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St. Athanasius Orthodox Church • Nicholasville/Lexington Kentucky

St. Athanasius Orthodox Church • Nicholasville/Lexington Kentucky

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Pastoral Conference

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 …

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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 27, 2017

August 25, 2017 News

Bulletin June 1st

May 29, 2025 News

“Come O Ye Faithful”

December 19, 2016 Featured

A New Church Year With New Opportunities!

August 22, 2020 Featured

“Preparing for our Preparing” for Nativity

October 31, 2021 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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