Christos Anesti / Christ is Risen!
Directions to Church for this Sunday's Rock - n- Roll Marathon
Please use the following easy directions to get to church this Sunday, June 2nd.
Get to highway 163, and drive Southbound on 163 - follow signs for 5 South and then exit Park Blvd. - at the stop sign turn left onto Park Blvd. and continue North on Park Blvd. past the Zoo toward St. Spyridon. It's that easy!!!
More information is available at http://www. runrockroll.com/san-diego/the-races/road-closures.
This Sunday's Acolyte Serving Team
St. John: Captain: Michael Angeles, Luke Billings, Luke Georggin, Theo Huntalas, Konstantino Mellos, Alexios Savvides, John Savvides, Nektarios Sissons
Greek Festival 2019 Cooking & Baking Schedule
Wednesday, June 5th at 9am - Packaging of our sweets.
Come join in the fun as we prepare the delicious food and pastries that our church festival is famous for. Lunch will be provided, along with opportunity to participate in drawings for prizes! Questions? Contact Gina Balourdas 858-204-1016 or Christine Tradas 619-253-4153.
Festival Volunteer Sign-ups
BE PART OF THE CELEBRATION! VOLUNTEER AT OUR 50th FESTIVAL!!
June 7th, 8th and 9th is just 2 weeks away, help is needed to man all areas!
Signing up is easy:
- Go to https://SDGreekFestival.com/volunteer
- Scroll down the list to find the area and time that you would like to serve.
- To the right: check the box next to “Sign Up”
- Repeat #3 as many times as you would like!
- Select the “Submit” button at the bottom of the page… and you’re done!
Please consider taking several shifts! Volunteers are needed at all booths.
Questions or help signing up? Contact Greg Balourdas at 619-993-3757 or greg@thehanddoctor.com.
Serve our Church and have a great time celebrating our Greek Heritage!
Join us in two weeks,
The Festival Steering committee.
Please see the "Inserts & Fliers" section below for more information
50 Years of San Diego Greek Festival - Congratulatory Greetings & Commemorative Messages
This is a unique opportunity for all of us to place a Congratulatory Greeting and/or a Commemorative Message of loved ones, personalized with photos and dedications, in our Festival Brochure this year.
Please see the "Inserts & Fliers" section below for more information
Got Baklava?
If you’d like to pre-purchase our delicious festival pastries, the Pastry Shoppe is now open for pre-orders! Go to www.sdgreekfestival.com to place your order-pickup June 7th, 8th or 9th.
Philoptochos and Fellowship
We hope you continue to enjoy the long standing tradition of fellowship throughout the year. Philoptochos is thankful for the continued support from all the families and organizations that offer every week. We kindly ask that you consider offering at least once per year, so think of name days, celebrations, memorials, fundraisers, etc. Offering fellowship should be kept simple (bagels, cream cheese, fruit and cookies) as it is a light snack to enjoy with family and friends following the Divine Liturgy. Therefore, the cost of fellowship should be approximately $100-$150 . You are also more than welcome to share your fellowship hour with another family or friend. If a ministry from the church offers fellowship then they can keep the donations for their group. Lastly, the donations collected from the coffee hour support our many ministries so please consider this when offering your donation.
To see which dates are available and sign up online visit our SignUp Genius page. To sign up over the phone, by email, or in person, contact Christina Vassos at cmvassos@gmail.com or 619-818-6882. Available dates can also be viewed using the fellowship calendar on the Philoptochos table in the hall. Thank you!
Operation Classroom
Please join Philoptochos in our partnership with Kimball Elementary School in Chula Vista. We are collecting new and used books for a 3rd grade class. The students are dual language (Spanish & English) and need our help building their classroom library! We have a specific book list but are also looking for new and gently used aged appropriate (8-10 years) books to donate to the class. We are collecting books this Sunday June 2 following the Divine Liturgy in the church hall.
If you would like a copy of the Book Wish List please email or call Gina Balourdas at 858-204-1016 or gina@mygreekhome.net.
Please see the "Inserts & Fliers" section below for more information
Agape Meals
Philoptochos has started a new outreach program and is looking for parishioners who are able to either cook or deliver (or both) a meal to fellow parishioners who are facing a difficult or stressful time in their life (illness, new baby, etc). If you would like more information on how you can participate, please contact Stella Weil at (858) 694-0570 or 4weils@sbcglobal.net. Please join us as we come together as a community to help one another. Thank you.
