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5 THE SHEPHERD • SEPTEMBER 2024 • SAINT SPYRIDON GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF SAN DIEGO budget and working with children/teens. You do not need to have a youth in GOYA to volunteer, just a heart to help! If this is you, email the Youth Ministries Director youth- ministries@stspyridon.org HOPE &JOY (Holy Orthodox Primary Education &Junior Orthodox Youth): Save the date for the HOPE and JOY Kick Off Party on September 21st! HOPE is our youth group for kids in grades TK – 2nd grade and JOY is our youth group for kids 3rd grade – 6th grade. Join us this new year! Little Angels New this year! Little Angels is for our young- est ones, age 40 days – 4 years old and their parents or grandparents! We will have week- ly events and get-togethers to sing, play, and learn all about God! Some weeks will have lessons led by the Youth Ministries Director and some weeks will be a fun outing in the community. Our first meeting will be on Oc- tober 3rd from 9:45am – 11:00am at Del Mar Highlands Town Center. As Jesus Christ said to His disciples in the Gospel of Matthew, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for they are the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 19:14 Email the Youth Ministries Director to sign up for this new group! If this date and time doesn’t work for you, join our contact list to give feedback! youthministries@stspyridon.org YOUTH MINISTRIES