Our brother Cardinal Prospero Grech is well known in academic circles. Apart from celebrating his 75^th year in the Augustinian Order, he has worked for most of his life in Rome where he taught in various universities. He was also the co-founder of the Patristic Institute ‘Augustinianum’ and lent his expertise to various Church Commissions and Dicasteries.

Few, however, know that the Cardinal is also a keen photographer and has captured various moments and scenes in Rome, Malta and other countries around the globe.

On Monday 28^th October, at the President’s Palace in San Anton, the President of Malta inaugurated a photographic exhibition of about thirty photos taken throughout the years by the same Cardinal. Cardinal Grech, who will be celebrating his 94^th birthday in the coming days, was present for the occasion and he thanked the President and those who helped in this initiative.

The exhibition will be open for fifteen days and the exhibited photos can be bought. All proceeds will be forwarded to the Community Chest Fund.

On Wednesday 23^rd October, at the Convent of St Thomas from Villanova in Pieta, the first meeting for young people who are interested in going on a missionary experience in Mozambique with the Amigos group next summer, was held.

For this meeting, together with the members of the Board of the Secretariat for Augustinian Missions, there were 9 youths who came to understand what this mission entails. These youths work in different sectors and they include a teacher, a policeman, a cook and a law student.

Fr Mario Abela osa together with various youths who help out in the Secretariat outlined the work that they will carry out in Africa. Those who went on this experience in previous years met the 9 youths and shared their experience. From their part, the youths who would like to embark on this experience had the opportunity to ask several questions. After the meeting, the Augustinian Friars in Pietà offered all those who attended some refreshments.

For more information about the group AMIGOS visit http://www.agostinjani.org/mt/ministeri/missjoni/amigos.html or the facebook Page: Amigos

Throughout the past few years, St Augustine’s College worked hard to help students in their Primary and Secondary classes to appreciate the environment. It was also at the forefront in encouraging students to take part in activities which help the environment and make better use of resources available.

Throughout the previous scholastic year, Primary school students, together with their educators and their parents, joined forces in order to embellish the gardens of the same school using used tyres. During the same period, all the students of the Primary school took part in the Rainbow Tyres initiative where a number of different tyres were painted to embellish the school. This is an inventive and creative way of encouraging and helping children to take care of the environment.

In the Secondary School, the Ekoskola Club of the College, together with the direct involvement of a committee of students helped by various educators, organised a number of initiatives which led to the award of the Green Flag which recognises schools which organised activities in favour of the environment. These initiatives include the raising of awareness on reducing waste, recycling, planting of trees in Pieta, as well as the writing of articles and photos for the Young Reporters for the Environment.

We would like to congratulate the educational community of the college in their effort to improve the environment.

On Wednesday 23^rd October, the Augustinian friars had a formation meeting led by Dr Nadia Delicata (the Archbishop’s Delegate for Evangelisation). During this meeting, the friars shared with Dr Nadia Delicata some of their ideas, dreams and difficulties which they regularly come across in the different pastoral realities they work in

For more information about the work of the Augustinians in Malta visit https://www.agostinjani.org/en/who-we-are/osa-a-snapshot.html