Synod Timeline

Commence preparation of Synod Discernment Session 2

Commissioning of the delegates at Sacred Heart Cathedral

Commence preparation discernment by local Church community for the Diocesan Synod

Publication of the Diocesan Synod Working Documents

Reflecting on the Synod during Lent

Reflecting on the Synod with Bishop Bill

Announcement of Diocesan Synod Discernment Agenda and Proposals

Second session of Synod – Discernment

Prayerful discernment of the Second Synod proposals

The first Assembly of the Plenary Council is held in Adelaide

Third session of Synod – Implementation

Preparation begin to enact the decisions voted upon at the Diocesan Synod Assembly

The second Assembly of the Plenary Council is held in Sydney

Preparation begins to enact the decisions voted upon at the Plenary Council Assemblies

Synod 2021