A Story of the Spirit
A Story of the Spirit in the Archdiocese.
On the 19th of October 2024, over 550 people across the Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn gathered to discern ‘what seems good to the Holy Spirit and to us’ (Acts 15:28) through a dynamic prayer process: the Conversation in the Spirit.
The Assembly centred around the most ancient prayer of our Church: “Come, Holy Spirit” and was a chance to explore evangelisation, the ‘deepest identity of the Church and the reason why she exists’ (Evangelii Nuntiandi, 14) through three invitations: encounter, discipleship, mission.
The Archdiocese has published a Synthesis Report of the Archdiocesan Assembly and is seeking your prayerful, discerned response. This can take the form in two ways.
Firstly, please respond by 15th December 2024 to the questions below in light of this Synthesis and the experience of the Assembly. The preference is that these are the responses of parishes, schools or other ministries or communities represented at the Archdiocesan Assembly; but given the time constraints and in being open to the whole Archdiocese, responses from individuals and small groups may also be submitted.
Secondly, by Pentecost 2025, each parish, school, community, ministry or group engage in their own Conversations in the Spirit – utilising the ‘Engagement Toolkit’ resources provided. This may even take form through a Parish Assembly. The fruit of this local community expression will be gathered and discerned through future Archdiocesan gatherings, bodies and initiatives in 2025 and beyond.
Let us continue on this pilgrim journey as an Archdiocese
Synthesis Response
Click on the link below to access the online platform to submit your response to the Archdiocesan Assembly Synthesis Report.
Synthesis Report
We have produced a Synthesis Report of the Archdiocesan Assembly that seeks to identify potential convergences and divergences discerned across the themes of encounter, discipleship and mission.
Access the Synthesis Report at the link below.
Executive Summary
We have also produced a shortened Executive Summary of the Archdiocesan Assembly synthesis report. This outlines the core themes, convergences, divergences and questions for your reflection and response.
Access the Executive Summary at the link below.
Conversation Toolkit
To support the local animation of the Conversation in the Spirit, we have produced a series of resources that can support parishes, schools, communities, ministries or groups to continue to realise the aspirations of the Archdiocesan Assembly in their own context.
Access all of these resources at the link below.