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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.

A Month of Thanksgiving & Preparation

November 1, 2022 Featured

As the relative quietness of October gives way to November, our parish looks forward to a rich month that includes a full cycle of services, a rich schedule of social and service events, educational opportunities for all ages, as well as the Feast of Thankgiving (which we observe liturgically) and …

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October 29, 2022 News

Bulletin October 30, 2022 20th Sunday after Pentecost The Repose of St. John Kochurov will be commemorated with an Akathist and Moleben on Monday, October 31 at 11am. Confession will follow. Wednesday Vespers Service begins at 6:30pm. The Christian Ed Class will meet following the service with Fr. …

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October 14, 2022 News

Bulletin October 16, 2022 18th Sunday after Pentecost Fathers of The 7th Ecumenical Council Wednesday Vespers Service begins at 6:30pm. On Wednesday, October 19, our special Catechesis Series following “On the Orthodox Faith” by St. John of Damascus continues with Dr. David Bradshaw …

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October 14, 2022 News

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Catching Our Breath in October

October 1, 2022 Featured

October is a much-welcomed month for Kentuckians as the weather cools down and find ourselves in “peak fall.” In terms of church life, October’s arrival means the parish is a nice rhythm as ministries are humming along. This is a great time to visit our church and to learn more …

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September 29, 2022 News

Bulletin October 2, 2022 16th Sunday after Pentecost 1st Annual “Church Musician Sunday”  The Holy Synod of Bishops of the Orthodox Church in America has designated the Sunday following the commemoration of Saint Romanus the Melodist (October 1) as “Church Musician Sunday.” Following 6:30pm Vespers …

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September 23, 2022 News

Bulletin September 25, 2022 15th Sunday after Pentecost Ven Sergius of Radonezh The Repose of St. John the Theologian is commemorated on Monday the 26th with an Akathist at 11am. Father will hear confessions afterwards. Vespers for St. Nina Mission (in Berea) will be served on Tuesday the 27th at …

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September 16, 2022 News

Bulletin September 18, 2022 14th Sunday after Pentecost / Sunday After Exaltation New Fall Catechesis Begins on Wednesday the 21st following our 6:30pm Vespers Service. Fr. Justin will be teaching from “On the Orthodox Faith” by St. John Damascus. Catechumen and those seeking to know more about …

Annual Parish Meeting 2022 [Updated!]

September 9, 2022 Featured

On Sunday, September 11, our parish community held its 21st Annual Parish Meeting. You can watch the video of our proceedings here. Among the statutory tasks that were undertaken at this 46–minute meeting were: the report of our parish warden Zoe Kaylor (in APM packet below) the priest’s …

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September 9, 2022 News

Bulletin September 11, 2022 13th Sunday after Pentecost Sunday Before Exaltation / Annual Parish Meeting The Annual Parish Meeting will commence immediately at the end of the Liturgy. In order to expedite our meeting today, the APM packet was made available last week via email and the website for …

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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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