March 2, 2003

Tallying the votes for the Church Council.

We worshiped this morning at the Latin Church of Visitation. Today were the elections for the Church Council, made up of seven folks who will work with Fr. Aktham on various issues concerning the life of the parish. This is a new initiative by the Patriarchate, though many parishes have been practicing it locally for years.

The rest of the day we spent preparing for classes - Marthame for Ibillin, Elizabeth for Zababdeh - and putting the finishing touches on our latest update. Within minutes of sending it, replies came flooding in, all but one of them supportive.