POST-ASSEMBLY RESOURCES

The 5th Australian Plenary Council involved widespread consultation and a vigorous discernment process spanning several years. The involvement of lay, religious and ordained members throughout the processes was a hallmark of this synodal process. The Plenary Council concluded in 2022 with decrees in significant areas of discernment.

Sections from the decrees of the Plenary Council been selected due to their relevance to each discernment topic. Plenary Council Decrees may be read in full at https://plenarycouncil.catholic.org.au/

The 2021 Adelaide Diocesan Assembly involved diocesan-wide consultation as well as over 60 discernment groups at the Assembly. Each group produced a set of recommendations for the Archdiocese, local communities and the Universal Church.

Recommendations from the 2021 Adelaide Diocesan Assembly have been selected due to their relevance to each discernment topic. The full list of recommendations may be found online, CLICK HERE.

A Synodal Church in Mission – Synod Synthesis Report is the latest in a series of feedback documents in the Global Synod on Synodality. The process has involved global consultation, feedback and ongoing discernment at every level of the Church. The Synthesis Report was published following the first session of the Synod assembly in October 2023. Each diocese was asked to provide feedback to the synthesis report. The Archdiocese of Adelaide’s feedback can be found HERE.

Sections from A Synodal Church in Mission, Synod Synthesis Report, have been selected due to their relevance to each discernment topic. The full report may be found online at https://www.synod.va/en/news/a-synodal-church-in-mission.html

The following recommendations from Light from the Southern Cross: Promoting Co-Responsible Governance in the Catholic Church in Australia were selected due to their relevance to the discernment topic. The full report is available online. CLICK HERE.

The following sections from Evangelii Gaudium (The Joy of the Gospel) have been selected due to their relevance to the discernment topic. The full report may be found online CLICK HERE.

Being Church Together: A Theology, Vision and Guiding Principles for the Parish-School Relationship is available online at https://adelaide.catholic.org.au/our-works-and-community/pastoral-services/publications

Drawn into the Joy of the Gospel: Formation in the Archdiocese of Adelaide is available online at https://adelaide.catholic.org.au/our-works-and-community/pastoral-services/publications

Following the 2021 Diocesan Assembly, an interim Diocesan Pastoral Council was set up to discern the Vision and Mission for the Archdiocese and establish strategic pastoral priorities. After a period of consultation the Vison and Mission was formally introduced in July 2023.