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Diocesan Synod 2008

Introduction

The Catholic Archdiocese of Johannesburg's Synod was convoked by Archbishop Buti Tlhagale. The Synod will be held in September 2008.

The instruction on Synod proposes that:

"The faithful should be afforded the opportunity of expressing their needs, their desires and their opinions with regard to the topics being dealt with in Synod"
This page contains a summary of the Synod's details. For a more detailed description of how, what and when, please take a look at the online version of the Looking Forward to a Diocesan Synod presentation or download a copy of this presentation.

What is a Diocesan Synod?

A Diocesan Synod is the process of...

.....of relevant issues and concerns as discerned with the help of the Holy Spirit, which seeks NEW HORIZONS for our local Church

Who will attend?

The Synod will be attended by:

When will the Synod take place?

The process to prepare for the Synod has started. It is proposed that the actual Synod will take place in September 2008

The proposed plan and timelines

Summarize and produce a document of all inputs End August 2007
Present to the Bishop End September 2007
Bishop finalizes the topics for discussion 31 October 2007
Book venue and accommodation if needed October 2007
Research topics April 2008
Distribute researched topics document to participants June 2008
Confirm attendees August 2008
Synod Planned September 2008

Questionaire Feedback from Youth, Adults and Religious

The information that was gathered and used to produce the above summaries can also be downloaded (MS Excel format 171Kb).

Links to Diocesan News articles about the Synod

Contact details

For further information or queries please contact the planning committee on
Email to Steve at; steve.jackson@mittalsteel.com
Or Fax to Gerald at; 0116070816

Documents and Downloads

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