St. Athanasius Orthodox Church • Nicholasville/Lexington Kentucky
It is the statutory tradition of the Orthodox Church in America that every parish community hold an Annual Parish Meeting. According to the Statute of the OCA, Article XII, Section 7, The Parish Assembly, sometimes known as the Parish Meeting, meets annually to consider matters pertaining to the …
What: Intro to Orthodoxy in 11 Parts When: Wednesdays, 720-820pm (after 630pm Vespers) Where: St. Athanasius Orthodox Church in Nicholasville Perhaps you are a Christian, or perhaps you were a Christian, or perhaps you are a person who simply wasn’t exposed to much religion or spirituality as …
Our parish family here at St. Athanasius warmly invites you to join us on Sunday, Sept. 12, at 930am, for our semi-annual Visitors Sunday. While we aim for every Sunday to be open and warm for our visitors (you are always welcome,) on this Sunday we make extra effort to save space for visitors, be …
In the Orthodox Church, we measure time lots of different ways. Yes, it 2021 (of course.) But we also remember that–with the coming of September 1st–we entered the Year 7350 in the old Byzantine reckoning. Ever mindful of ways going back to Judaism, we continue to honor September as the …
In March 2024, St. Nina Mission–a chaplaincy mission of St. Athanasius Orthodox Church in Nicholalsville–secured a semi-permanent space in Berea, KY for our mission family to take root! Our new location is 213 Pauline Drive #5, Berea, KY. Starting immediately, we plan to meet each …
The first half of August in the Orthodox Church (Aug. 1-14) is set aside as a special season of fasting and reflection. The two-week Dormition Fast precedes the Great Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos, which we celebrate on August 15 every year. This season of fasting is punctuated not only …
This past month, our parish family enjoyed one of the richest and most active months in our history: June 2021! Now we look forward to a calmer July during which we hope to welcome you to our parish–without any restrictions whatsoever. For the month of July and even into the early fall, you …
The parish family of St. Athanasius Orthodox Church welcomes you to our church! We are so grateful that, from June 11th on, we are able to welcome everyone without any Covid restrictions whatsoever. Here is our archbishop’s common-sense letter blessing us to move forward normally with parish …
Continuing more than 25-year tradition of Lexington-based Vacation Church School, St. Athanasius Orthodox Church is pleased to announce a “normal” Vacation Church School 2021! (Visit the Facebook VCS Event Page here.) What: Pan-Orthodox Vacation Church School (VCS) open to all children …
In a manner like unto our Lord’s Resurrection, in 2021 we have seen our parish life fully renewed! Our parish family is grateful to God for a complete and healthy celebration of Great Lent, Holy Week, and the Lord’s Pascha! We welcomed hundreds of people to our church over the course of …
