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St. Athanasius Orthodox Church • Nicholasville/Lexington Kentucky

St. Athanasius Orthodox Church • Nicholasville/Lexington Kentucky

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Nativity Fast

December, Nativity, & Beyond

November 27, 2024 Featured

We are completing our Nativity & Epiphany journey. Here are the services of the Nativity Forefeast, Christmas Day, the and immediate days after Christmas–starting on December 23: A full collection of photos from our Parish Life November 2024 (including from our Diocesan …

“Give Light to Those … in Darkness”

November 29, 2021 Featured

Having marked Thanksgiving and begun the month of December, we enter more deeply into the Nativity Fast, our season of preparation leading to the Feast of our Lord’s Nativity in the Flesh, on December 25. As we near Christmas, our services focus increasingly on the mystery of the Incarnation. …

“Preparing for our Preparing” for Nativity

October 31, 2021 Featured

We are now deep into fall and preparing to enter the Nativity Fast, which–itself–is a 40-day preparation for the Feast of our Lord’s Nativity (Christmas) on December 25. We invite you to visit our parish for any of our services or scheduled events. We warmly welcome visitors 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 …

Journeying from Fall to Pre-Nativity

October 31, 2020 Featured

We are now deep into our beautiful Kentucky fall! We rejoice that our parish continues its movement back to normal life. We are grateful that: Our church is fully open for worship (welcoming visitors, too) Our Sunday Fellowship Hour is back (“Outside Coffee Hour” in good weather, but …

Our Journey to Nativity 2019

November 14, 2019 Featured

Each year, from November 15 until December 24, the Orthodox Church observes the Nativity Fast. This fasting season has been established by our Church since ancient times for the purpose of preparing our hearts to welcome the Light of Christ at Christmas. Fasting seasons are not only times of …

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October in the Parish

October 1, 2025 Featured

From the Archives

Summertime in the Parish

June 12, 2018 Featured

Bulletin June 11, 2017

June 9, 2017 News

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February 17, 2023 News

Anticipation of Two Great Feasts and the Final Weeks of Construction!

May 8, 2014 Featured

Summer Scripture Series

June 10, 2011 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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