• The titular statue at Our Lady of Graces church, Victoria, will be taken out of its niche today at 10am in preparation for the feast that will be celebrated there next Sunday. A barbecue will be held on the church parvis tomorrow at 8pm. Tickets may be obtained from Silvan Grima. Fr Remigio Galea will celebrate Mass on Tuesday at 7pm during which babies and toddlers will be presented to Our Lady. A traditional dinner will be held on the church parvis on Thursday at 8pm during which Mario Caruana will be performing live. Those interested in attending may call George Debono on 2155 1460. On Saturday at 8.45pm Leone Band will perform marches while accompanying the statue of Our Lady from Sir Luigi Camilleri Street to the church parvis. There will later be a fireworks display.

• A show entitled DCapitals Live@Cittadella will be held today at 8pm at the Citadel Ditch. It features DCapitals Band directed by George Apap and singers Nadine Axisa, Ludwig Galea, Francesca Sciberras, Fabian Galea and Jolene Samhan. Entrance is free. Seating is on a first come, first served basis. The event is supported by the Gozo Ministry.

• Gozo SPCA will today hold a fundraising collection on the Gozo Channel ferries. Collections account for up to 25 per cent of Gozo SPCA’s annual income.

• A Bible study meeting will be held tomorrow at 7.30pm at St Anthony church, Għajnsielem. All are welcome.

• A blood donation session will be held at Gozo General Hospital Outpatients Department on Tuesday from 1 to 5pm.

• The fifth apparition of Our Lady of Fatima will be celebrated at Ta’ Ħamet church, l/o Xewkija, on Tuesday. There will be adoration of the Blessed Sacrament from 5.30 to 6.30pm, followed by Mass and a pilgrimage with the statue of Our Lady of Fatima. All are welcome to attend.

• Għaqda Armar Dicembru 13 of Nadur will hold a fundraising barbecue on Wednesday at 7.30pm at Daħlet Qorrot Bay. To book, call Andrew Muscat on 2756 0360.

• Il-Fergha Ewkaristika (Għawdex) will hold an hour of adoration on Thursday from 9 to 10am at Our Lady of Pompeii church, Victoria. The rosary will be recited at 8.45am. Everyone is invited.

• The third edition of Għawdex Oktoberfest will be held in Xlendi on Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 4pm till midnight. It will feature original Bavarian food and beer, live music and other activities. Entertainment will be provided by Cash and Band, The Lost Tourists, The Busker and Kevin McGowan and The Roundhouse Kick.

• Dr Emanuel Buttigieg will give a lecture entitled ‘Floating Magnificence – Hospitaller Rituals at Sea’ on Friday at 6.30pm at St Cecilia chapel, Għajnsielem, organised by Wirt Għawdex. To reserve a seat, e-mail membership@wirtghawdex.org.

• The diocesan Eucharistic Movement will hold a prayer evening on Saturday at 8.30pm at St Francis church, Victoria, followed by Mass at midnight.

• To mark World Tourism Day on September 27, Heritage Malta will open the following museums and sites for free at the Citadel, Victoria – the Museum of Archaeology, Gran Castello Historic House, Gozo Nature Museum and the Old Prison.

charles.spiteri@timesofmalta.com

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