Social and Personal

ANASTASI. On July 6, at Zammit Clapp Hospital, RITA, aged 88, passed peacefully away comforted by the rites of Holy Church. She leaves to mourn her loss her nephew Peter Lawson and his wife Theresa née Fenech, their children Quentin and Brooke, her brothers Oreste, Francis and Victor, sisters-in-law, nephews and nieces, relatives and friends. - R.I.P.
Mass praesente cadavere will be said tomorrow at 9.30 a.m. at Our Lady of Mount Carmel parish church, Balluta, St Julians, followed by interment in the family vault at the Santa Maria Addolorata Cemetery. Donations to Dar tal-Providenza, Siggiewi, will be appreciated.

APPS. On July 5, GIOVANNA, widow of Thomas, aged 93, passed peacefully away at Casa Antonia, Balzan. She leaves to mourn her sad loss her children Joseph and his wife Lina, Alfie and his wife Carmen, Edwin and his wife Madalene, Astrid and her husband Anthony Cordina, her grandchildren Louiselle, Anna Maria, Matthew, Conrad, Elton, Maxime and Stephanie, her sister Carmela Gatt and family, her brother-in-law Arthur and his wife Nellie, other relatives and friends.
Mass praesente cadavere will be said today at 8.45 a.m. at St Gregory's parish church, Sliema, followed by interment at Santa Maria Addolorata Cemetery. Donations to the Hospice Movement will be appreciated. The family regret they are unable to receive visitors. Lord, grant her eternal rest.

BEZZINA. On July 7, at St Vincent de Paul residence, MARIA, widow of Nicholas, aged 87. She leaves to mourn her loss her children Michael and his wife Mary, May and her husband Michael Lawrence, Agnes and her husband Louis Borg, her grandchildren Ronnie, Jason, Karen, Matthew and Jonathan, her great-grandchildren Brandon, Jake, Connor and Jordon, relatives and friends. - R.I.P.
Mass praesente cadavere will be said today at 4.30 p.m. at Siggiewi parish church, followed by interment at Siggiewi cemetery.

INCORVAIA. On July 7, JOSETTE of Hamrun, aged 54, passed peacefully away comforted by the rites of Holy Church. She leaves to mourn her loss her mother Jessie, her sisters Michelle and husband Carm, Fania and her husband Albert, and her brother Tano and his wife Rita, nephews, niece, other relatives and friends. - R.I.P.
Mass praesente cadavere will be said today at 2.30 p.m. at St Cajetan parish church, Hamrun, followed by interment in the family vault at the Santa Maria Addolorata Cemetery.

SCERRI. On July 6, PAUL, born in Valletta, residing in Gzira, aged 74, passed peacefully away comforted by the rites of Holy Church. He leaves to mourn his loss his wife Doris, his children Deo and his wife Liz, Marian and her husband Manuel Schembri, Rita and her husband Anthony Scicluna, his grandchildren Elaine, Jean Paul, Malcolm and Daniel, other relatives and friends.
Mass praesente cadavere will be said today at 2.30 p.m. at Gzira parish church, followed by interment at the Santa Maria Addolorata Cemetery. The family regret they are unable to receive visitors. No flowers by request but donations to Dar tal-Providenza, Siggiewi, will be appreciated. May God grant him eternal rest.

Appreciation - Paul Bonnici

Val Valente writes:

Paul Bonnici departed this world at the age of 87. Coming from a very talented family within the music field, as both his father and brother played the clarinet, he started his studies at a very young age under Mro Gaffarelli and then under Mro Gardenio Botti.

Paul went on to improve his talents when he joined the late Oscar Lucas having his heydays at the Marsa Club and Café Premier. I remember Joe Camilleri (Il-Ginger) and Paul playing together in the same line-up with Oscar, becoming the very best of friends. They kept in touch constantly until his death.

Paul then joined my team at the Villa Rosa until he moved on with my late father's band till his retirement.

