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We welcome all visitors to our Orthodox chapel, located in Berea, KY! St. Nina Orthodox Mission is itself a daughter of a now-large parish, St. Athanasius Orthodox Church in Nicholasville, that began as a small mission back in 2002. Both our mother parish and our daughter mission are blessed to have many visitors. We invite you to “come and see.”

Our full calendar for all events in our mission over the next several months is here. Note that all of our evening services are now scheduled to begin at 630pm slot to keep things simple:

  • Our services at St. Nina during the month of July include the following:
    • Saturday, June 28: 630pm Great Vespers & Confessions (Fr. Justin)
    • Tuesday, July 1: 630pm Great Vespers for St. John of San Francisco w/ Class (Fr. Giorgi)
    • Saturday, July 5: 630pm Lay Vespers (no priest)
    • Tuesday, July 8: 630pm Vespers w/ Christian Teaching (Fr. David)
    • Saturday, July 12: 630pm Lay Vespers (no priest)
    • Tuesday, July 15: 630pm Vespers w/ Christian Teaching (Fr. David)
    • Saturday, July 19: 630pm Lay Vespers (no priest)
    • Tuesday, July 22: 630pm Vespers w/ Christian Teaching (Fr. David)
    • Saturday, July 26: 630pm Great Vespers & Confessions (Fr. David)
    • Sunday, July 27: 930am Divine Liturgy & Potluck (Fr. David)
    • Tuesday, July 29: 630pm Vespers w/ Christian Teaching (Fr. Giorgi)

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St. Nina Orthodox Christian Mission Station in Berea

St. Nina Orthodox Christian Mission Station in Berea

The St. Nina Mission Station is a chapel ministry of St. Athanasius Orthodox Church, which is itself a parish of the Diocese of the South of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA.)

St. Nina Orthodox Christian Mission Station in Berea
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St. Nina Orthodox Christian Mission Station in Berea

Our only service this weekend at St. Nina in Berea will be Lay Vespers at 630pm Saturday. ... See MoreSee Less

Our only service this weekend at St. Nina in Berea will be Lay Vespers at 630pm Saturday.
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Today the Church remembers the 20th-century St. Sophrony of Essex. His Akathist is here:

docs.google.com/document/d/14zleuTTleYv1-CsJgBH_ymVtyt-Uvl2GtURKUhPfrKU/edit?usp=drivesdkOn this Friday, we remember the 20th-century saint, Elder Sophrony of Essex. We chant his Akathist (linked below) at 11am:

docs.google.com/document/d/14zleuTTleYv1-CsJgBH_ymVtyt-Uvl2GtURKUhPfrKU/edit?usp=drivesdk
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Today the Church remembers the 20th-century St. Sophrony of Essex. His Akathist is here:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/14zleuTTleYv1-CsJgBH_ymVtyt-Uvl2GtURKUhPfrKU/edit?usp=drivesdk
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July 11 is the Feast of St. Olga of Rus -- and she remains revered both by the Orthodox Church generally and by her Slavic Orthodox descendants in Ukraine, Belarus, and Russia. St. Olga has been called (alternately) "Equal-to-the-Apostles,” “Viking-Russian Princess," “Missionary to Ukraine,” and “Scourge of the Drevlians,” all of which describe some aspect of her life. To say that St. Olga of Kiev lived a colorful life would be quite the understatement.

Born as a Viking noble in the great northern city of Pskov around the year 900, she became ruler of one of the most powerful countries of its time, Kievan Rus (which in her day covered territory now part of the countries Ukraine and Russia--from which all the Eastern Slavs trace their heritage.)

As the consort of Prince Igor she may have faded into obscurity if not for the revolt of the Drevlian tribe a few years after the birth of their first child. Igor was brutally murdered by the Drevlians, leaving his infant son as heir and Olga to become the new ruler until her son came of age. She was the first female ruler of Rus.

Enraged by her husband’s death, the pagan Olga avenged him in an extremely harsh manner, slaughtering Drevlian ambassadors and nobility, burning their capital of Iskorosten to the ground and leveling other towns. Having decimated the Drevlians, Olga took all their land to further expand the principality of Kiev and sent a bloody message to the other vassals of her realm that she was not to be toyed with.

Of course, if St. Olga's story ended here, we would not know her as "St. Olga." And she certainly would not bear the august title “Equal-to-the-Apostles!” So what, exactly, happened so that her main legacy today is her sanctity? The "change" begins around ten years after the bloody events that inaugurated her rule.

On a visit to Constantinople, she was incredibly inspired by the Christians she met there and soon after received Holy Baptism. This was groundbreaking for many reasons, but not least was because Christianity had traditionally encountered much hostility among the people of Rus. By converting to Christianity, St. Olga was embracing a completely different code of ethics, as well as a cultural heritage markedly different from that of her own pagan people.

