learning Greek "is good for the Church"

"Where your Treasure is, there your heart lies also" - Matthew 6:21 

Why Greek School is a ministry for the Church

 Greek is the original language of the New Testament and the language which most accurately preserved the Old Testament tradition, in the Septuagint.  Although simplified, Modern Greek maintains most of the morphology and vocabulary of the language of the Apostles and it connects us with our forefathers and their country of origin. When we value the Greek language, we value this treasure that was left to us by our forefathers, as intended by the founders of our church since its beginning in Irvine. Greek Language is a treasure and we are its keepers that is why the instruction of the Greek language is designated by the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America as a ministry of every Greek church. In honoring our Greek language, within our current rich and varied cultural milieu of Parishioners, we honor the original language of the Church, our spiritual forefathers and the founders of Saint Paul's.

Saint Pauls' Greek School Objectives

Saint Paul’s Greek School aims to make this treasure of the Greek language accessible and enjoyable to children and adults.  Through distinct instruction programs, Saint Paul’s Greek School would like to provide families and individuals with instruction in the Greek language: 

1) as used in daily conversation by Greeks in Greece, in order to strengthen our ties with our place of origin; 

2) as it is experienced during Church Services, in order to strengthen our understanding of our Greek Orthodox traditions and Church Life, as well as to provide a reading and interpretative ability of the Bible in in original language.

In order for language to be learned, it has to be treasured, it has to be a commitment, hopefully a long-term one and some sort of a priority, it cannot be at the bottom of the list of other commitments.  Language learning can be fun rather than drab but no one can succeed in it without commitment.

It is important that no-one that wants to learn Greek should be discouraged by financial considerations. Please, talk to Father Steve regarding a reduction/removal of fees and/or multi class/ multi person discounts. 

Tuition paid to Church (indicate whether in person or online). Tuition maximum is $15/instruction hour/student for the school year 2025-2026.