The Synodal Parish: A Sign of Hope for a Broken World

The Center for Christian Engagement at St. Mark’s College presents a series of lectures on Synodality.

In Vademecum for the Synod on Synodality, Pope Francis writes:  “If listening is the method of the Synodal Process, and discerning is the aim, then participation is the path. Fostering participation leads us out of ourselves to involve others who hold different views than we do.”

We will continue on January 14, 2025 at 7:00pm with The Synodal Parish:  A Sign of Hope for a Broken World, with Dr. Nicholas Olkovich.  St. Mark’s Parish, Vancouver.

We successfully held the following past lectures:

– November 20, 2025  7pm:  The New Testament Origins of Synodality, with Dr. John
Martens.  St. Matthew’s Parish, Surrey.

– December 13, 2025  2:30pm:  Mary as a Model for a Synodal Church, with Dr. Fiona Li.
St. Peter’s Parish, New Westminster.

– December 13, 2025. 2:30pm:  The Old Testament Origins of Synodality, with Rev. Dr. Nick
Meisl.  St. Peter’s Parish, New Westminster.

All of the above lectures will culminate into a final lecture:

Friday, February 20, 2026, at 7PM:  Toward a Spirituality for a Synodal Church, with
Dr. Cathy Clifford.  St. Mark’s College, Vancouver.

https://engagement.stmarkscollege.ca/2025/11/14/synodal-lecture-series/