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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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April 7, 2023 News

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Holy Week & Pascha 2023

April 7, 2023 Featured

We Invite You To Join Us for Holy Week & Pascha! The days of Holy Week & Pascha (Eastern Orthodox Easter) constitute together the most sacred days of the church year for Orthodox Christians. And we invite you to make the journey with us, ideally in-person, though we are also pleased to be …

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March 31, 2023 News

Bulletin April 2, 2023 5th Sunday of Great Lent / St. Mary of Egypt Wednesday Presanctified Liturgy will be served at 6pm followed by our final Lenten Soup and Salad Meal. Check the online signup to see what food is needed. Friday Presanctified Liturgy w/Hymns for the Feast of St. Tikhon is at 11am. …

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March 24, 2023 News

Bulletin March 26, 2023 4th Sunday of Great Lent St. John Climacus / Synaxis Archangel Gabriel On Tuesday the 28th Fr. Justin will be in Berea, at 300 Harrison Road, with St. Nina Mission for a Compline Service w/Akathist to the Theotokos at 6:30pm. All are welcome! Presanctified Liturgy will be …

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March 17, 2023 News

Bulletin March 19, 2023 3rd Sunday of Great Lent Veneration of the Precious Cross Presanctified Liturgy will be served on Wednesday at 6pm followed by a Lenten Soup and Salad Meal. Check the online signup to see what food is needed. Choir Members will meet on Thursday, March 23 from 7-9pm for …

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March 10, 2023 News

2nd Sunday of Great Lent / St. Gregory Palamas Presanctified Liturgy will be served on Wednesday at 6pm followed by a Lenten Soup and Salad Meal. Check the online signup to see what food is needed. Adult SS will meet via zoom at 8pm on Thursday. This class is recorded and can be viewed on our …

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March 2, 2023 News

Bulletin March 5, 2023 38th Sunday after Pentecost Sunday of Orthodoxy Kentucky Orthodox churches will gather at Panagia (Holy Mother) Greek Church in Lexington (3001 Tates Creek Road) at 5pm to celebrate a Pan-Orthodox Vespers together for the Triumph of Orthodoxy. A reception will follow and …

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February 24, 2023 News

Bulletin February 26, 2023 37th Sunday after Pentecost Forgiveness Sunday / Sunday of Cheesefare Forgiveness Vespers will be served at 5pm on this eve of Great Lent. The readings for this service are on the Lord’s teaching about fasting and forgiveness and preparing us to enter the season of the …

Wrap-Up & Resources from the 2023 Diocesan Pastoral Conference in KY

February 18, 2023 Featured

Dear fathers and friends, Christ is in our midst! It was a great joy to welcome so many of you to Kentucky for the 2023 Pastoral Conference. (I am told we had a record crowd for a February Pastoral Conference!) I personally appreciated the kind words many of you had for our efforts to make …

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February 17, 2023 News

Bulletin February 19, 2023 36th Sunday after Pentecost Visitor Sunday GREAT LENT: A SEASON OF INVITATION For Orthodox Christians, there is no season more beloved than Great Lent.. Of course, Lent itself can be challenging with the communal expectation of fasting, increased prayer (both in services …

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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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