Our Lady of Mercy Senior Gems is a social group of persons Fifty (50) years or better whose objectives are to promote fun and fellowship among the members and to be in communication with the parish providing support and service where or whenever needed.

Additional Information:

Ø Membership is open to all persons Fifty (50) and better who are active members of Our Lady of Mercy parish or anyone sponsored by an active member of the Senior Gems.

Ø Membership dues are Fifteen (15) dollars per year.

Ø Meetings are held at 1:00 pm Central Time on the second Wednesday of each month, (except for the month of December), at the OLM Parish Life Center. On occasions when lunch is involved, we meet at Noon.

Ø After the business meeting refreshments are served and there are usually informative and entertaining activities presented. These consist of guest speakers, health information talks, and financial information presentations, musical and/or dance performances, etc.

Ø Various outside activities are planned throughout the year, such as attending shows, visiting historical places, museums, attending luncheon and dinner outings on special occasions. etc

Upcoming Events & News:

Note: There are no meetings planned for January.

Feb. 8^th

Senior Gems General Meeting at 1:00 PM. We will be having a special guest for our meeting!

Feb. 23^rd

Movie Critic’s Corner. Call Pat Feinberg at 630-585-6437 for details or to sign up.

Mar. 1^st

Senior Gems Board Meeting at 9:00 AM

Mar. 14^th

Senior Gems St. Patrick’s Day/St Joseph Day Luncheon at 12:00 PM – Details to follow!

Officers for the 2011/2012 year are as follows:

President: Joan Campion

Vice President: Cathy Rosete

Treasurer: Ann Borberg

Secretary: Betty Williams

Most Recent Minutes from Meetings:

General Meeting 08-11-10

Board Meeting 08-31-10

Minutes from Past Meetings: (All in pdf format)

General Meetings

Board Meetings

10/10/07 General Meeting 11/14/07 General Meeting 02/13/08 General Meeting 03/12/08 General Meeting 04/09/08 General Meeting 05/14/08 General Meeting 06/11/08 General Meeting 07/09/08 General Meeting 08/13/08 General Meeting 09/10/08 General Meeting 10/08/08 General Meeting 02/12/09 General Meeting 03/11/09 General Meeting 04/08/09 General Meeting 05/13/09 General Meeting 06/10/09 General Meeting 07/08/09 General Meeting 08/12/09 General Meeting 03/10/10 General Meeting 05/12/10 General Meeting 07/14/10General Meeting

04/06/10 Board Meeting 06/01/10 Board Meeting 08/02/10 Board Meeting

We are always looking for new members

If you are interested contact our Membership Chairperson Willie Durantee 630.898.1999