His velvet trumpet sound reminds me of the legendary Arturo Sandoval but he was regarded as a perfect replica of his idol Harry James. Paul was very much sought after for his inimitable renderings of Carnevale di Venezia, Trumpet Blues, Oh My Papa and Cherry Pink.

Paul was a true gentleman, very loyal and a hard worker, always giving his utmost. Malta has truly lost one of its greatest musicians of this decade. His demise is a great loss to us all but for sure he has truly earned his musical ID card (Oscar's famous last words) giving him the chance to rejoin both Oscar and my father in the new line-up in Heaven.

On behalf of all members of the National Musicians' Union, I wish to extend my condolences to his wife and all his family.

In Memoriam

AGIUS - KEVIN. Treasured memories. Love and miss you always, mum, dad and Bev. A Mass for the repose of his soul will be celebrated today at 7 p.m. at Bahar ic-Caghaq church.

AMATO-GAUCI - ALLAN. On the 17th anniversary of his death. So loved, so greatly missed and never forgotten by his family.

ATTARD - EDWIDGE. In loving memory of a dear mother and grandmother who passed away 18 years ago. George, Gladys, Daniela and Stephen.

FENECH - SALVATORE, ex-Chairman KPH. Treasured and unfading memories of a loving and devoted husband, father and grandfather on the sixth anniversary of his demise. Sadly missed by his wife Ann, his children and in-laws Frank and Rita, Horace and Anna, Sina and Alex, Anthony and Marion and Michael. His grandchildren Annemarie, Derek, Andrew, Mark Anthony and Daniel. Grant him, dear Lord, eternal peace.

GALEA. Proud and everlasting memories of a dear father and grandfather, Dr ERIC GALEA, Ph.C., MD, who passed away 20 years ago today. Always remembered and sadly missed by his children and grandchildren. Kindly remember him in your prayers.
God saw you getting tired
He did what He thought best
He put His arm around you
And said, "Come to rest".
He opened up His golden gates
On that heartbreaking day,
And with His arm around you
You gently slipped away.

GALEA. Cherished memories of Dr ERIC GALEA, Ph.C., MD, a dear brother and uncle who passed away 20 years ago today. Always in our thoughts and prayers. Mima, Joe, Cynthia and Claire.

GRECH. In ever treasured memory of our dearest parents PHILIP CHARLES and OLGA née Barbaro di San Giorgio. Always remembered with great love and ever in our prayers. Lina, Charles and their families.

SPAMPINATO. In ever loving memory of ALFRED, today the eighth anniversary of his call to eternal life. Remembered by Catherine, Christa, Fabrizia and spouses. Lord grant him eternal rest.

Personal

In grateful thanks to Almighty God for a grace received through the intercession of St Jude, St Rita and St Martha. ECD.

Dance classes

Dance teacher and choreographer Janet Vella will be back from England this summer to give two courses in various styles of dance.

Ms Vella, the principal of Moving Bodies School of Dance, will pass on the knowledge and experience she gained while working at Bodyworks Dance College in Cambridge.

The first summer course, held between July 19 and 29, is designed to get students in shape and prepare them for the next course that will take place between August 8 and September 2.

The technical classes to be given will be based on classical, jazz and contemporary dance techniques fused with dynamic yoga.

Fusion classes will incorporate technique and choreography while lessons in a mixture of commercial, street dance and "old skool and new skool hip hop" will also be given. For more information call 7930 1718 or e-mail movingbodies@gmail.com

Paola feast

The feast of Christ the King will be celebrated in Paola on July 24.

Church festivities kick off on July 17 with Mass for young people on the church parvis when a rock band will be in attendance.

Community Day will be marked on July 18 and Eucharistic Day the day after. Wednesday, July 20, will be dedicated to the family, Children's Day will be held on July 21 and July 22 will be dedicated to the elderly and clerics.

Concelebrated Mass for Paola residents will be held on July 23 and following evening Mass and Christ the King statue will be carried along Paola streets on July 24.

Outdoor activities include a BBQ in Selmun, a feast for the family on the church parvis on July 19 and band marches. The traditional Sunday morning march will start at 10 a.m. on July 24 and another march will take place in the evening.

