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3 THE SHEPHERD • JANUARY 2025 • SAINT SPYRIDON GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF SAN DIEGO DIVINE SERVICES SUNDAY, JANUARY 5: Sunday before Epiphany Orthros 9:00 AM ✟ Divine Liturgy 10:00 AM Epistle : II Timothy 4:5-8 ✟ Gospel : Mark 1:1-8 MONDAY, JANUARY 6: The Epiphany of Our Lord Jesus Christ (Θεοφάνεια) Orthros 9:00 AM ✟ Divine Liturgy 10:00 AM Epistle : Titus 2:11-14, 3:4-7 ✟ Gospel : Matthew 3:13-17 SUNDAY, JANUARY 12: Sunday after Epiphany Orthros 9:00 AM ✟ Divine Liturgy 10:00 AM Epistle : Ephesians 4:7-13 ✟ Gospel : Matthew 4:12-17 Epiphany Cross Dive & Luncheon to follow at Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina SUNDAY, JANUARY 19: 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 26: 15th Sunday of Luke Orthros 9:00 AM ✟ Divine Liturgy 10:00 AM Epistle : I Timothy 4:9-15 ✟ Gospel : Luke 19:1-10 Support this newsletter by placing your Congratulatory & Personal Greetings and Announcements for any occasion such as Name Days, Birthdays, Anniversaries, Engagements, etc., but also messages for sad circumstances and wishing well. For more information, call 858.292.6070 or email info@theshepherdnews.com Personal Greetings! MEMORIALS NOV 24: Konstantinos Loukatos – 20 years Elly Loukatos – 13 years John Stamatelatos – 17 years DEC 22: Athena Napoli – 40 days Argyrios Livas – 10 years Marika Livas – 23 years Stavros Livas – 50 years DEC 29: Mary Koulaxes – 1 year Angeline Anas – 6 years Ken (Stephanos) Gilliland – 6 years George Koulaxes – 7 years Ruth Koulaxes Gilliland – 7 years John Anas – 16 years JAN 19: Emmanuel Pegas – 2 years Bess Maheras Michas – 5 years Dimitrios Giannousopoulos – 8 years Penelope Giannousopoulos – 6 years BAPTISMS DEC 21: Konstantinos Socrates Haralambos Panagiotou Godparents: Emanuel & Kristina Panagiotou DEATHS NOV 19: Koula Kostelis 90 years old NOV 29: William (Bill) Diamond 88 years old NEWS LOFT FROM THE Dear Friends of the Choir: Happy New Year! Welcome to 2025! We want to wish everyone a healthy and prosperous new year! If you have not made your reserva- tions for our Epiphany Luncheon, please try to attend and help us hon- or our Leon Balaban honorees Angel & Jim Gilpin . Congratulations to them! Our youth choir is working very hard to prepare for next month’s Folk Dance and Choral Festival. They hope to perform their set for you soon. We send our warmest birthday greetings to Timmy Paraskevopou- los, Daralyne Baddour and Collette Pepelis . God grant you many years. Singing His Praises, Katherine Loukatos Meck Choir Master 40-DAY BLESSINGS DEC 8: Paschalis Dimitris Son of Georgios & Aspasia Charalampopoulos DEC 15: Markella Michael Daughter of Michael & Stella Haddad FOR SALE: Last remaining side-by-side grave plots at scenic Greenwood Mortuary in the Anastasis area. Located to the left of the Glavas grave plot. $48,000 for both. Call or email for more info: 858.504.1222 – kevin@sdthreshold.com Sponsored Announcement PANARCADIANS The PanArcadians of San Diego wish you all a Happy New Year! Join us the 4th Thursday every month at 6:30pm in the St. Spyri- don Education Building Conference Room, for delicious potluck, fellow- ship, and service to the community. Με Αγάπη, James Rigopoulos President, PanArcadian Federation of America (PFA), Tegea Chapter 619-300-0312, jamur10@yahoo.com For yet another year, our parish was delighted by His Eminence Metropolitan Gerasimos' visit to officiate during Vespers and Divine Liturgy for Saint Spyridon's Feast Day.