Thank you from Archbishop Hebda
Find the full list of propositions for Synod 2025: Be My Witnesses Assembly and all of the preparatory materials released so far here.
Catching Up?
View the proposition videos here and watch the recording of the reflection days. Then, be sure to register for one of the Synod Member Training Sessions (links below). Lastly, fill out this form for food, parking and transportation.
Synod 2025: Be My Witnesses Assembly is a one-day event consisting of small- and large-group discussion and sharing, with a vote on the 12 Propositions from Synod 2022 that received the most votes. Four of those Propositions already have been addressed in Years 1-3 of implementation of the pastoral letter, You Will Be My Witnesses, and those remain up for consideration and discussion in 2025. The day culminates with Mass for the Vigil of Pentecost at the Cathedral of St. Paul, followed by a Pentecost Prayer Meeting.
Preparing for Synod 2025: Be My Witnesses Assembly
All Synod Members are strongly encouraged to frequently participate in the sacraments (especially Mass and Confession); choose some form of fasting, appropriate to the liturgical season; commit to daily prayer to the Holy Spirit; and choose a work of mercy, all as means of tilling the soil for God’s action at Synod 2025 on June 7.
The preparatory material videos will be released each week between Ash Wednesday, March 5 and the Be My Witnesses Assembly. These videos will review each of the top 12 Propositions from Synod 2022 include a one-page summary sheet with reflection questions intended to encourage a prayerful review of each of these videos in the coming months.
Resources
Mornings or Evenings of Reflection
Please do what you can to attend the final Evening of Reflection in anticipation of the Synod 2025, intended to dispose Synod Members toward the fullest participation possible by helping them to see and participate in what God is doing in their lives and in this archdiocese, to experience deeper personal conversion and to cultivate humility in the face of our Lord.
Synod Member Training
Choose one of these mandatory virtual training sessions will prepare you for what to expect at Synod 2025: Be My Witnesses Assembly on June 7, 2025.
Service Opportunities: “Washing of the feet”
A key component of Archbishop Hebda’s Pastoral Letter, You Will Be My Witnesses, was the “foot washing” that took place in the Upper Room, often practically experienced through the Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy. There are many opportunities to volunteer in anticipation of Synod 2025 through Catholic Charities and Every Meal.
Use this prayer card to start your service opportunity in prayer.
Learning Opportunities about the ministries with which members will be volunteering. View recording here.
Virtual Meetings in the Spirit (optional)
These virtual meetings will be a chance for members to dive deeper into the 12 Propositions and practice the discussion method used at Synod 2025.
- Sunday, March 30
- Sunday, May 4
- Sunday, May 18, 2 p.m.
- Sunday, June 1, 2 p.m., Register here
- Discuss Sessions 11-13
Preparatory materials emails
- March 5: Setting the stage
- March 12: Parents as Primary Educators of Their Children
- March 19: Comprehensive Faith Formation
- March 26: Vibrant Youth Ministry
- April 2: Small Groups
- April 9: Discipleship in Daily Life
- April 16: Adult Formation
- April 23: Regional/Deanery Cooperation (Young Adult Ministry)
- April 30: Education of the Mass
- May 9: Reverent Liturgies with Active Participation
- May 14: Welcome and Hospitality
Holy Hour for Synod 2025: Be My Witnesses Assembly
Friday, June 6, 7-8 p.m., Cathedral of Saint Paul, St. Paul
All are welcome (though, not required) to join the bishops in a Holy Hour of prayer for Synod 2025.
