ACTA Co-ordinators Meeting
Letter to Diocesan Coordinators / Delegates
The Board of Trustees of ACTA met earlier this week to set the date for the Annual General Meeting. It will be held at 7.30pm on Sunday 6th July 2025. Part of our discussion at the Trustees’ meeting was about the future of ACTA in a synodal Church. It is a debate that is likely to shape part of the discussion that we have at the AGM.
ACTA was established, by a group of clergy, to advocate for a more inclusive, consultative Church. That was some 13 years ago and much has changed. The election and pontificate of Francis has given a new impetus for a Church that more closely represents the sensus fidei fidelium [ the sense of the faith of the faithful]. The election of Leo XIV would seem to guarantee a continuation of this momentum.
What is ACTA for in a synodal Church? In the last few years, we have brought to our membership key speakers on various aspects of the synodal process [ from Dr Phyllis Zagano to Bishop Nicholas Hudson]. We have produced executive summaries of Vatican documents in the belief that all Catholics had a right to access the thinking of the Church on matters that affect them.
We seem to be at a cross-roads – moving from learning about synodality to implementing its message, from initiating discussions to measuring the impact of the changes we expect to see.
Before the AGM I would welcome the chance to discuss these issues with diocesan coordinators. For some dioceses, there has been little to report. That is less important than recognising the work that we might need to undertake in the months ahead as we collaborate across diocesan boundaries to make synodality a part of the lived reality of Catholics across England and Wales
I would like to meet with Coordinators on Sunday 22nd June at 7.30pm. If you are not available, could you pass these details to a member of your diocesan group.
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God bless,
Frank