Journey of Encounter: highlights from Anne/Gracie

Loretto Sisters were one of the sponsors for a June event held at St. Jerome's University, Waterloo. Journey of Encounter fosters the implementation of synodality in Canada in participants' own spiritual and/or faith communities. We asked two Associates (Gracie Nepomuceno and Anne Hanley) to attend. Through 'conversations in the Spirit' the synodal values of communion, participation and mission are deepened. Read more.

Recently leadership met with Gracie and Anne to hear about the experience and their thoughts on how it might be shared with others. 

Anne wrote: The many moving parts of the days came together to engender a true spirit of walking together as a Synodal Church during this Jubilee Year. … The theme of listening was emphasized … inclusive listening to creation, people, and sounds around and within us that we had perhaps not previously been able to be engaged with.”

Gracie found it informative and enlivening and has developed three presentations: background and overview on the Synod; the Journey of Encounter event; and themes from Conversations in the Spirit.

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