St. Athanasius Orthodox Church • Nicholasville/Lexington Kentucky
In the Gospels, it is written that all of the teachings of the Law and the Prophets can be hung on two broad commandments: loving God with all our heart, mind, and soul and loving our neighbor as ourselves. Too often, in our day, Christians seek to fulfill “love” by merely being …
Friday, May 1, at 6:30pm: Vigil for St. Athanasius Saturday, May 2, at 9am: Divine Liturgy for St. Athanasius Please note that BOTH of these services will be served in the church on Main St. Due to inclement weather forecast for this week and weekend, we will not be serving our patronal cycle on …
We welcome everybody to continue praying with us as we celebrate the joy of what we Orthodox call “bright Week,” the festal week that follows Pascha Sunday, the Feast of Feasts in the Orthodox Church–the Day of Christ’s Holy Resurrection. On this week, we offer the following …
Note that Orthodox Pascha (Easter) falls one week after Easter in the Western churches. Schedule of Services (for more information see sidebar) Friday, April 17, 6:30pm: Matins for Holy Saturday (1 1/2 hr) Saturday, April 18, 9am: Liturgy for Holy Saturday (2 1/2 hr) special Holy Saturday meal …
For Orthodox Christians, the highlight of our worshiping year remains Holy Week, which culminates in the Resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ on what we call Pascha (Passover). During this sacred week, Orthodox Christians may spend as much as 30 hours in Church services and many other hours in …
The St. Athanasius community invites you to pray with us as we continue our Lenten journey to the Pascha of our Lord (Easter)! Throughout Lent, our basic schedule remains: 6pm Wednesdays: Liturgy of Pre-Sanctified Gifts (with Lenten Meal) 7am Fridays: Lenten Matins 6:30pm Saturdays: Vigil (Vespers …
Great Lent–rather than being a time of joylessness or mere deprivation-remains chiefly a time to celebrate the awesome reality that the Lord calls us to Himself. We are not called to remain as we are, but to “remember Sion” and return to the promised Land of sinlessness and joy. …
While Great Lent remains a great mystery to most Americans (including American Christians), from the first centuries of the early Church, the forty day period preceding Pascha (Easter) was considered an integral part of Christian life. As we prepare to enter into the season of of Lent, St. …
Free Bread Every Sunday 1pm-2pm We are pleased to announce that beginning Sunday, January 18, St. Athanasius Orthodox mission is launching Project Lazarus Bread Ministry. Partnering with Panera Bread Co.–which is generously providing the bread–we will be offering free bread to all who …
The Great Feast of Theophany (sometimes called Epiphany) is upon us! The word Theophany indicates, in Greek, the appearance of God Himself among us. In the life of the Orthodox Christian Church, this feast of Theophany remains second only to Pascha (Easter) in importance–because now Christ …
