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St. Athanasius Orthodox Church • Nicholasville/Lexington Kentucky

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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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September 29, 2023 News

Bulletin October 1, 2023 17th Sunday After Pentecost Protection of the Most Holy Theotokos Readings for Today: 2 Corinthians 6:16-7:1 (Epistle) Hebrews 9:1-7 (Epistle, Theotokos)  Luke 6:31-36 (Gospel) Luke 10:38-42; 11:27-28 (Gospel, Theotokos) Liturgical Services this Week at St. Athanasius …

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September 22, 2023 News

Bulletin September 24, 2023 16th Sunday After Pentecost New Martyrs of Alaska Readings for Today: 2 Corinthians 6:1-10 (Epistle) Romans 8:28-39 (Epistle, New Martyrs) Luke 5:1-11 (Gospel) Luke 21:12-19 (Gospel, New Martyrs) Liturgical Services this Week at St. Athanasius Akathist to St. John the …

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September 16, 2023 News

Bulletin September 17, 2023 15th Sunday After Pentecost Sunday AfterExaltation / Annual Parish Meeting Readings for Today: 2 Corinthians 4:6-15 (Epistle); Galatians 2:16-20 (Epistle, Sunday After); Matthew 22:35-46 (Gospel); Mark 8:34-9:1 (Gospel, Sunday After) Liturgical Services this Week at St. …

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September 9, 2023 News

Bulletin September 10, 2023 14th Sunday After Pentecost Sunday Before Exaltation Readings for Today: 2 Corinthians 1:21-2:4 (Epistle); Galatians 6:11-18 (Epistle, Sunday Before); Matthew 22:1-14 (Gospel); John 3:13-17 (Gospel, Sunday Before) Liturgical Services this Week at St. Athanasius  Vigil …

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September 5, 2023 Featured

As we move into fall, the our parish schedule blossoms forth with feasts, liturgical services, opportunities for prayer, classes for learning, choir practices, social events, campouts, youth group, and so much more. In this season of renweal, we welcome you to visit our parish community of St. …

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September 1, 2023 News

Bulletin September 3, 2023 13th Sunday After Pentecost Readings for Today: 1 Corinthians 16:13-24 (Epistle) / Matthew 21:33-42 (Gospel) Liturgical Services this Week at St. Athanasius Vespers (6:30pm) on Wednesday Festal Vigil (6:30pm) on Thursday and Festal Liturgy (7am) on Friday for Nativity …

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August 25, 2023 News

Bulletin August 27, 2023 12th Sunday After Pentecost Readings for Today: 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 (Epistle) Matthew 19:16-26 (Gospel) Visitor Sunday—WELCOME! Liturgical Services this Week at St. Athanasius Monday—Memorial Litya for Archbishop Dmitri at 6:15pm; Great Vespers for St. John the Baptist’s …

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August 18, 2023 News

Bulletin August 20, 2023 11th Sunday After Pentecost Afterfeast Dormition & Prophet Samuel Readings for Today: 1 Corinthians 9:2-12 (Epistle) Matthew 18:23-35 (Gospel) Liturgical Services this Week at St. Athanasius Vespers on Wednesday at 6:30pm Akathist to St. Job Pochaev on Friday at …

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August 11, 2023 News

Bulletin August 13, 2023 10th Sunday After Pentecost Leavetaking Transfiguration St. Tikhon of Zadonsk Festal Vigil for Dormition / Monday, 6:30pm—Confessions 8:30pm Festal Liturgy for Dormition / Tuesday 9am Sacrament of Unction on Wednesday at 6:30pm Akathist to St. Herman on Friday at 11am / …

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August 4, 2023 News

Bulletin August 6, 2023 Welcome on this 9th Sunday After Pentecost & Feast of the Transfiguration of our Lord Liturgical Services this Week at St. Athanasius  Liturgy for St. Herman at 9am on Wednesday Paraclesis Service at 6:30pm on Wednesday Paraclesis Service at 11am on Friday/Confessions …

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Word is trickling in and folks are asking about how our parishioners in Southern Kentucky are doing. We know that at least 14 Kentuckians have died. We have heard of no fatalities in our communities of St. Athanasius or St. Nina. But one parishioner lost her workplace and another spouse of a regular visitor is engaged in search and rescue in Laurel County, where are least 8 people perished. Please pray for folks in Southern KY. If you are able to support relief, our parish partners with Christian Appalachian Project, which has people on the ground in most of these areas: www.christianapp.org/ ... See MoreSee Less

Word is trickling in and folks are asking about how our parishioners in Southern Kentucky are doing. We know that at least 14 Kentuckians have died. We have heard of no fatalities in our communities of St. Athanasius or St. Nina. But one parishioner lost her workplace and another spouse of a regular visitor is engaged in search and rescue in Laurel County, where are least 8 people perished. Please pray for folks in Southern KY. If you are able to support relief, our parish partners with Christian Appalachian Project, which has people on the ground in most of these areas: https://www.christianapp.org/Image attachmentImage attachment
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As Paschaltide continues, we chant the beautiful Akathist to the Empty Tomb of Christ today at 11am. The full text is here:
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As Paschaltide continues, we chant the beautiful Akathist to the Empty Tomb of Christ today at 11am. The full text is here: 
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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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