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GREEK ORTHODOX YOUTH OF AMERICA
To bring the
fullness of God to the teenagers of St. Basil
To develop
deeper friendships with each other
To feel at ease with discussing
all trials that come with being a teenager
To gain a deeper understanding of the Bible
To have fun
To drop any walls or barriers and
be real
To
sing their hearts out
To
share their faith to their friends
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We
will lead our young people into experiencing the Holy Orthodox
Faith. By
developing a personal relationship with our Lord and Savior,
Jesus Christ, and becoming active sacramental members of the
living Church, our young people will be equipped with tools
necessary to assist them in their journey toward salvation.
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I
do solemnly affirm that I will uphold the teachings, traditions, worship and
moral principles of the Holy Orthodox Faith and the GOYA charter, by-laws and
guidelines of my Parish, Diocese and the Archdiocese of America.
I will strive to be an example and positive Christian role model to my
fellow GOYAns and to those of whom I come into contact.
I will faithfully and sincerely fulfill the duties and obligations
required of this office. So help me
God.
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Fr. Gregory Koo
frgkoo@yahoo.com
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Diocese of San Francisco YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULT MINISTRIES
CROSSROAD-- Orthodox Youth Taking the Challenge
Challenge Newsletter
St. Nicholas Ranch at DUNLAP
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St. Basil
stbasilschurch@sbcglobal.net
Sdn. John Heilman
(retired to Montana)
heilmanjon@aol.com
 John Heilman – Bio
John was born in
ancient times, when people stared at four foot high radios
instead of four foot wide TV sets.
This was in the 1940’s when most people walked to
where they had to go. Movies
were still in black and white (and gray too).
He went to school before calculators and can still do
times tables in his head.
For most of his life
he was a teacher of juvenile delinquents, a fact that has
significantly affected his personality.
From time to time, his children, and even his
grandchildren, tell him that his sense of humor is warped.
John says that he is creative and has unique
perceptions of reality.
John got a Masters
Degree in Theology when he was in his late forties.
Why? He
needed some questions answered.
And it took his mind off the delinquents.
So now he knows a whole lot of stuff other people
don’t know (for example, the names of the first five books
of the Bible), and at GOYA meetings he can get people to
listen to him.
One last thing –
if you stand next to him at a meeting you know he can’t
sing.
(He's
moved to Montana and you know what? He still can't sing.)
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