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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.

Celebrate the Birth of Christ With Us!

December 18, 2021 Featured

We stand on the brink of the Great Feast of our Lord’s Nativity in the Flesh, then the 12 days following Christmas (including New Year-Circumcision,) and then the Great Feast of our Lord’s Theophany, observed Jan. 5-13 (and in practice, for much of January as we conduct the traditional …

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December 16, 2021 News

Bulletin December 19, 2021 26th Sunday After Pentecost / Sunday Before Nativity Services Leading up to the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord Monday, December 20   St. John of Kronstadt 11am Akathist to St. John of Kronstadt  / 11:50am Confessions Tuesday, December 21 6:30pm Pre-Feast Vespers at St. …

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December 11, 2021 News

Bulletin December 12, 2021 25th Sunday After Pentecost Sunday of the Holy Forefathers & St. Spyridon The Feast for Ven. Herman of Alaska, Wonderworker and Equal-to-the-Apostles is Monday, December 13. Great Vespers for St. Herman will be today at 6:30pm followed by a St. Herman Program that …

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December 3, 2021 News

Bulletin December 5, 2021 24th Sunday After Pentecost Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker, Archbishop of Myra in Lycia is celebrated on December 6. Great Vespers for St. Nicholas will be served at 6:30pm this Sunday followed by St. Nicholas Festivities that will be emceed by Tommy Evans. Liturgy for St. …

“Give Light to Those … in Darkness”

November 29, 2021 Featured

Having marked Thanksgiving and begun the month of December, we enter more deeply into the Nativity Fast, our season of preparation leading to the Feast of our Lord’s Nativity in the Flesh, on December 25. As we near Christmas, our services focus increasingly on the mystery of the Incarnation. …

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November 24, 2021 News

Bulletin November 28, 2021 23rd Sunday After Pentecost The Holy Apostle Andrew, the First-Called is commemorated with an Akathist on his Feast Day, November 30 at 11am. Father will hear confessions following. • Wednesday Vespers Service at 6:30pm •Christian Ed Class at 7:20pm Part 9 of 11: (The …

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November 19, 2021 News

Bulletin November 21, 2021 22nd Sunday After Pentecost Today we Celebrate the Feast for the Entrance of the Most Holy Theotokos Vespers at St. Nina Mission will be served at 6:30pm on Tuesday, November 23. We will have a Thanksgiving-style potluck following and Fr. Justin will be available to hear …

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November 13, 2021 News

Bulletin November 14, 2021 21st Sunday After Pentecost  / Holy Apostle Philip This Sunday has been designated by His Beatitude, our Metropolitan Tikhon, as OCA Stewards Sunday. Nativity Fast Begins Tomorrow Monday, November 15 Virtual Adult Sunday School is offered on Tuesdays at 8pm via zoom. …

“Preparing for our Preparing” for Nativity

October 31, 2021 Featured

We are now deep into fall and preparing to enter the Nativity Fast, which–itself–is a 40-day preparation for the Feast of our Lord’s Nativity (Christmas) on December 25. We invite you to visit our parish for any of our services or scheduled events. We warmly welcome visitors and …

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October 29, 2021 News

Bulletin October 31, 2021 Today is the 19th Sunday after Pentecost! Today the Church remembers the Life of St. John Kochurov of Chicago Today—October 31— is the deadline to purchase tickets for the Youth Group Christmas Market and Dinner scheduled for Sunday, Nov. 14. Tickets can be purchased at: …

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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
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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.

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