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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.

Great Lent: A Season of Invitation

February 17, 2023 Featured

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 and at home,) and in the various additional practices we take up. But when Orthodox Christians hear the …

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February 11, 2023 News

Bulletin February 12, 2023 35th Sunday after Pentecost Prodigal Son Sunday The St. Nina Mission Council invites you to their Vespers Service on Tuesday, February 14 at 6:30pm in Berea at 300 Harrison Road. Wednesday Vespers begins at 6:30pm. The Christian Education Class that follows will be a …

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February 3, 2023 News

Bulletin February 5, 2023 34th Sunday after Pentecost Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee Beginning of the Lenten Triodion Our Resurrectional Cycle of Services this weekend is being celebrated by His Eminence, Archbishop Alexander, who is in Kentucky for the diocesan conference. Welcome Bishop …

DOS Clergy Conference 2023: Feb. 7-9 [UPDATED Feb. 1]

February 2, 2023 Featured

[Updated Feb. 18: full photo report and links to the conference talks are here] [UPDATED Feb. 1]  St. Athanasius Parish is delighted to welcome all our diocesan clergy and many of our clergy spouses to Kentucky for our February 2023 Diocesan Pastoral Conference. In addition to over 80 priests and …

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January 27, 2023 News

Bulletin January 29, 2023 33rd Sunday after Pentecost Zacchaeus Sunday The Great Feast of The Meeting of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in the Temple is Thursday, February 2 Festal Vigil will be served at 6:30pm on Wednesday and confessions will be heard after ~8:30pm. Festal Liturgy will be …

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January 21, 2023 News

Bulletin January 22, 2023 32nd Sunday after Pentecost / Sanctity of Life Sunday Feast for New Martyrs & Confessors of the 20th Century Communist Yoke Parish Life this Week  Youth Group will meet today 5-7pm in the parish hall. Parish Council meets Monday at 6:30pm Vespers on Tuesday in Berea at …

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January 17, 2023 News

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January 6, 2023 News

Saturday, January 7    Synaxis St. John the Baptist 11am Slavonic Akathist to the Theotokos (Old Christmas) 6:30pm Cathedral Vigil 7:20pm Confessions  Sunday,  January 8  Sunday After Theophany 9:30am Divine Liturgy No Children’s SS 11:30am Coffee To Go Only 11:40am Great Water Blessing 12pm Bread …

Theophany & Houseblessings

December 30, 2022 Featured

As we enter a new civil year, AD 2023, the Orthodox Church marks a number of important feasts, beginning with the combined feast of our Lord’s Circumcision & St. Basil, which we observe on New Year’s Eve and on New Year’s Day with great fanfare. Then we ascend further as we …

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December 30, 2022 News

Bulletin January 1, 2023 29th Sunday after Pentecost Today is the Sunday Before The Theophany, the Feast of the Circumcision of Christ, and the Feast for St.Basil the Great Forefeast of Theophany — Monday – Wednesday are Fast Free Days 6:30pm Wednesday Vespers for the Forefeast of …

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On this eve of the Sunday of the Samaritan Woman, we celebrate Vespers in 3 Places:
430pm Vespers & Confessions in Mercer Co
6pm Lay Vespers @ St. Nina in Berea
630pm Cathedral Vigil & Confessions in Nville
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On this eve of the Sunday of the Samaritan Woman, we celebrate Vespers in 3 Places:
430pm Vespers & Confessions in Mercer Co
6pm Lay Vespers @ St. Nina in Berea
630pm Cathedral Vigil & Confessions in Nville
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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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In case anybody needs a reminder. And any resistance must be "cruciform." ☦️ ... See MoreSee Less

In case anybody needs a reminder. And any resistance must be cruciform. ☦️
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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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