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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.
A Diocesan Synod is the process of...
The Synod will be attended by:
The process to prepare for the Synod has started. It is proposed that the actual Synod will take place in September 2008
| 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 |
The following documents were prepared after the Synod 2008 meeting held in September 2008.
| Document Description | Date Published | Downloads |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | Oct 2008 | MS Powerpoint | Adobe PDF |
| Spirituality | Oct 2008 | MS Powerpoint | Adobe PDF |
| Ongoing Formation | Oct 2008 | MS Powerpoint | Adobe PDF |
| Committed Personnel | Oct 2008 | MS Powerpoint | Adobe PDF |
| Communication | Oct 2008 | MS Powerpoint | Adobe PDF |
| Physical Development of the Church | Oct 2008 | MS Powerpoint | Adobe PDF |
| Youth | Oct 2008 | MS Powerpoint | Adobe PDF |
Fr Philippe Docq has kindly combined all the presentations into a single PDF file without all the background images etc. [ Download PDF file ]
| Document Description | Date Published | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| A Considerable Proportion of Couples who wish to get Married in the Church are Cohabitating | Sept 2008 | Download MS Word Doc |
| Design Rationale of the Archdiocesan Synod 2008 | Sept 2008 | Download MS Word Doc |
| Archdiocesan Synod Full Document | Sept 2008 | Download MS Word Doc |
| Paraliturgy | Sept 2008 | Download MS Word Doc |
| Record of Responses per Parish | Sept 2008 | Download MS Excel Doc |
| Summary of the Consultation Process as at August 2008 | Sept 2008 | Download MS Word Doc |
| Synod Steering Committee contact list.doc | Sept 2008 | Download MS Word Doc |
| The Role of the Laity | Sept 2008 | Download MS Word Doc |
| What Every PPC should include - A suggestion by Arthur Williamson | Sept 2008 | Download MS Powerpoint Doc |
| Summary of Consultation Process as published in Archdiocesan News of August 2008 | Aug 2008 | Download MS Word Doc |
| Summary of the Synod | Aug 2008 | Download MS Word Doc |
| Themes of the Archdiocesan Synod as published in Archdiocesan News of August 2008 | Aug 2008 | Download MS Word Doc |
| Looking Forward to a Diocesan Synod presentation as sent out to all Parish Priests and Parish Pastoral Councils |
MS PowerPoint Presentation Adobe PDF Doc Online version |