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Parish Synthesis

- Office of the Bishop

Parish Point Person Recap
Thank you for your leadership in facilitating this consultation. In order to consistently gather information from all diocesan parishes, we are providing this summary guide for your reference.

The purpose of the Synodal Way is to gather people, to listen to one another, to experience God at work in our minds and hearts, drawing us into communion for mission. Remember, the synodal process is not a teaching experience, it is an opportunity to share ideas and opinions and to listen to one another.

We encourage faithful reporting, but we understand that reporting must be summarized. We also understand that your notes may be exhaustive, that great! Pastors will want to see these notes as the comments reflect the people they serve. However, for the diocesan report, we ask for a brief document from each of our parishes that reflect your findings.
1. We are requesting a brief bullet point summary of your listening session submitted to the Diocese of Austin via e-format. Due date: February 15, 2022
2. Note that your summary, should include trends, insights, areas of unity and areas of difference.
3. We also ask that you provide us with an overview of the faithful in attendance to better understand the make-up of participants.
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- Overview of the Parish Synodal Process
- Name of Parish REQUIRED Please fill out this field.
- Person submitting parish report
- Full Name REQUIRED Please fill out this field. Please enter valid data.
- Phone Number REQUIRED Maximum 20 characters Please fill out this field. Please enter a phone number.
- Email REQUIRED Please fill out this field. Please enter an email address.
- Listening Session Option Held REQUIRED Please fill out this field.
- DEMOGRAPHICS
  Provide a general overview of the make-up of total participants over the span of your sessions.
- Total number of all parish participants (combine all sessions) Less than 10 10 - 40 41 - 75 75 - 99 Over 100
- AGE RANGE
- Please identify the general age range of parish participants. Categories should add up to 100%
- 18-30 years old
- 31-40 Years of age
- 41 - 64 Years of age
- Over 65
- GENDER
- GENDER - FEMALE REQUIRED Please fill out this field.
- GENDER - MALE REQUIRED Please fill out this field.
- ETHNICITY
- Caucasian
- Black / African American
- Hispanic / Latino - From Mexico, Central and South America
- Asian - People having origins in the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent
- Other
- Parish Synthesis
  
  Please use this area to enter the compiled parish report.
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- Fundamental Question
  A Synodal Church, in announcing the Gospel, “journeys together.”
  How is this “journeying together” happening today in your parish?
  What are the difficulties and obstacles to active parish life that you have encountered?
  How is the Holy Spirit inviting your parish community to grow in “journeying together”?
- Journeying Together - Summary REQUIRED Please fill out this field.
- Fundamental Question Continued
  Where in these experiences does your parish community hear the voice of the Holy Spirit?
- Journeying Together Continued - Summary REQUIRED Please fill out this field.
- Core Question 1: Listening
  
  How is God speaking to us through the voices that are in our midst?
- 1.a.) Listening - Summary REQUIRED Please fill out this field.
- How is God speaking to us through voices we sometimes ignore, including those on the peripheries?
- 1.b.) Listening - Summary REQUIRED Please fill out this field.
- Core Question 1: Listening Continued
  
  What space is there to listen to the voices on the peripheries, especially cultural groups, women, the disabled, those who experience poverty, marginalization, or social exclusion?
- 1.c.) Listening Continued - Summary REQUIRED Please fill out this field.
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- Core Question 2: Speaking Out
  
  What enables or hinders your parish community from speaking up courageously, candidly, and responsibly in the parish and society?
- 2.a.) Speaking Out - Summary REQUIRED Please fill out this field.
- What space is there in your parish for the voice of people, including active and inactive members of our faith?
- 2.b.) Speaking Out - Summary REQUIRED Please fill out this field.
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- Core Question 3: Sharing Responsibility for Our Common Mission and Sharing Authority and Participation :
  
  How are the baptized members of your parish able to participate in the mission of the Church to proclaim the Gospel?
- 3.a.) Authority and Participation - Summary REQUIRED Please fill out this field.
- What hinders people from being active in your parish?
- 3.b.) Sharing Responsibility - Summary: REQUIRED Please fill out this field.
- How is authority or governance exercised in your local parish?
- 3.c.) Sharing Responsibility - Summary REQUIRED Please fill out this field.
- How are teamwork and co-responsibility put into practice in your local parish?
- 3.d.) Sharing Responsibility - Summary REQUIRED Please fill out this field.
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- Core Question 4: Discerning and Deciding
  
  How does your parish use the methods of listening and speaking (consultation) to make decisions?
- 4.a.) Discerning and Deciding - Summary REQUIRED Please fill out this field.
- How does your parish promote participation in decision-making within the hierarchical structures of the Church?
- 4.b.) Discerning and Deciding - Summary REQUIRED Please fill out this field.
- Does the decision-making methods of your parish help you to listen to all members of the community, including those who are on the peripheries of parish life?
- 4.c.) Discerning and Deciding - Summary REQUIRED Please fill out this field.
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- Core Question 5: Celebration
  
  How does prayer and liturgical celebrations, especially Sunday Mass, inspire and guide your parish?
- 5.a.) Celebration - Summary REQUIRED Please fill out this field.
- How did the parish community respond to: How does their prayer life and celebration of the Mass inspire and inform their personal decisions and decisions in the parish community?
- 5.b.) Celebration - Summary: REQUIRED Please fill out this field.
- How does the parish invite all baptized Catholics, including our ethnic communities, youth, families and persons with disabilities and their families, into the active life of the parish, especially Sunday Mass?
- 5.c.) Celebration - Summary REQUIRED Please fill out this field.
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- Final Question on the Holy Spirit
  
  How did your parish community respond to: From your small group sharing, name one insight where you heard the voice of the Holy Spirit today.
- Holy Spirit - Summary REQUIRED Please fill out this field.
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Parish Synthesis

Overview of the Parish Synodal Process

Person submitting parish report

DEMOGRAPHICS Provide a general overview of the make-up of total participants over the span of your sessions.

AGE RANGE

GENDER

ETHNICITY

Parish Synthesis

Fundamental Question

Fundamental Question Continued

Core Question 1: Listening

Core Question 1: Listening Continued

Core Question 2: Speaking Out

Core Question 3: Sharing Responsibility for Our Common Mission and Sharing Authority and Participation :

Core Question 4: Discerning and Deciding

Core Question 5: Celebration

Final Question on the Holy Spirit

DEMOGRAPHICS
Provide a general overview of the make-up of total participants over the span of your sessions.