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6 May 2022

Priest Jan Veldt’s support in the Netherlands

Europe

Format: Texts & Image

Type: Communication, Consultation Method, Synod Events

Organisation: Organisation / Association /Movement

The 'Gay Emancipation Foundation RK Priest Jan Veldt' developed large-scale activities for the LGBTQ communities in the Netherlands and especially for his local community in Limmen and Heiloo. These activities consisted of a manifesto, publication in newspapers and reactions of groups of believers around the Synod and the LGBTQ community.

Father Jan Veldt has been very active in supporting all these activities. Father Jan, 88 years old and 62 years a priest, is very active and involved in the church community, especially in supporting and leading the LGBTQ community.

The poster was distributed with a circulation of 3,000 copies, with a request to spread it further. The reaction of the groups of believers emphasises that "gay empowerment in the Church can perhaps be promoted by talking about it as much as possible, in the media and especially in the Church itself". They also hope "that the people's conclusions on the Synod, and in particular the views on gay emancipation, will be truly taken into account". Read more at Manifesto Synode 2021 - 2023 and One of the reactions for Synod 2021 - 2023.

Paths of Peace and Hope: 47 Meditations for Lent and Holy Week, a Lenten catechesis inspired by the contents and perspectives of the Final Document of the Synod.

The text was created with the intention of offering a simple and accessible tool for personal, family and community meditation, designed to accompany the spiritual journey during Lent and Holy Week, but also usable at other times of the year for in-depth study, parish meetings and moments of community reflection.

The meditations seek to translate some of the insights of the synodal journey into concrete reflections on daily life, helping to reinterpret experiences such as relationships, co-responsibility, service, communion and hope within the reality of families, parish communities and ordinary life contexts.

Alongside the book, a daily series of video catechesis has also been launched, published and shared every day on parish digital channels, with the aim of accompanying people through Lent with a moment of listening and spiritual reflection accessible to all.

The volume was self-published on Amazon, a choice dictated by the lack of available financial resources and the need to make the text accessible quickly so that it could be used during this year's Lenten journey.

Below is the link to the book's page: https://www.amazon.it/dp/B0GL39GQ5C

Tags: Discernment | LGBTQ | Listening | Participation | Synodality