SENIOR CITIZENS | Meetings, activities announced

Austintown Chapter AARP 4339 will meet at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Grace Lutheran Church, 1612 S. Raccoon Road. Elections and installation of officers will take place. Members are encouraged to take canned green beans for Rescue Mission donation. Blood-pressure screenings will be available. Guests and new members are always welcome.

The executive board of Canfield Chapter 3104, AARP, will meet Jan. 17 at the church. Call 330-332-4791 to make reservations for the day trip Feb. 12 to see “South Pacific” at Playhouse Square in Cleveland.

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. Eleanor Hnat will preside, birthdays and anniversaries will be acknowledged, and cards and bingo will be played. Members are asked to take their own place settings for a luncheon.

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

Martha Lupse 50-Plus Card and Game Club will meet from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Thursday in Room 106 at Poland United Methodist Church. Bridge, 500, chess and checkers will be played, and Barbara Burnside 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 330-549-0183.

Saxon Retirees will meet at noon Thursday at the club ballroom. Cost of the beef dinner is $8. Reservations or cancellations are due by this evening by calling Kay Ring or Eileen Anerino at 234-421-5116, or Gert Prest at 330-759-1257.

Sears Friendship Club will meet at noon Monday at What’s Cookin’.

St. Anthony Senior Club will not meet in January or February. Meetings will resume March 8 and bus trips will be scheduled in April.

St. Brendan Seniors will meet at 1:30 p.m. Monday in Maxwell Hall with Dorothy LoSasso presiding. Reports will be given by Ann Banyots and Dorothy Prochek. Lunch will be served and dues of $5 will be collected. There will be a 50-50 drawing. Illnesses or deaths should be reported to Theresa Vivacqua at 330-793-2792.

St. Charles Over 55 Club will have a belated Christmas party and luncheon at noon Tuesday in the social hall. For details, call Carolyn Valensi at 330-726-2375.

St. Cyril and Methodius Seniors will meet after the 11:30 a.m. Mass on Thursday at the church social hall. Lunch will be served at noon, birthdays and anniversaries will be acknowledged, and bingo will be played. Reservations are being accepted until Tuesday by Jack Ziemianski at 330-782-1848. New members are welcome.

St. Rose Senior Parishioners will meet at 1 p.m. Thursday at Amen Corner for coffee and pizza.

Sunshine Seniors will meet at noon Jan. 18 at the Byzantine Center. President Henry Testa will preside. To make cancellations or reservations call Vera DeFuria at 330-792-6607 no later than Monday. Dues of $5 will be collected. Anyone wishing to join should call Betty Jane Fehrenbaugh at 330-549-9904 before the meeting. There will also be an election of officers. To report an illness or death, call Ellen Famularo at 330-965-3851.

UFCW Local 880 Retirees Club will not meet in January. The 10 a.m. Feb. 8 meeting will be at Davidson’s Restaurant, 3636 Canfield Road, Cornersburg. Membership is open to all UFCW Local 880 retirees. 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.