Synod Resources for Parish and Group Consultations

The Archdiocesan Synod Team has developed a number of resources for parish and group consultations. Please adapt these as necessary for your purposes. If there are other resources that would be helpful, please contact the team at [email protected]

Key materials for synod consultation

• Parish and Group Consultation Handbook
  
  Includes: outline of a Parish or Group consultation, prayer resource, 10 Synod themes
  Letter size (8.5×11 inch) PDF file or WORD file
  Booklet size (5.5×8.5 inch) PDF file or WORD file
    
• Manuel de consultation des paroisses et des groupes
  
  Comprend : plan d’une consultation paroissiale ou de groupe, ressource de prière, 10 thèmes synodaux.
  Format lettre (8,5 x 11 pouces) fichier PDF or fichier WORD
  Livret (5,5 x 8,5 pouces) fichier PDF or fichier WORD
    
• Kitchen and Coffee consultations
  This resource has been developed to assist with casual one-on-one conversations with friends or family. This could be a good conversation at work, in the pub, or with your hockey team. Download the resource here and begin your own conversation.

Materials from the training workshops

• Opening remarks (Archbishop Donald Bolen)
  • Video from the Oct. 27 workshop
      
• Reflection exercise (Armella Sonntag)
  • Video from Oct. 30 workshop
      
• What is a Synod? (Nicholas Jesson)
  • Full text. A revised version of “A Primer on Synodality“
  • Video from the Oct. 30 workshop
      
• Principles of a Synodal Process (Fr. James Hentges)
  • Full text
  • PowerPoint
  • Video from the Oct. 30 workshop
      
• Parish and Group Consultation Handbook (Deacon Eric Gurash)
  • PDF file or WORD file (updated)
    Includes: outline of a Parish or Group consultation, prayer resource, 10 Synod themes
    Note: these files are laid-out for 5.5×8.5 inch pages, for easy printing as a booklet. To print on regular letter size pages, use the WORD file and change the page size.
  • Video from the Oct. 30 workshop
      
• Manuel de consultation des paroisses et des groupes
  fichier PDF or fichier WORD (mis à jour)
  Comprend : plan d’une consultation paroissiale ou de groupe, ressource de prière, 10 thèmes synodaux.
  Remarque : ces fichiers sont conçus pour des pages de 5,5 x 8,5 pouces pour une impression facile sous forme de livret. Pour imprimer sur des pages de format lettre standard, utilisez le fichier WORD et modifiez le format de la page.
    
• Synod documents
  
  from the Synod of Bishops and other official sources
  • Preparatory Document
  • Vademecum
  • Synod Prayer – Adsumus Sancte Spiritus
  • The Main Question for Consultation, Vademecum for the Synod on Synodality, no. 5.3
      
• Additional liturgy resources
  
  These documents may be useful in planning local liturgies for the Synod.
  • Suggestions for the Liturgy to celebrate the Opening of the Synod in local Churches (Sunday, October 17, 2021)
  • Suggestions pour la Célébration liturgique lors de l’ouverture du Synode dans les Églises locales (Dimanche 17 octobre 2021)
      
• Reporting on the results of your consultation
  • Online form for individual responses
     

Graphics and other media resources

• Our Synod Icon
  
  Samaritan Woman at the Well, by Gisele Bauche, www.spiritualityandart.ca
  • Prayer card
      
• Synod logos
  
  The synod logos may be used in parish bulletins or other communications. Additional electronic resources such as draft PowerPoint presentations are also available.
  • English logo
  • French logo
     
• Social media toolkit (Oct. 2021)
  
  The social media toolkit provides detailed suggestions on engagement through social media. Check here for hashtags, colours, fonts, and other aspects of the Synod.va resources.