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3 THE SHEPHERD • JUNE 2025 • SAINT SPYRIDON GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF SAN DIEGO STEWARDSHIP AND SUMMER The Stewardship Committee extends its heartfelt thanks to all our faithful families and parishioners. Your generous of- ferings of time, talent, and treasure are truly foundational to the health and heartbeat of our community. As we enter the summer season—a time filled with celebra- tions, graduations, and well-deserved rest—we encourage you to remember that the mission and ministry of our parish continue year-round. Your regular monthly stewardship gifts make it possible to sustain the essential services and activities we offer our parishioners, even during the quieter months. To help maintain your stewardship commitment during the summer, consider setting up automatic giving. If you use on- line banking, the bill pay feature is a simple and effective way to schedule your monthly gifts. Alternatively, We Share is our secure and flexible online giving platform that allows you to set up recurring donations according to your preferences. A link to our We Share giving page is on the Stewardship page of our church website. We pray that your summer is filled with safe travels and joy- ful moments, and we look forward to seeing you again in worship and fellowship. The Stewardship Committee: Ben De La Riva, Jim Gilpin, Bill Navrides, Timmy Paraskevopoulos, Stephen Thiros, Nektarios Tradas, and Spero Tzathas As summer nears and the school year wraps up, our choir family has much to celebrate! Happy Birthday Wishes to Anna Marzouk, Antho- ny Mentas, and Diane Leffas Lopes! May this year bring you joy, peace, and many blessings. We also send our heartfelt congrat- ulations and best wishes to Anthony Mentas , who is heading off to college in Chicago! Anthony, we will miss you dearly, but we are overjoyed for your exciting new journey ahead. You will always have a home in the loft! Our St. Spyridon Greek Festival is coming up this month, and we need all hands on deck to make it a suc- cess. Remember, many hands make for lighter work—please consider volunteering your time and talents. It’s a joyful way to serve and cele- brate our community together. Welcome to the world, Baby Anas- tas! We extend our warmest con- gratulations to Orland and Kristina Lamce on the birth of their beautiful baby boy. We can’t wait to hear his little voice join the choir someday! A huge thank you to our amazing youth choir, who sang so beautiful- ly during Divine Liturgy last month. Your voices uplifted and inspired all of us. Finally, we send a warm Happy Fa- ther’s Day to all the fathers in our community, and especially to our spiritual father, Fr. Andrew, whose love and guidance bless us daily. We leave you with this prayerful poem in honor of fathers: God took the strength of a mountain, The majesty of a tree, The warmth of a summer sun, The calm of a quiet sea, The generous soul of nature, The comforting arm of night, The wisdom of the ages, The power of the eagle’s flight, Then God combined these qualities, When there was nothing more to add, He knew His masterpiece was complete, And so, He called it... Dad – Author unknown Singing His Praises, Katherine Loukatos Meck Choir Master DIVINE SERVICES SUNDAY, JUNE 1: Fathers of the 1st Council Orthros 9:00 AM ✟ Divine Liturgy 10:00 AM Epistle : Acts 20:16-18, 28-36 ✟ Gospel : John 17:1-13 SATURDAY, JUNE 7: Saturday of Souls Orthros 9:00 AM ✟ Divine Liturgy 10:00 AM Epistle : I Thessalonians 4:13-17 ✟ Gospel : John 21:14-25 SUNDAY, JUNE 8: Holy Pentecost Orthros 9:00 AM ✟ Divine Liturgy 10:00 AM Epistle : Acts 2:1-11 ✟ Gospel : John 7:37-52; 8:12 SUNDAY, JUNE 15: The Sunday of All Saints Festival Sunday - No Orthros ✟ Divine Liturgy 9:00 AM Epistle : Hebrews 11:33-40; 12:1-2 Gospel : Matthew 10:32-33; 37-38; 19:27-30 SUNDAY, JUNE 22: 2nd Sunday of Matthew Orthros 9:00 AM ✟ Divine Liturgy 10:00 AM Epistle : Romans 2:10-16 ✟ Gospel : Matthew 4:18-23 SUNDAY, JUNE 29: Peter and Paul, the Holy Apostles Orthros 9:00 AM ✟ Divine Liturgy 10:00 AM Epistle : II Corinthians 11:21-33; 12:1-9 Gospel : Matthew 16:13-19 MEMORIALS MAY 11: Fotini Busarelos 1 year MAY 25: Christina Tzathas 5 years George Tzathas 17 years Harry Greanias 21 years JUN 29: Stephanie Navrides 5 years BAPTISMS MAY 10: Amelia Dean Grenell Godparents: Nicholas & Breeann Zamonis NEWS LOFT FROM THE Congratulations to Laertis & Kasey (Anastasia) Moraitis on the birth of their daughter Penelope Morai- tis born 4/9/25, 6 lbs. 13 oz. and 19 inches long. Congratulations to Joshua Hatfield & Maro Tsigarida on the birth of their son Michael Christos Hatfield born 4/2/25, 9 lbs. and 20 inches long. Proud sibling is Georgiana. Loving grandparents are Steven (deceased) & Jennifer Hatfield, and Christos & Armie Tsigaridas. BIRTHS 40-DAY BLESSINGS MAY 18: Michael Christos Hatfield – Son of Joshua Hatfield and Maro Tsigarida MAY 21: Penelope Moraitis Daughter of Laertis & Kasey (Anastasia) Moraitis STEWARDSHIP CORNER