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St. Athanasius Orthodox Church • Nicholasville/Lexington Kentucky

St. Athanasius Orthodox Church • Nicholasville/Lexington Kentucky

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Theophany & Houseblessing Season

January 3, 2019 Featured

Christmas on Dec. 25 gives way to the Great Feast of Epiphany–also known as Theophany–on Jan. 6. (Some Orthodox keep “Old Calendar Christmas” on Jan. 7… Read here for an explanation about why certain Orthodox keep Christmas and Epiphany on different days.) In addition …

The Acceptable Year of the Lord

September 3, 2017 Featured

Hearkening back to our Jewish roots, the Orthodox Church marks the beginning of the liturgical year on September 1. (Check out our Metropolitan Tikhon’s archpastoral letter for the new church year, in which he also reminds us to pray for our fellow Americans in Texas and to offer them material …

Holy Week & Pascha 2016

April 21, 2016 Featured

“This is the Day which the Lord has made! Let us rejoice and be glad in it!” We invite you to journey through Holy Week at St. Athanasius and to keep the Holy Pascha of the Lord with us! We have a rich and ancient cycle of divine services for Holy Week, Pascha, and “Bright …

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Bulletin September 28th, 2025

September 25, 2025 News

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Bulletin September 07, 2025

September 5, 2025 News

September & New Church Year

August 30, 2025 Featured

From the Archives

Groundbreaking for New St. Athanasius Church on Lime Lane is Scheduled for August 10, 2013

July 9, 2013 Featured

Bulletin December 13, 2015

December 11, 2015 News

Preliminary Site Plan for New Property

November 29, 2012 Building

Bulletin

October 27, 2023 News

Summer Series on the Saints

July 12, 2008 Featured

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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  • Welcome
  • About Us
    • Parish History
    • Leadership
    • Building News
    • Capital Campaign Update 2022
  • Ministries
  • Calendar
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  • Pictures
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