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St. Athanasius Orthodox Church • Nicholasville/Lexington Kentucky

St. Athanasius Orthodox Church • Nicholasville/Lexington Kentucky

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Holy Week & Pascha 2026

April 1, 2026 Featured

We invite YOU to join us for the most sacred and beloved days of the Orthodox Christian calendar — the days of Holy Week & Pascha (Easter)! This year, these days fall “one week behind” our Western Christian friends, with our Pascha falling on April 12. You can learn more about …

The Warmth of Pentecost

May 31, 2023 Featured

The parish is heading into the summer months of June and July. The month of June, in particular, stands out because of the Great Feast of Pentecost, our annual Vacation Church School for kids, and the reflective season of the Apostles’ Fast–which leads directly to one of our most ancient …

Paschaltide 2022: Christ is Risen!

May 6, 2022 Featured

At midnight on Sunday, April 24, our parish family joined the whole body of the Orthodox Christian Church around the world in celebrating the Feast of Feasts, the Great & Holy PASCHA! Our Paschal celebration is never in a vacuum, of course, but always follows more than two months of preparation …

The Lenten Spring Has Come!

March 2, 2022 Featured

“The Lenten Spring has come, the time for repentance!” The Lenten Season is truly one of the most beloved seasons of the year for Orthodox believers, as we refocus ourselves on the Lord. We invite you to visit St. Athanasius during these momentous days of reflection and repentance that …

Celebrate the Birth of Christ With Us!

December 18, 2021 Featured

We stand on the brink of the Great Feast of our Lord’s Nativity in the Flesh, then the 12 days following Christmas (including New Year-Circumcision,) and then the Great Feast of our Lord’s Theophany, observed Jan. 5-13 (and in practice, for much of January as we conduct the traditional …

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May & More

April 30, 2026 Featured

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Holy Week & Pascha 2026

April 1, 2026 Featured

From the Archives

Snowy Weekend update

January 24, 2026 Featured

Holy Week & Pascha 2022

April 15, 2022 Featured

Keeping the Fast with Joy: Come Pray with Us!

March 10, 2009 Featured

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January 27, 2023 News

Church Year, School Year, and Eternity

August 12, 2015 Featured
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.

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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