{"id":399462,"date":"2022-11-01T16:00:11","date_gmt":"2022-11-01T14:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=399462"},"modified":"2022-11-01T16:00:11","modified_gmt":"2022-11-01T14:00:11","slug":"social-work-leaders-from-the-romanian-patriarchate-gather-in-iasi-whats-on-the-agenda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/en\/social-work-leaders-from-the-romanian-patriarchate-gather-in-iasi-whats-on-the-agenda\/","title":{"rendered":"Social work leaders from the Romanian Patriarchate gather in Ia\u0219i: What&#8217;s on the agenda"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Representatives of the charitable organizations founded by the eparchies of the Romanian Patriarchate have gathered in Ia\u0219i, Romania, for the General Assembly of the <em>Filantropia<\/em> Federation. The meeting is held between October 31 and November 2.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The assembly started on Monday with a presentation made by Deacon Sorin Mihalache on &#8220;Christian Spirituality in Social Work \u2013 Medical Research and Philocalic Reflections on the Present and the Future of the Philanthropic Work of the Church\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The working sessions were preceded on Tuesday by a <em>Te Deum <\/em>religious service.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_399428\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-399428\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/adunarea-generala-a-federatiei-filantropia-2.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-399428 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/adunarea-generala-a-federatiei-filantropia-2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-399428\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The General Assembly of the Filantropia Federation is held between October 31 and November 2 in Ia\u0219i, Romania. Foto: Fr Ciprian Ioni\u021b\u0103<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;We have gathered in Ia\u0219i because this year the Solidarity and Hope Foundation of the Archdiocese of Ia\u0219i, a founding member of our federation, celebrates 20 years of activity,\u201d explained for <a href=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/\">Basilica.ro<\/a> Father Ciprian Ioni\u021b\u0103, coordinator of the Social\u2011Philanthropic Sector of the Patriarchal Administration and President of the <em>Filantropia<\/em> Federation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have started a new strategic planning process at the central level, so the General Assembly has a slightly changed format.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_399430\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-399430\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/adunarea-generala-a-federatiei-filantropia-3.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-399430 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/adunarea-generala-a-federatiei-filantropia-3.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-399430\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The General Assembly of the Filantropia Federation is held between October 31 and November 2 in Ia\u0219i, Romania. Foto: Fr Ciprian Ioni\u021b\u0103<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Father Ciprian Ioni\u021b\u0103, Patriarchal Counsellor, detailed three strategic directions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>increasing visibility for the mission and vision of the <em>Filantropia<\/em> Federation;<\/li>\n<li>creating an online database with models of best practices in social services;<\/li>\n<li>fundraising and organizational management.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The president of the Federation also described some of the administrative issues discussed:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the federation will welcome a new member, the first to come from the Romanian Orthodox diaspora;<\/li>\n<li>assessing support measures for members who need to renew their social service licenses;<\/li>\n<li>planning the following general assemblies (2023 and 2024);<\/li>\n<li>the proposal to join Eurodiaconia, the European network of church charitable organizations;<\/li>\n<li>proposing the draft budget for next year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_399432\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-399432\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/adunarea-generala-a-federatiei-filantropia-4.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-399432 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/adunarea-generala-a-federatiei-filantropia-4.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-399432\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The General Assembly of the Filantropia Federation is held between October 31 and November 2 in Ia\u0219i, Romania. Foto: Fr Ciprian Ioni\u021b\u0103<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Yearly General Assembly of the Social-Philanthropic Counsellors from the Romanian Patriarchate has also been scheduled for Tuesday.\u00a0Among the discussion points of this meeting:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>involvement of the eparchies in offering support for the Ukrainian refugees;<\/li>\n<li>identifying support methods for deaneries and parishes that need licensing of their social services;<\/li>\n<li>the status of the priests offering spiritual assistance in state-budget units such as hospitals and military units.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Wednesday schedule includes the participants&#8217; visit to social and medical assistance centres founded by the Archdiocese of Ia\u0219i.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>The Filantropia Federation<\/strong> was established in 2007 with the blessing of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church. It is the only federative non-governmental organization of the Romanian Patriarchate and it offers social services and training sessions for social assistance professionals.<\/p>\n<p>The Federation members are social structures established by the eparchies of the Romanian Orthodox Church. The Federation partners internationally with the International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC), the social-philanthropic arm of the Assembly of Canonic Orthodox Bishops in the United States.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-399462 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-size='1024x768' href='https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/adunarea-generala-a-federatiei-filantropia-6.jpeg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"890\" height=\"668\" src=\"https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/adunarea-generala-a-federatiei-filantropia-6.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-size='1024x768' href='https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-11-01-at-10.58.12-1.jpeg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"890\" height=\"668\" src=\"https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-11-01-at-10.58.12-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-size='1024x768' href='https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-11-01-at-10.58.13.jpeg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"890\" height=\"668\" src=\"https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-11-01-at-10.58.13.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-size='1024x768' href='https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/adunarea-generala-a-federatiei-filantropia-8.jpeg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"890\" height=\"668\" src=\"https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/adunarea-generala-a-federatiei-filantropia-8.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-size='1024x768' href='https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/adunarea-generala-a-federatiei-filantropia-7.jpeg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"890\" height=\"668\" src=\"https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/adunarea-generala-a-federatiei-filantropia-7.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-size='1024x768' href='https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/adunarea-generala-a-federatiei-filantropia-5.jpeg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"890\" height=\"668\" src=\"https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/adunarea-generala-a-federatiei-filantropia-5.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Photo credit: Fr Ciprian Ioni\u021b\u0103<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Representatives of the charitable organizations founded by the eparchies of the Romanian Patriarchate have gathered in Ia\u0219i, Romania, for the General Assembly of the Filantropia Federation. 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