Evangelisation. Encounter. Discipleship. Mission.
The 'Year of the Holy Spirit'
The Year of the Holy Spirit builds upon the foundations of the Year of Walking Together (2022-2023) and invites all to explore what is means to become a synodal Church, grounded in our shared understanding of evangelisation: encounter, discipleship and mission.
As we begin our pilgrim journey and discern what seems ‘good’ in our own Archdiocese, we ground ourselves in four foundational themes.
Evangelisation Circles
Missionary renewal through 'circles' that gather, pray and go.
- Evangelisation Circles give expression to our Church becoming a 'community of communities.' (Evangelii Gaudium, 28)
- Circles are places where all can belong to the Church, believe in Christ and become a missionary disciple.
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Ready?
Start an Evangelisation Circle, today!
Opportunities to Gather
Opportunities to 'Belong, Believe, Become.'
There are so many opportunities for you to connect in the Year of the Holy Spirit. This includes a major gathering events like the Marian Procession, participation in The Apostolate or coming into one of our Roundtables or Retreats in the lead in to the Archdiocesan Assembly. Explore all in our Calendar or look over some of our key entry points below.
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Get Involved.
Explore some upcoming events, including our Roundtables, today!
Only Jesus. For Everyone.
An Encounter for All.
The vision for our Archdiocese is simple: Only Jesus.
The Archdiocese wants all to discover and develop a relationship with Jesus. Whether you are hopeful, doubtful, committed or questioning, there is something that you can connect in with in our Parish and broader Archdiocesan community.
Still have questions?
That’s okay! Check out our FAQs below or connect with us at the link below. We want to serve and support you every step of the way.
The ‘Year of the Holy Spirit‘ is a moment for all to join together to raise up a new generation in the life and mission of the Catholic Church in the Archdiocese of Canberra & Goulburn.
Throughout the Year, Parishes, schools, communities and the Archdiocese as a whole will be providing numerous opportunities to explore the central themes of evangelisation: encounter, discipleship and mission. In addition, there will be moments to discern charism, gather in a spirit of synodality and prayerfully explore what ‘seems good to the Holy Spirit and to us.’ (Acts 15:28)
Explore more on the Year of the Holy Spirit at the link HERE.
Circles are small groups that centre on three key elements: gather, pray and go.
As small groups, Evangelisation Circles can gather anywhere, anytime. This could be within the context of a parish, university, school, ecclesial community, ministry, movement, workplace or just amongst a group of friends.
Anyone can start an Evangelisation Circle. We have, and will continue to, produce new resources to support Circles. In addition, there are many existing resources, like Alpha, that can be used to begin your Circle experience.
Explore more on Evangelisation Circles at the link HERE.
There are so many ways to be involved.
Three things you can immediately do are:
- Sign up to The Bulletin, our regular communication regarding upcoming opportunities, initiatives and resources;
- Review the Events and Calendar to explore opportunities that you can engage with right now;
- Connect in with your local Parish to explore how they are animating this Year of the Holy Spirit.
Yes. The Year of the Holy Spirit and the growing engagement across the Archdiocese in the work of evangelisation, specifically developing opportunities for encounter, discipleship and mission should impact on our Parish communities.
The position we are taking in the development of new initiatives, programs and opportunities is one of: Parish based, Archdiocesan support, evangelisation centred.
Evangelisation is the proclamation of Christ and his Gospel by word and the testimony of life, in fulfilment of Christ’s command. It is the mission and mandate of every baptised Christian and remains central to the life, mission and identity of the Church.
Evangelisation as articulated by the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference is centred on three key elements: encounter, discipleship and mission. You can explore more detail on this at the link HERE.
Synodality means journeying together as the People of God. It indicates a way of listening to each individual person as a member of the Church to understand how God might be speaking to all of us. In this way, synodality reminds us of the work of the Holy Spirit through each of us and through all of us working together for our common mission.
Synodality is often articulated as communion, participation and mission. Throughout this Year of the Holy Spirit, there will be many ways and opportunities that we can all – together – participate in a spirit of synodality.
Connect Today!
In this year of the Holy Spirit, we will be offering a series of events for you to gather, celebrate, pray and go out on mission in our Parishes, schools and broader Archdiocesan community.
To stay connected, please register your details to join ‘The Bulletin‘ – our regular communication to leaders throughout this Year of the Holy Spirit.
Sign up to 'The Bulletin'!
Fill in the form below to sign up to our CG Evangelisation newsletter – The Bulletin.