Sunday School

Message from the Director
Student Registration Form
Sunday School Class List
Sunday School Calendar
Class List
Oratorical Festival

Message from the Director

Welcome to the Sunday School informational page! My name is Andrea Faches and I am the director of the Sunday School for 2008-2009. On this page you will find the curriculum we are using for each grade, the teachers' names, major Sunday School events and other pertinent Sunday School information. Please contact me if you have any questions or comments. We are regularly looking to improve the quality of our program and are eager for parent volunteers. If you are interested in offering your time and talents to our Sunday School program, please contact me. We need homeroom parents, substitute teachers and people to review and further develop our curricula.

Classes begin right after communion and end at noon. Please help to make sure that the students and teachers get in line for communion first so that they won't be late for class! We appreciate your support!

Student Registration Form

Submit registration information through our online registration form.

2007-2008 Class List

2007-2008 SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS LIST
Level	Teacher(s)	Curriculum
Preschool	Lisa Jordan & Vicky Paraschou	God, My Friends and Me
K-1st Grade	Stella Hofrenning & Krisandrea Rylander	God Loves Us
2nd - 3rd Grade	Stacy Katsiyiannis & Georgia Panopoulos	We Worship God in Church
4th, 5th and 6th Grade	Tom Lampros & Vaios Vlachos	Worship in the Orthodox Church
7th, 8th and 9th Grade	Diane Anastos & Eric Chadwick	The Christian Way of Life
10th,11th and 12th Grade	Nick Kanavati & John Simon	The Way, The Truth, The Light

For more information on the Sunday School curriculum see the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese's Department of Religious Education web page.

2008-2009 Sunday School Calendar

2008-2009 SUNDAY SCHOOL CALENDAR
Date	Event
September 7, 2008	Sunday School Begins
September 14, 2008	No SS - Elevation of the Cross
September 21, 2008	Church Picnic
October 4, 2008	Art Auction
October 10-12, 2008	Family Camp
November 2, 2008	Patriarchate Sunday; Youth Choir Conference Chicago
November 15, 2008	Advent Fast Begins
November 23, 2008	Christmas Program Rehearsal - After SS
November 26, 2008	Pan Orthodox Liturgy - Thanksgiving
November 27, 2008	Thanksgiving
November 30, 2008	No SS - Thanksgiving
December 7, 2008	Program Rehearsal - After SS
December 14, 2008	Program Rehearsal - After SS
December 21, 2008	Christmas Program
December 25, 2008	Christmas
December 28, 2008	No SS – Christmas Break
January 11, 2009	No SS – Theophany/Great Agiasmos/Vasilopita
January 25, 2009	Junior Choir Concert
February 1, 2009	ORATORICAL FESTIVAL-Mandatory
February 1, 2009	Godparent & Newcomer Sunday
February 13-15, 2009	Metropolis Basketball Tournament – Milwaukee
February 22, 2009	Meatfare Sunday/Triodion Begins
March 1, 2009	Cheesefare Sunday
March 2, 2009	Great Lent Begins
March 2, 2009	Lenten Read-A-Thon Begins
March 8, 2009	No SS – Sunday of Orthodoxy – Procession of Icons
March 22, 2009	No SS – Veneration of the Cross – Procession of Crosses
April 12, 2009	No SS – Palm Sunday
April 19, 2009	HOLY PASCHA – No SS
April 26, 2009	Metropolis Oratorical Festival
April 30-May 3, 2009	Festival of Nations
May 10, 2009	Mother's Day/Greek School Grad
May 23-24, 2009	Junior Olympics Chicago
May 24, 2009	No SS – Memorial Day Weekend
May 25, 2009	Memorial Day
May 31, 2009	Sunday School Graduation
June 12-14, 2009	Oratorical Festival

Oratorical Festival February 1, 2009

Oratorical History/Information

Introduced in 1983, the St. John Chrysostom Oratorical Festival provides Greek Orthodox teenagers the opportunity to write and talk about their faith. The Oratorical Festival Program begins at the Parish Level and is divided into two divisions; the Junior Division for students in the 7th to 9th grades and the Senior Division for teenagers in the 10th to 12th grades.

The top speakers in each division advance to the district level and if selected become one of two finalists in their division to represent their district at their Metropolis Oratorical Festival. The top speaker in each division is then selected to participate in the Archdiocese Finals, which is hosted by a different Metropolis each year.

All eighteen finalists at the Archdiocese Finals participate in a weekend of activities, the highlight of which is the delivery of their speeches on Saturday morning. The Oratorical Festival Scholarship Foundation provides college scholarships in the amount of $2000, $1500, and $1000 to the top three speakers in each division. In addition, those finalists who receive a rank of Honorable Mention are awarded a $500 United States Savings Bond.

Oratorical Festival 2009

Topics and tips for the St. John Chyrsostom Oratorical Festival to be held February 1st, 2009 at St. George may be found at: http://www.goarch.org/archdiocese/departments/religioused/sjcof/ . St. George is proudly co-sponsoring the St. John Chrysostom Oratorical Festival National Finals with St. Mary Greek Orthodox Church in Minneapolis on the weekend of June 12th, 2009. Please watch for details of this grand event.

2009 National Finals - Logo Contest

Members of St. George (young and old) are encouraged to submit logo designs for the St. John Chrysostom 2009 National Finals. Submissions should incorporate the St. John Chrysostom Oratorical Festival icon designed with a local flair, Twin-Cities specific flair. Past national final logos have incorporated the icon with uniquely local themed concepts like: New York-New York City Sky Line, Norfolk-A Mermaid, Denver-a Western Theme, San Francisco-a cable car, Miami-palm trees). All submissions must be made to Andrea Faches by December 15th, 2009.