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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.

Sunday Bulletin

July 24, 2020 News

Today, July 26, 2020 we Commemorate St. Jacob Netsvetov of Alaska, Enlightener of the Aleuts Wednesday Vespers at 6:30pm. Coming Next Weekend      Procession of the Life-Giving Cross & Begin Dormition Fast Akathist to the Cross on Friday, July 31 at 11am followed by Confessions Bringing out the …

Sunday Bulletin for July 19, 2020

July 16, 2020 News

Bulletin July 19, 2020 Today, July 19, 2020 we Commemorate 3 Feasts Father’s of the 1st Six Ecumenical Councils Ven. Macrina the Younger Uncovering of the Relics of Ven. Seraphim of Sarov Fr. Justin will pray an Akathist to Holy Prophet Elijah on Monday, July 20 at 11am and will hear confessions …

Sunday Bulletin for July 12, 2020

July 10, 2020 News

Bulletin July 12, 2020 Today is the Feast of Newly-Canonized St. Paisios of Mt. Athos Our venerable and God-bearing Father Paisios of Mount Athos or Paisios the New, of the Holy Mountain (July 25, 1924 – July 12, 1994), also known as Elder Paisios, was a monastic of Mount Athos. An ascetic, he was …

Sunday Bulletin for July 5, 2020

July 2, 2020 News

4th Sunday after Pentecost—July 5, 2020–Relics of Venerable Sergius of Radonezh Since Saturday, July 4 is a national holiday, the Saturday service schedule has been changed: 2:30pm Moleben for the Country and Great Vespers w/confessions following Happy 4th of July!  Sunday Liturgy this …

Bulletin for Sunday June 28, 2020

June 27, 2020 News

Bulletin June 28, 2020 The Feast of Holy Apostles Peter and Paul will be observed with Vigil this Sunday at 6:30pm (confessions following) and Liturgy on Monday the 29th at 10am. Wednesday Vespers & “Vignette from Romans” at 6:30pm on July 1 (confessions following). Service times have been …

Announcing our “Open Door Plan”

June 26, 2020 Featured

St. Athanasius is now open! Key details of our “Open Door Plan” (which you can read in full here) include: All weekday and Saturday services are completely “open” to any who wish to pray in person–including visitors! Our Sunday is Liturgy is “Open Door” in …

Bulletin June 21, 2020

June 22, 2020 News

Bulletin June 21, 2020       Upcoming Weekday Services (please let Fr. Justin know if you can greet, direct/sing in the choir or serve at these services) Nativity of St. John the Baptist (6/24) 5pm Great Vespers on Tuesday the 23rd 10am Liturgy on Wednesday the 24th Wednesday Vespers plus 10-minute …

Bulletin for Sunday, June 14, 2020

June 12, 2020 News

Synaxis of All Saints  Liturgy for the Beginning of the Apostles Fast will be at 10am on Monday June 15 (open attendance). Bulletin June 14, 2020  

Bulletin June 7, 2020

June 5, 2020 News

PENTECOST WEEKEND   PRE-PENTECOST MEMORIAL SATURDAY (JUNE 6) GREAT FEAST OF PENTECOST (HOLY TRINITY) (JUNE 7) Bulletin June 7, 2020

Our Church is Open!

June 1, 2020 Featured

As we pivot towards the season of Pentecost, we are pleased to announce that our beloved parish is once again open to “in-person” worship! For both our parishioners and for those seekers who might wish to visit our parish, what does our “being open” mean? The full cycle of …

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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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