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6 THE SHEPHERD • OCTOBER 2025 • SAINT SPYRIDON GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF SAN DIEGO DANCE & CHORAL On September 7th, we held the first dance practices of the school year! We are offer- ing the following classes for the 2025-2026 school year: Youth Choir: 8 to 18-year-olds: Sundays, 12:20 to 1:15 pm; Choir Loft 4 to 6-year-olds: Ta Spyridonakia, Sundays 12:30 to 1:00 pm; Lower Education Building 7 to 10-year-olds: Helios, Sundays 12:30 to 1:15 pm; Youth Room 11-18-year-olds: Pelagos, Sundays, 1:30 to 3:00 pm; Church Hall Young Adult Dance Group: Arhondia; TBD (register below for more information) 6-Week Adult Beginner Greek Dance class TBD (register below for more information) 6-Week Adult Greek Cardio Dance class TBD (register below for more information) The size of our Pelagos dance group has grown significantly (almost 30 kids!) so we will need to move our practices to the church hall on Sundays. We respectfully ask our fel- low parishioners to please exit the hall or move from the tables in the middle/back so we can make room for our practice. We are also very excited about our Youth Room remodel and the wonderful new space this has created for our practices! Complete with a gorgeous new laminate floor through- out, changing rooms, a refillable water sta- tion, new kitchen, remodeled bathrooms, and new couches, our space is now a wel- come and inviting gathering place. Special thanks to the Parish Council but specifically to Art Balourdas who worked tirelessly with us for months to see this project through. Thanks also to Dino Mellos for installing the new laminate wood floors and carpet, Haralambos Terpo and Rhad Brown for in- stalling our new TVs, and Jim Gilpin for do- nating two TVs. We are currently seeking folks to join our Greek Dance teaching team. If you have a background in Greek dance and are inter- ested, please reach out to Timmy Paraskev- opoulos at 714-931-243. The time commit- ment is very small (only a few hours a week) and we offer a moderate stipend as compen- sation for your time. You will help keep the Greek culture alive for the next generation of youth. Registration is $25 off for ALL classes if you pay your tuition before October 1st. See the links below and sign up today! QUESTIONS: stspyridondance@gmail.com REGISTRATION LINK: https://forms.gle/ n3dco1YLc5msbfwn6 TUITION LINK: https://tuition-dance-and- choral-school.square.site