Notre Dame Seminary Graduate School of Theology Formation Calendar 2015-2016
Notre Dame Seminary Graduate School of Theology 2901 S Carrollton Avenue Fall 2015 Academic Calendar Spring 2016 Academic Calendar August 13 Faculty Retreat January 02 10 Holy Land Retreat 4th Year Theologians August 16 New Seminarians Arrive January 06 11 Retreat: Pre-Theology T2 August 16 22 Orientation for New Seminarians January 08 13 Retreat T3 August 18 Faculty In-Service August 22 Returning Seminarians Arrive January 12 Classes Begin: Pre-Theology T2, T4 August 23 Orientation for Returning Seminarians (1:00 pm - 4:00 pm) January 14 Classes Begin T3 January 15 Last Day to Register and Add a Class for Spring 2016 August 24 Classes Begin January 18 January 22 Martin Luther King Holiday No Classes Day of Penance No Classes August 28 Last Day to Register and Add a Class for Fall 2015 January 29 Thomas Aquinas Lecture Series (7:00 pm) September 07 Labor Day Holiday February 08 09 Mardi Gras Holidays September 11-12 CLI Workshops (No Classes) September 15-17 Priest Convocation February 10 Ash Wednesday (Day of Recollection) October 02 Last Day to Drop a Class with a W October 02 Monsignor Tekippe Theological Forum 7:00 pm February 11 Classes Resume October 04 Evening of Reflection October 10 NDS Gala (6:00 pm 10:00 pm) February 19 Last Day to Drop a Class with a W October 14-16 Contingency Days February 22 26 Spiritual Direction Workshop Creighton Team (4th Year Theology) October 19 Classes Resume March 13 March 14 18 Desert Day of Prayer Registration for Summer 2016 and Fall 2016 October 25 4th year Welcome Back Orientation 2:00 pm March 19 28 Easter Holidays (No classes) October 26 November 01 4th year First Day of Classes Evening of Reflection March 29 April 3 Classes Resume Evening of Reflection November 09 13 Registration for Spring 2016 April 27 28 4th Year Exams November 25 27 Thanksgiving Holidays April 28 May 04 4th Year Retreat November 29 Evening of Reflection April 29 Last Day of Class November 30 December 01 December 04 Classes Resume Christmas Luncheon Event Last Day of Classes May 02-04 Final Exams May 04 Baccalaureate Mass (4:00 p.m.) December 08 Study Day May 04 Commencement Exercises (6:30 pm) December 7, 9, 10 Final Exams December 11 19 Acompaño Mission Trip December 11 Christmas Holidays Begin
July 2015 1 2 3 4 Fourth of July 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
August 2015 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 St John Vianney Pope Paul VI Death 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 9:00 am Adm Bd Faculty Retreat Assumption 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 New Seminarians Arrive Orientation Week 1:30 pm PFB 3:30 Formators Mtg 1:30 pm Faculty Council 1:30 pm T2 Supervisors Mtg. Archbishop Aymond Installation 23/30 24/31 25 26 27 28 29 23 rd 1:00 4:00 pm Orientation for returning seminarians 5:00 pm EP/Oath 24 th Classes Begin 24 th Evening of Reflection/Enthronement 31 5:00 pm Security/Safety Wksp Saint Louis King of France 2:30 GAFE Staff Training 4:45 p.m. Insurance Mtg for New Seminarians 11:30 am HS Mass 4:45 pm SA Mtg Corridor Evening Prayer 3:00-4:30 pm Writing Workshop for New Seminarians 6:45 Class Elections Last day to register/ add class for Fall 10:15 am Rector Conf. SA Evening Social Returning Seminarians Arrive Passion of John the Baptist 10 th Ann. of Katrina Afternoon Exposition
September 2015 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Labor Day Back by 11:00 pm L/A Petitions Distributed 2:30 GAFE Staff Training 8 Birth of Mary T1 Rector Meetings 6:00 pm Legatus Mass PT 1-2 Rector Meetings 4:30 pm Ordination 9 T1 Rector Meetings 6:00 pm IPF Reunion Meeting with all T3 Seminarians 2:30p.m. 10 2:30 pm T2 CPE Mtg & Pastoral Assignments 13 14 15 16 17 18 Exaltation of the Cross Arch. Hughes Epis. Ord. Almy Display NOLA Priest Convoc. Lector/Acolyte Petitions Due 4:45 pm SA Meeting NOLA Priest Convoc. 2:30 pm T1 PEP 6:00 pm CPE Dinner NOLA Priest Convoc. 11 CLI NO CLASSES for T1-T3 PT in Session Anniversary of NDS SA Oktoberfest 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Parish Visitation 9:30/11:30 Masses 27 St Vincent DePaul Secondary Patron NOLA Evening of Reflection Seminarians due back by 4:00 p.m. Pope Departs for Rome T2 Rector Meetings 5:00 pm Music Practice Pope arrives tomorrow 28 T3 Rector Meetings 4:45 pm Liturgy Workshop 9:00 am Adm Bd 29 Faculty Seminar T3 Rector Meetings 40 Days for Life Begins Canonization Mass in DC T2 Rector Meetings 1:30 pm PFB 12 CLI Schedule 19
