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The Synod: Our Shared Experience

Synod 2021-2023: Next Steps

We are excited to launch the next phase of our local synod process. Until the end of February, we want to hear from people who are not currently engaged in our Church – we’ve opened an online survey for those who do not attend Mass or consider themselves involved with our Church. The survey is short, open-ended, and anonymous. We are hopeful that it will provide us with useful opinions and information on how to better reach out to those in our midst. But to get feedback that will help us plan for our future, we have to start by actually getting feedback! We need you to be part of this outreach.

Please take some time to share this survey with people you know who are not part of our Church. They can be fallen away Catholics or people with no experience in the Catholic Church. A personal invitation from someone they know will be our best promotional tool for this initiative.

Read our FAQ or visit our website to learn more: www.halifaxyarmouth.org/synod.

The survey can be found at: www.halifaxyarmouth.org/survey

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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