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7 THE SHEPHERD • SEPTEMBER 2025 • SAINT SPYRIDON GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF SAN DIEGO PHILOPTOCHOS NEWS What a fabulous turnout we had for our first Faith, Family & Fellowship on August 3rd! Thank you to Gina Balourdas for having this wonderful idea and bringing it to fruition. Special thanks are also extended to all com- munity members who contributed items to share during Fellowship. Your efforts were truly appreciated and demonstrated the power of collaboration. Our next Faith, Family & Fellowship event is scheduled for October 5th . We encourage everyone to bring an item to share with fel- low parishioners after the Divine Liturgy so that we can continue to enjoy and strengthen our fellowship together. The Anthousa Executive Board convened last month to set our Calendar of Events for the upcoming year and address topics vital to the chapter. As the new Chapter President, I am deeply grateful for the wealth of ideas and thoughtful discussions contributed by the Executive Board. Your input is invalu- able, and I extend a heartfelt thank you to each of you for your dedication. We are excited for a year filled with wonder- ful events! Please visit our table at the Parish Ministry Fair on September 7th , where you can stop by, say hello, and discover what we have planned for the year ahead. • Susan G. Komen MORE THAN PINK Walk – Taking place on November 2nd in Balboa Park. • Annual Thanksgiving Luncheon – Scheduled for Sunday, November 9th , in the Cypress Room. • December Events – More activities are planned for December, with details forthcoming soon. • Annual Membership Drive – Occurring in January. All members of the St. Spyr- idon family are invited to join the An- thousa Chapter, as membership is open to everyone! SUNDAY FELLOWSHIP: Please consider sponsoring a Sunday Fellowship Hour with simple refreshments (donuts or bagels, fruit, and juice). Honor family members or cele- brate special occasions. To sign up, please contact Olympia Kyriakidis at 619-507-6521 or karpenisiotisa@gmail.com. AGAPE MEALS: Philoptochos provides meals to community members in need fol- lowing hospitalizations, the death of a family member, or the birth of a child. Please reach out to Marian Dougenis at (619) 520-3660 if you or someone you know is in need. In Christ’s Sisterhood, Michelle Defelippi Anthousa Chapter President Welcome back from summer vacation or from just relaxing in America’s Finest City! We have many exciting and enjoyable events planned for the remainder of the year and hope you’ll be able to attend. Meanwhile, our grateful appreciation to member Camelia Clum for hosting a lovely backyard poolside picnic in late July. Came- lia was a gracious hostess and we’re glad that many members were able to attend. We return to our monthly gatherings with a catered luncheon program on Tuesday, September 9th . Lucy Simitzes will lead us in some chair exercises. Stan Canaris, from Bal- boa Park’s Starlight Bowl, will discuss its long and storied history and give future plans to reopen. We’ll also be providing the details for our exciting day trip to the Getty Villa in November. Please let us know how many to plan for by calling Cynthia Samarkos (619- 582-4109) by Sunday, September 7th. YOUNG AT HEART SENIORS