LISTENING SESSIONS! You’re all invited!
Dear All,
On October 10th of this year, the two-year Synod on Synodality was formally opened by Pope Francis. Synodality is about journeying together and listening to one another to hear what God is saying to all of us. It is realizing that the Holy Spirit can speak through anyone to help us walk forward together on our journey as the People of God.
With this convocation, Pope Francis invites the entire Church to reflect on a theme that is decisive for its life and mission: “It is precisely this path of synodality which God expects of the Church of the third millennium.”
The journey involves the diocesan, continental and universal Church. The synodal process aims to reorder the Church’s internal mechanisms for discussion and reflection, and to help shape a new way for the Church to understand and articulate both her internal self-understanding and mission of evangelization. The Synod will culminate with an assembly in October 2023 in Rome. (Preparatory Document 9-7-21).
In view of the above, I would like to invite you all to come to a Listening Session to be facilitated by Deacon Steve DiMuzio on Saturday, November 27th at the Community Center. You may attend one of the 2 sessions: Spanish (8am-9am) and English (10am-11am).
Your responses, ideas and suggestions will be collated and presented to Bishop Weisenburger who in turn will present it to the Holy Father at the culmination of the Synod on October 2023 in Rome.
It Is important that you should attend this very important church dialogue and be heard.
-Fr Ariel Lustan, Pastor
Our Parish Mission Statement
“Baptized in the Body of Christ, bound by faith and love, and strengthened by Word and Sacrament, we are called to center our lives upon our celebrations of the Eucharist and the living of our Christian faith within the Catholic tradition. As a parish community, we will be united and extend our love, strength and purpose to all people through evangelization, teaching and prayer.”
Pastoral Planning Task Force – January 1993
