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St. Athanasius Orthodox Church • Nicholasville/Lexington Kentucky

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Summertime in the Parish

June 29, 2016 Featured
St. Athanasius Parish, Pentecost 2016

We kicked off summertime with notable events in the life of our parish: the first archpastoral visit of Bishop Alexander to St. Athanasius and the first year our parish has hosted the Lexington-area Vacation Church School. Photos from both events are included on this page.

For a complete (high-resolution) gallery of photos from our bishop’s visit, please visit the photo page of our website. More photos of the Vacation Church School can be viewed through a public Facebook gallery here.

For complete info on upcoming feasts and events in the months of July & August, please visit our calendar here.

Thanks to all who worked so hard to welcome our bishop and to make Vacation Church School so successful this year.

 

St. Athanasius on Pentecost Eve 2016
The nave on Pentecost Eve, just before the bishop arrives
Young ladies meet Bishop Alexander at the doors of the church with flowers
Fr. Justin greets His Grace before the Liturgy
Bishop Alexander gives the archpastoral blessing
Beginning the Pontifical Liturgy
Bishop Alexander kisses the Gospel just before the Little Entrance
Bishop Alexander Golitzin prepares the Gifts just before Communion
Bishop Alexander prays the special prayers for Pentecost during Kneeling Vespers
Bishop Alexander leads the Kneeling Prayers
St. Athanasius Parish, Pentecost 2016
Bishop Alexander blesses the colection taken for Assurance for Life, a clinic that supports women who choose not to abort their babies
Bishop Alexander samples various chilis prepared by the youth for the Annual Tongues of Fire Cookoff after the Liturgy
Vladyka Alexander blesses the children at the beginning of Vacation Church School 2016
Fr. Cosmin blesses the icons the kids prepared as part of Vacation Church School 2016
Crafts at Vacation Church School
Fr. Justin shares with the VCS kids about the Apostles Peter & Paul
Ms. Laura leads the kids in an activity as part of VCS 2016

 

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Saint Athanasius Orthodox Church
100 Lime Lane
Nicholasville, KY 40356
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Priest Justin Patterson
Church: (859) 881-8144
Cell: (859) 361-2823
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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.

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