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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.

Fall Visitors Sunday: Join Us!

September 9, 2021 Featured

Our parish family here at St. Athanasius warmly invites you to join us on Sunday, Sept. 12, at 930am, for our semi-annual Visitors Sunday. While we aim for every Sunday to be open and warm for our visitors (you are always welcome,) on this Sunday we make extra effort to save space for visitors, be …

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September 3, 2021 News

Bulletin September 5, 2021 11th Sunday After Pentecost The Feast of the Nativity of The Most Holy Theotokos will be observed on Wednesday, September 8 and commemorated with Vigil on Tuesday at 6:30pm (Confessions at 8:15pm), and Festal Liturgy on Wednesday at 9am. On Wednesday night, our regular …

September: A New Church Year!

September 2, 2021 Featured

In the Orthodox Church, we measure time lots of different ways. Yes, it 2021 (of course.) But we also remember that–with the coming of September 1st–we entered the Year 7350 in the old Byzantine reckoning. Ever mindful of ways going back to Judaism, we continue to honor September as the …

Welcome to St. Nina Orthodox Christian Mission Station in Berea!

August 30, 2021 Featured

In March 2024, St. Nina Mission–a chaplaincy mission of St. Athanasius Orthodox Church in Nicholalsville–secured a semi-permanent space in Berea, KY for our mission family to take root! Our new location is 213 Pauline Drive #5, Berea, KY. Starting immediately, we plan to meet each …

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August 27, 2021 News

Bulletin August 29, 2021 10th Sunday After Pentecost Beheading of St. John the Baptist    Today is a strict fasting day in honor of the Beheading of St. John the Baptist. On Tuesday, August 31 the parish makes history with the Inaugural Meeting of the Berea Mission. Everyone is welcome to come to …

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August 20, 2021 News

Sunday Bulletin August 22, 2021 9th Sunday After Pentecost Parish Council will hold their last meeting for the current church year on Monday the 23rd at 7:30pm. Weekday Services this coming week include our Wednesday Vespers at 6:30pm and an Akathist to St. Job of Pochaev on Friday at 11am, with …

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August 13, 2021 News

Sunday Bulletin August 15, 2021 8th Sunday After Pentecost Dormition of The Most Holy Theotokos Vespers will be served on Wednesday at 6:30pm. The Christian Education Class on this week will again feature Dr. David Bradshaw as guest speaker teaching on “Christian Sexual Ethics: What Went …

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August 6, 2021 News

Sunday Bulletin August 8, 2021 7th Sunday After Pentecost Afterfeast of the Transfiguration of our Lord Akathist to St. Herman of Alaska will be on Monday, August 9 at 11am in commemoration of his Glorification. Two Opportunities this week to pray the Paraclesis Service to the Theotokos. First on …

Late Summer & “Dormition Season” 2021

July 31, 2021 Featured

The first half of August in the Orthodox Church (Aug. 1-14) is set aside as a special season of fasting and reflection. The two-week Dormition Fast precedes the Great Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos, which we celebrate on August 15 every year. This season of fasting is punctuated not only …

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July 30, 2021 News

Sunday Bulletin August 1, 2021 6th Sunday After Pentecost Procession of the Life-giving Cross Begin Dormition Fast One of 4 Paraclesis Services, held during the Dormition Fast, will be served on Monday, August 2 at 11am. Father will be available for confessions after the service. The 2nd Paraclesis …

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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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