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St. Athanasius Orthodox Church • Nicholasville/Lexington Kentucky

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Benefit Dance this Saturday for JCFP

October 29, 2016

This Saturday, November 5, St. Athanasius is opening up its parish hall to host a Benefit Dance for the Jessamine County Food Pantry. Our community food pantry, bringing together over a dozen churches and many local benefactors, has faithfully served the hungry in our county since 2003. At present, …

Fall: A Season of Welcome

October 1, 2016

As we move into the cooler weather associated with October, we also find ourselves welcoming many new faces into our parish. This year, for the first time, we have formally designated the first Sunday of October as “Visitors’ Sunday” to underscore how important we believe newcomers …

Storing up September

August 24, 2016

September in Kentucky is one of the most beautiful of times here: “Indian Summer.” September is also the month when parish life tends to return to “normal.” Summertime travels have concluded. The children and young adults are back in school. We welcome new college students to …

Summertime in the Parish

June 29, 2016

We kicked off summertime with notable events in the life of our parish: the first archpastoral visit of Bishop Alexander to St. Athanasius and the first year our parish has hosted the Lexington-area Vacation Church School. Photos from both events are included on this page. For a complete …

Pentecost & Vacation Church School

June 8, 2016

Lying at the conclusion of the Paschal days, Pentecost remains one of the most beloved feasts of the Orthodox. This year, St. Athanasius will celebrate Pentecost with our new hierarch, the Right Reverend Alexander, Bishop of Dallas and the South. Our schedule leading up to and including Pentecost …

Journey Through Romans

May 16, 2016

In the months of May and June, Fr. Justin is leading a chapter-by-chapter journey through St. Paul’s Epistle to the Romans. Session 1 began Wednesday, May 11, and sessions will continue each Wednesday from 7:15-8:15pm (following Wednesday night Vespers at 6:30pm.) Audio, for those who miss …

Christ is Risen! Pascha Continues…

May 5, 2016

Orthodox Christians around the world and locally kept the Holy Pascha (Christ’s Resurrection) on May 1. Thankfully, the Paschal celebration continues for 40 days, up through the eve of Ascension. In fact, the entire 40-day Paschaltide season takes on a Resurrectional character. Here is some of …

Holy Week & Pascha 2016

April 21, 2016

“This is the Day which the Lord has made! Let us rejoice and be glad in it!” We invite you to journey through Holy Week at St. Athanasius and to keep the Holy Pascha of the Lord with us! We have a rich and ancient cycle of divine services for Holy Week, Pascha, and “Bright …

Gusta?i ?i vede?i ce bun este Domnul!

April 18, 2016

Dragi romani crestini ortodocsi din Kentucky, Biserica ortodoxa “ Sfantul Atanasie cel Mare” va invita sa luati parte la slujbele divine din Saptamana Mare si la Sarbatoarea Invierii Domnului. “ Veniti sa luati Lumina!” Sunteti bineveniti sa sarbatoriti impreuna cu noi Sfintele Pasti. Biserica …

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April 15, 2016

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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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