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4 THE SHEPHERD • JULY 2020 • SAINT SPYRIDON GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF SAN DIEGO Your greetings help make the publishing of this newsletter possible. Send your congratulatory and personal greetings and announcements for any occasion such as Name Days, Birthdays, Anniversaries, Engagements, etc. Visit theshepherdnews.com for more details and to submit your greeting online. Or, email Marian at mkdougenis@prodigy.net. Thank you for your support! Personal Greetings! Dear St. Spyridon Community, First and foremost, from the entire Greek School sta and myself, WE MISS YOU! As I am sure you all are aware, we still await direction from the Archdiocese, the Me- tropolis, and the Parish Council as well as Government Agencies as to when and how we will reopen Greek School. You will be in- formed once guidelines and plans of our re- opening are established. ese have been di cult times for all of us. As we look back through history, we Greeks and Orthodox Christians have endured tough times whether it be famine, pandem- ics, war, or religious persecution. We perse- vered in the face of adversity. It has been our undying faith that has kept us united and our collective hope that gave us victory over our many challenges. Let us be like those brave Hellenes before us. With the Grace and Love of God, we too will get to the other side. “Faith will strengthen us, Hope will upli us and Love will complete us.” Looking forward to seeing you all soon! Athena Kotinopoulos Georges, M.Ed. San Diego Greek Language School Director athenakotinopoulos@gmail.com 619-992-4452 GREEK LANGUAGE SCHOOL ART WORX 858.292.6070 artworx-us.com Nektarios Tradas Founder, Creative Director NEED PRINTING? DISPLAYS & SIGNAGE? AUDIO/VIDEO SERVICES? 30 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE? YEP, GOT ALL THAT & MORE. Books Brochures Mailers Newsletters Marketing Materials Trade Show & Portable Displays Signage • Banners Audio & Video Production Commercial Photography Graphic Design & more A.H.E.P.A. San Diego AHEPA Chapter 223 prays that everyone is staying safe and healthy as we move into the heart of the summer months. While many families are making plans for the upcoming school year, we’d like to con- gratulate the recipients of the 2020 AHEPA Scholarship. e recipients are: • Anthony Dick • Athena Huntalas • William Gilpin • Dimitri Gilpin • Sophia Koltsidas We wish them all the best as they embark on the next chapter in their educational journey. We hope and pray that they adhere to the Hellenistic ideas of philanthropy, the un- yielding pursuit of truth, and the impor- tance of family throughout their passage into adulthood and beyond. Congratulations to all! Costas Kotinopoulos President, AHEPA Chapter #223 So much has changed since our return from FDF in February. Shortly a er our lives were all shaken with COVID-19 and our Dance & Choral program, as with many other things, came to a screeching halt. Some of you may have costumes to return from FDF. Please hold onto any costumes until we have more direction from the Metropolitan in terms of when we can resume programs at church. On a positive note, we have good news to report about our program. We would like to o cially welcome Kelly Samouris to the Dance & Choral board as our Costume Li- brarian. Kelly has worked very hard already to organize and inventory the costume room, and made serious headway in a very positive direction. Welcome Kelly! As we head into summer, we are looking ahead to our upcoming Dance &Choral year. Even though we of course do not know what the future will hold in terms of the course of this pandemic, we are making plans to re- sume sometime in the early fall. We have the executive board position of Trea- surer available. We thank Christina Frangos for all of her hard work and dedication to our program as Treasurer. Christina will provide all necessary information and documents to our new Treasurer, and will mentor the new Treasurer to ensure the transition is smooth and seamless. If you have any interest in serving on our board as Treasurer, please reach out to Renee Maude at andrianarenee@icloud.com by July 10, 2020. We hope you and your families are able to have a somewhat normal summer, and that you all stay safe and healthy until we are able to meet and fellowship again in person. e Dance & Choral Board GREEK DANCE & CHORAL I would like to join our Saint Spyridon community in wishing our beloved Vicky Ragousis a happy retirement! Vicky, I have enjoyed working with you in the preparation of this newsletter month a er month. I will miss you, but I take solace in that our friendship shall continue even from afar. May you and Nick have a wonderful and relaxing time together, enjoying what you love best. – Nektarios