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5 THE SHEPHERD • JUNE 2021 • SAINT SPYRIDON GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF SAN DIEGO 909 Prospect Avenue 858.352.6588 spiroscuisine.com Now open in the heart of La Jolla! Extensive Greek & mediterranean menu Delicious Greek desserts Fine wines, local & imported draft beer Patio for outdoor seating A fulfilling dining experience Open for lunch & dinner, 11AM to 9PM Catering for all events, big & small Online order & delivery available A.H.E.P.A. MEETINGS: We are pleased to announce AHE- PA will be recommencing in-person meetings beginning Monday, June 7th at 6:30pm in the church hall. We have a lot of lost time to make up for and would like to hit the ground running in planning and preparation for our upcoming events. Hope to see you there. SCHOLARSHIPS: We are still accepting schol- arship applications for the 2021 school year. Please visit www.ahepa223.org/scholarships to review requirements and to down- load the application. Best of luck to our young grads! MEMBERSHIP: e membership season is un- derway and we’re making it easi- er than ever to renew your mem- bership online or become a new member of AHEPA. Please visit www.ahepa223.org/membership for more information. Costas Kotinopoulos President, AHEPA Chapter #223 G . O . Y . A . NEWS Christos Anesti/Christ is Risen! Can you believe summer is just around the corner? We want to thank Saints Constantine and Helen GOYA for inviting our GOYAns to their Lenten movie night on Friday, April 23. It was nice to see the kids interacting together during the Lent- en Season. Grab your bathing suit, beach chair and blanket and join us for an eve- ning of fellowship, fun and food as we head to the beach for a GOYA Beach Party on Saturday, June 19th at La Jolla Shores. GOYA will pro- vide pizzas for everyone and a fam- ilies are asked to sign-up on this link https://bit.ly/3vFZLOt for every- thing else. Please don’t forget we need long tables and pop up tents so if you have those please bring them! e whole family is invited so bring your parents and siblings. We invit- ed our GOYA brothers and sisters in Christ and their families from Saints Constantine and Helen to join us so we can continue the fellowship that was started during Great and Holy Lent. e evening begins at 4:00pm at La Jolla Shores and ends at sunset. We will meet at the SAME grassy area we went to in September. With the school year ending this month we want to congratulate our GOYA Seniors and wish them all God’s blessing in their life on what- ever path they choose. We will miss Michael Angeles, John Burrell, eo Couris, Justin Davis, Chrysanthe Frangos, Cecelia Hormovitis, Han- nah Kallas, Hudson Lovell, Isabel- la Lovell, Nicholas Lovell, Demetri Maude, Ellie Preovolos, Litsa Pre- ovolos, Anastasia Terris and Evan Vasiliou . It was a joy watching you grow up and mature in your faith. In closing I want to thank the com- munity of St. Spyridon for allowing me to be GOYA Director this year. I love working with the teens in our parish and feel blessed to have had the opportunity to get to know them through our GOYA activities. Working in His Service, Bill Navrides, GOYA Director George Dougenis, GOYA President St. Spyridon GOYA San Diego May God bless Varnavas Mouchlis and Diane Le as Lopes on their birthdays! Your choir misses you! Enjoy your day! Happy 17th wedding anniversary CT ! I’m blessed and grateful you are in my life. Love, NT Sponsored Announcements