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 Parish for 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:
Christian Education Director
Choir Director
Teen SOYO Advisor
Clergy
Fr. Michael Ibrahim
Deacon Nicholas Mahshie
Parish Council
Diane Sopp-Sauro – Chairperson
Nabeel Algattas – Vice Chairperson
Tony Abboud – Treasurer
Faris Sousou – Secretary
Kathy Fedrizzi
Reema Habayeb
Sheila Mazur
Michael Nasr
Mohammad Tadrus
St. Elias Antiochian Women Officers
President: Diala Habib
Vice President: Milia Alamir
Treasurer: Gloria Dayeh
Recording Secretary: Nujoud Makhlouf
Corresponding Secretary: Lina Abu-Manneh
Director of Public Relations: Suhad Koussa
Teen Soyo Advisor
Grace Khairallah
Sunday School Director
Ramzi Khairallah
Choir Director
Diane Sopp-Sauro
Ambassador for the Order of St. Ignatius
Ramzi Khairallah