(Updated 8/3/2024)
Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco
St. Nectarios Greek Orthodox Mission Church
Serving Tricity Orthodox Christians
627 West Bonneville St., Pasco, WA 99301
All are welcome at St. Nectarios!
Online DIVINE LITURGY - 10:00am
or
In-church TYPICA Reader Service - 10:00am
Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco
St. Nectarios Greek Orthodox Mission Church
Serving Tricity Orthodox Christians
627 West Bonneville St., Pasco, WA 99301
All are welcome at St. Nectarios!
Online Services:
Friday, August 2nd: 7PM Online Akathist Hymn to Saint Nectarios
Saturday, August 3rd at 5PM Vespers Service Online
August Saturday Divine Liturgy with Fr. Dean (date to be announced)
10:00AM Divine Liturgy - Zoom / Facebook Online
1:00PM No Enquirers Class Today
7:00PM Vespers Service - Zoom / Facebook Online
9:30AM In-church: 10AM Copic Holy Liturgy Service
10:00AM Divine Liturgy - Zoom / Facebook Online
1:00PM Enquirers Class (Tentative)
10:00AM August 17th - Divine Liturgy, Fr. Anthony Cornett
10:00AM Divine Liturgy - Zoom / Facebook Online
1:00PM Fellowship Time with Father John
10:00AM Typica (in church) Reader Service + Fellowship
1:00PM Fellowship Time with Father John
10:00AM Divine Liturgy - Zoom / Facebook Online (Pacific Standard Time)
1:00PM Fellowship Time with Father John
THE AUTHORITY OF JESUS CHRIST
(6th Sunday of St. Matthew)
His friends brought the paralyzed man to Jesus,
Begging Jesus to heal him from his great suffering.
Jesus healed first the cause of his paralysis, sin.
Then Jesus proceeded and healed his paralytic sickness.
The Pharisees harbored evil thoughts against Christ,
That He blasphemed; He did not have God within him.
Christ, as all-knowing God, read the Pharisee’s thoughts.
And He uncovered their crafty, sinister hypocrisy.
“Why to you think craftily inside of you?” Jesus told them;
“But you’ll see my power, and then you’ll be convinced.”
Jesus proceeded and healed the paralyzed man instantly,
And told him to get up and carry his empty bed.
Christ revealed his authority with the miracle;
He restored the health to the paralytic. What a Miracle!
The common people 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 to be virtuous,
But their sinful life in action spoke otherwise.
They exploited the widow, the orphan and the poor;
They violated God’s Law that protected them.
They prayed pompously in the public places,
Showing off to the eyes of the common people.
But the righteous God hates the despicable hypocrisy;
Hypocrisy 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.
Christ forgave first the paralytic’s sins,
In order for his soul to be cleansed from them.
Afterwards, He healed his body from paralysis,
That both body and soul would enjoy His healing.
We should also be cleansed from our personal sins.
Through repentance and confession we receive God’s forgiveness.
Many times our body and soul suffer ailments because of our sins.
With our repentance and confession, we recover our spiritual sanity.
With love,
Fr. John P. Angelis
The Seven Youths hid themselves in a certain cave near Ephesus in the year 250, to escape the persecution of Decius. By divine grace, a sleep came upon them and they slept for 184 years, until the reign of Saint Theodosius the Younger, when the doctrine of the resurrection was being assailed by heretics. They then awoke, that is, were resurrected, confirming in the sight of all the bodily resurrection; and again after a short time, by divine command, they reposed in the Lord in the year 434.
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Prokeimenon. Plagal First Tone. Psalm 11.7,1.
You, O Lord, shall keep us and preserve us.
Verse: Save me, O Lord, for the godly man has failed.
The reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Romans 12:6-14.
Brethren, having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith; if service, in our serving; he who teaches, in his teaching; he who exhorts, in his exhortation; he who contributes, in liberality; he who gives aid, with zeal; he who does acts of mercy, with cheerfulness. Let love be genuine; hate what is evil, hold fast to what is good; love one another with brotherly affection; outdo one another in showing honor. Never flag in zeal, be aglow with the Spirit, serve the Lord. Rejoice in your hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. Contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality. Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them.
6th Sunday of Matthew
The Reading is from Matthew 9:1-8
At that time, getting into a boat Jesus crossed over and came to his own city. And behold, they brought to him a paralytic, lying on his bed; and when Jesus saw their faith he said to the paralytic, "Take heart, my son; your sins are forgiven." And behold, some of the scribes said to themselves, "This man is blaspheming." But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, "Why do you think evil in your hearts? For which is easier, to say 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say 'Rise and walk?' But that you may know that the Son of man has authority on earth to forgive sins" he then said to the paralytic -- "Rise, take up your bed and go home." And he rose and went home. When the crowds saw it, they were afraid, and they glorified God, who had given such authority to men.
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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Have Bulletin input? Have Suggestions/Questions? Want Help or Information?
Call Jim/Tammy Droppo, 5O9 366-8745.