ARETE/KYMATA TO HOST GLENDI SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11

Arete and Kymata, our two senior dance groups, which have combined into a single group for purposes of FDF, which will take place the following weekend in San Diego, are hosting a Glendi, Saturday, February 11. Details are found on the cover page of this Herald. Please support our young people by attending the event. You will be glad you did.

SUNDAY SCHOOL PLANS EVENTS

As Sunday School resumes, following the Christmas break, our dedicated staff of volunteer teachers wish to share with you a number of events impacting our children and ways in which you, as parents, grandparents, or just interested parishioners, may wish to assist in the various programs.

We cannot stress enough how important it is that you bring your children to Church. The lessons learned and the relationships which are nurtured and developed, not only among the children and their teachers, but among all of us in our relationship with the Lord, are unparallaleld. No matter what triumphs, dificulties or challenges we face later on in life, we fall back on the faith which was nurtured within us during these formative years.

OTHER SUNDAY SCHOOL NEWS

We recently received a letter from the SF Food Bank thanking us for the generous donations of food by our Sunday School children. In total, we collected 444 lbs. of food, an increase from last year. Thank you to all the families who participated in the act of giving.

We have begun our second semester of Sunday School. Our lower school (pre-K - 4th grade) focuses on bible stories the next month , and then Lent, and our upper school ( 5th grade -12th grade) will begin work on their speeches for the Oratorical Festival.

Our Oratorical Festival will be held on Sunday, March 19, following the Divine Liturgy. The district festival will take place at the Holy Cross Church in Belmont on April 30th, and the Metropolis festival will be held at St. Nicholas Ranch May 5th - 7th.

This year Annunciation Cathedral will host the Archdiocese Festival, with finalists from throughout the Archdiocese of America, June 2nd - 4th. Many volunteers will be needed to host this event. If you can help with greeting, setting tables, or other jobs that will be necessary, please contact Denise Yeilding or Father Stephen.

As a result of the Archdiocese Oratorical Festival, this year's graduation ceremony and luncheon will be held June 11th (Pentecost Sunday). Please mark your calendars for this great family event!

GOYA ON THE MOVE

Some thirty members strong--and growing--is our GOYA. Recently, our teens met to elect officers. The results are as follows: Alexandra Kallas was elected Youth Advisor; Ariana Stratakis was elected President; Katerina Loufas was elected Vice President; Katherine Curd was elected Secretary; Athena Flynn was elected Corresponding Secretary; Harry Misthos was elected Treasurer; Erini Misthos was elected Assistant Treasurer; and Yvonne Chiappari was elected Administrator.

GOYA plans to do a number of things this year. In addition to Christmas carolling, which occured on Saturday, December 23rd, dances, attendance at Basketball and other sporting events, GOYA seeks to be of service to the community. One of the first things GOYA wishes to do is to host a dinner to honor the Ladies Philoptochos, those hard-working women who have made a lasting difference in the life of our Cathedral community, and whose efforts our youth wishes to applaud and emulate. The dinner will take place Saturday, March 4th. Cocktails at 6 p.m., followed by dinner at 7 p.m. A raffle and bingo will follow.

ANNUNCIATION BASKETBALL SCHEDULE

We are, as we know, in the throes of the basketball season. Our Junior Varsity Basketball games began January 15, and have been played at the various gymns of the parishes belonging to the OYAA (Orthodox Youth Athletic Association), as well as at the Annunciation Cathedral.

Annunciation’s teams for the remainder of the season (February and the beginning of March) are scheduled to play as follows:
Saturday, Februry 4
Boys C and Ascension at Holy Trinity, 11:45 a.m.
Girls A and Ascension #1 at Holy Trinity, 1:00 p.m.
Boys A and St. Nicholas at Holy Trinity, 2:15 p.m.
Saturday, Februry 11
Boys C and Holy Trinity at Holy Trinity, 11:45 a.m.
Sunday, February 12
Girls A and Ascension #2 at Holy Trinity, 4:45 p.m.
Boys A and Ascension at Holy Trinity, 6:00 p.m.
Sunday, February 25
Annunciation Boys C and St. Nicholas
at Holy Trinity, 3:30 p.m.
Annunciation Boys A and St. Nicholas
at Holy Trinity, 4:45 p.m.
Sunday, February 26
Annunciation Boys C and St. Gregory
at Annunciation, 2:15 p.m.
Annunciation Girls A and St. Gregory
at Annunciation, 3:30 p.m.
Annunciation Boys B and St. Gregory
at Annunciation, 4:45 p.m.
Sunday, March 5
Annunciation Boys B and St. Nicholas, S.F.
at Annunciation, 2:15 p.m
The tournament will take place Friday, March 10th and Saturday, March 11th, in Oakland and in San Francisco, respectively, and on Sunday, March 12th in San Francisco.

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February 2006 Herald
Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral