St. Athanasius Orthodox Church • Nicholasville/Lexington Kentucky
Special Talk on Music in Judaism and the Early Church This coming Wednesday evening, our parish is hosting a scholar from Russia, Dr. Yelena Kolyada, author of the award-winning 2009 book A Compendium of Musical Instruments and Instrumental Terminology in the Bible. Dr. Kolyada is considered an …
It’s our Ecclesiastical New Year, but you will not see any fireworks. It quietly comes once a year in September so that members of the Orthodox Faith can again experience, participate, and remember the 12 Great Feasts of our Church. This succession of feasts allows us to live the life of …
Summer months often seem rather uneventful. Our children are out of school and families focus on traveling for vacations. We here at St. Athanasius receive many vacationing visitors in our midst. However, Church life continues even in times of rest. During July in addition to our regular …
Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death, and upon those in the tombs bestowing life! — Troparion for Pascha We welcome everyone to pray with us as we celebrate the joy of what we Orthodox call “Bright Week,” the festal week that follows Pascha …
Holy Week and Paschal Services We invite Kentuckians to visit us at this most sacred time of the year. Holy Week and Bright Week, which is the first week of the Paschal celebration, constitute the very heart of the year for Orthodox Christians. “Taste and see that the Lord is good!” …
A pastoral note from Fr. Justin on Great Lent: Brothers and Sisters in Christ, For some people, the word “Lent” occasionally conjures up images of deprivation, guilt, and sadness. But if I may boldly borrow from St. Paul: “Brethren, this ought not to be so!” Too often in our …
House Blessings One of the features of Orthodoxy Christian piety is our custom of an annual blessing of each person’s home during the season of Theophany (extended practically to most of January). By inviting the priest to enter our homes, we implicitly are inviting Christ into the space …
Nativity Services: Wednesday, Dec. 23, 7am: Matins of the Forefeast (1hr) Wednesday, Dec. 23, 6:30pm: Vespers of the Forefeast (45 min) Thursday, Dec. 24, 8am: Royal Hours (1.5 hr) Thursday, Dec. 24, 11:30am: Vesperal Liturgy (2.5 hr) Thursday, Dec. 24, 6:30pm: Vigil for Nativity (2 hr) Friday, Dec. …
Renovations and Iconostasis Completed By the grace of God, with a generous grant from the Diocese of the South of the OCA, and with much effort by dozens of committed parishioners, St. Athanasius completed renovations on our church facility in South Nicholasville. Fr. Justin Patterson led the …
St. Nicholas Day Festivities On Saturday evening, Dec. 5, St. Athanasius will begin our parish celebration of the Feast of St. Nicholas. Our Vigil service for the feast starts at 6:30pm and will include special hymns concerning this giant of a saint. On Sunday morning, St. Nicholas Day itself, we …
