St. Athanasius
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church
7921 Cottonwood Ln, Sacramento, CA 95828
Welcome!

Welcome to St. Athanasius Antiochian Orthodox Church! As a member of the ancient, apostolic, Orthodox Christian Church, our parish is committed to worshiping God in Trinity, helping the community in which it resides, and transforming its members into the people that Christ calls us to be. We welcome all to come and see the Tradition and worship of the Orthodox Church, unchanged since the time of the Apostles.

Iconostasis of St. Athanasius
Iconostasis of St. Athanasius
Iconostasis of St. Athanasius
Recent Events

St. Athanasius was happy to host Anastasia Pamela Barksdale from OCMC and found out how to Pray, Give and Go!

Fr. Philip says prayers at the entrance of the church welcoming our latest catechumen

St. Athanasius is blessed to have four new catachumens in total and with the Lord's blessing, many more. 

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    May

    Friday
    Holy Friday
    9:00AM Great (Royal) Hours
    5:00PM Great Vespers
    Soup Break
    7:00PM Orthros with Lamentations
    Fast

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    May

    Saturday
    Holy Saturday
    St. Monica
    9:00AM Vesperal Divine Liturgy
    10:00PM Midnight Office, Resurrection (Rush) Procession, Paschal Orthros, Pascal Liturgy
    Fast

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    May

    Sunday
    PASCHA
    1:00PM Agape Vespers
    Paschal BBQ
    Fast free

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    May

    Monday
    9:00 Orthros
    Fast free

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    May

    Tuesday
    8:30AM Food Closet
    6:00PM Akathist for St Xenia of St Petersburg
    Fast free

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    May

    Wednesday
    Bright Wednesday
    St. John the Theologian
    9:00AM Divine Liturgy
    Fast free

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    May

    Friday
    9:00AM Akathist for Children
    Fast free

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    May

    Saturday
    Ss. Cyril and Methodius
    6:00PM Vespers
    Fast free

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    May

    Sunday
    8:30 Orthros (Matins)
    9:30AM Divine Liturgy

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    May

    Monday
    9:00 Orthros

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    May

    Tuesday
    8:30AM Food Closet
    6:00PM Akathist for St Xenia of St Petersburg

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    May

    Friday
    9:00AM Akathist for Children
    Fast
Upcoming Events

UPCOMING EVENTS
Dec 3                     St. Nicholas Visit
Dec 17                   Ladies get together ornament exchange
                               Following Liturgy & Meal at the church
Dec 25                   The Nativity of our Lord

Commemorations, Scripture, Thought
Today's Commemorations
Holy Friday, The Holy Martyrs Timothy and Maura, Peter the Wonderworker, Theophan, Bishop of Peritheorion, Xenia of Kalamata the Great Martyr, Father Theodosius, Abbot of Kiev Caves Lavra, Ahmet the Calligrapher & Martyr, Oikoumenios the Wonderworker, Bishop of Trikka
Today's Scripture Readings
ST. PAUL'S FIRST LETTER TO THE CORINTHIANS 5:6-8
BRETHREN, a little leaven leavens the whole lump. Cleanse out the old leaven that you may be a new lump, as you really are unleavened. For Christ, our paschal lamb, has been sacrificed. Let us, therefore, celebrate the festival, not with the old leaven, the leaven of malice and evil, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. (Galatians 3.13-14) Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us - for it is written, "Cursed be everyone who hangs on a tree" - that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
MATTHEW 27:62-66
On the next day, that is, after the day of Preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered before Pilate and said, "Sir, we remember how that impostor said, while he was still alive, 'After three days I will rise again.' Therefore order the sepulcher to be made secure until the third day, lest his disciples go and steal him away, and tell the people, 'He has risen from the dead, ' and the last fraud will be worse than the first." Pilate said to them, "You have a guard of soldiers; go, make it as secure as you can." So they went and made the sepulcher secure by sealing the stone and setting a guard.
Today's Thought

If we are incapable of doing anything, let us at least realize who we are and where we stand, and at the final hour turn to Christ with the cry, the appeal of the thief, "Remember me, Lord, in Thy Kingdom." - Metropolitan Anthony Bloom

Regular Schedule of Services
Sunday

8:30 AM - Orthros

9:30 AM - Divine Liturgy

Monday

9:00 AM - Orthros

Tuesday

6:00 PM - Akathist for St. Xenia

Friday

9:00 AM - Akathist for Children

Saturday

6:00 PM - Vespers

Please see our monthly calendars for variations and additions to this schedule.