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I'm  privileged  to introduce  the  personal Home Page ( 3nd  Edition ) of my  friend  and mentor, the  Reverend Father  A. Maximiadis,   Autocep. east.O. Pr. Father  Maximiadis  is  an  ordained  priest of  the Greek  Orthodox Church.  He has  served, without remuneration,  in   three   Community   Churches; both Greek and Cyprian. Additional  to his liturgical  duties,  under instruc- tions  from  his  Archbishop , engaged  in  welfare work  and  counselling,  particularly  in  respect to substance abuse; in the wider community. His lifelong mission from age 16  ( 'Coburg  Cour- ier',  3/10/1951 ) has   been  a  communicating  the Christian  ethic  through  social  welfare  activities rather  than   proselytizing,  particularly  with   the underprivileged  and  those  without  power  for  the most  part  on  the fringe  of  society.  His  mission  statement  has  been a "... doctrine  of love  and  help  for  his fellow men ... ( asking ) no prerequisites,  com- mitment,   and  expects   no   reward"  (  Jocelyn   Howard,  'Melbourne   Observer'  ).

In May 1968 he established The Good Samari- tan Ministry in  Australia for its parent founda- tion  at  San  Diego  California   to   serve  the welfare needs  of  the marginalized members of the community. In 1973 he was invited by the Students Repre- sentative  Council,  at  the  R.M.I.T. ( now  the Royal Melbourne University  of  Technology ), to establish and direct an  informal communi- cation  centre;  The   Metaphysical  Workshop ( 'The Sun' 5/4/1973 ). In 1972-1973 he acted together with Ian Chan- nell, Cosmologer and Archwizard (Melbourne University)  in    matters   concerning   human identity    and   cosmology   from   a   religio- philosophical view; in Canberra, and at the R.M.I.T. In October 1973 he was appointed an  honorary  Probation Officer of all Adult and Children's Courts in Victoria,  and was chairman of  the  Anti- Vivisection  Union of Australia ( now Animal Rights ), co-founder of  the Humane Research Foundation of Australia ( 'The Sun', 4/10/1975 ), com- mittee  member of  the  'White House'  crisis  accommodation centre In- terim Planning Group; and the Fitzroy Advisory Service. In 1973 he appeared  on  the Sydney  based 'Bob Roger's Show'  for the Channel  9  Network,  and in the ensuing  years on other television  and radio  broadcasts in Sydney,  Melbourne,  Adelaide; and  Byron Bay. He has  counselled  show business  personalities,  on  tour, from   Europe, Japan and the United States, written articles  for the 'Catalyst';  and was a columnist  for  the 'Fitzroy News'.  He has  given  lectures and talks in Sydney,  Melbourne,  Adelaide  and  Brisbane,  on  paranormal  related subjects, and  on  various  aspects  of his  work, at  tertiary educational institutions; and various welfare agencies.

In 1977 he pioneered a  project,  known  as 'The Sanctuary',  to  provide health care and  social welfare services for prostitutes and their  infants. He produced, published and distributed, gratis, a publication called  the 'Parlour  Weekly',  for  prostitutes  in  New  South  Wales,  Victoria,  and South Australia. Father  is  a charismatic  figure.  He  is  tenacious,  eclectic,  enigmatic, egalitarian,  apolitical,  eccentric;  and   occasionally  intellectually   ar- rogant. His critics are on public record suggesting that he is "Either a crank or a very powerful thinker beyond pedestrian understanding" ( Myles   Byrne, 'Weekender' ),  with  a  disposition  that  would "... make  the  most  hardened  atheist warm to the church",  and that: "the target ( of his ) ser- mons is  not the  local  sinners but  those who help  the  rich  and  powerful ... particularly  in the  firing   line  are ... those  who  rule"   ( Bill Calder, 'The Melbourne Times' ). Ian  Channell, now official Arch-wizard of New  Zealand, once described  him  as  having "No sign of the fear or pride  that  produces  the  closed  mind and the closed fist and the closed heart". His critics further suggest that he is 'an increas- ingly  tiresome and obtrusive figure of  dubious background',  'counterfeit',  'controversial', 'pol- itically  motivated';  and  'disruptive to  a city by his rowdy demonstrations. Father's Home Page is a personal web site with no affiliation with the Greek Orthodox Church. The views and opinions  published on  this   site  are  unrepresentative  of  the Church  and  are  solely  those of Father or contributors. Father's Page is  a miscellany of  contents:   memoirs,   views,   opinions, open  letters,   quotations,  articles,  letters you  may  wish  to  include. He  hopes that friends,  old  and  new   alike,  will  rendez- vous on this site; time and time again. George G. Amad, Owner/controller. www.fathershomepage.com Melbourne, Australia. 11 August, 2002.

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