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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.

Bulletin March 6, 2016

March 4, 2016 News

Today’s Readings: 1 Corinthians 8:8-9:2 Matthew 25:31-46 Sunday, March 6 / Meatfare/Sunday of Last Judgment •9am Sunday School         •10am Divine Liturgy •12pm Fellowship Hour (Meatfare Potluck)      •12:30-1:15pm Bread Ministry (team C)     •6pm Youth Meatfare Banquet Cheesefare Week Reminder …

The Lenten Spring Has Come

March 1, 2016 Featured

It is said that the Ancient Church lived from Pascha to Pascha. Pascha, as Easter is traditionally known among Eastern Christians, still lies at the center of the church year for Orthodox believers here in Central Kentucky. Part of what makes Pascha so special in the hearts and minds of Orthodox …

Bulletin February 28, 2016

February 26, 2016 News

Prodigal Son Sunday – Today’s Readings: 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 Luke 15:11-32 Saturday, February 27 / St. Raphael of Brooklyn / Happy Birthday Mary Bradshaw •6:30pm Vigil •8pm Confessions Sunday, February 28 / Prodigal Son Sunday / Happy Birthday Carl Lizak •9am Sunday School •10am Divine …

Bulletin February 21, 2016

February 19, 2016 News

Sunday, February 21, 2016  – Publican & Pharisee Sunday Today’s Readings: 1 Timothy 3:10-15 Luke 18:10-14 Moleben for Local Needs (St. John the Baptist) will be prayed Tuesday at 11am. If you have a special prayer request and cannot attend, please email Fr. Justin. Reader’s Vespers at …

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February 12, 2016 News

Sunday, February 14, 2016 / Zacchaeus Sunday Today’s Readings: 1 Timothy 4:9-15 Luke 19:1-10 Moleben for Local Needs (St. Athanasius) will be prayed Tuesday at 11am. If you have a special prayer request and cannot attend, please email Fr. Justin. Wednesday Vespers at 6:30pm and our weekly catechesis …

Bulletin February 7, 2016

February 6, 2016 News

Sunday, February 7, 2016 / 36th Sunday After Pentecost Today’s Readings: 1 Timothy 1:15-17 Matthew 15:21-28 •9am Proskomdedia Sunday School Teaching Proskomedia and Liturgy this Sunday:  Fr. Justin and Deacon Simeon will pray their entrance prayers, vest, and conduct the Proskomedia (Preparation …

February in the Parish

January 29, 2016 Featured

In the Orthodox Church, we begin February celebrating the Great Feast of the Meeting of the Lord, which completes the 80-day Nativity-Theophany cycle. We conclude February with preparations for Great Lent. For our parish, the Meeting of the Lord Feast is special not only because it is one of the 12 …

Bulletin January 31, 2016

January 29, 2016 News

Sunday, January 31, 2016 / 35th Sunday After Pentecost Today’s Readings: Colossians 3:12-16 Matthew 25:14-30 Axios to Deacon Simeon on his 1st Anniversary of Ordination to the Holy Diaconate! It was a year ago this weekend that His Emenince Archbishop Nikon dedicated our new church and ordained our …

Bulletin January 24, 2016

January 26, 2016 News

Sunday, January 24, 2016 St. Xenia of Petersburg Today’s Readings: Colossians 3:4-11 Luke 18:35-43 Congratulations to Lada and Maksim Cawood on their Baptism into the Orthodox Faith this weekend. Lada and Maksim are the grandchildren of parishioner Klavdia Cawood. Many Years to the Cawood family! …

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January 26, 2016 News

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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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