Based on responses to the themes suggested for running the Synod meetings, below are the dates & themes of the planned Synod meetings for Saint Paul’s.ย Please use this sign up sheet to register to join the discussions.
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๐จ๐ฃ๐๐๐ง๐: As we did for the first meeting, we are planning on having both an In-Person (in the upstairs room at the Church) and Online session for ALL sessions. These will be TWO separate meetings, each one having separate participants.
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๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐, ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ต, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฎ – ๐ญ๐ต:๐ฌ๐ฌ (๐๐ป-๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป & ๐ข๐ป๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ)
Theme: ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ โ Listening is the first step in our journeying together, but it requires an open mind and heart, without prejudice.
Questions for discussion:
- What are some limitations in our ability to listen, especially to those who have different views than our own?
- What space is there for the voice of minorities, especially people who experience poverty, marginalization, or social exclusion?
- How is God speaking to us through voices we sometimes ignore?
- Do we feel we are listened to when we speak at St. Paulโs?
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๐๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฒ, ๐
๐๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐, ๐๐๐๐ – ๐๐:๐๐ (๐๐ป-๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป & ๐ข๐ป๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ)
Theme: ๐๐ข๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ก ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐๐ข๐๐ญ๐ฒ โ Dialogue requires perseverance and patience, but it also enables mutual understanding.
Questions for discussion:
- To what extent do diverse peoples in our community come together for dialogue and how are divergences of vision, or conflicts and difficulties addressed?
- How do we promote collaboration with neighbouring parishes, religious communities in the area, lay associations and movements, etc.?
- What are the places and means of dialogue to promote mutual understanding that the Holy Spirit wants us to create at St. Paulโs?
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๐๐จ๐ง๐๐๐ฒ, ๐
๐๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ, ๐๐๐๐ – ๐๐:๐๐ (๐๐ป-๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป & ๐ข๐ป๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ)
Theme: ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐๐ฒ โ A synodal Church, in announcing the Gospel, โjourneys together.โ
Questions for discussion:
- How is this โjourneying togetherโ happening today at St. Paulโs?
- What groups or individuals are left on the margins?
- What can we do to get individuals that are left on the margins involved?
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๐๐ฎ๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ฒ, ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก ๐๐ฌ๐ญ, ๐๐๐๐ – ๐๐:๐๐ (๐๐ป-๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป & ๐ข๐ป๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ)
๐๐๐๐: Date was changed from Wednesday, March 2nd due to it being Ash Wednesday
Theme: ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ข๐ง๐ โ In a synodal style we make decisions through discernment of what the Holy Spirit is saying through our whole community.
Questions for discussion:
- What is the relationship between consultation and decision-making, and how do we put these into practice?
- Do our decision-making practices listen to the wants/needs of the Parish?
- How do we see our parishioners becoming more aware of how much their faith and insights count โ and need to be heard?
