In June 2022, Bishop Folda announced that the Diocese of Fargo will hold a diocesan Synod in April of 2024.

The Diocese of Fargo will hold regional Listening Sessions in the early part of 2023. Please participate in this process, so that they can understand your needs and respond to your concerns. The questions to be discussed are listed below.

Schedule of Listening Sessions

Schedule of times and locations of the Listening Sessions in the Fargo area:

• Holy Spirit, Fargo, Tuesday, January 17, 6:30-9:00 p.m.
• Holy Cross, West Fargo, Sunday, January 22, 2:00-4:30 p.m.
• Sts. Anne and Joachim, Fargo, Tuesday, January 24, 6:30-9:00 p.m.

The complete schedule of the 16 sessions is available at www.fargodiocese.org/synod or in the December issue of New Earth.

Format of Listening Sessions

Bishop Folda plans to attend all 16 regional sessions in person.

Each session will begin with Eucharistic Adoration, reflection on scripture and prayer. This will be followed by a time of reflecting on and discussing these questions:

• What are the top three things that are working well at your parish/the diocese?
• What are the top three challenges to address in your parish/the diocese?
• What is one step I might be called to take to respond?

All of the faithful are encouraged and invited to attend any of these regional listening sessions.

Parish Discussions

Once all the Listening Sessions are complete, the Diocese of Fargo will publish a list of questions for discussion in every parish in the diocese. The result of these discussions will be taken the Synod Assembly in April of 2024.

For more information about the Diocese of Fargo Synod, visit www.fargodiocese.org/synod.