Residentials are a vital part of formation in Initial Ministerial Training, Phase 1 (IME1). Students gather together from across the whole of Scotland six times a year for an Orientation Week in late August/early September and for five Residential Weekends. Residentials are held at St Mary’s Monastery, Kinnoull, Perth, and the Conforti Centre, Coatbridge.
The Orientation Week – seven days and six overnights – is a way of (re-forming) the IME1 community each year. The Week is a time of worship, learning and intentional gathering as sisters and brothers in Christ called to and preparing for authorised ministry.
The Residential Weekends – three days and two overnights each – are in October, December, January, March and May, with May being the Valedictory Weekend. These Residential Weekends likewise weave worship, learning and communal gathering into an integral whole. It is on the Residential Weekends that modules in Theological Reflection & Reflective Practice are delivered. Accommodation at Kinnoull and Coatbridge features single ensuite rooms and catered meals at breakfast, lunch and dinner. Both sites, fully accessible, are well-equipped with chapels, conference rooms, break-out rooms for small group work and leisure spaces.
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