NEW: download the programme of the event!
Are
there lines between Psychology and the Orthodox faith converging? What about psychotherapy
compared to confession? Should priests
have skills in contemporary psychology? Does Psychology challenge the legacy of
Church Fathers? Is Psychology the heir to Christian Spirituality? What is the
impact of contemporary psychology in the life of the Orthodox Church? Which
psyche for the theologian and which psyche for the psychologist? …
The above questions and others are the
ones which are going to be discussed during the Festival in Crete the Syndesmos
International Event in Crete, from 28 Aug. to 2 Sept. 2012. We are going to
share our thoughts and questions with priests, psychiatrists, psychologists and professors. During this six-day
period we are going to share the joy of Christ at the beautiful facilities of
the camp “Saint-Paul” of the Holy Diocese of Kydonias (Akrotiri, Chania). The program will include keynote speeches,
discussions in small groups, workshops, role-playing games and common prayer.
Moreover, there will be spare time for singing, playing, walking, having a swim
in the sea, visiting some picturesque places and relaxing.
Most of participants of past Syndesmos
events can witness of the personal enrichment that you can get and the joy you
can live in participating. Indeed, Syndesmos events are a unique occasion to
get to know and bound real friendship with young orthodox people from a very wide
variety of places, churches, societies, cultures, etc.
At the end of the event, we will have
the opportunity to participate in the Divine Liturgy at the new Monastery of
the Transfiguration, which will be celebrated by H.A.H. Ecumenical Patriarch
Bartholomew of Constantinople who will come for the inauguration of the new
church of the Monastery.
Practical information
Venue: The Orthodox Camp ‘Saint-Paul’ is
not far from the airport of Chania (CHQ) with many low-cost and normal flights everyday
from all over the world. There is also an airport in Heraklion (HER) and then
you can catch the bus to Chania. You can also arrive in Athens and then take
the ferry-boat from Piraeus to Chania. Finally, if you are coming from the
Balkans, you can arrive by train to Athens and then take the ferry-boat.
Registration fee: 100 € (-40€ to
be prepaid just after the comfirmation of your registration)
This amount includes: meals,
accommodation and local transport.
The fee does not include:
transportation from and to your home country, visa costs and any insurance.
Bursaries may be available on a case by
case basis, on application to the preparatory committee (creta2012@syndesmos.org). Donations to sponsor the event are most
welcome!
Arrivals: Tuesday 28th August
Departures: Sunday 2nd September
evening or 3rd September in the morning.
Applications until June 15 2012 to:
creta2012@syndesmos.org Download application form.
Feel free to print and spread the
poster of the event, downloadable as a pdf.