• To mark International Women’s Day on March 8, the Women’s Section within Our Lady of the Lily Band Club of Mqabba will be visiting St Vincent de Paul Residence on Wednesday, where members will meet with residents, particularly those from Mqabba, and present them with gifts (www.talgilju.com).

• Lions Club Mdina is organising a card party for members and friends on Wednesday at 10am at the Plaza Hotel, Sliema. Price is €20, including buffet lunch, tea, coffee and sandwiches. For more information, call Lion president Isabelle Coppini on 9942 4442 or 2137 4291.

• Bart Natural Health Services will be organis-ing a free one-hour talk on how natural medicine can help with health and well-being at Klinika San Ġużepp, Naxxar, on Friday at 6pm. Free vouchers will be given. Call 9947 4301 or e-mail wellnessorders@yahoo.co.uk.

• As part of celebrations marking the 20th anniversary from the founding of the first Youth Section in Mqabba, Our Lady of the Lily Band Club’s Youth Section is organising a day of voluntary work at St Joseph Institute, Santa Venera, on Saturday from 9am to 2pm. Departure is from Mqabba Square at 8.30am. For more information call 7953 9542.

• A jumble sale in aid of the Dominican mission in Albania is being held at Our Lady of Fatima parish centre in Guardamangia, until March 17. It will be open from 9.30am to noon and from 2 to 7.30pm.

• Blanche Martin welcomes her friends and friends of the Little Sisters of the Poor to a fundraising celebration being held on March 6 from 10am at the Preluna Hotel, Sliema. For bookings and information, call Ms Martin on 2133 0387.

• Għaqda Nisa Ġiljaniżi is holding a seminar on March 7 to celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8. Themed Challenges for Women over the Past Years, the seminar will be held from 9.30am to 1pm at the Golden Vivaldi Hotel, St Julian’s. Entrance is free. Lunch is optional. Call 2138 3811.

• The following retreats will be held at Manresa Retreat House, Victoria, during March:

Fr Victor Degabriele SJ and Mary Xuereb will direct a weekend retreat from Friday to next Sunday as a preparation for Easter.

Fr Robert Soler SJ will direct a retreat for married couples from March 15 to 17.

Fr Beniamino Guidotti SJ will direct a retreat from March 22 to 26 for people in the professional sector to reflect and pray about their life of faith.

For further details and bookings call 2155 6635 or e-mail manresagozo@gmail.com.

• Fr Pierre Grech Marguerat SJ and Cristina Spiteri will guide All Aboard – a weekend retreat for families with children under 10, at Mount St Joseph Retreat House, Mosta, from March 15 to 17. Children will be able to attend the retreat. To attend, call 2141 6916 or e-mail info@mtsjoseph.org.

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