OCEANIA SYNODAL
CONTINENTAL
ASSEMBLY 

5-9 February 2023
Suva, Fiji.

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RECENT NEWS —

Final Document of the Synodal Continental Assembly of Oceania

Final Document of the Synodal Continental Assembly of Oceania

Oceania bishops finalise response to Synod’s working document      MEDIA RELEASE                                                     March 29, 2023   Representative of the four bishops conferences in Oceania have approved the region’s final response to the...

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READING
TIMES

DOCUMENT —

In this section you will find the documents of the Assembly (addresses, homilies,…) and the Working Document for the Continental Stage (DCS) which is at the heart of the Continental Stage and, especially of the Continental Assemblies. It is a text of the General Secretariat of the Synod produced from the Syntheses it received following the local consultation of the People of God in the first stage of the Synodal Process (October 2021 – 15 August 2022).

DOCUMENT

PROGRAM 

10.00 am Sacred Heart Cathedral Opening Mass
4.00 pm Conference Room Opening address by Cardinal Czerny
4.15 pm Conference Room Orientation to the Assembly by Archbishop Loy Chong
4.25 pm Conference Room Veitalanoa – dialogue and getting acquainted
5.00 pm   Social time
7.15 am Conference Room Mass
9.00 am Conference Room Receiving the fruit of the local stage of the Synod: the experience of the Churches in Oceania (Short videos interspersed with prayer)
10.00 am Conference Room Veitalanoa – what touched you, what did you feel?
11.00 am Conference Room

Placing the experience of the Churches in Oceania in dialogue with the experience of the universal Church:

Presentation of the draft response to the Document for the Continental Stage.

11.15 am Conference Room Considering the draft response to the Document for the Continental Stage in Conference and Eastern Churches groups.
11.55 am Conference Room Considering the draft response to the Document for the Continental Stage together.
12.35 pm Conference Room The way forward for the Oceania response to the Document for the Continental Stage
3.00 pm Visit

Dogoru Village or Mau Village

Listening to the cry of the earth and of vulnerable people:

  1. Togoru Village – impact of sea level rise
  2. Mau Village – impact of extractive industries
5.00 pm Conference Room Veitalanoa  – spiritual conversation on where we encountered the Lord in the experience of the Churches in Oceania
7.30 am Conference Room Morning Prayer
9.00 am Conference Room Gathering the fruits of Monday’s reflections
9.25 am Conference Room Introduction to analysis stage of Assembly process
09.30 am Conference Room

Care for the Oceans

Input from Dr Joeli, including insights from the Our Ocean Home preparatory event, and Q & A

10.00 am Conference Room Small group discussion
10.15 am Conference Room Plenary discussion
11.00 am Conference Room

Becoming a more Synodal Church

Input from Sr Nathalie and Q & A

11.30 am Conference Room Small group discussion
11.45 am Conference Room Plenary discussion
12.00 pm Conference Room

Formation for Mission

Input from Fr Frank Hoare and Q & A

12.30 pm Conference Room Small group discussion
12.45 pm Conference Room Plenary discussion
3.00 pm   Personal prayer and reflection in preparation for Veitalanoa
3.20 pm Conference Room Veitalanoa – spiritual conversation on what is emerging in relation to these pastoral challenges
5.00 pm Visit

Lomary Parish

Fijian Itaukei inculturated Mass

7.15 am Conference Room Mass
9.00 am Conference Room Morning prayer
9.30 am Conference Room Gathering the fruits of Tuesday’s reflections
9.55 am Conference Room

Introduction to the theological reflection stage of the Assembly process

10.00 am Conference Room

Care for the Oceans

Video reflection from the Theological Working Group

10.15 am Conference Room Small group discussion
10.30 am Conference Room Plenary discussion
11.15 am Conference Room

Becoming a more Synodal Church

Video reflection from the Theological Working Group

11.30 am Conference Room Small group discussion
11.45 am Conference Room Plenary discussion
12.00 pm Conference Room

Formation for Mission

Video reflection from the Theological Working Group

12.15 pm Conference Room Small group discussion
12.30 pm Conference Room Plenary discussion
3.00 pm   Personal prayer and reflection in preparation for Veitalanoa
3.20 pm Conference Room Veitalanoa – spiritual conversation on what God is saying to us in Oceania and how we should respond to the Document for the Continental Stage
5.00 pm Conference Room

Evening Prayer

8.00 pm  

Update on the Dicastery for the Promotion of Integral Human Development by Cardinal Czerny

7.00 am Conference Room Morning prayer and Mass
9.00 am Conference Room Gathering the fruits of Wednesday’s reflections
9.25 am Conference Room Introduction to the pastoral response stage of the Assembly process
09.30 am Conference Room

Finalising the Oceania response to the Document for the Continental Stage – process and content

11.00 am Conference Room Pastoral goal setting for the FCBCO
12.00 pm Conference Room Possible FCBCO actions
3.00 pm Personal prayer and reflection in preparation for veitalanoa
3.20 pm Conference Room

Veitalanoa – spiritual conversation on what action we feel called to as the FCBCO

5.00 pm Conference Room Evening prayer

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