Cultural events

The Malta Council for Culture and the Arts is collecting data on cultural events planned to be held in October, November and December this year for publication in the next edition of Kultura 21 magazine.

Cultural and artistic event organisers are asked to send details of activities scheduled for the months in question.

The information should reach the council at 230, Republic Street, Valletta or sent by e-mail to isabellegatt@maltaculture.com by August 11.

Further information can be obtained by phoning 2124 5168 or 2124 7913.

AIB chairman

John Tortell, of Jatco Insurance Brokers Ltd, is the new chairman of the Maltese Association of Insurance Brokers.

Japan Competition

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan has invited entries to the Study Tour of Japan Essay Contest, which is open to European youths aged 18 to 35.

Winners are granted a free two-week trip to Japan. The subject of the essay is: Choose one famous Japanese person whom you think represents modern Japanese society and explain your choice.

Rules and regulations are available from the Consulate General of Japan, 19, Sir Luigi Preziosi Square, Floriana. For more information phone 2123 6703 or 2122 6523.

www.it.emb-japan.go.jp

Radio competition

89.7 Bay has teamed up with Corkscrew and Sopos Wine Bar to bring its listeners the Cool Sunday in Gozo competition.

Winners of the competition will spend a weekend in Gozo in the company of one of Malta's most popular local bands, relaxing in a farmhouse and watching Corkscrew perform live.

To take part, one must listen in to 89.7 Bay and be the eighth caller through when Corkscrew's track Cool Sunday from their album No Ordinary Maybe is played.

Virtual tour

Frank Salt Real Estate Ltd has introduced a new service for property owners.

In association with a leading IT and marketing company, it is offering clients through the use of 360° virtual reality technology a virtual tour of the client's properties on the company's website www.franksalt. com.mt.

Poetry contest

The Maltese Poets' Association has launched a poetry competition open to all.

Poems must not be longer than 30 lines and can be in Maltese, English or Italian.

The closing date is July 31.

More information can be obtained by phoning 9986 8471.

www.ghpm.netfirms.com

Free Calls

Talk & Drive, i-talk's on-going competition, has reached its end and the public is being invited to join the i-talk team at Baystreet for a day of free international phone calls and the prize draw for the Fiat Panda which will be held on Sunday at 7 p.m.

Youth Live-In

The Discalced Carmelite Fathers will be holding a live-in for youth aged 15 to 20 years at St Teresa Priory, Cospicua, from July 22 to 24.

The activity will be directed by Fr Alfred Grech. For enquiries phone 2182 6111.

Prayer Meeting

The Assocjazzjoni Volontarji Lourdes will hold a prayer meeting at the Immaculate Conception church, Cospicua on July 15. Recitation of the Holy Rosary commences at 7 p.m. followed by Holy Mass.

Two-Way Street

Tower Road in Sliema, between The Strand and Tigné Street, is temporarily being used as a two-way street because of urgent works being carried out by Enemalta. Cars parked in Tower Road should be removed, the police said.

Marian cenacle

The Central Marian Cenacle will be held at the chapel of Our Lady of Lourdes in Floriana on Tuesday.

Mass will be said at 6 p.m.

Everyone is invited.

Arka Funds

The collection on board the Gozo ferries in aid of the Arka Foundation of Gozo yielded Lm1,291.31. The collection was held from June 24 to 29.

What's On Today

Exhibitions
8 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. at Heritage Malta's head office, Valletta, landscapes in oils and acrylics by Richard Saliba.

9 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. at the Inquisitor's Palace, Vittoriosa, The Art of Pain - Instruments Of Torture, over 100 instruments of torture from the Middle Ages to the 19th century, including the Inquisition.

6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Valletta Waterfront, Six Generations of Maltese Contemporary Artists, a collection of visual arts by 43 artists.

6 to 10 p.m. at St Philip and St James Chapel, limits of San Gwann, exhibition of ceramic sculptures and metal compositions by Victor Sammut.

At Gallery G, Lija, paintings by Debbie Caruana Dingli.