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3 THE SHEPHERD • APRIL 2024 • SAINT SPYRIDON GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF SAN DIEGO WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3: Pre-Sanctified Liturgy 6:00 PM FRIDAY, APRIL 5: 3rd Salutations to the Theotokos 6:00 PM SUNDAY, APRIL 7: Adoration of the Holy Cross Orthros 9:00 AM ✟ Divine Liturgy 10:00 AM Epistle : Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:1-6 ✟ Gospel : Mark 8:34-38; 9:1 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10: Pre-Sanctified Liturgy 10:00 AM FRIDAY, APRIL 12: 4th Salutations to the Theotokos 6:00 PM SUNDAY, APRIL 14: Sunday of St. John Climacus Orthros 9:00 AM ✟ Divine Liturgy 10:00 AM Epistle : Hebrews 6:13-20 ✟ Gospel : Mark 9:17-31 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17: Pre-Sanctified Liturgy 6:00 PM FRIDAY, APRIL 19: Ακάθιστος Ύμνος (Hymn Without Sitting) 6:00 PM SUNDAY, APRIL 21: Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt Orthros 9:00 AM ✟ Divine Liturgy 10:00 AM Epistle : Hebrews 9:11-14 ✟ Gospel : Mark 10:32-45-21 SATURDAY, APRIL 27: Saturday of Lazarus Orthros 9:00 AM ✟ Divine Liturgy 10:00 AM Epistle : I Thessalonians 4:13-17 Gospel : Luke 21:8-9, 25-27, 33-36 with Lenten Pancake Breakfast & Palm Tying to follow SUNDAY, APRIL 28: Palm Sunday Orthros 9:00 AM ✟ Divine Liturgy 10:00 AM Epistle : Hebrews 11:24-26, 32-40 ✟ Gospel : John 1:44-52 w/Palm Sunday Luncheon to follow SUNDAY, APRIL 28: The Bridegroom Service 6:00 PM with Icon Procession MONDAY, APRIL 29: Great & Holy Monday The Bridegroom Service 6:00 PM TUESDAY, APRIL 30: Great & Holy Tuesday The Bridegroom Service 6:00 PM WEDNESDAY, MAY 1: Great & Holy Wednesday Holy Unction 3:00 PM Orthros for Holy Thursday 6:00 PM with Anointing to follow THURSDAY, MAY 2: Great & Holy Thursday Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great 10:00 AM The Crucifixion w/12 Gospel Readings 6:00 PM FRIDAY, MAY 3: Great & Holy Friday Reading of the Royal Hours 10:00 AM The Un-nailing of Christ 3:00 PM The Lamentations before the Tomb of Christ 6:00 PM with Procession to follow SATURDAY, MAY 4: Great & Holy Saturday Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great 10:00 AM Resurrection Services 11:00 PM with Paschal Divine Liturgy to follow Epistle : Acts 1:1-8 ✟ Gospel : Luke John 1:1-17 SUNDAY, MAY 5: Great & Holy Pascha Agape Service at Flinn Springs County Park 11:00 AM Pascha Picnic to follow DIVINE SERVICES 2 WOMEN OF THE WORD BAPTISMS FEB 24: Athena Eleni Mendoza Godmother: Dimitra O’Rourke MAR 2: Kassiani Panagiota Gozum Godparents: Lia Andronikou and Nektaria Andronikou MEMORIALS MAR 3: Eugenia Krutuliene 9 months Elena Panayiotou 32 years MAR 10: James Theodorelos 40 days MAR 17: Rose Sissons 6 months APR 21: Christos Petroulias 1 year 40-DAY BLESSINGS APR 7: Fares Yonas - Son of Yonas & Kisanet Ghiliu Congratulations to Yonas & Kisanet Ghiliu on the birth of their son Fares Yonas Mehari born on Feb- ruary 22, 2024, 6 lbs. 10 oz., and 21 in. long. Proud grandparents are Me- hari Ghiliu & Leterufael Teklom and Rezene Gebrezgi & Selam Sereke. BIRTHS DEATHS FEB 22: James Stassis 81 years old MAR 7: James Marinos 94 years old And even so in worship in the Di- vine Liturgy at the Holy Anaphora, we bow down and bend the knee of our hearts to God and give thanks to Him for his unbounded compassion towards us in all things in spite of all of our failings and shortcomings. May everyone continue to have a most fruitful Lenten journey. + The Women of the Word Bible Study Group Narthex Volunteers Needed Please consider volunteering as a Narthex Duty Team Member to support our Sunday Divine Services. Our Narthex Volun- teers are necessary to ensure that our Sunday Services run smoothly and seamlessly and that the needs of our parish- ioners are met as they enter to attend services. Narthex Duty Teams only serve once every 4 or 5 weeks on rotation and it only takes a week or two to understand how things work. Please reach out to the church office at 619-297-4165 if you are interested in this very import- ant opportunity to serve your community. PASCHA PICNIC Sunday May 5, 2024 at the Flinn Springs County Park 14787 Olde Hwy. 80, El Cajon, CA 92021 Agapi Service 11:00 AM Traditional Greek music & dancing and picnic to follow Glass bottles ARE allowed Dogs on a leash ARE allowed $3 parking fee Park closes at sunset