NEWS AND EVENTS - Monday, October 17, 2016
STS. SEBASTIAN AND MARDARIJE ORTHODOX INSTITUTE
February 13–16 2017 • St. George Serbian Orthodox Church • San Diego, CA
In Cooperation with the Clergy Brotherhood of SOC
Keynote Addresses & Core Courses
Rev. Dr. Vasileios Thermos, Ph.D. is a priest of the Church of Greece. Together with his priestly ministry in Athens, he is a practicing psychiatrist, and is Professor of Pastoral Theology and Psychology at the University Ecclesiastical Academy in Athens. The author of many books and articles, he has offers spiritually provocative and clinically informed programs and retreats in Greece, the United States, Albania, and Cyprus. His insights into the fields of theology and psychology are combined with a strong undercurrent in psychoanalytic thought.
2. Psychosomatic health of the Orthodox Church in Greece and the USA
3. A difficult but necessary balance: An outline for the encounter between Theology and Psychology
4. The spiritual father encountering a person with same-sex attraction
Online Regristration begins November 15th, 2016
| SCHEDULE OF EVENTS (TENTATIVE) * Breakfast in hotels |
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| Monday, February 13 | |
| 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm | Registration |
| 6:00 pm – 6:50 pm | Vespers |
| 7:00 pm – 7:45 pm | Dinner |
| 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm | Welcome and Introductions |
| 9:00 pm | Wine & Cheese Reception and Book Signing |
| Tuesday, February 14 | |
| 8:00 am – 8:40 am | Registration for New Arrivals |
| 9:00 am – 10:45 am | Orthros |
| 11:00 am – 12:00 pm | Session I |
| 12:00 pm – 12:50 pm | Discussion |
| 1:00 pm – 2:50 pm | Lunch |
| 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm | Rest |
| 4:00 pm – 4:50 pm | Session II |
| 5:00 pm – 5:50 pm | Session III |
| 5:00 pm – 5:50 pm | Dinner |
| 6:00 pm – 6:50 pm | Vespers |
| 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm | Keynote Address |
| Wednesday, February 15 | |
| 7:30 am – 8:45 am | Divine Liturgy - Meeting of Our Lord (Sretenje Monastery in Escondido, CA) |
| 9:00 am – 10:15 am | Session IV (Sretenje Monastery) |
| 11:00 am – 12:20 pm | Discussion |
| 12:30 pm – 1:20 pm | Lunch |
| 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm | Rest |
| 2:30 pm – 3:20 pm | Session V |
| 3:30 pm – 5:20 pm | Session VI |
| 5:30 pm – 6:20 pm | Dinner |
| 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm | Vespers |
| 7:40 pm – 9:00 pm | Open Discussion |
| Thursday, February 16 | |
| 7:30 am – 8:45 am | Divine Liturgy |
| 8:50 am – 9:20 am | Breakfast |
| 9:30 am – 11:20 am | Session VII |
| 11:30 am – 12:20 pm | Discussion |
| 12:30 pm – 1:20 pm | Lunch |
| 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm | Rest |
| 2:40 pm – 3:45 pm | Session VIII |
| 4:00 pm – 5:20 pm | Discussion |
| 5:30 pm – 6:10 pm | Vespers |
| 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm | Dinner/Presentation of Certificates |
| 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm | Keynote Address |
| 9:00 pm | Open Discussion & Sharing Cheese Reception and Tvrdoš Wine Tasting |
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REGISTRATION FEE ($170) - Includes Course, Course Materials & Meals (Breakfast in hotels)
HOTEL INFORMATION (No Group Rates)
Hotel and Airport Information for STS. SEBASTIAN AND MARDARIJE ORTHODOX INSTITUTE
Hosting parish: St. George SOC, 3025 Denver St., San Diego, CA 92117; 619-276-5827
Fr. Bratso Krsic: cell 619-316-2362
Best Western Mission Bay, 0.5 miles from St. George SOC
2575 Clairemont Drive, San Diego, California, 92117-6602, US
Phone: 619/275-5700; Toll Free Reservations: 800-457-8080; www.bestwestern.com/Mission_Bay
Hilton San Diego Mission Valley, 1.0 mile from St. George SOC
901 Camino Del Rio South, San Diego, California, 92108
Tel. 619-543-9000; http://www3.hilton.com/en/hotels/california/hilton-san-diego-mission-valley-SANMVHF/index.html
For all other Hotels, please google: Hotel Circle San Diego (15 hotels available), 5.2 miles from St. George SOC
Airport: Lindbergh Field, San Diego International Airport (SAN); 7.2 miles from St. George SOC
3225 N Harbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92101; (619) 400-2404; http://www.san.org
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