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St. Athanasius Orthodox Church • Nicholasville/Lexington Kentucky

St. Athanasius Orthodox Church • Nicholasville/Lexington Kentucky

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Archbishop Alexander

Wrap-Up & Resources from the 2023 Diocesan Pastoral Conference in KY

February 18, 2023 Featured

Dear fathers and friends, Christ is in our midst! It was a great joy to welcome so many of you to Kentucky for the 2023 Pastoral Conference. (I am told we had a record crowd for a February Pastoral Conference!) I personally appreciated the kind words many of you had for our efforts to make …

Great Lent: A Season of Invitation

February 17, 2023 Featured

For Orthodox Christians, there is no season more beloved than Great Lent. Of course, Lent itself can be challenging with the communal expectation of fasting, increased prayer (both in services and at home,) and in the various additional practices we take up. But when Orthodox Christians hear the …

DOS Clergy Conference 2023: Feb. 7-9 [UPDATED Feb. 1]

February 2, 2023 Featured

[Updated Feb. 18: full photo report and links to the conference talks are here] [UPDATED Feb. 1]  St. Athanasius Parish is delighted to welcome all our diocesan clergy and many of our clergy spouses to Kentucky for our February 2023 Diocesan Pastoral Conference. In addition to over 80 priests and …

Preparing for Nativity with Sober Joy

November 24, 2020 Featured

The Orthodox Church is now moving deeper into the pre-Nativity season–readying ourselves for the Christmas, the birth of God in the flesh! This year, mindful of the ongoing spread of Covid-19, we approach the Mystery with deep sobriety that is nonetheless mingled with profound joy. We are …

An Update on our Unusual Lenten Journey

March 31, 2020 Featured

By now, almost all of us have had at least two weeks to process the reality the whole world is facing: nothing in our life is normal now or in the medium term. Sadly, for us Orthodox Christians, this period of time includes the remainder of Great Lent, Holy Week, and the Feast of Feasts …

Looking Ahead to Summer in the Parish

May 17, 2019 Featured

Christ is Risen! Our St. Athanasius parish family is still celebrating the Pascha of our Lord (i.e., the Resurrection in light of Easter) up until the Ascension on June 6. You can explore beautiful and full photo galleries of Great Lent, the Archbishop’s Visit on Lazarus Saturday & Palm …

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July: Beyond Pentecost

June 27, 2025 Featured

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From the Archives

“According to the Pattern”

September 18, 2012 Building

Bulletin January 24, 2016

January 26, 2016 News

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July 21, 2016 News

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August 11, 2023 News

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April 5, 2018 News

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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