Obituaries
WARREN. On September 30, CHRISTOPHER, aged 74, passed away peacefully comforted by the rites of Holy Church. He leaves to mourn his loss, his loving
Vox Dulcis Chorale is performing choral arrangements of Christmas favourites, as well as other carols from around the world, at St Andrew’s Scots Church,
Foodbank Lifeline has launched its annual reverse advent calendar campaign this month, appealing to the public to donate food items to help them feed people in desperate need over the festive season. Under the slogan of ‘Being someone’s lifeline this Christmas’ this food drive is of great importance to Foodbank Lifeline, given the growing number of people who have required the Foundation’s service this year due to COVID-19.
The concept of launching a reverse advent calendar in Malta was the brainchild of Foodbank Lifeline’s founder and previous chairwoman Rev. Kim Hurst from St Andrew’s Scots Church in Valletta. Much like a traditional calendar enjoyed by adults and children alike where a small treat or sweet is found each day in the run up to Christmas, the same principle applies here but the other way around. Instead of taking a treat, people are invited to put one non-perishable food item in a box for 24 days. This results in a food parcel that can then help feed peop