St. Athanasius Orthodox Church • Nicholasville/Lexington Kentucky
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 …
Christ is Risen! While Christ the Eternal Pascha is Ever-Present with us, many of our people have been understabably grieved at not being able to participate in the Sacraments and in common worship, in person. We are pleased to announce the following: On Monday, May 11: St. Athanasius parish reopens …
While Pascha 2020 will (hopefully) stand out as a unique one in the story of our lives, we rejoice that Pascha has come and that Christ is Risen! As in every year, the Paschal season continues for 40 days (on this year, until May 28th.) As our country begins to open up from the Coronovirus …
For most Orthodox Christians, observing Holy Week and Pascha lies at the core of their piety as believers. Normally, our common work of praying these services together is full of great joy and consolation. This year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, St. Athanasius is only able to livestream services …
Last Friday, our parish shared the painful news that–in light of the novel Coronavirus’ proliferation–we would be asking our brothers and sisters to refrain from attending divine services, in accordance with instruction from our archbishop. At the time, most of us–including …
A Pastoral Word from Fr. Justin Patterson: With the spread of the Coronavirus COVID-19, our churches have had to make excruciatingly difficult decisions about what faithfulness looks like. After much prayer and careful consideration, our Archbishop Alexander has instructed his diocesan communities …
In the Orthodox Church, Great Lent (which begins this year on Monday, March 2) is preceded by four weeks of preparation. This season of preparation touches upon what we eat but even more upon our hymns and appointed readings–all of which call us back to God and prepare us for deep repentance. One of …
