‘In creating the opportunity for listening and dialogue on the local level through this Synod, Pope Francis is calling the Church to rediscover its deeply synodal nature. This rediscovery of the synodal roots of the Church will involve a process of humbly learning together how God is calling us to be as the Church in the third millennium.’​ Official Handbook, Section 1.1

We are all invited to take part in discussions which will contribute to the views of the Diocese, and the whole church, leading to the Synod of Bishops in October 2023.

The question we are asked to think about is:

A Synodal church, in announcing the Gospel, ‘journeys together’.​ How is this “journeying together” happening today in our local Church?​ And what steps is the Spirit inviting us to take in order to grow in our journeying together?​

To join the discussion, please do come along to one of our meetings. We’ll be having a number of meetings, some face to face and some on Zoom, some during the day and some in the evenings.

If you can’t make it to the meetings, you’re very welcome to talk to Fr. Andrew or to Margaret Doyle, or to send your views to parish.priest@stcuthberts-durham.org.uk or margaretdoyle1066@sky.com

Resources

You can find all the documents from the Vatican and from our Diocese on our Diocesan website’s Synod page.

Two talks from the Angelicum:

Fr. Timothy Ratcliffe OP