• A blood donation will be held at Gozo Hospital’s Outpatients Dept today from 8am to 1pm.

• The Fiera ta’ l-Għadira will be held at Għadira ta’ San Raflu, Kerċem, today at noon. For details call 2155 1355, 7929 9095.

• Zootropolis (U) will be screened at Don Bosco Oratory, today at 5.30pm.

• A Bible study will be held tomorrow at 7.30pm at St Anthony Church, Għajnsielem.

• Bishop Emeritus of Garissa Paul Darmanin, OFM Cap, will celebrate Mass at Our Lady of Graces Sanctuary, Victoria, on Wednesday at 6.30pm to mark the 129th anniversary of St Pio of Pietrelcina’s birth. Prayer group members and devotees of the saint are invited to attend.

• A barbecue will be held at Don Bosco Oratory on Wed­nesday at 7.30pm. The Uefa Europa League final will be screened.

• The feast of St Rita will be cele­brated on Thursday at St Augustine monastery, Għajnsielem. Arch­priest Frankie Bajada will say Mass at 7am. At 11am children will be presented and blessed by Fr Joe Xerri. After the rosary at 5.45pm Archpriest emeritus Car­melo Mercieca will say Mass.

• A lecture entitled ‘The decline of the Order of the Hospital: de­mo­lishing misconceptions’ by Victor Mallia-Milanes will be held by Wirt Għawdex on Friday at  6.30pm at St Cecilia Chapel, Għajnsielem. To book e-mail  membership@wirtghawdex.org.

• The  Marian Song Festival will be held on Saturday at 7.30pm at Don Bosco Oratory. Tickets are available daily except Friday from 5.30 to 6.30pm from the Legion of Mary’s office in Victoria or from the oratory before the event.

• Arkadia complex’s social committee will hold a bake sale on Saturday from 9.30am to 1.30pm at the complex in aid of an employee doing voluntary work in Ethiopia.

• The diocesan Eucharistic Move­­­ment is holding a meeting at Good Shepherd Church, Victoria, on Saturday at 8.30pm, followed by Mass at midnight.

• Friends of the Sick and Elderly in Gozo will hold a charity sale next Sunday from 7.30am to 1pm at the football ground next to the main car park in Victoria. For enquiries call 2155 1180, 2155 8250, 21553336.

• An exhibition by Gozo Visual and Performing Arts School is being held at the Gozo Ministry exhibition hall, St Francis Square, Victoria, until May 26, during office hours.

• The Minor Seminary will hold an ICT summer club in July and August for children in Year 6 and Forms 1-5. To book, call 2155 6479.

• The Don Bosco Summer Club for children aged four to 13 will be held in July and August. Volunteers are also sought. For applications visit donboscogozo.org.

charles.spiteri@timesofmalta.com

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