November 26
(Updated November 21th, 2023)
Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco
St. Nectarios Greek Orthodox Mission Church
A Tri-Cities Christian Orthodox Community
627 West Bonneville St., Pasco, WA 99301
All are welcome at St. Nectarios!
St. Nectarios Greek Orthodox Mission Church
Publish Date: 2023-11-26
Bulletin Contents
St Nectarios Weekly Bulletin
Announcements
Current Services Schedule
Message from Father John
Saints and Feasts
Hymns of the Day
Gospel and Epistle Readings
St. Nectarios Services
St. Nectarios Greek Orthodox Mission Church
General Information
- Phone:
- (509) 547-3968
- Fax:
- none / Facebook Group: "Saint Nectarios - Pasco"
- Email:
- tricityorthodox@aol.com
- Street Address:
- 627 West Bonneville Street
- Pasco, WA 99301
- Mailing Address:
- 627 West Bonneville Street
- Pasco, WA 99301
Contact Information
Services Schedule
Online DIVINE LITURGY - 10:00am
or
In-church TYPICA Reader Service - 10:00am
Past Bulletins
- Publish Date:
- 2023-11-19
- Publish Date:
- 2023-11-12
- Publish Date:
- 2023-11-05
- Publish Date:
- 2023-10-29
- Publish Date:
- 2023-10-22
- Publish Date:
- 2023-10-15
St Nectarios Weekly Bulletin
Announcements
UPCOMING SERVICES
CHURCH ACTIVITIES
The St Nectarios Bulletin has a full schedule of all Services.
THIS WEEK
Saturday Evening November 25th. 5PM Online Vespers Service
Sunday November 26th. 10AM In-church Typica Reader Service and Fellowship Time
Sunday November 26th. No Online Enquirers Class today
Current Services Schedule
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St. Nectarios Greek Orthodox Mission Church
November 26 to December 24, 2023
Sunday, November 2610:00AM 10:00AM Typica (in church) Reader Service + Fellowship
1:00PM No Online Enquirers Class Today
Friday, December 17:00PM Online Akathist to St. Nectarios
Saturday, December 25:00PM Vespers Service - Online
Sunday, December 310:00AM Online Divine Liturgy, Memorial Service
1:00PM Online Enquirers Class with Father John
Saturday, December 95:00PM Vespers Service - Online
Sunday, December 1010:00AM Online Divine Liturgy
1:00PM Online Enquirers Class with Father John
Saturday, December 165:00PM Vespers Service - Online
Sunday, December 1710:00AM Online Divine Liturgy
1:00PM Online Enquirers Class with Father John
Saturday, December 235:00PM Vespers Service - Online
Sunday, December 2410:00AM Online Divine Liturgy
1:00PM No Enquirers Class Today
Message from Father John
Weekly Message from Father John
LET US RETURN TO THE LORD HIS PORTION IN GRATITUDE
We have a generous Lord and Creator. He granted us life, talents, and strength to develop them for our good and His glorification.
In the Parable of the Vineyard, God provided the farm, planted the Vineyard, put up a fence and a tower to protect it and built a storage to put in the grapes and store the wine. The farmers had to provide only the cultivation and protection for the vine.
This is a Parable and refers to the life of the Israelites and in succession to our own life. God gave the promised land to the Israelites, gave them the Law which was like a fence around them to protect them from the idolatrous life of the surrounding Gentiles, He built for them the Temple where to come and be in communion with their God and also gave them the Priests, the teachers and the Prophets to guide them in their faith and daily life. Did they follow them? We know the answer from the Old Testament.
The Parable applies also to us in the Christian Church. Christ established His Church. He has built a Temple, a Church building, to come and worship Him. He has given us the Holy Sacraments to gather to offer thanks to God and receive His message and Grace in the Holy Eucharist. He has given us His Priests and Theologians to interpret and share His Holy Will for our edification and salvation. The only thing he desires from us is to set aside a portion of the time and resources He has granted us for His worship and support of the material needs of His Church.
September 1 is the beginning of the Ecclesiastical, Liturgical Year, as January 1 is the beginning of the chronological year. We give Thanks to God for all His blessings during the preceding year, and we set aside a portion of His blessings for the material needs and programs of His Church.
God has instructed us to set aside one day of the week, Saturday for the Jews, Sunday for us Christians, to gather together in His Church to thank and worship Him for all His blessings upon us.
We need to remember that our time and resources are entrusted to us to use them properly for our needs, for the support of His Church and for the assistance of our fellow man in need. At the end of our life, we will have to give an account to God of how we used His talents and resources to us.
While we are still alive, let us heed His message and respond to Him in Gratitude. Thanksgiving Day reminds us of our responsibility towards God and our fellowman.
Happy Thanksgiving to all!
With love,
Fr. John P. Angelis
Saints and Feasts
November 26
13th Sunday of Luke
November 26
Alypius the Stylite of Adrianopolis
Saint Alypius was from Adrianople of Bithynia; having lived upon a pillar for fifty-three years, he reposed about the year 607, at the age of one hundred.
Hymns of the Day
Resurrectional Apolytikion in the Plagal Fourth Tone
O Merciful One, You came from on high, and condescended to Your three day burial to save us from suffering. You are our Life and our Resurrection. Glory to You.
Seasonal Kontakion in the Third Tone
On this day the Virgin cometh to the cave to give birth to * God the Word ineffably, * Who was before all the ages. * Dance for joy, O earth, on hearing * the gladsome tidings; * with the Angels and the shepherds now glorify Him * Who is willing to be gazed on * as a young Child Who * before the ages is God.
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Gospel and Epistle Readings
Epistle Reading
Prokeimenon. Plagal Fourth Tone. Psalm 75.11,1.
Make your vows to the Lord our God and perform them.
Verse: God is known in Judah; his name is great in Israel.
The reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Ephesians 4:1-7.
Brethren, I, a prisoner for the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all lowliness and meekness, with patience, forbearing one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of us all, who is above all and through all and in all. But grace was given to each of us according to the measure of Christ's gift.
Gospel Reading
13th Sunday of Luke
The Reading is from Luke 18:18-27
At that time, a ruler came to Jesus and asked him, "Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?" And Jesus said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone. You know the commandments: 'Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honor your father and mother.' " And he said, "All these I have observed from my youth." And when Jesus heard it, he said to him, "One thing you still lack. Sell all that you have and distribute it to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me." But when he heard this he became sad, for he was very rich. Jesus looking at him said, "How hard it is for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God! For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God." Those who heard it said, "Then who can be saved?" But he said, "What is impossible with men is possible with God."
St. Nectarios Services
Overview of St. Nectarios Services
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.
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:
Welcome to Our Parish Website | St. Nectarios Greek Orthodox Mission (stnectariostricities.org)
3) The online 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.
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 nromally held once per month. 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 (nader.samaan@yahoo.com) or access the website:
https://www.stmary-stabanoub-tricities.org/
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Have Bulletin input? Have Suggestions/Questions? Want Help or Information?
Call the Editor, Jim Droppo, 5O9 366-8745.