Synod Gatherings in Foxrock Parish:

A note from  Edel Thomas and Paul Walsh

Animators for Foxrock Parish

Pope Francis is inviting all Catholics, the baptised and anyone of good faith all across the world to take part in a time of prayerful reflection, listening and sharing, so that we can better hear the voice of God’s Spirit, to help direct the Church into the future.  This listening phase in our parish is part of a journey that will lead to a meeting of Church Leaders for a Synod (journeying together) in Rome in 2023.    This is an important moment for our Church, and I would ask you to keep the synodal process in your prayers. We are at a crossroads in the Church today and we pray that this intervention by Pope Francis will bear much good fruit.

Foxrock Parish hosted two well attended Synodal gatherings on March 8th and 22nd.  There is still an opportunity give written feedback on these questions by post,  in mass and online until March 31st.

CLICK HERE FOR THE QUESTIONS FROM BOTH GATHERINGS

Please fill these in if you were unable to attend.

When you think of your experience of Church, what brings joy?
When you think of your experience of Church, what brings sorrow?
When you think of your experience of Church, what brings hope?
When you think of your experience of Church, what brings fear or anxiety?

Feedback will be collected in writing and will be  the basis for a Report to the Diocesan Synodal Committee and will be incorporated into the Dublin Diocese overall report for the Synod.  The feedback will also be used by the Parish Team and Parish Pastoral Council to help in pastoral planning.

For more information on the parish gatherings, go to the Dublin Diocesan Website HERE .