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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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November 6, 2020 News

Bulletin for November 8, 2020 22nd Sunday After Pentecost Synaxis of Archangel Michael & the other Bodiless Powers Saturday, November 7 • 4:30-6:20pm Super Saturday for Children PreK thru Grade 5 • 6:30pm Great Vespers  (also YouTube Live) • 7:15 Confessions Sunday, November 8   Feast …

Journeying from Fall to Pre-Nativity

October 31, 2020 Featured

We are now deep into our beautiful Kentucky fall! We rejoice that our parish continues its movement back to normal life. We are grateful that: Our church is fully open for worship (welcoming visitors, too) Our Sunday Fellowship Hour is back (“Outside Coffee Hour” in good weather, but …

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October 30, 2020 News

Bulletin for November 1, 2020 Sunday, November 1 — 21st Sunday After Pentecost Team Martha (last names K-O) will be downstairs in the parish hall for today’s Liturgy and Teams Mary & Lazarus will be upstairs in the nave. “Visitors are Invited to Pray Upstairs in the Nave.” Our fall teaching …

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October 23, 2020 News

Bulletin for October 25, 2020 Sunday, October 25 — 20th Sunday After Pentecost Upon entering the church, please remember to wash your hands, wear a mask, and keep a safe distance from other households. The Greatmartyr Demetrius of Thessaloniki is one of the most popular saints in the Orthodox world. …

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October 16, 2020 News

Bulletin for October 18, 2020 Sunday, October 18 — Feast Day for Apostle Luke & the 19th Sunday after Pentecost Our fall teaching series, “A Practical Handbook of Faith,” is being taught each Wednesday night (7:20-8:20pm) following our weekly 6:30pm Wednesday Vespers. This coming …

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October 9, 2020 News

Bulletin for October 11, 2020 Today is the 18th Sunday after Pentecost Our fall teaching series, “A Practical Handbook of Faith,” is being taught each Wednesday night (7:20-8:20pm) following our weekly 6:30pm Wednesday Vespers. This coming Wednesday night we will be exploring the various …

Bulletin for October 4, 2020

October 3, 2020 News

Bulletin for October 4, 2020 Today is the 17th Sunday after Pentecost Wednesday Vespers begins at 6:30pm. The fall teaching series “Living an Orthodox Life” follows at 7:20pm in the parish hall. Session 2 (this week) will explore the story of our parish and pack what it means to be a part of a …

A Crisp Autumn & Open Doors

October 2, 2020 Featured

Fall is one of the most beautiful seasons of the year in Kentucky. We rejoice that our parish life is approaching normal, once again. The traumatic challenges of the Covid lockdown, from earlier in the year, seem more and more a part of our past and less a part of our present and future! To …

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September 25, 2020 News

Bulletin for September 27, 2020 Today is the 16th Sunday after Pentecost & our Annual Parish Meeting Great Vespers for the Protection of the Theotokos will be served on Wednesday, September 30 at 6:30pm.The Christian Education Class will follow the service with Fr. Justin teaching part one of …

Annual Parish Meeting 2020

September 25, 2020 Featured

What? Annual Parish Meeting 2020 When? Sun., Sept. 27, 2020 (1145am-12pm) Where? At Church In-Person & Via YouTubeLive Traditionally, our Annual Parish Meeting (required  by the by-laws of our Diocese and the Statute of the Orthodox Church in America,) is held in-person. In our community, the …

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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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