St. Nectarios Greek Orthodox Mission Church
Publish Date: 2025-07-17
Bulletin Contents
St Nectarios Weekly Bulletin
Service Calendar
Message from Father John
Saints and Feasts
Hymns of the Day
Gospel and Epistle Readings
About Us

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St. Nectarios Greek Orthodox Mission Church

General Information

  • Phone:
  • (509) 547-3968
  • Fax:
  • none / Facebook Group: "Saint Nectarios - Pasco"
  • Street Address:

  • 627 West Bonneville Street

  • Pasco, WA 99301
  • Mailing Address:

  • 627 West Bonneville Street

  • Pasco, WA 99301

Contact Information

Mrs Tamara G Droppo
Board President

[email protected] | 5093668745

Services Schedule

    Online DIVINE LITURGY - 10:00am

or

    In-church TYPICA Reader Service - 10:00am

Past Bulletins


St Nectarios Weekly Bulletin

(Updated 7/15/2025)

07/20/2025

Saint Nectarios Greek Orthodox Mission Church
627 West Bonneville St., Pasco, WA 99301

WEEKLY SERVICES

CANCELED for this week - The online Vespers on Saturday and Divine Liturgy Service on Sunday.  Online Services will resume next week.  

For information, questions, and appointments – it is best to call Jim/Tammy Droppo 5O9 366-8745.  You may also send an email to [email protected].  

The St Nectarios Bulletin lists all Services. Saturday Online Vespers and Sunday Online Divine Liturgy Service are streamed to the Facebook Group: Saint Nectarios-Pasco. Services are streamed to the Facebook Group: Saint Nectarios-Pasco.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/334558973222227

All are welcome at St. Nectarios!


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Service Calendar

  • Saint Nectarios

    July 19 to August 10, 2025

    Saturday, July 19

    5:00PM Canceled for this week: Vespers online (Pacific Standard Time-USA)

    Sunday, July 20

    10:00AM Canceled for this week: Divine Liturgy - Zoom / Facebook Online (Pacific Standard Time-USA)

    Saturday, July 26

    5:00PM Vespers online (Pacific Standard Time-USA)

    Sunday, July 27

    10:00AM Typica (in church) Reader Service + Fellowship

    Friday, August 1

    7:00PM Online Akathist to St. Nectarios (Pacific Standard Time-USA)

    Saturday, August 2

    5:00PM Vespers online (Pacific Standard Time-USA)

    Sunday, August 3

    10:00AM Divine Liturgy - Zoom / Facebook Online (Pacific Standard Time-USA)

    Saturday, August 9

    5:00PM Vespers online (Pacific Standard Time-USA)

    Sunday, August 10

    10:00AM Divine Liturgy - Zoom / Facebook Online (Pacific Standard Time-USA)

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Message from Father John

Weekly Message

THE AUTHORITY OF JESUS CHRIST

(6th Sunday of St. Matthew)

His friends brought the paralyzed man to Jesus. They begged Jesus to heal him from his great suffering.  Jesus commented their love for the paralyzed man and their faith in God and healed first the cause of his paralysis: Sin. This was the root cause of his paralysis.  And afterwards, Jesus healed his body.

The Pharisees, who were present, harbored evil thoughts against Christ.  They thought that Jesus blasphemed because  only God can forgive sins.

Christ, as all-knowing God,  read the Pharisees’ thoughts and uncovered  their crafty, sinister hypocrisy. “Why to you think craftily inside of you?” Jesus told them;  You will see my power, and then you’ll be  convinced.”

Jesus proceeded and healed the paralyzed man instantly  and told him to carry his empty bed.  Thus Christ revealed his authority with the miracle.  The people present glorified God for Christ’s miracle; but not the Pharisees.  They hated Jesus’ Godly miracles.

When man’s deeds are crafty and evil he does not want God’s light to reveal them.  The Pharisees appeared in life as virtuous, but their sinful way of life spoke otherwise.  For they exploited the widow, the orphan and the poor.  They violated God’s Law that protected them.  Hypocritically, they prayed pompously in the public places to impress the common people.

But the righteous God hates the despicable hypocrisy.

Hypocrisy, wearing a mask to be someone else than you are,   belongs to the theatre, not in God’s worship.  God demands from man a clean and pure heart.  Every Christian should adorn himself with this.

