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3 THE SHEPHERD • DECEMBER 2020 • SAINT SPYRIDON GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF SAN DIEGO SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6: 10th Sunday of St. Luke Orthros : 8:30 AM ✟ Divine Liturgy : 10:00 AM Epistle : Hebrews 13:17-21 ✟ Gospel : Luke 13:10-17 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11: Vespers 6:30 PM SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12: St. Spyridon Orthros : 9:00 AM ✟ Divine Liturgy : 10:00 AM Epistle : Ephesians 5:8-19 ✟ Gospel : John 10:9-16 SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13: 11th Sunday of St. Luke Orthros : 8:30 AM ✟ Divine Liturgy : 10:00 AM Epistle : Colossians 3:4-11 ✟ Gospel : Luke 14:16-24 SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20: Sunday before Nativity Orthros : 8:30 AM ✟ Divine Liturgy : 10:00 AM Epistle : Hebrews 11:9-10, 32-40 ✟ Gospel : Matthew 1:1-25 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24: Christmas Eve Services Royal Hours 10:00 AM Orthros : 6:30 PM followed by the Divine Liturgy Epistle : Hebrews 1:1-12 ✟ Gospel : Luke 2:1-20 SUNDAY, DECEMBER 27: Sunday a er Nativity Orthros : 8:30 AM ✟ Divine Liturgy : 10:00 AM Epistle : Acts 6:8-15; 7:1-5, 47-60 Gospel : Matthew 2:13-23 one. The team worked a to renovate the storage area ation started with demolition he supply roomwalls.Post that, as lined-up, creating a bigger, graded andmore economical helving and s/s tables.We still atwe plan to complete in the k to the following (yes,we took ks: Spero Tzathas,Mike Platis, d AnthonyKyriakidis. Finally,a effort tokeepourstorage room rying tonot leavepersonalstuff η ανακαίνηση της αποθήκης υ δούλεψε σκληρά ελπίζει να την τάξη, λειτουργικότητα, και , που όντως εξυπηρετεί όλους DIVINE SERVICES DEATHS NOV 16: Vasilios (Bill) Xykis 93 years old BAPTISMS NOV 1: Camille Daphne Compoginis Godmother: Anastasia Compoginis MEMORIALS 2 WOMEN OF THE WORD NOV 8: Gregory Gallanis 4 years NOV 15: Panayiotis Limperis 10 years NOV 29: Ioannis Psyhogios 2 years Cyriaki Lialios 1 year E himios Lialios 20 years Beatrice Marinakis 1 year Dimitrios Marinakis 16 years DEC 13: Nancy Burgess 3 years Mary Balourdas 15 years Michael Balourdas 40 years Kalliope Xykis 2 years George Mastorakos 4 years DEC 27: Vasilios (Bill) Xykis 40 days Dear Friends of the Choir, Christ is Born, glorify Him! May His glorious birth bring us comfort during these most di cult times. We ask that St. Spyridon intercede for us and ask God to guide our scientists to nd a vaccine for this horrible virus so that we can all be together once again. If anyone needs anything, please do not hesitate to reach out to me. We are happy to help those in need or those who just need a visit or call. Merry Christmas! In His Service, Katherine Loukatos Meck Music Master NEWS LOFT FROM THE but we can be co-workers with the Lord through opening our hearts in humility before Him and submitting ourselves to His will. Psalm 90(91) promises us that “He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the LORD, ‘My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.’” May it be so for all of us. With Love in Christ, + e Women of the Word Bible Study Group available to serve every community here in the United States and the faithful were forced to go “without” for sometimes a (very) long time. us, through our LiveStream we have the means to be better and stay connected but we have to ‘commit ourselves and one another’ to do so Sunday in and Sunday out until our situation changes. We pray for things to change (soon) but until they do and as of right now the divine services for the Nativity will be o ered through our LiveStream only and are as follows: e Royal Hours will be read/chanted on ursday morning, De- cember 24th at 10:00am. en, the Orthros and the Divine Liturgy for the Nativity will begin at 6:30 pm Christmas Eve evening (as is the custom of our parish). Until then, “let us ALL remain faithful in everything.” Christ is Born – Come Glorify Him! ( e First Ode of the Katavasia from the Nativity chanted during the Orthros ser- vices). 1 FR. ANDREW ADVERTISE IN THE SHEPHERD NEWSLETTER AND GET PERKS! 20% OFF • FREE BUSINESS PRINTING • FREE SIGN / POSTER / BANNER • MORE!* CALL OR EMAIL TODAY FOR A MEDIA KIT, RATES, AND DETAILS ON PERK PACKAGES. 858.292.6070 • INFO@THESHEPHERDNEWS.COM HURRY! OFFER ENDS DECEMBER 31, 2020 * Terms and restrictions apply. Call or email for details. END-OF YEAR LIMITED-TIME OFFER