Synodal Discernment Outcomes

Who are we?

DISCERNMENT QUESTIONS - WHO ARE WE?

1. Identity and Membership�
2. Structures�
3. Values�
4. Mission�
5. Name

DISCERNMENT PARTICIPANTS - A SYNODAL PROCESS

All international bodies

Board of Directors, Membership Committee, Secretariat (20+ countries, all continents).

All international bodies

+ Regional Consultations of chapters and animators (June 2020)

+ Online Membership Surveys (January 2020)

1. Identity and Membership�
2. Structures�
3. Values�
4. Mission�
5. Name

“Prayerful discernment must be born of a readiness to listen: to the Lord �and to others, and to reality itself, which always challenges us in new ways.”

Pope Francis, Gaudete et Exsultate

DISCERNMENT #1: IDENTITY AND MEMBERSHIP

New Identity Statement: ��"GCCM seeks to be a Spirit-led movement that brings Catholics together to fulfill its stated mission [see mission section]. The movement brings together a wide range of Catholic (1) organizations and (2) grassroots members from around the world. These members walk together in synodality and communion with the universal Church on a journey of ecological conversion. Seeking unity in diversity, organizational and grassroots members come together to pray, collaborate and mobilize in response to the "cry of the earth and the cry of the poor." Guided by a spirit of subsidiarity, when the time and context are right, they co-create or engage with local Laudato Si' Circles and Chapters and connect with the global movement on a wide range of initiatives to bring Laudato Si' to life."

In other words, we are a hybrid movement, with two major branches:�

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Member Organizations

Grassroots members

(LS Animators, �LS Círcles, LS Gen)

Chapters

Church Advisory Council

Board of Directors

Member Organisations

Grassroots Members �(LS Animators, etc)

LS Circles

Various Committees (Internal Affairs, Nominations, etc)

Secretariat

Chapters

Regional Councils

Global Membership Council**

[new]

Global�Forum*

[new]

* Timing & format to be discerned.��** New format, with broader membership representation. ��*** 2021 pilots in LatAm & Oceania.

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Working groups

DISCERNMENT #2: STRUCTURES

GLOBAL MEMBERSHIP COUNCIL

• Previously: Member Organizations, Chapters, and LS Gen.

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• Now Animators of Animators and Circles will be incorporated.

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• Connection with Regional Councils

“To inspire and mobilize the Catholic community to care for our common home and �achieve climate and ecological justice.”

DISCERNMENT #3: MISSION

• “Inspire” refers to our spirituality efforts towards “Ecological Conversion” goal�
• Affirmed wider “Care for our common home” approach. �
• Subsidiarity allows members to work on various local issues, beyond climate (as it’s currently happening)�
• Special attention to “climate & ecological justice”, i.e. climate & biodiversity emergencies are key global priorities that unite us.

DISCERNMENT #3: MISSION

DISCERNMENT #4: NAME

"Similar to the name choice that occurs in the sacrament of confirmation, we are now in a 'confirmation moment'."

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- Amy Woolam Echeverria, �GCCM co-founder

Several problems with GCCM:

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• Difficult to say and remember; excessively long.

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• "Climate" is clear in some languages (weather vs climate), but confusing in others (weather = climate).

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• "Climate" sounds too restricted and does not represent the broader work of ecological conversion and integral ecology that characterizes us.

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• Translation problem (GCCM in English, MCMC in Spanish, SRKS in Polish, MCGC in Portuguese, etc).

Global Movement for Climate

Global Catholic Movement for Creation

Global Movement for Climate Change

Catholic Climate Movement

Global Catholic Movement for Climate

Catholic Climate Crisis (!)

Catholic Climate Change

Catholics for Climate

Global Movement of Catholics for Climate

Global Catholics Movement for Climate

Global Green Catholics

Catholics' Movement for Climate

Movimiento del Clima

Catholic for Climate

Those of the climate

Catholics for the Climate Change

Movement of Catholics for Climate

Global Catholic Movement for the Protection of Climate

The Global Catholics

Eco catholics for the climate

Global Catholics Climate Action

Catholic Movement for climate change

Catholic Climate Covenant

Los Chicos del Clima (The Climate Guys)

Movimiento Mundial Climático (Global Climate Movement)

Los de Laudato Si' (Those of Laudato Si')

Movimiento de Católicos mundiales en el clima

Movimento Cattolico per la giustizia climatica

Movimento Laudato Si'

Movimento del Clima

GMMC

Youth for Climate

International Climate Movement

ANY OF THEM SOUND FAMILIAR??

SUCH A LONG/CONFUSING NAME THAT �PEOPLE GOT IT WRONG IN 30+ WAYS!

2019

Dec - Feb

A working group is assembled with members of global GCCM bodies (Board, Membership Council, Secretariat).

2020

2021

October

Decision to begin a name discernment process

THE DISCERNMENT PROCESS

1st round

580 members participated via survey and interviews (380 LS Animators, 61 Member Orgs, 52 LS Generation members, 18 Chapter Leaders, 15 Donors, 57 members of Global GCCM bodies -Board, Membership Council, Secretariat-), plus partners as Vatican et al.

3rd round

30 members participated in final discernment meeting (from Global GCCM bodies -Board, Membership Council, Secretariat-).

2nd round

100+ members participated in 8 discernment dialogues (60+ LS Animators and chapter leaders, 20 MOs in SteerComm, 25 Secretariat members).

Final round

Consultation with Pope Francis

4th round

Consultation with key Church partners: Franciscans, Vatican Dicastery, Cardinals, etc.

Some comments from participants

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“Thank you very much for this democratic and participatory exercise. I hope to be able to participate and contribute to the organization of more dialogues and exchanges.”��Sergio Reyes Ruiz, Animator of Animators, México

“I appreciate the consideration of completely different options from the current name. �This denotes that there is no fear of an identity crisis.”��Anna Rita Lorusso, Animadora Laudato Si’, Italia

“Thank you. I hope the Holy Spirit works through us.” ��Jessica Sánchez León, Animator of Animators, Venezuela

“Our conversation was expansive and open.” ��Marianne Comfort, Sisters of Mercy, USA