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Archdiocesan Synod Cardinal Mahony has announced a synod for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. A synod is a gathering of laity, religious and clergy to deal with issues facing the local church. Your participation is invited, particularly at the parish Speak Up sessions. Please mark your calendar so that you can be a part of this historic event in the history of the archdiocese: St. Victor Synod Speak Up Sessions
Sessions will be in the parish hall and will be facilitated by Tony Melia and Sandra Deetz. Sessions will be recorded by scribes Kevin Fridlington, Dan Gerrity, John Aiello, Lupe Alcocar and Trudie Decaen. Special thanks to our facilitators and scribes, who took the time not only to be at the sessions, but also to attend archdiocesan training sessions for their roles. Need more information? Our parish contact for the Synod is Starrett Berry. You may also contact Eric Stoltz, a parishioner who serves on the Synod Preparatory Commission for the Archdiocese.
A synod
is a select group of priests, religious and laity who offer assistance
to the diocesan bishop for the good of the whole diocesan community.
In the synod the delegates contribute their wisdom, holiness, and
experience in addressing matters of importance to the life of the
diocese, thereby assisting their bishop in his pastoral responsibility
to shepherd his flock. Synod
(syn-od, pronounced sin'ud) comes from Greek roots meaning to come
together with + to move forward on a path. We are familiar
with many "syn" words: synthesis, syndicate, synthesizer,
synthetic, syndrome, synagogue...all imply to come together with,
but only a few words come from the "od" root: odometer,
odyssey. In a synod people come together with their bishop
to move forward on a pathway. Not
at all. The Church has used the word, synod, for over 1500
years to describe an official meeting the Bishop held with the clergy,
seeking their wisdom and experience in formulating Church legislation.
Since Vatican II, the synod has been revived as a major instrument
of spiritual and pastoral renewal. Pope John Paul II has used
synods as a means to carry out renewal within the universal Church.
The Church recommends that bishops use synods to renew their dioceses.
Many US dioceses have held a synod. The
changes that accompany our entry into the 3rd millennium of Christianity
challenge the Archdiocese of Los Angeles to address many new realities.
No one person has full clarity of vision to see what direction to
take. But together as Church, urged by the grace given at
our Baptism, nourished by Eucharist and strengthened in Confirmation,
we can be empowered by the Holy Spirit to unite around a new vision: What is the goal of the Synod of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles? The
goal of the synod is to set pastoral priorities for the future based
on a renewed vision of Church. The priorities and outcomes
of the synod will be put into legislation and a pastoral plan that
will guide how we as a Church move forward into the future. All
of us are asked to prepare, for synod begins at the grass roots
level with people in the parish, the faith community, and the religious
community. The preparation steps: prayer, reflection, dialogue,
and discernment, are familiar to most Catholics for they originate
in our tradition of spiritual discernment leading to decision-making.
This fall all of us will have the opportunity to contribute our
hopes and concerns to the synod.
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