St. Athanasius Orthodox Church • Nicholasville/Lexington Kentucky

October in the Parish

Abp. Alexander to visit Oct. 25-27

October is a liturgically calm season in the Orthodox Church. For newcomers, this month is a great time to plug into church life:

Our Fall Catechesis (Christian Teaching 101) is in full swing each Wednesday at 720pm (immediately following our regular Wednesday Vespers at 630pm.) Newcomers and inquirers are welcome at these classes — alongside our official catechumens. The weekly series will conclude in mid-December.

Sunday School has resumed!  Children’s Sunday School (ages Pre-K through High School) takes place after the Liturgy (20-30 minutes) and our virtual Adult Sunday School is live each Thursday. You can join the online conversation each Thursday here.

Our Archbishop Alexander is planning his final visit to St. Athanasius before his retirement this October 25-27. Please mark your calendars for this festive weekend (when we also celebrate the newly-canonized St. Olga of Alaska!) You can see the full schedule on the calendar below and at the main schedule page here. Learn more about Archbishop Alexander here.

We welcome those who are in (or close to) Madison County to consider a visit our daughter community, St. Nina Mission (213 Pauline Drive #5, Berea, KY,) which helps extend the reach of the Orthodox Faith along the I-75 corridor & Wilderness Trail. St. Nina Chapel is drawing people from Somerset, London, Corbin, and beyond. We are now serving services twice a week on Tuesdays (630pm) and Saturdays (6pm.) We also are trying to serve two Sunday Liturgies per month in Berea. Our lead priest at St. Nina this year will be Fr. David Thatcher, who can be reached at fr.david@bluegrassorthodox.org.

Below is a collection of photos from October 2025, showing the full range of our parish life including both physical improvements at our church and a big annual multi-parish Fall St. Herman Campout (Sept. 26-28) that was held in Corbin, KY. We hope these photos inspire you to visit our church or mission (or one of the local Orthodox parishes.) 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 July 12, 2015

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Prosphora (Greek for “offering”) is bread prepared for use in the Divine Liturgy. A portion of it, known as the lamb (or amnon) is cut out during the proskomedia which is consecrated during the Divine Liturgy to be the eucharist, while th rest is cut up for the antidoron, the blessed …

Bulletin July 5, 2015

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July 4th will be kept in our church with special prayers for our nation as part of the Divine Liturgy on Sunday, July 5. After Liturgy, the celebration will continue with a July-4th-style potluck. (See online sign-up!) Augmenting this celebration will be an inflatable slide for the children to enjoy …

Summer 2015

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Glory to Jesus Christ! Let us remember to pray for all who are traveling this summer and especially our youth who will be attending summer camps. St. Athanasius parishioners are enjoying the first summer in their newly-built church and will celebrate their first complete year in the church on July …

Apostles’ Fast June 8 – 29, 2015

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 Bulletin June 28, 2015 The Apostles’ Fast, also called the Fast of the Holy Apostles, the Fast of Peter and Paul, or sometimes St. Peter’s Fast, is a fast observed by Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Christians. The fast begins on the second Monday after …

Holy Pentecost

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  Bulletin May 31, 2015  Feast of the Holy Trinity is commemorated on Sunday, May 31, 2015     Vacation Church School will be held during the week of Pentecost, Monday, June 1 – Friday, June 5 from 10am* – 2pm at Panagia Pantovasilissa Greek Orthodox Church 3301 Tates Creek Road in …

2015 Holy Week & Pascha

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Bulletin April 5, 2015 Bulletin April 12, 2015          All are invited to come and share our first Holy Week and Pascha in our new location. The following link will give you the times and a description of each special service from Lazarus Saturday, April 4 through Bright Week, …

2015 Lenten Retreat

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Bulletin March 15, 2015 St. Athanasius Orthodox Parish will be hosting an open Retreat on Saturday, March 14 with Fr. Stephen Freeman from St. Anne’s Orthodox Church in Oak Ridge, TN. We invite you to share this day with us as we approach the mid point of Great Lent. Note:  Childcare will be …

Great Lent 2015

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Bulletin March 8, 2015 Bulletin March 1, 2015 In the Orthodox Church, Lent is not only a time of fasting, penance, and prayer, but also a time to radically increase our time praying in community. As part of the lenten effort, Orthodox parishes offer many extra services, particularly during the time …

Dedication/Ordination Weekend was Magnificent!

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Bulletin February 8, 2015 Parish Photo Taken Sunday, February 1, 2015 after Hierarchal Liturgy with Bishop Nikon and Ordination of Subdeacon Simeon Siskar to the Holy Diaconate. Glory to Jesus Christ!