• Archbishop Paul Cremona will celebrate Mass at St John’s Co-Cathedral, Valletta, today at 11 a.m. on the occasion of the day dedicated to life. Mgr Cremona will also celebrate Mass at St John’s Co-Cathedral today at 5.30 p.m. for the repose of the soul of Mgr Joe Grech, Bishop of Sandhurst, Australia, who passed away on December 28. The public is invited.
• A prayer meeting by the Moviment Madonna tal-Konsagrazzjoni committee will be held today at 3.30 p.m. at Girgenti, Siġġiewi. The public is invited. For more details, visit www.ourladyofconsecration.org.• Caritas Co-operators are holding a day out at The Palace hotel, Sliema, on Wednesday from 10.30 a.m. The event will include Mass, lunch and a talk on ‘The importance of accessories for women today’ by Theresa Bartolo Parnis. There will be free parking. For more information and bookings, call Olga Muscat on2133 0132, Josephine Farrugia on 2132 0016, Phyllis Ciappara on 2134 2910 or Evelyn Zammit on 2132 2466.
• The ADHD Family Support Group will be holding a meeting for its behavioural programme, ‘1-2-3 Magic’, at Junior College, Msida, on Friday at 6.30 p.m.
• The Association of Lyceum Past Students (ALPS) is organising a dinner in aid of Dar tal-Providenza and the Hospice Movement at the Radisson Blu Golden Sands Hotel, Għajn Tuffieħa, on Saturday. Members and their friends can avail themselves of the opportunity to stay at the hotel for one or two nights. For more information, call 2138 6812, 9988 8579, 2144 4570 or 7960 3622 or e-mail alpsmalta@gmail.com or robbieferrante@hotmail.com.
• Centru Tbexbix is holding an Italian night at its premises in Cospicua on Saturday from 7 p.m. Italian vegetarian dishes will be served and there will be live music. Price is €15 for adults and €7.50 for children. For bookings, call 2131 0830 or 9929 1566.
• Mass, followed by adoration, will be held at Msida parish church on Saturday from 9.45 p.m. until midnight, to pray for the sanctification of priestsand for priestly and religious vocations.
• Mass and an adoration, led by Fr Tonio Mifsud, OFM Conv, will be held at St Francis church, Msida Road, Birkirkara, next Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m. All are welcome.
• The Malta Floral Club is holding a card and games party at Villa Arrigo, San Pawl Tat-Tarġa, on February 15 at 10.30 a.m. Members and their friendsare asked to book early by calling Lily de’ Conti Manduca on 2135 4160 or Monica Chetcuti on 2148 8089.
• The Emigrants’ Commission will be giving a course preparing Maltese youths for marryingforeigners. The course begins on February 15. For moreinformation, call 2122 2644, 2124 0255 or 2123 2545 or e-mail cecmalta@mecmalta.com.
• A silent retreat led by Fr Alex Refalo, STL, aimed at teaching participants how to use theLectio Divina method of reading the sacred Scriptures willbe held at Manresa Retreat House, Victoria, from February 18 after dinner, to February20 after lunch. For bookings,call Fr Anthony Cilia, SJ, on2155 6635 or e-mail manresagozo@gmail.com.
• The Malta Heart Foundation is organising a gala dinner at the Westin Dragonara, St Julian’s on February 19. Will Axon, of BBC’s Flog It, will be holding the auction and the proceedswill go towards funds neededfor the purchase of an aorticballoon pump, which costssome €45,000. Tickets are €50. To book, call 7927 2406.