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3 THE SHEPHERD • JANUARY 2023 • SAINT SPYRIDON GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF SAN DIEGO SUNDAY, JANUARY 1: Circumcision of Jesus Christ Orthros : 9:00 AM ✟ Divine Liturgy : 10:00 AM Epistle : Colossians 2:8-12 ✟ Gospel : Luke 2:20-21, 40-52 FRIDAY, JANUARY 6: Holy eophany With Blessing of the Waters Orthros : 9:00 AM ✟ Divine Liturgy : 10:00 AM Epistle : Titus 2:11-14, 3:4-7 ✟ Gospel : Matthew 3:13-17 SUNDAY, JANUARY 8: Sunday A er Holy eophany Orthros : 9:00 AM ✟ Divine Liturgy : 10:00 AM Epistle : Ephesians 4:7-13 ✟ Gospel : Matthew 4:12-17 SUNDAY, JANUARY 15: 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 22: Sunday of Zacchaeus Orthros : 9:00 AM ✟ Divine Liturgy : 10:00 AM Epistle : I Timothy 4:9-15 ✟ Gospel : Luke 19:1-10 SUNDAY, JANUARY 29: Sunday of the Canaanite Woman Orthros : 9:00 AM ✟ Divine Liturgy : 10:00 AM Epistle : II Corinthians 6:16-18, 7:1 Gospel : Matthew 15:21-28 DIVINE SERVICES DEATHS NOV 20: John James Krooskos 81 years old DEC 20: Irene Cantos 100 years old BAPTISMS NOV 29: Annaliese (Eleni) Low Godmother: Carolyn Hesse-Low MEMORIALS DEC 11: Sonja (Eleni) Umberson 10 years Eva Nicolaou 37 years Nicholas Nicolaou 30 years DEC 18: Chris Greanis 9 months Yacoub Jack Khoury 40 days JAN 8: Clem Samouris 7 years JAN 15: Louis eodore Dimas 1 year JAN 22: Alexandru Dinescu 25 years Christos Tsopanoglou 10 years JAN 29: Bess (Vasiliki) Michas 3 years Mary Chrisos 3 years Congratulations to Sean and Alex- andra Murray on the birth of their daughter Aurora Joanna who was born on November 11, 2022 weigh- ing 7 lbs. 1 oz., measuring 19.75 inches long. Proud grandparents are Marina Dimas and Brian & Bever- ly Murray and proud great grand- mother is Joan Dimas. BIRTHS Happy New Year! e choir wishes everyone a very happy and healthy 2023. Time just flies right on by. We hope that everyone enjoyed the Christmas Carols each Sunday a er Divine Liturgy. It was wonderful to be able to bring joy to all. e choir always welcomes new members. You do not have to read music to join. Come up and visit us. Give us a try. We promise, you will love it. Singing His Praises, Katherine Loukatos Meck Music Master NEWS LOFT FROM THE 2 WOMEN OF THE WORD e bookstore would like to send warm greetings to all our parishio- ners for the beginning of the New Year. Ring in 2023 with Daily Lives, Miracles, and Wisdom of the Saints and Fasting Calendar 2023; it in- cludes insightful quotes from the saints, saint commemorated each day, Gospel and Epistle readings, and fasting guidelines. For 28 years now, the Orthodox Calendar Company has published this Calendar. is Calendar follows the Revised Julian Calendar (New Calendar). All list- ed commemorations and Scripture readings are according to the Greek Orthodox Church liturgical Calen- dar. Please stop by the bookstore to obtain a copy. Cost is $20.00 plus tax. Happy New Year from your book- store staff! Stephanie Mourafetis, Mary Mas- torakos, Pat Tsopanoglou, Collette Pepelis, and Francesca Captain blood, which is shed for you.” In this covenant, Christ becomes the ultimate Offeror and Offering, our High Priest who en- ters into the Holy of Holies, the heavenly place once and for all. And our part of this new covenant is to “commit ourselves and one another and our whole lives” back to God as “a living sacrifice.” (Romans 12:1) With Love in Christ, + e Women of the Word Bible Study Group Contact: susanmiserlis@gmail.com BOOKSTORE Your greetings help make the publishing of this newsletter possible. Send your congratulatory and personal greetings and announcements for any occasion such as Name Days, Birthdays, Anniversaries, Engagements, etc., but also messages for sad circumstances and wishing well. Visit theshepherdnews.com for more details and to submit your greeting online, or email info@theshepherdnews.com Thank you for your support and God bless! Personal Greetings!