For your diary

• The Maltese Association of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta is holding a series of lectures based on the theme ‘The Maltese Heritage of the Knights of St John’.

The next lecture will be delivered by maritime historian Joseph Muscat at the Embassy of the Knights of Malta, St John’s Cavalier, Ordnance Street,Valletta.

It will be held tomorrow at 6 p.m. and Mr Muscat will discuss ‘The maritime legacy of the Knights’.

• A bazaar is being held in aid of Stella Maris parish church, at 49 Cathedral Street, Sliema.

Open all day from 9.30 a.m. onwards on Wednesday and Thursday.

• 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 BlancheMartin on 2133 0387 at the earliest to avoid disappointment.

• The breast care support group Europa Donna Malta will be holding its annual Mass at St Agatha’s church in Rabat at 10 a.m. on Thursday.

Refreshments will be served afterwards. All are welcome to attend, particularly breast cancer survivors, family and friends.

For more information, call the group on 2148 2602 or 9999 4666 or e-mail breastcaresupportgroup@gmail.com.

• Spiritual preparation for the feast of St Joseph on March 19 will be held at the National Sanctuaryin Rabat on Wednesday from5.30 p.m.

The theme will be ‘Joseph, Mary and the presentation of Baby Jesus in the Temple’. There will be prayer, hymn, Mass and a Rosary recital.

• The Richmond Foundation’s self-help group meetings for those experiencing mental healthdifficulties will be held on Wednesday and February 17 from 5.30 to 7 p.m., at 16, Antonio Agius Street, Floriana. The Never Mind Leisure Centre at St Augustine’s parish hall, Valletta is also open every Monday from 5.30 to 7 p.m. For more information, call2148 2336 or 2144 0324 or e-mail info@richmond.org.mt.

• ‘Power and no glory’ is the title of a retreat for public service officials and people involved in public life to be held at Mt St Joseph Jesuit spirituality centre, Tarġa Gap, Mosta, by Edward Warrington and Fr Pierre Grech Marguerat, SJ, from Friday at 6 p.m. to February 6 after lunch.

For more details and bookings, call 2276 0201 or e-mail info@mtsjoseph.org.

• Gift of Life will be organising a sponsored walk next Sunday as part of Jum il-Ħajja.

The walk will leave City Gate, Valletta at 9.30 a.m. and end at Bay Street, St Julian’s at noon.

The walk will raise funds in support of women experiencing crisis in pregnancy who seek help from Hope Crisis Pregnancy Support, and will also serve to raise awareness about pro-life issues.

For more information, call Mary Hilda Camilleri on 9922 4043 or e-mail aamh@go.net.mt or call Lorna Borg on 9945 8770 or e-mail borglorna@gmail.com for a sponsor form and further details.

You can also visit www.lifemalta.org.

• A Mass will be held for the repose of the soul of Archbishop Joe Grech at St John’s Co-Cathedral, Valletta, next Sunday at 6 p.m. All are invited to attend.

The feast of St Blaise, patron saint of those suffering from diseases of the throat, will be celebrated next Sunday at 10 a.m. at St Blaise church, l/o Żebbuġ, which is entrusted to the Social Action Movement.

Mass is held there every first Sunday of the month at 10 a.m. All are welcome to attend.

• Caritas Co-operators are holding a day out at The Palace hotel, Sliema, on February 9 from 10.30 a.m.

The event will include Mass, lunch and a talk on ‘The importance of accessories for women today’ by Theresa Bartolo Parnis. There will be free parking on a first-come-first-served basis. 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.

• The Association of Lyceum Past Students (ALPS) is organising a dinner in aid of Dar tal-Providenza, Siġġiewi, and the Hospice Movement at the Radisson Blu Golden Sands Hotel, Għajn Tuffieħa, on February 12.

Members and their friends can avail themselves of the opportunity to stay at the hotel for one or two nights.

For more information, call 2138 6812, 9988 8579, 2144 4570 or 7960 3622 or e-mail alpsmalta@gmail.com or robbieferrante@hotmail.com.

• The Malta Floral Club is having a card and games party at Villa Arrigo, San Pawl Tat-Tarġa, on February 15 at 10.30 a.m.

Members and their friends are asked to book early by phoning Lily de’ Conti Manduca on2135 4160 or Monica Chetcuti on 2148 8089.

The Emigrant Commission will be giving a course preparingMaltese youths for marriage with foreigners.

The course begins on February 15. For more information,call 2122 2644, 2124 0255 or 2123 2545 or e-mail cecmalta@mecmalta.com.

• The Malta Heart Foundation is organising a gala dinner at the Westin Dragonara, St Julian’s on February 19.

Will Axon, of BBC’s Flog It, will be holding the auction and the proceeds will go towards funds needed for the purchase of an aortic balloon pump, which costs some €45,000.

Tickets are €50. To book, call 7927 2406.

• The Lay Fraternity of Charles de Foucauld is organising a series of reflections around the theme ‘The Gospel and Sustainable Development’.

Meetings will be held at the Seminary, Tal-Virtu’, on February 27 and April 3. Fr Edgar Busuttil, Fr Ugolin Scerri, and Dr Edward Warrington will each lead a reflection. Each meeting starts with silent adoration and ends with Mass. There will be a coffee break.

For more information, call2123 3666 or 9942 8389 or e-mail annepac@maltanet.net.

• Mater Admirabilis TrainingCollege students of 1959 to 1961will be holding a reunion in June to mark the 50th anniversary of their graduation.

For more details, call 2133 1888 or 2189 6436 or send an e-mail to matc1959to1961@gmail.com.