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Click Here to Learn More GIVE MENU About the Archdiocese Synod/Pastoral Letter Eucharistic Revival Leadership Policies Offices Find a Parish Find a Catholic School Events Announcements Careers Contact Us Your Faith, Your Life Marriage Tribunal (Annulments) Catholic Education & Youth Formation Life & Human Dignity Sacraments & Worship Faith & Discipleship Faith Communities Ministerio Latino Stewardship Mission/Social Outreach How We Serve Safe Environment Chancellors HR & Benefits Mission Advancement Renewal of Structures Finance & Accounting Archives & Records Office of Conciliation Communications Mission Support Clergy & Vocations Clergy Services Vocations Deacons & Deacon Formation Consecrated Life More Resources Staff Directory Our History Reorganization Ecumenical Guides Pastoral Letters Catholic Glossary How Do I… Seeking Truth Together: Indian Boarding Schools GIVE MENU About the Archdiocese Synod/Pastoral Letter Eucharistic Revival Leadership Policies Offices Find a Parish Find a Catholic School Events Announcements Careers Contact Us Your Faith, Your Life Marriage Tribunal (Annulments) Catholic Education & Youth Formation Life & Human Dignity Sacraments & Worship Faith & Discipleship Faith Communities Ministerio Latino Stewardship Mission/Social Outreach How We Serve Safe Environment Chancellors HR & Benefits Mission Advancement Renewal of Structures Finance & Accounting Archives & Records Office of Conciliation Communications Mission Support Clergy & Vocations Clergy Services Vocations Deacons & Deacon Formation Consecrated Life More Resources Staff Directory Our History Reorganization Ecumenical Guides Pastoral Letters Catholic Glossary How Do I… Seeking Truth Together: Indian Boarding Schools Archdiocesan Synod Helpful Links Announcements Archbishop Hebda and Bishop Williams Invite All the Faithful to Read the Pastoral Letter, You Will Be My Witnesses After three years of prayer and listening events with thousands of participants, small group meetings, video series, and a Synod Assembly with nearly 500 voting delegates, Archbishop Bernard Hebda released this Christ the King” weekend his first pastoral letter. Entitled, You … Continue reading May 14 Archdiocesan Synod 2022 – This Present Moment Archbishop Bernard Hebda: Having reviewed your comments, I am now pleased to announce that the 2022 Archdiocesan Synod will focus on three areas: 1) Forming parishes that are in the service of evangelization; 2) Forming missionary disciples who know Jesus’s love and respond to his call; and 3) Forming youth and young adults in and for a Church that is always young. Continue reading Archdiocesan Synod Process Delayed From the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis: Despite the great momentum for the Synod and the participation of more than 8,000 people in pre-Synod Prayer and Listening Events, the Covid-19 pandemic is requiring the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis to alter the Synod schedule. Continue reading Message from Archbishop Hebda: Moving Forward Together At this year’s Vigil of Pentecost, I will be formally announcing that our archdiocese will be embarking on a synod, our first since 1939. A synod is a formal representative assembly designed to help a bishop in his shepherding of the local Church. It is my hope that the process outlined in these pages, involving every parish in our archdiocese, will help us over the next two years to draw on the gifts that have bestowed in such abundance on the faithful of this archdiocese to discern and establish clear pastoral priorities in a way that will both promote greater unity and lead us to a more vigorous proclamation of Jesus’ good news. Continue reading Staff Gizella Miko Synod Small Groups Facilitator Office : Archdiocesan Synod Email : mikog@archspm.org Deacon Joseph Michalak Director of the Office of Synod Evangelization Office : Archdiocesan Synod Phone : (651) 251-7728 Email : michalakj@archspm.org Father Joseph Bambenek Director of the Office for the Renewal of Structures, Assistant Director of the Archdiocesan Synod Office : Renewal of Structures Phone : (651) 251-7760 Email : bambenekj@archspm.org Laura Haraldson Facilitator of Synod Implementation Office : Archdiocesan Synod Phone : (651) 251-7720 Email : haraldsonl@archspm.org Julie Meyer Planning, Transition, & Employee Development Facilitator Office : Renewal of Structures Phone : (651) 291-4524 Fax : (651) 290-1620 Email : meyerj@archspm.org Catherine Turner Executive Assistant Office : Office of Archbishop Emeritus Phone : (651) 251-7778 Email : turnerc@archspm.org Archdiocesan Synod Year 2 Implementation Plan Released On April 26, Archbishop Hebda released and unpacked the Year 2 Implementation plan for his Pastoral Letter. Read the letter in English and Spanish before Year 2, which begins on July 1. English / Español Synod Implementation Year 1 (July 2023-June 2024): Small Groups What would Jesus do? Join a small group! In choosing the Twelve … we could say that Jesus formed the original Christian small group, and once again set the example by saying, ‘Follow me.’ – Archbishop Hebda, You Will Be My Witnesses Our Lord set the example of sharing and living the faith in a small community. See why small groups – in our Lord’s time, and now – are a powerful way to live our Catholic faith in the company of other believers. Small groups will foster personal relationships, build community and provide formation, so we all may grow as joyful missionary disciples of Christ. Ask your parish how you can join a small group! For Synod Evangelization Team and Executive Cell Team members: If you are a new member of the Synod Evangelization Team (SET) at your parish or would like to be on the email list, please contact Laura Haraldson . If you are a new member of the Executive Cell Team (ECT) at your parish or would like to be on the email list, please contact Gizzy Miko . After three years of prayer and listening events with thousands of participants, small group meetings, video series, and a Synod Assembly with nearly 500 voting delegates, Archbishop Bernard Hebda released on Christ the King” weekend (November 19-20, 2022) his first pastoral letter. Entitled, You Will Be My Witnesses: Gathered and Sent from the Upper Room , the document is accessible and inspiring, and well lays out Archbishop Hebda’s vision for a new model to renew this local Church. Read the letter . Go deeper with these reflection questions for individuals and small groups, available in English and Spanish . Read the Pastoral Letter: You Will Be My Witnesses Listen to the Pastoral Letter Podcast Pray the Archdiocesan Evangelization Prayer Purpose of the Archdiocesan Synod In June 2019, Archbishop Hebda announced the Synod as an opportunity to d iscern and establish clear pastoral priorities in a way that will both promote greater unity and lead us to a more vigorous proclamation of Jesus’ good news. T he Synod involved t hree years of listening, preparation and engagement with laity, consecrated women and men, and clergy across the archdiocese. Archbishop speaks with young adults gathered for a Prayer and Listening Event. Focus Areas Following 19 Prayer and Listening Events and 11 focus events, with 8,173 participants and 35,026 comments, in August 2020 Archbishop Hebda announced three focus areas for the Synod : Forming parishes that are in the service of evangelization Forming missionary disciples who know Jesus’s love and respond to His call Forming youth and young adults in and for a Church that is always young Vision Archbishop Hebda issued a pastoral letter, You Will Be My Witnesses , outlining his vision and Synod Priorities, informed through feedback from: Parish Consultation with Small Groups (fall 2021) Parish Synod Leadership Team Consultation (winter 2022) Synod Assembly (Pentecost weekend 2022) View the Synod Propositions Synod...