Thousands gathered at parishes throughout the Archdiocese in fall 2021 for the Parish Consultation with Small Groups, where local Catholics discussed the focus areas for the Archdiocesan Synod. This is one of several important steps in preparation for the Archdiocesan Synod Assembly in June 2022. Thank you for all who participated!
Learn more about the Synod process in this Year 3 Synod Overview and in the August 26, 2021 issue of The Catholic Spirit.
Read more in The Catholic Spirit from Archbishop Hebda and the readers you saw in the Parish Consultation videos!
Quotes below are from Archbishop Hebda’s June 6, 2019 article in The Catholic Spirit. Find the full article at www.archspm.org/synod.
Fall 2021: Parish Consultation Process with Small Groups
Three Focus Areas: Small groups will discuss the three focus areas that arose from feedback given in the Prayer and Listening events.
Help Archbishop Hebda determine priorities under each focus area.
In his August 13, 2020 article for The Catholic Spirit, Archbishop Hebda unpacked each of the focus areas with hard-hitting questions such as:
Small groups of approximately 8 people will gather to: