1. From the Malacca Johor Diocesan Synod
The Final Statement
From the Malacca Johor Diocesan Synod

2. Gospel Reading Luke 4:16-21
He came to Nazareth, where he had grown up, and went according to his custom into the synagogue on the Sabbath day.
He stood up to read and was handed a scroll of the prophet Isaiah.
He unrolled the scroll and found the passage where it was written:
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
because he has anointed me
to bring glad tidings to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim liberty to captives
and recovery of sight to the blind,
to let the oppressed go free,
and to proclaim a year acceptable to the Lord.”
Rolling up the scroll, he handed it back to the attendant and sat down, and the eyes of all in the synagogue looked intently at him.
He said to them, “Today this scripture passage is fulfilled in your hearing.
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3. SILENCE With Jesus and His Word “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,…

4. PRAYER Come Holy Spirit, Fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in them the fire of Your Love. Send forth your Spirit O Lord, and they shall be re-created and You shall renew the face of the Earth

5. Objective of this Session
To gather the fruits of the Synod
To create awareness and acceptance
To take ownership of this mission
To implement the decisions of the Synod
To implement the decisions of the Synod

6. Bishop’s Address @ the Synod
Video
To implement the decisions of the Synod

7. Why was the Synod called?
Canon 460 “The diocesan synod is an assembly of selected priests and other members of Christ’s faithful of a particular Church which, for the good of the whole diocesan community, assists the diocesan Bishop, in accordance with the following Canons…”

8. Looking back Aggiornamento 1976 40 years PMPC IV Oct 2016 1976
Building Christ-Centered Communities
with IRD, IHD, Unity & Formation
1986 PMPC I
All of 1976 actions + Youth
1996 PMPC II
Vision & Mission statement
Witness through BECs, Parishes as “Communion of Communities”
Added Social Communication & Family Life
2006 PMPC III
Recommit to the core needs
‘Deepening our Discipleship’
Looking back
1976
Building Christ-Centered Communities; Unity, Formation; Ecumenism, IRD, IHD
1986
In addition to all 1976 identified needs + Youth Care & Formation
1996
Witness through BECs, Parishes as “Communion of Communities”; NEWBEC i.e. community, participatory, dialoguing & prophetic Church
2006
BECs for Communion: On-going pastoral priorities of unity, formation, IHD, IRD- Ecumenism, Youth, Family and Social Action
2010
MJD Synod Directives: BECs, IRD, Family Lie, Social Communication, Migrants & itinerants, Mission and evangelization
Aggiornamento 1976
40 years
PMPC IV
Oct 2016

9. Looking back Aggiornamento 1976 40 years PMPC IV Oct 2016
2010 MJ Diocesan Synod
Mid-term Review
Same people coming forward
The need for more effective formation
IRD, Family Life, Social Communication, Migrants & itinerants, Mission/Evangelisation
2016 MJ Diocesan Synod
Leading to PMPC 2016
Looking back
1976
Building Christ-Centered Communities; Unity, Formation; Ecumenism, IRD, IHD
1986
In addition to all 1976 identified needs + Youth Care & Formation
1996
Witness through BECs, Parishes as “Communion of Communities”; NEWBEC i.e. community, participatory, dialoguing & prophetic Church
2006
BECs for Communion: On-going pastoral priorities of unity, formation, IHD, IRD- Ecumenism, Youth, Family and Social Action
2010
MJD Synod Directives: BECs, IRD, Family Lie, Social Communication, Migrants & itinerants, Mission and evangelization
Aggiornamento 1976
40 years
PMPC IV
Oct 2016

10. 2016 Survey Unveils – Strengths / Weaknesses
Self
Strengths
Improved:
Prayer life
Discipleship
Weakness
Mostly Sunday Catholics
Self-centeredness
Family
Confidence in sharing faith
Witnessing via Families
Lacking Bible knowledge
BECs
Witnessing via BECs
Persistent absenteeism
Peninsular Malaysia
Witnessing via Families and religious
Lack social action
Parishes/ ministries lack solidarity
Egoistic priests

