St. Athanasius Orthodox Church • Nicholasville/Lexington Kentucky
As we enter October, we enter “peak fall” in the Bluegrass! We have celebrated the first two Great Feasts of the “Church Year,” the Feast of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary and the Feast of Exaltation of the Cross. In addition, in our own local parish community, we hosted our fall …
Our parish family at St. Athanasius is grateful to have a celebrated a full and glorious Christmas 2020 and Theophany 2021. You can see photos from Nativity, Theophany, and other parish-life events over the past month. We are profoundly thankful to God that, despite challenges related to Covid-19, …
A New Catechetical Series Based on the Law of God On Wednesday, October 17, 2018, Fr. Justin began a new multi-part catechetical series, called “Back to the Basics with the Law of God.” As Father noted in part 1, the term of “Law of God” can mean, broadly speaking, any course …
As we move into the cooler weather associated with October, we also find ourselves welcoming many new faces into our parish. This year, for the first time, we have formally designated the first Sunday of October as “Visitors’ Sunday” to underscore how important we believe newcomers …
Orthodoxy 101 has resumed at St. Athanasius! This fall, our parish will be going through basic catechism material on the beliefs and practices of the Orthodox Church. The new semester began in late September, and will be running through December. Main topics include Worldview, Sin, Asceticism, …
