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• The feast of the Conversion of St Paul is being celebrated at Marsalforn church today. Gozo Bishop Mario Grech will celebrate Mass, with the participation of Chorus Unda Maris at 11 a.m. The procession with the statue of St Paul will leave the church...
• The feast of the Conversion of St Paul is being celebrated at Marsalforn church today. Gozo Bishop Mario Grech will celebrate Mass, with the participation of Chorus Unda Maris at 11 a.m. The procession with the statue of St Paul will leave the church at 4.30 p.m. TheVictory Band of Xagħra and Santa Marija Band of Żebbuġ will take part.
• Winnie the Pooh will be screened at the Don Bosco Oratory, Victoria, today at 5.30 p.m.
• Various activities will be held throughout the week on the feast of St John Bosco being celebrated at the Don Bosco Oratory in Victoria next Sunday. A special Mass for children will be celebrated at the Don Bosco Oratory chapel tomorrow at 5 p.m., followed by the distribution of gifts.
A special activity for the elderly will be held on Tuesday at 5 p.m.
The Triduum will be conducted by Fr Geoffrey Attard on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at 7 p.m. On Friday at 8 p.m., a special prayer meeting for youths will be held at the Don Bosco Oratory, while a sports festival will be held on Saturdayat 9.30 a.m.
• The Friends of the Sick and Elderly will be organising a charity sale at the football ground next to the Victoria main car park next Sunday between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. A €10 charge will be payable on the day. For more information, call 2155 3336.
• A bazaar in aid of Oasi Foundation will be held at St Francis Square,Victoria, between today and Saturday from 8.30 a.m. to noon and from 4.30 to 7 p.m. For more information, call Caroline Vasey on 2156 5654 or 7718 5638.
• Parents are being invited to a Liturgy of the Word, presided over by Gozo Bishop Mario Grech at Ta’ Pinu Sanctuary on Saturday at 4.30 p.m. Baptised babies will be presented to the Virgin Mary. Parents are being asked to bring a red candle. The ceremony is organised annually by the Catholic Action Movement in Gozo.
• The annual conference hosted by the Family Commission of theGozo Diocese will be held at Villa Fiorita, limits of Marsalforn, onFriday between 4.30 and 8 p.m.Fr Carlo Bresciani, a psychologist, family therapist and adviserto the Holy See, will speak onFamilja Soda, Soċjetà b’Saħħitha (Solid Family, Strong Society). The talk, which is open to the public, will be in Italian with a Maltese translation.
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