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St. Athanasius Orthodox Church • Nicholasville/Lexington Kentucky

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May & More

We invite you to visit St. Athanasius this month as we continue to celebrate an extended season that includes the Resurrection of Christ, the Ascension, and get ready for Penteocst. We begin May with a special celebration of St. Athanasius Day (May 1 and May 2) — which can read about below! will complete our update of the website for the month by this weekend.

Additional upcoming services in May can be found on our carefully-updated google calendar. You can see the hard copy of our May calendar for both St. Athanasius and our daughter chapel in Berea St. Nina in the graphic below:

We invite you to visit St. Athanasius and/or one of our two active daughter communities, St. Nina Mission Church in Berea (extending the reach of the Orthodox Faith along the I-75 corridor & Wilderness Trail) and our Mercer County Chapel. 

Below is a collection of photos from April 2026 (which includes Baptisms, Holy Week, & Pascha) showing the full range of our parish life. We hope these photos inspire you to visit our church or one of our chapels. If you have questions about our calendar or any aspect of our Faith or parish life, please reach out to our associate pastor Fr. Giorgi Lomsadze at fr.giorgi@bluegrassorthodox.org.

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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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December 27, 2022 News

Bulletin December 25, 2022 Christ is Born! Glorify Him! Enjoy a fast free week during the Afterfeast of Nativity!

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December 17, 2022 News

Bulletin December 18, 2022 27th Sunday after Pentecost Sunday Before Nativity Confession Opportunities this coming week: Tuesday 11:50am after the Akathist in Anticipation of Nativity at 11am. Wednesday evening after the Compline Service at 8pm. Friday morning at 10:30am after Royal Hours for …

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December 9, 2022 News

Bulletin December 11, 2022 26th Sunday after Pentecost Holy Forefathers Feast for St. Herman Services Great Vespers on Monday the 12th at 6:30pm followed by a special program in honor of St. Herman Liturgy on Tuesday the 13th at 9am followed by a a lenten (f/w/o) breakfast in the parish hall. An …

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December 2, 2022 News

Bulletin December 4, 2022 25th Sunday after Pentecost St. Alexander Hotovitsky Join us on St. Nicholas Eve for Vespers and a Special Program with music, drama, treats, and an actual visit from St. Nicholas himself! On the Feast Day for St. Nicholas, Festal Liturgy will begin at 9am and after we will …

Preparing for Nativity & Epiphany

December 2, 2022 Featured

In the Orthodox Church, the season leading up to Christmas is a special time for preparation known as the Nativity Fast (also St. Philip’s Fast or Advent.) A number of important feasts punctuate this season (including our magnificent St. Nicholas Day celebrations.) We invite you to make the …

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November 26, 2022 News

Bulletin November 27, 2022 24th Sunday after Pentecost Wednesday Services this Coming Week Akathist to St. Andrew at 11am/confessions at 11:50am Vespers at 6:30pm Christian Ed Class at 7:20pm (Part 10) Adult Sunday School at 8pm via zoom Friday Services this Coming Week Akathist to St. Prophyrios of …

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November 18, 2022 News

Bulletin November 20, 2022 23rd Sunday after Pentecost Forefeast Entrance of the Most Holy Theotokos The Great Feast of the Entrance of the Most Holy Theotokos is on Monday, November 21. Vigil will be served this Sunday evening at 6:30pm and confessions will be heard following. Festal Liturgy will …

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November 11, 2022 News

Bulletin November 13, 2022 22nd Sunday after Pentecost St. John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople The Nativity Fast Begins on Tuesday the 15th. At 11am Fr Justin will lead the chanting of the Akathist of Repentance and then be available for confessions. Wednesday Vespers Service begins at …

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November 3, 2022 News

Bulletin November 6, 2022 21st Sunday after Pentecost Young Adults will meet two more times this year—Monday, November 7 & 14 at 7pm. They will be taking a break until mid January. The Synaxis of the Archangel Michael and the other Bodiless Powers is Tuesday, November 8. An Akathist to St. …

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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.

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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