The Myanmar national synodal team held an online meeting on May 26 at 7: 30 in the evening.

During the meeting, Bishop John Saw Yaw Han, the Secretary-General of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Myanmar (CBCM), who is currently a team leader, opened the event.

Bishop Yaw Han prayed together with the priests, the representatives of the Archdiocese and dioceses.

“I thank you all for attending this online meeting, submitting the soft copy of the synthesis which had been done at the local level to the office of the Executive Secretary of CBCM Father Peter Sein Hlaing Oo,” said the bishop.

The team leader Bishop John reminded also those who had not yet presented their synthesis through email to send theirs, if possible, in both Burmese and English languages to Father Sein Hlaing Oo.

At the same time, he announced the date of the physical meeting which will be held at the CBCM compound located at Sanchaung Township in Yangon for the final synthesis at the national level on June 14 and 15.

“All the representatives who will attend the physical meeting in upcoming June are required to present a five-minute report on their experience that they got at the local synodal event when we meet in June,” requested the Secretary-General.

Father Hyginus Myint Soe of Yangon Archdiocese explained to participants the methodology for the five-minute presentation for the upcoming face-to-face meeting.

Father Sein Hlaing Oo, the Executive Secretary of CBCM, requested all the priests online to send the list of the population of those who are going to attend the upcoming June meeting.

The representatives from the conflict areas in the country said, “We will let you know beforehand whether we will be able to physically join the scheduled meeting in June because of the traveling difficulties in the region.”

In response to the above-mentioned issue, Bishop John Saw Yaw Han requested them to at least create a five-minute video about the experiences they received from the local synodal Church even if they would not be able to participate in the scheduled meeting face-to-face.

As many as 21 priests including a Bishop attended the online meeting.