Visitors' Sunday
September & Church New Year
As we move into fall, the our parish schedule blossoms forth with feasts, liturgical services, opportunities for prayer, classes for learning, choir practices, social events, campouts, youth group, and so much more. In this season of renweal, we welcome you to visit our parish community of St. …
August & New Beginnings
July was not only a record month in terms of high temperatures, but also in terms of high attendance. The summer doldrums didn’t happen this year, as our parish continued to welcome new visitors to our many services, to host well-attended classes and events, and to expand our work overall. We …
Fall Visitors Sunday: Join Us!
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 …
Getting Ready for Great Lent
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 …
Fall in our Parish
While September does not feel like fall this year (too hot!) fall is nonethless here. In our parish, September and October are generally months of refocusing, especially in regard to picking up the work of Christian Education and Christian Service. Christian Education Sunday School has resumed (9am …
Fall: A Season of Welcome
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 …