Goose Island Seniors
Co-op City Times / November 16, 2019
Resorts Atlantic City: Thursday, Nov. 21. Price: $40. Rebate: $25. Waiting list only. The bus will be leaving from our three usual bus stops: 8:30 a.m. from Einstein Loop, 8:40 a.m. from Asch Loop by the library and 8:50 a.m. from Dreiser Loop by the hardware store. Holiday party: Sunday, Dec. 15, 2019, for the members of Goose Island Seniors. Let’s come together for a holiday celebration at noon. It’ll be a covereddish party. Donate your favorite dish, salad, beverage or dessert. If no food is donated, a donation of $5 will be collected at the door. We had a good year, let’s end it with another day of fun. Members may bring a friend or two. Sight and Sound “Queen Esther”: Thursday, April 23, 2020, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Price: $145, includes free buffet at Golden Corral, then the play, “Queen Esther.” Seats: Center stage balcony, one to four steps down. Buses leaving from our three usual bus stops: Einstein at 8 a.m., Asch Loop at 8:10 a.m. and Dreiser at 8:20 a.m. All money is due by Wednesday, April 8. Make checks out to Goose Island Seniors, visit or mail to 135 Einstein Loop, room 39, Bronx, N.Y. 10475. Bingo: Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 1:15 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Members only, in our club room 39. Admission: $5 for three cards; 12 games and jackpot. Up to three extra cards are 25¢ each. Up to six cards are allowed. Sunday bingo is Nov. 24, the fourth Sunday. Karaoke: Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. with Stephen in room 45. All are welcome. To all members: November birthdays include: Olivine Durant, Edna Trujillo, Florence Middleton, Dorothy Lichtman, Hillary Weber, Hilda Seidl, Barbara Kaplin, Stephen Werner, Ida Clark, Stuart Rosenthal, Lourdes Suarez, Grace Stubbs, Yvonne M. Jenkins and William Gordon. Our sick and shut-ins: Mary Pilla is doing fine. She is living with her family upstate. Note: The dues for the Senior Citizens’ Social Club of Goose Island, Inc. will be $20 for the year 2020. You may pay your 2020 dues any time between now and Dec. 31, 2019. Those members who have a birthday in January must pay their dues before Dec. 28, 2019, for your name to appear in the Co-op City Times’ Goose Island Seniors article. Keep up with what’s happening with the Goose Island Seniors Club in the Co-op City Times. Last week’s article was on page 23. I want to thank the Co-op City Times staff for their service to the community. Week after week, they allow us to post our events and activities for you. Call Ann or Stephen at Goose Island Seniors, 718-379-9613. If there is no answer, please leave a message. —Stephen Roberts Sr.
Traditional Synagogue of Co-op City
General information The Traditional Synagogue is located in Section 5, 120 Erdman Place in the rear Lobby of 27B. It is on the ground floor of Building 27B. It is handicap accessible, no steps. Phone: 718-379-6920. Office hours are Thursday and Sunday, noon to 2 p.m. Please call the office before you attempt to come over. If no one is in the office, please leave a message. The synagogue has services on Saturday morning starting at 9 a.m. After services, we always have a kiddush. The synagogue has a Facebook page, Traditional Synagogue. The synagogue needs donations. Whatever amount you can donate, big or small, would help the synagogue’s finances. The synagogue needs men to help make a minyan. There are a lot of Jewish men who live in Co-op City who don’t come to services. Please come by 9 a.m., so we can take out the Torah. The Traditional Synagogue is the only synagogue in Co-op City. Sabbath ends on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019, at 5:28 p.m. Candle lighting for Friday, Nov. 22, 2019, is 4:12 p.m. Good and Welfare We sell tree certificates in honor or memory of a loved one. The cost is only $15 per tree. Mazel Tov, to all having Simchas. If you’re ill, wishing you good health. If you asked the Rabbi to say prayers for a sick person, you should make your donation to the synagogue. Happy birthday to all members who will celebrate their birthday in November. For those members celebrating their birthday/anniversary in November, please send me your names and I will add them to the list. Fun and Games After services and kiddush, some men and women play Rummikub. Your support for the Traditional Synagogue is greatly appreciated. Wishing all our members and friends peace and good health. —Bruce Gitelson
DID YOU KNOW... There is a Lost and Found located in the Bartow Community Center Public Safety office. Please check there if you have recently lost keys, glasses, or other items.
St. Joseph’s Episcopal Anglican Church
The congregation of St. Joseph’s cordially invites you and your family to worship with us in Co-op City at 155 Dreiser Loop, lower level. All are welcome. Weekly schedule Sunday service with Holy Communion and Sunday school are both at 9 a.m. Every fourth Sunday, our children participate in the reading of the lessons and every fifth Sunday, our young adults assist in the service. We look forward to welcoming you to church tomorrow, Sunday, Nov. 17, at 9 a.m. when we will celebrate the twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost. During the service, we will celebrate Men’s Day. Please join me in honoring the ministry of all men in the church. The Episcopal Church Women will provide a special treat for them. As usual, the men are expected to wear a dark suit with white shirt and red tie. Father Simeon Johnson, our supply priest, will be the preacher and celebrant. Please join us on Wednesdays for an uplifting midday service starting promptly at noon. On Thursdays, Father Johnson will be available for telephone calls and visitations as well as interactive discussions on various topics in the Bible from 11 a.m. to noon, followed by a short noon-day service. Choir rehearsal is on Thursdays at 7 p.m., and we are always looking for new members. Group activities The Episcopal Church Women meet immediately after service on the first Sunday of each month. All women in the church are invited to attend and participate in planning the activities of the church. The men hold their meeting after service on the second Sunday of each month. Upcoming events A special service will be held on Sunday, Nov. 24, in observance of our harvest festival as well as pre-national Thanksgiving Day. Please remember to bring in your special gifts of food items and fruits for the celebration. The annual post-Thanksgiving Day Atlantic City trip to Bally’s Casino will be Saturday, Nov. 30. Deluxe motor coach will leave from Dreiser Loop in front of the rehab center at 8:45 a.m. The trip is sold out and outstanding balances are due. Stay tuned for other upcoming events. General information To those celebrating birthdays during the month of November, we wish you all a happy birthday and best wishes for many more. To the sick and shut-in, we have you in our prayers and wish you a speedy
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recovery. There is still time to submit your 2019 pledge cards, and you are encouraged to complete and submit them as soon as possible. Outreach program Our church supports the feeding program at Grace Episcopal Church in West Farms. This program is in desperate need of food. At St. Joseph’s, we collect nonperishable food items on an ongoing basis. Please remember to donate. A special thank you to all our friends and neighbors who have been responding to this request. For additional information on all of the above, please call the church at 718320-0844. You may also visit our website, st.josephsepcbronx.org, for more information relating to St. Joseph’s Episcopal Anglican Church, Co-op City, Bronx, N.Y. “Sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done marvelous things.” —Psalm 98:1 —Merville Chambers