Knights of Malta Ball 2013

Tickets are now for sale for The 10th Knights of Malta Ball which will take place 16th March 2013 at: The Sheraton Grand Hotel 1 Festival Square Edinburgh EH3 9SR +44 (0) 131 229 9131

Ticket Prices Adult (single) £90.00 Adult (couple) £170.00 Table (10 adults) £800.00 Student (single)* £75.00 Student (couple)* £140.00 More details at http://www.knightsball.co.uk/

9th Centenary Events in Rome

All Companions should by now have been invited to join  the Order in Rome for the weekend of the 7th-9th February 2013 for the events marking the 9th centenary of the granting of the papal bull to the Order. The weekend will include an audience with the Holy Father and a reception at the English College. You should make your own travel arrangements but let Lalla know you are going so that you receive the necessary invitations.

February Companions Volunteer week in Nairobi

This year's excursion is nearly full but we can manage one or two more if they book their own flights. We have three Companions, two teachers and 11 Sixth Formers from St Aloysius' College, Glasgow in the party.

Further details at http://kibera2013.blogspot.co.uk/

The dates are 8 -18th February 2013

Order of Malta Carol Service

If anyone is in London this evening, 12/12/12.  the Order's Carol Service will be held at St James's Spanish Place at 7.30 p.m. Donations of £25 (£15 for students). Drinks and seasonal refreshments afterwards.

Newcastleton snaps

There are more snaps of the Newcastleton weekend here:
http://maltanewcastleton.blogspot.co.uk/

St Andrew's Night Ceilidh for Kibera

The  St Andrew's Night Ceilidh, in Christ the King Church Hall took place on 30th November and raised £1500 in aid of our Projects in Nairobi and the Mother Teresa Nuns' Home in Langata

10th Knights of Malta Ball

The 10th Knights of Malta Ball will take place in the Sheraton Hotel, Edinburgh, on March 16th 2013 at 6.30 p.m.

Ticket information, including online purchases, can be found HERE: http://www.knightsball.co.uk/acatalog/copy_of_More_Info.html

Companions' Concert

Two of our Companions, Ann Archibald, formerly principal soprano with Scottish Opera, and Liam Devlin, organ, along with Iain Muirhead, formerly principal trumpet with Scottish Opera, will give a lunchtime concert on Sunday 4th November at 1.15 p.m. in aid of the Companions Activity Weekend. Admission free - there will be a retiring collection.

Music by Scarlatti, Bach, Handel, Mozart and Hovhaness.

The venue is Pollokshields Parish Church, Glasgow.

Requiem Mass

You are reminded that the Annual Requiem takes place on All Souls' Day, 2nd November 2012 at 5 p.m. (note time) in St Mary's Metropolitan Cathedral, Edinburgh. Please come if you can. There will a reception after the Mass.

Activities Weekend

Many thanks to all who helped with the Activities Weekend in the Scottish Borders, not least the excellent instructors from  Rock UK.

We had 24 in our party, including chaplain, Father Albert Clarke CSSp, doctor, Robert Carachi, helpers: Ian Southward, Maria Nugent, William Nugent, Viviana Devlin, Liam Devlin, Gary Muirhead, Daniel Hunter, and guests Caroline, Tan, Stuart, Nicola, Chris, and twelve sixth formers from a Glasgow Special School.

 The activities included swimming, canoeing, archery, zipwire, and healthy walks!

Activities Weekend Update

So far we have plenty of helpers, including a doctor and a surgeon, for the Newcastleton Weekend but we could fit in several more participants. We will be joined by a party from St Oswald's School for Children with Additional Support Needs. If you know of anyone with special needs you think would enjoy our activity weekend, please let us know.

Osiligi Warriors - Pollokshields Church

Many thanks to all the Companions who supported the Maasai Warriors event in aid of the new school in Kenya. They raised £565 in addition to selling large quantities of beadwork and were great fun. A better photograph will follow!