The meeting of all the Rectors of the various Formation Houses where the Mill Hill students are trained was to take place in Kisumu, Kenya in mid-January but because of the recent violence in Kenya, the venue had to be changed. The meeting eventually took place at St Augustine Centre in Kampala, Uganda with a few absentees between 12 and 14 January 2008.
Amidst the various sharing by the rectors, several recommendations were made to make the process of formation in the various formation centres smoother.
It was recommended that the length of the first period of Temporary Membership be reduced from three to two years to correspond with the MEP period. With the decreasing number of MHM supervisors available for MEP students, it was recommended that placements with suitable supervisors who are not MHMs be identified and carefully monitored.
It was also recommended that the intake of new students into basic formation be capped in order to be able to cope better with the number and maintain quality.
The report on the Luanda Formation Centre was discussed and this will be presented to the Society Assembly at the end of June.
In response to the formators' recommendation at this meeting, the General Council has decided to suspend (not close) the Second Cycle formation in India from the end of 2009 until further notice.
After 2009, all students from India finishing the First Cycle will proceed to Nairobi. This will ensure students from different cultural and national backgrounds spend some time together in formation, thus preserving the international character of Mill Hill Society in the future.
A full text of this meeting is available for all members and associates. It contains summary reports from each of the eight formation centres throughout the world as well as statements, reflections and recommendations collected during the course of the meeting. Please contact your area representative if you need a copy of the report.
Opening Address by the General Superior
Post-Meeting Reflection by the General Superior
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