Mission of the Parish Council

The mission of the parish as defined in the Uniform Parish Regulations – and therefore the mission of the Parish Council – is “… to keep, practice and proclaim the Orthodox Christian Faith pure and undefiled.” In the parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus, the Rich Man walked by poor Lazarus every day. The Rich Man didn't hate Lazarus – he just ignored him, committing the sin of indifference. The opposite of love is not hate. The opposite of love is indifference. We have been blessed with great treasures of the faith and Lazarus lies at our gate. Lazarus is the visitor that walks through the doors of our church on Sunday morning. Lazarus is the non-Orthodox spouse. Lazarus is the lapsed Orthodox Christian visiting the parish after a long absence. Like the Rich Man in the parable, we often walk right by without noticing, and they eat from the crumbs that fall from our table. If we believe that in Orthodoxy we have the fullness of the Truth, then we have the great responsibility – the Great Commission – to share it with everyone. As Jesus said, “Go therefore and make disciples of ALL nations – EIS TA PANTA EQNH.

About Parish Council

Parish council members represent their parish and the Orthodox Christian faith. As leaders of the community, parish council members are on the front lines and are able to have a long-term effect on their parish. To serve on the parish council is a ministry and those who serve are called to represent Christ to all whom they meet in all aspects of life.

The elections for the 2012 Parish Council took place on Sunday, December 11, 2012. The General Assembly of the Parish nominated the following candidates for the upcoming elections: Theoni Anagnostou, Dimitrios Bouzirikidis, Peter Carlaftes, George Folias, Gus Koumourdas, Anthony Michael, Andreas Pavlou. All faithful stewards of the Parish can vote. Absentee voters could come on Friday, December 9, at the Church office (between 10am-3 pm).

The Affirmation of the 2012 parish Council will take place on Sunday, January 15 after the Divine Liturgy. The results of the December elections and the participation of the candidates in the Archdiocesan seminars have concluded that the new members of the Council are the following (listed in order of votes received):

Theoni Anagnostou (64), Andreas Pavlou (64), Gus Koumourdas (63), Peter Carlaftes (62), Dimitrios Bouzirikidis (61), George Folias (59).

The 2012 Parish Council will have their Executive Council elections after their official affirmation in the service. The positions of the Executive Council are the following: President, 1st and 2nd Vice Presidents, Tresurer (with one Assistant), Secretary (with one Assistant). Tha Pastor will preside at the meeting of the Executive Council elections and all present members are entitled to vote with a secret ballot after the nominations are concluded as per the Uniform Parish Regulations. We wish all Parish Council members a spiritually fruitful and blessed New Year 2012.

Honoring the Presidents of our Community

(in chronological order)

Current Members:

Nikos Stathopoulos (1st VP), Chronis Tsempelis (2nd VP), Nikos Poulikidis (Treasurer), Joe Rocco (Secretary)

George Avgeris, Patricia Boultadakis, Demetrios Fillas, Ben Indiviglia, Stamatis Katsigiorgis, Gus Koumourdas, Peter Louca, Demetrios Mantikas, Peter Matthews, John Michaels, Kostas Tsakos, Andreas Pavlou, Nicholas Sarantakos, Peter Skenderis, Vasilios Zarboutis, Thomas Zervas

Past Members:

2011

2010

2009

2008

2007

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