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4 THE SHEPHERD • MAY 2021 • SAINT SPYRIDON GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF SAN DIEGO Hello St. Spyridon Families, Christ is Risen! Χριστός Ανέστη! I hope your Paschal season was lled with a renewed spirit of hope as we continue in the right direction during these di cult times. Won- derful to see more and more families attend- ing the Divine Liturgy and I am thankful we have been able to be together these past sev- eral weeks. We thank our St. Spyridon community for always giving so generously towards the adornment of the Epitaphio and Sanctuary. ank you to our Adornment Committee, Irene Veca, Christina Marantos, Jenny Ca- petanakis and Niki Dougenis. As always, the Epitaphio was beautiful and it was a blessed Holy Week. ank you as always for supporting our annual Tsoureki Bake Sale, and we hope you enjoyed these delicious homemade treats. I would like to thank our Chairs, So a Samouris, Francesca Captain, Mar- ilyn Yeatts, Melanie Anastopulos, Harriet Kounaves, Niki Dougenis, Christina Ma- rantos, Jenny Capetanakis, Irene Veca, and Kelly Samouris. I would also like to thank Stella Pappas for heading up the Home- bound Baskets for our parishioners. is was a successful fundraiser and we are thankful that everything went smoothly with all the restrictions in place. Our Membership Drive is still in full force and although our Board will go on break starting June through August, we hope you consider renewing or joining. Your member- ship allows us to continue to serve the needy, so if you have sent in your membership al- ready, we thank you for your love and sup- port. If you have not had a chance to renew or have been thinking of becoming a mem- ber, please do so by visiting anthousa.org , click membership then scroll down to the donate tab. You can also send in the contri- bution to the o ce addressed to St. Spyridon Philoptochos and mark it as Membership. Please prayerfully consider this when you are making your contribution. Women and men over 18 years of age can join. Lastly, I thank you all for allowing me to serve as President of our amazing, vibrant Anthousa Chapter for the past 4 years. I have had the honor to work with a beautiful, forward-thinking, dedicated, loving group of ladies, along with Father Andrew as our guide. I have grown and learned so much in this role and am thankful to each and every member for your love and commitment. Our elections to vote for a new Board is May 23 immediately a er Liturgy, and I encourage you to please join us to vote. I know many of you are behind-the-scenes individuals, but please consider taking on a role on the Board. It is beyond rewarding. As always, if you know of a family or indi- vidual that might need our help, please reach out to me directly at 619-520-3660. ank you for your continued love and support. In Christ, Marian Dougenis Anthousa Chapter President Please follow us on Facebook ΝΕΑ ΤΗΣ ΦΙΛΟΠΤΩΧΟΥ PHILOPTOCHOS NEWS