October 2015 1 2 3 6:30-8:30 p.m. Life in Spirit Seminar Last day to drop a class with a W Monsignor Tekippe Theological Forum 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Blessed Seelos 2:30 GAFE Staff Training 3:00 Safe Envir. New Sems 5:15 pm Community Rosary 12:30 Acompano Leadership Mtg. 4:45 pm SA Mtg 10:00 am 3:00 pm Board of Trustees at NDS 6:30 pm T1 Acompano Mtg. Gala Set-Up 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 MP in Private No Exposition Columbus Day Tailor On-Hand 6:30 pm CPE Intro 2:00 pm CPE Interviews 5:15 pm Community Rosary 10:00 am - 4:30 pm Life in Spirit National Gathering of Rectors in Chicago Bishop Jacobs Installation Gala 6:00 10:00 pm BIB Gala Follow-Up Contingency Day Contingency Day Contingency Day 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Due Back by 11:00 p.m. 4:45 pm Liturgy Workshop 4:00 pm Faculty Seminar 5:15 pm Community Rosary 12:30 pm Acompano Leadership Mtg. 6:00 pm Serra BBQ 5:00 Outside Bp. Fabre Appointment HT 10:15 am Form. Cemetery Apostolate SA Halloween Social 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 NOLA Youth Day Lake Charles Candidacy 4 th year Orientation First Day of Classes for 4 th year 5:00 pm Music Practice Welcome Back Dinner T4 Rector Mtgs 9:00 am Adm Bd 5:15 pm Community Rosary T4 Rector Mtgs Candidacy Petitions Distrib. T4 Rector Mtgs 6:00 pm T4 Internship Dinner Bishop Fabre Installation 10:15 am Rector 10:00 am Lector/Acolyte Installation
November 2015 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 All Saints Day Back by 5:15 pm Evening of Reflection All Souls Day Thanksgiving Collection Bp. Herzog Appointment 10:00 am T4 Seminar 4:45 pm SA Mtg 2:30 pm T3 Pastoral Mtg. 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Daylight Savings Spring Registration All Week Candidacy Pet. Due Spring Registration Veterans Day/ Flag Ceremony 10:00 am T4 Seminar Spring Registration 1:30 pm PFB SA Blood Drive Spring Registration 2:30 pm T1 PEP 3:30 pm T2 Pastoral Mtg. 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 9:00 am Adm Bd 4:00 pm Faculty Seminar 10:00 am T4 Comps 1 6:30 T1 Acompano Mtg Bonfire Mass and Game 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Christ the King Eucharistic Day 29 30 5:00 pm Music Practice Staff Appreciation Lunch Thanksgiving Thanksgiving Holidays Celibacy Workshop for all New Seminarians SA Courtyard Dinner with Zydeco Band Ozanam Inn Apostolate 4:00 pm Advent Mass and Evening of Reflection
December 2015 1 2 3 4 5 7:00 am Mass 11:00 am IC Mass 12:30 Priest Christmas Luncheon Distribution of Ordination Petititions 5:00 pm Advent Penance Service 10:15 am Rector Conf. Last day of Classes SA Caroling and Christmas Social Cathedral Nite Fever 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 11:00 am Candidacy at Cathedral 5:00 p.m. Creche/Lessons& Carols Final Exams Feast of the Immaculate Conception Study Day/No Exams Catholic Foundation Mass/Dinner Final Exams SA Pancake Social Final Exams Acompaño Trip Christmas break begins 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Pope Francis Priesthood Ordination Bishop Muench Appointment Pope Francis Birthday Bishop Jarrell Installation Acompaño Returns 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Christmas St. Stephen 27 28 29 30 31 Feast of the Holy Family Holy Innocents Saint Thomas Becket St. Sylvester
January 2016 1 2 Mother of God 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Solemnity of the Epiphany St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Saint John Neumann Bishop Herzog Ordination/Installation PT T2 Retreats Begins Our Lady of Prompt Succor T3 Retreat Begins 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Baptism of the Lord Archbishop Aymond Episcopal Ordination T4 Holy Land Trips Ends PT T2 Retreats End PT T2, T4 Classes Begin T3 Retreat Ends Blessed Seelos Birthday T3 Classes Begin 1:30 pm PFB Last day to register/ add class for Spring 10:15 am Rector Conf. 4:45 pm SA Meeting 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Martin Luther King Holiday No Classes 9:00 am Adm Bd. 10:00 am T4 Seminar Day of Penance No Classes 24/31 25 26 27 28 29 30 24 th Back by 11:00 pm Conversion of Paul 4:45 pm Liturgy Workshop 10:00 am T4 Comps 2 St. Thomas Aquinas 7:00 pm Thomas Aquinas Lecture Series St. Basil and St. Gregory T4 Holy Land Begins SA Social at St. Charles House
