For a Synodal Church:  Synod parish participation  form
The Synodal Process is first and foremost a spiritual process. It requires us to learn and exercise the art of personal and communal discernment. We listen to each other, to our faith tradition, and to the signs of the times in order to discern what God is saying to all of us. Discernment is a grace from God, but it requires human involvement in simples ways:
Praying, Reflecting, paying attention to one's inner disposition, listening and talking to one another in an authentic, meaningful and welcoming way.
It involves reflection and engages both the head and the heart.

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Please Pray the Synodal prayer before you discern and answer the questions that follow.  Please notice that all answers collected via this form will be recorded  anonymously. If you have further questions on the synodal process we will be able to help you by contacting us at synod@stgeorges.org.uk 
The theme of this synod is, For a Synodal Church: Communion, Participation, and Mission
The three dimensions are profoundly interrelated. They are the vital pillars of a Synodal church, each one enriches and orients the other two.
Communion
The church is Catholic because she is sent to all, in order to gather the entire human family from every nation and culture, under the Lordship of Christ and in the unity of his Spirit. Together, we are inspired by listening to the Word of God, through the living Tradition of the church, and grounded in the senseus fidei that we share. We all have a role to play in discerning and living out God's call for his people.
What are the ways in which your parish most successfully brings people together?
In which areas of parish life (liturgical, charitable, social etc.) are you able to discern the presence and movement of the Holy Spirit?
Participation
Participation is based on the fact that all the faithful are qualified and called to serve each other through the gifts they have all received from the Holy Spirit. A call for the involvement of all who belong to the People of God - laity, consecrated and ordained - to engage in the exercise of deep and respectful listening to one another.
Reflecting on 16 months of pandemic, how has the participation in your parish been affected?
How can participation be strengthened moving forward into the future?
Mission
This Synodal Process has a deeply missionary dimension to it. The  people of God are on pilgrimage through history towards the heavenly homeland. Each one of the baptised is to be honoured with the same dignity as children of God and appointed to the same mission, the proclamation of the Good News and the building of the Kingdom of God.
Given what you see of the Church (words and actions), in the parish and beyond, what would you say is the church's mission?
How does the life of the parish, in terms of catechesis, adult formation, liturgy etc. aid in the formation of parishioners as missionary disciples?
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