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St. Athanasius Orthodox Church • Nicholasville/Lexington Kentucky

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Fall Lecture Series: Part 3

October 23, 2008 Featured

So far this fall, we have welcomed two of our four fall lecturers. On September 24, Architect Thomas Smith delivered the first lecture on Orthodox Church Architecture. Click here for an audio of Thomas’ talk entitled “Orthodox Architecture as an Encounter of the Kingdom.” On …

2006 Fall Lecture Series

October 3, 2008 Featured

Our Fall Lecture Series got off to a grand start with Part 1 of our series, given by Architect Thomas Smith of Lexington, on Wednesday evening, September 24.   In presenting his multimedia talk on Orthodox Architecture, Thomas was able to draw not only from his rich experience worshiping in the …

Foreclosure Seminar: Tuesday, Sept. 30, 7:30pm

September 26, 2008 Featured

This Tuesday evening at 7:30pm, St. Athanasius Orthodox Church is hosting a free seminar on Foreclosure.  While the theme sounds a little heavy–if not depressing for many people struggling with money–Foreclosure Attorney Scott Pennington will walk us through: 1.  What Foreclosure is. 2.  …

Fall Lecture Series 2008: Architect Thomas Smith

September 13, 2008 Featured

2008 Series Theme: Encountering the Kingdom, Part 1 of 4 7:30pm, Wednesday, September 24 (Childcare provided) For our first installation of our 2008 Fall Lecture Series, we welcome Architect Thomas Smith, a long-term member of St. Michael’s Orthodox Church in Louisville. Thomas is an associate …

St. Athanasius Marks 9/11 Anniversary with Memorial Service and Reflection on Death

September 5, 2008 Featured

This coming Wednesday evening at 6:30pm, our parish remembers the tragedy of 9/11 in the only way we know how—with an Orthodox memorial service for the departed (a Panikhida). Following this classic service for remembering the departed, Fr. Justin Patterson will give a talk on Death & …

Land Campaign is a Success

August 8, 2008 Featured

With the blessing and encouragement of our archbishop, his eminence Dmitri, we celebrated Vigil and Liturgy for the Feast of the Transfiguration on our own “mountaintop”. We not only celebrated this Great Feast of our Lord, but also celebrated that we now have sufficient funds to pay off …

Transfiguration

August 2, 2008 Featured

“And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. (John 1:14).” Early in August the church celebrates the feast of the Transfiguration. As Christ’s disciples climbed the mountain with …

“On Earth as it is in Heaven”

July 18, 2008 Building

Andrew Gould, an Orthodox architect, has produced a beautiful article discussing the theology behind traditional Orthodox architecture. Suggested by Mary Lowell, it can be read here. It can also be found on the links page along with many other interesting articles and websites.

Letter from Dn. James

July 16, 2008 Building

Dn. James Bryant sent Fr. Justin a list of recommendations for our parish to consider during the building process. These are things we should keep in mind as we begin actualizing our dreams.

Next Steps: Making Vision Reality

July 16, 2008 Building

St. Athanasius Orthodox Church hosted architects Dn. James Bryant and Bob Latsko for presentations on June 28-29. A profusion of slides of Orthodox churches from around the world accompanied the presentations, giving parishioners a feel for what makes a building “orthodox.”

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Saint Athanasius Orthodox Church
100 Lime Lane
Nicholasville, KY 40356
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Priest Justin Patterson
Church: (859) 881-8144
Cell: (859) 361-2823
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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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