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Saint Michael Orthodox Church
Louisville
KY
40220
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Who we are
What We Believe
The Nicene Creed
The Orthodox Christian Statement of Faith of the Ancient Church 325 A.D. to 381 A.D.
I believe in one God, Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible.
And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of the Father before all ages;
Light of Light, true God of true God, begotten, not created, of one essence with the Father through Whom all things were made.
Who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven and was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary and became man.
He was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate, and suffered and was buried; And He rose on the third day, according to the Scriptures.
He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father;
And He will come again with glory to judge the living and dead. His kingdom shall have no end.
And in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the Creator of life, Who proceeds from the Father, Who together with the Father and the Son is worshipped and glorified, Who spoke through the prophets.
In one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church.
I confess one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
I look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the age to come.
The Nicene Creed
The Orthodox Christian Statement of Faith of the Ancient Church 325 A.D. to 381 A.D.
I believe in one God, Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible.
And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of the Father before all ages;
Light of Light, true God of true God, begotten, not created, of one essence with the Father through Whom all things were made.
Who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven and was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary and became man.
He was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate, and suffered and was buried; And He rose on the third day, according to the Scriptures.
He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father;
And He will come again with glory to judge the living and dead. His kingdom shall have no end.
And in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the Creator of life, Who proceeds from the Father, Who together with the Father and the Son is worshipped and glorified, Who spoke through the prophets.
In one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church.
I confess one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
I look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the age to come.
Street Address
3701 St. Michael Church Dr.
Louisville,
KY
40220
United States
Phone: (502) 454-3378
Fax: (502) 454-3378
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Church Pastor
Fr. Lucas Rice
Pastor
3701 St. Michael Church Dr.
Louisville,
KY
40220
United States
Phone: (502) 454-3378
Fax: (502) 454-3378
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Quote of the Day
Habakkuk 2:20
But the LORD is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him.
But the LORD is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him.
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Fr. Lucas Rice
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Fr. Lucas Rice is our pastor (or proistamenos ). After graduating from St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary in 2011, he served St. Thomas Church in Sioux City, IA for 8 years. He began his service at St. Michael's in August 2019.
He and his wife, Khouria Nicole, make their home with their two sons, two cats, and three very stubborn Scottish Terriers.
Fr. Lucas is a passionate student of history and of the Church Fathers. In addition to reading, he enjoys music–both playing and listening, podcasts, and DIY projects. He has even been known to ride a motorcycle every now and then.
He would love nothing more than to tell you about the Gospel of Jesus and the Pearl of Holy Orthodoxy.
He and his wife, Khouria Nicole, make their home with their two sons, two cats, and three very stubborn Scottish Terriers.
Fr. Lucas is a passionate student of history and of the Church Fathers. In addition to reading, he enjoys music–both playing and listening, podcasts, and DIY projects. He has even been known to ride a motorcycle every now and then.
He would love nothing more than to tell you about the Gospel of Jesus and the Pearl of Holy Orthodoxy.
Other Church Leaders:
Fr. Seraphim Ramos
Fr. George Geevarghese (Retired)
Dn. Kyrill Schaefer
Steve Jacobs
Mat. Olga Atty
Fr. George Geevarghese (Retired)
Dn. Kyrill Schaefer
Steve Jacobs
Mat. Olga Atty
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John Frazier
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Saint Michael Orthodox Church Louisville Service Times
Join us on Sunday at 10 a.m. for Divine Liturgy and see videos of past services:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyYWj8E21NeDra9_BARD8nw/videos
Holy Week and Pascha 2023 at Saint Michael Orthodox Church
Palm Sunday
Sunday, April 9, 2023
Matins 8:45am-10:00am
Adult Church School 9:00am-9:45am
Church School Program (PreSchool-Gr12) 9:00am-9:45am
