Calendar

Important Dates 2011 – 2012

First Semester:

2011

Sunday 28 August ................. First Year seminarians arrive
                         ................. Diploma in Pastoral Studies students return
Wednesday 31 August ........... Second Year seminarians return
Tuesday 13 September .......... All other seminarians return
Wednesday 14 September ...... Opening of Year: Retreat begins
Sunday 18 September ............ Retreat ends
Monday 19 September ........... Lectures commence
Thursday 06 October... ......... Mass for the Opening of the Academic Year
Sunday 16 October ............... Day of Recollection
Friday 28 October ................. Reading week commences on conclusion of lectures
Monday 1 November .............. Feasts of All Saints
Sunday 6 November ............... Seminarians Return
Monday 7 November .............. Lectures Resume
Saturday 12 November ............ Mass for Deceased Benefactors of the College
Saturday 19 November............. Pontifical University Conferring
Sunday 4 December ............... Day of Recollection
Mon/Tue 12/13 December ...... Christmas Carol Service
Friday 16 December ............... Christmas vacation commences on conclusion of lectures

2012

Friday 6 January ....................Feast of the Epiphany; Seminarians Return; examinations commence*

Second Semester:

Friday 27 January .................Seminarians return following Inter-Semester Break; Retreat begins
Sunday 29 January ................Retreat concludes
Monday 30 January .............. Lectures begin
Thursday 2 February ............ Ministry of Reader
Thursday 9 February ............ Ministry of Acolyte
Sat 18th / Sun, 19th February..Free weekend. Students may be away from College
Wednesday 22 February........ Ash Wednesday
Sunday 26 February...............Day of Recollection
Thursday 1 March.................Admission to Candidacy
Friday 16 March .................. Reading-Week commences on conclusion of lectures
Saturday 17 March .............. Saint Patrick’s Day
Sunday 25 March ................. Seminarians return
Sunday 1 April...................... Choral Concert: Handel's Messiah
Wednesday 4 April ................Retreat commences for seminarians
Thursday 5 April .................. Holy Thursday
Friday 6 April ...................... Good Friday
Saturday 7 April .................. Holy Saturday
Sunday 8 April .................... Easter Sunday & vacation
Sunday 15th April.................Seminarians return
Monday 16 April .................. Lectures resume
Friday 4 May ....................... Conclusion of lectures
Sunday 6 May ..................... Day of Recollection
Monday 7 May .................... College Foundation Day; Study period commences
Friday 11 May ..................... SPCM / NUIM Examinations commence*
Sunday 27 May .................... Pentecost Sunday; Diaconate Ordination
Tuesday 29 May .................. Maynooth Union Day

Wed 6 - Sat 9 June................Eucharistic Congress Symposium in Maynooth College
Mon 10 - Sun 17 June.............Eucharistic Congress 2012

* Inter-semester break or vacation begins at end of last examination.
** College Foundation Day on the May Bank Holiday is a Family Day. Students' families are invited to celebrate with us, and we say farewell to those ending their time here.