• Masses at Ta’ Pinu Sanctuary will be said today at 6.15, 8.30, 10 and 11.15am and 5pm.
• An artisan Christmas village will be held today at St George’s Square, Victoria.
• The Lone Ranger will be screened at Don Bosco Oratory, Victoria, today at 5.30pm.
• Santa Luċija is celebrating the feast of its patron saint today. Gozo Bishop Mario Grech will celebrate Mass at 9am. Mgr Karm Borg will lead the procession with the statue of the saint at 4.45pm.
• Għaqda Drammatika Azzjoni Kattolika presents Milied b’Differenza today at 6.30pm at the Catholic Action hall, Xagħra.
• An open day at Dar Ġużeppa Debono, Għajnsielem, will be held today from 8.30am to 8.30pm.
• Gozo General Hospital will hold a fun walk today at 2.30pm in aid of the Community Chest Fund. Departure is from the main gate. The fee is €10.
• Gozo Padre Pio prayer groups are holding an Advent retreat today at Our Lady of Graces Sanctuary, Victoria. Mass is at 9am. Afterwards, Xagħra parish archpriest Mgr Carmelo Refalo will give a talk.
• The Word was Made Flesh annual international Christmas celebration will be held at St Joseph parish church, Qala, today from 6.30 to 8pm.
• Christmas with the Musicals will be held by The Helping Hands Group on Friday at 8pm at Grand Hotel, Għajnsielem. To book, call 7942 1611, 9942 1611 or e-mail thehelpinghandsgroup@yahoo.com.
• Precursor Band of Xewkija will hold a Christmas dinner at Cornucopia Hotel, Xagħra, on Saturday at 7.30pm. Tickets are available from committee members, the band club, Xewkija shops and Swan Bookshop, Victoria. Call on 2155 5811 or 7955 5811.
• A Christmas music concert by the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus Urbanus choir will be held on Saturday at 7.30pm at Qala parish church.
• The Nadur MUSEUM males section will present a Christmas musical entitled Milied fil-Mizien (Christmas in the balance) at the MBC Theatre, Nadur, on Saturday and on January 1 at 7.30pm at the Don Bosco Oratory. Entrance is free.
• The diocesan Eucharistic Movement will hold a prayer evening at the Good Shepherd church, Victoria, on Saturday at 8pm,followed by Mass at midnight.
• A musical called The Twelve Days of Christmas will be performed at the Don Bosco Theatre, Victoria, on December 28 at 7.30pm and on December 29 at 2.30pm. To book, call 2155 6616, 9948 7751.
• MUSEUM Superior Joe Fenech will hold a prayer and catechesis meeting at Our Lady of Pompey church, Victoria, on December 26 from 10 to 11am. Everyone is invited. He presents a weekly Saturday programme from 1 to 3pm on Radju Maria.
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