11. 2016 Survey Unveils – Opportunities/ Threats
BEC structures, mindset and influence exist
Globalization
There are social-minded individuals
Islamization
Sense of being Malaysian
Polarization
Inter-religious dialogues
OPPORTUNITIES
BEC Structures, mindset and its influence already exist
Social-minded individuals
Inter-religious dialogue opportunities
Emergence of interest/ professional groups
Fresh calls for mission and re-evangelization & church to the margins
Cultural and language diversity
Sense of being Malaysian
THREATS
Globalisation
Islamisation
Polarization
Insufficient clergy
Complacency
Disunited vision and mission in the Church
Church to the margins
Insufficient clergy
Interest and professional groups are emerging
Complacency
Cultural & language diversity
Fresh calls for mission and re-evangelization
Disunited vision and mission in the Church

12. Emerging Roadmap … alternative ways of …
Planning
World is rapidly changing
Opt for short term 1 – 5 years
Being Community
Renew and redesign BEC for relevance
Encourage cell work place, campus, etc
Being a Catholic
We are essential part of the body of Christ
Active and integral; committed stewards
Ready to make personal sacrifices
Being Church
A communion of families
“Church in crisis”, at the crossroad
Church that speaks from the margin

13. Alternative Way to Discipleship
E- Priest
E- Catholic
E- Youths
E- Parishes
E- Diocese
Encountered
Enlightened
Empowered
Evangelizing

14. Buzzing
What is my feeling after hearing all above?
2. a) What can I do?
b) What is my role?

15. Break
To implement the decisions of the Synod

16. Focus for next 5 years Malacca Johore Diocese Theme 2016 – 2020
Church as Communion of Families
Fire up the embers
Keep the fire burning
Light up lives
Focus for next 5 years
Deepening faith
Revise and improve content, quality and skills fo catechists
Introduce relevant and living theology to equip them for mission
Strengthen all levels of families (children, youths, adults, parents & couples
Building believing communities
Renew, redesign BECs to make them relevant
Study and formulate new modules on community building and firing pools of skilled facilitators and leaders
Set up trainer teachers ans trainer school for community building and outreach and mobile teams
Awakening the Missionary Spirit
Set up teams in parishes, diocese to awaken , initiate and introduce Catholics to be missionary disciples
Initiate “school of Evangelization for awareness creation training and commissioning
Adopt e-approach as common strategy

17. Focus for next 5 years Malacca Johore Diocese Theme 2016 – 2020
Church as Communion of Families
Focus for next 5 years
Deepening faith
Improve content, quality and skills of catechists
Equip them for mission with living theology
Strengthen families (children, youths, adults, parents & couples)
Deepening faith
Revise and improve content, quality and skills fo catechists
Introduce relevant and living theology to equip them for mission
Strengthen all levels of families (children, youths, adults, parents & couples
Building believing communities
Renew, redesign BECs to make them relevant
Study and formulate new modules on community building and firing pools of skilled facilitators and leaders
Set up trainer teachers ans trainer school for community building and outreach and mobile teams
Awakening the Missionary Spirit
Set up teams in parishes, diocese to awaken , initiate and introduce Catholics to be missionary disciples
Initiate “school of Evangelization for awareness creation training and commissioning

18. Focus for next 5 years Malacca Johore Diocese Theme 2016 – 2020
Church as Communion of Families
Focus for next 5 years
Building believing communities
Renew, redesign BECs to make them relevant
Develop community-building modules to equip leaders/ skilled facilitators
Create teaching schools to build community, outreach and mobile teams
Deepening faith
Revise and improve content, quality and skills fo catechists
Introduce relevant and living theology to equip them for mission
Strengthen all levels of families (children, youths, adults, parents & couples
Building believing communities
Renew, redesign BECs to make them relevant
Study and formulate new modules on community building and firing pools of skilled facilitators and leaders
Set up trainer teachers ans trainer school for community building and outreach and mobile teams
Awakening the Missionary Spirit
Set up teams in parishes, diocese to awaken , initiate and introduce Catholics to be missionary disciples
Initiate “school of Evangelization for awareness creation training and commissioning

