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St. Athanasius Orthodox Church • Nicholasville/Lexington Kentucky

St. Athanasius Orthodox Church • Nicholasville/Lexington Kentucky

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Dormition Season & New Semester

July 30, 2022 Featured

The month of August is always exciting and exhausting around the parish. The two-week fast (the Dormition Fast) coincides with the hubbub of actvity associated with the start of a new school year, both for our school families and our many college students. Please look at our August calendar (at …

February as Pre-Lent

February 4, 2022 Featured

The month of January was a rich and special month at St. Athanasius (check out the large collection of photos at the bottom of this page!) as usual, we marked the Great Feast of Theophany (Epiphany) with the Great Blessing of Waters both inside and outside as usual for this season, we blessed cars …

20th Anniversary Retrospective

February 4, 2022 Featured

On the weekend of January 28-30, the parish family of St. Athanasius gave thanks to God for 20 years of spiritual life as a parish of the Orthodox Church in America. Leading our celebrations was our archpastor, His Eminence, Archbishop Alexander of Dallas and All the South, assisted by His Grace, …

Summertime 2021 in the Parish

July 3, 2021 Featured

This past month, our parish family enjoyed one of the richest and most active months in our history: June 2021! Now we look forward to a calmer July during which we hope to welcome you to our parish–without any restrictions whatsoever. For the month of July and even into the early fall, you …

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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

Nativity 2016 in Photos

January 2, 2017 News

Bulletin July 23, 2017

July 20, 2017 News

Looking Forward to Another 15 Years!

February 12, 2017 Featured

Bulletin

February 17, 2023 News

Bulletin December 31, 2017

December 29, 2017 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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