The Church of God is convoked in Synod. With this convocation, Pope Francis invites the whole Church to question itself on synodality: a decisive theme for the life and mission of the Church.
A Brief Update on Implementing Synodality in the Diocese of Aberdeen – September 2026
The Synod Development Team (SDT) completed its mandate in July 2025, presenting a ten‑page report to Bishop Hugh. Responding to the bishop’s request, the report outlined concrete steps to strengthen synodality across the diocese. Read More
Diocese of Aberdeen: Diocesan Synthesis
The following downloadable document aims to be a synthesis of the many and lively discussions that took place in parishes and in other gatherings following the launch of the diocesan phase of the Synodal Process in October 2021.
The purpose of the Synod, and therefore of this consultation, is not to produce documents, but “to plant dreams, draw forth prophecies and visions, allow hope to flourish, inspire trust, bind up wounds, weave together relationships, awaken a dawn of hope, learn from one another and create a bright resourcefulness that will enlighten minds, warm hearts, give strength to our hands.”
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Bishop Hugh: Pastoral Letter for the 2nd Sunday of Ordinary Time
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
I hope you have been refreshed by the celebrations of Christmas and New Year. As you know, Pope Francis has invited the whole Church to embark on a “synodal journey”, one that will climax at the next Synod of Bishops in October 2023. read more →
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For further details, visit the Vatican’s Synod Website
“By walking together, and together reflecting on the journey made, the Church will be able to learn from what it will experience which processes can help it to live communion, to achieve participation, to open itself to mission.”
