Sunday of the Mrryh-Bearing Women Sermon

Posted by SaintNicholas on May 10, 2011 in Feasts, Featured Category, Pascha, St Nicholas Parish | 0 comments

A sermon preached by Fr. Onouphry Keith, on April 25 / May 8th, the Third Sunday of Pascha dedicated to the Holy Myrrh-Bearing Women and the Feast Day of Saints Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus at Saint Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church in Asheville, NC.

Daily Orthodox Christian Readings

• St. Mark 15: 43 – 16: 8
• St. Mark 6: 7-13
• Acts 6: 1 – 7
• 1st Peter 5: 6 – 14

From 1st Peter:
“Resist the devil, steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren who are in the world. But after ye have suffered a while, the God of all grace, who hath called us into His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, make you perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you.”

2nd Annual Orthodox Asheville Liturgy in the Park

Posted by SaintNicholas on May 10, 2011 in Announcements, Featured Category, Greek Orthodox Church, Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, Orthodox Asheville, Pan-Orthodox, Service Schedule Change | 0 comments

The 2nd Annual Orthodox Asheville Divine Liturgy is this Saturday, May 14, 2011, beginning at 10:30am. This grassroots movement called “Orthodox Asheville” was born with God’s help and faithful Orthodox Christians in the area that want to spread the glory and majesty of the Orthodox Church to everyone in Asheville and Western North Carolina. It will be held at Malvern Hills Park in West Asheville under an open canopy on a wonderful Spring day. A picnic will follow; keep reading for exact details.

What Churches Represent “Orthodox Asheville”

There are four different Orthodox Christian Churches in the Asheville, NC area: Saint Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church, Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, Saints Joseph & Andrew Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Church, and the blessed Protection of the Theotokos Monastery of the Orthodox Church of America. Each Orthodox Christian Church is self-governed and are in Communion with one another. Currently, all Orthodox Churches will be represented by their respective clergy members at the 2nd Annual Orthodox Asheville Liturgy in the Park, save Saints Joseph and Andrew Church.

New Website!

Posted by SaintNicholas on Jan 13, 2010 in Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, St Nicholas Parish | 6 comments

Welcome to our new website! Saint Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church is undergoing a lot of changes and all of our updates will be posted on our new website. Please check back often!