St Nectarios Weekly Bulletin

(Updated 10/09/2024)

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 Fellowship Time

Sunday Online Fellowship Time at 1PM Saint Nectarios Church - Pasco WA USA invites you to the Sunday Online Fellowship Time – where we get together in a zoom meeting. This event is a good way to ask questions of Father John. Discussions address needs and concerns, as well as good news. Just get a cup of coffee (or another beverage) and join us. This is a one-time notification. In the future you may find an invitation to this event in the St Nectarios Bulletin. Online St. Nectarios Fellowship Time at 1PM Today (For more information call Jim Droppo (5O9 366 8745) St Nectarios Service Fellowship Time Link (As a security precaution, we filter participants using a waiting room) Join Zoom Meeting Join our Cloud HD Video Meeting Meeting ID: 994 8641 9623 Passcode: 977226

Online Fellowship Time

Sunday Online Fellowship

Sunday Online Fellowship Time at 1PM

Saint Nectarios Church - Pasco WA USA invites you to the Sunday Online Fellowship Time – where we get together in a zoom meeting. This event is a good way to ask questions of Father John. Discussions address needs and concerns, as well as good news. Just get a cup of coffee (or another beverage) and join us.

This is a one-time notification. In the future you may find an invitation to this event in the St Nectarios Bulletin. Online St. Nectarios Fellowship Time at 1PM Today (For more information call Jim Droppo (5O9 366 8745)

St Nectarios Service Fellowship Time Link

(As a security precaution, we filter participants using a waiting room)

Join Zoom Meeting
Join our Cloud HD Video Meeting

Meeting ID: 994 8641 9623
Passcode: 977226

Announcements

UPCOMING SERVICES

The schedule for Services is shown in the Bulletin in the "Services and Activities" Section.

This week In-church Service - Saturday October 12th at 9am - Divine Liturgy at St Nectarios with Father Dean.

Father Dean will be here and available for appointments all day on Friday October 11th and after Liturgy on Saturday October12th.

For information, questions, and appointments - call Jim/Tammy Droppo 5O9 366-8745 or send email to [email protected].

UPCOMING SERVICES

Services This Week:

Friday, July 5th: 7PM Online Akathist Hymn to Saint Nectarios

Saturday, July 6th at 5PM Vespers Service Online

Sunday, July 7th at 9:30AM View online Divine Liturgy with Father John at

Holy Apostles Greek Orthodox Church

LINK: holyapostlesgo.org

(streamed live to both Facebook and Youtube)

No Enquirers Class on Sunday July 7th.

UPCOMING SERVICES

Wednesday, August 14th at 7pm Online Vesperal Divine Liturgy, Dormition of our Most Holy Lady Theotokos

Saturday, August 17th at 10am. (IN CHURCH!) Saturday Divine Liturgy with Fr. Anthony Cornett from Tacoma.

Good attendance for Saturday Liturgies is an important step towards realizing our goal of returning to regular Sunday Services with a full-time Priest. Let us give Fr. Anthony a big welcome for his second visit to St. Nectarios!

Plans for Church activities will be discussed in the after-Service potluck Fellowship Time including the possibility of starting such Orthodox Christian Education classes this Fall (see below).

Saturday, August 17th at 5pm Vespers Service Online

Sunday, August 18th at 10am Online Divine Liturgy

Sunday, August 18th at 1pm Enquirers Class on with Father John

For information and questions - call Jim or Tammy Droppo at 5O9 366-8745.

A complete a listing of upcoming St Nectarios Services and Activities is listed below.

FROM THE PAST

FROM THE PAST (2004)

For many years, Maria Touvannas created a monthly publication for St. Nectarios entitled the “St. Nectarios Messenger.” At first it was mailed to the Parish each month – later it was distributed mainly by email. Below is text the St. Nectarios Messenger for June 2004. We are indebted to her for the many years and many ways that she has supported and does support St. Nectarios. Thank You!

This item from the past will bring back many good memories for long term members. The Greek Nite was a lot fun!

