More than enough ink has been spilled by myself and others about Jesus' Resurrection. I will share with you the text of an Orthodox hymn that is sung a lot during the Easter season. (Quick aside: Easter isn't a one day event in our Church, it is a 50 day celebration. Make it awesome!): Christ is risen … Continue reading Christ is risen! Alleluia!
This year we will be able to have our Holy Week commemorations in person (with one being online for ease of access)! All services will begin at 7:00 PM at the Chapel. The plan is to have them outdoors, weather permitting. If we have to move indoors, masks will be required and we will spread … Continue reading Holy Week at St. A’s
So you've decided to do Lent this year. Yay! You've taken the time to find a discipline that really speaks to you: meatless Fridays, daily prayer, no more Starbucks, whatever practice that will bring you closer to God this season. The week following Ash Wednesday went great. Week one was fine, but there were struggles. … Continue reading Lenten Failure
Frequently, folks talk about how to do Lent, but what is it? why is it a season in the Church's year? In the earliest days of the Church, getting baptized was a huge deal! Many people had to study, pray, and change their lives for years before they were allowed to fully join the Church … Continue reading How Lent came to be?
It's that time of year again. St. A's Spring Retreat will take place on April 2nd, in person, at the Church of the Resurrection (3220 Lexington Road, Nicholasville, KY). Our theme is "Preparing for Easter" and we will have a variety of sessions to help us prepare. We will take a dive into the liturgies … Continue reading Spring Retreat!!
Lent is here! And the plan has CHANGED! Ashes to Go - We will have Ashes to Go in front of the Chapel during class change at 10:50 AM, 11:50 AM, 1:50 PM, 2:50 PM, and 3:50 PM. 12:30 PM Service - The 12:30 PM service will now be hybrid with an in person option. Join us … Continue reading Ash Wednesday & Vigil for Peace
The Transfiguration is a big deal. How do we know this? First, it appears in three of the four gospels. Second, we always read the passage before Ash Wednesday and it gets its own festival day on August 6th. Lastly, there's what is actually in the passage. Jesus is changed from his earthly form to … Continue reading People of the Moment
In this week's Gospel reading (see the bottom of the page), we continue with Luke's version of Matthew's Sermon on the Mount (Matthew chapters 5-7). I want to take a closer look, not so much at the text, but our perception of it. In our reading Jesus says, "Love your enemies, do good to those … Continue reading Pray for those…
One of the most overlooked parts of our Sunday Eucharist is the appointed Psalm. Preacher and lay people alike will skip over the text of the Psalm, looking at it as anything from an interlude between the "real" readings to a disruption to the service! I get it. The Psalms are tough. They're the hymns … Continue reading Deeper Roots
This week we hear one of my favorite passages from the prophet Isaiah. The passage is the whole of Chapter 6 and it describes when God called and commissioned Isaiah to become a prophet. It is a wild vision that includes six-winged Seraphim (angels of fire), God's robe filling the whole Temple, an angel putting … Continue reading God’s Calling
St. Augustine's Chapel 