We are indeed very happy that, thank God, the two congresses which our society has recently held in Malta and Gozo were successful in more ways than one.

We cannot let these two occasions pass without expressing our thanks and gratitude to so many who generously gave their help and support. We would like to thank Mgr Mario Grech, Bishop of Gozo, for presiding the diocesan congress which was held in Sannat. Thanks also to Mgr Paul Cremona OP who presided the National Congress that took place in Safi. We are also grateful to Fr Paul Gatt OP, Provincial of the Dominican Order, who honoured us with his presence.

Our heartfelt thanks goes to Can. Tarcisio Camilleri, archpriest of Sannat, and to Fr Joe Cilia, archpriest of Safi. The Holy Name Society would also like to say thank you to all the presidents and committee members of the various band clubs, political and other clubs, the presidents of religious societies, heads of school, owners of wine bars and cafeterias, all of whom welcomed us and gave us the opportunity to speak to the people present.

We would also like to thank the bands, the choirs, the ‘fratelli’, the bearers of the statue of The Good Shepherd, the bearers of the banners of our society, the members of the Muzew of Safi, the helpers of the parishes, the readers, animators, staff of Radju Marija who transmitted the Gozo Congress ‘live’, the various radio stations who interviewed us, the Dominican sisters of Safi, the staff of Manresa retreat house in Gozo, the Police Corps and the newspapers who so generously give us the space we need to report our activities and to publish our writings.

We are grateful to the Gozo committee led by the diocesan president, Joe Refalo. We are happy to have Chev. Stanley Mangion as the national president as he continually instils in us a sense of purpose and greatly encourages us not to give up. Our national chaplain, Fr Joe Vassallo is a godsend.

The Holy Name Society would also like to thank all who took part.

Maria Lewis

Secretary

The Holy Name Society