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The Assemblies Community Network facilitates planning, collaboration, and communication among thousands of Catholics committed to work for the reform of our Catholic Church in accord with the vision and promise of Vatican II and the impetus of the inaugural convention of the ACC on Pentecost Weekend in June, 2011 (Detroit, MI). This site is a helpful resource for grassroots organizing. By signing up, you can connect with others. Only those who signup can see the names of others in the network and can communicate privately with them as well as post to the discussion forums and use other communication tools. At no point do members' email addresses or personal contact information appear. You can also setup and participate in private local "Planning Groups" among "members" in your area. For more information, contact Technical Support. Prior to signing up, we advise you to read our policies on balancing privacy and transparency in communications. You can find that information in the left column, above the large link labeled "JOIN HERE."

You can read the summary reports by clicking the following links:

BREAKOUT SESSIONS REPORTS from Detroit

REFORM IN ACTION Reports from Detroit

The proposed actions that are documented may not include all ideas that were presented in the respective sessions in Detroit. Recognizing these inadequacies, we are attempting to transpose the substance of these reports into thematically aligned discussion forums where ideas and proposed actions can be further explicated.

NEW DISCUSSION FORUMS pickup on these themes and action proposals and can be accessed on the right.

DIRECTIONS FOR POSTING TO FORUMS

GUIDELINES AND POLICIES REGARDING THE FORUMS

The aim is to have these new Discussion Forums provide input from the grassroots and help frame a forthcoming strategic ACTION PLAN that will define the future work of the ACC and inform the deliberations of the National Planning Committee when it meets in November in conjunction with the Call to Action Conference in Milwaukee. The Forums are organized in topical categories across FOUR domains.

A: Principles that inform strategic action; (A1-A3)

B: Topical Action Proposals including recommendations put forth in Detroit; (B1-B9)

C. Mission & Structure of ACC, and its relationship with the grassroots and the larger Catholic reform movement; (C1-C5)

D. Other Topics

There are now NINE categories open for discussion. Others will be opened in the coming weeks.

Note: The Pre-Detroit Forums (Domain "X") have been archived and though they are closed to new postings, they can still be viewed.

SUBMIT YOUR EVENT HERE. Once approved, your event will be appear on the Calendar on this website. The online form is fairly "intuitive", but for step-by-step directions, you can download DIRECTIONS for Submitting Events to ACC Calendar. At a minimum, you will need a NAME for the event, a starting and ending date/time, and Location.

Posting your event adds "steam" to the momentum for Church Reform and demonstrates the vitality of our movement in the Grassroots. We wecome all local, regional or national events that inform the reform agenda of the American Catholic Council. Events may take many forms, i.e. Listening Sessions, followups to Detroit, retreats, workshops, conferences, local/regional Assemblies/Synods, etc. Whether you anticipate a crowd of a thousand or a gathering in your living room,we'd love to know about it!

By our confirmed count, there were 81 Listening Sessions involving just over 4000 persons across 22 states and provinces in the US and Canada.  But the number is likely higher than that, as we continue to hear of sessions that we were unaware of and are not accounted for in our databas. To read the report on those sessions, click SOUNDINGS OF THE FAITHFUL. You can also view a short video to the lower left column.