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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.

Welcoming 2021 & Theophany Season

January 1, 2021 Featured

Though 2020 was in many ways a difficult year, our parish family is thankful for the blessings God has given us in this past year: parishioners supported each other, we baptized and chrismated more than a dozen people, we held two weddings, we sent two monastic candidates to two different …

Sunday Bulletin

December 23, 2020 News

Bulletin for December 27, 2020 29th Sunday After Pentecost—Sunday After Nativity Christ is Born! Glorify Him! Enjoy Fast Free Days Thru January 4! Wednesday Vespers (for Leavetaking) at 6:30pm December 30. Vesperal Liturgy Feast of Circumcision, St. Basil, and the New Year on Thursday, Dec 31 at …

Sunday Bulletin

December 18, 2020 News

Bulletin for December 20, 2020 28th Sunday After Pentecost—Sunday Before Nativity Feast Day for Repose of St. John of Kronstadt & Hieromartyr Ignatius the God-Bearer, Bishop of Antioch In anticipation of the Feast of The Nativity, we will have daily services this coming week, including two …

Marking Our Lord’s Nativity!

December 15, 2020 Featured

The Church is preparing to mark the Coming of God in the Flesh: the Birth of our Lord Jesus Christ. We invite you to join us for the services that lead up to and mark the Great Feast of Christmas! This year, mindful of the ongoing concern with Covid-19, we approach the Mystery with deep sobriety …

Sunday Bulletin

December 11, 2020 News

 Bulletin for December 13, 2020 27th Sunday After Pentecost and Feast Day for St. Herman of Alaska Vespers on Wednesday, December 16 at 6:30pm. Following will be our final class of the fall teaching series, “A Practicial Handbook of Faith.” This class will focus on ordinations, tonsure, pilgrimage, …

Sunday Bulletin

December 4, 2020 News

Bulletin for December 6, 2020 26th Sunday After Pentecost and St. Nicholas the Wonderworker Feast Day The Christian Education Class will meet on Wednesday, December 9 following 6:30pm Vespers. Everyone is invited to join Fr. Justin’s teaching from “A Practical Handbook of Faith, Part 10: Sickness, …

Weekly Bulletin

November 25, 2020 News

Bulletin for November 29, 2020 25th Sunday After Pentecost The Feast for Apostle Andrew, the Holy and All-Praised First-Called is on Monday, November 30. Join Fr. Justin at 11am to pray an Akathist to St. Andrew. The Christian Education Class will resume on Wednesday, December 2 following 6:30pm …

Preparing for Nativity with Sober Joy

November 24, 2020 Featured

The Orthodox Church is now moving deeper into the pre-Nativity season–readying ourselves for the Christmas, the birth of God in the flesh! This year, mindful of the ongoing spread of Covid-19, we approach the Mystery with deep sobriety that is nonetheless mingled with profound joy. We are …

Bulletin

November 20, 2020 News

Bulletin for November 22, 2020 24th Sunday After Pentecost Sunday, November 22 • 9:30am Greeting of Archbishop (parish hall) • 9:45am Vesting of Archbishop (nave) • 10am Pontifical Liturgy Team Martha (k-o) downstairs (also YouTube Live)                                       …

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November 13, 2020 News

Bulletin for November 15, 2020  Sunday, November 15 — 23rd Sunday After Pentecost Stewards of the Orthodox Church in America Sunday Met. Tikhon’s 8th Anniversary as Primate of the OCA Sunday, November 15,,,,Begin Nativity Fast • 10am Divine Liturgy Team Mary (A-J) downstairs (also YouTube …

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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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