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St. Athanasius Orthodox Church • Nicholasville/Lexington Kentucky

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Season of Theophany

January 4, 2012 Featured
Icon of Christ\'s Baptism

Icon of Christ's Baptism
Icon of Christ’s Baptism

“When thou, O Lord, wast baptized in the Jordan, the worship of the Trinity was made manifest. For the voice of the Father bore witness to thee, calling thee his Beloved Son; and the Spirit in the form of a dove confirmed the truthfulness of his word. O Christ our God, who hast revealed thyself, and enlightened the world, glory to thee.” Troparion of the Feast of Theophany

Wednesday, January 4:

6:30pm–Vespers for the Forefeast (40 min.)

followed by informal coffee time at Starbucks

Thursday, January 5

9am–Royal Hours with Indoor Water Blessing (90 min.)

6:30pm–Vigil for the Feast (2 hr.)

Friday, January 6:

7am–Liturgy for Theophany (65 min.)

Saturday, January 7:

6:30pm–Vigil for Lord’s Day (95 min.)

Sunday, January 8:

9am–Sunday School

10am–Liturgy

12pm–Coffee and Snacks

12:30pm–Great Water Blessing at Lake Mingo

Wilmore-area Houseblessings from 2pm-6pm

Please Call Fr. Justin if you would like to schedule a house blessing during this season of Theophany!

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From the Archives

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June 10, 2014 Building

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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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