Calling All Youth Choir Members
Youth Choir practice will follow Sunday School, in the choir loft every Sunday. Any child is welcome from the age of 8 years old to 18. Please join us for a fun and musically exciting year. For more information, please contact, Kathy Meck at: 760-390-0101 or sprndiva@aol.com
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GOYA Kick Off - This Saturday, September 24th
Calling all GOYANS! Calling all Youth in 7th -12th grades! We hope you will join us for the GOYA 2022 Kick Off Event! Meet us this Saturday, September 24th at 4 pm at La Jolla Shores! Please RSVP here http://evite.me/vuxERNT6hV
For more information, email the Youth Ministries Director: at youthministries@stspyridon.org or call/text 619-940-5167. Be sure to follow us on Instagram! @st.spyridon_goya to stay up to date on all the events for this year!
Ancient Wisdom & Modern Coffee - This Sunday
Join us for our Adult Sunday School class (taught by Dn. Michael Kallas, MA, MDiv). We will be studying the Sunday Gospel Readings to learn how to hear scripture. There will be class this Sunday, September 25th, and October 16th and 30th. We meet downstairs in the Education Building.
Philoptochos Save the Date - Sunday, October 2nd
Philoptochos invites you to our annual Munchies, Mimosas, & More on Sunday, October 2nd in the fellowship hall, immediately following the Divine Liturgy. We can't wait to share with you what we have planned for the coming year!
Membership Chairs:
Melanie Anastopulos (619)218-9778, melanieanastopulos@gmail.com
Kelly Samouris (619)871-4702, nyckelly@cox.net
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Dance Groups Are Forming Now!
Dance Practices start on October 2nd - Register now on the St. Spyridon website, www.stspyridon.org. It is going to be a fun year to join our Dance and Choral School! If you are interested in teaching or joining the Dance and Choral Board, email youthministries@stspyridon.org
Practice Schedule Starting 10/2/22:
Primary Group (Kinder - 3rd grade) - 12:30 pm – 1:00 pm
Junior Group (4th - 5th grade) - 1:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Middle School (6th - 8th) and High School (9th-12th) Groups - 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
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San Diego Loyal Greek Night - October 9th @ 3:00 PM
Please join the Dance and Choral School for Greek Night on October 9th at 3:00 PM with the San Diego Loyal Soccer Team VS. New Mexico United. Buy your tickets here: https://sdloyal.spinzo.com/san-diego-loyal-vs-new-mexico-united-2022-10-09-GPXVX?group=greek-night-stspyridon-7b67
For questions, contact Kathy Meck at: 760-390-0101 or sprndiva@aol.com.
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OXI Dinner Dance - Reserve Now!
4th Annual OXI Day Dinner Dance on October 29, 2022. AHEPA Chapter 223 San Diego is sponsoring an evening of live music, taverna-style mezedes, dinner and dancing, at the Church Hall beginning at 6:00 pm. Benefitting our Greek Language School. Tickets are $65/person. For reservations contact Christoforos Savvides at 619-709-6067 or sdgreekevents@yahoo.com. Sold out last year. Reserve now.
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Upcoming Memorials for October
Sunday, October 2nd - Fr. Elias Velonis - 40 days
Sunday, October 23rd - Georgia Afendoules - 1 year
Sunday Fellowship Sponsors are Needed
Many of the Sundays in October and November are available. Please consider sponsoring with your friends and family. Let's keep it simple by providing cookies or donuts, fruit, and juice. To reserve your date contact Anne Zouvas at (619) 248-6644. Thank you for supporting this long-standing tradition of our church!
Philoptochos Decorated Feast Day Icons
Philoptochos invites you and your family to commemorate a special Feast Day by offering a donation towards a beautifully decorated icon which will be displayed in the Narthex for all to venerate. A suggested donation of $75 payable to the Greek Orthodox Ladies Philoptochos Society is much appreciated.
To reserve your date, contact the office: (619) 297-4165, office@stspyridon.org.
Icons Currently Available for the Month of October:
October 18th - St. Luke the Evangelist
October 23rd - St. James the Apostle;
October 26th - St. Demetrios the Myrrh-Streamer
The Metropolis of San Francisco Stewardship Ministry Continues the Series - “Equipping and Enriching Parish Life”
Please join us on any or all of the Monday evenings: October 17, November 21, and December 19 at 5:00 p.m. Pacific, for a special presentation on “Revitalizing Parish Health & Achieving Operational Excellence: Examining Six Critical Areas of Parish Life.”
Over the past two years, our world has shifted. And while our Orthodox theology, worship, and ethos remain intact, many parishes have struggled to adopt – or define - the “new normal” for parish life and ministry involvement. To assist our parishes in their journeys, during this segment, our speakers will:
• Explore the new context and shifting landscape facing our parishes in the post-pandemic world (and “carry-over” opportunities that our parishes were already encountering).
• Identify the six most critical areas of parish life which are vital to revitalizing Parish Health and optimizing Operational Effectiveness.
• Share new tools and an emerging Orthodox ministry dedicated to helping parishes achieve transformational change.
For more information, please email metropolis@sanfran.goarch.org or call 415-753-3075.
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