As from the beginning we had a vision – to succeed in creating a community.  LIFT – ‘Living In Friendship Together’ – is the name of a young adults group which made it possible for our dream to become reality.  The aim of the group is that collectively we bestow and give out as much as possible to other young adults like us.  We keep constantly trying to achieve this, by forming a circle of comradeship or a community.  It is a concept very much emphasized by St. Augustine of Hippo, the spiritual father of the Augustinian religious, and the paradigm of all our teachings.  The young people of LIFT meet at Millennium Chapel in Paceville – a chapel taken care by the Augustinian friars.

LIFT was formerly established in June 2006 although the guiding path was set long before that, thanks to every Saturday’s evening mass at 9.30pm that takes place at the Millennium Chapel.  To date, this activity is our weekly appointment.

Now the group evolved, organized numbers of big activities and is working to target a larger audience without any discrimination to gender, neighbourhood, sexual orientation, social strata, and political opinions.  Amongst these activities one can find the annual Live-In that takes place at the Augustinians’ convent in Rabat Gozo, the Passover Meal at Maundy Thursday, the Christmas play, the Lent reflections, the LIFT New Year’s Eve and Summer Bash parties.  The activities vary in order to meet everyone’s likings.  Apart from the annual activities, there are several others every month, altering from prayer nights, films, dinners, BBQ’s or a day at the sea.  Every so often, the very members who attend this group coordinate some of these activities themselves.  This way we ensure that everyone has the opportunity to share their talents with the rest of the community.

Moreover, the group sustained its mission to evolve by initiating a number of subgroups.  These subgroups help LIFT members involve themselves better by doing something they really enjoy.  The three subgroups are LIFT Music, LIFT Drama, and LIFT Voluntary. 

Besides all, in July 2008, Jeremy and Daniela joined the Core Team.  They never ceased to provide their help.  Together with the rest of the Core Team, that consists of Fr. Ray, Ray, Katya, Anton, Maria and Stephania, will work to make sure that everyone integrates completely within the group.  In the course of time we also started organizing formation meetings where expertise spokespersons deliver life-coaching talks.

LIFT believes that success is not measured by how many people attend the activities but how many of the people attending have fun and are filled with happy and peaceful memories.  The group is being kept very informal and we endeavour to make everyone feel comfortable, loved and accepted the way they are...as St. Augustine’s saying goes ‘Love and do what you like’.

To become a member with LIFT there is no need of any passwords or usernames.  All you have to do is to join one of our activities and immediately you become one of us. To get to know us better you only have to surf in our website or send an email on This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .  Likewise we are using various other interactive means so as to reach a wider audience, such as the LIFT group on Facebook, HI5 and even LIFT blog. Additionally everyone is welcome to join us for Saturday’s 9.30pm Mass at Millennium Chapel in Paceville.  These moments together are helping us getting to know God, life and ourselves better.