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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 September 27, 2015

September 25, 2015 News

Annual Pilgrimage at Holy Cross Monastery Wayne, West Virgina Next Weekend Saturday, October 3 and Sunday, October 4 Annual Parish Meeting Today Following Liturgy Our annual meeting will begin ~11:45am today in the nave. All parishioners should be in attendance as we will be voting on the 2015-16 …

Syria Crisis: Reception & Presentation

September 25, 2015 Featured

We are witnessing today in Syria and its surrounding countries one of the greatest humanitarian crises since the end of the Second World War. Images of refugees, children, and destruction flood our televisions and newsfeeds. The Syrian Christian community remains a tenth of the Syrian population (2 …

Bulletin September 20, 2015

September 20, 2015 News

Sunday School got off to a great start last week with more than 50 participants. Youth Group also restarted with 16 young people at the opening retreat. Thanks to everybody for the great participation in these faith-building activities. Keep it up! Annual Parish Meeting next Sunday following …

Bulletin September 13, 2015

September 12, 2015 News

Feast of Exaltation of the Cross is Monday, September 14 (strict fast day with wine & oil) Vigil for Feast is 6:30pm on Sunday / Festal Liturgy is 7am on Monday Sunday School begins this Sunday for all ages at 9am Playground In Process Thanks to Josh Lourie, Jeff Hart, Chris Reeves, and Mary …

Bulletin September 6, 2015

September 5, 2015 News

Welcome Guests & Visitors! We are happy you are with us today and will gladly answer any questions you may have about our service. If this is your first time visiting, please let our greeter or doorkeeper know so we can recognize you at the end of the Liturgy. Holy Communion is open to all …

Bulletin August 30, 2015

August 28, 2015 News

Saint Alexander Nevsky Lavra or Saint Alexander Nevsky Monastery was founded by Peter I of Russia in 1710, located in St. Petersburg, Russia Ecclesiastical New Year on September 1 will be marked in two ways this year. First, our Tuesday Intercession Service at 11am will be a Moleben for the New …

Bulletin August 23, 2015

August 21, 2015 News

“The Monastery of the Dormition of the Mother of God, Catholikon Church, Rives Junction, MI. Built in Classic Romanian Tradition, The Dormition Monastery celebrated its altar-feast this past week in connection to the Feast of the Dormition.” Saturday, August 22 11am Altar-Servers Retreat …

Bulletin August 16, 2015

August 13, 2015 News

August 15 – “Feast of the Dormition (Falling-Asleep) of the Theotokos: Commemorating the Death of the Virgin Mary and her 3rd-Day Translation to Life in the Kingdom of her Son and Lord.” Looking Ahead to the New Church Year Part of the grace of entering the new church year on …

Church Year, School Year, and Eternity

August 12, 2015 Featured

As in ancient times, September 1st marks the beginning of the church year in the Orthodox Church. As the previous church year draws to a close in August, various feasts of conclusion are celebrated, such as the Falling-Asleep of the Virgin Mary (Aug. 15) and the Beheading of St. John the Baptist …

Bulletin August 9, 2015

August 7, 2015 News

Feast of St. Herman of Alaska, Wonderworker of all America 45th Annual St. Herman Pilgrimage to Kodiak and Spruce Island, Alaska is this weekend, August 7-9 We welcome Fr. Daniel Talley, from St. Tikhon Mission in Chattonooga, Tennessee, who will serve Divine Liturgy this Sunday. Dormition Fast …

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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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