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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.

Bulletin for July 25, 2021

July 23, 2021 News

Sunday Bulletin July 25, 2021 5th Sunday After Pentecost Week Day Services Coming Up   Akathist to St. Panteleimon on Tuesday, July 27 at 11am / Confessions at 11:50am   Vespers on Wednesday, July 28 at 6:30pm. Weekly catechesis at 7:20pm on “Exploring Penance & Confession.” Come and bring a …

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July 17, 2021 News

Sunday Bulletin July 18, 2021 4th Sunday After Pentecost / Fathers of the 1st Six Ecumenical Councils / St. Elizabeth the New Martyr Monday, July 19    Relics Ven. Seraphim of Sarov • 11am Akathist to St. Seraphim / 11:50am Confessions • 7:30pm Parish Council Meeting Tuesday, July 20.  Holy Prophet …

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July 8, 2021 News

Bulletin for July 11, 2021 3rd Sunday After Pentecost Welcome Fr. Stephen Freeman and Thank You for serving our weekend cycle of services. Deacon Simeon will lead Vespers on Wednesday, July 14 at 6:30pm. There is no Christian Ed Class this night, but the class will resume on Wednesday the 21st when …

Summertime 2021 in the Parish

July 3, 2021 Featured

This past month, our parish family enjoyed one of the richest and most active months in our history: June 2021! Now we look forward to a calmer July during which we hope to welcome you to our parish–without any restrictions whatsoever. For the month of July and even into the early fall, you …

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July 2, 2021 News

Bulletin for July 4, 2021 All Saints of America / All Saints of Russia Vespers is scheduled for Wednesday, July 7 at 6:30pm. The Christian Ed Class is still on summer break. No Friday Service on July 9 or 16. Fr. Stephen Freeman will be here on July 10 & 11 to preside over Saturday/Sunday …

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June 26, 2021 News

Bulletin for June 27, 2021 1st Sunday After Pentecost / Synaxis of All Saints The Sunday following Pentecost is dedicated to All Saints, both those who are known to us, and those who are known only to God. Divine Liturgy will begin at 9:30am thru July/August. The Feast for Saints Peter & Paul is …

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June 18, 2021 News

Bulletin for June 20, 2021 Feast of the Holy Trinity Starting Today thru August 29 Divine Liturgy will begin at 9:30am. Vacation Church School will be held Monday thru Thursday from 10am to 2pm. On Holy Spirit Monday, June 21, Liturgy will be served at 8:30am. Wednesday, June 23 Great Vespers for …

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June 11, 2021 News

Bulletin for June 13, 2021 Fathers of 1st Ecumenical Council   Procession & Moleben of Thanksgiving (following Sunday Liturgy) The Baptism of Elizabeth Lourie, infant daughter of Joshua and Crystal Olga Lourie, will take place on Wednesday, June 16 at 6:30pm (no Vespers Service). Following the …

Parish Life Heading into Pentecost

June 5, 2021 Featured

The parish family of St. Athanasius Orthodox Church welcomes you to our church! We are so grateful that, from June 11th on, we are able to welcome everyone without any Covid restrictions whatsoever. Here is our archbishop’s common-sense letter blessing us to move forward normally with parish …

Announcing Vacation Church School 2021

June 5, 2021 Featured

Continuing  more than 25-year tradition of Lexington-based Vacation Church School, St. Athanasius Orthodox Church is pleased to announce a “normal” Vacation Church School 2021! (Visit the Facebook VCS Event Page here.) What: Pan-Orthodox Vacation Church School (VCS) open to all children …

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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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