News and Events - October 2016

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.

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.
 
PSYCHOLOGY IN THE SERVICE OF GOD
 
1. Addiction and the person: a psychological and theological approach
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
   
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
   

 

Upon successful completion, participants receive a Certificate of Achievement from the Institute,
 recognizing their continuing education in Orthodox theory and practice..

 


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: 800-457-8080www.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. 619-543-9000http://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) 400-2404http://www.san.org

 

 

 

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