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4 THE SHEPHERD • JULY 2025 • SAINT SPYRIDON GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF SAN DIEGO SUPER SAINTS! The Path to Holiness! 2025 St. Spyridon Vacation Church School – VCS- starts on July 14th! VCS is from July 14th – 18th, from 9am – 12:00pm daily. Aftercare is available until 4:00 daily. Super Saints! Vaca- tion Church School at St. Spyridon is a full week of activities all designed to teach kids a deep understanding and appreciation of the heroes of our Faith, how to stand firm in the Faith, create a sense of connection and belonging within our church community, and spiritual growth through engaging ac- tivities and lessons. The entire week is only $45! Aftercare is only $10 per day! Aftercare will include fun activities until 4pm daily. This is a not-to-miss week at St. Spyridon! Register today on the Youth Ministries web- site: https://sites.google.com/stspyridon.org/ stspyridonyouthministries VCS is also looking for volunteers of all ages! This is the most fun you will have all year! It is a great way to get to know the youth in our community and help them to learn about their faith and to grow closer to God! Volunteer opportunities include set-up on July 12th and 13th, as well as Group Leaders, Station Leaders, sign-in, break-down on July 20th and so much more! Volunteer at https:// sites.google.com/stspyridon.org/stspyridon- youthministries Kids' Corner Kids’ Corner for babies, toddlers, and fami- lies will be open all summer. Little Angels Little Angels Playgroup will have a flexible summer schedule, siblings invited! Our July dates will be July 7th and July 28th (July 21st is tentative). Sunday School Sunday School is in need of two Preschool teachers for the upcoming school year! We have a large preschool class and more teach- ers are needed! The prerequisites for being a Preschool Sunday School Teacher are to have a little creativity, a good bit of patience, and a heart full of love for little ones and God! This is a co-teaching classroom to allow for schedule flexibility. We hope that you will consider volunteering to join our Sun- day School Team! Email youthministries@ stspyridon.org . Sunday School resumes on September 7th! GOYA (Greek Orthodox Youth Association) GOYA celebrated a fantastic school year with dinner, movie, and gelato in June! A big thanks to Milkissimo Gelato for serving up delicious gelato for our whole youth group! We will have our Annual GOYA Kick Off Beach Party on August 17th. We will hold our GOYA Youth Board elections, enjoy a day at the beach/bay with good food, family, and friends! If you are interested in joining the GOYA Youth Board, fill out the Inter- est Form on the Youth Ministries website, on the GOYA tab: https://sites.google.com/ stspyridon.org/stspyridonyouthministries Meráki Young Orthodox Service Group Meraki will resume August 9th, from 9:30am-11am. Be sure to check out the Youth Ministries site: https://sites.google.com/stspyridon.org/ stspyridonyouthministries and follow us on Facebook (St. Spyridon GOC San Diego) and Instagram: @youthstspyridon. To volunteer or get more information on any of the Youth Ministries at St. Spyridon, con- tact Julie Dennis, Youth Ministries Director: 619-940-5167 or email youthministries@ stspyridon.org . YOUTH MINISTRIES Preschool thru 5th Grade & 6-12th Grade (Youth Leaders) More Info: 619-940-5167 acation hurch chool Aftercare Available until 4pm daily! www.stspyridon.org @youthstspyridon