Red Team 9:45am-11:45am
Divine Liturgy 10:00am-12:00pm
Coffee Hour 12:00pm-1:00pm
Klondike Card Ministry for Children 12:00pm-1:00pm
Bridegroom Matins 6:00pm-7:30pm
Holy Monday
Monday, April 10, 2023
Presanctified Liturgy 9:00am-10:30am St George Chapel
Deacon's Open Office 11:00am-1:00pm
Women's Bible Study 12:00pm-1:00pm
Bridegroom Matins 6:00pm-7:30pm
Holy Tuesday
Tuesday, April 11, 2023
Presanctified Liturgy 9:00am-10:30am
Bridegroom Matins 6:00pm-7:30pm
Choir Rehearsal 7:00pm-8:30pm
Holy Wednesday
Wednesday, April 12, 2023
Presanctified Liturgy 9:00am-10:30am
Akathist to the Mother of God - Nurturer of Children 12:00pm-1:00pm
Bridegroom Matins 4:00pm-5:30pm
Rite of Holy Unction 6:00pm-8:00pm
Holy Thursday
Thursday, April 13, 2023
Vesperal Divine Liturgy - Institution of the Eucharist and Washing of Feet 6:00am-8:00am
Holy Thursday Breakfast 8:00am-9:00am
'Drop-in' Office Hour with Priests 10:00am-11:00am
Commodity Supplemental Food Program 10:30am-12:30pm
Matins with the Reading of the 12 Passion Gospels 6:00pm-8:30pm
Holy Friday
Friday, April 14, 2023
Royal Hours and Typica 9:00am-11:00am
Great Vespers of Unnailing 3:30pm-5:00pm
Matins with Lamentations at the Tomb 6:30pm-9:00pm
Holy Saturday
Saturday, April 15, 2023
Vesperal Liturgy with 15 Old Testament Readings - Harrowing of Hades 9:00am-11:00am
Color Change Committee and Church Cleaning 11:00am-1:00pm
The Vigil of Pascha—consisting of Midnight Office, the Resurrection (Rush) Service, Paschal Orthros and Paschal Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom 11:00pm-2:00am
Great and Holy Pascha
Sunday, April 16, 2023
Agape Vespers with the Reading of the Gospel in Many Languages 12:00pm-1:00pm
ROCK - Pascha StoryWalk after Agape Vespers 7:00pm-8:00pm
Service Times last updated on the 2nd of April, 2023
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyYWj8E21NeDra9_BARD8nw/videos
Holy Week and Pascha 2023 at Saint Michael Orthodox Church
Palm Sunday
Sunday, April 9, 2023
Matins 8:45am-10:00am
Adult Church School 9:00am-9:45am
Church School Program (PreSchool-Gr12) 9:00am-9:45am
Red Team 9:45am-11:45am
Divine Liturgy 10:00am-12:00pm
Coffee Hour 12:00pm-1:00pm
Klondike Card Ministry for Children 12:00pm-1:00pm
Bridegroom Matins 6:00pm-7:30pm
Holy Monday
Monday, April 10, 2023
Presanctified Liturgy 9:00am-10:30am St George Chapel
Deacon's Open Office 11:00am-1:00pm
Women's Bible Study 12:00pm-1:00pm
Bridegroom Matins 6:00pm-7:30pm
Holy Tuesday
Tuesday, April 11, 2023
Presanctified Liturgy 9:00am-10:30am
Bridegroom Matins 6:00pm-7:30pm
Choir Rehearsal 7:00pm-8:30pm
Holy Wednesday
Wednesday, April 12, 2023
Presanctified Liturgy 9:00am-10:30am
Akathist to the Mother of God - Nurturer of Children 12:00pm-1:00pm
Bridegroom Matins 4:00pm-5:30pm
Rite of Holy Unction 6:00pm-8:00pm
Holy Thursday
Thursday, April 13, 2023
Vesperal Divine Liturgy - Institution of the Eucharist and Washing of Feet 6:00am-8:00am
Holy Thursday Breakfast 8:00am-9:00am
'Drop-in' Office Hour with Priests 10:00am-11:00am
Commodity Supplemental Food Program 10:30am-12:30pm
Matins with the Reading of the 12 Passion Gospels 6:00pm-8:30pm
Holy Friday
Friday, April 14, 2023
Royal Hours and Typica 9:00am-11:00am
Great Vespers of Unnailing 3:30pm-5:00pm
Matins with Lamentations at the Tomb 6:30pm-9:00pm
Holy Saturday
Saturday, April 15, 2023
Vesperal Liturgy with 15 Old Testament Readings - Harrowing of Hades 9:00am-11:00am
Color Change Committee and Church Cleaning 11:00am-1:00pm
The Vigil of Pascha—consisting of Midnight Office, the Resurrection (Rush) Service, Paschal Orthros and Paschal Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom 11:00pm-2:00am
Great and Holy Pascha
Sunday, April 16, 2023
Agape Vespers with the Reading of the Gospel in Many Languages 12:00pm-1:00pm
ROCK - Pascha StoryWalk after Agape Vespers 7:00pm-8:00pm
Service Times last updated on the 2nd of April, 2023
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Saint Michael Orthodox Church History
Lebanese and Syrian immigrants came to the new world with hopes and dreams of a better life. The Orthodox faith was the bond for just fifty families in the Louisville, Jefferson County, area during the first few years of the 20th century. They gathered in homes and at the “Neighborhood House,” a settlement house on South First Street. As their bond strengthened, they sought to build a spiritual home.
The women organized first and visiting priests held services in homes, where small chapels were formed. However, a church in which to raise families in the Orthodox faith was desperately needed, the construction of which would require funds.
The women began to meet this need with the tradition of the “family dinner.” With the permission of the “Neighborhood House” and generous donations from area businesses, the faithful served their first meal and raised over five hundred dollars. These funds were used to purchase a building at 432 East Jefferson Street near downtown Louisville. The site was across the street from the “Louisville Haymarket” where many Syrian and Lebanese families had opened businesses. Originally the temple of the B’nai Jacob Jewish congregation, the building was dedicated to the protection of the Archangel Michael in November 1934.
