For your diary - events

• The Cactus and Succulent Society will be holding its monthly meeting at the Din l-Art Ħelwa headquarters at 133, Melita Street, Valletta, today at 9.45 a.m. The talk, on the genus 'Turbinicarpus', will be illustrated with slides. Members and all those interested are welcome.

• The Mobile Blood Donation Unit will be available next to STC Training Centre, Pembroke, tomorrow from 8.30 a.m. till 1.30 p.m. Donors will be asked to present their ID cards.

• A fitness morning is being organized at Inspire, Marsascala, as a fundraising event tomorrow. Join in for yoga, aerobics, Zumba, spinning, kick aerobics and step aerobics. The event will be held from 8.30 a.m. until 12.30 p.m. Visit www.inspire.org.mt and access the 'events' section to download the full schedule. For more information, call 2163 6526.

• Caritas Co-operators are organising a day out on Wednesday at Villa Arrigo, San Pawl tat-Tarġa, starting with coffee, tea and biscuits at 10.30 a.m., followed by a talk by Odette Vella on consumer affairs, Mass at noon and lunch at 1 p.m. Cards or any other game may be played. Transport can be provided if there is demand. For bookings, call Olga Muscat on 2133 0132, Marivan Bartolo Parnis on 2137 5491, Josephine Farrugia on 2132 0016 or Evelyn Zammit on 2132 2466.

• The Diocesan Congress is being organised by the Secretariat for the Laity at Gattard House, Blata l-Bajda, on Thursday and Friday, from 6.30 to 8.30 p.m. The theme for the congress will be 'The collaboration and co-responsibility between priests and the laity in the mission of the Church'. Archbishop Paul Cremona will preside.

• The next public meeting for members of the ADHD family support group is going to be its annual general meeting and will be held at Junior College, Msida, on Friday from 6.30 p.m. There will be a talk by Paula Doumanov about the services that Inspire offer during the summer months. There will be PSD teachers for the older ADHD children but no child minders for children under six. The library will open at 6 p.m.

• The Marian Movement is holding a cenacle on Saturday to mark on the feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, immediately following Mass which will be celebrated at 5.30 p.m. at St Joseph's School, Blata l-bajda. Everybody is invited to attend.

• A prayer meeting will be held on Saturday to pray for the sanctification of priests and for priestly and religious vocations at St Bartholomew parish church, Għargħur, starting with Mass at 9.45 p.m., followed by adoration till midnight. All are invited to attend.

• The Malta Hospice Movement is holding two fundraising events on July 14 and September 10. The first is a barbecue at the Grand Hotel Excelsior and the second is a midnight walk in Buġibba. For more information, call 2144 0085 or visit www.hospicemalta.org.

• An evening of prayer for peace and new evangelisation of the world will be held on June 16 from 6 to 7 p.m. at Madonna tal-Ħerba church, Birkirkara, comprising Mass followed by 20 minutes of adoration. Everyone is invited to attend this activity organised by the International Movement of Prayer Blessed Pope John XXIII.

• A buffet lunch is being organised in aid of the Pontifical Missions Office of 7, Merchant Street, Valletta, at the Topaz Hotel, Buġibba, on June 20 at 12.30 p.m. Tickets cost €16 for adults and €8 for children under 10. For bookings, call 2123 6962 until June 18. Tickets are available at the Missions Office and at the door. After lunch, a raffle with a number of prizes will be organised in aid of the missions.

• Green Events is holding a barbecue by the pool at Mġarr Farmhouse on June 19 at 8 p.m. There will be a live screening of the Denmark vs Cameroon World Cup match. Fee is €10, including food and free-flowing wine. To book send an e-mail to perspexmlt@gmail.com or call 9927 8223.

• The committee of St Catherine Band Club youth section, Żurrieq, will be organising a barbecue at Pretty Bay, Birżebbuġa, on June 26, with transport leaving Żurrieq bus terminus at 5.30 p.m. Tickets can be bought from the bar of the band club and also from Gejta Farrugia. For more information, call 7964 7018.

• The Maltese-American Association will be celebrating the 234th anniversary of US independence on June 27 with a buffet lunch at the Seabank Hotel, Għadira Bay, Mellieħa, at 12.30 p.m. Americans and Maltese-Americans and their guests are welcome. For more information and to book call Dar l-Emigrant, Castille Place, Valletta, on 2122 2644, 2123 2545 or 2124 025.

• St Venera Scout Group will be celebrating its 35th anniversary this year. To commemorate this, a reunion for all former members will be held at the group's headquarters on September 18. All former members, leaders, group council members and members of ladies' committees are asked to send their contact details by e-mail to oldboys.svsg@yahoo.com or join the Facebook group 'Old Boys of Mt Carmel College Scout Group/St Venera Scout Group'.