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The Synod: Our Shared Experience

Have You Had Your Say?: Synod Response

You have the opportunity to respond to Pope Francis’ call for dialogue. As part of the 2021-2023 Synod, the faithful around the world are being asked to share the living voice of the Church as they experience it in their local context. In Halifax-Yarmouth, over 800 responses were sent in, with many more people wanting to share. And so, we are offering one more opportunity for all who wish to be a part of our Synod response to share their thoughts through this electronic survey. This survey shares what we have heard thus far and invites people to give further comment. You can find this survey by going to www.halifaxyarmouth.org/synod and clicking on the survey link.

The Pope's invitation to Synodality

Pope Francis 58The Holy Father hopes that this synod, that focuses on synodality, the act of journeying and discerning together, can be a first step in the whole Church journeying together. 

All the People of God have a role in the Church and the Pope wants to hear from you.  Thank you for sharing your experience of the Church at this particular time and place in our world.

 

Reports on the Findings from Diocesan Phase Synod Responses

In July 2022 the reports from the diocesan phase of the Synod 2021-2022 were submitted. These reports included:  

  1. A Diocesan Report: Findings from over 900 responses from both church goers and non- church goers were summarized.  This reprsents our diocesan response to Pope Francis’ request for all to take part in the synod. And secondly, the summary helps Bishop Dunn discern the pastoral needs and concerns of the local church. 
  2. An Atlantic Region Report: This report is a summary of the responses from all 13 dioceses in the Atlantic region and was submitted to the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) to be included in their synod responses report for Canada.
  3. A CCCB Report: This report gives an overview of themes and thoughts shared by all the dioceses across Canada. 

 

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