• Mgr Joe Bonello, Bishop of Honduras, will lead a concelebrated Mass at Xagħra parish church, today at 11 a.m. The Schola Cantorum Jubilate choir will sing under the direction of Marouska Attard.

• A fundraising lunch in aid of the Honduras mission will be held at Villa Fiorita, Marsalforn, today at 12.30 p.m.

• Carnival celebrations will be held today in Victoria at 3.30 p.m. There will be a defilé along Republic Street, followed by a spectacle of dance companies, carnival floats and grotesques masks at Independence Square, Victoria, at 4.30 p.m.

• Another defilé will be held in Xewkija today, with the participation of the Precursor Band, starting from Triq ta’ Ġokk (near Castelvenere garden) at 10 a.m., ending in Triq Ħamrija (near the primary school), followed by the traditional kukkanja.

• In Nadur, a spontaneous carnival will take place after sunset along December 13 Street, from today to Tuesday.

• A book fair will be held near Xagħra basilica between today and Tuesday and from Friday to next Sunday. It will be open all day.

• The Bethel Charismatic Group will be holding a prayer meeting at the church of Our Lady of Pompeii, Victoria, on Saturday at 7 p.m.

• The diocesan Eucharistic Movement will hold a prayer evening at the Good Shepherd church, Victoria, on Saturday at 8 p.m.

• A sports marathon entitled ‘Play for charity’ is being held on March 26 at the Gozo Sports Complex in Victoria. Organised by the sports complex together with the Ministry for Gozo, proceeds will be in aid of the Arka Foundation.

cspiteri@timesofmalta.com

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