• Today being the first Sunday of the month, the medieval chapels of Ħal Millieri and Bir Miftuħ as well as the Msida Bastion Historic Garden (Floriana), will be open to the public from 9.30am to noon by volunteers of Din l-Art Ħelwa. Admission is free but donations to the upkeep of these historic sites will be appreciated.

The chapel of the Annunciation at Ħal Millieri is best reached by taking the second turning on the right after the duck roundabout outside Żurrieq.

Bir Miftuħ can be found after the roundabout outside Malta International Airport by passing through Qormi or Luqa.

The Msida Bastion Historic Garden is located further in from the Public Library in Floriana.

• A bazaar is being held at St Helen’s parish centre in Birkirkara from Tuesday to November 12. Opening hours daily will be between 9am and noon and 4.30 to 7.30pm, while on Sundays, the bazaar will open mornings only.

• A jumble sale in aid of Our Lady of Fatima parish church is being held at the parish centre until November 30 and will be open every day from 9.30am to noon and from 4 to 7pm.

• Lions Club Mdina is organising lunch next Sunday to celebrate the feast of St Martin. Mass will be celebrated at noon, followed by a buffet, at Castello dei Baroni, Wardija.

Tickets cost €25 and proceeds will be in aid of the Community Chest Fund. For bookings, call Lion president Mary Anne Abela on 9947 3702.

• The Malta Adlerian Psychology Association is holding its AGM on Thursday at 6.30pm at Le Meridien Hotel, St Julian’s.

• A plant Sale in aid of Mission Fund will be held at 1, Durumblat Street, Mosta (near Mosta cemetery) today from 9.30am to noon and from 3 to 5pm. Funds will go towards relieving the hunger and misery of thousands of people in Third World countries.

•The Mission Fund is organising a Mass for the repose of benefactors and their families, followed by a buffet breakfast, on Thursday at San Antonio Hotel, Qawra, in aid of Maltese missionaries working in Third World countries.

Tickets are €10. Transport can be arranged at an extra charge. For more details and booking, call 2141 3664, Monday to Friday from 9am to 1pm, or Charles Decelis on 2157 5351 or 9988 5078.

• The junior club within Our Lady of the Lily Band Club of Mqabba is organising a visit for Mqabba children and their friends to Fort Rinella, limits of Kalkara, on Tuesday.

The price will include packed lunch and transport, which leaves Mqabba’s main square at 9.30am.

Bookings can be made by calling 7946 0156 or from www.talgilju.com.

• A pasta night is being organised in aid of the Voluntiera Lajċi Missjunarji Mission Society (7, Merchants Street, Valletta) on November 15 at 7.15pm at the Soreda Hotel, Qawra.

Tickets cost €13 for adults and €6 for children aged under 10. For booking, call 2734 3183 or 7934 3183 or e-mail jhnbsn@gmail.com until November 13.

A raffle with a number of prizes will also be drawn in aid of the missions. Tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis.

• A prayer meeting for the sanctification of priests and for priestly and religious vocations will be held on Saturday at 9pm at Santa Luċija parish church, followed by adoration till 11pm. This prayer meeting is held in different churches in Malta every month.

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