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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.

We are currently in ‘The Big Listen’ Stage of the Synod. This started on the 15th October 2023 and runs until 19th January 2024.

During this time you are encouraged to get involved. There are a number of different ways you can get involved.

Attend a Parish Listening Session. As well as making sure your voice is heard it is important in this synodal process that we listen to the voices of those around us.
Submit your own response. You can do this via the portal below.
Encourage your friends and family to get involved and make their own response. We really do want to hear from as many people as we can.
Suggest a group that may be interested in holding a focus group. You can do this by emailing synod@dioceseofsalford.org.uk
Keep following and praying for our synod journey.

Take a look at our Resources section below to view the Diocesan Synod Roadmap and information about the next steps on our journey.

✓ An opportunity for the entire People of God in our part of Greater Manchester & Lancashire to
share what they feel God is asking of His Church in our Diocese, which will help us to live out our
calling to be Missionary Disciples and Ambassadors for Christ, accompanying each other on the
journey of life.
✓ A journey by which we, under the direction of the Holy Spirit, can together set the future
direction and priorities of the life and mission of our Diocese.
✓ An opportunity to grow in the skills of listening to the Holy Spirit and to each
other.
✓ An opportunity to foster true collaboration between the clergy and laity at diocesan
and parish level.
✓ An opportunity for the entire People of God to have active involvement and responsibly for the
development of the Church in our locality.

× An opportunity to change Church Teachings – this falls outside the remit of a Diocesan Synod
(although everything which is said will be passed onto Rome by Bishop John).

× A democracy where the majority vote ‘wins’.

× A parliament.

Synod members will include the bishop, priests and deacons, members of religious orders and lay members from each parish and deanery.

As well as the portal above you can submit a response using one of the forms below to synod@dioceseofsalford.org.uk

Group Response – 18 and over

Group Response – under 18

Individual Responses – 18 and over

Diocese of Salford Synod 2023-2025 Roadmap

Click the Link to see the Roadmap which will guide us on our Journey

Bishop John’s Pastoral Letters

Bishop John has written two Pastoral Letters where he sets out his vision for the Synod and encourages all across the Diocese to get involved.

Pastoral Letter Advent 2022