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3 THE SHEPHERD • JANUARY 2022 • SAINT SPYRIDON GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF SAN DIEGO e happiest of birthdays to Daralyne Baddour, Collette Pepelis, and Timmy Paraskevopoulos. We love you! Your Choir Family! SUNDAY, JANUARY 2: Sunday before Epiphany Orthros : 9:00 AM ✟ Divine Liturgy : 10:00 AM Epistle : II Timothy 4:5-8 ✟ Gospel : Mark 1:1-8 THURSDAY, JANUARY 6: Holy Epiphany With the blessing of the waters to follow Orthros : 9:00 AM ✟ Divine Liturgy : 10:00 AM Epistle : Titus 2:11-14;3:4-7 ✟ Matthew 3:13-17 SUNDAY, JANUARY 9: Sunday a er Epiphany Orthros : 9:00 AM ✟ Divine Liturgy : 10:00 AM Epistle : Ephesians 4:7-13 ✟ Gospel : Matthew 4:12-17 SUNDAY, JANUARY 16: 12th Sunday of Luke Orthros : 9:00 AM ✟ Divine Liturgy : 10:00 AM Epistle : Colossians 3:4-11 ✟ Gospel : Luke 17:12-19 SUNDAY, JANUARY 23: 14th Sunday of Luke Orthros : 9:00 AM ✟ Divine Liturgy : 10:00 AM Epistle : I Timothy 1:15-17 ✟ Gospel : Luke 18:35-43 SUNDAY, JANUARY 30: Synaxis of e ree Hierarchs Orthros : 9:00 AM ✟ Divine Liturgy : 10:00 AM Epistle : Hebrews 13:7-16 ✟ Gospel : Matthew 5:14-19 one. The team worked a to renovate the storage area ation started with demolition he supply roomwalls.Post that, as lined-up, creating a bigger, graded andmore economical helving and s/s tables.We still atwe plan to complete in the k to the following (yes,we took ks: Spero Tzathas,Mike Platis, d AnthonyKyriakidis. Finally,a effort tokeepourstorage room rying tonot leavepersonalstuff η ανακαίνηση της αποθήκης υ δούλεψε σκληρά ελπίζει να την τάξη, λειτουργικότητα, και , που όντως εξυπηρετεί όλους DIVINE SERVICES DEATHS NOV 8: Nikolaos Vaios Koltsidas 83 years old NOV 19: Carolee (Kyriaki) Scoortis 74 years old MEMORIALS DEC 5: Nicholas Constantine Pappas – 1 year DEC 12: Nikolaos Koltsidas 40 days DEC 19: George Dougenis 3 years Stella Couris 1 year JAN 2: April (Brigid) Hoare 40 days JAN 23: Bess Michas 2 years Mary Chrisos 2 years WEDDINGS DEC 4: Helen Moreno & Alexandros Reizian Koumbaros: Demetri Ladas Linda Tasto & George Scarvelis Koumbara: Sophia Peratis Congratulations to Yonas & Kisanet Ghiliu on the birth of their son Ben- hur Yonas, born on November 14, 2021, 6 pounds 15 ounces, 20 inch- es long. Proud are her grandparents Mehari & Leterufael Ghiliu and Rezene & Selam Gebrezgi, and big brother Muruts. Congratulations to David & Christina Miller on the birth of their daughter Olivia Renae, born on December 11, 2021, 7 pounds 15 ounces, 19 inches long. Proud are her grandparents Nicholas & Vicky Ragousis and Kevin Miller & Renae Hamilton. BIRTHS 40-DAY BLESSINGS DEC 26: Benhur Yonas Son of Yonas & Kisanet Ghiliu Happy New to our Church Family! Unbelievable that another year has gone by. Where has the time gone? We are almost two years in with Covid 19. If you think about it, that is just crazy really. God is Great! e choir has re- turned and we are so happy to be singing each week. ank you to my choir members for their dedication and attending each week. A huge thank you to Presvytera Jeannie for her dedication and support on the organ. e choir would love to have new members. Please join us!!! We wish you a blessed and healthy New Year! Katherine Loukatos Meck Music Master NEWS LOFT FROM THE e bookstore would like to send warm greetings to all our parishioners for the beginning of the New Year. Ring in 2022 with Daily Lives, Miracles and Wisdom of the Saints and Fasting Calendar; it includes insightful quotes from the saints, saint commemorated each day, Gospel and Epistle readings, and fasting guidelines. Cost is $20.00 plus tax. How about starting off the New Year with a new book. We are excited to stock: inking Orthodox, Understanding and Acquiring the Orthodox Christian Mind, written by Dr. Eu- genia Scarvelis Constantinou. Dr. Eugenia hosts the popu- lar podcast: Search the Scriptures Live! on An- cient Faith Radio and holds master’s degrees in eology. She is known to most of us as Pres- vytera Jeannie and has lifelong roots in our par- ish. She brings her more than forty years’ experi- ence as a professor, Bible teacher, and speaker to bear in explaining that Orthodox Christianity is based on preserving the mind of the early Church, its phronema. Come visit us in the bookstore and get your own copy. Cost is $25.00 plus tax. May you all have a blessed, fruitful, and healthy New Year! Stephanie Mourafetis, Mary Mastorakos, Pat Tsopanoglou, Collette Pepelis, and Francesca Captain BOOKSTORE SUNDAY SCHOOL Happy NewYear! Sunday School will resume on January 16, 2022 . It’s not too late to join Sunday School. Please register via the church website, un- der the ministries tab. CLASSIFIEDS Need someone to take care of your elderly? I speak Greek, I drive, and I can provide the care they need. Give me a call! Christina Kourte: 858.261.8330