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St. Athanasius Orthodox Church • Nicholasville/Lexington Kentucky

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Celebrate the Birth of Christ With Us!

December 18, 2021 Featured

We stand on the brink of the Great Feast of our Lord’s Nativity in the Flesh, then the 12 days following Christmas (including New Year-Circumcision,) and then the Great Feast of our Lord’s Theophany, observed Jan. 5-13 (and in practice, for much of January as we conduct the traditional Epiphany Houseblessing services.)

We welcome you to join us for our pre-Christmas and Christmas services–and to all parish events happening in these solemn yet joyful days. If you are a first-time visitor) please explore this welcome page.  Check out the many parish events on our December calendar (on the right) or via the google calendar link (which is updated through January.) While “online” is no substitute for “in-person,” feel free to watch our services and weekly Christian Education classes online. If you have any questions about church life, please reach out to Fr. Justin via email or text (859-361-2823.)

Additional major services in the month after Christmas:

  • Dec. 31: New Year’s Eve Vesperal Liturgy with Festive Dinner & New Year’s Dance following…
  • Jan. 5: Theophany (Epiphany) Eve Services
  • Jan. 6: Theophany Feast itself
  • Jan 9: Sunday after Theophany (with Great Water Blessing at Hickman Creek)
  • Jan. 29: Grand Banquet as part of the 20th Anniversary Weekend with Archbishop Alexander and Bishop Gerasim. (Ticketing and full info is here.) 

Below are photos from the St. Athanasius from early December as we have been getting ready for Christmas:

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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.

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