St. Athanasius Orthodox Church • Nicholasville/Lexington Kentucky
Great Lent is a season that fixes all our thoughts and deeds on the Feast of Feasts, the Pascha of our Lord! The journey that is Great Lent comes to an end on the eve of Lazarus Saturday (this year April 7). With Lazarus Saturday, we take a pause in the strictness of our fasting …
Orthodox Christians pray, as Great Lent dawns, that God would open to us the “gates of repentance.” Great Lent, which literally means the “Great Fast,” refers to a glorious season of “bright sadness” when we turn to the Lord with renewed prayer, fasting, …
Wednesday February 15 7:20 Special Video Presentation “Return of the Icon” presented after Vespers at 6:30pm Soul Saturday Prayers for the Departed Begins Sat. Feb. 18 at 6:15 with Litya for the Departed prior to Vigil and continues throughout the Saturdays of Lent Sunday Feb.19 Meatfare …
Wednesday Feb. 15 6:30pm Vespers followed by a special video presentation “The Return of the Icon” Saturday Feb. 18 6:15pm Litya for the Departed This special commemoration, Soul Saturday Prayers for the Departed, will be observed each …
Parish Continues to Celebrate Theophany If you would like Father Justin to serve a houseblessing during the month of January, please email him or call the office at 859-881-8144 (Tues.-Thurs., 10am-2pm). “Death and Dying as Orthodox” Special Two-part Wednesday Evening Series taught by …
“When thou, O Lord, wast baptized in the Jordan, the worship of the Trinity was made manifest. For the voice of the Father bore witness to thee, calling thee his Beloved Son; and the Spirit in the form of a dove confirmed the truthfulness of his word. O Christ our God, who hast revealed …
“Today the Virgin comes to the cave to give birth to the Eternal Word. Hear the glad tidings and rejoice, O universe! Glorify with the angels and the shepherds the Eternal God, Who is willing to appear as a little child!” -Kontakion, Forefeast of the Nativity Soon, our Church will …
His Grace Mark, Bishop of Baltimore, is scheduled to make a hierarchical visit to St. Athanasius Orthodox Church in Nicholasville, KY on the weekend of the twenty-seventh of November (Thanksgiving weekend) after having received the blessing of Bishop Nikon of Boston, Locum Tenens of the Diocese of …
Orthodoxy 101 has resumed at St. Athanasius! This fall, our parish will be going through basic catechism material on the beliefs and practices of the Orthodox Church. The new semester began in late September, and will be running through December. Main topics include Worldview, Sin, Asceticism, …
Our diocese has blessed us to join with the fathers of the Hermitage of the Holy Cross in Wayne, WV for this year’s pilgrimage weekend, celebrating their 25th anniversary as a monastic community. The pilgrimage weekend falls on October 1st and 2nd, and will be blessed by the presence of the …
