5th International Conference of the Ecumenical Patriarchate for Pastoral Health Care
in General on November 19, 2022
In October of 2022, the Fifth Conference of the Network of Pastoral Healthcare held its meeting in Rhodes, Greece. The theme of the conference, "Ministering to Mankind today, we care for the Mankind of tomorrow” allowed for many important lectures and discussions concerning current challenges facing healthcare providers and clergy. Dr. Stacy Gore served as the delegate for the Metropolis of Detroit. One of the many highlights of the conference was a panel discussion via Zoom among four post-graduate Orthodox Christians from around the world. This panel included Constance Poplos, a member of Annunciation Church and medical student at the University of Tennessee in Memphis. The panel allowed the delegates and attendees to hear the students' perspectives and experiences as young Orthodox Christians in today’s changing world. Attendees of the conference also received a copy of the Synaxis for Holy Doctors, written by His Eminence Kyrillos, Metropolitan of Holy Metropolis of Rhodes and President of the Network of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.