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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.

August & New Beginnings

August 1, 2023 Featured

July was not only a record month in terms of high temperatures, but also in terms of high attendance. The summer doldrums didn’t happen this year, as our parish continued to welcome new visitors to our many services, to host well-attended classes and events, and to expand our work overall. We …

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July 20, 2023 News

Bulletin July 30, 2023 8th Sunday After Pentecost Prison Ministry Awareness Sunday The Dormition Fast Begins on Tuesday, August 1—fast from red meat, poultry, meat products, dairy products (eggs and milk products), fish, oil, and wine. Check your calendars for feast days allowing for fish/wine/oil. …

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July 19, 2023 News

Bulletin July 23, 2023 7th Sunday After Pentecost Celebration of St. Elizabeth the New Martyr & Patroness of our Sisterhood Liturgical Services this Week Akathist to St. Jacob, Enlightner of the Aleuts on Wednesday the 26th at 11am and Father will be available for confession following. Vespers …

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July 14, 2023 News

Bulletin July 16, 2023 6th Sunday After Pentecost Fathers of the 1st Six Ecumenical Councils Vespers on Wednesday at 6:30pm. Following the service, Dr. Harstadt will present the final part of his teaching on the New Testament Canon Text. The 2023 DOS Assembly is taking place July 18-21 in Greenville …

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July 7, 2023 News

Bulletin July 9, 2023 5th Sunday After Pentecost St. Nina Mission Council invites everyone to a 6:3pm Vespers Service on Tuesday, July 11 in Richmond at Lake Reba Pavilion, Shelter C by the lake, with a cookout/ fellowship following. During the summer months they are only having one service each …

Summertime in the Parish

July 1, 2023 Featured

In the previous month (June,) our parish experienced grace upon grace: we celebrated the glorious Feast of Pentecost, we held our annual Pentecost Picnic at HighBridge Park in Wilmore, we welcomed new catechumens and members, we saw a young couple get married, we continued our search for an …

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June 30, 2023 News

Bulletin July 2, 2023 4th Sunday After Pentecost We will be offering prayers during Liturgy today for our country in anticipation of the Fourth of July National Holiday and also observing the Feast for St. John Maximovitch. A 3-Part Study of the New Testament on the Canon of Scripture taught by Dr. …

June 23, 2023 News

Bulletin June 25, 2023 3rd Sunday After Pentecost Apostles Peter and Paul will be remembered with Vigil on Wednesday at 6:30pm with Confessions heard after and, Liturgy on Thursday at 9am followed by a Festal Brunch in the parish hall.  

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June 16, 2023 News

Bulletin June 18 2023 2nd Sunday After Pentecost All Saints of America Weekday Services June 17 – 25 Wednesday Vespers at 6:30pm Friday Akathist to the Holy Apostles at 11am/Confessions

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June 12, 2023 News

Bulletin 1st Sunday After Pentecosst 2023 All Saints Sunday Feast for Holy Apostles Bartholomew & Barnabas Weekday Services June 12-16 Vespers on Wednesday, June 14 at 6:30pm Akathist to North American Saints on Friday, June 16 at 11am/Confessions Parish Activities June 12-16 Parish Council …

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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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