Below you will find links to the various documents that you might find helpful in putting together and running your group. The Facilitator's Guide includes all 8 appendix, but you can also download specific ones including the Participant's Guide and the Synodal Prayer. If you have any questions please reach out to us at synod@archottawa.ca. We are here to help you.
For the Parish Bulletin
Here is a short description of the Synod for your bulletins if you need it.
Pope Francis initiated a synodal journey of the whole People of God, beginning in each local Church and culminating in the Assembly of the Synod of Bishops in Rome, in October 2023. The theme of this synod is about the very nature of the Church, the specific way of living and operating as a Church together. What this really means is that we are going to create opportunities for gathering and listening to one another and to what the Holy Spirit may be saying to us about our Church at this time. We are hopeful that this process of listening and discerning also contributes to the sense of communion, renewal, and missionary zeal within our own parish.
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