 To return to Gospel narrative, Christ forgave first the paralytic’s sins in order for his soul to be cleansed from  them.  Then He healed his body from paralysis.  Now both, body and soul, would enjoy His healing.  

We can also be cleansed from our sins  through true repentance and confession;  and we will receive God’s forgiveness.

Many times our  body and soul suffer also ailments because of our sins.  With our repentance and confession, we will recover both our spiritual sanity and the health  of our body.

With love,  Fr. John P. Angelis

 

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Saints and Feasts

July 10

5th Thursday after Pentecost

July 10

45 Holy Martyrs of Nikopolis, Armenia

The Forty-five Martyrs of Nikopolis contested during the reign of Licinius, in the year 315. After many torments, they were burnt alive.

July 10

Our Holy Father Gregory, Bishop of Assa

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Hymns of the Day

Apolytikion for 45 Martyrs of Nikopolis in the Fourth Tone

Thy Martyrs, O Lord, in their courageous contest for Thee received as the prize the crowns of incorruption and life from Thee, our immortal God. For since they possessed Thy strength, they cast down the tyrants and wholly destroyed the demons' strengthless presumption. O Christ God, by their prayers, save our souls, since Thou art merciful.

Apolytikion for the Church in the First Tone

The Offspring of Selyvria and Guardian of Aegina, the true friend of virtue who appeared in the last years. Oh Nectarios we faithful honor you as a godly servant of Christ! For you bring forth healings of every kind for those who piously cry out: Glory to Christ who has glorified you, Glory to him who made you wondrous, glory to him who workest healings for all through you.

Seasonal Kontakion in the Second Tone

O Protection of Christians that cannot be put to shame, mediation unto the creator most constant: O despise not the voices of those who have sinned; but be quick, O good one, to come unto our aid, who in faith cry unto thee: Hasten to intercession and speed thou to make supplication, O thou who dost ever protect, O Theotokos, them that honor thee.

The translations of hymns are under copyright and used by permission. All rights reserved. These works may not be further reproduced, in print or on other websites or in any other form, without the prior written authorization of the copyright holder:

  • Apolytikion for 45 Martyrs of Nikopolis in the Fourth Tone © Holy Transfiguration Monastery
  • Seasonal Kontakion in the Second Tone © Holy Transfiguration Monastery
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    Gospel and Epistle Readings

    Epistle Reading

    Prokeimenon. Plagal Fourth Tone. Psalm 18.4,1.
    Their voice has gone out into all the earth.
    Verse: The heavens declare the glory of God.

    The reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Romans 15:17-29.

    Brethren, in Christ Jesus I have reason to be proud of my work for God. For I will not venture to speak of anything except what Christ has wrought through me to win obedience from the Gentiles, by word and deed, by the power of signs and wonders, by the power of the Holy Spirit, so that from Jerusalem and as far round as Illyricum I have fully preached the gospel of Christ, thus making it my ambition to preach the gospel, not where Christ has already been named, lest I build on another man's foundation, but as it is written, "They shall see who have never been told of him, and they shall understand who have never heard of him." This is the reason why I have so often been hindered from coming to you. But now, since I no longer have any room for work in these regions, and since I have longed for many years to come to you, I hope to see you in passing as I go to Spain, and to be sped on my journey there by you, once I have enjoyed your company for a little. At present, however, I am going to Jerusalem with aid for the saints. For Macedonia and Achaia have been pleased to make some contribution for the poor among the saints at Jerusalem; they were pleased to do it, and indeed - they are in debt to them, for if the Gentiles have come to share in their spiritual blessings, they ought also to be of service to them in material blessings. When therefore I have completed this, and have sealed to them this fruit, I shall go on by way of you to Spain; and I know that when I come to you I shall come in the fulness of the blessing of the gospel of Christ.

    Gospel Reading

    5th Thursday after Pentecost
    The Reading is from Matthew 12:46-50; 13:1-3

    At that time, while Jesus was speaking to the people, behold, his mother and his brothers stood outside, asking to speak to him. But he replied to the man who told him, "Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?" And stretching out his hand toward his disciples, he said, "Here are my mother and my brothers! For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother, and sister, and mother."

    That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea. And great crowds gathered about him, so that he entered a boat and sat there; and the whole crowd stood on the beach. And he told them many things in parables.

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    About Us

    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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    Contact us
    Have Bulletin input? Have Suggestions/Questions?  Want Help or Information?
    Call Jim/Tammy Droppo, 5O9 366-8745.

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