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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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June 4, 2021 News

Bulletin for June 6, 2021 Blind Man Sunday — June 6, 2021 Paschal Leavetaking (observed) Wednesday, June 9 is Leavetaking Pascha & Forefeast of Ascension (f/w/o day). Our Wednesday service schedule will be Paschal Hours at 6:20pm; Cathedral Vigil for Ascension at 6:30pm; Christian Ed Class at …

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May 28, 2021 News

Bulletin for May 30, 2021 Samaritan Woman Sunday – 5th Sunday of Pascha Fr. Justin invites you to join him on Tuesday, June 1 to commemorate his patron saint with Liturgy for St. Justin Martyr at 9am and then to a festal breakfast which he will prepare in the parish hall. Wednesday Vespers …

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May 21, 2021 News

Bulletin for May 23, 2021 Sunday of the Paralytic     Feast for 3rd Finding of Honorable Head of St. John the Baptist is Tuesday, June 25. In commemoration, Fr. Justin will pray an Akathist to St. John at 11am and then he will be available to hear confessions. Wednesday, May 26 is the Midfeast of …

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May 14, 2021 News

Sunday of the Holy Myrrhbearing Women — Sunday, May 16, 2021 Bulletin for May 16, 2021 Vespers will be served at 6:30pm on Wednesday, May 19. The Christian Ed Class will begin the 1st of six classes on Orthodox Christian Social Teaching at 7:20pm. All are welcome! On Friday, May 14 we will pray an …

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May 7, 2021 News

St. Thomas Sunday — May 9, 2021 Radonitsa—Day of Rejoicing.…On this day, the Tuesday of St. Thomas week, according to the order instituted by our Holy Fathers, we call to remembrance, in Paschal joy, all those who have died from the beginning of the ages in faith and in the hope of …

Christ is Risen! A Glimpse At Pascha 2021

May 7, 2021 Featured

In a manner like unto our Lord’s Resurrection, in 2021 we have seen our parish life fully renewed! Our parish family is grateful to God for a complete and healthy celebration of Great Lent, Holy Week, and the Lord’s Pascha! We welcomed hundreds of people to our church over the course of …

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April 29, 2021 News

Bulletin for May 2, 2021 Great & Holy Pascha / Feast for St. Athanasius Christ is Risen! 

Witnessing Christ’s Passion & Resurrection

April 28, 2021 Featured

For Orthodox Chrisitans, there is no time like Holy Week and the “Feast of Feasts,” Pascha. With deep gratitude to God, our St. Athanasius parish family is excited to be fully open and nearly “normal” in this Paschal season–with visitors being welcomed warmly! (You can review our simple Covid …

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April 23, 2021 News

April 25, 2021 / Palm Sunday / Apostle Mark Holy Week Services can be found here: Holy Week Service Guide 2021 You are encouraged to attend as many of the daily services as your schedule permits. Most of the services are being broadcast on YouTube & Facebook. Check your email for the online …

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April 17, 2021 News

Bulletin for April 18, 2021 5th Sunday of Lent — St. Mary of Egypt Presanctified Liturgy will be served on Wednesday at 6pm and following, we will have our first and only soup & salad meal for this Lent! The coffee hour signup has been edited to include a signup for the soup & salad …

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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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