• The Malta Hospice Movement is offering Easter figolli at a donation of €6 each. To place an order call 2144 0085 or e-mail frhospice@ onvol.net. All proceeds will go toward the free services offered to families affected by cancer, motor neurone disease or other terminal illnesses.

• Emotions Anonymous, a support group for people living with emotional issues that have a negative effect on their lives, meets every Monday at 5.30 p.m. at 5, Lion Street, Floriana.

• Melita Pedal Power Cycling Club is organising its annual club race at St Paul's Bypass, St Paul's Bay, today from 7.30 a.m. The road will be closed to traffic and the Malta Red Cross ambulance will be on stand-by. For more infor-mation, visit www.melitacycling club.com.

• Lenten sermons in English by Fr Michael Ross and Joe Delaney will be held at St Patrick's church, Sliema, between tomorrow and Friday from 7 p.m.

• The next public meeting for members of the ADHD Family Support Group, which will also be the group's AGM, will be held at Junior College, Msida, on Friday at 6.30 p.m. There will be PSD teachers for older children with ADHD but no minders for children under six. The library will open at 6 p.m.

• The Sisters of the Good Shepherd, together with their lay assistants, will be holding a wine and pizza night at Oratory Hall, Oratory Street, Naxxar, on Friday at 7.30 p.m., with the aim of raising money for Dar Merħba Bik. For more information and booking call 2144 0035 by Wednesday.

• Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar is holding a fundraising quiz and pasta night at Lo Squero restaurant, Floriana, on Friday at 8 p.m. For more information and booking, call 9948 7709 or e-mail booking@faa.org.mt by Tuesday.

• 'Empowering families as sustaining partners in social policy' is the theme of the 57th international conference of the International Commission on Couple and Family Relations (ICCFR) to be held from Friday to Sunday at the Dolmen Hotel, Qawra, in collaboration with the Cana Movement. The registration fee for Maltese citizens, including lunches and evening receptions, is €100. For details view http://iccfr.org/en/conferences/our_next_conference.php. Completed registration forms are to be e-mailed to Ray Baldacchino at maltaconf@onvol. net.

• A morning seminar as part of this year's World Kidney Day campaign, entitled 'Protect your kidneys, control diabetes', is being held at the Victoria Hotel, Sliema, on Saturday. The seminar is open to patients and carers as well as healthcare professionals. For more information, call 2131 6050.

• A prayer meeting for the sanctification of priests and for priestly and religious vocations will be held at the basilica of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, Senglea, on Saturday at 9.45 p.m.

• The committee of St Catherine band club youth section, Żurrieq, will be holding a one-day football tournament at the Safi football ground on Sunday. The winning team will win €200. Applications from St Catherine's Band Club, Żurrieq, must be handed in by Thursday. For more information, call 7964 7018.

• Caritas co-operators are holding a day out at the Domen Resort Hotel, Qawra, on March 17 from 10.30 a.m. For more information and bookings call Olga Muscat (2133 0132), Josephine Farrugia (2132 0016), Phyllis Ciappara (2134 2910) or Evelyn Zammit (2132 2466).

• The Breast Care Support Group Europa Donna Malta, in collaboration with Action for Breast Cancer Foundation and the Ladies Running Club, will be holding an awareness walk on March 21. The walk will start from the War Memorial in Floriana at 9 a.m. and end at the Ferries in Sliema. Participation is against a donation of €5. For more details call 9999 4666 or 2148 2602 or e-mail breastcaresupportgroup@ gmail.com.

• The International Movement of Prayer Blessed Pope John XXIII is holding an evening of prayer for peace and new evangelisation of the world at Sarria church, Floriana, on March 17 from 5.30 till 6.30 p.m. Everybody is invited.

• A series of prayer evenings are being held at Mt St Joseph retreat house, Mosta, to reflect on the Sunday liturgy during Lent on Saturday, March 20 and 27, from 4 to 8 p.m. They will be led by Fr Pierre Grech Marguerat, SJ, Fr Mario Jaccarini, SJ, and Fr Robert Soler, SJ. No prior booking is required.

• All government employees and friends are invited to attend Lenten talks at St Francis church, Republic Street, Valletta, from tomorrow to Friday at 12.35 p.m. These 30-minute talks will be delivered by Can. John Ciarlò and are being organised by the prayer group It-Triq.

• A retreat for professionals in Maltese led by Fr Paul Chetcuti, SJ, will be held at Manresa House, Victoria, from Thursday at 7 p.m. to Sunday after lunch. To book, call 2155 6635 or e-mail manresa@vol.net.

• A retreat for professional couples led by Fr Paul Pace, SJ, will be held at Manresa House, Victoria, from March 19 at 7 p.m. to March 21 after lunch. To book, call 2155 6635 or e-mail manresa@vol.net.

• Fr Arthur Vella, SJ, will deliver a talk in Maltese on the topic Il-Ħniena f'Ħajjitna on March 24 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Mt St Joseph retreat house, Mosta.

• The Centre of Ignatian Spirituality is holding a retreat for male professionals at Manresa House, Victoria, from March 26 at 7 p.m. to March 30 after lunch. The retreat will be led by Fr Bartolomeo Sorge, SJ, founder and ex-director of the Istituto di Formazione Politica Pedro Arrupe and currently editor of Aggiornamenti Sociali, and will be delivered in Italian. To book, call 2155 6635 or e-mail manresa@vol.net.

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