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St. Athanasius Orthodox Church • Nicholasville/Lexington Kentucky

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Recording & Resources from Lenten Retreat with Mother Abbess Christophora

April 14, 2021 Featured

The years 2020 and 2021 have presented many challenges to churches around the world. One of the ways it presented an opportunity to our parish was that we had the idea to bring in a real monastic (who otherwise would not be able to join us) to speak to our community virtually. On Saturday, April …

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 …

4th Sunday in Lent: Sermon Text & Video

March 31, 2020 Featured

Here is the “casual video summary” of the sermon Fr. Justin Patterson gave on the Sunday of St. John of the Ladder on Grief and Bright Sadness. ————————– Text of the Sermon offered on the Sunday of St. John of the Ladder +4th Sunday …

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Bulletin August 10th

August 7, 2025 News

Dormition Fast, August, & Beyond

August 1, 2025 Featured

Bulletin August 3rd

August 1, 2025 News

Bulletin July 27th

July 26, 2025 News

BULLETIN July 20th

July 17, 2025 News

From the Archives

Bulletin August 10th

August 7, 2025 News

Pentecost; Apostles Fast; Preparing to Move

June 6, 2014 Featured

Bulletin August 25, 2019

August 23, 2019 News

Father, How Do I Keep Lent?

February 15, 2018 News

Bulletin

December 16, 2021 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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  • About Us
    • Parish History
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