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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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July 8, 2022 News

Bulletin July 17, 2022 5th Sunday after Pentecost Holy Fathers of the 1st Six Ecumenical Councils Welcome once again, Fr. Stephen. Thank you for being generous with your time to be with us for the weekend cycle of services in Fr. Justin’s absence. The feast day for St. Elizabeth the New Martyr, …

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July 7, 2022 News

Bulletin July 10, 2022 4th Sunday after Pentecost Ven Anthony of the Kiev Caves Romans 6:18-23 (Epistle) Galatians 5:22-6:2 (Epistle, Saint) Matthew 8:5-13 (Gospel) Matthew 4:25-5:12 (Gospel, Saint) Painting of the Church interior takes place this coming week. All weekday services will be held at …

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July 1, 2022 News

Bulletin July 3, 2022 3rd Sunday after Pentecost Romans 5:1-10 (Epistle) Matthew 6:22-33 (Gospel Wednesday Vespers will be led by Deacon Simeon. The Wednesday Christian Ed Class will present a special series “Learning from the Church Fathers” in July with guest teachers. Mark your …

Summertime in the Parish

June 28, 2022 Featured

On June 29th, the Feast of Ss. Peter & Paul, the season of the Apostles’ Fast draws to a close. The month of July that follows the Feast of the Apostles marks a relatively quiet time in most Orthodox parishes, including ours. We focus our efforts on the weekend Resurrectional Cycle that inlcudes …

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June 25, 2022 News

Bulletin June 26, 2022 June 26, 2022 — 2nd Sunday after Pentecost The Orthodox Church in America remembers the saints of North America on the second Sunday after Pentecost. Great Vespers w/Litya for the Eve of the Feast of Ss. Peter & Paul will be served at St. Nina in Berea (300 Harrison Rd) on …

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June 18, 2022 News

Bulletin June 19, 2022 1st Sunday after Pentecost Synaxis of All Saints Summer Picnic at High Bridge Park Pavilion starts right after Liturgy today. We are celebrating the end of another school year and the service of our dedicated Sunday School volunteers. The Apostles Fast Begins on Monday, June …

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June 10, 2022 News

Bulletin June 12, 2022   Today is Holy Pentecost / Feast of the Holy Trinity Following Divine Liturgy today we will immediately serve Kneeling Vespers for Pentecost. The week following Pentecost is a Fast Free Week! On Monday we will serve Holy Spirit Liturgy and then go out to breakfast afterwards. …

Pascha to Pentecost to Apostles’ Fast

June 4, 2022 Featured

With the celebration of the Feast of our Lord’s Ascension on June 2, the season of Pascha draws to a close. The days of Pentecost are drawing near. (You can see photos from throughout the Paschal season–from May until Ascension–in the gallery below.) In addition to Pentecost and …

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June 3, 2022 News

Bulletin June 5, 2022 7th Sunday of Pascha Fathers of the 1st Ecumenical Council Afterfeast of the Ascension Join us for Vespers on Wednesday, June 8 at 6:30pm. Following the service, Dr. Sauve is continuing with Part 5 (of 6) on his teaching of Lossky’s Mystical Theology. On Friday we pray an …

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May 27, 2022 News

Bulletin May 29, 2022 Today is the 6th Sunday of Pascha Sunday of the Blind Man On Wednesday, June 1 we commemorate: “Leavetaking Pascha” / “Forefeast Ascension” / “Martyr Justin the Philosopher and his Companions.” Thursday, June 2 is the Feast of the Ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ. Services …

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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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