St. Athanasius Orthodox Church • Nicholasville/Lexington Kentucky

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.

Great Lent Continues

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The Orthodox Church throughout the world is in the midst of marking Great Lent in our common journey to the Lord’s Death and Resurrection: Pascha! We invite you to visit us in this sacred season. Whether you are an Orthodox Christian or not, this is a perfect time to visit our parish! (Full …

Bulletin March 12, 2017

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Second Sunday of Lent / St. Gregory Palamas Today’s Readings: Hebrews 1:10-2:3 Mark 2:1-12 “Orthodox Journey to a Healthy Life” Parishioner and physician, Alina Rizea Rusu, will speak on Saturday, March 11 & 18 at 5:30pm prior to the Saturday evening service and offer inspiring ways for both men …

Bulletin March 5, 2017

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First Sunday of Lent / Sunday of Orthodoxy Today’s Readings: Hebrews 11:24-6,32-12:2 John 1:43-51 Youth Group Members & Families and all who want to travel to Louisville to celebrate the Triumph of Orthodoxy will meet at St. Athanasius parking lot at 3pm this Sunday afternoon. This event will be …

Bulletin February 26, 2017

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Forgiveness Sunday Sunday of Cheesefare: Expulsion from Paradise Today’s Readings: Romans 13:11-14:4 Matthew 6:14-21  Bulletin February 26, 2017

The Lenten Spring Has Come

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While the words “Lent is coming” can inspire a sense of dread, more often than not, Orthodox Christians truly look forward to the intense physical and spiritual stretching associated with Great Lent. The Lenten Fast begins on Clean Monday (Feb. 27 this year) and is anticipated …

Bulletin February 19, 2017

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Sunday of the Last Judgment / Meatfare Sunday Today’s Readings: 1 Corinthians 8:8-9:2 Matthew 25:31-46 Today is the last day for eating meat and meat products until Pascha, though eggs and dairy products are permitted every day during the coming week.  This limited fasting prepares us gradually for …

Looking Forward to Another 15 Years!

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On the weekend of February 4th and 5th, the St. Athanasius community observed the 15th Anniversary of its official inauguration as a mission of the Orthodox Church in America. We served Great Vespers with Litya on Saturday evening, followed by an incredible dessert spread and reminisces offered by …

Bulletin February 12, 2017

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Prodigal Son Sunday Today’s Readings: 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 Luke 15:11-32 Moleben is cancelled for this week. Wednesday Vespers at 6:30pm. Alana Sheldahl will teach the Christian Education Class this evening beginning at ~7:20pm. The topic will be “An Orthodox View of End Times using Apocolyptic …

Christian Education on Wednesday Nights Online

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One of the priorities our parish has, as a community, is offering Christian Education. One of the regular features of our parish education program is a Wednesday Night Christian Education that follows our weekly Vespers service. Most often, the priest will teach these classes (which may or may not …

Bulletin February 5, 2017

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Sunday, February 5, 2017 Publican & Pharisee Sunday St. Theodosius of Chenrigov Today’s Readings: 2 Timothy 3:10-15 Luke 18:10-14 Welcome and Thanks to the friends and family who have traveled to be with us this weekend for our 15th Anniversary Celebration! Pascha Passports & Stamps will be …