Coming up

• Masses at Ta’ Pinu Sanctuary will be held today at 6.15 a.m., 8.30, 10, 11.15 and 5 p.m. At 6 p.m. there will be the recital of the rosary, followed by Eucharistic benediction.

• A fundraising bazaar in aid of the Dominican Sisters is being held at Lourdes Home, Għajnsielem, until Saturday, from 8.30 a.m. to 5.15 p.m.

• The St Joseph Philharmonic Society will hold its annual general conference at the St Joseph Band Club in Għajnsielem on Thursday at 6.30 p.m.

•The Malta Philharmonic Orchestra will be performing a classical concert at Għajnsielem parish church on Friday at 7.30 p.m. Entrance is free.

•The diocesan Eucharistic Movement will hold a prayer evening at Our Lady of Mount Carmel church, Ta’ Hamet, on Saturday at 8 p.m., followed by Mass at midnight.

• The Bethel Charismatic Group will be holding a prayer meeting at the church of Our Lady of Pompeii, Victoria, on Saturday at 7 p.m.

• The feast of the Holy Family will be celebrated at Gozo General Hospital next Sunday. Gozo Bishop Mario Grech will lead a concelebrated Mass at 10.15 a.m. Band players, some of whom work at the hospital, will entertain patients.

• The Friends of the Sick and the Elderly in Gozo are holding a charity sale in the football ground next to the main Victoria car park next Sunday from 7 a.m. Hawkers or commercial establishments are not allowed to take part. For more information, call 2155 3336 or e-mail admin@fsegozo.com.

cspiteri@timesofmalta.com