Forthcoming events for your diary

• A meeting for prospective Form 1 students and their families will be beld today at St Elias College, Santa Venera. There will be Mass at 10am, followed by an introductory meeting and a tour around the college.

• A workshop on spiritual discernment will be held from Friday to next Sunday at Manresa retreat house, Victoria. It will be conducted by Fr Ray Pace, SJ, and Mary Xuereb. To attend, call 2155 6635 or e-mail manresagozo@gmail.com.

• A concert of sacred music by the St Paul Choral Society with guest soprano Virgina Kerr will be held on Saturday from 7.30pm to approximately 8.30pm at St Patrick’s church, Sliema, in support of the St Patrick’s Boys School and Magnificat (Malta) Chapter. Parking is available in St Patrick’s grounds. Attendance is free but donations will be appreciated.

• The Association of Lyceum Past Students (ALPS) will be celebrating its 19th foundation day with a two-act comedy play by Luigi Pirandello, Il berretto a sonagli, translated into Maltese by Victor Apap, next Sunday at 7pm at the Manoel Theatre. Participating cast will include Monica Attard, Paul Vella, Rita Camilleri, Ronald Briffa, Rina Camilleri, Holger Saliba, Amanda Cachia and Cheryl Camilleri.

The play, directed by Joseph Fenech, is a fundraising event towards the Salesian Oratory in Sliema. Booking is open. For tickets, visit www.teatrumanoel.com.mt, call 2124 6389 or e-mail bookings@teatrumanoel.com.mt.

• A biblical course on the Book of the Apocalypse will be conducted by Fr Martin Cilia, MSSP, at the Birkirkara Oratory, run by the Missionary Society of St Paul, on May 7, 14, 21 and 28 from 7.15 to 9pm.

• Blanche Martin welcomes her friends and friends of the Little Sisters of the Poor to a fundraising celebration being held on May 8 from 10am at the Preluna Hotel, Sliema. Phone 2133 0387.

• A sale of antique furniture will be held from May 8 to 12 at St Helen’s parish centre, Birkirkara (entry through Sanctuary Street), from 9am to noon and 5 to 7.30pm and on Sunday from 9am to noon.

• The family sub-committee of Żejtun local council will be organising a weekend break at the Seabank Hotel, Mellieħa, from May 10 to 12. For more information, contact the council offices. Participants will be asked for a donation of €15. For details or to book, call 9927 7648, e-mail oratorju@mssp.org.mt or visit www.oratorjumssp.org.

• Caritas Co-Operators will be holding a day on May 15 at the Westin Dragonara Resort, St Julian’s. The day will start at 10.30am with coffee and tea, followed by a talk by Bernard Grech at 11am, Mass at noon and lunch at 1pm. Cards may be played in the afternoon. There will be free parking underground.

For more information, call Olga Muscat on 2133 0132, Josephine Farrugia on 2132 0016, Phyllis Ciappara on 2134 2910 or Evelyn Zammit on 2132 2466.