St. Nicholas Parish Council 2011

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 line and have a long-term effect on our parish. Serving on the Parish  Council ministry is also a
calling to represent Christ to all whom they meet in all aspects of life.

Mission
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 an 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, as 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.”

Here at St. Nicholas, along with the parish priest, 15 dedicated stewards of our parish actively serve the everyday needs of our parish.  Those who are currently serving through the year 2011 are:
William Brown, President
Dan Wouralis, Vice President
Evangeline Poupolo,  Secretary
Michael Tanionos, Treasurer
Penelope Tzougros,  Stewardship
Nector Ritzakis,  Finance Committee
Christopher Kokkinos, Asst. Treasurer
Valerie Larsin, Asst. Secretary
James Decoulos 
Kostas Daileanes
Anthony Gray
Marilyn Nichols
William Nimee
Pamela Schmidt
Michael Wilson

 2011 Parish Council Members

* These members constitute the Executive Committee