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The charter

of Orthodox medical Society

 in the name of St. Blessed Xenia of Petersburg in Kolomna.

The orthodox medical society of Kolomna is a humane society uniting doctors of different specialties practicing orthodox religion. Members of the Society can be orthodox Christians having higher and secondary medical, biological, pharmacological, psychological education, participating in the Society activity authorized by the Charter.

I  The Purpose of the Society:

1)     assistance in development of medical activity on the basis of the Orthodoxy and Christian morality,

2)     development of conformity of opinions in complicated questions of modern medicine,

3)     consolidation of a healthy part of society against satanism and opposition to occultism.

   II The Society is aimed at solving scientific-educational and practical tasks, taking a precise civil and public stand, asserting moral beginnings in daily professional (medical) life, protecting state and national principles in estimation of different public phenomena.

   III Scientific-educational tasks:

1)     estimation of modern medicine and biotechnology problems in the view of the Orthodox Church doctrine;

2)     conducting missionary activity for acquaintance of wide medical public with bases of orthodox doctrine;

3)     conducting missionary activity among students of higher and secondary special educational establishments on propagation of a healthy way of life (refusal of smoking, alcohol, drugs, abortions, occasional and antenuptial sexual relations etc.);

4)     promoting patriotic orthodox education;

5)     making statements in Orthodox radio "Blago (Good)" broadcasts;

6)     editing “The Medical bulletin” newspaper;

7)     meetings with orthodox scientists, ecclesiastics, theologians;

8)     seeing films on medical and doctrinal themes.

    IV Practical tasks:

1)     organization of a system of qualified diagnostics, medical and preventive help on the basis of treatment-and-prophylactic establishments in Kolomna and also some Moscow centers;

2)     setting up prayer rooms in treatment-and-prophylactic establishments in Kolomna;

3)     assistance in revival of charitable and social-medical aid in parishes and monasteries;

4)     giving legal advice and help to physicians in difficult moral and ethical situations;

5)     analyzing and solving problems connected with the Society tasks;

6)     bringing to the Church and spiritual strengthening of members of the Society by carrying out catechistic programs and organization of pilgrim trips;

7)     communication with the Society of orthodox doctors of Moscow and the Moscow region (Chairman - prof. A.V.Nedostup), The Soul-caring Center in the name of St. Righteous John of Kronstadt (the head - priest Anatoly (prof. A.Berestov)), The Society of orthodox doctors of Petersburg, Simferopol, etc.;

8)     planning the establishment of a soul-caring center with participation of priests and doctors, carrying out out-patient rehabilitation of patients in the Medical center in honour of St. Blessed Xenia of Petersburg in the Holy Trinity New Golutvin convent;

9)     carrying out practical activities of the society - helping believing patients mainly in their work places and in the Orthodox medical centre of the convent.

10)  promoting expansion of the Centre activity.

V Structure of the Society

1)     the supreme supervising body of the Society is the General Meeting.

2)     the Board led by Chairman supervises the work of the Society between assemblies;

3)     the Board consisting of 7 members is elected for a 2-year period through voting by show;

4)     enrollment in the Society is carried out by the Board after filling in the Form.

5)     The Board includes:

• Chairman;
• Deputy Chairman;
• Deputy Chairman on scientific-educational work;
• Deputy Chairman on treatment-and-prophylactic work; 
• Executive secretary;
• Technical secretary;
• Treasurer

6)     Departments of the Society:

а) scientific-educational;

b) treatment-and-prophylactic;

c) publishing.

7)     the heavenly patroness of the Society is St. Blessed Xenia of Petersburg;

8)     coordination of the Society activity of is carried out by the Board together with the Holy Trinity New Golutvin convent;

9)             membership dues are raised once a month in the sum of 10 rubles;

10)  regularity of the Society sessions is once a month on every third Saturday at 12 o'clock in the afternoon. Changes are allowable upon the decision of the Board;

11)  subjects of reports are discussed on the Board before every month;

12)  Members of the Society should:

• aspire to personal active church life (observe fasts, reading a set of everyday prayers, the Gospel, Psalter, confessing and receiving the Holy Communion regularly etc.);
• attending sessions and planned actions regularly;
• performing assignments imposed by the Society;

13)             Members of the Society should not be engaged in any medical activity that contradicts Orthodox outlook.

Contact phones:

Chairman of the Society 8 (09661) 12-40-18,

The Orthodox medical center in the name of St. Blessed Xenia of Petersburg 8 (09661) 14-27-44.

The Charter was discussed at the General Meeting of the Society on February 16, 2003, and accepted with all corrections unanimously.