Advisors:
Carolyn Hill & Carol Lynne Capocci
Telephone: 330-454-7278
There are three events that are up-and-coming:
!) The S'mores Party at Carolyn Hill's house.
2) Serving and Clean-up at the Man of the Year Banquet.
3) The December Fundraiser: A Cool Yule and the selling of plates of Kouloudria on Sunday December 18th.
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The Greek Orthodox Youth of America, or GOYA, is a national youth program of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. Its main activities are fellowship, service, and social activities. The orientation and implementation of the program reflects the Orthodox Christian Faith, Tradition and Life.
GOYA is open to junior high (7th grade) and high school grade Orthodox Christian teenagers. Teenagers should be in seventh through twelfth grades to participate.
The mission and goal of GOYA ministry is to lead young people into experiencing the Holy Orthodox Faith; through: Diakonia= Service, Koinonia=Fellowship, Martyria= Witness, and Liturgia=Worship.
Our group is involved with many events and fundraisers throughout the year such as: Basketball & Volleyball and Basketball Tournaments, retreats, spaghetti dinners, pool parties, and actively participating in Youth Sunday. Our President, offers a sermonette following the liturgy on Youth Sunday.
We meet multiple times during the month and are always 'on call' to help the church with banquets and special projects.
We look forward to our Christmas Program: A Cool Yule/ Kouloudria Bake Sale, our basketball and volleyball games, and working the Lemonade Stand during the annual Summerfest and all of our fundraisers at St. Haralambos Greek Orthodox Church.
Members of GOYA are colloquially known as "Goyans".