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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.

“Come O Ye Faithful”

December 19, 2016 Featured

We keep the Great Feast of our Lord’s Nativity not only with Christmas Services, but also by liturgical (and culinary) preparations and by full post-feast days, as well. We welcome you to join us for this awesome celebration! Here is a look at the special events we have planned in connection …

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December 16, 2016 News

Sunday, December 18, 2016 – Sunday before Nativity Today’s Readings: Hebrews 11:9-10, 17-23, 32-40 Matthew 1:1-25 Mark Your Calendars for Upcoming Nativity Services ?Friday, December 23, Pre-Feast of Nativity    •9:30am Royal Hours of Nativity, 11am Confessions •6:30pm Vespers of Pre-Feast, …

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December 8, 2016 News

Sunday, December 11, 2016 – Sunday of the Holy Forefathers Today’s Readings: Colossians 3:4-11 Luke 14:16-24 Feast of St. Herman of Alaska is Tuesday, December 13. Great Vespers for St. Herman will be served at 6:30pm on Tuesday with confessions being heard following. Divine Liturgy for St. …

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December 1, 2016 News

Sunday, December 4, 2016 – Feast for Hieromartyr Alexander Hotovitzky Today’s Readings: Ephesians 2:14-22 Luke 17:12-19 Youth Group members will gather at 1pm today to depart for Berea College. At 5:45pm we will pray the Akathist to St. Nicholas at Donovan Chapel with our Berea friends and …

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November 26, 2016 News

Sunday, November 27, 2016 – 23rd Sunday After Pentecost Today’s Readings: Ephesians 2:4-10 Luke 13:10-17 Moleben for Local Needs w/Canon to Apostle Andrew will be prayed at 11am on Tuesday. If you are unable to be present, email prayer any special prayer requests to Fr. Justin. Father prays …

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November 17, 2016 News

Sunday, November 20, 2016 – Forefeast of the Entry of Theotokos into Temple Today’s Readings: Gallatians 6:11-18 Luke 12:16-21 Feast of the Entry of the Theotokos – Vigil for the Feast of the Entry of the Theotokos will be served this Sunday evening at 6:30pm and Festal Liturgy will be …

The Journey to Nativity 2016

November 14, 2016 Featured

In the Orthodox Church, we begin preparing for the celebration of Christmas 40 days prior to the to the feast itself–on Nov. 15–when the Nativity Fast (also known as the St. Philip’s Fast or Advent Fast) begins. We invite not only Orthodox Christians but also others who are …

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November 11, 2016 News

Sunday, November 13, 2016 – Feast of St. John Chrysostom Today’s Readings: Gallatians 2:16-20 Luke 10:25-37 Today During Fellowship Hour:  “Egg-Inspired Cook-off” and Silent Auction / Support our youth and help send them to summer camp! 40-Day Nativity Fast Begins on Tuesday the 15th. This …

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November 4, 2016 News

Sunday, November 6, 2016, 20th Sunday After Pentecost Today’s Readings: Gallatians 1:11-19 Luke 8:41-56 Adult Sunday School November 6 will read some of St. Dionysius’ Mystical Theology with Dr. Keith Buhler leading the discussion. Hope you will join us. Synaxis of Archangel Michael is …

Benefit Dance this Saturday for JCFP

October 29, 2016 Featured

This Saturday, November 5, St. Athanasius is opening up its parish hall to host a Benefit Dance for the Jessamine County Food Pantry. Our community food pantry, bringing together over a dozen churches and many local benefactors, has faithfully served the hungry in our county since 2003. At present, …

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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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