Sunday School

Saint Spyridon Sunday School

We are happy to have you! We are so blessed to start the school year with full class offerings – Preschool through High School classes! We are thrilled to welcome all of our youth to Sunday School. If we haven’t met you or your family yet, please find one of our Sunday School Team and introduce yourself! We have many fun and faith-filled activities planned for the year that include weekly lessons, Family Fruit Feast, Service Sunday, Christmas Pageant, OCMC Coin Drive, Oratorical Festival, and more! We hope that all of our families will get plugged in this year!
St. Spyridon Sunday School welcomes children and youth from Preschool through 12th grade. With a focus on learning about the Divine Services, Holy Tradition, the Holy Bible, and Community Service, our children are provided with foundational knowledge and guidance to continue their journey as Orthodox Christians. We acknowledge the importance of parents and family in the teaching of our children and youth and strive to develop a strong relationship between Sunday School and families.
 
Sunday School has a new Registration Form for the 2024/2025 School Year. Please complete a registration form for ALL NEW AND RETURNING STUDENTS. Click HERE to complete the registration form or download the form HERE and email to youthministries@stspyridon.org or mail to the church office.
 
Sunday School Classes meet immediately after Holy Communion in the Education Building and Youth Room (high school). Classes end at 12:10. Please see the resources on this page (under the “Resources” heading) for resources and worksheets for families to use throughout the year.
 
Our Sunday School annual theme for 2024/2025 is We are the Body of Christ. Our memory verse is: “We, though many, are one in the body of Christ.” (Romans 12:5). In addition to our Sunday School Curriculum, our students participate in monthly themed activities to encourage engagement in our theme. Our Middle and High School students participate “Service Sundays” on the first Sunday of most months. Students have the opportunity to serve our church community (serving fellowship, activities with younger classes, making lunches for local people in need, serving the seniors in our church, and other service projects).


Volunteer Corner

We are always looking for friendly faces to join our Sunday School Team! We love our volunteers and would love to see all families involved in one way or another! IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN HELPING, CONTACT Julie Dennis at youthministries@stspyridon.org

Our current volunteer needs:
• Class Substitutes (once per month)
• Christmas Pageant Team
• Service Sunday Helper

Other Sunday School Needs:
• Snack Donation – candy, granola bars, chips, other snacks, juice boxes, sparkling water, bottled water
• Prizes for our prize box
• Frequent use items: Handwipes, Hand sanitizer, white board markers/erasers, and tissues.

Contact information

Sunday School Director
Julie Dennis
youthministries@stspyridon.org

Teachers
Heather Aryana & Christina Terpo: Preschool
Sophia Thiros & Kathreen Lynch: TK - 1st grade
Tina Perri & Erika Couris: 2nd - 3rd grade
Anastasia Polles: 4th - 5th grade
Rhad Brown: 6th - 8th grade
Marcella Bothwell: 9th - 12th grade
Renee Maude: 12th grade Student Teacher Program

Registration Forms

Online Form:
https://sites.google.com/stspyridon.org/stspyridonyouthministries/registration-forms?authuser=0

Resources for Families

All grades:

Weekly worksheets, coloring icon, all ages (scroll down to get to this school year)
http://ww1.antiochian.org/christianeducation/letusattend

K - 2:

Children's Bible Reading Online
http://cbr.goarch.org/

K - 5:

Great website with printable worksheets, teacher guides, and the planning doc below, each tab at the top has activities included about the subject (fasting and prayer, church and feasts, holy scripture, etc).
https://orthodoxabc.com/church-and-feasts/

Middle/High School:

https://www.y2am.org/be-the-bee
Be the Bee, short videos (5 minutes) about orthodoxy for teens and tweens. 

Live the Word videos, videos about scripture
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGSLTvTfXhU&list=PLbyQMR-_r8bL7co1ogTTyZAYA4L9bnXAC&index=2