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All Saints of North America Today’s Readings: Rom. 2:10-16 Matt. 4:18-23 Saints of all times, and in every country are seen as the fulfillment of God’s promise to redeem fallen humanity. Their example encourages us to “lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily besets us” and to “run with …

All Saints Sunday Today’s Readings: Heb. 11:33-12-12:2 Matt. 10:32-33,37-38;19:27-30 On the Sunday of All Saints, we remember and celebrate the lives of all those who have gone before us in the faith: our fathers, forefathers, the apostles, preachers, evangelists, teachers, hierarchs and martyrs. …

Feast for Holy Pentecost Today’s Readings: Acts 2:1-11 John 7:37-52, 8:12 Today after Liturgy we will process outside to the Belfry for the Blessing of the new bells, then continue our procession back to the nave for Kneeling Vespers. Holy Spirit Liturgy with special intentions for Memorial Day will …

Fathers of the 1st Ecumenical Council Today’s Readings: Acts 20:16-18,28-36 John 17:1-13 2018 Vacation Church School: June 4-7 — 9am-noon (Monday-Thursday) PreK – 6th Grade / Ages 3 – 12 Telos Update: Bert Walther and Kriss Whiteman led a Telos Info night after Vespers this past …

St. Athanasius is pleased to announce that our parish will be hosting a Vacation Church School from June 4 to 7 at our church located here in Jessamine County. Our 4-day program is open not only to the entire “Bluegrass” Orthodox Christian community, but also to any families locally who …

6th Sunday of Pascha – Sunday of the Blind Man Today’s Readings: Acts 16:16-34 John 9:1-38 The Feast for the Ascension of our Lord is Thursday, May 17. Great Vespers will be served on Wednesday, the 16th at 6:30pm and Liturgy at 8am on Thursday. Fr. Justin will host breakfast in the parish …

Today’s Readings: Acts 11:19-26, 29-30 John 4:5-42 Samaritan Woman Sunday Three Special Feast Days & Services This Week ?Monday, May 7, 11am — Akathist to St. Alexis Toth, Confessor and Defender of Orthodoxy in North America ?Tuesday, May 8, 11am—Akathist to St. John the Theologian ?Friday, May …

Sunday of the Paralytic – The Kontakion for this Fourth Sunday of Pascha asks Christ to raise up our souls, “paralyzed by sins and thoughtless acts.” Today’s Readings: Acts 9:32-42 John 5:1-15 The Feast for our patronal saint, St. Athanasius the Great, Patriarch of Alexandria and Pillar of …

Today’s Readings: Acts 6:1-7 Mark 15:43-16:8 Sunday of the Holy Myrrhbearing Women with the Noble Joseph Today we commemorate the Holy Myrrhbearing women: Saints Mary Magdalene, Mary (the wife of Clopas), Joanna, Salome (mother of the sons of Zebedee), Martha and Mary (sisters of Lazarus), and also …

Today’s Readings: Acts 5:12-20 John 20:19-31 AntiPascha: St. Thomas Sunday Paschal Procession Today At the dismissal of our St. Thomas- AntiPascha Liturgy, we will make a Paschal Procession around the church (weather permitting). Beginning with this first Sunday after Pascha, the Church dedicates …