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9 THE SHEPHERD • OCTOBER 2021 • SAINT SPYRIDON GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF SAN DIEGO Books. Posters. Flyers. Mailers. Packaging. Brochures. Forms. Stationery. Newsletters. Marketing & Collateral. Digital. Offset. Short & Long Runs. WEBSITES AUDIO / VIDEO PHOTOGRAPHY SIGNAGE PRINTING Indoor & Outdoor Directional Signage. Portable Displays.Banners. Retail Signage. Trade Show Exhibits. Advertisment. Product. Real Estate. Corporate Portraits. Modeling. Aerial. 360º Virtual Reality. Corporate. Promotional. Product. Real Estate. Aerial. 360º Virtual Reality. Public Service Announcements. Digitizing of vintage media. Small Business. Retail. 858.292.6070 nt@art-worx.us art-worx.us Founder. Business Graphics Designer & Consultant. Nektarios Tradas BUS I NE S S GRAPH I C S BOOKSTORE What is prayer? Prayer is doxology, praise, thanksgiving, confession, supplication and intercession to God. Prayer is the way to renewal and spiritual life. Prayer is aliveness to God. Prayer is strength, refreshment, and joy, a personal di- alogue with God. e Holy Spirit can guide us to pray as we should, and helps us to be persistent in prayer and not to yield to neglect. Saint Nilus of Sinai has an important reminder for us while we pray. He is quoted for saying: “during prayer, guard your memory well, so that it does not present you with its own cares... your memory will bring you either thoughts of past things or recent cares, or the face of the one who has grieved you. e devil greatly envies the person who prays, and he uses every possible trick with the intent to disturb the person’s intention to pray. erefore, he never ceases to bring thoughts about di erent things through memory and through esh, to set all passions in motion to interfere with prayer that is moving to God.” To assist with our prayer life and developing a habit of prayer, our Orthodox Christian faith has comprised selections of morning and evening prayers, prayers during the day, at mealtimes, for family and friends, confessional prayers and prayers to our most Holy eotokos, the Saints, and our guardian angels. ese prayers can be found in a variety of prayer books stocked in the bookstore. Once we reopen, please take a look for: My Orthodox Prayer Book, A Pocket Prayer Book, My Daily Orthodox Prayer Book, e Psalter, e Art of Prayer, When You Pray. ere are also a selection for children to use: I Pray Today, We Pray, Goodnight Jesus, and A Child’s Guide to Prayer. May these traditional prayers help all of us Orthodox Chris- tians continue to grow in the life of prayer; hence growing closer to our Lord. Many blessings, Stephanie Mourafetis, Mary Mastorakos, Pat Tsopanoglou, Collette Pepelis, and Francesca Captain 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., but also mes- sages for sad circumstances and wishing well. For more information, please call 858.292.6070 or email info@theshepherdnews.com . Thank you for your support! Personal Greetings & Announcements!