GOYANS - Save the Date
Saturday, June 15th annual Pool Party and elections for the 2019-2020 board. We will be meeting at the home of Clem, Maggie and Ellia Samouris – 9442 Pagoda Tree Lane, SD, 92127 at 4 pm. PLEASE bring your towels for swimming AND your families as ALL are welcome. Please RSVP by June 11th to Dimitri Gilpin at dimitri.igilpin@gmail.com or (858) 525-5513. Remember if you want to run for office you MUST be at the June 15th Pool Party.
Philoptochos
Your continued support of our Chapter has kept the mission of Philoptochos alive in San Diego for over 80 years. We invite you to become a new or renewed member for 2019. Anything over $30 is kept in our chapter to help us continue to do good work with our parish.
Decorated Feast Day Icons
Philoptochos invites you and your family to commemorate a special Feast Day by offering a donation towards the cost of a beautifully decorated icon which will be displayed in the church Narthex for all to venerate. This is a perfect way to honor both your family member(s) as well as an important day in the life of the Church. A suggested donation of $75 is much appreciated.
Please contact Stella Weil at 4weils@sbcglobal.net or (858) 694-0570 to reserve your icon/date or if you have any questions. Thank you.
The following Saints and Feast Days will be celebrated during June, July and August and have icons that can be displayed:
6/6 - The Holy Ascension of our Lord
6/16 - Holy Pentecost
6/24 - The Nativity of St. John the Baptist
6/29 - The Apostles Peter and Paul
7/17 - St. Marina
7/20 - Elias the Prophet
7/25 - Dormition of St. Anna
7/26 - St. Paraskevi
7/27 - St. Panteliemon
8/6 - The Holy Trasfiguration of our Lord
8/15 - The Falling Alseep of the holy Theotokos
8/27 - St. Phanourios the Great Martyr
8/29 - The Beheading of St. John the Baptist
ATTENTION PARENTS OF COLLEGE STUDENTS!
If your son or daughter is attending college, either in San Diego or away, including community college, undergraduate or graduate school, we want to reach out to them with some love from their St. Spyridon Philoptochos family. Please send your students postal mailing address and email address while they are in college, as well as the name of the school they are attending to Michelle Defelippi at mdefelippi@san.rr.com. or (858) 695-9772.
Icon Painting Workshop
June 24 - 29, 2019 at St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church. Join us on this six day intensive course under the direction of visiting master iconographer and expert instructor Theodoros Papadopoulos from Greece. Tuition fee of $685. Space is limited. For more information contact Mrs. Dina Bahou at 858-837-9274 or dina_bahou@yahoo.com.
Your Legacy and Your Church
...to whom much is given; from them much more is required (Luke 12:48).
Please remember to include your Saint Spyridon parish in your estate plan and bequest.
Receive Back 0.5% From “Amazon Smile” Foundation
We are pleased to announce that St. Spyridon GOCnow participates in AmazonSmile. When you shop on AmazonSmile, the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price to St. Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church. That’s right, every eligible purchase you or someone else makes at AmazonSmile 0.5% will be donated back to our parish!!!
Register by visiting AmazonSmile (smile.amazon.com) and select “St. Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church” before you make your first purchase (be sure to select St. Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church - San Diego, California).
For more information about AmazonSmile, go to http://smile.amazon.com/about
We hope you’ll consider this easy way to support your beloved parish. Everyone is eligible to participate so tell your friends and relatives and spread the word about this wonderful program.
Live Stream Broadcast
If you know someone who may be in the hospital or home bound or for whatever reason just cannot get to church, don’t forget about the Live Stream Broadcast of our Divine Services. You can watch our Live Broadcast by going to our parish website and clicking on the “Live Broadcast” tab on the top tool bar. Remember, our Live Stream Broadcast is for those who absolutely cannot physically make the divine services of the church and is not a substitute for being present. Also, please be aware that conversations, crying babies, etc. can be heard on the broadcast. We have a wonderful cry room facility, which is located off the Narthex behind the candle stand, and is comfortable and provided for your convenience.
The Live Stream divine services of Saint Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church of San Diego, CA may not be recorded, retransmitted or reproduced without the express written consent of the Parish Council of Saint Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church of San Diego, CA. Thank you for your consideration.
Donations toward the digital ministries of the parish are warmly welcomed. If you would like to help support the ministries of Saint Spyridon please contact the church office. Again, thank you.