St. Nectarios Messenger (June 2004)

St. Nectarios Greek Orthodox Mission Church

Pasco, Washington

509-547-3968

JUNE 2004

CHURCH NEWS

Fundraiser Scheduled

Now that the Paschal season is over it is time to seriously begin the planning and preparations for our 2004 fundraising event. With the encouragement of Metropolitan Anthony, the plans for this year’s event are bigger and better than ever. We will be hosting:

GREEK NITE

“A Taste of Greece” Authentic Greek Food, Entertainment by a Live Greek Band and Dance Performances by Award Winning Greek Folk Dancers - Saturday, November 13, 2004 At The Trac Convention Center, Pasco, Washington: 6:00-10:00pm. This will be the parish’s way of sharing some of its cultural heritage with the Tri-Cities and the surrounding areas. Thanks for the support of other Greek Orthodox parishes within our diocese. By the grace of God and everyone’s hard work and active participation this fundraiser will be the best ever for the parish of St. Nectarios. Please mark your calendars for this important date. We will need everyone’s help in some capacity. Lots of plans are in the works and committees are being formed so stay tuned for future details!

“Discussion Time” A Fellowship Discussion Time with Deacon Timothy has begun following Saturday evening Vespers. All are welcome to join us for an open discussion about our Orthodox Faith and Traditions. Meetings will take place every Saturday unless otherwise noted on the calendar.

Caring for the Lord’s House: The Lord provides for us and we must take care of and cherish the things He entrusts to us….our families, homes, jobs, school, and our church home. Let’s take an active part in the upkeep of our church and remember, if we all pitch in and work as a team, much more will be accomplished.

CURRENT EVENTS: Monastery Nativity Celebration, June 23 and 24, 2004

The Greek Orthodox Monastery of Saint John the Honorable Forerunner extends an invitation to join them for their annual Nativity Celebration on Wednesday, June 23 and Thursday, June 24, 2004. Hope to see you there, as it is a good time to visit with the Orthodox Christians that come from all areas within Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Alaska for this special Feast Day.

SCHEDULES

Luncheon: 6/6 Touvannas; 6/13 Droppo; 6/20 McCann; 6/27 Shapley

Thank You! To Mr. and Mrs. Anastasios Ikonomou for their donation: Oil for votives/kandili

Well Wishes! To Alyona Ely for a speedy recovery. Our prayers are with you!

Clergy (2004) Father Michael Dunaway and Father Deacon Timothy Read

Parish Council: President, Maria Touvannas; Vice President-Jim Shapley, Treasurer-James Ely, Secretary-Tammy Droppo, Members-Jim Chicouris, Niko Qafoku, and Olympia Tachopoulous

Recipe for a Happy Day:

1 Cup of Friendly Words,

2 Heaping Cups of Understanding,

4tsp. Time and Patience,

A pinch of Warm Personality,

and A dash of Humor,

Blend together with prayer and bible study. Keep cool.

Serve generously.

And that was was how it was

at St. Nectarios in Summer 2004.

Services and Activities

Saint Nectarios

October 2024

Friday, October 4

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

Saturday, October 5

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

Sunday, October 6

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

1:00PM Fellowship Time with Father John (Pacific Standard Time, USA)

Thursday, October 10

Father Dean is here and available for appointments.

Friday, October 11

Father Dean is here and available for appointments.

Saturday, October 12

Father Dean is here and available for appointments.

9:00AM Divine Liturgy (in-church) will be celebrated with Fr. Dean

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

Sunday, October 13

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

1:00PM Fellowship Time with Father John (Pacific Standard Time, USA)

Saturday, October 19

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

Sunday, October 20

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

1:00PM Fellowship Time with Father John (Pacific Standard Time, USA)

Saturday, October 26

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

Sunday, October 27

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

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

1:00PM Fellowship Time with Father John (Pacific Standard Time, USA)

Message from Father John

SUNDAY AFTER THE ELEVATION OF THE HOLY CROSS OF CHRIST

Christ’s Conditions for our eternal salvation:

“If any man would come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross and follow me.”

