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St. Athanasius Orthodox Church • Nicholasville/Lexington Kentucky

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December, Nativity, & Beyond

November 27, 2024 Featured

We are completing our Nativity & Epiphany journey. Here are the services of the Nativity Forefeast, Christmas Day, the and immediate days after Christmas–starting on December 23:

  • Monday, December 23:
    • 9am Matins & 10am Confessions
    • 630pm Royal Hours of Nativity & 745pm Confessions (Last Call)
  • Tuesday, December 24 (Christmas Eve):
    • 840am Chrismation & 9am Vesperal Liturgy of Nativity Eve
    • 630pm Festal Vigil of Christmas Eve with Carols
  • Wednesday, December 25 (Christmas Day):
    • 8am Christmas Liturgy
  • Thursday, December 26 (2nd Day of Christmas):
    • 9am Synaxis Liturgy
  • Friday, December 27 (St. Stephen Day):
    • 11am Akathist to St. Stephen & 1150am Confessions
  • Saturday, December 28:
    • 630pm All-Night Vigil & 8pm Confessions
  • Sunday, December 29 (Sunday after Christmas):
    • 930am Divine Liturgy & Fellowship Potluck
  • Monday, December 30:
    • 7-11pm Men’s Night @ Carl’s House
  • Tuesday, December 31:
    • 5pm Great Vespers for New Year’s Eve, Circumcision, & St. Basil
  • Wednesday, January 1:
    • 10am Liturgy for New Year, Circumcision, & St. Basil

  • We invite YOU to visit our parish in Nicholasville and/or our daughter community, St. Nina Mission in Berea. You can can see what’s happening where by using our online calendar here or by simply checking out the pdf of our hard-copy calendar below:

A full collection of photos from our Parish Life November 2024 (including from our Diocesan Assembly in Richmond, VA, from a recent wedding, from our daughter community of  St. Nina Mission in Berea, from cvarious outreach events, social events, Christian Education gatherings, and more. Enjoy this glimpse into our parish life:

Tags: Advent, Bluegrass, Christmas Services, Eastern Orthodox, Kentucky, Nativity, Nativity Fast, Nicholasville, OCA, Orthodox Church, Orthodoxy, St. Nicholas Day
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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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