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St. Athanasius Orthodox Church • Nicholasville/Lexington Kentucky

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“When Thou, O Lord, wast Baptized…”

January 2, 2009 Featured

The Great Feast of Theophany (sometimes called Epiphany) is upon us!  The word Theophany indicates, in Greek, the appearance of God Himself among us.  In the life of the Orthodox Christian Church, this feast of Theophany remains second only to Pascha (Easter) in importance–because now Christ has been declared to be–by the Father and the Spirit both–the Beloved Son coeternal with the Father and the Spirit.  One of the Trinity now begins His ministry among us to woo our souls (and even our bodies) back into the embrace of the Father.  We welcome everybody to our services!

Sat., Jan. 3, 6:30pm-8:00pm: Vigil with hymns for the Prefeast

Sun., Jan. 4, 10:00am-12:00pm: Divine Liturgy

Mon., Jan. 5, 6:30am-7:45am: Royal Hours of Theophany

Mon., Jan. 5, 11:30am-1:15pm: Vesperal Liturgy of Theophany Eve

Mon., Jan. 5, 6:30pm- 8:15pm: Great Vigil (Compline and Matins)

Tues., Jan. 6, 7am-8:15am: Divine Liturgy for the Feast

Wed., Jan. 7, 6:30pm-7:15pm: Akathist to St. John the Baptist

The outdoor Great Blessing of Waters is to be celebrated at Lake Mingo immediatelyfollowing the Divine Liturgy on Sunday, Jan. 11.

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We are a parish of the Diocese of the South of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA), under the archpastoral care of his grace, the right reverend Alexander, Bishop of Dallas and the South. We are the first OCA parish in Kentucky. We are located in the heart of the bluegrass region just outside Lexington.

Saint Athanasius Orthodox Church
100 Lime Lane
Nicholasville, KY 40356
Directions to the church

Priest Justin Patterson
Church: (859) 881-8144
Cell: (859) 361-2823
E-mail Fr. Justin

We are a parish of the Diocese of the South of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA), under the archpastoral care of his grace, the right reverend ALEXANDER, Bishop of Dallas and the South. We are the first OCA parish in Kentucky. We are located in the heart of the bluegrass region just outside Lexington.

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