Parish Synodal Pathway Summary
SYNODAL PATHWAY: On 19th Feb Fr Ambrose and Stephen Balogh attended a Diocesan Synodal Pathway event at Westminster Cathedral along with some 200 others from parishes and schools across the Diocese. Summarised versions of the many submissions together with reflections by Cardinal Vincent Nichols are available at https://rcdow.org.uk/synod/. Within the Parish, a summary of our own listening events can be found on the special posterboards. Further informal Synodal listening events and socials are being planned – do watch out for announcements in due course.
For the past few months the Parish has been journeying together on a Synodal journey. There have been many different opportunities to get involved, including many different Listening Events. From this journey a summary has been put together. You can read that summary by clicking on the link below.
Parish Synodal Pathway Summary Poster
synodal pathway
For a Synodal Church:
Communion,
Participation,
Mission
Week 5
Week 4
Week 3
Week 2
Week 1
Synod Prayer
We stand before You, Holy Spirit, as we gather together in Your name. With You alone to guide us, make Yourself at home in our hearts; Teach us the way we must go and how we are to pursue it. We are weak and sinful; do not let us promote disorder.
Do not let ignorance lead us down the wrong path nor partiality influence our actions.
Let us find in You our unity
so that we may journey together to eternal life and not stray from the way of truth
and what is right.
All this we ask of You,
who are at work in every place and time,
in the communion of the Father and the Son, forever and ever. Amen.
The Purpose of the Synod
‘The purpose of the Synod … is intended to inspire people to dream about the Church we are called to be, to make hopes flourish, to stimulate trust, to bind up wounds, to weave new and deeper relationships, to learn from one another, to build bridges, to enlighten minds, warm hearts and restore strength to our hands for our common mission.’ Vademecum, Vatican’s Synod Preparation Document
Pope Francis
‘I have come here to encourage you to take this synodal process seriously and to tell you that the Holy Spirit needs you. And this is true: the Holy Spirit needs us. Listen to it by listening to yourself. Don’t leave anyone out or behind.’
