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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.

In Memory: Gabriel Zamora

September 21, 2016 News

  Early in the morning this past Sunday, Sept. 18, Gabriel Zamora, a 19-year-old member of our parish, was tragically struck by a car. As a result of this accident, Gabriel suffered scores of broken bones and intense head trauma. Just after midday on Wednesday, Sept. 21, after careful …

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September 16, 2016 News

Sunday, September 18, 2016 / Afterfeast of the Elevation of the Cross Today’s Readings: 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 Matthew 19:16-26 Welcome Maria Milano who was enrolled as a Catechumen last weekend! Moleben for local needs w/Akathist to the Cross will be prayed on Tuesday, September 20 at 11am. Email …

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September 9, 2016 News

Sunday, September 11, 2016 / 12th Sunday after Pentecost Today’s Readings: 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 Matthew 19:16-26 Memorial Prayers Today for 15th Anniversary of 9/11 Sunday School Begins This Weekend – 9am! Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross is September 14. Vigil for the feast will be …

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September 1, 2016 News

Sunday, September 4, 2016 — 11th Sunday after Pentecost Today’s Readings: 1 Corinthians 9:2-12 Matthew 18:23-35 Feast of the Nativity of the Most-Holy Theotokos is Thursday, September 8   Great Vespers for Nativity of Theotokos will be on Wednesday the 7th at 6:30pm and following Fr. Justin …

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August 25, 2016 News

Sunday, August 28, 2016 / Ven. Job of Pochaev Today’s Readings: 1 Corinthians 4:9-16 Matthew 17:14-23 Monday, August 29 is a Strict Fasting Day for The Feast of the Beheading of St. John the Baptist   Great Vespers for the Feast will be at 6:30pm Sunday the 28th   Confessions at 7:20 Sunday …

Storing up September

August 24, 2016 Featured

September in Kentucky is one of the most beautiful of times here: “Indian Summer.” September is also the month when parish life tends to return to “normal.” Summertime travels have concluded. The children and young adults are back in school. We welcome new college students to …

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August 19, 2016 News

Sunday, August 21, 2016 / 9th Sunday After Pentecost Today’s Readings: 1 Corinthians 3:19-17 Matthew 14:22-34 Moleben w/Canon to St. Irenaeus for local needs will be prayed on Tuesday, August 23 at 11am. Send any special requests to Fr. Justin’s email if you cannot be present. Service only lasts …

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August 11, 2016 News

Sunday, August 14, 2016 — 8th Sunday After Pentecost / Forefeast Dormition Today’s Readings: 1 Corinthians 1:10-18 Matthew 14:14-22 The Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary Sunday, August 14 at 6:30pm, Vigil for Feast of Dormition, Confessions will be heard …

Exploring Orthodoxy & Society

August 8, 2016 News

St. Athansius’ Wednesday night Christian Education slot, for the entire month of August, will be devoted to exploring the topic of Orthodoxy & Society. Using the template of Bases of the Social Concept of the Russian Orthodox Church (known as the OCK in Russian acronym and making use of …

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August 5, 2016 News

Sunday, August 7, 2016 — 7th Sunday After Pentecost Today’s Readings: Romans 15:1-7 Matthew 9:27-35 Moleben w/Akathist to St. Herman for local needs will be prayed on Tuesday, August 9 at 11am. Send any special requests to Fr. Justin’s email if you cannot be present. Service only lasts about …

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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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