St. Athanasius Orthodox Church • Nicholasville/Lexington Kentucky
Rediscovering the Ancient Ways of Christianity A 5-Part Series Presented at St. Athanasius Orthodox Church This year, noted atheist thinker Alain de Botton published a widely-acclaimed book entitled Religion for Atheists, in which he highlighted the strengths of ancient religious traditions. …
Dear parish family and friends, Christ is in our midst! Greetings to you on this beautiful Saturday! This is a reminder, going into this weekend, that next Sunday, Oct. 14, at the end of Divine Liturgy, our parishwill hold a brief voting meeting on the following resolution: Whereas, architect …
Dear Parish, The following comes out of the Building Steering Committee (BSC) work as September draws to a close: The BSC reviewed the comments and ideas collected from our open meeting with the parish on Wednesday, Sept. 19. We have integrated many of the parish’s insights into a Revised …
September 12, 2012 Father Justin Gives Blessing
St. Athanasius Building Project 2012-2013 In Exodus 25, the Lord tells Moses that he must construct the holy sacred space of Hebrew worship “according to the pattern.” At St. Athanasius, we follow Moses in seeking to build a temple and parish campus with the goal of glorifying God “according to …
The Building Steering Committee met for the 2nd time formally last Thursday. One of the things we discussed was the need to communicate effectively with you as council and with the parish, at large. To that end, we committed to a bi-weekly update of our weekly meetings (and any additional meetings …
Here is a link from the Jessamine Journal about our parish’s closing on the Orchard property. These are exciting days! This closing and the building program we are currently gearing up for are the product of several years of work. In 2006, our parish completed the purchase of 17 acres in …
Lime Lane (sits between Village Parkway and Peachtree Street)
The Beheading of St John the Baptist, a Feast day established by the Church, is also a strict fast day because of the grief of Christians at the violent death of the saint. In some Orthodox cultures pious people will not eat food from a flat plate, use a knife, or eat food that is …
The Dormition Fast that began on Wednesday, August 1 will end on Thursday, August 16, the day after the Feast of The Dormition of the Theotokos. Vigil for the Feast will be served on Tuesday, August 14, at 6:30pm and Liturgy for the Feast will be served at 7am on Wednesday, August 15.
