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St. Athanasius Orthodox Church • Nicholasville/Lexington Kentucky

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Pascha Continues: Christ is Risen!

On Sunday, April 20, Orthodox Christians everywhere celebrated the Feast of Feasts — the PASCHA of the Lord. (You can see our Paschal photos below.) The Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ continues through May 29 (40 days) when the Church keeps the Feast of the Lord’s Ascension and reaches its climax on Pentecost Sunday (June 8,) Each Sunday in this season is unique and our parish continues its robust set of services throughout each week. You can learn more about making an actual visit to St. Athanasius here. You can also take a peek inside our church by checking our parish YouTube channel. Check out our updated google calendar here (and you can import it into your own calendar if you wish) and our pdf calendar for May here:

We also welcome those who are in (or close to) Madison County to consider a visit our St. Nina Mission in Berea, which helps extend the reach of the Orthodox Faith along the I-75 corridor and Wilderness Trail. We are drawing people from Somerset, London, Corbin, and beyond — and are celebrating at least 9 services in our Berea chapel each month! )

Below is a collection of photos from April 2025, which includes Holy Week & Pascha, as well as a pilgrimage our youth took and other photos of parish life throughout the month, showing the full range of liturgical, educational, missional, and social life in our parish. We hope these photos and the depth of our Faith inspire you to visit St. Athanasius Orthodox Church or our St. Nina Mission during this Paschal season! If you have questions about our calendar or any aspect of our Faith or parish life, please reach out to our rector and senior pastor Fr. Justin at fr.justin@bluegrassorthodox.org.

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A New Website & New Year

January 11, 2024 Featured

As we head deeper into 2024, our parish community welcomes you to our new virtual “front door,” www.bluegrassorthodox.org. We are glad you have found us and we invite you to visit us. You can learn more about visiting St. Athanasius here. You can also take a peek inside our church by …

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Bulletin December 17, 2023 28th Sunday After Pentecost  Readings for Today: Colossians 3:4-11 (Epistle) Luke 14:16-24 (Gospel) Liturgical Services for the Coming Weekdays Vespers on Wednesday at 6:30pm / Compline at 8:20pm / Confessions Matins for Nativity Forefeast on Thursday at 9am / Confessions …

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December 7, 2023 News

Bulletin December 10, 2023 27th Sunday After Pentecost Readings for Today: Ephesians 6:10-17 (Epistle) Luke 17:12-19 (Gospel) Liturgical Services for the Coming Weekdays Akathist to St. Herman on Wednesday, December 13 at 6:30pm Compline on Wednesday the 13th at 8:20pm Akathist Anticipating Nativity …

December & the Mystery of the Incarnation

December 4, 2023 Featured

The Great Feast of our Lord’s Nativity in the Flesh (Christmas) is approaching and most of December is–in some sense–an ongoing preparation for this glorious Mystery! Moving us towards Christmas, we celebrate a number of milestones that help us approach this Celebration: Over the …

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Bulletin December 3, 2023 26th Sunday After Pentecost Readings for Today: Ephesians 5:9-19 (Epistle) Luke 18:18-27 (Gospel) Liturgical Services for the Week Ahead 6:30pm Great Vespers for St. Nicholas on Tuesday 7am St. Nicholas Liturgy on Wednesday 6:30pm Vespers on Wednesday 8:20pm Compline & …

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Bulletin November 26, 2023 25th Sunday After Pentecost Readings for Today: Ephesians 4:1-6 (Epistle) Luke 13:10-17 (Gospel) Liturgical Services for the Week Ahead  Tuesday the 28th in Berea—6:30pm Compline Service & Fellowship for St. Nina Mission Vespers for St. Andrew at 6:30pm on Wednesday …

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This Tuesday at 930am Fr. Justin & Ellie are hosting a group of church ladies from different Christian traditions for a brunch & tour of our own Orthodox parish. If any of our parish ladies wish to join in the hospitality, please do, 930-11am! ... See MoreSee Less

This Tuesday at 930am Fr. Justin & Ellie are hosting a group of church ladies from different Christian traditions for a brunch & tour of our own Orthodox parish. If any of our parish ladies wish to join in the hospitality, please do, 930-11am!
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Saint Athanasius Orthodox Church
100 Lime Lane
Nicholasville, KY 40356
Directions to the church

Priest Justin Patterson
Church: (859) 881-8144
Cell: (859) 361-2823
E-mail Fr. Justin

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.

Click HERE if you’re looking for St. Nina.

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