Pastoral Health Care Network Seminar at our Parish
This is an initiative of our Ecumenical Patriarchate and Archdiocese. See https://greekorthodox.org.au/pastoral-health-care-network-australia/. Seminars are held in various Parishes to support health care workers: Priests, Doctors, Nurses, Psychologists, Social Workers, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Pharmacists, etc. Their next seminar, “Addictions, Dependency and Passions, filling the Void”, will be held in our St Ioannis Church Level 1 Hall from 4 till 7pm on Sunday 1 June. All are welcome, not just those working in Health Care.
At this Seminar the Guest Speakers will be:
1. His Eminence Metropolitan Basilios, Primate of the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia, and scholar of Orthodox Spirituality. Topic: “The Passions according to the Philokalia, and how this may help us understand addictions”
2. Dr Basil Mantzioris, a Psychiatrist from the University of Queensland who will fly to Sydney to present this talk to us. Topic: “The neuropsychiatry of Addiction”
3. Mr Pandelis Tsomis, Clinical Psychologist. Topic: “Psychological aspects of addictive disorders and behaviours”
For catering purposes, please register on Seminar Registration
Next English Liturgy
This will be on Wednesday 4 June, 7 – 8.30pm.
St Ioannis Fellowship
This is held every Tuesday, 7.15 – 8.30pm, except on weeks when we have an English Liturgy, (so not on Tuesday 3 June). Talks are in English, young and old attend, currently we are studying the Liturgy.