Calendar of Events for 2015 –2016 Formation Year
St. Peters Major Seminary, Zomba – Malawi.
FIRST SEMESTER
First Term
September
26 Return of Seminarians (Saturday)
27 Opening Liturgy 1
28 Orientation
29-30 Reflection and group sharing on Pastoral Experience
October
1-2 Writing Personal Accounts of Pastoral Reflection
5-9 Lectures begin (Week 1)
15 Mother’s Day – Public Holiday
12-16 (Week 2)
17-18 Monthly Recollection
19-23 (Week 3)
26-30 (Week 4)
November
1 All Saints Day – Community Day
2 All Souls Day
2-6 (Week 5)
9-13 (Week 6)
16-20 (Week 7)
22 Christ the King
26 Candidacy for Theology 1
27-28 Monthly Recollection
29 First Sunday of Advent
December
30-4 (Week 8)
4 Academic Presentations/ Debates
7-11 (Week 9)
14-18 (Week 10)
17 Last Day of Lectures
18 Departure for Christmas Holiday
SECOND TERM
January 2016
9 Return of Seminarians (Saturday)
11-15 Lectures Begin (Week 11)
15 Chilembwe Day - Free Day
15-16 Monthly Recollection
18-22 (Week 12)
25-29 (Week 13) Last week of lectures
February
1-5 (week14) - Grace period
4-5 Possibility of Oral Examinations
10 Ash Wednesday
8-19 End of 1st Semester Exams (10 Days)
SECOND SEMESTER
February
22 The Chair of Peter (Feast of Patron Saint)
22 Semester Break
22 Arrival – Team of workshop facilitators
23-26 Workshop
26-27 Monthly Recollection
March
29-4 (Week 1)
3 Martyr’s Day’s – Public Holiday
7-11 (Week 2)
11 Academic Presentations/ Debetes
10 Installation to Ministries of Reader And Acolyte
14-18 (Week 3)
18 Departure for Holiday
Third Term
April
2 Return of Seminarians (Saturday)
4-8 (Week 4)
11-15 (Week 5)
18-22 (Week 6)
25-29 (Week 7)
29-30 Monthly Recollection
May
2-6 (Week 8)
2 Labour Day –Public Holiday
9-13 (week 9)
13 Academic Presentations/Debetes
14 Kamuzu Day
15 Pentecost Sunday
15-20 Annual Retreat
21 Diaconate Ordination
23-27 (week 10)
23 Free Day
29 Corpus Christ
30-3 June (Week 11)
June
6-10 (Week 12) – Last week of lectures
11 Staff Recollection
13-17 (Week 13 ) - Grace Period)
20-30 End of 2nd Semester Exams(10 Days)
July
1st Departure for Holiday and Pastoral Experience
Semester Papers:
1st Semester - Deadline 11th December 2015
2nd Semester - Deadline 20th May 2016
UPCOMING EVENTS:
21st May Ordination to Diaconate
On this day the third year students shall be ordained Deacons. Indeed they are longing for the dawning of this day.
St. Peters Major Seminary, Zomba – Malawi.
FIRST SEMESTER
First Term
September
26 Return of Seminarians (Saturday)
27 Opening Liturgy 1
28 Orientation
29-30 Reflection and group sharing on Pastoral Experience
October
1-2 Writing Personal Accounts of Pastoral Reflection
5-9 Lectures begin (Week 1)
15 Mother’s Day – Public Holiday
12-16 (Week 2)
17-18 Monthly Recollection
19-23 (Week 3)
26-30 (Week 4)
November
1 All Saints Day – Community Day
2 All Souls Day
2-6 (Week 5)
9-13 (Week 6)
16-20 (Week 7)
22 Christ the King
26 Candidacy for Theology 1
27-28 Monthly Recollection
29 First Sunday of Advent
December
30-4 (Week 8)
4 Academic Presentations/ Debates
7-11 (Week 9)
14-18 (Week 10)
17 Last Day of Lectures
18 Departure for Christmas Holiday
SECOND TERM
January 2016
9 Return of Seminarians (Saturday)
11-15 Lectures Begin (Week 11)
15 Chilembwe Day - Free Day
15-16 Monthly Recollection
18-22 (Week 12)
25-29 (Week 13) Last week of lectures
February
1-5 (week14) - Grace period
4-5 Possibility of Oral Examinations
10 Ash Wednesday
8-19 End of 1st Semester Exams (10 Days)
SECOND SEMESTER
February
22 The Chair of Peter (Feast of Patron Saint)
22 Semester Break
22 Arrival – Team of workshop facilitators
23-26 Workshop
26-27 Monthly Recollection
March
29-4 (Week 1)
3 Martyr’s Day’s – Public Holiday
7-11 (Week 2)
11 Academic Presentations/ Debetes
10 Installation to Ministries of Reader And Acolyte
14-18 (Week 3)
18 Departure for Holiday
Third Term
April
2 Return of Seminarians (Saturday)
4-8 (Week 4)
11-15 (Week 5)
18-22 (Week 6)
25-29 (Week 7)
29-30 Monthly Recollection
May
2-6 (Week 8)
2 Labour Day –Public Holiday
9-13 (week 9)
13 Academic Presentations/Debetes
14 Kamuzu Day
15 Pentecost Sunday
15-20 Annual Retreat
21 Diaconate Ordination
23-27 (week 10)
23 Free Day
29 Corpus Christ
30-3 June (Week 11)
June
6-10 (Week 12) – Last week of lectures
11 Staff Recollection
13-17 (Week 13 ) - Grace Period)
20-30 End of 2nd Semester Exams(10 Days)
July
1st Departure for Holiday and Pastoral Experience
Semester Papers:
1st Semester - Deadline 11th December 2015
2nd Semester - Deadline 20th May 2016
UPCOMING EVENTS:
21st May Ordination to Diaconate
On this day the third year students shall be ordained Deacons. Indeed they are longing for the dawning of this day.