• The BoV Valletta Fund Management Philately Club is holding a meeting at the Fatima Sanctuary Convent, Guardamangia, on Tuesday at 6 p.m. For more information call 7931 5509.
• Caritas co-operators will be holding a day out at the Dolmen Hotel, Qawra, on Wednesday. Tea, coffee and biscuits will be served at 10.30 a.m. There will be a psalm animation presented by Ann Rose Toledo at 11 a.m., followed by Mass and a buffet lunch. Games will be played in the afternoon and transport can be arranged if enough people need it. For more information, call Olga Muscat on 2133 0132, Josephine Farrugia on 2132 0016, Phyllis Ciappara on 2134 2910 or Evelyn Zammit 2132 2466.
• An evening of prayer for peace and new evangelisation of the world will be held by the International Movement of Prayer Blessed Pope John XXIII on Wednesday from 5.30 to 6.30 p.m. at Madonna tal-Ħerba church, Birkirkara, consisting of Mass followed by 20 minutes of adoration.
• The Fundraising and Social Activities Committee of the Physically Handicapped Rehabilitation Fund, Corradino Hill, Paola, will be organising a coffee morning at Melita Gardens, Attard, on Thursday. Those who would like to attend are asked to call Helen Sciberras on 2143 6421 or 9984 5600 or call the Physically Handicapped Rehabilitation Fund and ask for Rita Bezzina on 2169 3863. Tickets will also be available at the door.
• As an act of reparation for offences taking place during the full moon an adoration and a Mass will be held on Friday between 8.30 and 10.30 p.m. at St Francis church, Msida Road, Birkirkara. Everyone is invited.
• The breast care support group Europa Donna is holding a walk for breast cancer awareness, beginning at the Independence Garden, Sliema, and ending at the Sliema Ferries, next Sunday at 9 a.m.
• A buffet lunch is being organised in aid of the Pontifical Missions Office of 7, Merchant Street, Valletta. It will be held at the Topaz Hotel, Buġibba, next Sunday at 12.30 p.m. Tickets cost €17 for adults and €8.50 for children under 10. For booking, please call 2123 6962 by Friday. 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. Transport will be provided from and to Valletta.
• Fr Anton Teuma will lead a retreat for those who wish to stop to prepare their hearts to experience the death and resurrection of Christ. It will be held from March 25 to 27 after lunch at Manresa retreat house, Victoria, Gozo. For bookings, call Fr Anthony Cilia, SJ, on 2155 6635 or e-mail manresagozo@gmail.com.
• The St Joseph School Past Pupils’ Association (Sliema) will be holding a Morning of Spirituality at the Preluna Hotel, Sliema, on March 26 at 9.30 a.m. A meditation and celebration of the Eucharist by Fr Christopher Caruana will be followed by a buffet lunch. For more information, call Bertha Darmanin on 9946 5234) or Mariella Abela on 2138 4435 or 7970 2579. Bookings close on Friday.
• A marriage encounter aimed at helping couples to strengthen their marriage will be held on March 26 and 27. It will be led by Cana Movement spiritual director Fr Joe Mizzi and Franco and Nancy Buttigieg, a couple who are members of Gruppi Familji Nsara. For more information contact Mr and Mrs Buttigieg on 2152 1669 or 9983 4654.
• Fr Robert Soler, SJ, will lead a Lenten retreat for professionals from March 31 at 7 p.m. to April 3 at Manresa retreat house, Victoria, Gozo. For bookings, call Fr Anthony Cilia, SJ, on 2155 6635 or e-mail manresagozo@gmail.com.
• The Focolare Movement will be holding the annual event, Mariapoli, at the Ramla Bay Resort, Marfa, between March 31 and April 3 with the theme ‘Follow your ray….the way towards love’.Everyone is invited to build this temporary city based on evangelical love. The programme includes moments of reflection, dialogue as well as recreational and cultural activities. More information may be obtained by calling one of the Focolare Centres on 2138 5801 or 2148 6112 or e-mail focfmt@go.net.mt or focmmt@go.net.mt.
• A card party in aid of the Little Sisters of the Poor will be held at the Preluna Hotel, Sliema, on April 6 from 10 a.m. For booking, call Blanche Martin on 2133 0387.