God respects our freedom which He gave us in our creation. He created us free to choose what is good. He did not create us as robots to manipulate us from afar. He will not stop us if we decide to turn against Him and choose evil. God will give us opportunities to reconsider our decision and repent, but He will not force us. “Cloistered virtue is no virtue at all.” But our freedom is earthbound. One day we will have to give an account to Him of how we used our freedom and then we will reap the appropriate consequences.

God respects our freedom; but after we accept His invitation, we need to conform to His terms of service.

First we need to deny our self, our selfish, narcissistic love, our filautia.

The egotistical self-love is the root of all passionate desires and evils, because it turns our unnatural self-love of our ego into an idol. We think of ourselves as the center of our surroundings, and we want the others to attend to all our desires and whims. We become very selfish, possessive and manipulative. St. John Chrysostom said long ago, “my own and your own is the root of all evil.”

We are invited to heal this selfish, unnatural love which is the result of our fallen human nature; to make it an unselfish love. God summarized His requirement of us in one commandment: To love Him with all our heart, mind, soul, and strength and to love our fellowman. This is the true meaning of “denying our self.” For in denying our egotistical self we find our true self, as God intended us to be.” Christ gave us His example to emulate in order to find true meaning in our life.

The second step, after curing our selfish, egotistical love, is to “take up our own cross.”

Christ carried His own cross and suffered on it to forgive our sins, to redeem us from the curse of the law and to grant us eternal life with His glorious resurrection from the dead.

All of us have our own cross which comes in various forms. We are invited to carry our cross patiently. He will not abandon us under the weight of our cross. God will give us His grace and strength to carry it and benefit from this pain and suffering. But we need to keep our faith and hope in Him and never doubt His ability to help us in any situation we find ourselves. In the Sacraments of our Church He gives us His grace to assist us. We must be certain, that He will never give us more than we can bear. (e.g. The foot steps on the sand)

The third condition in Christ’s invitation is to “follow Him.”

After Jesus restored Peter to his position, He told Peter to “follow Him!” Jesus is the “Way, the Truth, Life itself.” The first Christians were called the “followers of the Way.”

We deny ourselves and carry our cross for a glorious purpose—to imitate the life of Christ; to achieve victory over sin and death as the crucified and resurrected Christ achieved it. Remember the gospel lesson from the Sunday of Judgment. The ones who helped their fellowman in his need inherited the Kingdom of God.

Lastly, we do all this for our invaluable soul, for our salvation. Nothing in this world can be compared in value with our immortal soul. No one and nothing can redeem our soul, can save us, except for Christ. He accomplished that for us. He is our Savior and Redeemer. Only when we follow Him and do His holy Will we’ll find eternal salvation and meaning in our present life.

Example: the queen of a beehive. Prioritize.

With love, Fr. John P. Angelis

Sunday Online Fellowship Time

On many Sundays we schedule a Online Fellowship Time with Father John at 1PM

Please check "Services and Activities" to see which Sundays have a Fellowship time scheduled.

When scheduled, Saint Nectarios Church - Pasco WA USA invites you to the 1PM Sunday Online Fellowship Time – where we get together in a zoom meeting. This event is a good way to ask questions of Father John. Discussions usually address needs and concerns, as well as good news. Just get a cup of coffee (or another beverage) and join us.

St Nectarios Service Fellowship Time Link

(As a security precaution, we do filter participants using a waiting room option. If you are a new participant, it is a good idea to let us know in advance that you will be joining us. )

Join Zoom Meeting
Join our Cloud HD Video Meeting

Meeting ID: 994 8641 9623
Passcode: 977226

Saints and Feasts

October 13

Sunday of the 7th Ecumenical Council

On the Sunday that falls on or immediately after the eleventh of this month, we chant the Service to the 350 holy Fathers of the Seventh Ecumenical Council, which gathered in Nicaea in 787 under the holy Patriarch Tarasius and during the reign of the Empress Irene and her son, Constantine Porphyrogenitus, to refute the Iconoclast heresy, which had received imperial support beginning with the Edict issued in 726 by Emperor Leo the Isaurian. Many of the holy Fathers who condemned Iconoclasm at this holy Council later died as Confessors and Martyrs for the holy Icons during the second assult of Iconoclasm in the ninth century, especially during the reigns of Leo the Armenian and Theophilus.

