Brothers and Sisters
[/kc_column_text][kc_spacing height="20" _id="234371"][kc_column_text _id="62590"]The Holy Church of God is convoked in Synod, and with this convocation, Pope Francis invites the Church to question itself on “synodality”:
[/kc_column_text][kc_spacing height="20" _id="542731"][kc_column_text _id="276199"]So, answering this call, we come together as one, from all corners of the world, all languages, all cultures, all peoples of the Church united in prayer and contemplation, in dialogue and reflection.
[/kc_column_text][kc_spacing height="20" _id="272093"][kc_column_text _id="821414"]In the Archdiocese of Durban the great journey has begun, with His Grace Archbishop Jwara CMM writing to all peoples in all churches on the weekend of the 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time.
[/kc_column_text][kc_spacing height="20" _id="244407"][kc_column_text _id="137090"]We look forward to this time of great prayer and reflection, to be led by the Spirit and with its holy insights to contribute to the future growth of the Universal Church and the spread of the Gospel in the world of tomorrow.
[/kc_column_text][kc_spacing height="20" _id="968884"][/kc_column][/kc_row][kc_row use_container="yes" _id="936507"][kc_column width="12/12" video_mute="no" _id="521195"][kc_spacing height="20px" _id="38343"][kc_column_text _id="632400" css_custom="{`kc-css`:{`any`:{`typography`:{`text-align|,p`:`center`}}}}"]WHAT IS THE SYNOD?
Journeying together step-by-step
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ARCHDIOCESE OF DURBAN SYNOD TEAM
[/kc_column_text][/kc_column][/kc_row][kc_row use_container="yes" _id="752286"][kc_column width="50%" video_mute="no" _id="87430"][kc_spacing height="35px" _id="953576"][kc_single_image image_size="large" _id="299060" image_source="media_library" image="1805" css_custom="{`kc-css`:{`any`:{`image-style`:{`text-align|`:`center`}}}}"][/kc_column][kc_column width="50%" video_mute="no" _id="884127"][kc_spacing height="59px" _id="804725"][kc_column_text _id="124394"]Filled with passion for the Synod and driven by the call of the Bishops Pastoral Plan to make the Church a Community Serving Humanity the Archdiocese of Durban has a team of dedicated clergy ready and willing to make SYNOD a success in this part of the world.
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[/kc_column_text][kc_spacing height="20px" _id="72590"][kc_column_text _id="393014"]Rev. Fr Brett Williams
[/kc_column_text][kc_spacing height="20px" _id="366620"][kc_column_text _id="144583"]Rev. Fr Denardo Gnagnapragas
[/kc_column_text][kc_spacing height="20px" _id="955658"][kc_column_text _id="772401"]Rev. Fr Grant Emmanuel
[/kc_column_text][kc_spacing height="20px" _id="118769"][kc_column_text _id="183822"]Rev. Fr Sabelo Mkhize
[/kc_column_text][kc_spacing height="20px" _id="94055"][kc_column_text _id="539905"]Rev. Fr Sthabiso Sithole OMI
[/kc_column_text][/kc_column][/kc_row][kc_row use_container="yes" _id="853613" _collapse="1"][kc_column width="12/12" video_mute="no" _id="23292"][kc_spacing height="20" _id="528057"][kc_divider style="1" _id="395618"][kc_spacing height="20" _id="328283"][/kc_column][/kc_row][kc_row use_container="yes" _id="593970"][kc_column width="12/12" video_mute="no" _id="945666"][kc_row_inner column_align="middle" video_mute="no" _id="779795"][kc_column_inner width="50%" _id="834061"][kc_column_text _id="592974"]SYNOD COMES TO THE CLERGY
[/kc_column_text][kc_spacing height="20" _id="487315"][kc_column_text _id="499273"]Preparing to take SYNOD to their parishes the clergy of the Archdiocese of Durban gathered on the 27th of October 2021 and had an amazing session.
[/kc_column_text][kc_spacing height="20" _id="343048"][kc_column_text _id="214259"]St. Joseph's Parish in Morningside hosted the event and we had good attendance, great participation, awesome engagement and plenty of fun all around.
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Synod Consultation in the Archdiocese of Durban: Group & Parish Reflection
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Dear Reverend Fathers, Deacons, and Brothers/Sisters in Christ Jesus. The 4 weeks of SYNOD Prayers and Preparations have come and gone, if you missed them please see our dedicated SYNOD page where they can be downloaded in English and Zulu as a "PRAYER PACK".
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Now we start Phase Two, below you will find materials for the feedback and discussion campaign. Questions for reflection are provided for groups within the parish, and as "pew questions" for the parish as a whole.
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[*The material is once more in both English and Zulu.]
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"The response from the Archdiocese of Durban to Pope Francis' invitation to voice our ideas on how we should become a listening Church and a believing community that is open to collaboration and eager to journey together will be a valuable contribution. The Holy Father wants to hear what we have to say - he is both willing and eager to listen. The Church itself awaits us. It is my earnest hope and prayer that all of us will respond with a joyful enthusiasm which is full of faith."
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- Archbishop Siegfried Mandla Jwara, CMM
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