For your diary

• The Missions Office of Valletta requires teachers, ex-teachers and students to promote the missions in schools, a number of volunteers to animate Missionary Village activities from October 24 to 27, and participants in Mixja għall-Missjoni to be held on October 17. Call Lisa Pace on 2123 6962, 9999 1979 or e-mail lisa@missio.org.mt.

• A car treasure hunt in aid of the SPCA is being held today. The meeting point is the Naxxar Trade Fair Grounds at 1.30 p.m. Participation costs €20. For more information, call 9984 1561.

• The Maltese Psychological Association is organising a practice seminar at the Federation for Professional Bodies, Sliema Road, Gżira, tomorrow between 9 and 11 a.m. The theme is ‘Working with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder using Cognitive Behaviour Therapy’ and the seminar will be led by Dr Edward Curmi and Dr Anthony Dimech. The seminar is open to psychologists, psychotherapists, counsellors, social workers and related health professionals. More details can be obtained through www.mpaonline.net or by e-mail at info@mpaonline.net.

• The Malta Geographical Society will be holding a sunset walk on Tuesday. Participants will meet at the Red Tower, Mellieħa, at 6 p.m.

• The Missions Office is holding an activity to raise missionary awareness, in its audio visual hall at no. 7, Merchants Street, Valletta, on Tuesday at 6.15 p.m. Physiotherapist Claudine Micallef will give a presentation on her experiences at St Luke’s Hospital in Wolisso, Ethiopia. Refreshments will also be served. Entrance is free. To book call 2123 6962.

• St Margaret College Boys Secondary, Verdala, will be holding a reunion for former students and teachers of the Royal Navy School, Verdala, on Wednesday from 9.30 a.m. The reunion will be held at the college and will include a presentation on Verdala’s history and lunch in a nearby restaurant. E-mail ita.debattista@educ.gov.mt or call 7906 8299. www.verdala.com.

• An evening of prayer for peace and new evangelisation of the world will be held at the basement chapel of Sarria church, Floriana, on Wednesday from 6 to 7 p.m, organised by the International Movement of Prayer Blessed Pope John XXIII. Everyone is invited.

• The Augustinian Institute, Pietà, launches its academic year on Friday at 6.15 p.m. with a Mass celebrated by Faculty of Theology dean Fr Emanuel Agius. Lectures will be held every Friday thereafter at 6 p.m. until December 3. The course fee is €15. For details contact Antoinette Borg on 2131 3644, 9945 0099 or e-mail toineborg@onvol.net.

• 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 Saturday. 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’.