Lunch & Learn

Wednesday, 03/04

Julie Prey, Director -

The Franciscan Spiritual Center

Join us on 03/04 for an introduction to one of Delaware County's best kept secrets: the Franciscan Spiritual Center of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia. Director Julie Prey, MDiv, will introduce you to the activities of the FSC, which are for everyone of any faith (or no particular religion). Learn a little bit about the history of the Sisters and their life at the convent and beyond. Julie will also touch on the link between aging well and spirituality, using Anna I. Corwin's "Embracing Age: How Catholic Nuns Became Models of Aging Well" as a resource. 

Lunch; Lunch, beverages, and dessert are provided this week!

Lunch starts at 12:00; program begins at 12:30.

Date: Wednesday, 03/04

Time: 12:00 - 1:30 pm

Location: PAC Center, 129 Park Avenue, Swarthmore 

Upcoming L & L:

03/11 - Art with Sara

03/18 - Last Chance Duo

03/25 - Brendan Ricciardi - Phillies 2026 Season Preview

Friday Friends is just the break you need in the busy holiday weeks! Grab a coffee; the friendly conversation keeps going every Friday. Gather at the Swarthmore Co-op to chat. No agenda, no program, and no special invitation required! Come on by.

Date: Every Friday

Time: 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Location: Swarthmore Co-op located at 341 Dartmouth Avenue

COMCAST TECHNOLOGY Center Trip

Thank you Carol Menke for arranging the trip to the Comcast Technology Center.

It was a very interesting, educational, and very enjoyable trip.

Help Wanted:

Web Wandering is on hiatus because the two of us who have presented it for three years are tuckered out. We are looking for someone with new ideas and energy to work with us to reimagine this fun, informal program. If you want to learn about this opportunity please contact Sheila (Sheilambell@yahoo.com) or Dan (dan.snyder.x@gmail.com). We’d love to hear from you. 

Watch the newsletter for more winter walks and gastronomical opportunities in the weeks to come!

This could be you: enjoying life with your tech gadget in hand! We are nearby and available to help you get to know your Apple or Windows gadget better, by providing free one-to-one support.

Just ask for help by sending us an email at SwarthmoreSeniors@gmail.com

and we'll contact you to follow up! 

Email Cindi at CulinaryHelpDesk@yahoo.com or drop into Lunch and Learn and ask Cindi in person. 

Do you have a question for the Culinary Help Desk? Cindi Kruth is ready for your email. 

Planning a dinner party or baking a birthday cake? Trying your hand at baking bread? Want hints & tips? How to pick the right pan and why it matters? Do you really need all your ingredients at room temperature? 

Are you a Delaware County resident who will be age 100 years old or older in 2026? 

      Do you know someone who is? 

The Delaware County Office of Services for the Aging (COSA) is searching for Centenarians who reside or were a long-time resident of Delaware County

so that we may extend a personal invitation to attend the 24th Annual Centenarian Luncheon on Thursday, May 14, 2026. 

 If you or someone you know would like to attend and celebrate, please contact Kate Morgan, Administrative Officer/Operations Manager at morgank@co.delaware.pa.us or call 610-477-3032.

Please provide your name, address, phone number, and email address (if you have one). 

Join us to help launch Matthew Pitt’s debut novel Tear Here, which reflects on the dark rise and fall of an ambitious rock music collective in the upper Midwest.

Matthew Pitt is also the author of two short-story collections: These Are Our Demands, a Midwest Book Award winner; and Attention Please Now, Autumn House Prize Winner. Raised in St. Louis, he lives with his family in Ft. Worth. Although he can competently strum a score of songs on guitar, Matt's own stage rock apex was singing backup at a pair of Paul Westerberg concerts.

Matt will be in conversation with Philadelphia novelist Robin Black, and joined by musician Stephen Gardner, who will play the kind of music the novel’s fictional band, Some Assault, might have played if they were real.

RSVPs requested but not required. 

“Keep on learning” should be motto of the Wallingford-Swarthmore Community Classes. For 60 years the WSCC has worked hard to provide affordable adult education to thousands of local residents. March 3 marks the start of the 2026 spring semester and your opportunity to try 

something new. Watch your mailbox for the WSCC brochure listing all 52 classes, including 28 new ones. 

For complete descriptions of all 52 classes, visit www.wscclasses.org.

Registration for classes. You can either register using the form on the back of the yellow brochure or visit www.wscclasses.org and click on “Registration.”

*Every class has a limit on the number of participants. So register as soon as you can!

Our own Susan Wefel is teaching an WSSC acting class. In this class you’ll learn collaboration, confidence, improvisation, and will work on some scene study for a showcase of scenes of classics by various playwrights.

March 4 – April 22, 2026

8 sessions -Wednesday 2 – 4pm

Swarthmore Borough Hall

121 Park Ave

Swarthmore, PA 19081

Click HERE to see the complete schedule and to register!

