• The German-Maltese Circle is celebrating German Unification Day today from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. St Christopher Street, between Merchants Street and Republic Street, will host more than 30 vintage cars manufactured in Germany in a static show. A brass ensemble will play for the occasion. Circle’s Bar and Coffee Shop will be serving German food and beverages. Messina Palace will be open to the public and an exhibition by 40 German and Maltese children depicting their perception of the Fall of the Berlin Wall will be officially inaugurated.
• The National Council of Women is organising a public dialogue entitled ‘Women and Mental Health’ at Dar l-Ewropa, Valletta, on Wednesday from 8.30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Participation is free. For more information and booking call the NCW office on 2124 8881 or 2124 6982 or e-mail ncwmalta@camline.net.mt.
• A bazaar is being held in aid of Stella Maris parish centre at 49 Cathedral Street, Sliema on Wednesday and Thursday. Open all day from 9.30 a.m. onwards.
• A card party in aid of the Little Sisters of the Poor will be held at the Preluna Hotel, Sliema, on Wednesday from 10 a.m. For booking, call Blanche Martin on 2133 0387.
• The next self-help group meeting by the Richmond Foundation for those experiencing mental health difficulties will be held at 16 Antonio Agius Street, Floriana, on Wednesday and Thursday from 5.30 to 7 p.m. The Never Mind Leisure Centre at St Augustine’s parish hall, Valletta, is also open every Monday from 5.30 to 7 p.m. The centre, managed by the foundation, welcomes those who would like to make friends in a safe environment. For more information, call 2148 2336, 2144 0324 or e-mail info@richmond.org.mt.
• The Richard Clarke Academy, Guardamanga will be holding an open day on Friday between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. For more information and to enquire about courses offered by the academy, call 2137 8525 or 7950 5081 or e-mail admin@richardclarkeacademy.com
• The next public meeting for members of the ADHD Family Support Group will be the AGM at Junior College, Msida, on Friday from 6.30 p.m. Joanna Buhagiar will be giving a talk entitled ‘How to help the children once they are back at school’. There will be PSD teachers for children aged over six.
• The St Joseph School Past Pupils’ Association (Sliema) will be holding a fund-raising pasta night, in aid of the missions run by the Sisters of St Joseph in Ethiopia, on Friday at 8 p.m., at the Radisson Blu Resort, St Julian’s. For more information, call Bertha Darmanin on 9945234 or Mariella Abela on 2138 4435 or 7970 2579. Bookings close tomorrow.
• A prayer meeting for the sanctification of priests and for priestly and religious vocations will be held next Saturday at the Archbishop’s Seminary, Tal-Virtù, Rabat, starting at 9.45 p.m. with Mass followed by adoration till midnight.
• Magnificat Malta Chapter – A Catholic Ministry will be giving a series of five talks for spiritual growth at Ibraġ parish hall. These will start with a talk by Fr Nicholas Cachia, entitled ‘Walking in the Spirit’ on October 12 from 10 a. m. to 12.30 p.m. Fee is €5. For more information call 2144 2468, 7944 2468 or 7949 3966.
• The next Mir prayer meeting will be held on October 12 from 6.30 to 9.30 p.m. at Qrendi parish church. The Rosary will be recited, followed by Mass and adoration. Those attending are invited to bring foodstuffs for Fondazzjoni Suret il-Bniedem, a Franciscan organisation that cares for the homeless. Priests will be available to hear confessions. All are welcome.
• Caritas Co-operators are holding a day at the Radisson Blu, St Julian’s, on October 13 from 10.30 a.m. Activities will include a talk about the benefits of exercise for people over 60, Mass, lunch at the Kontiki restaurant and card games. For more information and bookings, call Olga Muscat on 2133 0132, Josephine Farrugia on 2132 0016, Phyllis Ciappara on 2134 2910 or Evelyn Zammit on 2132 2466.
• A retreat using Marian iconography led by Fr Gerry Buhagiar, rector of Ta’ Pinu Sanctuary, will be held from October 15 to 17 at Manresa retreat house, Victoria. For details call Fr Anthony Cilia on 2155 6635 or e-mail manresagozo@gmail.com.
• The Association of Lyceum Past Students will be holding an annual general reunion on October 23 at the Lyceum, Ħamrun. Mass at 7 p.m. will be followed by a reception. A special invitation is extended to those ex-students whose 50th anniversary of entering or leaving the Lyceum occurs this year. Donations are €7 per person. For more information call Alex Borg on 2138 6812 or 9988 8579 or e-mail alps@global.net.mt.
• The Malta branch of the International Al Jolson Society will be holding its annual ‘Al Jolson Malta Gathering’ on October 24 at the Royal British Legion, 111 Melita Street, Valletta. This will mark 60 years since the society’s foundation and will also commemorate the 60th anniversary of Al Jolson’s demise.
• The Missions Office of Valletta requires teachers, ex-teachers and students to promote the missions in schools, a number of volunteers to animate during 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 retreat for married couples, led by Carmen and Karm Conti and Fr Vince Magri, SJ, will be held from October 29 at 6 p.m. to October 31 at 5 p.m. at Manresa retreat house, Victoria. For details call Fr Anthony Cilia on 2155 6635 or e-mail manresagozo@gmail.com.
• A 50-hour fund-raising marathon at aid of the children residing at the Ursuline creche in Sliema will be held at the Għaqda Melita Banda San Ġużepp from November 5 to 7.
• The 14th annual St Augustine lecture will be given by Dr Paul van Geest from the Free University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, on November 12 at 7 p.m. at the University’s Gateway Building, Lecture Hall E. The topic is ‘The incomprehensibility of God as cause of concern. Augustine as a negative theologian and the merging of orthodoxy’. Prof. Joe Friggieri will chair the lecture.