SYNOD ON SYNODALITY (2021–2023)
The cover illustration represents the exercise in which the Church is invited to engage in this process of synodality. Gathered by the Lord and guided by the Holy Spirit, through a journey of prayer, the people of God from all continents, representing diverse ages and kinds of lives, come together to listen to each other, including those marginalized, participating and reflecting on how to be transformed into an inclusive community sent to the mission in the world.
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African scholars hoping for lengthy synodality beyond the October 2023 Synod of Bishops
BY Agnes Aineah | Nairobi
A WORKING group of theologians, professionals, and academics who participated in a symposium organized by the African Synodality Initiative (ASI) on the ongoing preparations for the Synod on Synodality have exuded confidence that the synodal deliberations will live beyond the October 2023 Synod of Bishops.
In their report, following their three-day colloquium in March, the team of African scholars—clergy, religious, and laity—said that synodality is supposed to be an everyday way of the Church, an ongoing, long-term pedagogy and a way of life for the Church and therefore timeless.
“It is our hope that synodality will not end with the Synod.”
ASI representatives, 18 theologians and professionals from around Africa, cautioned against ‘a mentality of rigidity’. “By building openness and systems of trust, a culture of listening that is open to suggestions and critiques, we believe that we can truly become a Spirit-filled Church, a living witness to Christ at the service of the marginalized and excluded in Africa and the world, and a place that welcomes all God’s people.”
As they stated, synodality is not ‘a new catchphrase,’ but an invitation to thoroughly reform and renew the Church to better serve God’s people and to respond to the multiple threats to life that characterize the daily experiences of the people of God. “We implore the Holy Spirit to accompany this synodal journey, and we deeply believe that the Church of the third millennium should embrace the path of synodality.”
| Dates To Remember |
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June 1 – Global Day of Parents 4 – International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression 5 – Pentecost Sunday 5 – World Environment Day 8 – World Oceans Day 12 – World Day Against Child Labour 13 – International Albinism Awareness Day 15 – World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 16 – National Youth Day in South Africa 17 – World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought 19 – International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict 20 – World Refugee Day 23 – International Widows’ Day 26 – International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking 27 – Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day July 3 – International Day of Cooperatives 11 – World Population Day 15 – World Youth Skills Day 18 – Nelson Mandela International Day 24 – World Day of Prayer for Grandparents and the Elderly 30 – International Day of Friendship 30 – World Day against Trafficking in Persons |
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