Synod

The “Synod on Synodality:
Communion, Participation, and Mission”
is a two-year process of listening and dialogue beginning in 2021 and concluding in 2023.

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.” This journey, which follows in the wake of the Church’s “renewal” proposed by the Second Vatican Council, is both a gift and a task: by journeying together and reflecting together on the journey that has been made, the Church will be able to learn through her experience which processes can help her to live communion, to achieve participation, to open herself to mission. 
(Courtesy of USCCB).

Prayer for Synod on Synodality

We stand before You, Holy Spirit,
as we gather together in Your name.
With You alone to guide us,
make Yourself at home in our hearts;
Teach us the way we must go
and how we are to pursue it.

We are weak and sinful;
do not let us promote disorder.
Do not let ignorance
lead us down the wrong path
nor partiality influence our actions.

Let us find in You our unity
so that we may journey together
to eternal life and not stray
from the way of truth and what is right.

All this we ask of You, who are at work in every place and time, in the communion of the Father and the Son, forever and ever.

Amen.

Vatican Prayers for the Synod




 

By virtue of Baptism, you have a voice in the Church, and she wishes to hear you. Listening sessions at the local, regional and archdiocesan levels will take place this spring, both in-person and virtually. Each session will be led by trained facilitators from our communities.

Register for a regional synodal session in person or virtually using the link below.

Archdiocese of Philadelphia Synod Sessions

Full schedule of in-person
and virtual sessions

The DMI survey is a nationally recognized survey administered at parishes around the United States and Canada since 2013 by The Catholic Leadership Institute. The results from this survey will provide baseline feedback that will be added to the feedback received through the engagement sessions in March and April.

The survey will be open from March 2 - April 4.

Click here to take the
Sacred Heart Church, Royersford survey. 
Please take the survey through the parish at which you are registered. Or select the parish you attend most often if you are not registered.