Gozo
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Arts and crafts exhibition
The Wistin Camilleri Gozo Centre for Arts and Crafts recently held its annual school exhibition and certificate-giving ceremony. The exhibition was inaugurated by Grazio Mercieca, chief of staff at the Gozo Ministry, on behalf of Gozo Minister Anton...
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Music encounters
The Precursor Band Club of Xewkija recently held a series of music encounters for Year 4 and 5 pupils with the aim of encouraging them to involve themselves in music. The talks were given by Mro Anthony Borg, who also allowed the pupils to try...
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Blessing and distribution of St Anthony’s bread
Gozo Bishop Mario Grech blessed and distributed St Anthony’s bread to the faithful on the feast of St Anthony of Padua celebrated at the Franciscans’ church in Għajnsielem last Sunday. St Anthony’s bread is a term used for offerings made in...
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Book by children for children
The launching of a book of stories and mosaics specifically created by children for children as part of the Kreattiv scheme was launched in the Amphitheatre at the Villa Rundle Garden, Victoria, last Tuesday. The full-colour, 28-page book consists...
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Padre Pio’s birthday
To celebrate Padre Pio’s birthday, all members of the prayer groups and devotees of the saint recently gathered at the sanctuary of Our Lady of Grace in Victoria where they attended solemn concelebrated Mass by the Capuchin Provincial Fr Dominic...
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Coming up
• Fontana parish is celebrating the feast of the Sacred Heart today. A pontifical Mass will be celebrated by Gozo Bishop Mario Grech at 9am with the participation of the Chorus Urbanus, under the direction of Mro John Galea. The procession,...
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Bulgarian trade union delegation in Gozo
A Bulgarian trade union delegation last Wednesday visited Victoria Primary School, accompanied by Malta Union of Teachers (MUT) president Kevin Bonello. The delegation forms part of Podkrepa, the second largest trade union for educators in Bulgaria.
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Victoria anniversary activities
Activities commemorating the 125th anniversary when the Citadel and Rabat were declared a city and renamed Victoria will come to an end this month with a number of activities organised by the Victoria council. Tomorrow, Victoria Day, a thanksgiving...
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Sette Giugno riots’ victim remembered
The Sette Giugno 1919 riots were marked last Thursday with Mass by archpriest Mgr Carmelo Refalo at Xagħra, with the participation of Xagħra primary schoolchildren, followed by a commemorative event in Bullara Street, where one of the riots’...
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Study on Gozitan women
Fejn sejra? (Where are you going?) was the title of a two-hour reflection event for Gozitan women, organised jointly by the Catholic Action Movement and the Diocesan Family Commission at John Paul Institute (Cana Centre) in Victoria. The programme...
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Anthology of poems by Alfred Grech
Alfred Grech recently launched his first anthology of poems, Mix-Xefaq u Lil Hinn, during a varied evening at the Gozo Ministry in Victoria. The book has an introduction by Oliver Friggieri. The evening opened with an introduction by poet Fr George...
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Sannat festival
The Sannat Motor Festival was held at the main square last Sunday as part of Notte Scarlatta by Sannat council. The festival, in aid of Puttinu Cares, attracted a large number of participants, including cars, trucks and motorbikes. Other events...
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Coming up
• The feast of St Anthony of Padua is being celebrated by the Franciscan Friars in Għajnsielem today. Bishop Mario Grech will lead a Pontifical Mass at 8.30am, followed by the blessing and distribution of bread. The procession will leave the church...
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Comenius project
The Sacred Heart Seminary recently hosted two contingents from French and German schools as part of the ongoing multilateral partnership between the Sacred Heart Seminary, the Lycee du Golf in Dieppe, France, and Gymnasium Plochingen in Plochingen,...
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Minister meets business chamber
Education Minister Evarist Bartolo (right) with Gozo Business Chamber members. Photo: Charles Spiteri Education Minister Evarist Bartolo recently met council members of the Gozo Business Chamber at its premises in Victoria. The minister highlighted...
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Rockastra
The La Stella Band of Victoria will present the first edition of Rockastra at Independence Square, Victoria on Saturday. The concert, directed by La Stella Band guest conductor Sigmund Mifsud, will feature classic tracks from The Beatles, Queen,...
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New statue
A new statue of St Anthony of Padua by James Azzopardi of Nadur was blessed by Fr Guardian Raymond Camilleri, OFM, at St Anthony church in Għajnsielem. The statue, donated by two benefactors, will be put on a pedestal in front of the church on...
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Feast of Our Lady
Children attending St Francis School, Victoria, celebrated the feast of Mary Help of Christians with a procession, followed by Mass celebrated by the school’s spiritual director Mgr Joseph Gauci and the crowning of the statue of Our Lady by two...
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Leone, La Stella bands’ exhibitions
The two major bands in Gozo, the Leone Band and La Stella Band, both of Victoria, recently put up their respective exhibitions commemorating important events in their calendars. Resounding Gozo –150 Years of Music from Gozo and its Inhabitants was...
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Comedy’s repeat performance
The Gozo Creative Theatre Club recently presented two performances of Il-Klassi II Z at Narrow Street in Victoria. The musical comedy by Peter Paul Grech is set in a rural location at a time when reform was not accepted and a visit from a school...
