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4 THE SHEPHERD • AUGUST 2021 • SAINT SPYRIDON GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF SAN DIEGO Sponsored Announcements GREEK LANGUAGE SCHOOL Congratulations, we made it through the Covid shutdown! We are pleased to an- nounce that Greek school will open its doors again in the fall to in-person class- es as well as zoom classes. Fall enroll- ment for students is taking place now. For more information, to register and pay tu- ition, please visit our school website at http://www.stspyridongreekschool.org We o er classes for all ages. It is eminent that student registration is completed ahead of time so that class assignments are nalized, and students are ready to begin classes on Wednesday, September 8, 2021 . We are an Accredited Language School! Ask us about earning High School Language credits. CHILDREN FALL CLASS SCHEDULE (2 HRS PER WEEK) SEPT. 9, 2021 - JAN 28, 2022 Students are required to be at least four years of age at time of registration. New students will be placed based on age and knowledge of the Greek language. Tuition per semester is $230 for the rst child and $180 for each additional child. Books and materials are in- cluded. Pre-K to High School: ursday OR Friday 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. ADULT CLASS SCHEDULE (2 HRS PER WEEK) SEPT. 8, 2021 - JAN 29, 2022 Tuition is $300 per semester (18 classes). Books are not included. IN PERSON: Beginners A (1st Semester) u 6:30–8:30 PM Intermediate A (1st Semester) u 6:30–8:30 PM Intermediate C (3rd Semester) u 6:30–8:30 PM Advanced TBD ONLINE VIA ZOOM: Beginners A (1st Semester) Sat 12:30–2:30 PM Beginners B (2nd Semester) u 6:30–8:30 PM Intermediate A (1st Semester) Sat 10AM–12PM We are looking forward to a great school year 2021/2022! Athena Kotinopoulos Georges Greek Language School Director PHILOPTOCHOS NEWS Philoptochos kicked o Summer by co-host- ing with the Parish Council our rst Fel- lowship Hour in a year and a half (since the pandemic) on Sunday, June 28th, thanks to the leadership of Kelly Samouris and Rhad Brown . What a joy to nally gather in per- son with our beloved brothers and sisters! e cherished, long-standing tradition of gathering a er Divine Liturgy to visit with church family is only possible with help from our St. Spyridon community. Please consider sponsoring a Sunday Fellowship Hour with your friends or family by providing simple refreshments - donuts or bagels, fruit and juice. Please contact me to reserve a Fellow- ship Sunday. On Sunday, July 18th we all screamed for “Ice Cream” at Ice Cream Social in honor of National Ice CreamDay! A special thank you to Philoptochos members Marguerite Apos- tolas and Marina Marinos for hosting this wonderful event – a rst for our chapter. Ev- eryone enjoyed ice cream treats, fresh lem- onade and a beautiful a ernoon. We even came home with a special oral cra project. If you missed out – we look forward to see- ing you in the coming months! Please SAVE THESE DATES: Sunday, September 26th Membership, Munchies & Mimosas Sunday, November 14th anksgiving Luncheon Sunday, December 5th Philoptochos Christmas Luncheon Sunday, December 19th Christmas Bake Sale At the foundation of our Anthousa Philop- tochos Chapter is our primary mission of charitable outreach through our ongoing year-round activities such as Feed-the-Poor, Agape Meals, visits & baked goods deliveries to homebound parishioners. We are always looking for volunteers to assist with these en- deavors. Chapter members and non-mem- bers, please contact me if you would like to be added to our ongoing volunteer list so that we may call upon you to lend support as needed. Yours in Christ, So a Samouris, Anthousa Chapter President 619.518.4537 • ssamouris22@gmail.com ZATHAS FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS e Board of Directors of e Zathas Foun- dation is proud to announce the 2021 Scholarship Recipients: Katie Bemis eo Couris Anthony Dick Chrysanthe Frangos Athena Huntalas Since 1994 e Zathas Foundation has awarded over $130,000 in scholarships to our Greek Orthodox youth of San Diego County helping them further their college education. e Zathas Foundation is a 501c3 Not for Pro t Corporation organized, in part, to support educational scholarships for mem- bers of the Greek Orthodox youth of San Diego County. If you would like to help our youth with their college education, the foundation is accept- ing tax deductible cash donations. Please mail your donation to e Zathas Founda- tion, 11905 Riverside Drive, Lakeside, CA 92040 . We thank you in advance for your consideration. Huge congratulations to our won- derful little girl, Renee Dahl , for graduating with distinction / honors from Del Norte High School and for being accepted into the Human Bi- ology / Pre-med program at UCSD! ere are no words to express how very much we love you and how very proud we are of the beautiful person you have always been! We wish you all the very best as you start this new chapter of your life. You de nitely deserve it! With all our love, Mom & Dad