Communion: Participation: Mission With the document Towards October 2024 sent last December to all the bishops of the world, the General Secretariat of the Synod asked the local churches and groups of Churches to deepen some aspects of the Synthesis Report that are fundamental to the theme of the Synod, starting from a guiding question of the entire synodal process: ‘How to be a …
Lenten Day in the Spirit of Synodality
Canon Kevin Golden invited parishes from throughout the diocese to join him for a Lenten Day in the Spirit of Synodality on Saturday 2nd March, 2024, from 10am-3pm, at St Mary’s, Forebank, Dundee, DD1 2PB. The theme will be ‘The temple of God is holy – and you are that temple.’ Synod Update Presentation by Maureen Ruddy Some people say …
Synod update
The Pastoral Centre at St Mary’s Forebank , Dundee, was the setting for a Lenten Retreat Day led by Canon Kevin Golden. The theme was taken from St Paul’s letter to the Corinthians, “The temple of God is holy… and you are that temple.” During the opening session, an update on the Synod on Synodality was presented by Maureen Ruddy …
School for Synodality – sign up for free
To help people lead and facilitate conversations at the local level, the School for Synodality are running a course of online evening workshops to help people experience, facilitate and lead conversations in the spirit. This workshop series will introduce the principles of holding prayerful, truthful and safe conversations which value gracious listening and courageous speaking. Each of the three sessions …
Synod of Bishops – Synthesis Report
Letter to the People of God from the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of Bishops Dear sisters, dear brothers, As the proceedings of the first session of the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops draw to a close, we want to thank God with all of you for the beautiful and enriching experience we have lived. We lived …
Synod update from Rome
Canon Kevin Golden brings us this precis from Bishop Brian McGee of Argyll and the Isles… The start of the Synod was preceded by two prayer events: an Ecumenical Prayer Vigil followed by a three day Retreat. This reminded us that the Synod should be primarily a spiritual experience when we discern together the Spirit’s guidance. As well as bonding …
Synod opens in Rome
Reporting on the opening of the Synod in Rome, Canon Andrew Clark writes: “In the opening Mass of the Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, the Pope invites us to face today’s challenges and problems not with a spirit of division and conflict, but by centring our gaze on God, in order to be a Church that listens …
Preparing for the Synod
In preparation for the opening of The Synod on Synodality in Rome on Wednesday 4 October, Pope Francis will preside over the Ecumenical Prayer Vigil in St Peter’s Square on Saturday, 30 September. This vigil of prayer will welcome the participation and presence of the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, Bartholomew I; the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, and many other Church leaders, as well as …
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