The full monthly newsletter and calendar are available on our website www.rochestermaseniorcenter.com. Events and photographs are also posted on our Facebook page, www.facebook.com/Rochestercoa.
The Rochester Senior Center has a day trip to Wrentham Village for holiday shopping and lunch on Tuesday, December 10, and a trip to Jordon’s Furniture to view the Enchanted Village (formerly housed at Filene’s Department Store and then the Prudential Center in Boston) on Thursday, December 12. The van will leave the Senior Center for both trips at 8:30 am. Advanced sign-up is necessary to reserve a seat on the van.
The Senior Book Club of Rochester is holding its monthly meeting on Tuesday, December 17 at 10:15 am at the Rochester Senior Center. This group is led by the Plumb Library Director, Gail Roberts. The book being discussed this month is Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, by Gail Honeymoon. This book is an uplifting story of an out-of-the-ordinary heroine, and won the 2017 Costa Debut Novel Award. All are welcome to join the discussion group.
Flu Shots are still available at the Rochester Senior Center on Wednesdays from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. There is a limited supply remaining. It is not too late for a flu shot. Flu vaccines remain effective in the body for around six months, on average.
The Rochester Senior Center offers a full array of regular, weekly scheduled activities and services. Activities and services are listed on the Rochester Senior Center’s Facebook page, website, newsletter and bulletin board at the center. Some of the weekly activities are; Fitness Room, Art Group, Chair Yoga, Cribbage, Mahjong, Stepping and Stretching, Scrabble, Line Dancing, BINGO, Zumba, Blood Pressure Clinic, Ballroom Dancing, Busy Bees Craft Group, Conversational French, Friday afternoon movies, and rides to and from appointments and errands. Lunch is served on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays at noon. Breakfast is served Monday through Friday from 7:00 to 9:00 am. You do not have to be a Rochester resident to participate in most of the programs. The Rochester Senior Center is a warm and welcoming place for seniors to get together with peers, whether it is to participate in an activity, or just have a cup of coffee.
The bulletin board at the Rochester Senior Center lists activities and services offered to seniors in the community as well as at the center. Activities include various support groups, financial and legal resources, medical services, and much more. All are welcome to come to the Senior Center and see what is available there or in the community.