St. Athanasius Orthodox Church • Nicholasville/Lexington Kentucky
At midnight on Sunday, April 24, our parish family joined the whole body of the Orthodox Christian Church around the world in celebrating the Feast of Feasts, the Great & Holy PASCHA! Our Paschal celebration is never in a vacuum, of course, but always follows more than two months of preparation …
“The Lenten Spring has come, the time for repentance!” The Lenten Season is truly one of the most beloved seasons of the year for Orthodox believers, as we refocus ourselves on the Lord. We invite you to visit St. Athanasius during these momentous days of reflection and repentance that …
The month of January was a rich and special month at St. Athanasius (check out the large collection of photos at the bottom of this page!) as usual, we marked the Great Feast of Theophany (Epiphany) with the Great Blessing of Waters both inside and outside as usual for this season, we blessed cars …
Perhaps you are a Christian, or perhaps you were a Christian, or perhaps you are a person who simply wasn’t exposed to much religion or spirituality as a young person. Regardless, the community at St. Athanasius Orthodox Church welcomes you to explore the Eastern Orthodox Christian tradition …
Having marked Thanksgiving and begun the month of December, we enter more deeply into the Nativity Fast, our season of preparation leading to the Feast of our Lord’s Nativity in the Flesh, on December 25. As we near Christmas, our services focus increasingly on the mystery of the Incarnation. …
It is the statutory tradition of the Orthodox Church in America that every parish community hold an Annual Parish Meeting. According to the Statute of the OCA, Article XII, Section 7, The Parish Assembly, sometimes known as the Parish Meeting, meets annually to consider matters pertaining to the …
What: Intro to Orthodoxy in 11 Parts When: Wednesdays, 720-820pm (after 630pm Vespers) Where: St. Athanasius Orthodox Church in Nicholasville Perhaps you are a Christian, or perhaps you were a Christian, or perhaps you are a person who simply wasn’t exposed to much religion or spirituality as …
Our parish family here at St. Athanasius warmly invites you to join us on Sunday, Sept. 12, at 930am, for our semi-annual Visitors Sunday. While we aim for every Sunday to be open and warm for our visitors (you are always welcome,) on this Sunday we make extra effort to save space for visitors, be …
In the Orthodox Church, we measure time lots of different ways. Yes, it 2021 (of course.) But we also remember that–with the coming of September 1st–we entered the Year 7350 in the old Byzantine reckoning. Ever mindful of ways going back to Judaism, we continue to honor September as the …
The first half of August in the Orthodox Church (Aug. 1-14) is set aside as a special season of fasting and reflection. The two-week Dormition Fast precedes the Great Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos, which we celebrate on August 15 every year. This season of fasting is punctuated not only …
