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4 THE SHEPHERD • SEPTEMBER 2021 • SAINT SPYRIDON GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF SAN DIEGO G . O . Y . A . NEWS We hope you all had a great summer and are getting back into your school schedules. It was great to see everyone at the Padres baseball game “Greek style” on August 8th, and even better that we won! ank you to all our Church families who supported GOYA’s co ee hour e orts on Sunday, August 15th. A big thank you to the following families for their co ee hour donations - Couris, Maude, Terris, Samouris, Frangos, Dougenis, Navrides, Dennis, Savvides, Capetanakis, Aliano and to Olympic Café restaurant for their food donation. What a privilege it was for GOYA to host our parish in honor of the Holy eotokos. We would like to inform everyone about our upcoming September event, which will be “A GOYA FAMILY movie night under the stars” on Saturday, September 25th at 6:00 pm starting o with our elections for the upcoming board at 6:15 pm. As a reminder, o cers for GOYA are: President, First Vice President, Second Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer. If you are interested in learn- ing more about the roles of each of these positions please contact Mr. Navrides or George Dougenis. We will begin the movie around 6:45 pm and we will be watching Luca , a Disney movie suitable for all ages. GOYAns, bring ALL your family members and don’t for- get to bring your chairs and blankets as we will be watching the movie in our St. Spyr- idon church parking lot. Please RSVP to Mr. Navrides by September 19th so we can properly prepare. GOYA will provide dinner, snacks and ALL the movie theater treats for you and your family. Looking ahead, mark your calendar for our next event on Saturday, October 16th in the evening. Your NEW GOYA board will meet in late September (probably AFTER Church on Sunday, September 26th) to plan the rest of the year’s activities including the one on October 16. Parents, as we have done in the past, we would like your help in executing our events. Since Mr. Navrides is now doing GOYA solo, your help is needed and greatly appreciated. God Bless you all and our St. Spyridon com- munity as we begin a new Ecclesiastical year. Working in His Service, Bill Navrides, GOYA Director St. Spyridon GOYA San Diego GREEK LANGUAGE SCHOOL We are pleased to announce that Greek school will open its doors again in the fall to in-person classes as well as zoom classes. Fall semester begins the week of September 6th and runs through January 28, 2022. Reg- istration for new and past students is tak- ing place now. You can nd the Fall School Calendar, easy to ll out registration forms, and pay tuition at our school’s website http://www.stspyridongreekschool.org Student registration and tuition must be sub- mitted prior to the start of the rst semester. Tuition may be paid online or by check made payable to St. Spyridon Church and mailed to the church o ce. It is very important that registration forms are completed ahead of time, so that class assignments are nalized, and students are ready to begin during the week of September 6. For more information, please email Athena Georges at athenakoti- nopoulos@gmail.com CHILDREN FALL CLASS SCHEDULE (2 HRS/WK) 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 addi- tional child. Books andmaterials are included. Pre-K to High School: ursday OR Friday 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. ADULT CLASS SCHEDULE (2 HRS/WK) SEPT. 8, 2021 - JAN 29, 2022 Tuition is $300 per semester (18 classes). Books are not included. Beginners A (1st Semester) u 6:30–8:30 PM Intermediate A (1st Semester) u 6:30–8:30 PM Intermediate B (2nd Semester) Tue 6:30–8:30 PM Intermediate C (3rd Semester) Wed 6:30–8:30 PM Advanced TBD 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 IN PERSON ONLINE (VIA ZOOM) SUNDAY SCHOOL We are SO excited to welcome our Sunday School back for the new school year! If you have not registered your children or teens yet, the link to the form is available on the Parish Website www.stspyridon.org . It’s not too late! If you are interested in joining the Sunday School Team or need to be added to our email list, please email sundayschool.stspyridon@gmail.com We are pleased to welcome our new and returning teachers and classroom assistants to the Sunday School Ministry Team! We will be having a Sunday School Meet and Greet for Sunday School Families in October. Keep an eye out on your emails for details.