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3 THE SHEPHERD • MARCH 2021 • SAINT SPYRIDON GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF SAN DIEGO SATURDAY, MARCH 6: Saturday of Souls Orthros : 9:00 AM ✟ Divine Liturgy : 10:00 AM Epistle : I Thessalonians 4:13-17 ✟ Gospel : Luke 21:8-9,25-27,33-36 SUNDAY, MARCH 7: Judgement Sunday (Meatfare) Orthros : 9:00 AM ✟ Divine Liturgy : 10:00 AM Epistle : I Corinthians 8:8-13; 9:1-2 ✟ Gospel : Matthew 25:31-46 SUNDAY, MARCH 14: Forgiveness Sunday (Cheesefare) Orthros : 9:00 AM ✟ Divine Liturgy : 10:00 AM Epistle : Romans 13:11-14; 14:1-4 ✟ Gospel : Matthew 6:14-21 MONDAY, MARCH 15: Great Compline 6:30 PM Great & Holy Lent Begins FRIDAY, MARCH 19: 1st Salutations 6:30 PM SUNDAY, MARCH 21: Sunday of Orthodoxy Orthros : 9:00 AM ✟ Divine Liturgy : 10:00 AM Epistle : Hebrews 11:24-26,32-40 ✟ Gospel : John 1:43-51 MONDAY, MARCH 22: Compline 6:30 PM THURSDAY, MARCH 25: The Annunciation Orthros : 9:00 AM ✟ Divine Liturgy : 10:00 AM Epistle : Hebrews 2:11-18 ✟ Gospel : Luke 1:24-38 FRIDAY, MARCH 26: 2nd Salutations 6:30 PM SUNDAY, MARCH 28: Sunday of Saint Gregory Palamas Orthros : 9:00 AM ✟ Divine Liturgy : 10:00 AM Epistle : Hebrews 1:10-14; 2:1-3 ✟ Gospel : Mark 2:1-12 MONDAY, MARCH 29: Compline 6:30 PM FRIDAY, APRIL 2: 3rd Salutations 6:30 PM 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 1 FR. ANDREW Dear Friends of the Choir, A blessed Lent to all! I can’t believe that a year has gone by since we have all been together. Another Pascha without the choir singing in church. Strange times for sure but we know that God is great and we will be to- gether very soon, once again. We wish everyone a safe and healthy Pascha! Singing His Praises, Katherine Loukatos Meck Choir Master NEWS LOFT FROM THE MEMORIALS JAN 31: Stavroula Couris 40 days Stephanie Navrides 6 months Marie Navrides 6 years Ernest (Anastasios) Navrides 31 years Mary Navrides 32 years Vasilios (Bill) Navrides 52 years FEB 7: Elena Orselli 40 days Alexandra Nassopoulos 3 years Peter Kapsimalis 15 years FEB 14: Spyros Vartelas 3 years ourselves from both things physical and spiritual: to cleanse, purify and strengthen our physical and spiritual bodies with communal prayer, com- munal fasting and with communal “good works.” This is the task and the reward of the Forty Day Fast – the “Great Fast” as we call it in the Or- thodox Church. We continue to pray that this year be different from the last in our continual effort to cleanse and purify our physical bodies and our spiritual souls; at least for this period of time, amen. +A Greetings to our St. Spyridon family from the bookstore! We have one copy left of: Daily Lives, Miracles and Wisdom of the Saints and Fasting Calendar; it includes insightful quotes from the saints, saint commemorated each day, Gos- pel and Epistle readings, and fasting guidelines. Cost is $18.00 plus tax. This is a wonderful resource for ev- ery Orthodox household and a great way to begin each day. If anyone would like to have their own hard copy of: The Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom, please let us know. We have quite a few copies available in the bookstore and you can bring it each Sunday to outdoor liturgy ser- vice. Or use it at home to participate in the liturgy via livestream. Cost is $25.00 plus tax. During this time of pandemic, many of us have more time to read. Would you like to have an autographed copy of: Thinking Orthodox, Un- derstanding and Acquiring the Or- thodox Christian Mind, written by Dr. Eugenia Scarvelis Constantinou. Known to most of us as Presvytera Jeannie, she brings her more than forty years’ experience as a professor, Bible teacher, and speaker to bear in explaining that Orthodox Christian- ity is based on preserving the mind of the early Church, its phronema. We are excited to stock this newly published book in the bookstore. Cost is $25.00 plus tax. Preparing for Lent? We have cop- ies of: The Lenten Triodion, Great Lent by Alexander Schmemann, The Lenten Spring by Fr. Thomas Hopko, and Lenten Meditation books avail- able for purchase. For any items in the bookstore, ar- rangements can be made for pay- ment, pick up or delivery. Please text Stephanie at: 619-203-3533. Wishing everyone a blessed Triodi- on and Lenten season! Mary Mastorakos, Pat Tsopanoglou, Collette Pepelis, Stephanie Mourafe- tis, and Francesca Captain LIBRARY BOOKSTORE & Sponsored Announcement Happy 90th Birthday to our dear Jim Mastorakos! What a milestone! Χρόνια πολλά! We love you and pray for you daily. God bless you always, Mary, Stephanie, Bill and family