JFS of Worcester sponsors Life After Loss/Getting on With Life, a free social support group for active adults over 40 who have lost a partner.

This is an opportunity to meet with others in the same situation, enabling group members to address the issues of “getting on with life.”

The group will plan a variety of social activities to provide enjoyment without feeling “different” or having to explain widowhood one more time. Here you’ll be able to share your experiences when and with whom you feel comfortable. Refreshments served.

Life After Loss/Getting On With Life

A free social support group
for active adults over 40
who have lost a partner.

All are invited without regard for:

• How recently widowed
• Parental status
• A sudden loss or after long illness
• Religious affiliation, race or ethnicity

 

Next Meet, Eat, and Greet  and pot luck dinner on  Tuesday, May 6, 2008, 6:00 - 8:00 at Jewish Family Service Worcester.. 

This purely a social event. We hold a separate calendar planning event each month. Please call Barbara and about what you would like to bring. However, if you want to come at the last minute and haven't called her, please do. Her number is 508-757-6851. If the weather is bad, call to find out if the meeting is cancelled.

If you have any suggestions for activities please call Barbara, 508-757-6851, or Brenda, at 508-885-0993. We can't plan a calendar you will enjoy if we don't hear from each of you. Your suggestions are always welcome.

 

For information call Elaine Kapperman at JFS, 508-755-3101, or call Barbara Kupfer at 508-826-6181. You can also email Barbara at barbara.kupfer@excite.com

To inquire about joining a support group or counseling:
call Elaine Kapperman, LICSW at JFS (508-755-3101). Elaine is an experienced therapist with a background in medical social work.

 

Upcoming social activities: .Please call the contact person listed for an event you wish to join at least three days prior to a scheduled event

(Download Schedule here)

April

• Tuesday, April 1, 6 - 8 PM; Meet, Eat. and Greet, pot luck dinner at JFS.

• Wednesdays, April 2, & 9, noon: Brown Bag Concerts at Mechanics Hall, Worcester. Call Howard at 508-799-6789.

• Saturday, April 5, 5:30 p.m.. Gourmet dinner and music at the Cocke'n Kettle Restaurant, 240 South Main Street, Uxbridge, MA, $17.00. Call Dori 508-756-1419. Directions: from I-90 take I-146S to the 2nd exit in Uxbridge, It's labeled 146A, Chockalog Rd.. Turn left at end of ramp on to 146A. Go 1 mile to restaurant.

• Saturday April 12. Dinner at 6 PM then go to Foothills Theater in Worcester to see "A Street Car Named Desire" by Tennessee Williams. For tickets call 508-754-4018. Call Barbara for dinner information. 508-757-6851. 

• Friday, April 25, 6 PM.  Dinner at Webster House in Worcester.  Call Natalie at 508-752-4922.

• Saturday, April 26, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA "Art in Bloom". Meet in lobby at 1pm. Late lunch to follow. Call Ronna at 978-594-5355.

May

• Tuesday, May 6 - 8PM, Meet, Eat, and Greet.  Meet old friends and greet new ones.

• Saturday, May 10, 5:30 p.m. An evening in Sturbridge. Dinner at Admiral T J O'Brien's followed by a romantic comedy at the Stageloft Theater (508-347-9005) to see Scapino, an Hilarious Farce. Reservations required for both the dinner and the play. Tickets are $15.00. Call Brenda who will make the dinner reservations, 508-885-0993.

• Sunday May 18th, Date Me I’m Jewish announces a 40 + trip to Mohegan Sun. Package includes a charter bus pickups from Framingham, Newton, Quincy (Worcester members could carpool from JFS to bus if interested), a $20 buffet dinner, $30 worth of free bets, orchestra seats at the Golden Boys rock & roll concert starring: Fabian, Frankie Avalon & Bobby Rydell. Cost is only $69 p/p, Bus leaves at 10 AM and departs Mohegan Sun at 6:30 PM. Space is limited & advanced registration is required by April 30th. Contact Barry Solomon at 508 333 1466 for information & your reservations.

• Saturday, May 24 Lunch at Andover Inn, Andover, MA at 12:30 pm followed by a museum tour or shopping at nearby stores. For more information, call Ronna at 978-594-5355.

• Sunday, May 25, noon. Picnic and hike among the Rhododendrons in Moore State Park, Paxton, Rt. 31 S of 122.. Call Natalie at 508-752-4922.

June

• Saturday, June 21 Ethnic dinner at the Sugar Cane Restaurant in Peabody, MA. For further information, call Ronna at 978-594-5355

July

• Sunday, July 13 Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, MA, exhibits The Marriage of Art & Ceremony. Meet in lobby at 2pm, followed by dinner at the Tavern inside the Hawthorne Hotel in Salem. For further information, call Ronna at 978-594-5355.

• Sunday, July 27 Performance of Capitol Steps at Endicott College, Beverly Farms, MA, a political parody. Event before performance cocktails and hors d'oerves. Call Ronna for further information at 978-594-5355.

Life After Loss offers activities in both Worcester and Boston areas. 

For information call Elaine Kapperman at JFS, 508-755-3101, or call Barbara Kupfer at 508-826-6181. You can also email Barbara at barbara.kupfer@excite.com

For information on Boston Activities call Ronna Greif at 781-631-1779. or Dina Lewis at 508-790-7070.

 

Useful Weblinks

Article in Worcester T&G, September 12, 2005

Worcester Entertainment online

To find a list of events going on in the Worcester area take a look at the marvelous web site www.socialweb.net/Events

Members interested in dating again and wanting to meet someone in their age group may be interested in on line dating services www.seniorpeoplemeet.com or www.singlesnet.com (there is no affiliation with Life After Loss).