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8 THE SHEPHERD • OCTOBER 2026 • SAINT SPYRIDON GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF SAN DIEGO Sunday, November 8, 2026 12:00 noon • St. Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church Hall Adults: $30 • Children 12 & under: $15 Military Veterans & Active Duty: Complimentary Bring your family & friends to enjoy a delicious holiday meal! Get the chance to win prizes and share in good fellowship while supporting Philoptochos! SEATING IS LIMITED! PAID RESERVATIONS REQUIRED BY NOV. 4 Reserve today at our website anthousa.net or contact Sasha Savvides for assistance: 619.957.6121 • sasha.savvides@gmail.com If paying by check, make payable to Greek Orthodox Ladies Philoptochos Society and mail it along with this form to: Philoptochos c/o St. Spyridon GOC, 3655 Park Blvd., San Diego, CA 92103 Name: _________________________ Phone#:__________________ Enclosed is $____________ for ___ adults and_____ children12&under Include the name(s) of any Military Veterans & Active Duty in your party: _________________________________________________________ Thanksgiving Luncheon As some of you are aware, Philoptochos passed a special tray after the Divine Lit- urgy on Sunday September 13th for the benefit of our Hellenic College Holy Cross Seminarians and students. Because of the overwhelming generosity of our parish, we collected $953.00. Our Anthousa Chapter will round up the dollar amount and send a check for $1,000.00 directly to Hellenic College Holy Cross. We are grateful to have such a supporting parish of both our chapter and the marvelous young men and women attending Hellenic College Holy Cross. We are all Philoptochos, thank you! We started off our Ecclesiastical Year with our Paint and Sip Membership Event, where a good time was had by all who attended, and we have lots more planned for the com- ing year! UPCOMING PHILOPTOCHOS EVENTS: Sunday, November 1 Susan G. Komen More Than Pink Walk (Balboa Park). We can each play a part in helping Susan G. Komen in its ONE mission to end breast cancer forever. We’re stronger together! United as ONE, we can support those who need help today, while fearlessly searching for tomorrow’s cures. Please join Team Anthousa as we support, honor and celebrate our survivors! The event starts at 8:00 am in Balboa Park, we get to take a lovely walk through our beautiful Balboa Park while supporting a great cause before the Divine Liturgy! Join online at anthousa. net. Questions? Contact Sofia Samouris at ssamouris22@gmail.com. Sunday, November 8 Thanksgiving Luncheon (Cypress Room) Sunday, November 15 Light the Path Metropolis Event (Lakewood, CA) Saturday, December 5 Christmas Luncheon (Kona Kai Club 11:00-2:00) Monday, December 14 Kids ‘n’ Cancer Angels Christmas Party (Cy- press Room) January 2027 Membership Drive Begins Sunday, February 7, 2027 Membership Fellowship Event We look forward to seeing you at our up- coming events and your participation in our ongoing Philoptochos efforts. WE ARE PHILOPTOCHOS! In Christ’s Sisterhood, Michelle Defelippi Anthousa Chapter President PHILOPTOCHOS NEWS