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3 THE SHEPHERD • NOVEMBER 2025 • SAINT SPYRIDON GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF SAN DIEGO DIVINE SERVICES SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2: 5th Sunday of Luke Orthros 9:00 AM ✟ Divine Liturgy 10:00 AM Epistle : Galatians 2:16-20 ✟ Gospel : Luke 16:19-31 SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9: 7th Sunday of Luke Orthros 9:00 AM ✟ Divine Liturgy 10:00 AM Epistle : Galatians 6:11-18 ✟ Gospel : Luke 8:41-56 SUNDAY, NOV. 16: Matthew the Apostle & Evangelist Orthros 9:00 AM ✟ Divine Liturgy 10:00 AM Epistle : Romans 10:11-21; 11:1-2 ✟ Gospel : Matthew 9:9-13 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21: The Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple Orthros 9:00 AM ✟ Divine Liturgy 10:00 AM Epistle : Hebrews 9:1-7 ✟ Gospel : Luke 10:38-42, 11:27-28 SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23: 9th Sunday of Luke Orthros 9:00 AM ✟ Divine Liturgy 10:00 AM Epistle : Ephesians 2:14-22 ✟ Gospel : Luke 12:16-21 SUNDAY, NOV. 30: Andrew the First-Called Apostle Orthros 9:00 AM ✟ Divine Liturgy 10:00 AM Epistle : I Corinthians 4:9-16 ✟ Gospel : John 1:35-51 MEMORIALS SEP 21: Lyle Hochberger – 2 yrs Mary Hochberger – 8 yrs Androniki Gikas – 31 yrs Speros Gikas – 56 yrs SEP 28: Rose Sissons – 2 yrs OCT 5: Spiros Panos – 1 yr OCT 19: Marina Pegas – 40 days Anthony Kallas – 40 days OCT 26: Andriana Hix – 8 yrs Georgia Stavropoulos – 12 yrs Phillip Hix – 16 yrs Sesen Medhanie – 36 yrs Dashai Terry – 36 yrs NOV 16: Panayiotis Limperis – 15 yrs NOV 23: Christiana Harrison – 5 yrs Stamatela Avlonitou – 6 months NOV 30: Bill Diamond – 1 yr BAPTISMS SEP 19: Kalani (Michael) Cartwright Sponsor: Alexander Lynch Elizabeth (Maria) Cartwright Sponsor: Hitomi Shue OCT 3: Aiyana (Ioanna) Rivers Godmother: Maria Moody OCT 4: Zoe Silver Godfather: Matt Mellos OCT 11: Rosemary (Mary) Tymchenko Godfather: Alexander Tymchenko OCT 18: Janby (Helena) Kanakaris Sponsor: Sophia Kanakaris DEATHS SEP 14: Nagib Badre 79 years old 40-DAY BLESSINGS OCT 12 Xander Liam Jury Son of Andrew & Negeen Jury NOV 2 Henry Evangelos Demps Son of William & Anastasia Demps Greetings Friends of the Choir, Our hearts are full of gratitude as we reflect on last month’s Nation- al Church Music Sunday. A special thank you to the Parish Council for the delicious cake they provid- ed in celebration of the day, and to Gina Balourdas for the darling mu- sic-note cookies that perfectly com- plemented the goodies shared with our choir family. Your thoughtful- ness made the day even sweeter and truly memorable. We are now in full preparation for our Annual Christmas Concert , which will take place on Sunday, De- cember 7 at 6:00 p.m. in the Church Community Center. Both the Adult and Youth Choirs are working dil- igently to bring you an evening of sacred and joyful holiday music. We are so excited to bring this special event back to our community and hope you will join us. To make this concert possible, we are seeking donations to help offset the cost of production. It takes signifi- cant effort and expense to do it well, and your generosity will ensure that we can continue this cherished tradi- tion with beauty and excellence. In addition, please support our See’s Candy Holiday Sale, benefiting the Dance and Choral School as they raise funds to attend the Folk Dance and Choral Festival (FDF) in Phoe- nix this coming February. Every NEWS LOFT FROM THE purchase helps our young dancers and singers represent St. Spyridon with pride. See the flyer in this newsletter for or- dering. Finally, we send Happy Birthday wishes to Kay Harkins and Presvytera Diane Scordalakis. May God grant them many years filled with health, happiness, and harmony! Happy Thanksgiving to all! May your hearts be filled with gratitude, joy, and the love of Christ during this season of thanks. Singing His Praises, Katherine Loukatos Meck, Choir Master