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3 THE SHEPHERD • APRIL 2025 • SAINT SPYRIDON GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF SAN DIEGO WHY PLEDGE? Saint Spyridon parish is a special place of worship, fellowship, and Christ-centered service and as such, we thank every one of you for your faithful support of our parish. The Stewardship Committee genuinely understands that each of us gives in their own way and in their own time, and we acknowledge that there are many approaches and attitudes re- lated to the act of stewardship. The annual pledge card is one of the ways that many of our parishioners share their intention and commitment to support the church financially. Some offer their support in other ways, but the pledge card provides useful benefits that you may not be aware of. Your pledge card assists our church leadership in planning for the financial needs of our parish in the coming year and it helps us to stay better connected to our families in the many ways that we commu- nicate throughout the year. We rec- ognize that our lives are very busy and sometimes hectic, so if you have not done so already, please prayer- fully consider offering your pledge card today. We humbly thank all the many hands and hearts that fuel the vibrance of our community through your steadfast and selfless offering of Time, Talent, and Treasure. Glory to God for all things. The Stewardship Committee: Ben De La Riva, Jim Gilpin, Bill Navrides, Timmy Paraskevo- poulos, Haralambos Terpo, Stephen Thiros, Nektarios Tradas, and Spero Tzathas Greetings Friends of the Choir! We wish you all a Kalo Pascha! May His glorious Resurrection remind us all that those who believe in Him, shall never die. Happy Birthday hugs go out to Libby Diamond, Helen Stamatelatos, and Stella Vasilakis. May God grant you many years. We pray you enjoy a beautiful and fruitful Great and Holy Week. Singing His Praises, Katherine Loukatos Meck Choir Master DIVINE SERVICES WED., APRIL 2: Liturgy of the Pre-Sanctified Gifts 6:00 PM FRIDAY, APRIL 4: Ακάθιστος Ύμνος (Hymn Without Sitting) 6:00 PM SUNDAY, APRIL 6: 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 SATURDAY, APRIL 12: Saturday of Lazarus with Pancake Breakfast & Palm Tying to follow Orthros 9:00 AM ✟ Divine Liturgy 10:00 AM SUNDAY, APRIL 13: Palm Sunday with Palm Sunday Luncheon to follow Orthros 9:00 AM ✟ Divine Liturgy 10:00 AM Epistle : Philippians 4:4-9 ✟ Gospel : John 12:1-18 SUNDAY, APRIL 13: The Bridegroom Service with Icon Procession 6:00 PM MONDAY, APRIL 14: Great &Holy Monday The Bridegroom Service 6:00 PM TUESDAY, APRIL 15: Great &Holy Tuesday The Bridegroom Service 6:00 PM with the troparion of Kassiani WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16: Great &HolyWednesday Holy Unction 3:00 PM Orthros for HolyThursday with Anointing to follow 6:00 PM THURSDAY, APRIL 17: Great &HolyThursday Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great 10:00 AM The Crucifixion with 12 Gospel Readings 6:00 PM FRIDAY, APRIL 18: Great &Holy Friday Reading & Chanting 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, APRIL 19: 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 : John 1:1-17 SUNDAY, APRIL 20: Great & Holy Pascha Agape Service at Flinn Springs County Park 11:00 AM with Pascha Picnic to follow SUNDAY, APRIL 27: Sunday of Thomas Orthros 9:00 AM ✟ Divine Liturgy 10:00 AM Epistle : Acts 5:12-20 ✟ Gospel : John 20:19-31 DEATHS FEB 18: Bessie Lambron 95 years old NEWS LOFT FROM THE 40-DAY BLESSINGS MAR 23: Zeno Son of Mesha & Rebecca Garibay STEWARDSHIP CORNER MEMORIALS MAR 2: Eleni Panayioutou – 33 years MAR 9: Panayiota (Pauline) Kallas – 23 years MAR 16: Christos Greanias – 3 years MAR 23: Eleftheria Koultourides – 3 years Odysseas Koultourides – 11 years MAR 30: Theodora Gerontakis – 2 years George Mourafetis – 26 years ΜΑΥ 4: Helen Kromydas – 10 years Milton Emanuel Kromydas – 18 years A kind and decent man, Doctor George Tsopels closed his eyes for the last time on March 17, 2025. “George” (as he preferred to be called) became a special friend to our family. He was a long-time parishioner of St. Spyridon Church, attending Sunday liturgy “a little late” as he would say, to make his way to Fellowship where he loved to socialize with friends and find someone to join him for lunch. We are grateful for the time we were able to share with him. May his memory be eternal. With love and respect, The Gilpin Family