Forming deacons for the archdioceses of Southwark, Westminster and Cardiff, dioceses of Arundel and Brighton, Brentwood and East Anglia, and the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham.
Formation Programme
Formation Programme
Southern Formation Programme for the Diaconate
Dates for Academic Year 2025-26
Shared Formation Event
2024
Formation day 1
7 Sept
Formation day 2 and Aspirants day 1
21 Sept
Formation day 3 and Wives day 1
5 Oct
Formation day 4
Residential Weekend, High Leigh
Formation Day 5 and Aspirants day 2
26 Oct
8 to 10 Nov
7 Dec
2025
Formation Day 6
Formation Day 7, Aspirants day 3 and Wives Day 2
Residential Weekend, High Leigh
Formation Day 8
Formation Day 9 and Aspirants Day 4
Aspirants Retreat (Location to be confirmed)
Retreat 1st/2nd years (Location to be confirmed)
Formation Day 10
Pre-ordination retreat 3rd years, (Location to be confirmed)
Formation Day 11 (with Induction for 2025/26)
11 Jan
1 Feb
14 to 16
Feb
8 Mar
12 Apr
25 to 27 Apr
TBC
10 May
TBC
14 Jun