At the end of December, the Church marked the Great Feast of the Lord’s Incarnation According to the Flesh (Christmas.) The centerpiece of January is the Great Feast that follows 12 days after Nativity–the Great Feast of the Lord’s Appearing (called Epiphany or Theophany,) when our Lord is baptized and inaugurates his earthly Ministry.

Highlights of January in our parish include the Epiphany services, the Great Blessing of Waters (both indoors on Jan. 6 and outdoors on Jan. 11,) the annual Blessing of Homes by our clergy (the Houseblessing Info & Sign-up Page is here,) the resumption of Sunday School on Jan. 18, and a season of special classes getting us ready for Lent in March. Check our full online calendar here. Our hard-copy calendar for January can be found below:

We invite you to visit our daughter community, St. Nina Mission Church in Berea, which helps extend the reach of the Orthodox Faith along the I-75 corridor & Wilderness Trail. St. Nina Chapel is drawing people from Somerset, London, Corbin, and beyond. The chapel is now serving services twice a week on Tuesdays (630pm) and Saturdays (630pm.) We are also serving at least two Sunday Liturgies per month in Berea. Fr. David Thatcher is “running point” for new contacts in Berea and can be reached at fr.david@bluegrassorthodox.org.

You can also attend our Mercer County Chapel, which meets for Vespers & Dinner the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of the month at 430pm at the home of Fr. David Thatcher (482 E. Lexington St., Harrodsburg, KY.) 

Below is a collection of photos from December 2025 showing the full range of our parish life. We hope these photos inspire you to visit our church or one of our chapels. If you have questions about our calendar or any aspect of our Faith or parish life, please reach out to our associate pastor Fr. Giorgi Lomsadze at fr.giorgi@bluegrassorthodox.org.