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St. Athanasius Orthodox Church • Nicholasville/Lexington Kentucky

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Bulletin

December 1, 2023

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 & …

New Church: All Settled In

March 22, 2016

Phase 1 of the Building Project was completed in Fall of 2014. In the many months since then, the parish community has settled into the new building. Here are some photos of the now-completed phase-one church, now that it is “lived in.” It is our hope that, if we can pay the mortgage …

Grass is Growing!

September 4, 2014

First grass mowing on Sept. 3.  Many thanks to parishioner, Chris Reeves for heading up the grass seeding and mulching of the new property!  

Our New Church Home on Lime Lane

August 22, 2014

Looking into the narthex from the inside steps.     Looking into the nave from the nathex. The new parish hall.                                                                       …

We are in our new church!

July 30, 2014

Bulletin August 17, 2014 Although we have officially moved, work will continue for another month.  We hope to have an open house in October! The formal dedication with our bishop will take place in February 2015 in conjunction with our parish anniversary.   Exterior Lighting at the back of the …

Moving Date Scheduled for July 26

July 3, 2014

Hardwood floors are being installed in the nave this week.      Fr. Justin’s office looking into the conference room. St. Athanasius Orthodox Church at 100 Lime Lane  

Kneeling Vespers at New Church

June 10, 2014

On Pentecost Sunday we held our first service indoor service, Kneeling Vespers, at 1:30pm the new church!                          

A Peek Inside!

June 6, 2014

Construction continues on the new St. Athanasius Orthdox Church temple.  Preparations are being made to move in mid to late July!  Fr. Justin built the cross for the apse.     

“Building Project Update: May 16 2014

May 20, 2014

Work continues on the new church.  HVAC, electric, and plumbing are all set as the insulation and drywall begins.  Siding will soon be completed.  The onion dome is on order and should arrive in July, in time for occupancy.   This past week we prepared a time capsule (see group photo).  In the …

From Storefront Mission to Orthodox Parish

April 5, 2014

Late last summer, our parish broke ground on the first phase of a multi-building church campus. While the record winter cold significantly has slowed the process of construction, work continues and we are eagerly awaiting an early-summer 2014 move from our current storefront to our first …

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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
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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