MISSION statement: Revised 2026

We are a group of Catholics, some of whom are ordained, brought together by our love of Christ’s Church and a desire to be part of the synodal renewal it needs.
 
Inspired by the legacy of the Second Vatican Council, and the call to Synodality for the Church of the third millennium, we want to contribute fully to the life of our Church so that it may be a more effective and inclusive sign of the Kingdom of God.
 
To enable this, we wish to promote listening, dialogue and receptivity within the Church, and with all people of good will, open to the promptings of the Holy Spirit.
 
Accordingly, we aim to facilitate opportunities to share experiences, practices and insights to discern our hopes and aims for the Church in the world today.

THEOLOGY statement:

ACTA is a movement built from below by clergy and laity alike in every diocese in England and Wales. It exists to give those people an effective voice. It is an instrument to establish and promote space for a trusting dialogue within a hierarchically structured people’s Church.
 
ACTA believes that the reforms of the Second Vatican Council are the only way forward for mission to modern society. It is not a small chapel of selected followers; it believes in the Church as a “big tent”, with open doors. As a free and representative association of believers, it seeks to liberate the expertise in the ranks, so as to bring added energy and witness to the Church in the world.

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SALFORD MEETINGS
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NOTICE RE FUTURE SALFORD MEETINGS

DIOCESAN LEADERS’ SEMINAR
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A Diocesan Leaders’ Seminar is planned for 6-7 May 2013 at Hinsley Hall in Leeds (Leeds Diocesan Pastoral Centre.)  The purpose of the Seminar is to gather together the experiences of groups from across the UK, to pray together, and to plan future work.  Whilst the Seminar is primarily for diocesan leaders, there are some spare places available.

Fifty Years after Vatican II - Governance Resources and Catholic Ecumenism
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Daniel Ang, Pastoral Planning Officer, Catholic Diocese of Parramatta, NSW, Australia

Diocesan Coordinators
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Diocesan Coordinators

Poster from Melbourne, Notts
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Don't let anyone tell you the Council didn't change much

Robert Blair Kaiser gives the 2012 Tablet Lecture
11 October 2012, 9:00

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