Synod

A Diocesan Synod is an important event in the life of a Diocese in which Bishop, priests and lay-people come together in a spirit of prayer to discern together what God is asking of His Church in our Diocese and will help us to live out our calling to be Missionary Disciples.

The Vision of our Diocesan Synod is:

To enable true collaboration between the clergy and laity at diocesan and parish level by truly listening to each other.

To discern what the Holy Spirit is saying to the Church in Salford at this next stage of our journey.

It is important to remember that our Diocesan Synod is entirely distinct from the Universal Synod, called by Pope Francis. For more information on this, please click here.

This is our Voting Weekend

To end the Synod we will be holding a Synod Gathering and Voting Day on 1st March and a Closing Service on 2nd March.

On this day all Synod Members (clergy and laity) will be voting on the Recommendations that have emerged following our Big Listen and Theme Gathering events. This is your opportunity to discern what the Holy Spirit is guiding us to include in our Diocesan Pastoral Plan.