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5 THE SHEPHERD • NOVEMBER 2021 • SAINT SPYRIDON GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF SAN DIEGO On September 26th we had our rst GOYA gathering at Church in quite some time. ank you to all GOYA families who attended GOYA drive in movie night. GOYAns in attendance elected the 2021-2022 o cers that evening and they are: • President: Zoe Maude • First VP: Maggie Samouris • Second VP: George Dougenis • Secretary: Ellia Samouris • Treasurer: Marina Navrides Please support your GOYA board and attend the events we have planned for this year. ank you to Chrisy , Mo- ses , and Nectarios for helping with the elections. Our next GOYA event will take place on Saturday, November 13th . We will gather in the upstairs GOYA room at Church for Game Night and Hand- prints on the Wall . Our annual game night is always lots of fun and we hope you can join us! For those GOY- Ans that have not already placed their handprints on the wall, this will be your chance. Placing your handprints in the wall has become a wonderful GOYA tradition for our teens which now has taken place for over 10 years. Parents drop your kids o at 5:15 pm at Church (dinner will be provid- ed) and pick them up at 8:00 pm). Please RSVP to Maggie Samouris by November 10th at 619-457-3272 or maggiesamouris@gmail.com. is year the older GOYAns will be adopting a buddy (one of the young- er GOYAns). ey will welcome their buddy into GOYA and sit with them during the Divine Liturgy on Decem- ber 12th (the feast day of St. Spyr- idon). ere are many younger GOY- Ans this year and this is one way our older kids can welcome them. We will pick our buddies on November 13 so another good reason to attend GOYA Game Night. Mark your calendar for upcom- ing Youth events over the next few months… Saturday, December 18th: GOYA Christmas Party at the home of George and Jack Dougenis (3323 Nutmeg St., San Diego, CA 92104). Start time is 6 pm. We will be doing Christmas stocking stu ers for Kids n Cancer that night. We are asking each GOYA family to bring a deck or two of Uno cards to place in the stockings as well as some candy canes and choc- olates. e Dougenis family has gra- ciously agreed to take care of the main course (look for a sign-up genius mid-November) and GOYA families will bring desserts and beverages. ursday, January 6th : Divine Lit- urgy and Blessing of the Waters for Epiphany Sunday, January 9th: 43rd Annual Epiphany Cross Dive and Luncheon will once again take place at the Sher- aton San Diego Hotel & Marina im- mediately a er the Divine Liturgy at St. Spyridon. Congratulations to Spiro and Nancy Chaconas , the 2022 Leon Balaban honorees. GOYAns with only 2 months away we welcome all 7th - 12th grade divers. If you are interested in diving for the cross, please contact Mr. Navrides no later than December 14th. Please remem- ber divers MUST attend Church and stay for the Epiphany Luncheon. Working in His Service, Bill Navrides, GOYA Director St. Spyridon GOYA San Diego G . O . Y . A . NEWS AT THE CORONADO FERRY LANDING 619.435.1225 WWW.SPIROSCAFE.COM Best Greek food in the region Draft beer varieties Imported & domestic wine Spacious indoor/outdoor seating Panoramic views of S.D. Bay Catering Available BEST GREEK FOOD SINCE 2002 A Charmed H eart In Memory of our son George M. Platis Shop for the Holidays at www.acharmedheart.com to give a gift from your heart.100% of the net proceeds go to Rady Children’s Hospital Heart Institute. 2 WOMEN OF THE WORD group, contact (call or text) Susan Miserlis at 619-243-9864 or email susanmiserlis@gmail.com With Love in Christ, + e Women of the Word Bible Study Group