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St. Athanasius Orthodox Church • Nicholasville/Lexington Kentucky

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St. Athanasius Annual Clothing Drive & Giveaway

November 6, 2008

The coat hanging in your closet belongs to the man who needs it; the shoes rotting in your closet belong to the man who has no shoes. You do wrong to everyone you could help, but fail to help. –St. Basil of Caesaria in Cappadocia (AD 330-370) St. Athanasius Chapel On Saturday, November 22, …

Fall Lecture Series: Part 3

October 23, 2008

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

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

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

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

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

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

“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 …

Summer Series on the Saints

July 12, 2008

Wednesday nights for the next four weeks of the summer will feature “Prayer, Asceticism, and the Spiritual Life: The Teachings of the Church Fathers” a lecture series examining the encounter between Biblical thought and ancient philosophy. The series will be conducted by Dr. David …

Celebrating Pentecost

June 21, 2008

On Pentecost Sunday, June 15th, St. Athanasius Orthodox Mission celebrated its first Sunday Liturgy on our Land on Chrisman Mill Road. About 80 people braved the heat (and cicada bugs) to pray with us on top of the hill. We served the Divine Liturgy at 9:30am. This was followed by a picnic and the …

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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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