Friday, October 2, 2015

Calendar for the Synod of Bishops

Today, the calendar of sessions for the XIV General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops was released.  The theme of the Synod, which begins on Sunday, is: The Vocation and the mission of the family in the Church and in the contemporary world.


Calendar of Synod Sessions
XIV General Assembly
Synod of Bishops

Sunday, October 4, 2015
10:00am
Mass of Inauguration concelebrated in Saint Peter's Basilica

Monday, October 5, 2015
9:00am - 12:30pm
1st General Congregation
Greetings by the President Delegate
Report presented by the Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops
Report presented by the Relator General

Part I of the Instrumentum Laboris
Presentation of the themes for Part I by the Relator General
Testimonial of one of the Auditors
Interventions by Synod Fathers

4:30pm - 7:00pm
2nd General Congregation
Continued interventions by Synod Fathers

Tuesday, October 6, 2015
9:00am - 12:30pm
3rd General Congregation
Continued interventions by Synod Fathers

4:30pm - 7:00pm
Small Group sessions (1st session)
Election of a Moderator and a Relator

Wednesday, October 7, 2015
9:00am - 12:30pm
Small Group sessions (2nd session)

4:30pm to 7:00pm
Small Group sessions (3rd session)

Thursday, October 8, 2015
9:00am - 12:30pm
Small Group sessions (4th session)

4:30pm to 7:00pm
Small Group sessions (5th session)

Friday, October 9, 2015
9:00am to 12:30pm
4th General Congregation
Reports from small group sessions
Delivery of the next steps of Part I
* Meeting of the Commission for the development of the final report

4:30pm to 7:00pm
5th General Congregation

Part II of the Instrumentum Laboris
Presentation of the themes for Part II by the Relator General
Testimonial by one of the Auditors
Interventions by Synod Fathers

Saturday, October 10, 2015
9:00am to 12:30pm
6th General Congregation
Continued interventions by Synod Fathers

4:30pm to 7:00pm
7th General Congregation
Continued interventions by Synod Fathers

Sunday, October 11, 2015
Free day

Monday, October 12, 2015
9:00am to 12:30pm
Small Group sessions (6th session)

4:30pm - 7:00pm
Small Group sessions (7th session)

Tuesday, October 13, 2015
9:00am - 12:30pm
Small Group sessions (8th session)

4:30pm - 7:00pm
Small Group sessions (9th session)

Wednesday, October 14, 2015
9:00am - 12:30pm
8th General Congregation
Reports from Small Groups
Delivery of next steps of Part II
* Meeting of the Commission for the development of the final report

4:30pm to 7:00pm
9th General Congregation

Part III of the Instrumentum Laboris
Presentation of the themes for Part III by the Relator General
Testimonial by one of the Auditors
Interventions by Synod Fathers

Thursday, October 15, 2015
9:00am - 12:30pm
10th General Congregation
Continued interventions by Synod Fathers

4:30pm - 7:00pm
11th General Congregation
Continued interventions by Synod Fathers

Friday, October 16, 2015
9:00am - 12:30pm
12th General Congregation
Presentations by Fraternal Delegates

4:30pm - 7:00pm
13th General Congregation
Presentations by Auditors

Saturday, October 17, 2015
9:00am - 12:30pm
Commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Synod of Bishops

4:30pm - 7:00pm
Small Group sessions (10th session)

Sunday, October 18, 2015
Mass of Canonization for Blessed Vincenzo Grossi, Blessed Maria of the Immaculate Conception, and Blessed Judovico Martin and Maria Azelia Guérin

Monday, October 19, 2015
9:00am - 12:00pm
Small Group sessions (11th session)

4:30pm - 7:00pm
Small Group sessions (12th session)

Tuesday, October 20, 2015
9:00am - 12:30pm
Small Group sessions (13th session)

4:30pm - 7:00pm
14th General Congregation
Reports from Small Groups
Delivery of next steps for Part II
Voting for the election of the Council (I)

Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Free day
* Meeting of the Commission for the development of the final report

Thursday, October 22, 2015
9:00am - 12:30
15th General Congregation
Voting for the election of the Council (II)

Presentation of the working copy of the final report

Consignment of the working copy to the Synod Fathers

4:30pm - 7:00pm
16th General Congregation
Interventions by Synod Fathers concerning the working copy of the final report

Consignment of written observations

Friday, October 23, 2015
Free day
* Meeting of the Commission for the development of the final report

Saturday, October 24, 2015
9:00am - 12:30pm
17th General Congregation
Reading of the final report

4:30pm - 7:00pm
18th General Congregation
Voting on the final report
Chanting of the Te Deum

Sunday, October 25, 2015
10:00am
Closing Mass concelebrated in Saint Peter's Basilica

* The Commission for the development of the final report meets at the conclusion of each part of the Instrumentum laboris at a time to be determined by the needs of the calendar.

Vatican City, October 2, 2015
His Eminence, Lorenzo Baldisseri
Secretary General

This outline is not definitive; it can be changed based on the decisions of the President of the sitting Synod.

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