• The Hospice Movement is selling two types of Christmas hampers to raise funds. The first, at €15, includes a bottle of wine, panettone, a box of cherry-filled chocolates, two treacle rings, assorted biscuits and a Christmas gift. The second hamper, selling for €25, also includes a box of praline chocolates, a packet of mincemeat tarts and an additional bottle of wine. To order or for mor information, call 2144 0085 or e-mail fundraising@hospicemalta.org. Visit www.hospicemalta.org.

• Msida youth group Passi Wara Kristu will present a two-act comedy written by Trevor Zahra, Is-Sultan u l-Kaptan at Msida parish centre hall in Johnny Catania Street, Msida today at 7 p.m. Entrance is €5 and all proceeds will be in aid of the Msida youth group. To book call Charles or Jacqueline Grima on 2134 2818 or 7992 2731. Tickets will also be available at the door on a first- come-first-served basis.

• A lecture entitled ‘The saga of the Knights before coming to Malta’, by Salvator Mousu’, is being held at the Sala del Gran Consiglio of the Grandmasters’ Palace in Valletta tomorrow at 6 p.m.

• A New Year’s Eve Buffet is being organised at the Sliema Band Club on Friday from 8.30 p.m. Price is €15. Bookings from the Sliema Band Club bar or by calling 9949 4585. Visit www.sliemabandsacrocuor.org.

• A prayer meeting for the sanctification of priests and for priestly and religious vocations will be held on January 8 at Burmarrad parish church. The prayer meeting starts at 9.45 p.m. with Mass, followed by adoration which goes on until midnight.

• A card party in aid of the Little Sisters of the Poor will be held at the Preluna Hotel, Sliema, on January 12 from 10 a.m. For booking call Blanche Martin on 2133 0387.

• The Physically Handicapped Rehabilitation Fund, Paola Hill, Paola, will be closed from Thursday until January 3. It will reopen on January 4.

• Mater Admirabilis Training College students of 1959 to 1961 will be holding a reunion in June 2011 to mark the 50th anniversary of their graduation. For more details, call 2133 1888 or 2189 6436 or e-mail matc1959to1961@gmail.com.

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