Synod 2023: Online Questionnaire

Participant Information

Name of Deanery (Please Select One) REQUIRED Please fill out this field.
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What year were you born? REQUIRED Please fill out this field. Please enter valid data.
Ethnicity REQUIRED Please fill out this field. Please enter valid data.
What is your vocation or state in life? Select all that apply REQUIRED Lay woman Lay man Married Woman Religious Male Religious Brother Male Religious Priest Deacon Priest Other Please fill out this field.
How often do you attend Mass? REQUIRED More than weekly Weekly Monthly or more Less than monthly 1-2 times per year Rarely or never Please fill out this field.
Which best describes your relationship to a local parish? REQUIRED I am a registered member of my local parish I attend one parish regularly but am not registered I attend multiple parishes I do not regularly attend a parish Please fill out this field.

Fundamental Question:

Fundamental Question: Journeying Together: “A Synodal Church, in announcing the Gospel, “journeys together.” (Prep. Doc. no. 26)
How is this journeying together happening today in your parish?
How is the Holy Spirit inviting your parish community to grow in “journeying together?”
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Core Question 1: Called to Listen

Core Question 1: Called to Listen: “Listening is the first step, but it requires an open mind and heart, without prejudice.” (Prep. Doc. No. 30)
- How does God speak to you through the voices of those in your parish and others in your life?
- What space is there to listen to the voices on the peripheries such as cultural groups, those with disabilities, those who experience poverty, marginalization or social exclusion?

Please provide comments to Core Question 1 REQUIRED Please fill out this field.

Core Question 2: Speaking Out

Core Question 2: Speaking Out: “All are invited to speak with courage...that is, in freedom, truth and charity.” (Prep. Doc. no. 30)
- What enables you or hinders you from speaking up candidly and responsibly in your parish and society?

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Core Question 3: Sharing Responsibility for Our Common Mission

Core Question 3: Sharing Responsibility for Our Common Mission “Synodality is at the service of the mission of the Church, in which all members are called to participate. A Synodal church is a participatory and co-responsible Church.” (Prep.Doc. no. 30)
- How are the baptized members of your parish able to participate in the mission of the Church to proclaim the Gospel?
- What hinders people from being active in your parish?

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Core Question 4: Discerning and Deciding

Core Question 4: Discerning and Deciding “In a Synodal Church, the whole community, in the free and rich diversity of its members, is called together to pray, listen, analyse, dialogue, discern and offer advice on making pastoral decisions which correspond as closely as possible to God’s will.” (Vademecum no. 1.4)
- How does your parish use methods of listening and speaking (consultation) to make decisions?
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Core Question 5: Celebration

Core Question 5: Celebration “Journeying together is only possible if it is based on communal listening to the Word and the celebration of the Eucharist.” (Prep.Doc. no.30)
- How does your prayer life and the celebration of Sunday Mass inspire and inform your personal decisions and decisions in the parish community?
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Final Question: Holy Spirit

Final Question: Holy Spirit “May the God of hope fill you with all the joy and peace of believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” (Romans 15:13)
- Name one insight where you heard the voice of the Holy Spirit today?

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Individuals are invited to share their feedback for the 2021-2023 Synod. To learn more about the Synod process visit www.diometuchen.org/synod2023