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.

2013 Fall Catechetical Series Continues

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Bulletin November 10, 2013 Bulletin November 3, 2013 Building Steering Committee Update   On Thursday, October 31, the Feast of St. John Kochurov, the BSC met with Tom Smith and contractors Burchfield & Thomas (B & T).  With the blessing of Archbishop Nikon and the approval of the parish, …

BIDS HAVE GONE OUT!

Building

  The Building Steering Committee met with Tom Smith on Tuesday, Sept. 24 for a final look at the plans and gave  approval for Tom to send the plans to the contractors for bid.  They have three weeks to submit their bids.  Once we receive the bids the parish council and the diocese will …

Building Project Update

Building

The Building Steering Committee and our architect Tom Smith continue to work daily on the building project.  So much has been accomplished in the last year.  What remains to be completed–and what is currently slowing us down–is the work of structural engineer.  We could be delayed …

Fall Brings New Sunday School and Wednesday Catechism

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Bulletin September 22, 2013 In the Orthodox Church, our liturgical year begins on Sept. 1.  In our practical life, the fall is when we begin our academic cycle, as well.  With this new ecclesiastical and academic year, St. Athanasius invites both our parishioners and visitors to join us in two very …

August 15 BSC Meeting Update

Building

The Building Steering Committee met this past Thursday.  The BSC reviewed the conversations Father has had with Tom Smith, including Tom’s recommendation that the civil engineer immediately survey the four corners of the building footprint.  Our geotech person will be on-site with a back-hoe …

BSC Meeting Minutes August 7 2013

Building

The BSC reviewed a local contractor’s estimate of $1.043 million.  The BSC explored with Tom Smith how we can cut costs to get us closer to our original budget and approved him exploring the following: eliminate Peachtree entrance (leaving one driveway on Lime Lane) reduce some of the curbing …

Phase One Building Plans “In Process”

Building

“Architect Tom Smith continues to work with engineers to finish the plans for our phase one building.  Here are the plans as they are ‘in process.’  They are not completed yet but we are excited at the progress being made.” Sectional Image of Proposed New St. Athanasius …