Coming up

• College Road Trip will be shown at the Don Bosco Oratory, Victoria, today at 5.30 p.m.

• The feast of St Anthony the Abbot will be celebrated today at St Anthony church in Tal-Qaċċa, Xagħra. The statue leaves the church for St Anthony Square at 9.45 a.m. where the blessing of horses takes place followed by a defilé to the Basilica of the Nativity of Our Lady. A dog show will be held at St Anthony Square at 11 a.m. At 3.30 p.m. there will be Mass at the basilica followed by a procession with the statue of St Anthony for St Anthony Square, where the blessing of pets will take place.

• Wirt Għawdex will be holding its annual general meeting on Friday at the NGO centre at 6 p.m. For more details visit www.wirtghawdex.org.

• To mark the anniversary of the crowning of the titular painting of Our Lady of Graces at the Sanctuary of the Capuchin Friars in Victoria, the external festivities committee is organising the traditional dinner at St Patrick's Hotel in Xlendi on Sunday at noon. For more information call George Debono on 2155 1460 or Vincent Vella on 2155 1026.

• A Pro-Life soiree will be held at Ta' Frenċ restaurant on January 30 at 7 p.m. It will include dinner, an auction of paintings and sculptures by Gozitans Christopher Saliba and Victor Agius respectively and instrumental music by various musicians. Guest speakers will include Gozo Bishop Mario Grech, Gozo Minister Giovanna Debono, MP Justyne Caruana and Kate Gonzi. Tickets can be obtained from Bookworm Stationery, Republic Street, Victoria, and D'Amato Record Store, Valletta. For further information call 7906 7148 or you can book via e-mail at marlenecauchi@hotmail.com.

• Application forms for the enrolment of children in Kindergarten 1 at Church schools for the scholastic year 2009-2010 may be collected from the Gozo Curia, Victoria, tomorrow, Wednesday and Friday between 9 and 11 a.m. They should be handed in on January 26, 28 and 30 between 9 and 11 a.m.

• The Gozitan Graduates Movement is holding a First Friday Mass for graduates and professionals at St Augustine church, Victoria, on February 6 at 8.30 p.m.

• As part of the activities for the feast of St John Bosco, Mgr Rosario Borg will deliver a talk on the life of the saint at the Don Bosco Oratory, Victoria, on Thursday at 7.30 p.m. Everyone is welcome.

• A buffet lunch will be organised at the Calypso Hotel on February 1 at 12.30 p.m. For booking call 2155 6616 or 9948 7751.

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