Featured

 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. …

  September 12, 2012 Father Justin Gives Blessing

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.

  When praying, we must remember that we are members of one another, and therefore that we must pray for all, as the prayer ‘Our Father….’ teaches us.  The Apostles and all the saints are examples of this.  If we remember this and pray for others then the holy angels will also pray for us …

 On July 12 the Church remembers the woman, called Veronica (or Beatrice) whose story is told in Matthew 9: 20-22. She has been suffering from a flow of blood for twelve years. It would be hard to imagine a person whose life held less promise. This woman’s condition, which she had endured for …

Saint Andrew, Archbishop of Crete, was born in the city of Damascus into a pious Christian family. Up until seven years of age the boy was mute and did not speak.  However, after communing with the Holy Mysteries of Christ he found the gift of speech and began to speak.  At age 14 he went …

Friday, June 29 is the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul This feast traditionally marks the end of the Apostles Fast but since the feast fell on a Friday this year, the fast will conclude on Saturday, June 30.