Synod Special - 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Mass will not be held at St. Teresa’s on October 10, as we will be in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area for our 2026 Synod. Instead, please join us by streaming mass on Sunday, October 11, at 9:00 a.m. Arizona time (Pacific until November). Dial in on the Ecumenical Catholic Communion YouTube page to attend: https://www.youtube.com/@eccsynod. Unlike the rest of the Synod, attendance at mass is without charge. See many of the US parishes represented at the mass. Our European communities will be holding their own Synod in Poland contemporaneously with ours. You won't see me processing with the priests at mass. I will be in the choir (my last year as my voice continues to deteriorate due to my essential tremors).
We will be back to our regular mass schedule of Saturday vigil masses at 4:30 p.m. on October 17. I look forward to seeing you then!
If you have not yet registered for the 2026 Arizona Faith Network Annual Gathering, you still have time. See the next page of this bulletin.
The Ecumenical Catholic Communion embraces a network of local churches and sacramental communities across North
America. As authentic Catholics we celebrate our continuity with the undivided Church of the first millennium and believe
that salvation is offered to all. Our unity is built on the teachings and example of Jesus Christ as we seek compassion, justice and peace in the world. We seek to live our faith through liturgy, prayer, community building and collaboration, study and service. Eucharist is a visible sign of that unity.
Ours is a synodal form of governance, with the diverse voices and charisms of laity, clergy and bishops. “The Ecumenical Catholic Communion is the most parish-oriented of any group within the independent Catholic movement in America.” Julie Byrne, Author of the Other Catholics, Columbia University Press, 2016.