St. Athanasius Orthodox Church • Nicholasville/Lexington Kentucky
With September 1st, the Orthodox Church marks the start of a New “Church Year.” There is a kind of “reset” with the feasts that we celebrate, too. For instance, our first “Great Feast” of the new year is the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, which “begins” the events that ultimately lead …
Orthodox Christians around the world are marking the most beloved season of the church year – Great Lent. The Lenten season opens directly to Lazarus Saturday & Palm Sunday, Holy Week, and (finally) to the Feast of Feasts, the Pascha of our Lord! We are glad you have found us and we invite you …
This year, Orthodox Pascha & Western Easter coincide as Christians everywhere mark the Resurrection of Christ on April 20! For Orthodox Christians, Holy Week & Pascha are some of the most important days in the entire Church Year. We have created a complete Holy Week & Pascha …
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 March 2. Starting on February 2nd, we begin the month-long journey of pre-Lenten Sundays. Cheok out our full online calendar here — …
As we enter November, the Church pivots gradually towards the Nativity Season. In the Orthodox Church, the pre-Christmas season begins with the Nativity Fast, which starts on November 15 and lasts until we break the fast on Christmas Day, December 25. Here are some highlights coming up in the month: …
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 …
We greet you as Orthodox Christians around the world get ready to enter the most beloved season of the church year–Great Lent, which then leads to Lazarus Saturday & Palm Sunday, then Holy Week, and then to the Feast of Feasts, the Pascha of our Lord! We are glad you have found us and we …
