As part of the Pauline Year commemorating the two thousandth anniversary of St Paul’s birth, you may find on this website daily citations from the Pauline letters. These are both in English and in Maltese.
Sunday, June 28, 2009:
Parish announcements for the week commencing on 28 June 2009
These are the parish announcements for the following week. Monday and Tuesday, there is the Lectio Divina. Wednesday is the Ninth Wednesday of the Assumption of Our Lady. Thursday, is the Eighth Thursday of devotion to Saint George and Friday, meets theBible Study Group.The announcements follow in Maltese, while further notices may be found in the Coming Events section on this website.
Friday, June 26, 2009:
Community radio launches tenth anniversary schedule
Sunday 21 June was the first day of the five-week schedule which community radio Leħen il-Belt Victoria will be presenting to encompass its tenth anniversary onJuly3 and the patronal feast on the19. More than ever, it is impossible to give a complete survey of the programming which includes the return of series we are used to during “full” and “summer feast” schedules. Victoria International Arts Festival eventsand festive liturgiesunsurprisinglyget full coverage.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009:
LBV first community station to interview Mayor Azzopardi
Victoria’s mayor-elect Dr Samuel Azzopardi was interviewed for the first time on community radio station Leħen il-Belt Victoria, last Saturday 20 June, between 10 and 11am.In this special edition of Stefan Said’s programme Il-Kunsill tagħna, listeners were given the opportunity to call in and speak to Dr Azzopardi himself, also expressing their opinion about our town’s various needs.
Monday, June 22, 2009:
Mark Sagona's artistic journey concludes VIAF's first whole week
Postponed to Saturday, June 20, because of an unexpected power-cut in both Malta and Gozo last Tuesday, Mark Sagona’s public lecture on the artistic history and treasures of St George’s basilica was an undeniable success, drawing to our church one of the most packed audiences of the Victoria International Arts Festival.
Monday, June 15, 2009:
Public lecture by Mark Sagona visits Basilica's artistic showcase | NOW POSTPONED FOR SATURDAY
Gozitan artist Mark Sagona will be delivering a public lecture – Art in Malta in the Treasures of St George’s Basilica: 1650-1950 – at St George’s basilica tomorrow, Tuesday 16 June 2009, at 8.00pm.The event forms part of the ongoing twelfth edition of the Victoria International Arts Festival, which started last Wednesday with a concert by St James Consort at the basilica.Concerts on Thursday and Friday followed at the elegant Aula Mgr Giuseppe Farrugia, while an organ and violin recital on Saturday at the basilica featured the Vienna Boys’ Choir organist Wolfgang Kogert.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009:
VIAF 2009 kicks off today: five weeks of culture and music
You name it: the Festival has it!Kicking off today, Wednesday 10 June 2009, with the St James Consort, a thirteen-piece string ensemble led by Sarah Spiteri, the Victoria International Arts Festival 2009 is set to awe and enthrall.
Monday, June 8, 2009: Il-Belt Victoria's second issue for 2009
The latest number of the bimonthly Il-Belt Victoria was issued recently by St George’s parish office.The review, which is now in its 167th issue, is distributed to every family of St George’s with the weekly bulletin which arrives in our homes through the voluntary aid of the volunteers who make it a point that it is delivered on a weekly basis.
Friday, June 5, 2009:
Don Bosco's pilgrimage around Gozo parishes concludes at St George's
Wistin Camilleri’s statue of St John Bosco for the Oratorju Don Bosco has finished touring the parishes of Gozo with a six-day final visit to its first home, St George’s basilica.During the last weeks the statue has been taken from one parish church to another on the island, marking the 75th anniversary of the saint’s canonisation but also the opening of the first Oratory in Gozo.
Wednesday, June 3, 2009:
First Holy Communion children in final preparations
Forty-three adoloscents from our parish received the sacrament of Confirmation last Sunday at St George’s basilica, during a special Mass presided by bishop Mgr Mario Grech, assisted by archpriest Mgr Pawlu Cardona, Mgr Carmelo Scicluna and Fr Effie Masini.Now about thirty boys and girls will be receiving their first Holy Communion this Sunday, 7 June 2009, solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009:
Basilica events attract crowds for Notte Gozitana
St George’s basilica opened wide its many doors last weekend to Gozitans and Maltese alike for another gleaming evening of the Lejlet Lapsi Notte Gozitana. The event, organised by the Maltese Council for Culture and Arts in full collaboration with the Gozo Ministry, was held between 22 and 24 May 2009, coinciding with the vigil of Ascension Sunday, as its name suggests.
Sunday, May 24, 2009:
Silver jubilee concert underlines basilica's rich cultural heritage
Cultural activities for Notte Gozitana were launched earlier this year at St George’s basilica, with a choral-orchestral concert on Friday 22 May 2009, in honour of Can. Carmelo Curmi, a priest from Munxar who is an honorary canon of St George’s collegiate chapter.No surprise, Can. Curmi chose our basilica as the venue for a concert commemorating his 25 years of priesthood!
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