St Raphael’s Pastoral Committee (Pastoralni Svet)
On Saturday, 27 June, the St Raphael’s Mission held a meeting at which members of our church community were appointed to the Pastoral Committee. These members will work collaboratively to support Pater Darko Žnidaršič and foster the spiritual and community life of our parish.
Committee Members
Chairperson: Josie Modrijančič
Vice Chairperson: Walter Šuber
Secretary: Olga Lah – assisted by Mimi De Rooy and Jordan Covich
Treasurer: Joe Marinč – assisted by Branko Fabjančič, Mimi De Rooy and Michelle Šušteršič
Liturgy Facilitators: Sonia Fisher and Joe Marinč
Catering and Community Activities Facilitator: Olga Konda – assisted by Jenny Stariha, Josie Modrijančič, Irene Stariha, Vesna Kavčič and Kristine Šuber
Maintenance Facilitator: Mark Stariha – assisted by Jože Lah, Walter Šuber.
The Pastoral Committee serves in an advisory capacity rather than a governing one. Members are appointed for a five-year term.
The Committee’s role is to promote and nurture the life of our church community, supporting the pastoral mission of the parish while representing and giving voice to the hopes, needs and aspirations of our parishioners.
We congratulate all those who have accepted these roles and thank them for their willingness to serve our community with generosity and commitment. We ask God’s blessing upon them as they undertake this important ministry.

Pastoralni odbor župnije sv. Rafaela
V soboto, 27. junija, je misijon sv. Rafaela imel sestanek, na katerem so bili v pastoralni odbor imenovani člani naše cerkvene skupnosti. Ti člani bodo sodelovali pri podpori patru Darku Žnidaršiču in spodbujanju duhovnega in skupnostnega življenja naše župnije.
Člani odbora
Predsednica: Josie Modrijančič
Podpredsednik: Walter Šuber
Tajnica: Olga Lah – s pomočjo Mimi De Rooy in Jordan Covich
Blagajnik: Joe Marinč – s pomočjo Branka Fabjančiča, Mimi De Rooy in Michelle Šušteršič
Moderatorja bogoslužja: Sonia Fisher in Joe Marinč
Moderatorka gostinskih storitev in dejavnosti v skupnosti: – Olga Konda s pomočjo Jenny Stariha, Josie Modrijančič, Irene Stariha, Vesne Kavčič in Kristine Šuber
Moderator vzdrževanja: Mark Stariha – s pomočjo Jožeta Laha in Walterja Šuberja.
Pastoralni odbor ima svetovalno in ne upravno vlogo. Člani so imenovani za petletni mandat.
Vloga odbora je spodbujati in negovati življenje naše cerkvene skupnosti, podpirati pastoralno poslanstvo župnije, hkrati pa zastopati in izražati upanja, potrebe in želje naših župljanov.
Čestitamo vsem, ki so sprejeli te vloge, in se jim zahvaljujemo za njihovo pripravljenost, da z velikodušnostjo in predanostjo služijo naši skupnosti. Prosimo jih za Božji blagoslov pri opravljanju te pomembne službe.
