St. Athanasius Orthodox Church • Nicholasville/Lexington Kentucky
So far this fall, we have welcomed two of our four fall lecturers. On September 24, Architect Thomas Smith delivered the first lecture on Orthodox Church Architecture. Click here for an audio of Thomas’ talk entitled “Orthodox Architecture as an Encounter of the Kingdom.” On …
Our Fall Lecture Series got off to a grand start with Part 1 of our series, given by Architect Thomas Smith of Lexington, on Wednesday evening, September 24. In presenting his multimedia talk on Orthodox Architecture, Thomas was able to draw not only from his rich experience worshiping in the …
This Tuesday evening at 7:30pm, St. Athanasius Orthodox Church is hosting a free seminar on Foreclosure. While the theme sounds a little heavy–if not depressing for many people struggling with money–Foreclosure Attorney Scott Pennington will walk us through: 1. What Foreclosure is. 2. …
2008 Series Theme: Encountering the Kingdom, Part 1 of 4 7:30pm, Wednesday, September 24 (Childcare provided) For our first installation of our 2008 Fall Lecture Series, we welcome Architect Thomas Smith, a long-term member of St. Michael’s Orthodox Church in Louisville. Thomas is an associate …
This coming Wednesday evening at 6:30pm, our parish remembers the tragedy of 9/11 in the only way we know how—with an Orthodox memorial service for the departed (a Panikhida). Following this classic service for remembering the departed, Fr. Justin Patterson will give a talk on Death & …
With the blessing and encouragement of our archbishop, his eminence Dmitri, we celebrated Vigil and Liturgy for the Feast of the Transfiguration on our own “mountaintop”. We not only celebrated this Great Feast of our Lord, but also celebrated that we now have sufficient funds to pay off …
“And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. (John 1:14).” Early in August the church celebrates the feast of the Transfiguration. As Christ’s disciples climbed the mountain with …
Andrew Gould, an Orthodox architect, has produced a beautiful article discussing the theology behind traditional Orthodox architecture. Suggested by Mary Lowell, it can be read here. It can also be found on the links page along with many other interesting articles and websites.
Dn. James Bryant sent Fr. Justin a list of recommendations for our parish to consider during the building process. These are things we should keep in mind as we begin actualizing our dreams.
St. Athanasius Orthodox Church hosted architects Dn. James Bryant and Bob Latsko for presentations on June 28-29. A profusion of slides of Orthodox churches from around the world accompanied the presentations, giving parishioners a feel for what makes a building “orthodox.”