February 2016 1 2 3 4 5 6 All Ordination Petitions Due Presentation of the Lord 5:00 pm Mass St. Blaise 10:00 am T4 Seminar 2:30 pm T1 & PT2 PEP 3:30 pm T2 Pastoral Mtg 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Superbowl Social Lundi Gras Holiday Mardi Gras Holiday Back by 11:00 pm Ash Wednesday Day of Prayer 2:30 pm T3 Pastoral Mtg. 5:15 pm Stations 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 5:00 pm T4 Oath of Fidelity President s Day 5:00 pm Music Practice 4:00 pm Faculty Seminar 10:00 am T4 Comps 4:45 pm SA Mtg 1:30 pm PFB 6:30 pm T1 Acompano Mtg SA Blood Drive Last day to drop a class with a W 5:15 pm Stations 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 5:00 pm T3 Oath of Fidelity 28 29 Pope Benedict XVI Renunciation Back by 11:00 pm Chair of Peter T4Spiritual Direction Workshop 6:00 p.m. Chancellor s Dinner T4Spiritual Direction Workshop 9:00 am Adm Bd T4Spiritual Workshop Direction T4Spiritual Workshop Direction 10:15 am Form. T4 Spiritual Direction Wkshp Concludes Free weekend Endymion Social Angola Prison Apostolate Josephinum Basketball Tournament (Feb 19-21) TET at Saint Ben s
March 2016 1 2 3 4 5 Bishop Jarrell Episcopal Ordination 5:15 pm Stations 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Daylight Savings 10:00 am T4 Seminar 10:00 am 3:00 pm Board of Trustees Meeting at St Ben s Lenten Penance Service 5:15 pm Stations 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Election of Pope Francis Desert Day of Prayer Bishop Muench Installation Summer/Fall Registration all Week 4:00 pm Faculty Seminar Summer/Fall Registration 10:00 am T4 Comps 4 4:45 pm SA Mtg Summer/Fall Registration St. Patrick St. Joseph s Altar 1:30 pm PFB Ozanam Visit Summer/Fall Registration 10:15 am Rector Conf Easter Holiday Begins 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 SA Dinner & Movie AbbeyFest St. Joseph s Day Installation of Pope Francis Spy Wednesday Holy Thursday Good Friday Holy Saturday 27 28 29 30 31 Easter Sunday Back by 11:00 pm Classes Resume 9:00 am Adm Bd
April 2016 Summer Insurance See Ms. Mickey 1 2 Saint Ben Alumni Day 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Divine Mercy Sunday Easter Evening of Reflection 5:00 pm Music Practice 10:00 am T4 Seminar 2:30 pm PT2/T1 PEP 6:30 pm Volunteer Appreciation Reception 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Back by 11:00 p.m. NDS Olympics 7:00 pm Faculty Symposium 10:00 am T4 Comps 5 4:45 pm SA Elections 6:00 pm Crawfish Boil 1:30 PFB 2:30 pm T2 Past. Mtg 7:00 p.m. SA Talent Show 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 World Day of Prayer for Vocations Class Elections Pope Benedict XVI Election 2:30 pm T3 Pastoral Mtg 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 T4 Farewell Dinner T4 Exams T4 Exams 9:00 am Adm Bd. Internship Workshop T4 Exams T4 Retreat Begins Last day of Classes 10:15 am Rector T4 Retreat Blessed John Paul II Death Cathedral Nite Fever Volleyball Tournament 2:30 pm Causeway Cup Tournament T4 Retreat
May 2016 1 2 3 4 5 Ascension 6 7 St. Joseph the Worker Back by 5:00 pm May Crowning, Community Rosary and Evening Prayer Final Exams T4 Retreat Final Exams T4 Retreat T4 Retreat Ends 1:30 pm Grad Practice 4:00 Mass 5:00 pm Dinner 6:30 pm Commencement 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Mother s Day 9:00 am PFB 1:30 pm Faculty Council 5:00 pm Priest Mtg 6:00 pm Priest Dinner Assessment Day Faculty Peer/Self Evals due to Dean s Office Saint Ben s Graduation 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Pentecost Bishop Duca Ordination/ Installation 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Trinity Sunday NOLA Diaconate Ordination 29 30 31 Corpus Christi Memorial Day
June 2016 1 2 3 4 Hurricane Season Begins: Our Lady of Prompt Succor, Hasten to Help Us Lake Charles Catechists Visit Sacred Heart Anniversary of St. John XXIII Death 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NOLA Priest Ordination 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Archbishop Aymond appointment as Archbishop 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Father s Day 26 27 28 29 30 St. Peter and Paul Bishop Muench Episcopal Ordination First Martyrs of Rome Nativity of John the Baptist