Parramatta Diocese launches new Pastoral Plan for a synodal Church
The Diocese of Parramatta’s new "Pastoral Plan for a Synodal Church 2024-2028" is a plan that establishes and articulates the Diocese’s Christ-centred vision.
Date Posted:
02-Sep-2024
Image courtesy of Alphonsus Fok/Diocese of Parramatta
"We, Sisters of Mercy Parramatta Congregation, will share with others, including people of different faiths and no religious faith, the joys and struggles of this spiritual journey." (Chapter Statement)
On Sunday 10 August the Diocese of Parramatta launched its new Pastoral Plan for a Synodal Church 2024-2028.
The plan is the culmination of the first official synodal journey of the Diocese of Parramatta, following the decrees of the fifth Australian Plenary Council in 2022. Bishop Vincent Long convoked the first-ever Synod for the Diocese of Parramatta in 2023, with the intention to follow the invitation of Pope Francis for all baptised people to walk together, or journey with one another in a process of renewal, transformation and hope for our local Church. Another intention of this process was the creation of a Pastoral Plan.