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3 THE SHEPHERD • MAY 2024 • SAINT SPYRIDON GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF SAN DIEGO 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 “Holding Vigil” 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 SUNDAY, MAY 12: Thomas Sunday Orthros 9:00 AM ✟ Divine Liturgy 10:00 AM Epistle : Acts 5:12-20 ✟ Gospel : John 20:19-21 SUNDAY, MAY 19: Sunday of the Myrrh-Bearing Women Orthros 9:00 AM ✟ Divine Liturgy 10:00 AM Epistle : Acts 6:1-7 ✟ Gospel : Mark 15:43-47; 16:1-8 SUNDAY, MAY 26: Sunday of the Paralytic Orthros 9:00 AM ✟ Divine Liturgy 10:00 AM Epistle : Acts 9:32-42 ✟ Gospel : John 5:1-15 DIVINE SERVICES CHRISMATIONS MAR 19: Michael Patrick Yeatts Sponsor: Art Balourdas 2 WOMEN OF THE WORD BAPTISMS MAR 19: James Wallace Yeatts Sponsor: Marilyn Yeatts MEMORIALS APR 7: Niki Moises 14 years APR 14: Panayiota (Pauline) Kallas 22 years Theodoros Georgaris 10 years Dorothea Georgaris 18 years 40-DAY BLESSINGS MAR 24: Yiannakos - Son of Steven & Maria Bamford DEATHS FEB 22: James Stassis 69 years old (correction) Greetings Friends of the Choir, Christ is Risen! Truly He is Risen! What a glorious time of year it is. We pray everyone had a wonderful Holy Week and Pascha! The choir has been working very hard on pre- paring all our music for Pascha and they sound amazing! We hope that you were able to pray along with us. It’s Festival time again. Please take a moment to sign up for a shift or two to help out our church. Happy Mother’s Day to all our lovely mothers out there! May God contin- ue to bless you. “Mothers hold their children’s hands for a short while, but their hearts for- ever.” Author Unknown Singing His Praises, Katherine Loukatos Meck Choir Master NEWS LOFT FROM THE of Love and humility, and He invites us to follow His example. If we say we are believers in Him as our Lord and Savior, then we must take up our cross also. If we lack the strength or are still growing in understanding and need enlightenment, then we must pray for God’s grace to help us, as it says in Psalm 50 v.12 “Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a right spirit within me.” And v.14 “Re- store to me the joy of Your salvation, And uphold me with Your guiding spirit.” With Love in our Risen Lord, + The Women of the Word Bible Study Group PASCHA PICNIC Sunday May 5, 2024 at Flinn Springs County Park (Area 4) 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 Free Parking! Park closes at sunset Alexandra Mouzas DRE# 00969679 International President’s Circle & Diamond Society Celebrating 36 years Alex@AlexandraMouzas.Com • AlexandraMouzas.Com 619-518-2755 Sponsored Announcement