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4 THE SHEPHERD • NOVEMBER 2019 • SAINT SPYRIDON GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF SAN DIEGO Wearepleased toannou LevelofSt. JohnChryso contestants. Stefanwill SaintNicholasRanch in participate in thisbeauti everyyear to talkabout to thank FatherAndre andde nitely add value DianaFowler,Christin priorMetropolis nalist GREEK LANGUAGE SCHOOL ank you to our Local AHEPA Chapter 223 for their ongoing support and their as- sistance in making the OXI Dinner Dance a great success. Also, a big thank you to Can- dice Kotinopoulos for organizing the event, the ongoing assistance of Maria Xourafas and a huge round of applause for Athanasia Ampelas who once again amazed us with a wonderful 4-course dinner. is year’s honorees were Alex and Chris- tine Cremidan, who have given so much to this community and continue to do so. May God grant them many years of health and happiness. Christmas Concert Save the date : is year Greek School will join the Saint Spyridon youth choir to perform a wonderful Christ- mas Concert for our community on Friday evening, December 13th . ΗΜΕΡΑ ΤΩΝ ΕΥΧΑΡΙΣΤΙΩΝ: Το σχολείο μας θα είναι κλειστό 25-30 Νοεμβρίου . Our school will be closed during the anksgiv- ing Holiday, November 25-30 . November is a month we celebrate a special Holiday, “ anksgiving Day”. We truly have a lot to be grateful and thankful for. Let us ALL count our blessings! Wishing all families, a very Happy anksgiving! We are grateful for all our Students, Sta , Parents and wonderful community! To inquire about our school please go to our school website www.stspyridongreekschool. org or contact me: Athena Kotinopoulos Georges, M.Ed. Greek Language School Director San Diego Greek Language School athenakotinopoulos@gmail.com 619-992-4452 College Connection is fully underway for the academic year. Last month Philoptochos sent a package to our college stu- dents which consisted of inspiring letters from Father An- drew and Philoptochos, along with a $10 Target Gi Card. We hope, as our students begin their academic year, that it is full of success both in the classroom and with their Greek Orthodox Faith. If your son or daughter is attending college (including community college, undergrad- uate or graduate school) both here in San Diego or away from home, we would like to reach out to them with some love from their St. Spyridon Philoptochos family. Please send their email address, postal mailing address while they are in college, cell phone number, as well as the name of the school they are attending to Michelle Defelippi at mdefelippi@san.rr.com . If you have any questions, please contact Michelle at the above email or (858) 695-9772. PANARCADIANS Greetings! First a special thank you to all who attended our annual gala last month. e food was out- standing and everyone enjoyed the music and dancing that followed. Special thanks must be given to those who worked tirelessly to make the evening a success; they are too numerous to mention. I would also like to extend special thanks to our sponsors Jon Stamatopoulos, SamTzathas, Spero Tzathas, Georgia Stathou- lis, Athan and Alexia Anas, Spiro Chaconas, Mary Manusos, Bill and Carolee Scoortis, and Alex and Jeanette Rigopoulos. Our November meeting will be ursday No- vember 21 at 7:00 PM in the education build- ing of St. Spyridon. is meeting is one week earlier than usual since the last ursday of the month is anksgiving. As usual we will begin with a potluck dinner. So bring your favorite dish or beverage to share as we enjoy an evening of fellowship and philanthropy. Tegea 101 wishes you all a blessed and happy anksgiving. Fraternally, Adrienne Robas Bell President Tegea 101