During the early years of the growing parish, the services of the church were conducted in classical Arabic by such clergy as the Reverend Fathers Thomas Abodeely, Gerasimos Yerrid, George Trad, John Hakim, Elias Hajj, Nicholas Husson, and Elia Abi Karem.
Realizing the needs of the youth, a group of theologians was commissioned on the national level to translate the Divine Services of the Church into English. With the arrival of an English-speaking priest, Father Gregory Reynolds, youngsters began to learn and live their Orthodox faith.
Early in 1962, the parish both recognized the need to expand and experienced the loss of the church building on East Jefferson Street, which was demolished to make way for the construction of Interstate 65. Father Michael Howard and the parish council began negotiations for nine and one-quarter acres of land in Eastern Jefferson County. In 1963, under the pastorate of Father George S. Corey and the lay leadership of Anthony Thomas and Lee Farah, the property at 3024-28 Hikes Lane was purchased for $85,000.
In 1965, an educational building was erected (now used as the Parish Hall), and liturgies were held in what is now known as the Double Classroom. Ground was broken for the present church in September 1971, and it was consecrated on October 8, 1972.
St. Michael is the only Byzantine structure in Kentucky. It boasts a gold-plated chandelier made in Greece with over 250 lights. Under the spiritual leadership of Very Rev. Fr. Alexander Atty, the interior of the church was frescoed in Byzantine icons.
By the 1990s, St. Michael had tripled in size with not only traditional Orthodox Christians, but also converts from other faiths. After the fall of Communism, the parish became a beacon to the faithful from Bulgaria, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Ukraine and Yugoslavia. In addition, Orthodox Christians arrived from Egypt, Ethiopia, India and Palestine.
In 1999, St. George Chapel was built on the east side of the property and was made available for 24-hour worship. The Parish Hall was expanded to include new classrooms, a library and media center, and meeting halls to educate everyone in the Orthodox faith. The Holy Trinity Apartments, a residential facility for the elderly, was also built on the campus, as well as a facility to house special needs children and adults. The campus also has several single family homes, including a stone house that belonged to the Hikes family that dates to the late 1700s.
Today, St. Michael is a Pan-Orthodox parish with over 1,000 members from a multitude of ethnic backgrounds.
The women organized first and visiting priests held services in homes, where small chapels were formed. However, a church in which to raise families in the Orthodox faith was desperately needed, the construction of which would require funds.
The women began to meet this need with the tradition of the “family dinner.” With the permission of the “Neighborhood House” and generous donations from area businesses, the faithful served their first meal and raised over five hundred dollars. These funds were used to purchase a building at 432 East Jefferson Street near downtown Louisville. The site was across the street from the “Louisville Haymarket” where many Syrian and Lebanese families had opened businesses. Originally the temple of the B’nai Jacob Jewish congregation, the building was dedicated to the protection of the Archangel Michael in November 1934.
During the early years of the growing parish, the services of the church were conducted in classical Arabic by such clergy as the Reverend Fathers Thomas Abodeely, Gerasimos Yerrid, George Trad, John Hakim, Elias Hajj, Nicholas Husson, and Elia Abi Karem.
Realizing the needs of the youth, a group of theologians was commissioned on the national level to translate the Divine Services of the Church into English. With the arrival of an English-speaking priest, Father Gregory Reynolds, youngsters began to learn and live their Orthodox faith.
Early in 1962, the parish both recognized the need to expand and experienced the loss of the church building on East Jefferson Street, which was demolished to make way for the construction of Interstate 65. Father Michael Howard and the parish council began negotiations for nine and one-quarter acres of land in Eastern Jefferson County. In 1963, under the pastorate of Father George S. Corey and the lay leadership of Anthony Thomas and Lee Farah, the property at 3024-28 Hikes Lane was purchased for $85,000.
In 1965, an educational building was erected (now used as the Parish Hall), and liturgies were held in what is now known as the Double Classroom. Ground was broken for the present church in September 1971, and it was consecrated on October 8, 1972.
St. Michael is the only Byzantine structure in Kentucky. It boasts a gold-plated chandelier made in Greece with over 250 lights. Under the spiritual leadership of Very Rev. Fr. Alexander Atty, the interior of the church was frescoed in Byzantine icons.
By the 1990s, St. Michael had tripled in size with not only traditional Orthodox Christians, but also converts from other faiths. After the fall of Communism, the parish became a beacon to the faithful from Bulgaria, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Ukraine and Yugoslavia. In addition, Orthodox Christians arrived from Egypt, Ethiopia, India and Palestine.
In 1999, St. George Chapel was built on the east side of the property and was made available for 24-hour worship. The Parish Hall was expanded to include new classrooms, a library and media center, and meeting halls to educate everyone in the Orthodox faith. The Holy Trinity Apartments, a residential facility for the elderly, was also built on the campus, as well as a facility to house special needs children and adults. The campus also has several single family homes, including a stone house that belonged to the Hikes family that dates to the late 1700s.
Today, St. Michael is a Pan-Orthodox parish with over 1,000 members from a multitude of ethnic backgrounds.
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