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The Parish Council are representatives of St. Elias Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church in the administration of its properties and affairs and all routine administration of the church.
The Parish Council meets the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 7:00 PM. All concerned parishioners are invited to attend. A nominating committee is appointed every year by the Parish Council Chairperson, to search for the candidates that can best serve the needs of our church. To qualify a candidate must be 21 years of age or over, have been a Voting Member of the Parish for a period of two (2) years before his/her term of office begins, and has fulfilled the Canonical requirements of the Faith.
The Parish Council consists of the following:
- The Pastor
- Voting members that consist of nine persons that have been elected from the voting membership of our Parishfor 3 year terms.
- Ex-officio voting members that serve as the Presidents or Chairpersons of our Church Organizations
- Ex-officio non-voting members which consist of the following:
- Superintendent of Church School
- Choir Director
- Advisor of Teen SOYO
Pastor
V. Rev. Fr. Elias Nasr
Elected Executive Council:
Faris Sousou - Chairman
Nader Awwad - Vice Chairman
Mai Makhlouf - Treasurer
Charlie Gabriel - Secretary
Elected Parish Council Members:
Holly Kane
Hilda Khammar
George Mahshie
Robert Mahshie
John Rott
Ex-Officio Voting Member:
Mary Sawalha - President, Antiochian Women
Ex-Officio Non-Voting Members:
Ramzy Makhlouf - Christian Education Coordinator
Diane (Sopp) Sauro - Choir Director
Anna Jabaji - Teen SOYO Advisor
Jim & Hilda Khammar - Co-Ambassadors, Order of St. Ignatius |
