February: Our Entrance into Lent
In the Orthodox Church, February is often a month in which our common life begins to “flicker” into Great Lent, which this year begins on February 22. We are currently in the month-long journey of pre-Lenten Sundays. Special highlights in February include: Check out our full online calendar here — updated though the end of May. …
February: Our Entrance into Lent
In the Orthodox Church, February is often a month in which our common life begins to “flicker” into Great Lent, which this year begins on February 22. We are currently in the month-long journey of pre-Lenten Sundays. Special highlights in February include: Check out our full online …
Snowy Weekend update
The great Commonwealth of Kentucky appears to be poised to be hit hard by a winter storm on the weekend of January 24-25. The effects will linger for days as we dig out from the snow. We have canceled all services at our outlying chapels (St. Nina Mission in Berea & Mercer County Chapel at …
January, Epiphany, & Houseblessings
At the end of December, the Church marked the Great Feast of the Lord’s Incarnation According to the Flesh (Christmas.) The centerpiece of January is the Great Feast that follows 12 days after Nativity–the Great Feast of the Lord’s Appearing (called Epiphany or Theophany,) when our Lord is …
Houseblessing Service & Sign-up
Traditionally in our Orthodox Church, the month of January — following the Great Feast of Epiphany (or Theophany) when we “bless the waters” — is a season when the parish priest will be invited by parishioners to conduct the Service for Blessing of Homes. The standard Houseblessing …