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For Seniors

Please Note – The Senior Center will be closed until further noticed due to a burst water pipe in the Center. All programs have been moved to St. Paul’s campus.

Trip to see “Mama Mia” at Elmont Library

Garden City Recreation and Parks will take a trip to Elmont Library’s Theatre on Thursday, May 25 to see Plaza Theatrical Productions’ performance of “Mamma Mia.” The recreation bus will leave from the parking lot across the street from the senior center at 1 p.m. to arrive at the library for a 2 p.m. show. This trip is open to any senior who is a resident of the Village of Garden City.

Tickets can be reserved by visiting the Recreation and Parks Administrative Office at 108 Rockaway Avenue. The cost is $40, checks only made payable to “Plaza Theatrical Productions”.

Senior Activity Schedule

Cottage #110

Call

: (917 ) 301- 4914

1979 Marcus Ave., Suite E102, Lake Success, NY 11042

Ash Wednesday– February 22, 2023

Distribution of Ashes at Services in the Church: 7 AM, 4 PM, 7:30 PM Mass 8:30 AM & 12:15 PM (Ashes will be distributed during these Masses).

Monday through Friday Daily Masses are 8:30 AM & 12:15 PM

Stations of the Cross will be prayed communally on Fridays during Lent: Friday mornings at 9:00 AM (after the 8:30 AM Mass) and also with Eucharistic Adoration (see below).

Eucharistic Adoration every Friday at 1:00 PM with Stations of the Cross and Benediction at 2:20 PM in the Church.

Taize Prayer ~ Tuesday, March 14th at 7:30 PM in the Church

Parish Lenten Series will be held on Tuesday, February 28th, March 7th, March 21st, and March 28th after the 8:30 AM Mass. Each presenter will give a brief Lenten reflection. He will return the same evening to offer the same reflection at a 7:30 PM Prayer Service.

2/28/2023 Rev. John Sureau: Transfiguration + Transubstantiation + Transformation: Trying to be the Body of Christ

3/7/2023 Rev. Dominick Wegiel: Eucharist: Sacrament of Communion & Sacrifice

3/21/2023 Rev. Msgr. Brian McNamara: Mary, A Model for Lent

3/28/2023 Rev. Vincent Conti, SJ: Three Glimpses of Christ

During Senior Center Cleanup

The following classes will take place at St. Paul’s Cottages (108 Rockaway Avenue) while the cleanup of the Senior Center is taking place:

Monday

10:00: Exercise with Felicia in the Cluett Hall

12:00: Retired Men’s Club in the North Cottage

2:00: Knitting & Crochet Club in the North Cottage

2:15: Chair Yoga with Samantha in Cottage #110

Tuesday

2:30: Chair Dancing on even numbered days/ Line Dancing on odd in

Wednesday

11:15: Senior Dance Performance Group with Felicia in Cottage #110*

12:00: Lunch Group in North Cottage

3:00: Chess Club in North Cottage

Thursday

11:15: Yoga with Samantha in Cottage #110

12:00: Retired Men’s Club in the North Cottage

1:30: Chi Kung with Andrea in Cottage #110*

3:15: Zumba Gold with Felicia in Cottage #110*

Friday

Noon: Senior Women’s Bridge

12:30: Resistance Bands with Samantha in Cottage #110

1:00: Aerobics with Samantha in Cottage #110

St. Paul’s Cottages are located behind the St Paul’s building. There will be two entrances, Cottage #110 and the North Cottage. Both face Rockaway Avenue. All game playing and meeting will take place in the North Cottage. All exercise/dance related classes will take place in Cottage #110.

North Cottage Parking: please park in the lot to the North of the complex by the soccer field.

Cottage #110 Parking: You can park the same as the North Cottage Parking or, if there are spots available, park by the Recreation Office.

Classes marked with an * denotes that it is a ”pay to go” class. To join, please visit the Recreation and Parks Office.

We have plenty of tables for playing games, but it is, as always, “first come, first serve”.

Sanitation CollectionsPresidents’ Week

There will be no Village of Garden City garbage pickup on Monday, February 20. The holiday week collection schedule will be as follows:

Western half of the Village (west of Rockaway Avenue): GarbageTuesday and Thursday; RubbishWednesday, March 1st.

Eastern half of the Village (east of Rockaway Avenue): Garbage

- Wednesday and Friday; RubbishWednesday, March 1st.

Residents scheduled for recycling on Monday, February 20, are asked to put their recyclables out on Presidents’ Day.