OCEANIA SYNODAL
CONTINENTAL
ASSEMBLY
5-9 February 2023
Suva, Fiji.
ENLARGE
THE SPACE OF
YOUR TENT
RECENT NEWS —
Concluding Statement from the Catholic Bishops of Oceania
Archbishop Rochus Tatamai, of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea
Bishops will carry shared mission home from Oceania assembly
Archbishop Rochus Tatamai, of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea
READING
TIMES
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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:
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| 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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