In embracing the Orthodox Christian Faith, St. Olga did not stop at her own personal conversion, but rather she used all her influence and power as part of the royal house of Rus to begin missionary efforts in what is now Ukraine and Russia. She invited Orthodox clergy to come to her lands from Byzantium and set up hospitals and welfare for the poor. She used her public announcements to teach people about the Christian faith. During her time as regent, and even after her pagan son had ascended to the throne, St Olga’s efforts to heal the violence in her realm and spread Christianity were unmatched. By the time of her death, Kievan Rus had progressed along the path of becoming a more Christian place, with more churches, more Baptisms, and more care for the poor than had ever existed there before.

Perhaps St. Olga is so beloved today not just because she died a dedicated and holy Christian, but also because her story shows the depths and heights of human potential. Every person is capable of both great evil and great love and Olga shows both of these at their most extreme. She also shows marked impact faith ought to have on someone’s life. What is beautiful is that her story shows there is always a road to redemption for everybody as long as we are willing to die to our own pride and make amends for the wrongs we have done. In her life, her strength of will--so vicious in her earlier pagan life--became completely transfigured after her Baptism in her rugged commitment to spread her faith and share the Gospel among her people.

While Kievan Rus remained a pagan kingdom for a generation after her death, it was in part due to her remarkable example and commitment that her grandson, St. Vladimir (Volodymyr) was himself drawn to Christianity and was able to continue the task of bringing the richness of Orthodox Christianity to the peoples he ruled in the lands now known as Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus. By the prayers of St. Olga, her grandson St. Vladimir, and all the saints of Rus, Lord Jesus Christ preserve all her spiritual descendants in these lands and bring them lasting peace from above!

Holy St. Olga, equal-to-the-apostles, pray to God for us!
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July 11 is the Feast of St. Olga of Rus -- and she remains revered both by the Orthodox Church generally and by her Slavic Orthodox descendants in Ukraine, Belarus, and Russia. St. Olga has been called (alternately) Equal-to-the-Apostles,” “Viking-Russian Princess, “Missionary to Ukraine,” and “Scourge of the Drevlians,” all of which describe some aspect of her life. To say that St. Olga of Kiev lived a colorful life would be quite the understatement. 

Born as a Viking noble in the great northern city of Pskov around the year 900, she became ruler of one of the most powerful countries of its time, Kievan Rus (which in her day covered territory now part of the countries Ukraine and Russia--from which all the Eastern Slavs trace their heritage.)

As the consort of Prince Igor she may have faded into obscurity if not for the revolt of the Drevlian tribe a few years after the birth of their first child. Igor was brutally murdered by the Drevlians, leaving his infant son as heir and Olga to become the new ruler until her son came of age. She was the first female ruler of Rus.

Enraged by her husband’s death, the pagan Olga avenged him in an extremely harsh manner, slaughtering Drevlian ambassadors and nobility, burning their capital of Iskorosten to the ground and leveling other towns. Having decimated the Drevlians, Olga took all their land to further expand the principality of Kiev and sent a bloody message to the other vassals of her realm that she was not to be toyed with.

Of course, if St. Olgas story ended here, we would not know her as St. Olga. And she certainly  would not bear the august title “Equal-to-the-Apostles!” So what, exactly, happened so that her main legacy today is her sanctity? The change begins around ten years after the bloody events that inaugurated her rule. 

On a visit to Constantinople, she was incredibly inspired by the Christians she met there and soon after received Holy Baptism.  This was groundbreaking for many reasons, but not least was because Christianity had traditionally encountered much hostility among the people of Rus. By converting to Christianity, St. Olga was embracing a completely different code of ethics, as well as a cultural heritage markedly different from that of her own pagan people.

In embracing the Orthodox Christian Faith, St. Olga did not stop at her own personal conversion, but rather she used all her influence and power as part of the royal house of Rus to begin missionary efforts in what is now Ukraine and Russia. She invited Orthodox clergy to come to her lands from Byzantium and set up hospitals and welfare for the poor. She used her public announcements to teach people about the Christian faith. During her time as regent, and even after her pagan son had ascended to the throne, St Olga’s efforts to heal the violence in her realm and spread Christianity were unmatched. By the time of her death, Kievan Rus had progressed along the path of becoming a more Christian place, with more churches, more Baptisms, and more care for the poor than had ever existed there before. 

Perhaps St. Olga is so beloved today not just because she died a dedicated and holy Christian, but also because her story shows the depths and heights of human potential. Every person is capable of both great evil and great love and Olga shows both of these at their most extreme. She also shows marked impact faith ought to have on someone’s life. What is beautiful is that her story shows there is always a road to redemption for everybody as long as we are willing to die to our own pride and make amends for the wrongs we have done. In her life, her strength of will--so vicious in her earlier pagan life--became completely transfigured after her Baptism in her rugged commitment to spread her faith and share the Gospel among her people. 

While Kievan Rus remained a pagan kingdom for a generation after her death, it was in part due to her remarkable example and commitment that her grandson, St. Vladimir (Volodymyr) was himself drawn to Christianity and was able to continue the task of bringing the richness of Orthodox Christianity to the peoples he ruled in the lands now known as Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus. By the prayers of St. Olga, her grandson St. Vladimir, and all the saints of Rus, Lord Jesus Christ preserve all her spiritual descendants in these lands and bring them lasting peace from above!

Holy St. Olga, equal-to-the-apostles, pray to God for us!
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