The Pontifical Council for Healthcare Workers A
Conference for Healthcare Workers and Medical Professionals
 
TIME:
 
February 11, 2012    11:00 AM       
 
EVENT DESCRIPTION:
 
February 11th is World Day for the Sick 
 
The conference will be held at Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary 
100 East Wynnewood Road 
Wynnewood, PA 19096 
 
Schedule of Events 
11:00 A.M. Keynote address by Archbishop Zygmunt Zimowski, President of the Pontifical Council 
Reflections on the message of Pope Benedict for the 2012 World Day for the Sick 
 
*Lunch will be available afterwards in the Seminary cafeteria.* 
 
1:15 P.M. Lecture by Dr. John Haas, President of the National Catholic Bioethics Center 
"God Heals All Infirmities: The Power of the Sacraments in the Church's Healing Ministry" 
 
2:00 P.M. Lecture by Mr. Ron Rak, President and CEO of Saint Peter's Healthcare System, New Brunswick 
"Bearing witness to God in a Healthcare Setting" 
 
2:45 P.M. Lecture by Dr. Nayan Kothari, Associate Dean of Education at Drexel University 
"Thou Shall Not Kill: perspective of a Jain Physician" 
 
3:30 P.M. Mass in the Seminary Chapel for participants of the Conference 
Celebrant: Most Reverend Zygmunt Zimowski 
Homilist: Most Reverend Charles J. Chaput, Archbishop of Philadelphia 
 
Admittance to the Conference is free of charge. 
 
Lunch may be purchased at the Seminary cafeteria the day of the Conference for $5.00. 
 
To register, please call Ms. Connie Scharff at 215-587-0504 or email cscharff@adphila.org.

 

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