St. Michael's Church
Orthodox Church in America
Jermyn, Pennsylvania
The Very Rev. John Kowalczyk invited to speak by Drexel University College of Medicine and Behavioral Healthcare Education

On Wednesday, November 29th and Thursday, November 30, 2017, The Very Rev. John Kowalczyk was invited by the Drexel University College of Medicine to be a major presenter at the 25th Annual Forensic Rights and Treatment Conference. Fr. John gave his three hour presentation on Wednesday, November 29 on: "How to Minister and Navigate with the Religiously Fixated Mentally Ill Inmate" and explored the "Theology of the Ministry of Presence" and how to affirm and treat the whole person with the healing of Mind, Body and Soul.

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The Mission of The Orthodox Church in America, the local autocephalous Orthodox Christian Church, is to be faithful in fulfilling the commandment of Christ to “Go into all the world and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit…”

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St. Michael Orthodox Church is part of the Diocese of Eastern Pennsylvania, which is presided over by The Most Reverend Mark (Maymon), Archbishop of Philadelphia and Eastern Pennsylvania. Our mission is bringing the joy of Christ's resurrection to those who have never heard the Good News, and to strengthen and encourage the faithful who reside within Jermyn and the local area. 

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