Upcoming Events:
31st Annual Golf Classic
Youth Program Sheets
2018 – Spring 2019
Learn about the meaning of the Holy Cross, its veneration and use in prayer (click here)
For Archived Youth Program sheets (click here)
for all ages (except Jr. High and High School 7th-12th) are held in the classrooms on the first floor.
Grades 7th– 12th will meet in the room at the top of the stairs.
Lila Coudsy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . ..Church School Director
Subdeacon Richard Ajalat . . . . . . . . . . . 20-40 Group
Cooper Rowe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Youth Director
Cooper Rowe and Tammy Salamone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Teens
St. Michael Church School Teachers 2018-2019
Grade | Teacher |
Pre-K/Kindergarten | Nicole Simon & Rafeef Kleif |
1st/2nd | Monica Juganu & Shereen Manning |
3rd/4th | Naveen Dawud & David Dawud |
5th/6th | Claudia Zait & Rafeed Kleif |
Teens | Cooper Rowe & Taylor Salamone |
Total Parish Education is the Orthodox vision for Christian education. The children of our parish have been experiencing Christian education in a traditional, 40 minute classroom session after Holy Communion on Sundays for many years. All students, including visitors, from Pre-K to Grade 12, are welcome to join us in our Community Center classrooms after Holy Communion. Classes run from early September through mid June.
This year, families are asked to contribute $25/family to cover the cost of take home materials, plus $20 per student to cover curriculum and supplies.
Special Annual Events
- Festival Award Presentation – September
- Nativity Play & Luncheon – December
- Creative Arts Festival Workshops – March
- Palm Sunday Workshop – Palm Sunday
- Empty Tomb Egg Hunt – St. Thomas Sunday
We keep a private Shutterfly account to protect the privacy of the children, to manage volunteers, share pictures and our very active calendar.
Youth Program
While classroom learning offers an important foundation in our faith, we realize that our families need more support and hands on learning to inspire our children to live a life of faith.
This year, we revitalized our approach to youth education with a program to help our youth grow in faith. In our Youth Program, we plan enriching, fun & educational activities for families with children in three age groups: 0-5 years, 6-12 years and 13-18 years.
The monthly theme will be explored in Children’s Sermons, teaching our children to sing hymns of the service, special seasonal events, and reinforced in our classrooms
Volunteering
We rely on parents, grandparents and other supportive parishioners to help us in many ways. If you would like to volunteer, or find out what is needed, please contact Pastor at St. Michael Van Nuys.