Victoria: Religious and cultural diversity in spiritual care

Spiritual Care

In multicultural Australia, professional spiritual carers need to have some knowledge of faith traditions other than their own. This program offers a taste of such knowledge. The program will focus on spiritual care from the perspective of six speci?c faith communities – Buddhist, Hindu, Islamic, Jewish, Orthodox Christian and Sikh.

Speakers:

Buddhist: H?jun Futen Osh? is a Buddhist monk of the S?t? Zen tradition. He is the current coordinator of healthcare chaplaincy for the Buddhist Council of Victoria and volunteers his time at Royal Melbourne Hospital, the Melbourne Assessment Prison and Port Philip Prison.

Hindu: Rev. Albert Lange (Bhakta Dasa) is a registered Vaisnava Hindu Minister of Religion with the International Society for Krishna Consciousness and is the General Secretary of the Hindu Community Council of Victoria overseeing Hindu Care, Chaplaincy and Pastoral Care practice and training through out Melbourne.

Islamic: Sr Lina Ayoubi is Hospital and Prison Pastoral Care Coordinator at the Islamic Council of Victoria, an accomplished public speaker and until recently Board of Imams Executive Of?cer. She offers prison, hospital and asylum seeker chaplaincy.

Jewish: Jo Silver is Project Manager at the Jewish Community Council of Victoria, Chair of the JCCV Pastoral Care Steering Committee, Board Member for Spiritual Health Victoria, Manager for JCCV’s Safeguarding Children Reference group and GLBTI Reference Group. She also is secretary for the Jewish Christian Muslim Association.

Orthodox Christian: Daniel Bellis coordinates hospital chaplaincy for the Greek, Antiochian, Russian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Romanian, and Ukranian Orthodox Churches. He regularly makes pastoral visits throughout major metropolitan hospitals and is a member of the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre Ethics Committee.

Sikh: Jasbir Singh Suropada is vice-chairman of the Sikh Interfaith Council Victoria. He often teaches about Sikhism and represents Sikhs in public forums. He works as Senior Parent Resource Coordinator with Anglicare Parentzone.?

Followed by the Annual Meeting of Spiritual Care Australia – Victoria Branch.

Refreshments supplied following the program.

RSVP: By Thursday August 21 to Harriet Ziegler (SCA Vic) – ziegbest – at – bigpond.net.au

What: Religious and cultural diversity in spiritual care

When: Monday, 25 August 2014 Time: 2:30pm – 7pm

Where: Vernon Collins Theatre, Royal Children’s Hospital, 50 Flemington Rd, Parkville, Victoria

Cost: Free to members – Non Members $50

RSVP: By Thursday August 21 to Harriet Ziegler (SCA Vic) – ziegbest – at – bigpond.net.au

More information: Public Transport is the best option as limited parking opportunities are available in the area. Trams 59 and 55 stop out the front of the RCH regularly.

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