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Synod Opening Mass Celebration
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Acts of The First Diocesan Synod
The New Evangelisation and the Role of the LaityAlmost three years ago, on the Feast of Saint Margaret of Scotland, I had the joy of announcing to you, the people of Paisley diocese, the convocation of a Synod to be held in Eastertide 2016 on the Role of our Lay Faithful in the New Evangelisation and I asked you to join me in prayer for the success of our Synod as we implored the protection, guidance and intercession of the Blessed Mother, Our Lady of Paisley.
Today, on the Feast of Saint Columba, I have just as great gladness in presenting to you the Canonical Acta of our Synod that gathers up the fruit of much work across the diocese in prayer, catechesis, consultation and Synod sessions. I am convinced these Acta contain the words of the Holy Spirit to our diocese, spoken from the lips of our faithful. In its pages, we hear what the Spirit says to the church in Paisley (Rev 2:7).
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Synod Documents
- Updated Synod Document
- Implementing our Synod
- Our Synod : Session 1 Orientation Paper
- News from Session Two
- Vademecum for the New Evangelisation and the Role of Laity in it.
- Synod Report on the Preparation Period
- Final Report on SYNOD - Draft One
- SYNOD Draft Interim Report
- Directory for SYNOD #2
- SYNOD Prayer Guide
- You go into my vineyard too!
- Forms of the Lay Apostolate
- Laity in the New Evangelisation
- Laity Catechesis Core Document
- Preparatory Commission for the Diocesan Synod-Update
- Lenten Catechesis 2015
- What is our Paisley SYNOD
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Our Synod: All together sharing the Good News
Period of preparation
Spiritual, catechetical and formational preparation
Throughout the preparatory year care has been taken to not only hear the recurring themes and messages, but also to be sensitive to the quiet voices that raised issues of hope and concern.
The preparatory year was intended to reach every part of our Diocese and the methods of prayer, catechesis and consultation were deliberately varied in order to be accessible to as many people as possible.
"the secret of the success of the Synod, as of every other ecclesial event and initiative, is in fact prayer", the diocesan Bishop invites all of the faithful, clerics, religious and laity, and especially monasteries of contemplative life, to a "common ongoing intention: the Synod and its results"
The year of Spiritual preparation used the pilgrimage of the Icon of Our Lady of Paisley as an initial means to invite the prayerful participation of every parish. The physical journey of the icon was accompanied by a spiritual journey with a specially written Novena, prayer guide and copies of the icon for families to use in their homes. Schools were encouraged to pray with their pupils when the icon was visiting their associated parishes. The Religious orders of the Diocese also played a unique role in maintaining a calendar of prayer throughout the preparatory year. In addition to the pilgrimage of the icon, the spiritual preparation involved the development of a unique prayer book and designated days/evenings of prayer, reflection and participation in the Sacrament of Reconciliation. It is hoped that this carefully planned programme of Spiritual preparation meant that all members of the Diocesan family, no matter what their circumstances, were able to make an invaluable contribution to Our Synod journey.
CONGREGATION FOR BISHOPS: CONGREGATION FOR THE EVANGELIZATION OF PEOPLES - INSTRUCTION ON DIOCESAN SYNODS http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cbishops/documents/rc_con_cbishops_doc_20041118_diocesan-synods-1997_en.html -
What is Our Paisley Synod?
What is Our Paisley Synod?
The word Synod comes from Greek where it means ‘to travel together’. The purpose of any diocesan Synod is to help the bishop govern the diocese through listening to his flock. So a diocesan Synod is an assembly, a gathering of people, called together by the Bishop of that diocese for the purpose of discussing particular themes chosen by the Bishop.
Please click to read the catechesis on the Diocesan Synod
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Laity in the New Evangelisation
10th September 2015
In 2016 we will be having a Synod within our diocese.
The Synod will be on the Laity and the New Evangelisation.
In order to prepare properly for this we are about to
embark on a period of preparation.
During this period we are asked to do three things:
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Laity Catechesis Core Document
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