Join our Global Ecclesial Synodal Council synodal gathering on May 27

Join CCRI for our online gathering on May 27

Our coming Global Ecclesial Synod Council meeting will be Saturday, May 27. Maggie Conway with Root & Branch will be providing an update on Spirit Unbounded and how you can become more involved. Currently, more than 1500 people are registered from all over the world. Spirit Unbounded will be hosting an online discussion on Human Rights in the Catholic Church featuring keynote speakers Mary McAleese and Sr. Joan Chittister to be held 8 - 14 October, 2023. This event will coincide with the 2023 General Assembly in Rome wherein about 25% of the voting participants will be the laity.

Stolen Lives is the first project launched within Root & Branch. They've now launched a second publication called "It's Our Church and it's up to us!" It's written for ordinary people like ourselves to encourage people to take action. A two-sided leaflet summarizing the key messages of Spirit Unbounded is now available. All are encouraged to download it and share it with your network.

To join this gathering, click here: https://zoom.us/j/2429500175: Password is spirit.

Here are the corresponding times for this gathering:

San Francisco (USA – California) Saturday, May 27, 2023 at 4:00:00 am PDT UTC-7 hours

Mexico City (Mexico) Saturday, May 27, 2023 at 5:00:00 am CST UTC-6 hours

Chicago (Illinois) Saturday, May 27, 2023 at 6:00:00 am CDT UTC-5 hours

New York (New York)/Louisville (KY) Saturday, May 27, 2023 at 7:00:00 am EDT UTC-4 hours

San Paolo (Brazil)/New Brunswick (Canada) Saturday, May 27, 2023 at 8:00:00 am BRT UTC-3 hrs

Tokyo (Japan)/Seoul (Korea) Saturday, May 27, 2023 at 8:00:00 pm JST UTC+9 hours

Sydney (Australia – New South Wales) Saturday, May 27, 2023 at 10:00:00 pm AEDT UTC+11 hrs

Auckland (New Zealand) Saturday, May 27, 2023 at 11:00:00 NZS UTC+12 hours

Mumbai (India) Saturday, April 1, 2023 at 4:30:00 pm IST UTC+5:30 hours

London (UK)/Dublin (Ireland) Saturday, May 27. 2023 at 12:00:00 noon BST UTC+1 hour

Paris (France)/ Rome (Italy)/ Saturday, May 27, 2023 at 1:00:00 pm CEST UTC+2 hours

Madrid (Spain)/Frankfurt (Germany) Saturday, May 27, 2023 at 1:00:00 pm CEST UTC+2 hours

Nairobi (Kenya) Saturday, May 27, 2023 at 2:00:00 pm EAT UTC+3 hours

Manila (Philippines) Saturday, May 27, 2023 at 7:00:00 pm PHST UTC+8 hours

Karachi (Pakistan) Saturday, MAY 27, 2023 at 4:00:00 pm PKT UTC+5 hours

Adelaide (South Australia) Saturday, May 27, 2023 at 9:30:00 pm

Your donations are most appreciated

YOUR GIFT – IN ANY AMOUNT – IS PRICELESS

When you make a donation to support our cause, you join with others who are investing in restoring our Church to what Jesus intended. If you are part of the movement to stop contributing to your local parish and/or diocese, you may want to take advantage of the end-of-year tax deductions by contributing to CCRI in its stead. The dollars we receive are used to run our programs and to reach a broad spectrum of the People of God. We are focused on reaching out to the Faithful, reform activists, young adults as well as those who feel abandoned by the Church, to mention just a few. Your personal contributions in offering your suggestions and your donations are most appreciated.

Let's all do our part to be a synodal Church and stay abreast of what is happening with each stage of the Synod. We cannot wait to be invited. Becoming a synodal Church will only happen if we stay involved in the process.

On behalf of the CCRI Strategy Team,

Rene Reid

CCRI director