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Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Greetings in the Lord. Our Holy Father has asked each local Church (i.e., diocese) in the world to submit to the Vatican reflections on some issues that have surfaced regarding the perceived action of the Holy Spirit. Specifically, we are being asked to discern not just the needs of the Church today but more importantly: Where is the Holy Spirit moving us, and how are we being called by God to live our Catholic faith today?

I have received feedback from our priests, our schools and some parishioners throughout the year. Most of that has come from small groups of people who have gathered to discuss my Pastoral Letter (“Sharing the Gift”), but I have also received communications from individual people.

In order to elicit more feedback, I offer the following questions to you. Please prayerfully consider answering these questions and providing me with your feedback for our diocesan summary. I ask you to begin with prayer in your heart. Ask the Holy Spirit for wisdom and a spirit of openness first, and then consider the following questions to help to frame your input.

May God bless you and all of us as we live our Faith boldly in the world today!

In Christ’s Peace,
+Bill

Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of Your faithful, and kindle in them the fire of your love.
Send forth Your Spirit, and they shall be created, and You shall renew the face of the earth. Amen.
THE SYNOD SURVEY WILL BE AVAILABLE THROUGH AUGUST 15, 2022.
sYNOD SURVEY FOR INDIVIDUALS
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- QUESTION 1: How does prayer and liturgical celebration, especially Sunday Mass, inspire and guide you? How does your prayer life and celebration of the Mass inspire and influence your personal decisions? REQUIRED Please fill out this field.
- QUESTION 2: How are you able to participate in the mission of the Church to proclaim the Gospel? What hinders you from being active in your parish? How is authority or governance exercised in your local parish and in the Church? REQUIRED Please fill out this field.
- QUESTION 3: How is authority and governance exercised within our local Church (parish/diocese)? How are teamwork and co-responsibility put into practice? REQUIRED Please fill out this field.
- QUESTION 4: How is God speaking to us through voices we sometimes ignore? Whose voices are currently not being heard? REQUIRED Please fill out this field.
- QUESTION 5: How are you “Sharing the Gift” of your Catholic Faith? How can we as a diocese evangelize to our brothers and sisters who are not (yet) Catholic? REQUIRED Please fill out this field.
- QUESTION 6: If you left the Catholic Church, would you like to share with us the reason you are no longer practicing? REQUIRED Please fill out this field.
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Synod - For a synodal church

Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of Your faithful, and kindle in them the fire of your love. Send forth Your Spirit, and they shall be created, and You shall renew the face of the earth. Amen.

Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of Your faithful, and kindle in them the fire of your love.
Send forth Your Spirit, and they shall be created, and You shall renew the face of the earth. Amen.