With Truro and no doubt other parishes around the county gearing up to start local consultations, we thought that readers might like to be reminded that the why’s and wherefore’s of the synod are contained in the Vatican’s Preparatory Document, which you can find on the official Synod website and also in our Synod resourcesContinue reading “Synod: a short overview”
Category Archives: Synod 2021-2023
“Behind the Global Synod”
Tuesday 16 November, 7pm Austen Ivereigh will deliver a talk entitled “Behind the global synod: why Pope Francis wants you to speak boldly and listen carefully.” on Tuesday 16th November at 7.00 pm. The talk, with discussion, is a free Plymouth Diocesan online event to which all are invited, in preparation for our participation inContinue reading ““Behind the Global Synod””
“For a Synodal Church”: Synod’s diocesan phase extended
The Vatican’s Ordinary Council of the Synod of Bishops announced on 29 October that the duration of the first (Diocesan) phase of the recently launched Synod “For a Synodal Church” has been extended. This is “in order to provide a greater opportunity for the people of God to have an authentic experience of listening andContinue reading ““For a Synodal Church”: Synod’s diocesan phase extended”
A Decisive Time for the Church
from Tony Barber Pope Francis has set us on a two year synodal journey, culminating in the final Bishops’ synod in October 2023. Before then we, the whole church including the laity, are invited to participate in that journey. Bishop Mark in his inaugural address in the Cathedral on 17th October was careful to pointContinue reading “A Decisive Time for the Church”
Looking inward & outward
from F “One way of seeing synodality as an ongoing process could be considering the parish, or even diocese having both inward and outward facing dimensions. One facet is for our own sanctification. It involves the liturgies, sacraments, witness to each other, prayer, study accompanying our own sick and housebound, etc. Then if we areContinue reading “Looking inward & outward”
A Decisive Time for the Church
by Tony Barber Pope Francis has set us on a two year synodal journey, culminating in the final Bishops’ synod in October 2023. Before then we, the whole church including the laity, are invited to participate in that journey. Bishop Mark in his inaugural address in the Cathedral on 17th October was careful to pointContinue reading “A Decisive Time for the Church”
Diocesan Synod Briefing
A Diocesan online briefing event was held on 20 October, at which our Diocesan synod co-ordinators Fr John Deeny and Deborah Fisher described the Synod as, not a search for immediate solutions to immediate problems, but a great adventure to reflect on how we must move forward in the future, and to dream how weContinue reading “Diocesan Synod Briefing”
Bishop Mark sends pastoral message for launch of the “Synodal Process”
Bishop Mark sent a message to all in Plymouth Diocese this weekend, as Pope Francis officially launches the Synod “For a Synodal Church” which will culminate in a synod of Bishops in Rome in 2023. The so-called ‘listening phase’ in each parish, the aim of which is “to foster as broad consultation as possible” andContinue reading “Bishop Mark sends pastoral message for launch of the “Synodal Process””
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