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St. Athanasius Orthodox Church • Nicholasville/Lexington Kentucky

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Service Schedule

February 14, 2012

Wednesday February 15 7:20 Special Video Presentation “Return of the Icon” presented after Vespers at 6:30pm Soul Saturday Prayers for the Departed Begins Sat. Feb. 18 at 6:15 with Litya for the Departed prior to Vigil and continues throughout the Saturdays of Lent Sunday Feb.19 Meatfare …

Upcoming Parish Services

February 2, 2012

Wednesday Feb. 15 6:30pm  Vespers followed by a special video presentation                                                “The Return of the Icon” Saturday Feb. 18 6:15pm Litya for the Departed This special commemoration, Soul Saturday Prayers for the Departed, will be observed each …

Updates in Parish Life

January 11, 2012

Parish Continues to Celebrate Theophany If you would like Father Justin to serve a houseblessing during the month of January, please email him or call the office at 859-881-8144 (Tues.-Thurs., 10am-2pm). “Death and Dying as Orthodox” Special Two-part Wednesday Evening Series taught by …

Season of Theophany

January 4, 2012

“When thou, O Lord, wast baptized in the Jordan, the worship of the Trinity was made manifest. For the voice of the Father bore witness to thee, calling thee his Beloved Son; and the Spirit in the form of a dove confirmed the truthfulness of his word. O Christ our God, who hast revealed …

Service Schedule for the Nativity of Our Lord

December 16, 2011

“Today the Virgin comes to the cave to give birth to the Eternal Word. Hear the glad tidings and rejoice, O universe! Glorify with the angels and the shepherds the Eternal God, Who is willing to appear as a little child!” -Kontakion, Forefeast of the Nativity Soon, our Church will …

Hierarch to Visit St. Athanasius

November 19, 2011

His Grace Mark, Bishop of Baltimore, is scheduled to make a hierarchical visit to St. Athanasius Orthodox Church in Nicholasville, KY on the weekend of the twenty-seventh of November (Thanksgiving weekend) after having received the blessing of Bishop Nikon of Boston, Locum Tenens of the Diocese of …

Orthodoxy 101 Fall Semester Begins

October 7, 2011

Orthodoxy 101 has resumed at St. Athanasius! This fall, our parish will be going through basic catechism material on the beliefs and practices of the Orthodox Church. The new semester began in late September, and will be running through December. Main topics include Worldview, Sin, Asceticism, …

Holy Cross Monastery Pilgrimage

August 20, 2011

Our diocese has blessed us to join with the fathers of the Hermitage of the Holy Cross in Wayne, WV for this year’s pilgrimage weekend, celebrating their 25th anniversary as a monastic community. The pilgrimage weekend falls on October 1st and 2nd, and will be blessed by the presence of the …

Summer Scripture Series

June 10, 2011

Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.  John 5:39 It is appropriate that with the Feast of Pentecost, in which the saving work of Christ is fulfilled with the coming of the Spirit, we turn our attention to the Holy Scriptures.  This …

Lexington Orthodox Vacation Church School

June 4, 2011

From Monday, June 6, to Friday, June 10, St. Athanasius Orthodox Church will participate in the annual Lexington-area Pan-Orthodox Vacation Church School, hosted by Panagia Pantovasilissa Greek Orthodox Church in Lexington.  Daily Schedule is 10am to 1:30pm.  We ask families to make sure your …

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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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