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7 THE SHEPHERD • JANUARY 2023 • SAINT SPYRIDON GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF SAN DIEGO Once again, it was a very busy December for our Anthousa Chapter! We celebrated Christmas at Parc Bistro, baked thousands of cookies for our Christmas Bake Sale and hosted Kids 'N' Cancer children and their families at our Angels Christmas party! is could not have been accomplished with- out the help and leadership of our Anthousa Board, Anthousa Chapter and St. Spyridon community members. THANK YOU!!! Our annual Membership Event is scheduled for Saturday, February 25th . We have a fun morning planned! You will be able to re- new your membership and spend time with friends. Looking forward to seeing you and don’t forget to bring a friend! AGAPE MEALS are offered to our com- munity members during difficult times. If you know of a family in need or are inter- ested in volunteering with preparing meals, please reach out to Marian Dougenis at 619.520.3660 or mkdougenis@prodigy.net SUNDAY FEL- LOWSHIP: Our cherished tradition of gathering to vis- it with church fam- ily is only possible with the support of our parishioners. Please sponsor a Sunday Fellow- ship Hour with friends & family by providing sim- ple refreshments: donuts or bagels, fruit, juice. Contact Anne Zouvas at 619.248.6644. ICON ADORNMENT: Philoptochos invites every family to commemorate a special Feast Day in honor of your someone special by of- fering a donation to cover the cost of deco- rating the icon with beautiful fresh flowers for display in the Narthex. e liturgical year presents many opportunities to honor your family member and an important day in the life of the Church (suggested donation is $75). Please contact Soula at 619.297.4165 or office@stspyridon.org to reserve your date now. Please join us as we continue to put faith into action through our Philoptochos ministry. Our work will provide you with many grati- fying opportunities to serve your parish and community, make new friends, embrace and promote the faith of our mothers and fathers in our Orthodox beliefs. Yours in Christ, Sofia Samouris Anthousa Chapter President 619.518.4537 ssamouris22@gmail.com Close to 50 seniors gathered in the Church Hall on December 13th to celebrate the Christmas season. We collected over 75 new toys which were donated to the Toys for Tots organization. Ioanna Capetanakis, Niki Dougenis, Irene Ampelas and Vicky Mellos prepared an amazing shrimp feast that was thoroughly enjoyed by everyone. ank you ladies, for such a special a ernoon. Please plan to join us on Tuesday, January 10th as we begin our New Year. Please re- member that dues will once again be collect- ed in January for the 2023 term. In order to help us plan the day and to plan the meal, RSVP to Cynthia Samarkos at 619.582.4109 or email at tedcynsam@cox. net no later than Sunday, January 8th . SENIORS ΝΕΑ ΤΗΣ ΦΙΛΟΠΤΩΧΟΥ PHILOPTOCHOS NEWS