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St. Athanasius Orthodox Church • Nicholasville/Lexington Kentucky

St. Athanasius Orthodox Church • Nicholasville/Lexington Kentucky

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Schedule of Services

Calendar

Regular Service Schedule (Most Weeks)

  • Saturday Evenings
    • 630pm Great Vespers (45 minutes) or Cathedral Vigil (1 hour) or All-Night Vigil (100 minutes)
    • Confessions following (time depending on which service is celebrated before)
  • Sunday Mornings
    • 920am 3rd & 6th Hour
    • 930am Divine Liturgy
    • 1115-1135am Short Sunday School (during School Year)
    • 1130am Fellowship Hour
    • 12pm Bread Ministry (for those in need)
  • Wednesdays Evenings
    • 630pm Vespers
    • 720pm  Christian Education Class (This class is open to all.  Although it is not presented as an inquirer’s class, those who want to learn what Orthodoxy is about should be attending this weekly class. Themes vary as announced in the bulletin and on the google calendar.)
  • Fridays in Daytime
    • 11am Akathist Service (variable)
    • 1150am Confessions

Sacrament of Repentance (Confession)
Confessions are heard Saturdays after Vespers/Vigil and after Festal Vigil services
Other times by appointment (email Fr. Justin)

Feast Days
In Orthodoxy, there are an abundance of Feast Days. Many of the greater feasts feature Vigil or Vespers and a Liturgy (a “festal cycle.”) Lesser feasts might be kept with Molebens (Intercession Services) and Akathists. Simply check our google calendar (above) on any given week to see what special festal services are being offered.

Sidebar

Bulletin April 19, 2026

April 16, 2026 News

Holy Week & Pascha 2026

April 1, 2026 Featured

Bulletin March 29, 2026

March 26, 2026 News

Bulletin March 22, 2026

March 19, 2026 News

Bulletin March 15, 2026

March 5, 2026 News

From the Archives

Great Lent 2011

March 5, 2011 Featured

Bulletin

December 30, 2022 News

Anticipation of Two Great Feasts and the Final Weeks of Construction!

May 8, 2014 Featured

Bulletin December 18, 2016

December 16, 2016 News

Summertime in the Parish

June 28, 2022 Featured
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
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.

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  • Welcome
  • About Us
    • Parish History
    • Leadership
    • Building News
    • Capital Campaign Update 2022
  • Ministries
  • Calendar
  • Directions
  • Pictures
  • Give

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