St. Athanasius Orthodox Church • Nicholasville/Lexington Kentucky
Provisional Timeline for Building Project 2012-2014 Architect Selection–October ? Rendering–Thanksgiving Capital Campaign Mailers–December Approval of Plans by State and City–February Bidding on Plans–April Contractor Selection–May Groundbreaking–June …
Dear parish council, parish family and friends, The Building Steering Committee and I wanted to update you as we move forward from our parish meeting to endorse architect Tom Smith to serve as our parish architect for our building project. Here is some of what is going on. (Please check the …
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 …
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 …
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.
