Pastoral Letter Podcast

Intro and Section I: Where We Have Been in the Synod Process

Archbishop Bernard Hebda introduces his Pastoral Letter, “You Will Be My Witnesses: Gathered and Sent from the Upper Room. [https://archspmmainsite.s3.amazonaws.com/Synod/Synod_Pastoral+Letter_121222_reduced.pdf]” This episode includes a read-through of  numbers 1-7: 1. Gratitude for the blessings of our Archdiocese 2. Gratitude for the Synod 3. An experience of unprecedented difficulty meriting an apology 4. Why I called a Synod 5. Principles that shaped the Synod process 6. Consultation grounded in prayer and listening 7. The June 2022 Archdiocesan Synod Assembly exceeded my expectations

Section II: Walking Together (Synodos)

Archbishop Hebda reads through Section II of the Pastoral Letter, “You Will Be My Witnesses: Gathered and Sent from the Upper Room [https://archspmmainsite.s3.amazonaws.com/Synod/Synod_Pastoral+Letter_121222_reduced.pdf], ” numbers 8-17: 8. What then should we do? (Lk 3:10) 9. The harvest is abundant 10. The laborers are few 11. Ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest 12. Calling of the twelve to form a parish Synod Evangelization Team 13. From Synod to synodality 14. Office of Synod Evangelization 15. Vicars of Evangelization 16. From the how to the what of Synod implementation 17. Finding clarity in the Upper Room

Section III, A: The Upper Room (The Mystery of the Washing of the Feet)

Archbishop Hebda reads through Section III-A of the Pastoral Letter, “You Will Be My Witnesses: Gathered and Sent from the Upper Room [https://archspmmainsite.s3.amazonaws.com/Synod/Synod_Pastoral+Letter_121222_reduced.pdf],” numbers 18-27: 18. Jesus humbled himself through service and self-gift 19. Jesus heals us and purifies us 20. The washing of the feet reveals that love must be expressed concretely 21. The washing of the feet is hospitality that unites us with the other 22. The washing of the feet affirms the other 23. As we give ourselves to others, we discover ourselves 24. I have given you a model to follow, so that as I have done for you, you should also do 25. Small Groups as an opportunity for the washing of feet 26. The primary small group: The family 27. Support for the family: Office of Youth and Young Adults

Section III, B1: The Upper Room (The Mystery of the Eucharist)

Archbishop Hebda reads through the first half of Section III-B of the Pastoral Letter, “You Will Be My Witnesses: Gathered and Sent from the Upper Room [https://archspmmainsite.s3.amazonaws.com/Synod/Synod_Pastoral+Letter_121222_reduced.pdf],” numbers 28-32: 28. This is my body given for you 29. The love is in the food 30. From foot-washing to the breaking of the bread: From Incarnation to Paschal Mystery 31. Do this in memory of me: The institution of the Holy Eucharist 32. The Sunday Eucharist in our parishes

Section III, B2: The Upper Room (The Mystery of the Eucharist)

Archbishop Hebda reads through the second half of Section III-B of the Pastoral Letter, “You Will Be My Witnesses: Gathered and Sent from the Upper Room [https://archspmmainsite.s3.amazonaws.com/Synod/Synod_Pastoral+Letter_121222_reduced.pdf],” numbers 33-36: 33. Do this in memory of me: the institution of Holy Orders 34. The beauty of the Mass 35. The form of the Mass 36. The meaning of the Mass