13 to 15 October 2023
1 Read the Individual Reflection Guide
https://www.catholic.org.au/images/BishopsSynod_-_Individual_Reflection_Guide.pdf
2 Read the Questions for Reflection.
https://www.catholic.org.au/images/BishopsSynod_-_List_of_questions.pdf
3 Upload your thoughts at the link below by 13 December 2021. You can make these submissions anonymously if you wish. A summary of 250 words capturing your main thoughts is recommended. (Make this a button that says ‘Submit your reflection here’
1 Download and distribute the discernment guides for the members of your group. As a guide, a group of five or more will need around 1.5 hours to work through each guide.
- Listening and Discernment Guide Session I - Communion
- Listening and Discernment Guide Session II - Participation
- Listening and Discernment Guide Session III - Mission
2 Work through the questions giving each person an opportunity to respond.
3 Summarise your group’s responses in 250 words.
4 Upload your group’s thoughts at the link below by 13 December 2021. (Make this a button that says ‘Submit your reflection here’
We all need to learn in this journeying together. If you can, why don’t you help us in encourage real dialogue in your local communities through your friendships and other networks.
Maybe you have a social media account, a podcast? A YouTube channel? A Newsletter? A blog? Share this important news with everyone. Be creative!
Come back soon for social media posts you can share.
O God, who always walks with us
on the journey of life, we call upon you
to lead us forth united.
Bless and guide our Diocesan Synod.
Keep us anchored in your love.
Open our hearts as we listen and discern.
Reveal to us the way we are called
to go out into the deep.
Give us the courage to pursue
the mission with bold humility.
May we experience renewal in our local Church today,
and for generations to come.
We ask this prayer through Jesus Christ,
who in the power of the Holy Spirit continues to guide your Church,
to the fullness of your Kingdom now, and forever.
Amen.
Our Lady Help of Christians, pray for us.
St Mary of the Cross MacKillop, pray for us.
The Plenary Council is the first time in 80 years that the entire Australian Catholic Church will come together to pray, discuss and listen to the Holy Spirit about our future. You may or may not have already participated in contributing direct feedback to the process in 2019. It’s time to become involved again. In October 2021 nine Members of the Diocese of Parramatta will join nearly 280 other Catholics from around Australia. They will discuss the items on the Plenary Council Agenda.
The Plenary Council is about our Church. Each of us can ask the Holy Spirit to guide the process. We can each reflect on how we would answer the questions on the Agenda, and provide our feedback to the Members of the Plenary Council from our Diocese. You can email them at comms@parracatholic.org.
EXPLORE this website
SAY our Diocesan prayer
REFLECT
DISCUSS the future of our Church.
CONTACT US
1 Read the Individual Reflection Guide
https://www.catholic.org.au/images/BishopsSynod_-_Individual_Reflection_Guide.pdf
2 Read the Questions for Reflection.
https://www.catholic.org.au/images/BishopsSynod_-_List_of_questions.pdf
3 Upload your thoughts at the link below by 13 December 2021. You can make these submissions anonymously if you wish. A summary of 250 words capturing your main thoughts is recommended. (Make this a button that says ‘Submit your reflection here’
1 Download and distribute the discernment guides for the members of your group. As a guide, a group of five or more will need around 1.5 hours to work through each guide.
- Listening and Discernment Guide Session I - Communion
- Listening and Discernment Guide Session II - Participation
- Listening and Discernment Guide Session III - Mission
2 Work through the questions giving each person an opportunity to respond.
3 Summarise your group’s responses in 250 words.
4 Upload your group’s thoughts at the link below by 13 December 2021. (Make this a button that says ‘Submit your reflection here’
We all need to learn in this journeying together. If you can, why don’t you help us in encourage real dialogue in your local communities through your friendships and other networks.
Maybe you have a social media account, a podcast? A YouTube channel? A Newsletter? A blog? Share this important news with everyone. Be creative!
Come back soon for social media posts you can share.
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The Plenary Council is the first time in 80 years that the entire Australian Catholic Church will come together to pray, discuss and listen to the Holy Spirit about our future. You may or may not have already participated in contributing direct feedback to the process in 2019. It’s time to become involved again. In October 2021 nine Members of the Diocese of Parramatta will join nearly 280 other Catholics from around Australia. They will discuss the items on the Plenary Council Agenda.
The Plenary Council is about our Church. Each of us can ask the Holy Spirit to guide the process. We can each reflect on how we would answer the questions on the Agenda, and provide our feedback to the Members of the Plenary Council from our Diocese. You can email them at comms@parracatholic.org.
EXPLORE this website
SAY our Diocesan prayer
REFLECT
DISCUSS the future of our Church.
CONTACT US