THE GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF OUR SAVIOUR
RYE, NY
2014 – 2015 SUNDAY SCHOOL EVENTS/ACTIVITIES
Use this sheet to decide which events/activities you can volunteer for, then indicate your commitments on the attached form. You may wish to keep this sheet for reference. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP!
ACTIVITIES:
· Teachers/Substitutes/Teachers Aides – weekly commitment as a teacher or to share with another teacher, substituting, or assisting teachers as needed
· Administrative Duties – assisting the Director as needed with attendance, letters, updating computer files, producing directory, updating bulletin boards, …
· Logos Newsletter Contributor – writing articles or collecting children’s work for submission to the Logos “Sunday School Says” column
· Special Projects/Lessons – if you have ideas for special projects and/or are willing to assist teachers with special projects such as making prosforo or kollyva or teaching about a particular feast, tradition, religious holiday or arts and crafts
· Website – prepare material for approval/inclusion of Sunday School as a ministry on the Church of Our Savior website www.gocoos.org and provide updates as necessary
EVENTS:
· Bake Sales
Volunteers to coordinate, run and work the event, which involves communicating the event to the church community, organizing parents to donate baked goods, set prices, work the sale table after Divine Liturgy
Fall Bake Sale: 11/23/2014
Spring Bake Sale: 05/03/2015
· Confession Breakfast
Volunteers to coordinate, run and work the event, which involves communicating the event to the church community, determining menu, purchasing groceries, preparing food, setup, servers, cleanup. Sunday School children and their parents attend a special Divine Liturgy followed by breakfast and individual appointments with Father Elias for confession
Pascha Confession Breakfast 4/04/2015 (Saturday)
(See Reverse Side Also)
· Children’s Christmas Program
This beautiful program of the retelling of The Nativity Story through word, song and movement by all Sunday School and Hellenic School children is a major event and therefore requires many hands to be a blessing for all involved. Much of the work must be done during November and early December – a busy time for everyone, but many hands make light work. Volunteers are needed for the following activities:
- program coordinator(s)
- scripting and choreography
- costume fitting
- costume mending, cleaning, sewing, updating
- props collection, purchase, updating
- production of printed program
- assisting children with cues at rehearsals and on the day of the program
- communicating schedules and requirements with all families involved
Anticipated rehearsal dates: TBA
Mandatory Rehearsal 12/13/2014
Performance: 12/14/2014 immediately following Divine Liturgy
· Senior Home Visit
This is an opportunity for our children to visit seniors at St. Michael’s Home. We need a coordinator to organize, communicate and execute this activity along with other volunteer hands
Date(s) to be determined
· Godparents Sunday
Volunteers to coordinate and run the event, which involves communicating the event to the church community, sponsoring coffee hour and planning and executing activities for the event
February 1.2015
· Oratorical Festival
Volunteers to assist Coordinator with the event which involves communicating the event to the church community, presenting the program to appropriate Sunday School classes and running the event
March 15, 2015
· Graduation Program
Volunteers to coordinate, run and work the event which includes communicating the event to the church community, organizing the program with the Sunday School Director and sponsoring coffee hour,
June 7, 2015
THE GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF OUR SAVIOUR
RYE, NY
PLEASE RETURN WITH REMITTANCE TO CHURCH OFFICE, ATTN: SUNDAY SCHOOL
2014 SUNDAY SCHOOL REGISTRATION $35/FAMILY: ______
PARENTS/GUARDIANS:______
ADDRESS:______
CITY: ______STATE: ______ZIP CODE: ______
PHONE: (____)______EMAIL:______
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CHILD 1 NAME: ______AGE:______
BIRTHDATE: ______GRADE IN SCHOOL (9/2014:______
ALLERGIES/MEDICATION/IMPORTANT INFORMATION:______
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CHILD 2 NAME:______AGE:______
BIRTHDATE:______GRADE IN SCHOOL (9/2014):______
ALLERGIES/MEDICATION/IMPORTANT INFORMATION:______
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CHILD 3 NAME: ______AGE:______
BIRTHDATE: ______GRADE IN SCHOOL (9/2014:______
ALLERGIES/MEDICATION/IMPORTANT INFORMATION:______
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CHILD 4 NAME:______AGE:______
BIRTHDATE:______GRADE IN SCHOOL (9/2014:______
ALLERGIES/MEDICATION/IMPORTANT INFORMATION:______
BE SURE TO COMPLETE REVERSE SIDE
THE GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF OUR SAVIOR
RYE, NY
SUNDAY SCHOOL PTO PARENT VOLUNTEER COMMITMENTS
Parent/Guardian Name: ______
Teacher/Substitute/Teacher Aide: Grade/Age Preference: ______
Circle one or more of above
Administrative Duties: Logos: ____ Website: ____ Special Projects/Lessons: ____
Attendance Monitor: ______
Plant/Bake Sales: Parents needed to coordinate these events:
Fall Sale 11/23:___ Spring Bake 5/03:___
Confession Breakfast: Indicate with C(Coordinator) or V(Volunteer) on events below
Pascha 04/04: ____
Christmas Program 12/14:
Coordinator: _____ Script/Choreography:______Costume Fitting:_____
Costume Updating: ___ Props:____ Printed Program:____
Cue Assistance: ___ Decorations:____ Communications:_____
St. Michael’s Home Visit(s): TBD
Coordinator:____ Volunteer:____
Godparent’s Sunday 02/01:
Coordinator:____ Volunteer:____
Oratorical Festival 03/15:
Volunteer:____
Graduation 06/07:
Coordinator:____ Volunteer:____
Other:
Please indicate your choice of activity.