St. Athanasius Orthodox Church • Nicholasville/Lexington Kentucky
18th Sunday After Pentecost Visitor Sunday Today’s Readings: 2 Cor. 9:6-11 Luke 6:31-36 Feast for the Protection of the Theotokos is October 1 Great Vespers & Moleben for Life will be served this Sunday at 6:30pm Liturgy will be served at 9am on Monday Vespers will be Wednesday, October 3 at …
The well-known early-4th-century church historian, Bishop Eusebius of Caesarea, shares in his classic book Ecclesiastical History what he reports is a widely-accepted story about St. John the Theologian in the twighlight of his long life. The following is lightly adapted from Eusebius and gives us a …
17th Sunday After Pentecost Conception of St. John the Baptist Today’s Readings: 2Cor. 6:16-7:1 Luke 5:1-11 Annual Parish Meeting Today After Liturgy ~11:40am Akathist to St. Sergius of Radonezh at 11am Tuesday, September 25 in memory of his repose. Akathist to St. John the Theologian at 11am …
16th Sunday After Pentecost Today’s Readings: 2Cor. 6:1-10 Matt. 25:14-30 The Exaltation of the Cross, one of the 12 Great Feasts, continues this week thru Friday the 21st. Following 6:30pm Vespers on Wednesday, September 19, Fr. Justin will present the final class of the series on Mere …
Synaxis of Ss. Joachim/Anna Today’s Readings: 2Cor. 4:6-15 Matt. 22:35-46 Sunday School Begins Today! Grades 2-12 and adults meet 9-9:45am. Preschool and grade 1 meet after Liturgy. Vespers on Wednesday, September 12 at 6:30pm. Following the Christian Education Class will meet to continue with week …
Today’s Readings: 2Cor. 1:21-2:4 Matt. 22:1-14 Vespers on Wednesday, September 5 at 6:30pm. Following the Christian Education Class will meet to continue with the series “Orthodox Reflections on Mere Christianity.” Recordings of these classes can be accessed thru the website. Saturday, September …
Today’s Readings: 1Cor. 16:13-24 Matt. 21:33-42 In honor of the Venerable Job of Pochaev, an Akathist will be prayed to him at 11am on August 28. Memorial Litya for Archbishop Dmitri Tuesday, August 28 at 5pm prior to Great Vespers for St. John’s Beheading. Archbishop Dmitri (November 2, 1923 – …
At this time of year, as school resumes for many of our parish families, we also face the Church New Year, which commences on September 1. For our parish, as well, various aspects of parish life begin anew each September: our liturgical year begins on September 1 our budgetary year begins September …
Today’s Readings: 1Cor. 15:1-11 Matt. 19:16-26 Vespers on Wednesday, August 22 at 6:30pm. Following the Christian Education Class will meet to continue with week 2 of the series “Orthodox Reflections on Mere Christianity.” If you are not able to attend a class, you can listen to a recording by …
On Wednesday, August 15, the Feast of the Dormition, Fr. Justin began a new multi-week Christian Education series, entitled “Orthodox Reflections on Mere Christianity.” The general plan of the series is to track with Mere Christianity itself, using Lewis’ own division of the …