Keep up with the events at Swarthmore College by clicking HERE or by subscribing to the college's biweekly newsletter HERE.

Welcome to the Community Center!

Swarthmore Senior Citizens Association, a Founding Partner of the PAC Center, is proud to be part of this intergenerational place for adults and children to engage in a broad range of educational, recreational, charitable and networking activities, located at 129 Park Avenue in Swarthmore.

SIGN UP FOR THE PAC CENTER NEWSLETTER HERE!

This Week's PAC Center Events

Check PAC Special Events Here

A healthy community is a thriving community, which is why we’re offering a week of FREE wellness classes from March 2-7! There are 13 classes on offer, including yoga, dance, strength training, conditioning, PiYo and T’ai Chi Chih.

Come enjoy lots of options for every fitness level! This is your chance to kickstart a health routine, shake off the February slump or explore some new areas of interest.

We also encourage you to take this opportunity to introduce friends and family members to the nurturing wellness community here at the PAC Center!

Click HERE and the UPCOMING SESSION tab for a schedule and description of the Community Week classes, and sign up today. Drop-ins are also welcome.

Register for Spring I



Health & Wellness Classes  

Session Begins March 9!

(Reminder: No classes week of

Spring Break - March 30-April 5)

LinkedIn Lab: Write a Profile to Get Hired

Boost your career with this LinkedIn workshop led by career coach Lauren Barlow. Learn to craft an authentic, engaging profile that captures recruiters' attention and strategically expands your network. Update your profile in real time and elevate your personal brand.

Wed, March 04, 2026

6:00 PM

Park Avenue Community Center

$20

Community Drum Circle

Come express yourself and experience the power of collective rhythm at our next Community Drum Circle!

Sun, March 08, 2026

4:00 PM

Park Avenue Community Center

Monday: 9 am to 6 pm

Tuesday: 9 am to 6 pm

Wednesday: 9 am to 7 pm

Thursday: 9 am to 5 pm

Friday: 9 am to 5 pm

Saturday: 9 am to 4 pm

Regular Library Programs for Adults

For the listing of bookclubs, repeating activities, and for more information on any upcoming events, please check the LIBRARY WEBSITE.

Oscar Flicks: FRANKENSTEIN

Join us for a viewing of the 2026 Academy Award best Picture Nominee, Frankenstein (Rated R, running time 2 hours 30 minutes).

Date: Thursday, March 05, 2026

Time: 1:00pm - 3:30pm

Location: Council Room

Library: Swarthmore Public Library

VIRTUAL-Women of Valor: Heroines of the American Revolution

Join Jo Ann Tufo, Historian and American History teacher for "Women of Valor" a virtual presentation that explores the lives of women who bravely participated in the American Revolution. Their contributions as soldiers, writers, advocates and businesswomen demonstrate an example of the strength and determination of our “Founding Mothers” and for future generations.

*The Zoom link will be sent several days prior to the event.*

Register Here

Date: Tuesday, March 03, 2026

Time: 7:00pm -8:00pm

The Rotary Club Invites You!

The Swarthmore Rotary Club invites members and friends of SSCA to come to their meetings and enjoy a lunch and the speaker. Meetings are on Thursdays from 12:15 pm -1:30 pm at the Inn at Swarthmore. Lunch is $20 per person.

Upcoming Swarthmore Rotary Club meetings and events in February:

March 5th, 12:15-1:30 PM

Speaker: Annie Hauze, Swarthmore Student, Fellow, IEFI

Subject: Powering the Narrative Through Art

March 17th, 8:30-7:30 PM

Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry of Prospect Hill Baptist Church

Comment: Prospect Hill Baptist Church 703 Lincoln Avenue,

Prospect Park, PA 19076

March 19th, 12:15-1:30 PM

Speaker: Mary Laxton and Dr. Lisa O'Mahony

Subject: Report on Rotary Mission Trip

March 26th, 12:15-1:30 PM

Speaker: State Senator Tim Kearney

Subject: hold for State Senator Tim Kearney

SSCA Games

The SSCA-sponsored games meet weekly at the Park Avenue Community Center. Email SwarthmoreSeniors@gmail.com to let us know you are interested in playing. Is there a game NOT listed here that interests you? Let us know and we'll try to help organize it!

Tuesdays

• Mahjong - 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
• Pinochle - 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Fridays

• Canasta/Samba - 10:30 am
• Mahjong - 1:00 pm

Play Canasta/Samba Cards from 10:30 am until 1:00 pm on Fridays. New players are aways welcome! Drop in any time before 1:00 pm, and there will always be a seat for you. We teach the game as we play, if you are new to the game.  

Other Card and Board Games

If you like to play board games or other card games with your friends, come to the PAC Center on Fridays!

Looking for a Helping Hand?

Call 484-437-8272

We will try to connect you and a volunteer to help with your specific challenge.



If it's an emergency call 9-1-1

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