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5 THE SHEPHERD • MAY 2020 • SAINT SPYRIDO N GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF SAN DIEGO AT THE CORONADO FERRY LANDING 619.435.1225 WWW.SPIROSCAFE.COM Best Greek food in the region Draft beer varieties Imported & domestic wine Spacious indoor/outdoor seating Panoramic views of S.D. Bay Catering Available BEST GREEK FOOD SINCE 2002 Christ is Risen! Χριστός Ανέστη! Hristos a înviat! We hope you all had a blessed Pascha “from afar” and you are staying safe and healthy. It was a di erent Holy Week for sure but the Live Stream- ing did make it feel like we were with Christ and His Holy Church. We missed our Church community during Great and Holy Lent, Palm Sunday Luncheon and Holy Week. We pray every night we will be able to worship together as a Church community at our beloved Saint Spyridon VERY SOON. I am happy to report our GOYA board did not let the virus stop them from getting together. On April 10th your GOYA board put together a ZOOM call with over 20 GOYAns in attendance. It was so nice to see your wonderful faces, long hair and in some cases beards. What we saw from each of you was a beautiful smile which we have truly missed. ank you to the GOYA board for putting this together and for the games and fellowship. GOYAns be on the lookout for another ZOOM call soon. We know these days are trying with “Distance Learning and Quarantine” but this too shall pass. We are sorry we must cancel our May 9th Kayaking adventure in Coronado as it was going to be a fun outing. Our June 6th end of the year pool party at the Samouris home has been postponed to later summer. We are as anxious as you all are to get together with our GOYA families as soon as it is safe to do so. As graduations are upon us this month and next we must recognize our amazing Seniors who will be moving on from GOYA and into the next phase of their lives. Congratu- lations and best wishes to Anthony Dick, Dimitri Gilpin, William Gil- pin and George Gonis . We have been blessed to get to know these young men very well over the years and have enjoyed watching them grow as Orthodox Christians in GOYA and wish them all the best in their future endeavors. You will be missed! Since it looks like we will not be see- ing each other till later summer just a reminder GOYA is for all teens in 7th through 12th grades. ere is no ap- plication or membership fee. Teens, just come, participate and have fun. Learn something about yourself. Expand your faith. See your friends and make new friends. We welcome all the kids moving up to 7th grade in the fall to come and check out GOYA. You will have a great time! Parents don’t forget please give us your contact information for your 7th graders so you can hear about all the exciting things we have planned. Our GOYA events will be announced ahead of time so check the Sunday Weekly Bulletin, the parish Month- ly Newsletter, yers in the Sunday School rooms and the GOYA Face- book page and our forms of social media for our event times, scheduled and dates. Bill and Stephanie Navrides, St. Spyridon GOYA Directors GOYAStSpyridon@gmail.com St. Spyridon GOYA San Diego st.spyridon_goya G . O . Y . A . NEWS A.H.E.P.A. EVENTS: Under the current quarantine conditions and social distancing orders by our local and state governments, we will be postponing our annual AHEPA Day BBQ and our Tavli Tournament Family Picnic until a later date. We will notify the community once we es- tablish a date for each of these events. SCHOLARSHIPS: We are still accepting applications for our scholarships for graduating seniors. Please go online for more information and to download the application here: www.ahepa223.org/scholarships. SUPPORT: We are here for any seniors of our communi- ty who may need assistance during the pan- demic. Reach out and let us know how we can help! Haven’t paid your dues for 2020? Don’t get worried, get ONLINE! www.ahepa223.org/membership Costas Kotinopoulos President, AHEPA Chapter #223 619.435.1225 WWW.SPIROSCAFE.COM Coming Soon in La Jolla!