, June 20. Cost of $53 includes $25 slot play and $20 food voucher; to Resorts Casino, Nov .13. Cost of $48 includes $25 slot play ,$20 food voucher and admission to“Last Impressions”with impressionist Karen Grain ger. For information, call 215-715-5004.

St. Francis Over 50 Club: To Golden Nugget Casino, June 19; to Resorts Casino, July 17, Aug. 21and Sept. 18. Cost of $23includes $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 610-5447664or cell 610-745-0820. Tradition sat Rid ley Creek Travel Club, Brook haven: To a“haunted” tour

of New England, Sept .16-20. Cost of $680 per person, double occupancy, includes visits to Mystic, Salem, Boston and Portsmouth, all breakfasts, dinners, one night in Mystic, Conn ., three nights in Boston area, admission to Witch Dungeon Museum in Salem and alive performance of a 1692 witch trial, Boston harbor cruise, guided tour of historic Fort Warren, haunted waterfront and lighthouse tour of Portsmouth, N. H ., gambling at the Mohegan Sun Casino and many other activities. Pick-up is in Brook haven. For information, call610-876-2113.

Nor wood Senior Social Club: To Miraculous Medal Shrine and the Third Apparition, July 13. Cost of $60 includes VIP bus; to a 100th anniversary pilgrimage to Fatima, Lourdes and Medjugorje, Oct. 7-18. Call for pricing. The Mar ian 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 devotion al 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, 233Mohawk 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 a the lenshorizons@gmail.com or 610-213-4141.

The Travel Club: To NYC for a day on own, Sept. 10. Cost is $45; to Vermont and New Hampshire, Sept. 24-30. Cost of $999 per person, double occupancy, includes three night in Killington Lodge, Vt. and three ight sin Indian Head Resort, N.H., all tours, meals and entertainment, and one lunch at Von Trapp Family Resort; to American Music Theater’s Christmas Show, Dec. 10. Cost of $105 includes lunch at Fulton Steam Boat. For information, call 215-715-5004.

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 5:30

p.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 5p.m. For information, call Carol Potter at 610-566-2116.

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 610-544-5098. St. Kevin Parish: 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 Mohegan Sun Pocono Downs, July 13. Cost of $59includes transportation, $25slot play and buffet lunch; to Hunterdon Hills for “Land We Love,” July 27. Cost of $98includes a performance of this patriotic musical; 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.

St. Mary Magdalen Seniors:

For information, call Bill Moore at 484-420-4575 or e-mail to kidsrgon@comcast.net

St. Anastasia Seniors: For information, call Kathleen 610-3532575. B.P. Retirees: For information, call Al at 610-874-4892.

St. Eugene’s Trip Club: For information, call JoAnne at 484-466-4203.

St. Francis de Sales: For information, contact Stephanie Matteo at 610-742-0831 or travelwithstephanie@gmail.com Braircliffe Seniors: For information and booking, call 215-7155004 or email twtours1@aol.com