SENIOR CITIZENS

GIRARD

• Girard Senior Citizens will meet at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Senior Center, 16 N. State St., Girard. Officers for the coming year and the 2008 Citizen of the Year will be elected.

GOLDEN PILLARS

• An 11 a.m. liturgy will precede Tuesday’s monthly meeting of the Golden Pillars at noon at St. Mary’s Assumption Social Center, 356 S. Belle Vista Ave., Youngstown. Eleanor Hnat will preside. Birthdays and anniversaries will be observed, and cards and bingo will be played. Members are asked to take their own place settings for a luncheon.

HOLY FAMILY

• Holy Family Seniors will meet at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Merici Hall in the rectory basement. There will be cards, bingo and a 50-50 raffle. Sandwiches and snacks will be served.

To report illness among members, call Nancy Nappy at (330) 757-2823.

IMMACULATE HEART

• A monthly meeting and luncheon are planned by Immaculate Heart of Mary Senior Citizens for noon Nov. 20 at the parish center. The program will be presented by a speaker from the Better Business Bureau. The cost is $7.50. For reservations, call Anna Mae Hlebak, (330) 799-9425, or Irene Bondar, (330) 799-2439. All parishioners 55 and over are invited to join the club.

J.C. PENNEY

• Retirees of J.C. Penney will meet at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at Denny’s in Boardman.

K.C.Ettes

• Poland K.C.ettes will meet at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at the hall for a memorial Mass by the Rev. Richard Whetstone for the deceased members. Hostesses will be Pauline Viavarella, Mary Ciarniello and Bernadette Becker.

MARTHA LUPSE

• Bridge, 500, chess and checkers will be played when Martha Lupse 50-Plus Card and Game Club meets from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Thursday in Room 106 at Poland United Methodist Church. Elisabeth Healey will give the devotions. Members are reminded to take a sack lunch; coffee and tea will be provided. No affiliation with the church is required for participation. For information, call (330) 757-1980.

MOUNT CARMEL

• Our Lady of Mount Carmel Seniors will meet Wednesday following the noon Mass. There will be an election, and a Christmas party will be discussed.

Illnesses or deaths among members should be reported to Verna Fiore at (330) 534-4832.

NATIONAL BAnk

• Retirees of Mahoning National Bank will meet at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at Nicolinni’s in Boardman.

POLICE AND FIRE

• The Police and Fire Retirees of Ohio District 2, Mahoning and Columbiana counties, will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Brandywine Clubhouse, 3390 Flo-Lor Drive. The guest speaker will be a representative from the Rescue Mission of the Mahoning Valley. Members are asked to take nonperishable food or canned goods for the Rescue Mission. For more information, call Rich Holzschuh at (330) 743-5502.

ST. ANTHONY

• St. Anthony Senior Club will have a Thanksgiving dinner at 1 p.m. Tuesday at St. Mark Hall on Logan Avenue. Joe and Rita Criscione are in charge. Prior to the dinner, flu shots will be available for signed-up members.

Tony Valley is accepting reservations at (330) 759-1333 for a Nov. 12 day trip to Mountaineer Casino.

st. brendan

• St. Brendan 60-Plus Club will meet at 1:30 p.m. Monday in Maxwell Hall. Ann Smith will preside, and Ann Banyots and Dorothy Proceck will give reports. Reservations for the Christmas party must be made at this meeting. The cost is $8.

Report illness or deaths to Theresa Vivacqua at (330) 793-2792.

ST. CASIMIR

• JoAnn Jones will preside at the noon meeting of St. Casey Seniors on Tuesday. Hostesses will be Minnie Andrews and Josephine Caporossi, and cakes will be provided by Dorothy Mika and Wanda Tomko. Lunch will be served, birthdays acknowledged, and bingo played. There will also be a 50-50 raffle. This will be the final day to make reservations for the Dec. 2 Christmas party. For more information, call Anna Mae Friedman, (330) 759-1844.

ST. CHARLES

• A meeting of St. Charles Over-55 Club will take place at noon Tuesday in the social hall. There will be a short meeting, and cards, board games and a 50-50 raffle will follow. Pizza will be served, and cake, coffee and tea will be provided. Reservations for the Dec. 9 Christmas luncheon will be accepted. Cost is $8. For more information, call Carolyn Valensi at (330) 726-2375.

ST. CHRISTINE

• St. Christine Seniors will meet at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the parish center, with president Ruth Infante presiding. Luncheon hostesses are Nancy DeRose, Dorothy Minotti, Lou Sedmak and Millie Gunyula. Reports will be given by Carol McClain and Mary Jo Theis. November birthdays will be observed, and there will be attendance prizes, a 50-50 raffle, cards and bingo. Reservations for the Dec. 10 Christmas party will be accepted. Tickets for members and guests are $10 each.

ST. CYRIL

• St. Cyril’s Seniors will meet after the 11:30 a.m. Mass on Thursday in the church hall, where a catered lunch will begin at noon. The cost is $6.50, and reservations must be made by Monday. Birthdays and anniversaries will be acknowledged, and there will be a money raffle and bingo.

ST. JOSEPH

• St. Joseph Goldenagers will meet at 11:30 a.m. Thursday in Lyons Hall. Evelyn Menaldi will preside, and Betty Connors will give the thought for the day. Officers will be elected. Cakes donated by Ann Sarago, Betty Connors, Marge Toth, Catherine Dyer and Toni Riccardulli will be served, and card games and bingo will follow.

ST. ROSE

• St. Rose Senior Parishioners will meet at 1 p.m. Thursday at Rosetta Hall after the 11:30 a.m. officers meeting. Pizza will be served. Tickets will be available for the Dec. 11 Christmas party at Amen Corner in Girard.

SAXON

• Saxon Retirees will meet at noon Thursday in the club ballroom on Meridian Road. Cost of the ham dinner is $8. Reservations or cancellations must be made today. Call Betty Stevens at (330) 792-8859 or Jessie and Earl Ausnehmer at (330) 793-7913. The guest speaker is a storyteller.

SEARS FRIENDSHIP

SBlt A meeting of Sears Friendship Club will be at noon Monday at What’s Cookin’ on South Avenue.

SUNSHINE

• Sunshine Seniors will meet at noon Nov. 18 at the Byzantine Center on Shady Run Road. President Henry Testa will preside. This will be the Thanksgiving dinner for members only. For reservations or cancellations, call Vera DeFuria at (330) 792-6607 no later than Monday. Birthdays and anniversaries will be observed, and there will be a 50-50 raffle and bingo.

To report illness or deaths among members, call Ellen Famularo at (330) 965-3851.

UFCW LOCAL 880

• UFCW Local 880 Retirees Club will meet at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Lucianno’s Restaurant in the Wedgewood Plaza. A 50-50 drawing will take place, and bingo will be played. Members will also be planning the Christmas luncheon, set for 1 p.m. Dec. 9 at the Holiday Inn in Boardman. All UFCW Local 880 retirees and their friends are invited. New members are welcome. For more information, call (330) 544-5656.

• Upcoming activities for senior citizens organizations are published Sunday. Please submit information to the Society Department by noon Thursday.