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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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April 1, 2022 News

Bulletin April 3, 2022 4th Sunday of Great Lent St. John Climacus Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts will be offered:  Wednesday April 6 at 6pm  Friday, April 8 at 11am A soup and salad meal will follow the Wednesday Liturgy. Remember to signup to bring food.

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March 26, 2022 News

Bulletin March 27, 2022 3nd Sunday of Great Lent Veneration of the Precious Cross Mid-Point of Great Lent Upcoming Weekday Services / Events Wednesday, March 30 – Presanctified Liturgy at 6:30pm Don’t forget to signup to bring food for the Soup n Salad Meal that follows. Thursday, March 31 …

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March 18, 2022 News

Bulletin March 20, 2022 2nd Sunday of Great Lent St. Gregory Palamas Vespers Service at St. Nina in Berea on Tuesday, March 22 begins at 6:30pm. Following there will be a soup & salad meal and “Questions of Faith” w/Fr. Justin. Contact Oma Lopes regarding food needs for the Lenten meal. Liturgy …

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March 11, 2022 News

Bulletin March 13, 2022 1st Sunday of Great Lent Sunday of Orthodoxy Pan-Orthodox Vespers will be served today at 5pm at our parish w/Fr. Silviu preaching. Everyone is invited to a reception in the parish hall following the service. Week Day Services for Week 2 of Great Lent Wednesday March 16 …

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March 4, 2022 News

Bulletin March 6, 2022 37th Sunday After Pentecost Sunday of Forgiveness / Cheesefare Sunday Today, Forgiveness Sunday, is the final day of pre-Lent and the last day Orthodox Christians (unless restricted by health) will eat dairy products until Pascha. We begin the Season of Great Lent with …

The Lenten Spring Has Come!

March 2, 2022 Featured

“The Lenten Spring has come, the time for repentance!” The Lenten Season is truly one of the most beloved seasons of the year for Orthodox believers, as we refocus ourselves on the Lord. We invite you to visit St. Athanasius during these momentous days of reflection and repentance that …

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February 26, 2022 News

Bulletin February 27, 2022 36th Sunday After Pentecost Sunday of Last Judgment / St. Raphael of Brooklyn / Meatfare Sunday Virtual Adult SS on Tuesday at 8pm Semi-Lenten Vespers at 6:30pm on Wednesday followed by the Christian Ed Class featuring “Our Lenten Journey: A 1-Hour Introduction.” Akathist …

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February 18, 2022 News

Bulletin February 20, 2022 35th Sunday After Pentecost Prodigal Son Sunday & Visitor Sunday Today we “Especially Welcome 1st time Visitors” who are here today and invite you to a tour of our church with parishioner Daniel Werner immediately after Liturgy. Daniel is an Iconographer who has …

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February 11, 2022 News

Bulletin February 13, 2022 34th Sunday After Pentecost Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee Beginning of the Lenten Triodion Weekday Services & Catechesis this coming Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday  Adult Sunday School held virtually on Tuesday at 8pm.  Vespers on Wednesday at 6:30pm. Christian …

February as Pre-Lent

February 4, 2022 Featured

The month of January was a rich and special month at St. Athanasius (check out the large collection of photos at the bottom of this page!) as usual, we marked the Great Feast of Theophany (Epiphany) with the Great Blessing of Waters both inside and outside as usual for this season, we blessed cars …

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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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