Synodality in Catholic Higher Education
Welcome to SCHEAP
Synodality in Catholic Higher Education in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia is a faith formation collaboration among students, ministers, and educators in Catholic colleges, universities, and Newman Centers.
About Us
Walking together
We engage in synodal ministry with young adults in order to create pathways for their protagonism in building and leading a synodal Church.
10
participating campuses
5
participating parishes
700+
students engaged
20
synodal fellows trained
24
ministers & educators
3
retreat center partners
$1.25 million
grant from the Lilly Endowment, Inc.
Our Vision
We cultivate synodal ministry with young adults by…
BUILDING
communities of synodal practice: encounter, listening, discernment & participatory decision making
DESIGNING
& facilitating synodal gatherings for a variety of populations
PRIORITIZING
encounters that build relationships across difference
INTEGRATING
young adult leadership into programming and decision making
BRIDGING
campus and parish faith communities
Monthly Newsletter
Synodal News
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“
Synodality taught me of a Holy Spirit who is fully alive in our relationships with one another, who is most animated in our world when we come together to dream.
Elise Stankus · Synodal Fellow Cohort Leader