October 13

Carpus, Papylus, Agathodorus, & Agathonica, the Martyrs of Pergamus

Saint Carpus was Bishop of the Church of Thyatira in Asia Minor and Papylus was his deacon, whom he had ordained. Seized as Christians and tormented in Thyatira, they were taken to Sardis, whither Agathodorus, their servant, followed them, and also confessed Christ, and was tormented with them. Together with Agathonica, the sister of Saint Papylus. they were all beheaded during the reign of Decius, in the year 250.

October 13

Benjamin the Deacon

Hymns of the Day

Resurrectional Apolytikion in the Grave Tone

By Your Cross, O Christ our God, You destroyed death. You opened paradise to the thief. You transformed the lament of the Myrrh-bearing women, and You commanded the Apostles to proclaim You are risen, granting the world Your great mercy.

Apolytikion for Sun. of the 7th Ecumenical Council in the Plagal Fourth Tone

You are greatly glorified, O Christ our God, who established our Fathers as luminaries upon the earth, and through them led us all to the true Faith. O Most compassionate, glory to 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:

Gospel and Epistle Readings

Epistle Reading

Prokeimenon. Fourth Tone. Daniel 3.26,27.
Blessed are you, O Lord, the God of our fathers.
Verse: For you are just in all you have done.

The reading is from St. Paul's Letter to Titus 3:8-15.

Titus, my son, the saying is sure. I desire you to insist on these things, so that those who have believed in God may be careful to apply themselves to good deeds; these are excellent and profitable to men. But avoid stupid controversies, genealogies, dissensions, and quarrels over the law, for they are unprofitable and futile. As for a man who is factious, after admonishing him once or twice, have nothing more to do with him, knowing that such a person is perverted and sinful; he is self-condemned.

When I send Artemas or Tychicos to you, do your best to come to me at Nicopolis, for I have decided to spend the winter there. Do your best to speed Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their way; see that they lack nothing. And let our people learn to apply themselves to good deeds, so as to help cases of urgent need, and not to be unfruitful.

All who are with me send greeting to you. Greet those who love us in the faith. Grace be with you all. Amen.

Gospel Reading

Sunday of the 7th Ecumenical Council
The Reading is from Luke 8:5-15

The Lord said this parable: "A sower went out to sow his seed; and as he sowed, some fell along the path, and was trodden under foot, and the birds of the air devoured it. And some fell on the rock; and as it grew up, it withered away, because it had no moisture. And some fell among thorns; and the thorns grew with it and choked it. And some fell into good soil and grew, and yielded a hundredfold." And when his disciples asked him what this parable meant, he said, "To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of God; but for others they are in parables, so that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand. Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. The ones along the path are those who have heard; then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, that they may not believe and be saved. And the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear the word, receive it with joy; but these have no root, they believe for a while and in time of temptation fall away. And as for what fell among the thorns, they are those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by the cares and riches and pleasures of life, and their fruit does not mature. And as for that in the good soil, they are those who, hearing the word, hold it fast in an honest and good heart, and bring forth fruit with patience." As he said these things, he cried out "He who has ears to hear, let him hear."

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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FROM THE PAST

Services and Activities

Saint Nectarios

October 2024

Message from Father John

Sunday Online Fellowship Time

Saints and Feasts

Sunday of the 7th Ecumenical Council

Carpus, Papylus, Agathodorus, & Agathonica, the Martyrs of Pergamus

Benjamin the Deacon

Hymns of the Day

Resurrectional Apolytikion in the Grave Tone

Apolytikion for Sun. of the 7th Ecumenical Council in the Plagal Fourth Tone

Seasonal Kontakion in the Second Tone

Gospel and Epistle Readings

Epistle Reading

Gospel Reading

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