19. Focus for next 5 years Malacca Johore Diocese Theme 2016 – 2020
Church as Communion of Families
Focus for next 5 years
Awakening the Missionary Spirit
Set up teams in parishes, diocese to awaken , initiate and introduce Catholics to be missionary disciples
Initiate “School of Evangelization” to promote training and commissioning
Deepening faith
Revise and improve content, quality and skills fo catechists
Introduce relevant and living theology to equip them for mission
Strengthen all levels of families (children, youths, adults, parents & couples
Building believing communities
Renew, redesign BECs to make them relevant
Study and formulate new modules on community building and firing pools of skilled facilitators and leaders
Set up trainer teachers ans trainer school for community building and outreach and mobile teams
Awakening the Missionary Spirit
Set up teams in parishes, diocese to awaken , initiate and introduce Catholics to be missionary disciples
Initiate “school of Evangelization for awareness creation training and commissioning

20. 4. How do I see my parish in the next 3-5 years?
Group Discussions
3. What can our parish do?
4. How do I see my parish in the next 3-5 years?
To implement the decisions of the Synod

21. 5 expectations for the first year
To organize parish level post-Synod gathering
Introduce 4 “E” for strong, integrated Catholic living to all ministries and parishioners
Prepare for year-end Parish Pastoral Assembly
Set up Family Life Ministry, Formation Team, Faith-In-Action teams
Ensure BECs and Parish Ministries are alive, functioning and serving or be reorganized
AT PARISH LEVEL
All parish priests and Synod Reps to
Parish priest and Synod Reps organize parish level post-Synod gathering
Introduce “Encounter, Empower, Enlighten and Evangelization” (4 “e”) for strong, integrated Catholic living to all ministries and parishioners
Prepare for the year-end Parish Pastoral Assembly by Jan / Feb 2017
Set up Family Life Ministry, Formation Team, Faith-In-Action teams by Oct 2017
Ensure BECs and Parish Ministries are alive, functioning and serving or reorganized
by Jan / Feb 2017
by Oct 2017

22. Expectations for the first year
Post-Synod (Review One):
The same delegates to “return-recall-remind-repeat-renew”
Tentative: Oct 2017
Initiate Diocesan Pastoral Discernment: responsible for Vision and Mission; evaluation and planning; providing pastoral support to parishes; set up monitoring system
Formulate Systematic Programmes
by the Formation arm of Pastoral Secretariat at Parish & Diocesan levels
Set up “Faith in Action” Initiatives to reflect on mission and evangelization; initiate plans for the diocese and parishes
AT DIOCESE LEVEL
Post-Synod (Review One):
A time for the same delegates to “return-recall-remind-repeat-renew”. Prepare for paradigm shifts; renewed directives. Tentative: Oct 2017
Initiate Diocesan Pastoral Discernment, part of the Pastoral Secretariat; responsible for Vision and Mission of the Diocese; evaluation and planning; providing pastoral assistance to parishes; set up monitoring system
Formulate Systematic Programmes for Diocesan needs; worked out by Formation Office of Pastoral Secretariat at Parish & Diocesan levels
Set up “Faith in Action” Initiatives to reflect on mission and evangelization; initiate plans for the diocese and parishes

23. SUMMATION

24. Integral Evangelisation
Direction
Dialogue
Creative
Inclusive
Bridge-building
Integral Evangelisation
The Holy Spirit

25. Maximise resources Creative Non-discriminating Welcoming accepting
Direction
Maximise resources
People Technology
Youth BEC
Non-discriminating
Welcoming
accepting
Engagement
Leadership by example
Inter-religious dialogue
Creative
Inclusive
Bridge-building

26. Integral Evangelisation Inter-religious dialogue Witness of life
Service of humanity
Prayer, liturgy & sacraments
Explicit proclamation
Direction

27. Direction
Passive Objects
Active Subjects

28. Para-liturgy
To implement the decisions of the Synod

29. Song: Go tell everyone God’s spirit is in my heart,
He has called me and set me apart
That is what I have to do, what I have to do
He sent me to give the good news to the poor,
Tell prisoners that they are prisoners no more,
Tell blind people that they can see,
And set the down trodden free,
And go tell everyone the news that the kingdom of God has come
And go tell everyone the news that God’s kingdom has come.

30. SILENCE “Walk to the front, light your candle and say your commitment /prayer slowly” we continue to sing softly the song “ Go tell everyone “

31. PRAYER Come Holy Spirit, Fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in me (them) the fire of Your Love. Send forth your Spirit O Lord, and I (they) shall be re-created and You shall renew the face of the Earth (PAUSE) (Glory be)

32. Blessing By
by Parish Priest

33. Thank you