MC Alex Abbey, Christina Carroll, Frances Scurfield and John Sarkissian.
A group of 90 enthusiastic locals met at the Coachman Hotel recently for a Spirituality in the Pub event.
The topic was Science and Faith’s Fascinating Dance, and the speakers were Dr Christina Carroll and John Sarkissian.
Christina graduated in Medicine from the University of Queensland in 1977 and has worked in the hospital system in Queensland and Western Australia gaining broad experience in rural general practice. She also served for several years as a principal examiner for the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine.
John Sarkissian OAM arrived in Parkes in 1996 for an 11-month contract to support NASA’s Galileo Mission to Jupiter and is still here 26 years later. He has a passion for astronomy and is an operations scientist at the CSIRO Parkes Radio Observatory. His main responsibilities are the science operations at the radio telescope, and the support of remote astronomers with their observations. In addition, he is involved in pulsar research – an exciting field of radio astronomy.
More events are planned for 2023 providing a forum for enjoying conversations which are inspirational and entertaining. If you’d like more information or to go on our email list, contact the committee by email at parish.parkes@wf.catholic.org.au.