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.

Phase One Building Plans “In Process”

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“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 …

From Uganda With Love

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Bulletin July 7, 2013 Bulletin June 30, 2013 Bulletin June 23, 2013 Bulletin June 16, 2013   Peter & Sharon Georges, Orthodox Christian Missionaries,  founded the St. Nicholas Uganda Children’s Fund to help orphans and other vulnerable children in the slums of Kampla Uganda. They will …

Mortgage Burning

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On Wednesday, June 26 at 6:30pm we will serve Vespers on our new property on Lime Lane in the Orchard subdivision. Immediately following we will celebrate with a mortgage burning (property was paid in full in eight months!) and a picnic.  Everyone is invited to come and share this milestone in our …

Building Steering Committee Update

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The building project is moving forward!  The most significant good news is that the civil engineers have uncovered the fact that our property will not require either a detention pond or a subterranean detention basin.  This will save us between $60-70,000!   The civil engineer is also meeting with …

Feast of the Holy Trinity – Pentecost

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Services for Pentecost: Saturday, June 22 – 6:30pm Vigil for Pentecost Sunday, June 23   – 10am Divine Liturgy Sunday, June 23 – 1:15pm Kneeling Vespers Monday, June 24, Holy Spirit Monday – 9am Liturgy The Holy Spirit that Christ had promised to his disciples came on the day …

Mission Statement

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To Grow in Christ ourselves and to share this precious gift of our Orthodox faith with all those whom the Lord brings to us. We accomplish this mission through: Worship of the Lord in Liturgical Services – Fellowship – Life-long Christian Education and Formation – Hospitality and …

“A Summer Pascha”

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The theme for 2013 vacation church school is “A Summer Pascha” and will be held at Panagia Greek Orthodox Church in Lexington. Registration will be Monday, June 3 at  9am. Classes will meet Monday – Friday 10am to 1:30pm. Daily Schedule 10am – 10:20am / Morning Prayer Service …

Building Project Update April 30, 2013

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The Parish Council voted unanimously on Palm Sunday to use the funds from the building fund to completely pay off the loan balance on the new property on Lime Lane. On April 29, 2013, Holy Monday, (just eight months after acquiring the property) our parish treasurer went to the bank and completed …

3rd Draft Plans–Phase 1 (April 2013)

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“This floor plan represents the most current version of Architect Tom Smith’s plans for St. Athanasius Phase 1 Construction. Tom is using this floor plan as the basis for the technical plans he is developing with the engineers who have been contracted to work on our project. It is our …