St. Athanasius Orthodox Church • Nicholasville/Lexington Kentucky
The Church is preparing to mark the Coming of God in the Flesh: the Birth of our Lord Jesus Christ. We invite you to join us for the services that lead up to and mark the Great Feast of Christmas! This year, mindful of the ongoing concern with Covid-19, we approach the Mystery with deep sobriety …
The Orthodox Church is now moving deeper into the pre-Nativity season–readying ourselves for the Christmas, the birth of God in the flesh! This year, mindful of the ongoing spread of Covid-19, we approach the Mystery with deep sobriety that is nonetheless mingled with profound joy. We are …
We are now deep into our beautiful Kentucky fall! We rejoice that our parish continues its movement back to normal life. We are grateful that: Our church is fully open for worship (welcoming visitors, too) Our Sunday Fellowship Hour is back (“Outside Coffee Hour” in good weather, but …
Fall is one of the most beautiful seasons of the year in Kentucky. We rejoice that our parish life is approaching normal, once again. The traumatic challenges of the Covid lockdown, from earlier in the year, seem more and more a part of our past and less a part of our present and future! To …
What? Annual Parish Meeting 2020 When? Sun., Sept. 27, 2020 (1145am-12pm) Where? At Church In-Person & Via YouTubeLive Traditionally, our Annual Parish Meeting (required by the by-laws of our Diocese and the Statute of the Orthodox Church in America,) is held in-person. In our community, the …
With the coming of the New Church Year on September 1, it felt like we turned a page in church life. Our priest created this video to enocurage us as normal life inexorably returns: Already, we are grateful that: The church is fully open for worship (and has been for months) Fellowship Hour is back …
As we enter the final days in August, we are excited to pivot (boldly!) into a New Church Year, which begins on September 1. This coming church year, while no doubt full of challenges, is also full of new opportunities for our community and for each of us: The church is fully open for worship! …
As we journey into August, we mark the days of the Dormition Fast (Aug. 1-14) which precedes the Great Feast of the Dormition on Aug. 15. In this unnerving year of 2020, perhaps more than any other year, we truly need these days of purposeful prayer, fasting, and penance. Our parish calendar has …
St. Athanasius is now open! Key details of our “Open Door Plan” (which you can read in full here) include: All weekday and Saturday services are completely “open” to any who wish to pray in person–including visitors! Our Sunday is Liturgy is “Open Door” in …
As we pivot towards the season of Pentecost, we are pleased to announce that our beloved parish is once again open to “in-person” worship! For both our parishioners and for those seekers who might wish to visit our parish, what does our “being open” mean? The full cycle of …
