THE NEW ECCLESIASTICAL YEAR

 September 1st marks the beginning of the New Ecclesiastical year and of the liturgical cycle of our Church. It has its roots in the Old Testament and recently into Byzantine times. In Byzantium, it was called Indiction and it corresponds to our fiscal year.

 September 1st has recently been associated with the protection of our natural environment. Our Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, continuing the spirit of his predecessor, Patriarch Demetrios, has championed the cause of the protection of the natural environment and has called many symposiums to plan ways to protect our environment.

 Our Metropolis has initiated an ambitious strategic plan for the growth of our Parishes. Its components are WORSHIP, EDUCATION, EVANGELIZATION, PHILANTHROPY. They are founded in the 2nd Chapter of the Acts of the Apostles. The Participants to the Master Strategic plan wrote: “The strategic vision provides a framework to evaluate, strengthen and expand the ministries and programs of the Church. People will be attracted to worship when that which is offered is beautiful, meaningful and inspirational…. where generosity is abundant and there is a positive spirit of cooperation and mission…where there is commitment to service, missions and acts of philanthropy. The source for this dynamism is God Himself, Who offers us His Holy Spirit to inspire and enable us to materialize our vision.

 A New Month! A New Church Year! A New Beginning! Let us move forward by inviting all our parishioners to participate both in our Zoom and also in our in-person Services.

With love,

Fr. John P. Angelis

ST. NECTARIOS GREEK ORTHODOX MISSION CHURCH
Diocese of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco.
This Tri-Cities Christian Orthodox Community has a church located at 627 West Bonneville St., Pasco, WA 99301. All are invited to attend. A light lunch fellowship time normally follows the In-Church Liturgy and Typica Services.
Prayers:  Please send us (or call us) with names of those you would like to be included in our prayers for healing.  Frist names may be entered in the St Nectarios - Pasco Group. 
INFORMATION SOURCES
For information on services and activities, you may:
1) access our "Saint Nectarios - Pasco" Facebook Group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/334558973222227/
2) access the church website:
 (copy/paste this url) https://www.stnectariostricities.org/ for Welcome to Our Parish Website | St. Nectarios Greek Orthodox Mission (stnectariostricities.org) 
3)  The online  (copy/paste this url) ../../../../../stnectariospasco/ for Saint Nectarios Bulletin  is the best source of up to date) information on church Services and activities. ( http://bulletinbuilder.org/stnectariospasco/  )
NOTIFICATIONS 
To receive the weekly Services Reminder  by email, please send an email request.
For those not connected to the internet,  please call Jim (on 5O9 366 8745) to request either
    a) by a phone call on the 'week of the in-church Service'
       or
    b) by a weekly smart-phone Service reminder text message.
CHURCH SERVICES
Greek Orthodox Divine Liturgy.  Each month, we try to have at least one Divine Liturgy  (with a visiting Priest).  That Service is normally on a Saturday (or a Special Service/Feast weekday) and is scheduled when a Priest is available.  In addition to communion during the Service, private meetings with the Priest are available by appointment (for personal matters, planning future events, and Confession).
Special Invitation - Saint Nectarios Church welcomes all: During Divine Liturgy, which is mostly in English, the Lord's Prayer is said by parishioners in their native languages.  Currently the prayer is normally said in English, Arabic, Russian, Spanish, and Greek.  If you wish to participate (and perhaps add a language), just let us know.
On most weeks, we remotely celebrate Saturday Vespers  and Sunday Online Divine Liturgy  with Father John in the Seattle area.  During the remote Divine Liturgy, Communion is served to Father's attending family and friends - but is unavailable to those participating online.
Online Greek Orthodox Vespers and Other Special Services are normally celebrated online with Father John in Seattle.  The link for joining Zoom to actively participate in on-line Services is
https://goarch.zoom.us/j/98009355049?pwd=UmttUUN2aG4raUc4WS9Zelo1REYxdz09
On the last Sunday of each month, there normally is a Typica Reader Service  with a Parish Fellowship Time.  This in-Church Service is held as an opportunity to bring the local community together - and hopefully eventually returning St. Nectarios to having a full time Priest.
All are welcome to join in the celebration these Christian Orthodox Services.

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Coptic Church Services

Tri-Cities Coptic Church Services
Saint Mary and Saint Abanoub Coptic Orthodox Church.    This Coptic Church is currently holding services at the St. Nectarios Church.  A Saturday or Sunday Holy Liturgy with a visiting Priest is normally held once per month either in the Tricities or in Spokane.  All are invited to attend. A fellowship time and Christian Study Class for older students normally follows the Services.  For more information, please contact Nader Samaan ([email protected]) or access the website: 
 (copy/paste this url) https://www.stmary-stabanoub-tricities.org/ for https://www.stmary-stabanoub-tricities.org/

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