St. Athanasius Orthodox Church • Nicholasville/Lexington Kentucky
Bulletin for February 9, 2020 Today is: Leavetaking of the Feast of Meeting the Lord in the Temple Beginning of the Lenten Triodion Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee “ for everyone who exalts? himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.” (Luke 18:14) Vespers on Wednesday, …
Bulletin for February 2, 2020 Hebrews 7:7-17 Epistle Festal ReadingLuke 2:22-40 Gospel Festal Reading Today is the 33rd Sunday After Pentecost, the Feast for Meeting Christ in the Temple, and Zacchaeus Sunday. Also, we celebrate our 18th Anniversary as an OCA parish, and the 5th Anniversary of …
Bulletin for January 26, 2020 32nd Sunday After Pentecost Today, the Church commemorates the Sunday of the New Martyrs & Confessors of the 20th Century, remembering all those Orthodox Christians who suffered for Christ at the hands of the godless Communists during the years of persecution. …
Bulletin for January 19, 2020 Today is “Sanctity of Human Life Sunday” 31st Sunday After Pentecost Epistle Reading: 1 Timothy 1:15-17 Gospel Reading: Luke 18:35-43 Vespers on Wednesday, January 22 at 6:30pm. Fr. Justin will speak on “The Mystery of Death—Orthodox Prayers & Traditions” for …
Bulletin for January 12, 2020 Readings for 30th Sunday After Pentecost Ephesians 4:7-13 (Epistle, Sunday After) Matthew 4:12-17 (Gospel, Sunday After) Great Outdoor Blessing of Waters After Liturgy Today Vespers on Wednesday, January 15 at 6:30pm. Following the Christian Education Class will …
Bulletin for January 5, 2020 Feast for the Theophany of Christ is Monday, January 6! At the end of the Theophany Eve Liturgy today, we will immediately serve the Indoor Great Blessing of the Waters. We include various Old Testament readings including Isaiah 35:1-10; Isaiah 55: 1-13; Isaiah 12: 3-6; …
The twin feasts of Christmas & Epiphany (Theophany) straddle the New Year and together, mark the second-most important season in the life of the Orthodox Church. The Church (or at least those parts of it on the “New Calendar”) marks the Feast of Theophany on January 6. Leading up to …
Bulletin December 29, 2019 Sunday After Nativity Epistle Reading….Gal. 1:11-19 Gospel Reading…..Matt. 2:13-23 New Year’s Eve 5:30pm Vesperal Liturgy for St. Basil and the Circumcision of Christ Royal Hours for the Forefeast of Theophany will be Friday, January 3 at 9am. Theophany …
Bulletin December 22, 2019 Epistle Reading….Heb. 11:9-10,17-23,32-40 Gospel Reading…..Matt. 1:1-25 (Sun. Before) Nativity Services Monday, December 23 Royal Hours 9am / Confessions 10:30am Vespers for Pre-Feast 6:30pm / Confessions 7:20pm Tuesday, December 24 Vesperal Liturgy 10am Great …
The Great Feast of the Nativity of our Lord approaches and we ready ourselves for this splendid festival! A number of feasts have marked our journey through the Nativity Fast, thus far–including St. Nicholas Day and St. Herman Day. This past weekend, we welcomed Fr. Silviu Bunta, who led a …
