St. Athanasius Orthodox Church • Nicholasville/Lexington Kentucky
With the blessing and encouragement of our archbishop, his eminence Dmitri, we celebrated Vigil and Liturgy for the Feast of the Transfiguration on our own “mountaintop”. We not only celebrated this Great Feast of our Lord, but also celebrated that we now have sufficient funds to pay off …
“And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. (John 1:14).” Early in August the church celebrates the feast of the Transfiguration. As Christ’s disciples climbed the mountain with …
Wednesday nights for the next four weeks of the summer will feature “Prayer, Asceticism, and the Spiritual Life: The Teachings of the Church Fathers” a lecture series examining the encounter between Biblical thought and ancient philosophy. The series will be conducted by Dr. David …
On Pentecost Sunday, June 15th, St. Athanasius Orthodox Mission celebrated its first Sunday Liturgy on our Land on Chrisman Mill Road. About 80 people braved the heat (and cicada bugs) to pray with us on top of the hill. We served the Divine Liturgy at 9:30am. This was followed by a picnic and the …
We begin our summer schedule this Sunday, June 15, 2008 with Liturgy beginning at 9:30am. Our first Sunday of summer will not served in our chapel (as it will be on other Sundays of the summer) but rather on our church’s land at 2500 Chrisman Mill Road. [directions to the hill] (Note: the …
Christ has risen from the dead, trampling down death by death, and upon those in the tombs bestowing life! — Troparion for Pascha The whole creation keeps a feast, my brethren, and everything that hath breath praises the Lord, as the Psalmist [says], on account of the destruction …
–Fr. Justin Patterson In the English language, Orthodox Christians call the season of preparation before Pascha (Easter) “Great Lent.” The word “Lent” comes from an early English word indicating spring. Indeed, both the feast of Passover in the Jewish tradition and the …
“It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the end.” — from Revelation 21 One of the most poignant prayers Orthodox Christians pray is a morning prayer addressed to the Theotokos, the Mother of our Lord. As we pray, we confess our brokenness and our many …
The Feast of The Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple — Fr. Justin Patterson On November 21st, not even a full week into the Nativity Fast, we celebrate one of the Great Feasts of the Orthodox Church: the Presentation, or Entry, of the Theotokos into the Temple. What does this feast …
On October 1 the Church celebrates the Feast of the Protection of the Theotokos. On September 30th at 4:30 PM, our parish will gather on our land on Chrisman Mill Road to keep the Vespers of this Feast. With the pan-Orthodox community of Kentucky, we will together glorify the works of God which have …
