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Pascha Continues: Christ is Risen!

On Sunday, April 20, Orthodox Christians everywhere celebrated the Feast of Feasts — the PASCHA of the Lord. (You can see our Paschal photos below.) The Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ continues through May 29 (40 days) when the Church keeps the Feast of the Lord’s Ascension and reaches its climax on Pentecost Sunday (June 8,) Each Sunday in this season is unique and our parish continues its robust set of services throughout each week. You can learn more about making an actual visit to St. Athanasius here. You can also take a peek inside our church by checking our parish YouTube channel. Check out our updated google calendar here (and you can import it into your own calendar if you wish) and our pdf calendar for May here:

We also welcome those who are in (or close to) Madison County to consider a visit our St. Nina Mission in Berea, which helps extend the reach of the Orthodox Faith along the I-75 corridor and Wilderness Trail. We are drawing people from Somerset, London, Corbin, and beyond — and are celebrating at least 9 services in our Berea chapel each month! )

Below is a collection of photos from April 2025, which includes Holy Week & Pascha, as well as a pilgrimage our youth took and other photos of parish life throughout the month, showing the full range of liturgical, educational, missional, and social life in our parish. We hope these photos and the depth of our Faith inspire you to visit St. Athanasius Orthodox Church or our St. Nina Mission during this Paschal season! If you have questions about our calendar or any aspect of our Faith or parish life, please reach out to our rector and senior pastor Fr. Justin at fr.justin@bluegrassorthodox.org.

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Pascha Continues: Christ is Risen!

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On Sunday, April 20, Orthodox Christians everywhere celebrated the Feast of Feasts — the PASCHA of the Lord. (You can see our Paschal photos below.) The Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ continues through May 29 (40 days) when the Church keeps the Feast of the Lord’s Ascension and …

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Final Stretch to Holy Week & Pascha!

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This year, Orthodox Pascha & Western Easter coincide as Christians everywhere mark the Resurrection of Christ on April 20! For Orthodox Christians, Holy Week & Pascha are some of the most important days in the entire Church Year. We have created a complete Holy Week & Pascha …

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+A reflection by Archpriest Justin Patterson+
How might Orthodox Christians react to new Pope?

1. We Orthodox Christians strive to love our neighbors and value them all -- Orthodox, heterodox Christians, and non-Christians alike.

2. We see in the Orthodox Church the fullness of the "Church."

3. We recognize in the Roman Church our "separated brethren" whose chief bishop (in schism from the Church) nonetheless remains bishop of Rome, primate of the historic West. (It is intriguing that no Orthodox jurisdiction has ever appointed an Orthodox "Bishop of Rome." We have no problem calling the pope, "the pope.")

4. While we do not commemorate the new pope of Rome as an Orthodox bishop, we can and may include him -- and all Christians of goodwill -- in our private prayers asking the Lord "that we may be one as He is one."

5. We genuinely wish Pope Leo XIV strength and divine aid in his work as primate of the Latin Church. While his work ideally would lead to genuine unity with the Orthodox Church, we are free to rejoice at the common work and witness that Orthodox and Roman Catholics might have together. There is much Truth we can point to together and much Good that can be accomplished in tandem, even if union is not achieved "this side of eternity," as it were. We rejoice in the Truth and in that fact the Pope Leo boldly proclaims our beloved Lord Jesus Christ.

All of the autocephalous Churches are sharing their own versions of such thoughts. Here is a sampling of the the generous Orthodox spirit we are all called model in these days:

basilica.ro/en/romanian-patriarch-congratulates-pope-leo-xiv-the-united-christian-voice-is-needed...

www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-patriarch-criticised-by-pope-francis-sends-warm-message-leo-...

www.oca.org/news/headline-news/his-beatitude-metropolitan-tikhon-congratulates-newly-elected-pope...

#EasternOrthodoxChurch #PopeLeo #OrthodoxChurch #orthodoxchurchinamerica
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+A reflection by Archpriest Justin Patterson+
How might Orthodox Christians react to new Pope?

1. We Orthodox Christians strive to love our neighbors and value them all -- Orthodox, heterodox Christians, and non-Christians alike. 

2. We see in the Orthodox Church the fullness of the Church.

3. We recognize in the Roman Church our separated brethren whose chief bishop (in schism from the Church) nonetheless remains bishop of Rome, primate of the historic West. (It is intriguing that no Orthodox jurisdiction has ever appointed an Orthodox Bishop of Rome. We have no problem calling the pope, the pope.) 

4. While we do not commemorate the new pope of Rome as an Orthodox bishop, we can and may include him -- and all Christians of goodwill -- in our private prayers asking the Lord that we may be one as He is one. 

5. We genuinely wish Pope Leo XIV strength and divine aid in his work as primate of the Latin Church. While his work ideally would lead to genuine unity with the Orthodox Church, we are free to rejoice at the common work and witness that Orthodox and Roman Catholics might have together. There is much Truth we can point to together and much Good that can be accomplished in tandem, even if union is not achieved this side of eternity, as it were. We rejoice in the Truth and in that fact the Pope Leo boldly proclaims our beloved Lord Jesus Christ. 

All of the autocephalous Churches are sharing their own versions of such thoughts. Here is a sampling of the the generous Orthodox spirit we are all called model in these days: 

https://basilica.ro/en/romanian-patriarch-congratulates-pope-leo-xiv-the-united-christian-voice-is-needed-more-than-ever/

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-patriarch-criticised-by-pope-francis-sends-warm-message-leo-2025-05-09/

https://www.oca.org/news/headline-news/his-beatitude-metropolitan-tikhon-congratulates-newly-elected-pope-leo-xi

#EasternOrthodoxChurch #PopeLeo #OrthodoxChurch #orthodoxchurchinamerica
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On this Friday at 11am we are singing the Akathist to St. John the Theologian:
docs.google.com/document/d/13OJ_pwsjOldKIHxHR2S9O1wgOuGBRJpjt92SvjjvfJU/edit?usp=drivesdk
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On this Friday at 11am we are singing the Akathist to St. John the Theologian: 
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Join us tonight (and every Thursday at 8pm) for our live Zoom Adult Sunday School:
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Join us tonight (and every Thursday at 8pm) for our live Zoom Adult Sunday School: 
https://bit.ly/StAthanasiusAdultSundaySchool
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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
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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