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Retreat 2019: Fr. John Erickson

March 19, 2019 News

Retreat 2019: “Our Lenten Journey” 

On the weekend of March 15 through March 17 (2019,) the Orthodox Christian community of greater Lexington was blessed to welcome Archpriest John Erickson, retired dean and church history professor (emeritus) of St. Vladimir’s Theological Seminary in New York, for a special day retreat entitled “Our Lenten Journey.” Fr. John has worked faithfully in church circles for over half a century and continues–in his retirement–to serve as pastor of a small Serbian Orthodox parish (in Bisby, Arizona) as well as to teach, preach, and share from his treasury of lived Orthodox history. (You can read Fr. John’s curriculum vitae here.)

We are pleased to have recorded Fr. John’s two primary talks on Saturday, as well as the “Q & A” session that followed:

Session 1: “Where & Why are we Going? A Historical-Scriptural Introduction to Great Lent”

https://bluegrassorthodox.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Erickson-Retreat-1-Where-We-Are-Going.mp3

 

Session 2: “How will we get there? An Exploration of Baptism & Where We Are Now”

https://bluegrassorthodox.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Erickson-Retreat-2-Baptism-as-a-Key-to-our-Lenten-Journey.mp3

 

Session 3: “Questions & Answers with participants / Conclusion”

https://bluegrassorthodox.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Erickson-Retreat-3-Q-A.mp3

 

Below are some photos of several events at St. Athanasius, as well as the Pan-Orthodox Vespers service held at St. Andrew Antiochian Orthodox Church, at which Fr. John was the homilist.

Young Adult & College Student (OCF) Night with Fr. John Erickson (Telos Project)
Fr. John Erickson
Fr. John leading the Lenten Retreat 2019
A beautiful spring day!
Retreat Participants at End of Session 3
Icons for Sunday of Orthodoxy & St. Patrick Day
Pan-Orthodox Vespers at St. Andrew Orthodox Church
Pan-Orthodox Vespers at St. Andrew Orthodox Church
Procession at Pan-Orthodox Vespers
Fr. John Erickson Preaching at Pan-Orthodox Vespers
Kentucky Orthodox Clergy
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Saint Athanasius Orthodox Church
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Nicholasville, KY 40356
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We are a parish of the Diocese of the South of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA), under the archpastoral care of his grace, the right reverend ALEXANDER, Bishop of Dallas and the South. We are the first OCA parish in Kentucky. We are located in the heart of the bluegrass region just outside Lexington.

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