JOY

Upcoming Events

Sunday, April 27th 2008- Easter Egg Hunt (immediately following Agape Service)

  • Joy will be hosting our annual Easter Egg Hunt immediately following the Agape Service (service starts at 11:00am). Everyone is welcome! We also ask JOY families to contribute a couple dozen eggs each (20-24) filled with candy for this event. Eggs need to be given to Evelyn Xeron or George Karayianis, no later than Sunday, April 20th.

Friday, May 2nd 2008- Fax Lunch Service (Kick-off of Spring Festival) 11am-1pm

  • To kick off our Spring festival, JOY will be heading up this effort in which local area businesses, schools, or offices, can FAX in lunch orders and have them available for pick up per their request. We will need parent volunteers that would be available to help pack and prepare the lunch orders as they come in. We need help from 10am-1:30pm on Friday, May 2nd.

Friday to Sunday, May 2nd-4th 2008-  Kid's Corner (St. George Spring Festival)

  •  JOY will be operating the Kid's Corner during the Spring Festival. We will need volunteers to help sell popcorn and slurpies and to operate the moon bounce. We need help all weekend (Friday evening, Saturday and Sunday).

Friday May 16th, 2008- JOY End of Year Party 7pm to 9:30pm

  • Join us in the Founder's Hall for fun, food, and fellowship as we warp up the 2007-2008 year with an end of year celebration. All are welcome!

Purpose and Mission of JOY

The purpose and mission of JOY is for kids to have fun and to build a strong connection with their church and faith through fun activities including, sports, Greek-dancing, crafts, outreach projects, faith enrichment, social events and much more. We meet on Friday evenings at Church in the Founders Hall from 7-9:30pm. Please come and join us! All parishioners are welcome.

Kala Christouyenna and Kali Protochronia!

For any questions, please contact Evelyn Xeron or George Karayianis 

General Information

  • JOY registration form
  • Food will be provided at every meeting thanks to Mama Lucia's and Jimmy Fragoyannis.
    Food will be served between 7pm and 7:30pm.

About JOY

JOY was established for youth ages 7-12 at St. George Greek Orthodox Church of Bethesda, Maryland in 1994. Across the country, one of the newest and fastest growing areas of youth ministry is one encompassing elementary age children. Until recently this was largely ignored, with Youth Ministry most often being defined as ministry to teenagers and young adults.

JOY's mission is to provide an opportunity for JOY-aged children at St. George to socialize and have fun. JOY is run by many dedicated parents volunteering their time to ensure the children of St. George have an enriching experience through a variety of activities and events.