Synod Assembly Schedule and Prayer Offerings
The Synod Assembly, scheduled for Tuesday, April 19th, 2022, will see representatives from different parishes come together for prayer, discussions, and group activities. The event will feature various sessions such as spiritual conversations, group presentations, and a closing Mass. Participants will engage in prayers for guidance and unity under the theme of Adsumus Sancte Spiritus. Additionally, an online pre-synodal event took place in July 2022 with significant responses. The assembly aims to foster communion, participation, and mission among the participants.
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Who will join 10 from each parish (COLA/SPC, COOL and SJC) From each parish: PPC Head PPC Deputy PPC secretary 7 representatives from the different ethnic group & age group Facilitating: James Chua and Jasmine Wong* plus the three priests
Tuesday, 19thApril 2022 Time 9:00 AM Registration 9:15 AM Opening Prayer 9:20 AM Opening Remark by Fr Robert 10:00 AM Break 10:30 AM Spiritual Conversation Session 12:00 AM Group Presentation 1:00 PM Lunch break 2:00 PM Synod Report 3:00 PM End of JPPC Synod Assembly 3:30 PM Closing Mass
Grouping Group COLA/SPC -4, COOL -3, SJC -3 COLA/SPC -3, COOL -4, SJC -3 COLA/SPC -3, COOL -3, SJC -4 A Communion B - Participation C - Mission
Prayer for the Synod: Adsumus Sancte Spiritus 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. 5
Prayer for the Synod: Adsumus Sancte Spiritus 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. 6
Prayer for the Synod: Adsumus Sancte Spiritus 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. 7
Prayer for the Synod: Adsumus Sancte Spiritus 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. 8
Online Regional Pre-Synodal Event: 11 July 2022 Responses Total 371. (11/11/21 28/2/22) 1stMay
JPPC on the Synod on Synodality This Synod poses the following fundamental question: A synodal Church, in announcing the Gospel, journeys together. How is this journeying together happening today in your local Church? What steps does the Spirit invite us to take in order to grow in our journeying together ? (PD, 26) 10
JPPC on the Synod on Synodality COMMUNION PARTICIPATION MISSION 1. Companions on the journey 2. Listening 3. Speaking out 4. Celebration 1. Authority and participation 2. Discerning and deciding 3. Forming ourselves in synodality 1. Sharing responsibility for our common mission 2. Dialogue in church and society 3. Ecumenism Group COLA/SPC -4, COOL -3, SJC -3 A Communion B - Participation COLA/SPC -3, COOL -4, SJC -3 C - Mission COLA/SPC -3, COOL -3, SJC -4 11
Spiritual Conversation Session Read the Responses Pray Together Reflect COMMUNION Respond and Pray Submit your Response Read the Responses Pray Together Reflect Respond and Pray Submit your Response PARTICIPATION Read the Responses Pray Together Reflect Respond and Pray Submit your Response MISSION 12
Questions 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 COMMUNION COMPANIONS ON THE JOURNEY. Q6. Throughout your walk with Christ, what was the Aha moment for you that gives you the strength and inspiration to remain a Catholic? LISTENING. Q7. Do you believe that our Church leaders pay attention to the suggestions of its parishioners? How can the Church be more accommodating to their needs? SPEAKING OUT. Q1. What is your overall rating of the Catholic Church here in Brunei Darussalam? Q2. Can you share briefly why you rated the Catholic Church here in Brunei Darussalam as you did. Q3. What is your overall rating of the Catholic Church in the world? Q4. Can you share briefly why you rated the Catholic Church in the world as you did. CELEBRATION. Q5. Has the impact of COVID-19 over the last two years brought you spiritually closer to God? Responses to the 7 questions divided among 10 people 13
Questions 10,11,16,17 PARTICIPATION AUTHORITY AND PARTICIPATION Q10. In your personal opinion, what activities can the Church provide or what example can the Church give to inspire its parishioners and fill them with the passion to carry out their purpose as Catholics? Q11. What unique gift(s) or talent(s) has the Lord graced you with? And how can you use your unique gift(s) or talent(s) to serve the Church? DISCERNING AND DECIDING Q17. What can the Church do to help bring you closer to God? FORMING OURSELVES IN SYNODALITY Q16. Are there any changes in the Church that would prompt you to return? What are they? Responses to the 4 questions divided among 10 people 14
Questions 8,9,12,13,14,15 MISSION SHARING RESPONSIBILITY FOR OUR COMMON MISSION Q8. What do you think your purpose or calling as a Catholic is? (It can be as simple as being a good parent, or spending time with the elderly). And how do you think God is calling you to live out your purpose? DIALOGUE IN CHURCH AND SOCIETY Q12. May we know what made you stop going to Church? Q13. What is your experience of your journey of faith with God? Q14. What is your strongest memory of being Catholic? Q15. Do you have many Catholic friends and family members? Have they been instrumental in your faith journey? How? ECUMENISM Q9. In what ways can we as Catholics work together with our neighbors from other Christian denominations, religions and associations for the common good? Responses to the 6 questions divided among 10 people 15
Step 1 Pray Together (3 minutes) At the beginning of this reflection, you are invited to pray. Pray together the prayer for the Synod (Adsumus Sancte Spiritus). Read the Responses Pray Together Reflect Respond and Pray Submit your Response 16
Step 2 Read the Responses (do individually) Make sure you are sitting comfortably. Breathe slowly and deeply. Ask God to speak to you through the survey responses that you are about to read. Read and reflect on the survey responses in silence. The first reading is an opportunity to get to know the survey responses . What word or phrase captures your attention and grabs your heart? Linger with it whenever this happens. Read the Responses Pray Together Reflect Respond and Pray Submit your Response 17
Step 3 Reflect (do individually) Slowly and prayerfully, read the survey responses for the second time. The second reading focuses further on the points you became aware of during the first reading. Reflect carefully on where God has nudged you. What feelings are arising within you? Sit in silence and then frame a single sentence that expresses what this word or phrase says to you. Possibly read the survey responses for the third time. Sit quietly in God s presence, asking, What are you saying to me? Rest in God s love, and listen. Read the Responses Pray Together Reflect Respond and Pray Submit your Response 18
Step 4 Respond and Pray (do individually) It might be helpful to jot down what arose during this time. Make a note of all the responses that come to mind. What did you speak to God, and what did God offer you? As you end your reflection, you are invited to close with an Our Father, Hail Mary and Glory Be or to say a prayer of gratitude in your own words. Do this silently on your own. Read the Responses Pray Together Reflect Respond and Pray Submit your Response 19
Step 5 Submit your Response Your voice is important as it conveys the main fruits of the discernment of the whole People of God across the world. It is recommended that your response be captured in a short summary of no more than 6 points. Your summary should fit into the two fundamental questions (3 each) of the synod: How is this journeying together happening today in your local Church? What steps does the Spirit invite us to take in order to grow in our journeying together ? (PD, 26) Read the Responses Pray Together Reflect Respond and Pray Submit your Response 20
End of JPPC Synod Assembly
