The Synodal Team of the Colombian Bishops’ Conference has drawn up a pastoral guide for the preparation and conduct of the Assemblies of the Local Churches in Colombia in 2027.

This is an adaptation to the local context of the document from the General Secretariat of the Synod entitled ‘Remembering. Accompanying the preparation of the Evaluation Assembly. A note for the use of bishops and synodal teams’, published last July.

Following the introduction, the booklet offers a series of chapters aimed at identifying: Where are we on this journey? How to use this guide? Guidelines for facilitating the process Who facilitates and who takes part.

This is followed by the main document itself, divided into four stages

• • Step 1: Recognising the journey so far
  • Step 2: Narrating the journey
  • Step 3: Hold the Assembly
  • Step 4: Share the narrative account and the letter

Finally, the document concludes with some information on how to receive support from the CEC team during the first half of 2027; a series of Key References and, above all, two highly valuable appendices: the first is an example of a form for recording an experience; the second covers the Terms they use.

The Guide is available in Spanish here.