• Today Gozo Bishop Mario Grech will confer the Rite of Admission to four seminarians from the Gozo diocese - Francesco Pio Attard and Simon M. Cachia (St George's, Victoria), Maxmillian Grech (Assumption Cathedral, Victoria) and Noel Debono (Nadur) - at a Celebration of the Word, starting at 5 p.m. at the parish church of Our Lady of Loreto, Ghajnsielem.

• Today Nadur celebrates the feast of St Coronato at St Peter and St Paul Basilica. There will be High Mass at 8.30 a.m. followed by a march by the Mnarja Band. At 5 p.m., there will be a procession with the statue of the saint, with the participation of the Mnarja Band. There will also be fireworks displays.

• Jum it-Tifkira - A Remembrance Day commemorative prayer service and wreath laying ceremony is to be held today on Independence Square, Victoria, at 10.30 a.m. The one minute silence will be taking place on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month.

• Festa Nicec - A feast of street niches in Gozo - Today at 11.30 a.m. there will be an open air Mass in front of the niche of Il-Madonna Tal-Lunzjata, Church Street, Ghasri. At 2.30 p.m., Traditional Ghana will be held near the niche of St Publius, St Publius Street, Xewkija. At 5.30 p.m. there will be a traditional Festa tan-Nicca (as celebrated up to 30 years ago) which will be held next to the niche of Our Lady of Loretu, Ghajn Qatet Street, Victoria. Entertainment will include Il-Banda ta' Indri, traditional folk dances, ground and aerial fireworks and local traditions related to the feast of St Martin including stands of traditional sweets and drinks.

• Spiderman 3 will be screened today at 5.30 p.m. at the Don Bosco Oratory, Victoria. Transformers will be screened on Saturday at 8 p.m.

• The Padre Pio Prayer Group is holding a prayer meeting at the Capuchin Friars Sanctuary of Our Lady of Graces, Victoria, on Friday at 5.30 p.m. The meeting will begin with the recitation of the rosary, followed by Mass at 6 p.m.

• Nadur Council Day activities: Today, 7.45 a.m. Nadur Il-Hadd on TVM direct from Nadur's main square. 6.45 p.m. Concert by three Russian children's choirs at St Peter and St Paul Basilica. Thursday, meeting at Joe Tabone Hall, Nadur Local Council Office, to discuss proposed projects for future years. Present for this meeting will be Prof. Erich Buhmann from Anhalt University, Germany. Friday, 7 p.m. Talent show at MBC Theatre organised by the Nadur Local Council with the collaboration of the Mnarja Band Club Committee. Saturday at 6:30 p.m. Thanksgiving Mass at St Peter and St Paul Basilica. 7:30 p.m. Opening of art exhibition by Victor Agius at the Joe Tabone Hall under the patronage of the Italian Ambassador Andrea Trabalza.

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