© M. Leahy Integroe Partners. Agenda 9.00 am: Welcome, Prayer, Purpose 9.15 am: Synod Update 9.30am: How we will work together today 9.45am: Designing

Diocese of Broken Bay

Synod Project Team

17 October2011

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http://www.dbb.org.au/ourdiocese/synod/Pages/default.aspx

Agenda9.00 am: Welcome, Prayer, Purpose9.15 am: Synod Update9.30am: How we will work together today9.45am: Designing a process to guide the next consultation

phase:- deconstructing the narratives- developing the questions

11.00am MORNING TEA11.20am: Testing and refining the process12.00pm : Our approach…. “walking with!”

- project template to capture observations 12.40pm: Illustrating and elucidating the messages

- follow- up resource support12.55pm Where to from here?1.00pm CLOSE© M. Leahy Integroe Partners

Where are we up to in the Synod Process?Nov 2010 – Consultation and data

gathering April 2011 (over 4000 responses)

3 & 4 June – Synod Gathering (over 100 people)

20 August- Working Party finalised

Synod Statements.© M. Leahy Integroe Partners

3 Synod Statements have been finalised..

“we now turn our attention to looking at places, groups, program etc in the Diocese where the Synod statements are already

being realized.”

To discern the key factors that will enable the realization of the

statements.

Next consultation phase of the Synod….


What will be outcome?

“At the conclusion of the Synod, the statements and our analysis should provide Bishop David with both the people’s vision for the future of the Diocese and some information about the environment and factors which need to be in place in order to work towards that vision.”

To inform future planning at: diocesan, agency, parish

personal level. © M. Leahy Integroe Partners

Purpose of TodayClarify the role of the Project Team:

individually and collectivelyDevelop a shared understanding of the

research frameworkDevelop a process to support this next

consultation phase by:looking at a variety of examples of where the

statements (or part thereof) are already a reality

determining the ‘questions’ to support a process of ‘accompaniment.’


IntegratingFaith and

Life

Reaching Out

Engaging and

Participating

GOMAKEDISCIPLES

CURIA

CURIA

CLERGYCLERGY

PARISH

PARISH


Loving CreatorEnfold us in your light and love

Make us receptive to your wisdom and your inspiration

Guide us in everything we think, say and do.Help us to listen and discern.

May your light and love radiate from our beings,So that each of us may share fully in your

Wisdom.Amen

Integrating Faith and Life

Engaging and Participating

Reaching Out

Leadership Communication•Catholic identity •Being in and of the world•Relevance•Leadership in ministry•‘Catholic voice’•Moving forward•Future oriented•Transformation•etc

•Belonging and contributing to the community of baptized•Growth and nourishment of individuals and community in faith and action•Leadership•etc

•Go Make Disciples” •Reaching out and welcoming in, within and outside the community:•Stewardship•Ecological sustainability•Social Justice

Action for justice•Living the Gospel•etc

SYNODSTATEMEN

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SYNOD STATEMEN

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SYNOD STATEMEN

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Integrating Faith and Life

We, the people of the Catholic Diocese of Broken Bay, strive to live as a

communion whose mission is both to deepen its faith in Jesus Christ, and to

live and proclaim God’s message of transformation and hope in changing and

challenging times.


Engaging and Participating

We, the people of the Catholic Diocese of Broken Bay, strive to live as a

communion of vibrant eucharistic communities, seeking to welcome the giftedness and value of each person as we journey and grow in our Christian discipleship, and as we contribute to

building the unity of the Body of Christ.


Reaching Out

We, the people of the Catholic Diocese of Broken Bay, sharing in the Mission of

Christ, strive to reach out to all. We are called to give generously: serving those

in need; seeking peace and justice; caring for creation and boldly

proclaiming Christ present in the world.


How will we work together

Discernment

Accompaniment


6 Principles of DiscernmentGather good dataLet your heart educate your mind.

Have a soft heart but a hard head.

Keep all possible options open Lay aside all biases and blocksMaintain a community and climate of prayer and contemplation .

“Discernment” by Peter J. KreeftProfessor of Philosophy Boston College

http://chevalierbhavan.wordpress.com/author/chevalierbhavan/


be present, be open, listen & hear

reflect and contemplateshare the fruits of your

contemplationquestion to seek

clarificationengage your imagination

suspend judgment

Working together requires us to……


No one has a monopoly on the Spirit

No one has all the wisdom Everyone has a different

piece Everyone has some of the

wisdom Mary McKinney OSB “Sharing Wisdom”


Diocesan MissionDiocesan Mission

What?What? How?How?

Synod Statement

or element of Statement.

Key PrinciplesKey Principles© Mary Leahy

Integroe Partners

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Mary Mac’s PlaceDe -constructing the Narrative:

WHY; WHAT; WHO; HOW

What does the project overview tell us?What questions does it raise?

What has enabled the project?How has it been sustained?


Project(description)

Why?(reason for the

initiative)

How?(practices, processes,

approaches, strategies)

What…The

Journey?(steps along the

way?)

Who?(individuals/

groups)

Mary Mac’s Place


Deriving questions:

To guide your observations:See, hear, sense/feel

To evoke responses

To dig a bit deeper


Discernment Accompaniment

be present, be open, listen & hearreflect and contemplateshare the fruits of your contemplationquestion to seek clarificationengage your imaginationsuspend judgment

Walking with.Listening toEmpathising with one’s

storyEvoking a response Enhancing self worth and

wellbeing

The Emmaus story of a resurrected Jesus walking with friends, Luke 24:13-35, places accompaniment, including the leadership context,

in a positive inter-relationship.

Adapted from “Ignatian Spirituality. Com”© M. Leahy Integroe Partners

What personal strengths will you draw on?

What will you find challenging?


Project Planning

1. Preparing

2. “Walking with”

3. Discerning


Illustrating the key messagesNatalie


Where to from here?


Documents

© M. Leahy Integroe Partners. Agenda 9.00 am: Welcome, Prayer, Purpose 9.15 am: Synod Update 9.30am: How we will work together today 9.45am: Designing